81 golfers enjoyed cold but clear conditions on Tuesday 20th
December for the 2016 Senior Section Christmas Fayre. This was Captain Fred
William's first event and he eschewed nerves to come in with a creditable 37
points. Sadly he was one of 5 golfers on that score and they only occupied
places 6 to 10. Mike Marshall (38 with 20 points on the back 9) beat Richard
Cobb (19) and Alan Anderson (16) to third place on count-back. Richard
Westergreen-Thorne took second place on his own with 40 points off a handicap
of 21 (now 20!!!). After a string of scores in the 80s over the last 6 months,
Malcolm Falconer found timely form and took the day with a gross 72 (net 63)
and 42 points. He too loses a whole shot and will play his next game off 8
(exact 8.3).
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| Captain Fred with the table full of prizes |
But 2016 saw a change to this competition. We sadly lost Baz
Backhouse this year; a Senior member with a big presence that will never be
forgotten by those who knew him. His widow Gill kindly presented Malcolm with
the new "Baz Backhouse Black Enamelled B'stard" trophy, named in reference to
Baz's address to any ball which failed to drop in the hole at the required
moment.
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| Winner - Malcolm Falconer with Gill Backhouse |
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| Second - Richard Westergreene -Thorne |
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| Third - Mike Marshall |
Well done Malcolm. Well done Captain Fred on a great first presentation as Captain. And well done Graham McKay for organising a great competition again.
David Crosby
Hon Sec
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