GOLF: Gedney Hill miss out after drama of two extra holes
GEDNEY Hill Golf Club found a talented Canwick Park side a step too far in the Mail on Sunday Golf Classic.
They went out in round five after an extremely hard-fought match, with the teams needing two extra holes to be separated.
After five matches the pair were locked together on 2.5 points each.
Ian Weller and skipper David Lord grabbed wins for Gedney Hill, winning 7&5 and 2up respectively.
The half came from Jim Starbuck, while Nigel Baines (2&1) and Colin Rust (1down) were narrowly beaten.
With the opening extra hole halved, Gedney Hill unfortunately lost on the par five second additional hole.
The fantastic foursome of Andy Davies, Chris Davies, Nikki Weller and Ian Weller won the 2009 Gedney Hill AM-AM.
They racked up 109 points to see off 22 other teams, with Jim Starbuck, Teresa Starbuck, Colin Rust and Jackie Rust four points back in second.
Dick Clift, Tony Burgess, Simon Webster and David Reynolds completed the top three on 104 points.
Places are still available at Gedney Hill Pro-am (Friday July 10) and Gedney Hill Men's Pairs Open (Saturday August 1).
Entry forms to Kerr Page Professional, Gedney Hill Golf Club, West Drove North, Gedney Hill, Spalding, Lincs, PE12 ONT.Spalding GC
If Spalding Golf Club member Tom Reedman was disappointed at losing the Course Stewards Cup final to his father Carl recently, he certainly made up for it by winning the much coveted Presidents Putter competition with a superb nett 64.
He won the individual strokeplay event by two shots from a field of over 140 entries and his 73-9=64 also earned him a handicap reduction from nine to seven.
The next three places could only be separated on countback, with Stephen Baxendale (82-16=66), Johnny Walker (85-19=66) and Vic Davis (79-13=66) all carding a nett 66.
Keith Hearne came fourth (70-3=67) with his 70 earning him the lowest gross score.
Spalding lost a social match at Sutton Bridge GC last week being whitewashed 6-0 by their local rivals, who really used their home advantage in their favour.
The first round of the Lincolnshire Free Press Trophy competition which was decimated by heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
It will be played as an 18 hole competition in August, with all first round participants eligible.
Seniors: Ron Sudbury, John Newcombe and Howard Greaves saw off 30 other members to win the annual exchange day competition at Holme Hall GC on countback.
The 11 teams escaped the rain and enjoyed a close competition.
The winning trio racked up 80 points and won a dozen golf balls each.
Tony Holbrook, Les Mitchell and Derek Sands were second, with Dave McDermott, Mick Humphrey and Phil Thorold third on 76points.
Spalding 7.5 Sleaford 0.5 (Alan Lambert & Albert Jacobs won 2&1; Tom Hardy & Neil Knighton won 3&2; Mike Broadhead & Dave McDermott won 3&2; John Reynolds & Cliff Edmondson won 2&1; Sid Chapman & Tony Savill won 1up; Maurice Norton & Alan Dobney won 4&3; John Woods & Rod Hunt won 2up; Roy Foden & John Patton halved).
Burghley Park 3.5 Spalding 4.5 (Phil Thorold & Roy Foden won 3&2; John Tilling & Roy Burgess won 6&5; Johnnie Johnson & Shaun Gibson won 3&2; Ian Jones & Stuart Fitzjohn halved; Peter Hibbins & Denis Cary halved; Brian Stuckey & Bernard Herbert halved).
Ladies' section: Dina Reedman excelled in the June Sunday medal, reducing her handicap by four to 25 after winning with a nett 68.
Having already qualified for the gold medal, that place went to Sue Matthews who returned the next best score.
Paula Brown took the silver category prize.
Vice-captain Jackie Bailey won the June stableford with 39 points and earned a handicap reduction to 15.
Pam Smith, also with 39 points, finished in second and saw her handicap fall to 23.
One shot back was Doreen Sands (38 points), who sees her handicap fall to 29.
Norma Parker (37 points) completed the leaderboard, earning a reduction to 16 herself.
Pat West and Dianne West performed well at English Closed Amateur Strokeplay Championships at Royal Ashdown Forest GC.The duo qualified for the final round after finishing well up in the top half of the field.
