BB & O County Matches
The
County Team played a Friendly against Dorset at Came Down, overlooking Weymouth
Bay, on Sunday 2nd May. The home took the foursomes 3-2 Having
acquired some 'local knowledge' from the morning, the Team were able to turn things
around in the afternoon eventually taking the match 8-7
Team at Came Down: Jack Bircham
(Woburn), Adam Clayton (Donnington Valley), John Cronly (Frilford Heath), Brian
Davies (Newbury & Crookham), Laurence Eltham (Goring & Streatley),
Matthew Haddy (Bicester), Scott Hunt (The Oxfordshire), Richard Lee (Goring
& Streatley), Adam Smith (Buckingham), Ashley Walton (Frilford Heath).
The
County Team enjoyed a fine win over a strong club side on 9th May at
Stoke Park. Trailing after the morning foursomes by 2 points, the match
finished 8-7 in favour of the County Team after they won the last five singles
games.
Team at Stoke Park: David Addison (Donnington Grove), Matt Briggs (Donnington Grove), Craig
Buttivant (Gerrards Cross), Robert Christian (Beaconsfield), Ben Harwood
(Hazlemere), Adam Hinkins (Chiltern Forest), Will Roebuck (Mentmore), Chris
Tellett (Woburn), Ashley Walton (Frilford Heath), Lee Wanklyn (Sand Martins),
Adam Wootton (Oxford City).
We had a
great result in our first League match against a determined Middlesex side at
East Berkshire on 23rd May. In an intriguing match the morning
foursomes went to and fro with the lead in all the games going one way – then
the other. David Addison (Donnington Grove) and club mate Matthew Briggs opened
the scoring for BB&O. County Captain Craig Buttivant (Gerrards Cross)
partnered Clive Bowler (Oxford City) to a comfortable win to level the scores
2-2, after we had lost the opening games.
Middlesex
had set their sights on avenging their recent heavy defeats to us and there was
some exceptional golf in the afternoon singles. Tom Lawson (Ellesborough) and
Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park) held their nerve and helped establish a one point
lead by mid afternoon. Two vital games, in the middle order, went in favour of
the opposition on the last green. Then a half point from Matthew Briggs and a
win from Craig Buttivant, meant it was left to Clive Bowler to decide the
outcome of the match. He was one down playing the 16th but two pars
got him to on to the 18th tee all square. With the green surrounded
with spectators, Clive played his first two shots immaculately and left himself
a 15 feet birdie putt. His opponent was just off the green but put his next
stone dead. Quite coolly, Clive rolled in his putt to give the home side the
narrowest of wins, which had looked most unlikely an hour before. This was one
of the closest matches in recent time with 9 of the 12 games going to the 17th
and 7 of them on to the 18th green. It could have gone either way.
Commiserations to Middlesex who put up an excellent performance and who must
now wait another year to try to register their first win against BB&O since
1995
Team at East Berkshire: David Addison (Donnington
Grove), Matthew Briggs (Donnington Grove), Clive Bowler (Oxford City), Craig
Buttivant (Gerrards Cross), Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park), Lee Gauthier (East
Berkshire), Tom Lawson (Ellesborough), Ben Smith (East Berkshire).
The Team at East Berkshire
The County Team suffered a heavy defeat at
Stratford-on-Avon on Sunday 30th May. Trailing 1-4 after the morning
foursomes the players tried in vain to turn the match around, but unfortunately
we lost the match 3-12
Team at
Stratford-on-Avon: Craig Buttivant (Gerrards Cross), Adam Clayton (Donnington Valley),
Brian Davies (Newbury & Crookham), Guy Dawson (Gerrards Cross), Matthew
Haddy (Bicester), Mark Hall (Oxford City), Ben Harwood (Hazlemere), Andrew
Mason (Tadmarton Heath), Adam Smith (Buckinghamshire), Adam Wootton (Oxford
City).
