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In our last match of the year we needed just a draw to win the League at Bentley on 5th September. All square after the foursomes we hoped to pick up the 4 points from 8 in the afteroon but fell agonisingly short and lost the match 6½-5½. More details to follow once we have all got over the disappointment.
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We have played all our matches now in the two Leagues which are played as 3 way games between ourselves, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Middlesex. We were delighted to have won the Under 14s League and finished 2nd in the Under 16s League. All the match results sheets are now posted in the Fixtures Menu above.
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The Under 16s took on Surrey at Huntercombe on 31st August. This is the 17th time match has been and is kindly sponsored by The MUGS. Things were close in the morning with the 5 foursomes shared. The afternoon was a different matter as Surrey took command and won those 7½-2½ to close out the match 10-5. They now lead the series 9-8 and we hope that we overturn that next year at West Hill.
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| The Team at Huntercombe |
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The draw has been completed and sent to competitors. There are still spaces available if anyone wants to play. Please contact the office for details. Please be aware that there are road works, seemingly everywhere, in Oxford at the moment, so please leave at least an extra ½ hour for your journey. Click on the link below for tee times and instructions.
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We played our preliminary rounds of this event at Copthorne GC on 27th August. One of 4 preliminary events in the South, we play Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey for a place in the Final. Having won last year we were in a positive mood but faced Sussex in the morning semi. It certainly didn't look good midway through the morning, but some good fightbacks saw us draw the match but win on the 'Nettell' formula thanks to the big win of Duncan Forbes & Rod Crisp. The afternoon final against Surrey was much easier and we won through 4½-½. We now go on to the Final at South Bedfordshire where we will book rooms at the local Premier Inn so that (according to him) Duncan Forbes is assured of a bathtub long enough for him! Strange - but true!
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Our 3rd League game of the year took us to Woburn on 22nd August to play Bedfordshire. On a beautiful day, on beautiful golf courses (we played The Dukes & The Duchess), we got off to a great start by taking the foursomes 3-1. A much tighter series of singles in the afternoon followed, but we held on to our lead and won those 4½-3½ and closed out the match 7½-4½. Our last match against Essex, away at Bentley, on 5th September will decide who goes through to meet Surrey in the Daily Telegraph Final. A draw or better will see us through.
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| The Team at Woburn (Sorry Kev best I could do) |
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We finished in a tie for 2nd place in the EGU/SE Junior Foursomes at Redlibbets in Kent on 18th /19th August. A tough series of matches against the stronger opposition on the 1st day would almost certainly seal our fate. As it was we performed pretty well but lost to Hertfordshire (the eventual winners) and thereafter, were left chasing a podium finish, which we managed to achieve. Sussex and Suffolk were relegated and Norfolk and Bedfordshire will take their places at Sudbury next year.
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| The Team at Redlibbets |
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We played Essex at The Berkshire on 16th August. Needing a draw or win to top the North of the Thames League, we didn't get off to the best of starts, losing the first 3 games. Nonetheless our strength in depth prevailed and we took 6½ points from the remaining 7 to win the League. We will play Sussex at Old Fold Manor on 14th October in the final. I will try to organise some BB&O 'syrups' in blue to match John Summers' fetching number in the photo below!
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| The Team at The Berkshire |
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The entry form fo this event is now avaiable.
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The Quarter Finals has been completed and details for the Semi Finals sent to Organisers and Clubs. For the latest results click on the link below.
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For a round up of the latest news, click on the link below.
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The 3rd round has been completed and details for the Quarter Finals sent to Organisers and Clubs. Click on the link below for progress.
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