Organiser Neil Pinnington reports
After the hail and thunder that had affected the Charity Day on Monday, there was a certain amount
of trepidation about the conditions we would be facing for the match. In the event there was no
need to worry. Although it started quite cool and was occasionally windy it turned into a beautiful
day.
of trepidation about the conditions we would be facing for the match. In the event there was no
need to worry. Although it started quite cool and was occasionally windy it turned into a beautiful
day.
The Captain and I did not get off to the best of starts. Their Captain won the first hole with a par even
though both Richard and I had shots at the hole. Luckily, we rectified the situation by winning the
second with a net birdie.
though both Richard and I had shots at the hole. Luckily, we rectified the situation by winning the
second with a net birdie.
There followed an extremely tight match, never more than one hole in it either way. In fact, 8 of the next 12 holes were halved and the match remained all square standing on the 15th tee. Their Captain hooked his drive down the trees to the left, never to see his ball again.
Despite this, his partner hit two magnificent shots into the centre of the green and a stonewall par.
Captain Richard pitched on to the green and holed a 12ft clutch putt to keep the match all square.
It remained so until the final hole where I managed a net birdie to win the match 1 up.
Two of the Wellingborough team, travelling together in the same car, had attempted a cross country
route to avoid possible delays on A14 only to be delayed elsewhere. As a result, the second and third
matches were switched. Michael Bonwick and Bob Isaacson moved up to second and achieved a
creditable half. A good start to Michael’s senior match career.
Andy Brown and Nick Schumann also halved their match against one of the delayed visitors. Notably,
the two nearest the pin prizes were won in this match. Begrudging congratulations to Nick for
depriving me of the prize. A personal acquaintance of mine, Martin Wood, committed the cardinal
sin of depriving their captain.
Congratulations to Michael Newstead and Ken Brewer for winning the fourth match 3&1 against one of the other delayed visitors. I did hear mutterings in the clubhouse from their team about how well
Michael had played!
So, after 4 games JOG was leading 3-1. Last year I had successfully backloaded our team to secure
the victory so took delight in reminding their captain of this.
My over-confidence took a bit of a blow when Chris Saunders and Richard Herbert lost the next
match 3&2. Commiserations to them. However, a 2&1 Victory for Richard Cobb and Warren
Churms and a 3&1 victory for Bill Walker and Andrew Lawrence, put us in an unassailable position.
Unfortunately, Chris Roy and David Tamsitt were not able to build on that as they lost 4&3.
Congratulations to all the team for securing the first win of the season.
The overall result, a 5-3 win for John O'Gaunt, was a repeat of last year’s result. Wellingborough are
well positioned to exact revenge in August. Last year’s result on their course was a 6-2 loss and that
was an improvement on the previous year. I look forward to another great day's golf an a much
improved result this year.
Despite this, his partner hit two magnificent shots into the centre of the green and a stonewall par.
Captain Richard pitched on to the green and holed a 12ft clutch putt to keep the match all square.
It remained so until the final hole where I managed a net birdie to win the match 1 up.
Two of the Wellingborough team, travelling together in the same car, had attempted a cross country
route to avoid possible delays on A14 only to be delayed elsewhere. As a result, the second and third
matches were switched. Michael Bonwick and Bob Isaacson moved up to second and achieved a
creditable half. A good start to Michael’s senior match career.
Andy Brown and Nick Schumann also halved their match against one of the delayed visitors. Notably,
the two nearest the pin prizes were won in this match. Begrudging congratulations to Nick for
depriving me of the prize. A personal acquaintance of mine, Martin Wood, committed the cardinal
sin of depriving their captain.
Congratulations to Michael Newstead and Ken Brewer for winning the fourth match 3&1 against one of the other delayed visitors. I did hear mutterings in the clubhouse from their team about how well
Michael had played!
So, after 4 games JOG was leading 3-1. Last year I had successfully backloaded our team to secure
the victory so took delight in reminding their captain of this.
My over-confidence took a bit of a blow when Chris Saunders and Richard Herbert lost the next
match 3&2. Commiserations to them. However, a 2&1 Victory for Richard Cobb and Warren
Churms and a 3&1 victory for Bill Walker and Andrew Lawrence, put us in an unassailable position.
Unfortunately, Chris Roy and David Tamsitt were not able to build on that as they lost 4&3.
Congratulations to all the team for securing the first win of the season.
The overall result, a 5-3 win for John O'Gaunt, was a repeat of last year’s result. Wellingborough are
well positioned to exact revenge in August. Last year’s result on their course was a 6-2 loss and that
was an improvement on the previous year. I look forward to another great day's golf an a much
improved result this year.
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