Club Report 4

07-Jun-2010 : Club Report 4

Gentlemen: Nottinghamshire Interclub Scratch League: Division One. Newark v Coxmoor.

In the first match of the season Newark beat Coxmoor GC with a 3-2 score-line. Newark had received a bye in the first series of matches and needed to obtain a win to lift themselves off the bottom of the table. This was achieved with a good performance throughout the team. Coxmoor fielded a strong team including last seasons’ Notts amateur Order of Merit winner, and a couple of first team county players. John Cooke [3&1] and Tim Cooke provided wins. Tim Cooke was three down at the turn but fought back to win 2&1. He said. ”My short came good and I chipped my way to victory”. Dave Britten ground it out to the end for a half in his game and ensured that Newark would take a point from the match. A draw was guaranteed and the position set for debutante John Thompson to improve matters further. He sank a six foot birdie putt on eighteen to win the hole, halve his game and Newark had all the points.

Gentlemen: Sean O’Grady.

Winner of the Sean O’Grady trophy was Graeme MacDonald who shot the lowest gross score of 72 to record a net 67. MacDonald produced six bogies, five birdies and seven pars to claim the trophy. Second place went to Neil Pepper [net 68]. Third placed Brian Wallace [net 69] edged ahead of Kevin Joynes upon countback. The other four qualifiers for the knock-out Hallam cup are: Thomas Chrysanthou; Tom Ablewhite; Mick Cooper and John Owen.

Gentlemen: Invitation Day One [Morning].

1-James Brown and Tony Roche 41pts cb; 2-Joe Jackson and Nick Binham 41pts cb ; 3-Simon Wakeham and Steve McEwan 41 pts cb ; 4-John and Paul Thompson 41pts cb. Best gross was David and Simon Collingwood with 34 pts. Nearest the pins were: 2nd-Andrew Down; 5th-Richard Borrill; 15th-Andy Greenberry; 17th-Andy Greenberry. Simon Collingwood had the longest drive. were sponsored by Clive Rossin of Larken and Co Solicitors with Kevin McGinley and Dale Bennett of Newark and Sherwood Locksmiths.

Gentlemen: Invitation Day One [afternoon].

1-Joe Marum and Clive Graham 44 pts; 2-Howard Roberts and Mick Tagg 43 pts cb; 3-David Openshaw and Steve Lord 43 pts cb; 4- Keith Whitfield and Keith Bowers 41 pts. Best gross was Graeme MacDonald and Gavin Merrison with 36 points. Nearest the pins were: 2nd-Steve Lord; 5th-Paul Blackburn; 15th-Howard Jones; 17th-Jim Durrand. Gavin Merrison had the longest drive. were sponsored by Clive Rossin of Larken and Co Solicitors with Kevin McGinley and Dale Bennett of Newark and Sherwood Locksmiths.

Gentlemen: May Midweek Medal.

Nett results are as follows. Division One: 1-Richard Sperke 69; 2-Tom Ashmore 70 cb; 3-Alex Whitfield 70 cb. Division Two: 1-John B Blagg jnr 63; 2-Clyde Scothern 65; 3-Richard Beale 68. Division Three: 1-Scott Hill 63; 2-Lee Cammack 67; 3-Ricky Priestley 68. Richard Sperke and Tim Cooke had the lowest gross score of 74 from the 136 entries.

Gentlemen: May Weekend Medal..

Nett results are as follows. Division One: 1-Matthew Harrison 68 cb; 2-Reg Dove 68 cb; 3-Andy Harrison 69. Division Two: 1-Simon Wakeham 67; 2-Gary Hales 68 cb; 3-Alistair Bell 68 cb. Division Three: 1-Scott Hill 70 cb; 2-Adrian Asman 70 cb; 3-Tim Willson 73.John Cooke jnr had the lowest gross score of 71 from the 170 entries.

Juniors: Oldham Rosebowl Trophy.

The junior team reclaimed the trophy from Seacroft GC in a home fixture with a scoreline of 3-1. Daniel Yates [capt] and Ben Sheard won 8&6; Adam Woolley and Ben Partridge lost 4&3; Tom Ablewhite and Will Stokes won 5&3; Thomas Chrysanthou and Daniel Oliver won 4&2.

Juniors: Grant and Green Trophy.

Winner of the trophy via count-back was Adam Woolley with a medal score of net 70. Second place with net 70 and the lowest gross score of 75 was Ben Partridge. William Stokes was third with net 73.

Ivor Samways.