Match organiser Ian Riches reports
The day started bright and sunny and with no congestion on the A1. Sixteen doughty gentlemen from John O’Gaunt arrived on time at St. Neots Golf Club ready to do battle and establish some pride from recent drubbings elsewhere. But as the great Jack Nicklaus once said: “This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war."
For those yet to play St. Neots, I can report it is indeed a good test of golf. Playing the course in May meant it was in fine condition and whilst it is not a long course by modern standards, its fairways are tight and the greens very true. The river Ouse provides a backdrop to some very pretty holes around the course.
At the pre-match coffee, we were told by the St. Neots captain, Andy Skeoch, that the greens weren’t as fast as we were used to at JOG, but this was definitely not the case. Maybe some gamesmanship was at play.
St Neots is definitely a course that requires some local knowledge if it is to be played well. Many of the holes are dog-legs and apart from the par 3s I can’t recall a hole where it was possible to see the flag from the tee box.
Despite some valiant efforts, JOG Seniors once again came off second best. Messrs Walker and Standen were the only victors, achieving a resounding 5 & 4 win despite giving away 11 shots to their opposition. In all the other matches there were no draws and St Neots sadly achieved a very comfortable 7/1 victory.
As has been the case with other matches this year, JOG was giving away far too many shots to the opposition, in this case 48. We therefore look forward to welcoming SNGC to JOG next month where our lower handicaps and longer course will help us prevail .
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