The
County played their second League match at Channels GC on Sunday 20th
June against Essex. The morning foursomes were shared after David Addison
(Donnington Grove) and Ben Smith (East Berkshire) birdied the last to win one
up and Tom Lawson (Ellesborough) and Clive Bowler (Oxford City) had a
convincing win after a number of birdies. Throughout the afternoon most of the
games were very close, we were up in four and Essex were also up in four. This
left the match looking like a certain half as the players reached the final
holes. Quite quickly, things began to change as the games suddenly swung round.
We only managed two ½ points from games we had been three up in and we looked
like losing the match as Essex hung on to their leads in the others. Ben Smith,
however, played some great golf over the closing holes and earned a ½ point
after being 2 down with 5 to play. Last game out on the course was Clive Bowler
against the home club’s Director of Golf and Essex stalwart – Simon Larner.
Bowler was 4 down with 6 to play, but steadily clawed his way back to stand
just 1 down on the 18th tee. With Larner some 30 feet away in two
Bowler played an immaculate wedge shot to 5 feet which he coolly holed to tie
the match. A halved match still keeps us in with a chance of the League title
if we beat Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire later in the summer.
Ashley Walton (Frilford Heath)
played his 5th League game and was presented with his County Colours
by the Captain Craig Buttivant.
Ashley Walton receives his County Colours from Craig Buttivant
Team at Channels: David Addison (Donnington Grove), Matthew Briggs
(Donnington Grove), Clive Bowler (Oxford City), Craig Buttivant (Gerrards
Cross), Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park), Tom Lawson (Ellesborough), Ben Smith (East
Berkshire), Ashley Walton (Frilford Heath).
The Team at Channels
The County Team played the Club at Woburn on 27th
June and suffered an 8-4 loss, despite fielding a strong side. Local knowledge
of the Duchess course for the afternoon singles proved decisive and the County side
were unable to claw back the morning deficit.
Team at
Woburn: David Addison (Donnington Grove), Gregg Blainey (East Berkshire), Jon
Carter (Reading), Robert Christian (Beaconsfield), Danny Graham (Hazlemere),
Scott Hunt (The Oxfordshire), Andrew Mason (Tadmarton Heath), Ashley Walton
(Frilford Heath).
The
County Team played the Club at Sonning on 3rd July. The County were
unable to capitalize on their morning foursomes lead and could not gain the
vital point needed from the last two games to tie the match. The Club were
worthy winners by 6½-5½
Team at Sonning: Jack Bircham (Woburn),
Adam Clayton (Sonning), Carl Corbin (Wokefield Park), John Cronly (Frilford
Heath), Matthew Haddy (Bicester), Scott Hunt (The Oxfordshire), Daniel Taylor
(Woburn), Lee Wanklyn (Sand Martins).
BB
& O Colts Matches
The
Colts played their first League match against Hertfordshire on 8th
May at Huntercombe. On a miserable morning, in the pouring rain, the home team
took the morning foursomes 4-0 with some impressive play. The afternoon singles
were agreed as halved when it was uncertain if the course would be playable. A
disappointment for all, but nonetheless an 8-4 win.
Team at Huntercombe: Jack Bircham
(Woburn), Robert Christian (Beaconsfield), Carl Corbin (Wokefield Park), John
Cronly (Frilford Heath), Matthew Haddy (Bicester), Scott Hunt (The
Oxfordshire), Michael Joy (Hazlemere), Andrew Mason (Tadmarton Heath).
The Team at Huntercombe
The Colts played their second
League match against Essex at Sand Martins on 10th July. A
disappointing morning saw us go into lunch down 1-3. The much hoped for
improvement in the afternoon singles did not materialise and the team went down
2½-9½
Team at Sand Martins: Jack Bircham (Woburn), Adam Birdseye
(Hazlemere), Robert Christian (Beaconsfield), Carl Corbin (Wokefield Park),
John Cronly (Frilford Heath), Matthew Haddy (Bicester), Michael Joy
(Hazlemere), Andrew Mason (Tadmarton Heath).
BB
& O Juniors Matches
The
Juniors played Hertfordshire at Porters Park on Sunday 6th June.
Trailing after the morning foursomes and further back after 4 of the 12
afternoon singles, a spirited rearguard action saw the team earn a well
deserved draw.
