The day was once again hosted by Dave Mitchell and saw some fine scoring with Frank Tanner winning with 39 points closely followed by Paul Needle with 37 points.
No team event was held, but spot prizes were awarded as follows:
Nearest the Pin on the 15th – Dave Mitchell
Nearest the Pin in 2 on the 12th – Paul Needle
Longest drive on the 18th – Martin Sykes.
Congratulations also to Reg Brown who recorded the only birdie 2 of the day.
Our next away day will see us return to Dave M’s stomping ground with a first tee time of 1:00pm.
The cost is £25 – please let Peter know if you’re able to attend.
The April away day was held on the Whittlebury and Grand Prix (Red & Blue) nines at Whittlebury Park.
The top two teams of Team 1 (Dave S, Sue, Paul N) and Team 3 (Richard, Steve C, Martin) could not be separated and so honours were shared. The other team comprised Peter H, John G and Mike S.
Individually, Steve C triumphed with 37 points followed by Dave S (35) and Sue S (32).
Spot prizes were awarded as follows:
Nearest the Pin on the 11th – John G
Nearest the Pin on the 5th – Mike S
Longest Drive (9th) & Nearest the Pin x2 (18th) – Dave S
No birdie 2s were recorded.
This year’s birthday event was held on a dry but chilly day. Individually, there were some reasonable scores and birthday boy Nigel Wain triumphed with a score of 38 points. This was followed by three players on 33 points who were separated on ‘count back’ in the following order: Mike Standard, Reg Brown & Peter Harris.
Team wise, Team 3 (Nigel, Mike, Jane and Steve M) took 1st prize with 78 points. Team 2 (Richard, David W, Reg) scored 74 points and Team 1 (Peter, Mike Burton & Martin) scored 69 points.
Spot prizes were awarded as follows:
Nearest the Pin on the 11th – Mike Stannard
Nearest the Pin in 2 on the 12th – David Wain
Longest Drive on the 18th – Richard Edmonds
Ladies longest drive – Jane.
There was one birdie 2 recorded – Peter Harris.
Poor weather meant that the Awayday was reduced to four brave souls who battled the conditions for 9 wet and windy holes.
Best scores over the 9 holes were Peter Harris with 16 points, Richard Edmonds with 15 and Paul Needle with 14. Martin Sykes also attended.
Please let Peter know if you’re able to join us for the last meeting of 2018. First tee is at 3pm and the cost is £25 including prize kitty.