Dean leads the Cup

By Dennis Fuller
WITH the sun shining after the fog lifted at Emerald Golf Club, Dean Shannon (18) took the course apart to card a remarkable +9 in the second round of the Maurie Murphy Summer Cup.
This win in over-all and B Grade put him atop the leader’s board in the Summer Cup. He leads with +11 with Ken Hill on +4, Hank Adams on +2, Matt Johnson +1 and a group of players including Dennis Fuller, Kameron Geeves, Leigh Morison and Ian Scott square after two rounds.
The daily competition saw Travis Broadway (15) win A Grade while Ian Scott (34) came out trumps in C Grade.
The longest drive was won by Andrew Cutting with his first competition drive on the first.
Brendan White was nearest the pin on the fourth, Shannon the seventh, Hill the 12th, Morison on 13, Peter Jones on the 17th and Davis Aitken won the pro pin money on the 18th.
The ladies’ comp came down to a tie with Gabriella Oldfield and Daisy Mackey facing a sudden death playoff but after three holes they decided to call it quits and a draw.
On Wednesday’s Obviously Fractured Golf (OFG), Kevin Miller (28) played a slashing round of golf to come in with a nett score of 63.
He led in Ken Sumsion (21) on 67 and Geoff Whittaker and Leigh Morison, who both carded 68.
Next Saturday is the last day of the three-day Maurie Murphy Summer Cup and it seems inconceivable that anybody will be able to bring Dean Shannon back to the field, with maybe Ken Hill as the exception.