The V.V.Vs:
Once again, Suzanne Barratt came out on top, on this day, by posting a fine 19 points.
This won Sue the top voucher, although only by the skin of her teeth, as Merilyn Macdonald also matched that score, but could not match Suzanne’s last three hole score.
Well done to both women for very solid results. And, of course, no NTPs were recorded on this day.
Wednesday 4 June, Stroke and the M. McGrann Bag Day Qualifier:
Ok, loyal readers, something very special happened during our midweek comp this week.
Steuart Hawke won the day, but it’s how he won it that is remarkable.
Steuart is an ageless golfer, who is well into his 80s.
He is, for the most part, consistent with his results, and occasionally has a great score to break his age, as he easily did on this day, shooting an 80 off the stick – a rare feat indeed.
Steuart has achieved this milestone at least four or five times in the last 12 months.
Well done, Hawkey, from all your fellow competitors at Warburton.
Steuart took home the top voucher with a Nett 67, to also qualify for the bag playoff in December.
But, Steuart only won that prize by the narrowest margin, because a countback was required to separate him from Jaiden Lever.
In another twist, Jaiden is at the other end of the age spectrum, being one of our promising teenagers at the club.
Both Nett scores of 67 were clearly ahead of the rest of the 30 plus field.
And ball giveaways did get down to Nett 74.
The NTPs went home with Tim Jones (3rd), Paul Osbourne (9th), Angus Hall (12th) and to Matt Wappett (15th).
Saturday 7 June, Stroke and Monthly Medal:
Medal day always sorts out the field, especially in the conditions that the small field contended with last Saturday.
The bulk of the usually big field struggles to get a Nett score anywhere near the low 70s.
But, then, a small handful of the field shine like bright stars.
So, welcome to stardom, Allan Keymer, as he posted a stunning Nett 66, to grab the medal for June.
But, in another stunning twist, there were three other players who posted Nett 66s.
They all need a mention, because those results are truly remarkable.
So, well done also to young tyro, Manny Humphris, Josh Waddell and David Wappett, for their great results.
The lucky runner up, after an incredibly tight countback, was young Manny.
But, with some ordinary scores listed, the balls reached down to 71.
Understandably, there were only three NTPs taken home.
They were claimed by Allan Keymer (3rd), Josh Waddell (5th) and to Robert Mills (9th). The 12th and the 15th beat the small field again.
