A highways detour taking some of East Herts Stags
on the tourist route through the lanes of South West Cambridgeshire caused a
little panic for the East Herts captain in the thought that JOG Seniors may, in
some cases, be playing 2 against 1 but all of The Stags did make it to the
first tee even if a little late.
Thanks to a week of almost continuous rain the
Carthagena course was looking and playing better than looked possible at the
beginning of June.
From the teams’ handicaps this always looked an uphill task and so it proved
to be. Unfortunately I reverted to type in playing the supporting role having
to depend upon my partner to keep us in the match. I did, however, get us off
to a good start thanks to our opponents missing the first two greens and also
their puts but then I went downhill until the last 2 holes. We were 3 down with
3 to play but the Captain came good by winning the notorious 16th.
This caused my survival instinct to kick in parring the 17th &
18th to half the match.
As expected, the other matches proved to be tough
asks for the JOG team with, as an example, Jack Shepherd having g to give his
opponents 7 and 14 shots the results were mixed but went in favour of East
Herts –
David Gauge / Malcolm Lee half
Colin Newbury / Jim Peacock lost 4 & 3
Neil Pinnington / Bill Walker won 3 & 1
Terry McSweeney / Richard Westergreen-Thorne won 1up
Fred Williams / Jim Kerr lost 1 down
Gerry Degaute / David Lincoln lost 3 & 1
Ray Smart / Barry Donovan lost 4 & 3
Neil Pinnington / Bill Walker won 3 & 1
Terry McSweeney / Richard Westergreen-Thorne won 1up
Fred Williams / Jim Kerr lost 1 down
Gerry Degaute / David Lincoln lost 3 & 1
Ray Smart / Barry Donovan lost 4 & 3
David Crosby / Jack Shepherd
lost 3 & 2
Hence team result:- Jog Snrs 2.5, East Herts Stags 5.5
Lunch was Pork Escalope ( Schnitzel! ) followed by Seasonal Crumble ( apple!) with
custard
Malcolm Lee
Organiser
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