Team at Porters Park: Daniel Caton
(Burnham Beeches), Alex Carey (Sand Martins), Craig Drew (Studley Wood), Lee
Frame (Donnington Valley), Robert Hart (Stoke Park), John McNally (Stoke Park),
Tim Newton (Reading), Eddie Pepperell (Frilford Heath), Simon Pollington (East
Berkshire), Craig Taylor (Woburn), James Weight (Woburn), Dean Wright
(Reading).
The Team at Porters Park
The Juniors played Bedfordshire at
Leighton Buzzard on 19th June. There was some excellent golf from
both sides, especially from some of the younger BB&O players. The morning
foursomes were shared and unfortunately we were unable to pick up any points
from the last 3 singles games, so the match was halved 7½-7½
Team at Leighton Buzzard: Kristian
Branum-Burns (The Springs), Mark Hall (Oxford City), Robert Hart (Stoke Park),
John McNally (Stoke Park), Daniel Taylor (Woburn), Chris Tellett (Woburn),
James Weight (Woburn), Gareth Woodward (Witney Lakes), Adam Wootton (Oxford
City), Dean Wright (Reading).
BB
& O Seniors Matches
The
Seniors played their first League match against Hertfordshire at North Oxford
on 12th May. A very close match saw the home team taking the top
three singles comfortably, before Hertfordshire returned the compliment taking
the next three. A crucial ‘winning’ half in game 7 left the match in our favour
as we led in two of the last three games. Steady golf from the Ellesborough
players enabled them to close out their opponents and we took the match 5½-4½
Team at North Oxford: Bob Clarke
(Mentmore), Rod Crisp (Ellesborough), Robert Gill (Gerrards Cross), Ian Hunter
(Maidenhead), David Kelly (East Berkshire), David Lane (Goring &
Streatley), Anthony Parsons (Denham), David Stevenson (Ellesborough), Jim
Walkinshaw (Denham), Alastair Wright (Goring & Streatley).
The Team at North Oxford
The
Seniors played their preliminary round matches at Liphook on 8th
July. After a half with Sussex in the morning, the match was decided in favour
of Sussex under the 'Nettell' formula. The team went on to beat Hampshire in
the play off for 3rd & 4th. We came 3rd
out of 4 despite being unbeaten!
Team at Liphook: Rod Crisp
(Ellesborough), Ian Disney (Frilford Heath), Duncan Forbes (Sonning), Robert
Gill (Gerrards Cross), Ian Hunter (Maidenhead), David Lane (Goring &
Streatley), Roger Mawle (Tadmarton Heath), Anthony Parsons (Denham), David Shaw
(Goring & Streatley), David Stevenson (Ellesborough).
The
Seniors played their second League match at Henley on 15th July. Six
of the 10 games went to the last green but with Essex only winning one of them,
the home team had a comfortable 9½-3½ win. Our final two matches are both away
and we hope we can continue this good form.
Team at Henley: Bob Clarke (Mentmore),
Rod Crisp (Ellesborough), Ian Disney (Frilford Heath), Duncan Forbes (Sonning),
Robert Gill (Gerrards Cross), David Kelly (East Berkshire), David Lane (Goring
& Streatley), Roger Mawle (Tadmarton Heath), David Stevenson
(Ellesborough), Tommy Wells (Burnham Beeches).
BB & O
Championship & Trophy Meetings
Penfold Trophy
Played
at Maidenhead Golf Club on Saturday 15th May 2004. This event also
serves as the qualifying round for the BB & O Amateur Championship and is
restricted to players between 2.1 and 5.4 handicaps. There were a record 98
entries and players of 4.3 and over were initially balloted out. There were 16
places available for the Amateur which will be played in June at Woburn Golf
& Country Club on the Marquess Course.
