By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 24 August, Par: With the course struggling to recover in “the big wet”, ( to the extent that motorised carts are currently not allowed on the course), our intrepid walkers also struggled to make an impression on the scoreboard. One who didn’t struggle was Ian Garside, who walked away with the top voucher with a comfortable “square” result. Good work Garsy, although that win was only settled after a countback! Max Carvill was a little unlucky, as he came in with a “square” too but his 2nd nine could not match that of Junior’s.
As expected, balls only got down to -1. NTPs went to Neil “Mr. Scotland” Leckenby (3rd), Ron Wilson (5th) and to David Waterman (9th). The 2 tough Par 3’s on the back 9 clearly had the better of the whole field!
Saturday 28 August, Stableford: Although our tough walkers played this comp under glorious blue skies, on a day when golf should have been a pleasure to be involved in, the course was still very wet, and provided the same challenges that our Wednesday field encountered. But, one who overcame all challenges, (and challengers!) was David Wappett, posting a creditable 39 points, ( a great effort in the conditions!) Great job, Wapp. Andy Lockey grabbed the runner-up voucher after posting a solid 37 points. The balls got down to a “neat” 30. Dave Wappett also grabbed the NTP on the 3rd. Other NTP recipients were Ossie McClay (9th), Barry Maltman (12th) and Steuart Hawke (15th).
