By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 22 February, Stableford:
With a healthy field of 40+ battling both the course and hot weather, this day’s scores were always going to struggle to impress. Laurie Doyle’s 39 points were enough to gift him the top prize. John Haynes was the runner-up, but only after a countback, which saw both John and Neil “Mr. Scotland” Leckenby post scores of 37. Balls were given out to scores of 34+ The lucky NTP winners were David Hatt (3rd), Neil Haggar (5th), Danny Fox (9th), Alan “Old Man River” Hubbard, (12th) and David Waterman (15th).
Twilight:
On a hot and windy afternoon, players battled the elements again, solely to gain points towards the upcoming Shootout in March. One member who did his prospects no harm, was Danny Fox, as he posted a very creditable 22 points. This puts Danny in prime position to be a part of the upcoming Shootout. Andrew Gill also did his prospects no harm, with 21 points, taking home the runner-up voucher. Balls only extended down to 18. David Wappett grabbed the NTP prize on the 17th, with a superb 2nd shot to within centimetres of an eagle. The other two NTP winners were Kenno on the 12th and Stuart Patrick on the always-challenging 15th.
Saturday 25 February:
After a successful AGM was conducted beforehand, a 2-person Ambrose was held, with a healthy field of 20+ pairs. Ambrose in pairs is very challenging, in fact twice as difficult as the usual 4-person event. The pair who combined better than any other pair consisted of Daryl Ward and Roger Mataele, who cracked the 60 barrier, posting an impressive 59 flat. (All reports suggest that both men contributed equally, which is the secret in 2-person Ambrose) The daily runner-up team was Sam Dennis and Josh Hin, with a 59.25, also breaching the challenging 60 Nett. It must be noted that the best gross score posted came from that ridiculously-talented pairing of Tommy Marr and Tim McKail, a superb 65). The ball rundown reached 62.25. NTPs were taken home by Lynda Dickson (3rd), Captain Gilmore (5th and 12th, no less), Josh Hin (9th) and Danny Fox (15th).