60
players contested the Trophy on a wonderfully prepared course. The weather was
in stark contrast to last year when play had to be abandoned after torrential
rain. A fine round of 1 under par 69 from Matthew Rendell (Reading) saw him
holding a two shot lead from Luke Thorpe (Chipping Norton) with Michael Forde
(Calcot Park), Ben O’Dell (Henley) and Tony Keyes (Magnolia Park) a further
shot back. In the afternoon, excellent rounds from Kevin Brant (East Berkshire)
and Simon Hunt (Gerrards Cross) saw them join Michael Forde and Ben O’Dell as
joint leaders in the clubhouse. Out on the course in the second last group,
Matthew Rendell had reached the turn in level par and unaware of his large
lead, continued to attack the course and with birdies on two of his last four
holes he finished with another 69 to take the Trophy by an amazing 9 shots - a
record in the 27 year history of the event. With the handicaps of the field
being so close together, the handicap prizes were bound to go to those in the
minor placings of the main event. Robert Hart (Stoke Park) was the clear winner
with a net 140 followed by Michael Forde and Ben O’Dell.
|
Scratch |
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AM |
PM |
Total |
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1st & Trophy Winner |
Matthew Rendell |
(Reading) |
69 |
69 |
= 138 |
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|
2nd |
Kevin Brant |
(East Berkshire) |
76 |
71 |
= 147 |
on countback |
|
3rd |
Simon Hunt |
(Gerrards Cross) |
75 |
72 |
= 147 |
on countback |
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Handicap |
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AM |
PM |
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NET |
NET |
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|
1st |
Robert Hart |
(Stoke Park) |
70 |
70 |
= 140 |
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2nd |
Michael Forde |
(Calcot Park) |
69 |
72 |
= 141 |
on countback |
|
3rd |
Ben O’Dell |
(Henley) |
69 |
72 |
= 141 |
on countback |
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Best Scratch |
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AM |
PM |
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Steven Doyle |
(Woburn) |
71 |
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Adam Wootton |
(Oxford City) |
|
71 |
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Players
qualifying for the Amateur Championship: Matthew Rendell (Reading) Kevin Brant
(East Berkshire), Simon Hunt (Gerrards Cross), Michael Forde (Calcot Park), Ben
O’Dell (Henley), Robert Hart (Stoke Park), Mark Hall (Oxford City), Tony Keyes
(Magnolia Park), Luke Thorpe (Chipping Norton), Steven Doyle (Woburn), James
Harper (Castle Royle), Matthew Bransby (Bicester), Kristian Branum-Burns (The
Springs), Simon Bulman (Studley Wood), Cliff Pearce (Ellesborough) and David
Fulcher (Woburn).
Matthew Rendell (Reading) receives the
Penfold Trophy from Tim Clutterbuck
Seniors Championship
Played
at Ellesborough Golf Club on Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th
May 2004. 66 players contested this event held at the home Club of the late Reg
Pattinson, the first winner of the British Seniors Open back in 1969 at Formby.
Play is split over two days and after the Wednesday round there were 6 players
within 4 shots of the leaders Robert Gill (Gerrards Cross) and David Lane
(Goring & Streatley). Two local players, Peter Bent and Peter Barnett, were
handily placed after rounds of 73 and 74 respectively whilst four others were
tied after steady rounds of 75. The course was in magnificent condition, with
lush rough and fast greens. Local knowledge would prove to be important in round
two as some of the pin positions were in quite tricky positions. Roger Mawle
(Tadmarton Heath) set the early pace with a total of 152 and was soon joined by
Bob Clarke (Mentmore) to share the clubhouse lead. Anthony Parsons (Denham)
played another solid round and took the lead on 150 until Peter Bent pipped him
by one shot. Out on the course the first round leaders had reached the turn
with David Lane opening a four shot lead. His great experience would tell on
the back nine when despite two poor holes he was able to hold off Robert Gill’s
challenge and he finished in style with a birdie to take his 6th
Seniors Title and his third in a row at Ellesborough. How fitting that the
Trophy donated in honour of the inaugural British Seniors Champion should go to
a fellow Champion (1998 at Western & Glasgow Gailes) and to the
President-Elect of the BB&O Union of Golf Clubs. David also took the 60-64
Age Group Trophy, whilst Anthony Parsons successfully defended the ‘youngsters’
Trophy beating Robert Gill on countback. Peter Batchelor (Woburn) took the
65-69 Trophy by 1 shot from Patrick Nolan (Ellesborough) and Ray Bowdery (East
Berkshire) was a very respectable 15th in the main event and also
took the over 70’s Trophy with two very good rounds of 78.
