Organiser Trevor Darrington reports
On a very hot (30.5 degrees in the car on the way home) sunny day with little wind, Leighton Buzzard hosted JOG for their return match. Having won the home match 5 & 3, we entered the fray in a confident mood. The course was in lovely condition although we encountered some “interesting" holes along the way. The Captain, Richard and I were matched with their Captain, John and his partner Danny. With Danny getting 9 shots to Richard’s 2 and my 4, it was always going to be tough and tough indeed it was.
Having parred the first 3 holes, we were still only even,
then we lost the fourth to their par. It stayed that way until the 8th
when I made a birdie. A bit of see-saw over the next 4 holes but then we went one
down again on the par 3 11th (to a par). My two birdies on the 14th
and 15th put us in the lead for the first time in the match, only to
lose the 16th to yet another par. Two more pars to finish the round on
what was both a physically and mentally tough round. All four of us said it was
the hardest match we had ever played. A fair result in the end though.
Speaking to some of our other players, they had similar
experiences with pars not being good enough to win holes, so a difficult day
all round. Many matches not being decided until the 18th green.
Well done to everybody, and I hope they enjoyed the day and especially the steak and crème brulee meal afterwards. The half-way house wasn’t too bad either!
Overall, the match was drawn. The scores were:-
Richard Westergreen-Thorne and Trevor Darrington – half
Philip Armstrong and Chris Sullivan – lost 2 down
Rafe Bateson and Steve Luckman – half
Chris Saunders and Tony Goodson – lost 1 down
Terry Sweeney and Chris Dennis – won 4&3
David Trotter and Ian Maddison – lost 8&6
Barry Donovan and Algy Grimes – won 1 up
Ken Brewer and Neil Pinnington – won 2 up
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