By DENNIS FULLER
THE foursomes championships were there for the taking last Saturday at Emerald Golf Club in conditions that could not be faulted, although I did hear, form one poor scorer, that the sun was a bit bright.
It was played in the Canadian foursomes format with stroke and handicap gongs on the line.
The teams were assembled and off they went.
It was left to Dave Aitken and Dave Jennings (18.75) to show how the game should be played when their nett score of 63.25 topped the handicap section.
The stroke event surprised nobody as Ross Martin and Steve Town (10.5) played a blinder to come in with 78 off the stick to win in a canter.
The other teams to play well were captain Dean Shannon and Peter Glasscock (12) with 80 and 68, Ken Hill and Mike Litchfield (10.25) on 84 and 70.25 followed by Jeff Marsh and Graham White (16.125) on 72.875.
Broc Reynolds was nearest the pin on the 7th, Steve Town the 12th, Ian Cranston the 13th and Ian Scott did the daily double on the 4th and the pro pin 18th.
The ladies’ foursomes champions were Irene Cranston and Davina Mckey who cleaned up in both the stroke event and the handicap gong as well.
Wednesday’s Overly Fat Golf (OFG) was a stableford event which suited Ben Balfour (19) down to the ground when he rolled in with a nett 60 and assumed the air of a winner.
Bobby Kennedy (23) carved out 64 to be next followed by Ken Hill (16) and Peter Clowes (16) who both amassed 66.
Next Saturday at Emerald, there will be a par event for the bragging rights and the winning.