Scratch |
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Wed |
Thu |
Total |
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|
Seniors Champion |
David Lane |
(Goring & Streatley) |
72 |
74 |
= 146 |
|
|
2nd |
Peter Bent |
(Ellesborough) |
73 |
76 |
= 149 |
|
|
3rd |
Anthony Parsons |
(Denham) |
75 |
75 |
= 150 |
on countback |
|
4th |
Robert Gill |
(Gerrards Cross) |
72 |
78 |
= 150 |
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|
Age Group Winners |
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55-59 |
Anthony Parsons |
(Denham) |
75 |
75 |
= 150 |
on countback |
|
60-64 |
David Lane |
(Goring & Streatley) |
72 |
74 |
= 146 |
|
|
65-69 |
Peter Batchelor |
(Woburn) |
79 |
76 |
= 155 |
|
|
70 Plus |
Ray Bowdery |
(East Berkshire) |
78 |
78 |
= 156 |
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Handicap |
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Wed |
Thu |
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NET |
NET |
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1st |
Patrick Nolan |
(Ellesborough) |
71 |
71 |
= 142 |
on countback |
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2nd |
Peter Barnett |
(Ellesborough) |
69 |
73 |
= 142 |
|
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3rd |
Peter Franklin |
(Stoke Park) |
72 |
71 |
= 143 |
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Team Event |
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Wed |
Thu |
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|
David Stevenson |
(Ellesborough) |
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Best two |
|
|
Rod Crisp |
(Ellesborough) |
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|
|
from three |
|
|
Peter Bent |
(Ellesborough) |
152 |
149 |
= 301 |
each day |
David Lane (Goring & Streatley)
receives the Seniors’ Trophy from Tim Clutterbuck
Age Group Winner 60-64
Winner Age Group 55-59
Anthony Parsons (Denham
Winner Age Group 65-69
Peter Batchelor
(Woburn)
Winner Age Group Over 70
Ray Bowdery
(East Berkshire)
Club Scratch and Handicap Foursomes
Championships
Played
at Harewood Downs Golf Club on Friday 28th May. The Scratch
Championship was contested by 38 teams and after the morning round there were 3
teams within four shots of the leaders – East Berkshire – represented by Andrew
Robson and current County Champion Lee Gauthier. On a breezy day, on a course
where local knowledge is important, scoring was not that good and there were
numerous scores in the high 70’s. The afternoon round saw an improvement and
some excellent golf; with the equal best coming from Paul Middleweek and Lee
Wanklyn of Sand Martins who scored 68 with an inward half of 4 under par.
Despite good efforts from Julian Sandys & Nick Woodage from Newbury &
Crookham, who were level par in the afternoon, the East Berkshire pair
continued their fine form and their 1 under par round won them the Title by 5
shots. In the Handicap Championship there were 40 teams taking part and the
morning scoring was as difficult for these teams as those in the Scratch event.
Just 5 teams were net 70 or better in the morning and a close finish was in
prospect as the leaders from Henley – Reece Pigden and Phil Booth were chased
down. An excellent afternoon net 67 from Beaconsfield players – Rob Christian
and Stephen Farr enabled them to share the lead with Colin Garner and Danny
Tucker from Flackwell Heath Artisans. The Woburn team of Colin Bishop and David
James, had had a poor 1st nine but an excellent 1 under par gross
back nine of 33 proved decisive and their net 70 enabled them to record another
triumph for the Woburn Club.
