By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 21 June, Stableford:
Although we have definitely entered winter, and all the challenges it presents to golfers, Warburton’s beautiful course on Wednesday was pleasantly dry and playable. This was clearly evident when you see the leading scores. Ian, the junior part of the popular Garside brothers, had a day out ( which he is capable of regularly) to post the best score on this day. His impressive 41 points were better than anyone else in the field, by 3 points, and gained him the A-Grade voucher. A great result, Junior. Steuart Hawke, having recovered from a severe bout of Covid, bounced back, and took home the B-Grade voucher, recording 35 points. Good to have Hawkey back and firing, Hawkey.
In B-Grade, Glenn-Forbes posted the second-best daily result with 38 points, which earnt him the top prize. The runner-up, Deb Hamment, showed why she is the most improved player among our female ranks, by snaring that voucher, with 36 points. Good work Debra. Balls, not unexpectedly, reached the lowly total of 31. Daily NTP winners were Steuart Hawke (3rd), Ken White (5th), ‘Old-Man-River’ Hubbard (9th), Dave Hatt, (12th) and finally to Noel Cross (15th).
Saturday 24 June, Stableford:
With rain falling on the previous two days, conditions again became more challenging than the mid-week field faced. With this in mind, Darryl Ward’s 38 points were on the face of it a really impressive effort ( By the way, loyal readers, this was the second week in a row, where Darryl promised on Friday that he would do something special the next day – a bit spooky). Darryl took home the main prize. The runner-up voucher was taken home by Peter Whitehead, one of the very consistent regulars. His posted score of 37 points proves that claim. The ball rundown only reached 32. NTPs went home with Joshua Dewhurst (3rd), Darryl Ward (5th and making for a very rewarding day out). Other winners were Seth Spenceley (9th), Samuel Dennis (12th) and Peter Fox (15th).
