Cricket St Thomas Seniors 2

Goodbye Yellow Ball – 12^th October

 

Fewer took part than our normal roll up as a good number of seniors were off playing in the glorious autumn sunshine in Cornwall.

 
Nonetheless 10 three-man teams took to the course for the two-from-three yellow ball competition, plus another three for the rolling stableford – two early and one late. Despite the wonderful conditions, only two teams managed to keep hold of the yellow ball for the whole round – others starting to lose out from the first onwards, including the first two teams on the leader board!

 In the end, the clear winners some 10 shots ahead were Roger Stone, Phil Hunt and John MacOmish with a credible 102 points (the captain having lost the yellow on the 16^th).

Second place went to Danny Dowell, Keith Branchflower and Brian Anderson( lost ball on 12^th), while third to Nobby Hodder, Bryan Frost and Keith Potter, who managed to return the yellow and clock up 91 points.

Two more yellows were lost on 4^th (Mike King & Des Denning Teams), another on 7^th ( Geoff & Co) and Malcolm was first to fall as his sailed over the Machinery Shed on the 1^st !

Three birdies were recorded, one each to Dowell/ Branchflower/Anderson,  Stone/Hunt/MacOmish and Barrow/Denning/Pearce winning £5 per team.

Sweep money: £15 for 1^st (plus a two shot cut) £10 for 2^nd (one shot cut) and £5 for 3^rd.

Roger Stone will be away for the next few weeks having a knee replacement – we all wish him luck and a speedy recovery. (Should his shots cut be held over until his return?)