|
Scratch |
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|
AM |
PM |
Total |
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1st & Trophy Winner |
Andrew Robson & Lee Gauthier |
(East Berkshire) |
70 |
68 |
= 138 |
|
2nd |
Julian Sandys & Nick Woodage |
(Newbury & Crookham) |
74 |
69 |
= 143 |
|
3rd |
Spencer Hallam & Andrew Mason |
(Tadmarton Heath) |
75 |
71 |
= 146 |
|
Best Scratch |
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|
AM |
PM |
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|
Ross Wilson & David Addison |
(Donnington Grove) |
74 |
|
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|
Paul Middleweek & Lee Wanklyn |
(Sand Martins) |
|
68 |
|
|
Handicap |
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AM |
PM |
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NET |
NET |
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|
1st & Trophy Winner |
Colin Bishop & David James |
(Woburn) |
69 |
70 |
= 139 |
|
2nd |
Stephen Farr & Robert Christian |
(Beaconsfield) |
74 |
67 |
= 141 |
|
3rd |
Colin Gardner & Danny Tucker |
(Flackwell Heath Artisans) |
70 |
71 |
= 141 |
|
Best Handicap |
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AM |
PM |
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NET |
NET |
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Reece Pigden & Phil Booth |
(Henley) |
68 |
|
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Jim Guiang & Rudge Bowen |
(Stoke Park) |
|
66½ |
|
Andrew Robson & Lee Gauthier (East
Berkshire)
David James & Colin Bishop (Woburn)
Amateur Championship
Played
at Woburn Golf & Country Club around the magnificent Marquess Course on
Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June. With a Par of 72
and an a SSS of 75 for the 7,200 yard layout, this Championship was a real test
of stamina for the competitors. 84 players competed on the Saturday for 16
places (and ties) for the final 36 holes on Sunday. In good, but blustery
conditions on Saturday morning 3 players were level par with Tom Lawson
(Ellesborough) 2 under after an excellent 70 which included 7 birdies.
Defending Champion Lee Gauthier (East Berkshire) was amongst those on level and
there were another 13 players on 75 or better and it was difficult to predict
what the cut would be. The afternoon saw another 13 scores come in at/or under
75 with Gregg Blainey (East Berkshire) and Lawson both with excellent 1 under
par 71’s and Lee Gauthier with another 72. This would leave Lawson with a 3
three shot lead from Gauthier and 5 from Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park) and Gregg
Blainey. None of the qualifiers from the Penfold Trophy were to make it to the
second day as the cut fell at 153 and 16 players went forward for another 36
holes on Sunday.
Scores
on the Sunday morning were uninspiring as all the players felt tired after the
very long day before. Best of these were a 73 from Matthew Pile from the home
club with Clive Bowler (Oxford City) scoring a commendable 74 after a damaging
12th hole. Tom Lawson added a 75 to his two round total to take a 5
shot lead into the final 18 holes. Tiredness now played a big part in the
proceedings and after 9 holes of the afternoon round just Lawson and Blainey
were in contention as the others flagged. Lawson had progressed steadily to the
turn at just one over, but Blainey had played brilliantly and reached the turn
in 4 under par to reduce the lead to just three shots with Gauthier another two
shots adrift. The back nine on the Marquess Course is very tough but after 15
holes Gauthier , fighting back, had got to within 4 of the lead but Blainey had
another birdie and was now just two away. Lawson’s policy of ignoring the
leader boards paid off as he was unaware of the closeness of the contest and
carried on playing his own game. None of the players were able to master the
difficult 18th hole, but Lawson’s 5 could not be beaten and he
finished winning by 3 shots with Blainey and Gauthier tied for second. He will
now go on to represent BB & O in the County Champions Tournament at
Woodhall Spa at the end of September and we wish him well in this Tournament.
