Thursday 22 September 2022

Seniors away to Harpenden Common, Thursday September 22, 2022

Match organiser Gerry Degaute reports

We arrived at Harpenden Common on a very pleasant September morning and with good memories of our 7-1 win over them back in May. 

Their organiser had done an excellent job including provision of a hard copy of the fully completed team sheet for all players and marked up cards for each 4 ball match. 

This may explain our overly benevolent behaviour in the opening match to allow our opponents to go 2 up after two, which included their captain getting a birdie on the first. 

Algy and I never recovered from this early setback with their high handicap player utilising his shots to the extent he won them all on a nett basis concluding with nett par on the 15th. 

Our benevolence in the top match seemed to spread through the majority of our team but I should mention Trevor Darrington/Richard Westergreen-Thorne and Andy Shilton/Andy Lawrence recorded wins whilst Andy Brown/Ray Smart secured a half. 

Ergo we lost 5.5-2.5. The three-tee start coupled with a rolling lunch of the golfing standard of steak and ale pie followed by apple crumble meant a very enjoyable day was concluded by early afternoon. 

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