Golf Report – Week ending 27th August 2017

A quick quote for this week-

GOLF:    “My swing is so bad I look like a caveman killing his lunch” ~Lee Trevino

And as the weather clears, so does the golf course dry out. The combination of these has started to produce increased fields this week.

Now for this week’s results.

Tuesday’s event saw 19 players out for a sojourn combined with stableford event.

The winner was Brendan Egan (18) with 37 points from Stuart Hogg (25) with 36 points. Ball rundown went to 33 points. Nearest to the pin on the 7^th was John McCombe whilst on the 16^th it was Stuart Hogg. Jarrod Heath collected the Pro pin on the 3^rd, and, Stuart Hogg won the best score holes 13 – 18.

 

Thursday’s event saw a field of 41 very happy souls fronting the starter for the regular Stableford event, as well as five gold participants.

The winner of Division one was Brad Grant (7) with 37 points from Alan Parrott (15) with 36 points.

The winner of Division Two was Laurie Harcus (24) also with 37 points from Trevor Wright (21) with 36 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball run down went 34 points.

Nearest the pins were Bob Speed on the 7^th and 9^th, Gary Johnson on the 12^th and Trevor Wright on the 16^th. Gordon Jeffs took out the pro pin on the 3^rd. NTP second shot on the 18^th was claimed by Roger Eddy. The best score on holes 13 – 18 was won by Trevor Wright, whilst the best score even holes went to Brad Grant.

The Gold event was won Graham Smith (30) with 39 points from Frank Zeidler (25) with 36 points.

 

Saturday’s event saw a field of 30 players contesting a 4BBB Irish Stableford event.

The winners were Sam Sandhu (23) and Bill Taylor (24) with a score of 92 points. Runners Up were Brad Grant (7) and Jarrod Heath (14) with a score of 89 points. Ball rundown went to 83 points on a countback.

Nearest the pins were Peter Vallance on the 9^th and Daniel Robertson 2nd shot on the 18^th. There were two pro pins, with Peter Vallance taking the 3^rd hole whilst Rod Sargent picked the 16^th hole.

 

Tip for this week: This one comes from Dan our own professional. If you have a swing problem or you are hitting the ball poorly, then make an appointment with Dan for a lesson. You will be surprised what a difference this can achieve.

A few notes of upcoming events. The Premier Golf League stars on Thursday September 6^th, so get your teams together and join in the fun.

Saturday 2^nd September – President’s Day – 2 Person Ambrose 12.30 shotgun start (draw for partners)

Saturday 9^th September – Stableford

Saturday 16^th September – 4BBB Par

By Phil Conway