|
72 Holes Scratch |
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|
Fri am |
Fri pm |
Sat am |
Sat pm |
Total |
|
Amateur Champion |
Tom Lawson |
(Ellesborough) |
70 |
71 |
75 |
75 |
= 291 |
|
Joint Runner-Up |
Gregg Blainey |
(East Berkshire) |
75 |
71 |
78 |
70 |
= 294 |
|
Joint Runner-Up |
Lee Gauthier |
(East Berkshire) |
72 |
72 |
77 |
73 |
= 294 |
|
4th |
Kevin Freeman |
(Stoke Park) |
73 |
73 |
76 |
76 |
= 298 |
|
5th |
Clive Bowler |
(Oxford City) |
74 |
76 |
75 |
76 |
= 301 |
|
Best Scratch |
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|
|
Saturday AM |
Stephen Jensen |
(Woburn) |
72 |
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|
Saturday PM |
Andrew Robson |
(East Berkshire) |
|
73 |
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Sunday AM |
Matthew Pile |
(Woburn) |
|
|
73 |
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Sunday PM |
Robert Hart |
(Harewood Downs) |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Tom Lawson (Ellesborough) receives the Amateur
Championship Trophy from Tim Clutterbuck
Champion Club Scratch Team Finals
Played
at Bird Hills Golf Club on Saturday 17th July. The event is
contested by the top 12 Clubs qualifying through the June Medal round played at
their home course. This final format is the best two medal scores from three
counting both morning and afternoon. The leading Club goes on to represent BB
& O in the English Champion Club Tournament being held at Sandwell Park
Golf Club on 3rd & 4th September.
The morning finished with just three clubs in the running,
Henley and Oxford City were tied at level par but both trailed East Berkshire
by 7 shots. The highlights of the morning had been the superb 5 under par round
of 67 from Andrew Robson (East Berkshire), Clive Bowler (Oxford City) had a 69
which was just one better than Tom Fleming (Frilford Heath), Lewis Dodd (East
Berkshire) and Ben Odell (Henley). The afternoon scores of the leaders improved
as the players played conservatively away from a number of tricky pin
positions. Frilford Heath set the early pace with a one under par total of 143
to leave them 2 over for the day. Oxford City then produced an excellent 9
under par score with Clive Bowler adding a 67 to his morning 69 and Adam
Wootton contributing a fine 4 under par 68. Not to be outdone, the East
Berkshire players were all playing wonderful golf and they had the luxury of
discarding Gregg Blainey’s 3 under 69 as Andrew Robson carded another 67 and
Lewis Dodd finished with a 68. Their score of 135 matched Oxford City to keep
their 7 shot morning advantage and take the title. We wish them luck in their
attempt to become English Champion Club later in the year at Sandwell Park GC.
|
|
AM |
PM |
Total |
|
East Berkshire |
|
|
|
|
Gregg Blainey |
72 |
69 |
= 141 |
|
Andrew Robson |
67 |
67 |
= 134 |
|
Lewis Dodd |
70 |
68 |
= 138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total of best 2
scores |
137 |
135 |
= 272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oxford City |
|
|
|
|
Mark Hall |
75 |
N/R |
= N/R |
|
Adam Wootton |
77 |
68 |
= 145 |
|
Clive Bowler |
69 |
67 |
= 136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total of best 2
scores |
144 |
135 |
= 279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frilford Heath |
|
|
|
|
Jim Wilson |
80 |
75 |
= 155 |
|
Tom Fleming |
70 |
71 |
= 141 |
|
John Cronly |
77 |
72 |
= 149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total of best 2
scores |
147 |
143 |
= 290 |
Lewis Dodd, Andrew Robson & Gregg
Blainey – East Berkshire
English Golf Union – South
Eastern Group Events
Junior County Qualifying
Played at Moor Park Golf Club on Friday 4th
June our Team of 6 players were: Adam
Birdseye (Hazlemere), Ben Harwood (Hazlemere), Matthew Rendell (Reading),
William Roebuck, Daniel Taylor (Woburn [Captain]), Lee Wanklyn (Sand
Martins).The format is 5 scores from 6 count from each round. Competition Scratch
Score was 72 both morning and afternoon. Our players were lying equal 5th,
9 shots off the pace, after the morning round with the best score coming from
Adam Birdseye (Hazlemere) with a 70. We thought we would improve in the
afternoon but we lost ground to the leaders after the 1st nine and
were unable to make any headway on the 2nd nine. A very exciting
finish saw Essex take the Title by just one shot from Home County Hertfordshire
who were also just one shot ahead of defending champions Kent. Our total of 750
left us in 6th position.
