Organiser Ian Riches reports
After months of
rain, sometimes of near Biblical proportions, summer finally arrived at John
O’Gaunt this week as we welcomed 12 players from Luffenham Heath G.C. in
Rutland for an afternoon match in glorious sunshine. This is a new match in our
calendar and, consequently, as it was squeezed into an already crowded fixture
list it was only twelve-a-side compared to the usual sixteen. Next year we will
be running a full sixteen-a-side competition.
Our Captain
played extremely well and rarely missed a fairway with his drive. At the turn
we were 2 up and Richard then put his tee shot within about five feet of the 10th
hole, which was subsequently conceded due to too many shots having been taken
by our opponents. Richard was adamant he would have made the birdie putt. We
went on to win our match 5&3.
Despite John
O’Gaunt having a 67-shot advantage, the home team struggled to convert this
into a winning margin. Messrs Dennis and Domagala drew their match and there
was a 3&2 win for Brown and Page, but sadly Grimes and Walters lost by two
holes, Sweeney and Osman lost 5&4 and Lean and Tamsitt lost 3&2. This
all resulted in an overall win for Luffenham Heath and a final score of 3½ to
2½.
There was
generous praise from the Luffenham Heath players as to the condition of the
John O’Gaunt course. I understand that Luffenham Heath, which is a site of
Special Scientific Interest, has penal levels of rough which will only be cut
after we visit in late August, so those lucky enough to be chosen to play one
of Harry Colt’s best heathland creations will need to ensure they can hit it
straight if we are to obtain our revenge.
Footnote: David Tamsitt achieved a "Barnes Wallis" on the 4th, skimming his golf ball across the lake to safety.
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