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As for Sunday we
expected a score-fest with the openness of the course and lack of
trouble but it did not turn out that way. Half the field finished in
their buffer zone or better but only 3 golfers broke par. Sent out
first by the Blue tea |
Saturday saw us
take on the Lakes Course, the more difficult of the two due to over
half the holes having quite large expanses of water playing a part
somewhere in your approach to the green. The signature hole being
the 18th leading up to the hotel/clubhouse. The result did not see
any golfer break par with the captain taking first place by a shot
from the big hitting Krys Jilks. Pete's score of 36 consisted of 2
blobs and seven pars with a good slice of luck along the way. A few
wild tee shots did not get the punishment they deserved but some
decent recover shots went a long was to making the score a winner.
Back in second was Krys who's 5 pars were crafted well but ended up
cursing a blob on the stroke index 18 par three 11th, which
ultimately cost him the win. Two shots back was James H & Sean A who
both carded 33 points. A slow start for James with only 13 points on
the front 9 was always going to make things difficult but a very
good 20 on the back nine gave him a good finishing score. Sean
though was very steady with just a couple of blobs for his 33. Only
another 2 golfers finishing in their buffer zone gave us one of our
lowest scoring rounds to date. The strong head wind on many of the
back nine holes certainly made it a difficult day with many using a
driver on the par 3's. The Wyder cup saw the Blues take an early
lead 5.5 to 3.5. Click
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captain and finishing third was club captain Pete who for the second
day
running
had to work hard at recovering his poor work on the tee. Finishing 2
shots better that the previous day with 38 was a fine reward for a
blob free round. He could not get the better of paddy who took the
Wyder Cup singles with a 3&2 victory. Paddy ended up with his best
score for a long time netting 34 Stableford points. He was solid all
round with only a couple of blobs until the last two holes where he
threw away 4 to 6 points stopping him finishing on the rostrum.
Second place went to one of the Pre Tournament favorites Dave
Thompson. His finishing round of 41 saw half the holes pared but
unfortunately spoilt with a blob on Par 3 stroke index 18. He made
short work of Nico in the Wyder Cup being 7 up at the turn and
completing the job 5&4. This solid start has now seen his handicap
drop to 14. But no one could have kept up with the winner Gez who
carded a very impressive 45 points of 13. He obviously recorded no
blobs and only 3 single point scores. The damage was done with 3
birdies to go with his 8 pars. He could not put a foot wrong on or
off the green. He ripped apart James Heathcote (not many people can
say that) in the Wyder Cup taking him 6&5. The Wyder Cup was taken
by the Reds who have leveled the series at 9 each. After trailing
from Saturday they took a clear 4 point victory taking the Sunday
11.5 to 5.5 for a 15 to level finishing score. Check