|
Player |
Club |
AM |
PM |
TOTAL |
|
Adam Birdseye |
(Hazlemere) |
70 |
73 |
= 143 |
|
Daniel Taylor |
(Woburn) |
71 |
76 |
= 147 |
|
Lee Wanklyn |
(Sand Martins) |
79 |
74 |
= 153 |
|
Ben Harwood |
(Hazlemere) |
78 |
76 |
= 154 |
|
William Roebuck |
(Mentmore) |
75 |
81 |
= 156 |
|
Matthew Rendell |
(Reading) |
78 |
79 |
= 157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Best 5 from 6 |
372 |
378 |
= 750 |
|
Final Placing |
|
|
|
|
|
County |
|
AM |
PM |
TOTAL |
|
Essex |
|
363 |
366 |
= 729 |
|
Hertfordshire |
|
369 |
361 |
= 730 |
|
Kent |
|
368 |
363 |
= 731 |
|
Surrey |
|
378 |
366 |
= 744 |
|
Sussex |
|
377 |
370 |
= 747 |
|
Berks, Bucks & Oxon |
|
372 |
378 |
= 750 |
|
Hampshire, IOW & Channel Isles |
|
373 |
378 |
= 751 |
|
Middlesex |
|
372 |
380 |
= 752 |
|
Suffolk |
|
382 |
373 |
= 755 |
|
Norfolk |
|
371 |
388 |
= 759 |
|
Bedfordshire |
|
401 |
381 |
= 782 |
The Team at Moor Park
County Qualifying
Played
at Wildernesse Club on Saturday 3rd July. Our Team of 6 players were
Clive Bowler (Oxford City), Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park), Lee Gauthier (East
Berkshire), Tom Lawson (Ellesborough), Luke Rusher (Stoke Park), Stephen Lewton
(Woburn). The format is for all 6 scores to count from each round. Competition
Scratch Score was 73 in the morning and 72 in the afternoon. Our players were
lying 3rd after the morning just 5 shots behind Hampshire and 7
shots behind Surrey. The standard was extremely high this year with 38 players
with a ‘plus’ handicap, remarkably the Surrey Team’s combined handicap was Plus
20. Our play in the morning had been a mixture of good and bad and we felt that
we would have to make a vast improvement to successfully defend our title. The
signs looked promising as a number of the players reached the turn in par or
better, but hopes were quickly dashed as the Surrey players started to play to
their potential and after 27 holes they had a commanding lead. We were not able
to close the gap and Surrey came out worthy winners 21 shots clear of BB &
O in second place.
|
Player |
Club |
AM |
PM |
TOTAL |
|
Tom Lawson |
(Ellesborough) |
70 |
72 |
= 142 |
|
Kevin Freeman |
(Stoke Park) |
71 |
73 |
= 144 |
|
Stephen Lewton |
(Woburn) |
69 |
76 |
= 145 |
|
Luke Rusher |
(Stoke Park) |
78 |
70 |
= 148 |
|
Lee Gauthier |
(East Berkshire) |
74 |
77 |
= 151 |
|
Clive Bowler |
(Oxford City) |
80 |
73 |
= 153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 from 6 |
442 |
441 |
= 883 |
|
Final Placing |
|
|
|
|
|
County |
|
AM |
PM |
TOTAL |
|
Surrey |
|
436 |
426 |
= 862 |
|
Berks, Bucks & Oxon |
|
442 |
441 |
= 883 |
|
Essex |
|
443 |
442 |
= 885 |
|
Hampshire, IOW & Channel Isles |
|
438 |
452 |
= 890 |
|
Hertfordshire |
|
445 |
445 |
= 890 |
|
Kent |
|
456 |
434 |
= 890 |
|
Bedfordshire |
|
452 |
439 |
= 891 |
|
Middlesex |
|
455 |
449 |
= 904 |
|
Norfolk |
|
456 |
463 |
= 919 |
|
Suffolk |
|
464 |
457 |
= 921 |
|
Sussex |
|
457 |
N/R |
= N/R |
The Team at Wildernesse