Spalding 3 Woodhall Spa 1 (Frances Dalton & Pat West won 3&2; Dianne Platt & Elaine Hancock lost 5&4; Angela Roper & Elizabeth Holbrook won 2&1; Lesley Plumpton & Paula Brown won 4&3)
Spalding were edged into third in a three-way match with Toft and Belton Woods.
Hosts Belton claimed first place ahead of Toft.
Spalding players – Sue Watson, Elizabeth Holbrook, Jo Wade, Margaret Barkway, Carol Thomas, Olive Gooderson, Sue Matthews and Noreen Tointon.
Sutton Bridge GC
Results: Coronation Cup – 1st Norman Davis & Jane Rose 31pts; 2nd Mike Bell & Jenny Wells 30pts; 3rd John Cross & Margaret Fox 29pts. Mary Christian Rose Bowl – 1st Jeannette McEwan (84-17) 67; 2nd Ann Cross (93-22) 71; 3rd Linda Searle (93-19) 74. Best Scratch – Jeannette McEwan. Hole in One – Ann Cross (par three second hole).
Sutton Bridge OBs 5 Burghley Park Seniors 3 (Ray Page & Roger Williamson halved; Ron Davis & Neil Stockton halved; Colin Ess & Dick Drawbridge halved; Ken Burton & Robin Pumffrey lost 1down; Don Robinson & John Williamson halved; Peter North & Terry Young halved; Ralph Harding & Noel Clare lost 5&4; Peter Wailes & Chris Shipp halved).
Sutton Bridge OBs halved with Hunstanton (Keith Robinson (c) & Dick Drawbridge lost 4&3; Robin Pumffrey & Neil Stockton won 3&2; John Cross & Ray Page lost 4&2; Noel Clare & Colin Ess lost 5&4; Don Robinson & Tony Adkins won 8&6; Peter North & John Williamson won 4&3; Ralph Harding & Ken Burton lost 2&1; Peter Wailes & Stan Poulton won 3&1).
Ramsey 4.5 Sutton Bridge OBs 3.5 (Keith Robinson (c) & Don Robinson lost 3&2; Colin Ess & Ken Burton lost 1down; Don Burlingham & Paul Kirman won 2&1; Ray Page & John Cropper won 5&3; Noel Claire & Neil Stockton lost 5&3; Peter North & Tony Adkins lost 7&5; Norman Davis & Ken Green won 1up; Peter Wailes & Chris Shipp halved.).Sutton Bridge 6 Spalding 0 (Mike Bell & Steve Hyde won 1up; P Humphreys & Pat Land won 2&1; Colin Fawcett & Mike Charnley won 6&5; Brian Bowell & T Ward won 2&1; John Bliss & Ian Franks won 5&4; Merv Garner & Mike Reeve won 2&1).
Sutton Bridge 5 Stoke Rochford 3 (Mike Bell & Merv Garner lost 3&2; Stewart Ingram & Oliver Brown won 1up; Tim Stearne & Tom Peggs won 5&3; Bob Broughton & Richard Caney lost 1down; Pat Land & Ian Franks won 3&2; Geoff Coombs & Norman Davis lost 3&2; Stuart Gilbert & Phil Gilbert won 4&2; Baz Irwin & Paul Lawrence won 5&3).
Toft Hotel GC
Toft Seniors kept up their 100 per cent home record with a 5-3 win over Belton Woods.
Results: Peter Spencer & Jim Wildish halved; Peter Sendall & Alan Radford lost by 1hole; Phil Miller & Mike Paulson won 5&3; Ray Bills & Roger Osborn lost 2&1; Lionel Tupholme & Roger Everson won 5&4; Mal Nicholls & Marshall Hulse halved; Roy Lewis & Terry Hare won 2&1; Terry Lacey & Graham Hughes won 6&5.
Tydd St Giles GC
Results: Strokeplay Balls Competition: Division One –1st G Taylor 62; 2nd A McKinnon 67 (ocb); 3rd R Johns 67. Division Two – 1st P Jackson 65 (ocb); 2nd C Lane 65 (ocb); 3rd D Morris 65.
Stableford Trophy: Division One – 1st R Lancaster 39 points (ocb);2nd AS Haxell 39 pts; 3rd E Kemp 38 pts. Division Two – 1st R Hewson 41 pts; 2nd P Greenhill 40 pts (ocb); 3rd J Gamble 40 pts.
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