Canadian Greensomes 29th June 2016
Well done to everyone who
completed the round on a less than summery day. Most played in fairly constant
drizzle and blustery wind. Conditions improved at the very end of the round and
it is noteworthy that the first 4 pairs finished the final three holes in
11,12,13 and 15 shots respectively, proving that you have to keep it going for
18 holes.
Bit tricky at start as many saw the rain & decided against it, others just never appeared.
Ted had to shuffle around and ended up with Mick as new partnerships were formed on the day. At least 7 pairings were made-up on the day due to cancellations as 'Heavy Rain was forecast, but never quite came.
Farmer Bob & Nobby were in in under 3 Hours and led for a while on 71.They were joined on the course by Pearce & Beale, another enforced 2-ball.
Well done to all those teams letting the 2-balls through to gain over 90 minutes on the final teams..just 2 grumpy people, but thankfully common manners prevailed.
After another hour and just a couple of teams to come, with the Ladies arriving, the gutter press insisted on early winners pictures as they were 'on the clock' - so it seemed safe to capture Danny & Clive who had carded a 70.
..but just as Farmer Bob was about to wrap...the noise level escalated and we all knew what was coming....
A very good win for Terry
Rutherford and Stuart Pope who were more than 3 clear shots of the runners up,
Danny Dowell and Clive Fisk. I understand that Terry and Stuart finished so far
behind everyone else that the “winners” photo had already been taken. It was
obviously worth waiting for the better weather.
1
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Terry Rutherford
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Stuart Pope
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67.13
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£15.00
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2
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Danny Dowell
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Clive Fisk
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70.75
|
£10.00
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3
|
Bob Barrow
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Nobby Hodder
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71.00
|
£5.00
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4
|
Bob White
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Nick Hill
|
72.625
|
£4.00
|
5
|
John Pearce
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Andy Beale
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74.00
|
|
6
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Roger Stone
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Bill Hilson
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74.30
|
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7
|
Barry Singleton
|
Trevor Dobson
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74.75
|
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8
|
John Wandless
|
Malcolm Roy
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75.25
|
|
9
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Bryan Frost
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Alan Davis
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75.50
|
|
10
|
John Bloys
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Brian Anderson
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77.50
|
|
11
|
Richard Hall
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George Willerton
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80.00
|
|
12
|
Robin Flower
|
John MacOmish
|
80.40
|
|
13
|
Brian Hodder
|
Bob Hollingworth
|
82.75
|
|
14
|
James Dick
|
Peter Spencer-Farr
|
86.00 d/q
|
|
15
|
Iain Rowland
|
Des Denning
|
90.75
|
Then it was through to the Birthday Party, to which everyone had been invited ( how brave).
Nick had booked for 50 and amazingly he ended up with just about that many and of course Nick and Rosemary were delighted that so many Ladies joined us.
Roger presented Nick with a Signed Card from all the Seniors.
I think Nick had planned a nice sit down start and then a formal 'opening of the Buffet' ceremony, but as soon as we were summonsed to the Dining Room, the plates were being filled and the delicious fare was under attack. It was a splendid Buffet, accompanied by jugs of Pimms prepared by Rosemary and flavoured with hand-picked 'chocolate mint' from her own herbarium. Bottles of bubbly were cracked later on for the toast. There was enough food for another 20 and what a splendid gesture by a lovely couple.
Nick had booked for 50 and amazingly he ended up with just about that many and of course Nick and Rosemary were delighted that so many Ladies joined us.
Roger presented Nick with a Signed Card from all the Seniors.
I think Nick had planned a nice sit down start and then a formal 'opening of the Buffet' ceremony, but as soon as we were summonsed to the Dining Room, the plates were being filled and the delicious fare was under attack. It was a splendid Buffet, accompanied by jugs of Pimms prepared by Rosemary and flavoured with hand-picked 'chocolate mint' from her own herbarium. Bottles of bubbly were cracked later on for the toast. There was enough food for another 20 and what a splendid gesture by a lovely couple.
Rosemary and I would like to
thank everyone for your good wishes, cards and presents at the party afterwards
which we thought was a great success with some really good buffet food. I
particularly appreciated John’s speech about the celebrities born in 1946. And
finally, many thanks for the card signed by members.
A-Team Bob Barrow, Mike Dawson, Pete Spencer-Farr & John Pearce
B-Team Nobby Hodder (Captain), Bryan Frost ( Costume co-ordinator), Richard Hall ( Liquid Catering)and Billy Hilson (Navigation)
Update on Richard's Trip:-
Don't understand how he could have returned starving after what he put away for breakfast !! He might have been lighter in pocket after buying the beer, having lost both days with Quinny to Phil and Ray. Couple of good days though, courtesy of the brewery.
Nick Hill 29/06/2016
