Organiser Nigel Underwood reports
The most perfect golfing conditions greeted 16 of JoG's finest this morning for the return leg of the fixture against our friends from Letchworth (no excuses then, someone muttered).
A three-tee start ensured all matches were off within 30 minutes and soon the early holes were a sea of blue shirts, some even on fairways and greens. Your scribe was then privileged to stand back and admire the outstanding efforts of our Seniors Captain Richard Westergreen Thorne (with a very occasional hand from his partner) as he almost single-handedly demolished Letchworth's top pair by 5 and 4. One hole (the 13th, 380 yards, par 4) can tell the story: a short, pulled drive, a 3 wood smashed 200 yards into chest high rough, an unbelievable hack out to 30 feet , chip in for par, net birdie, hole won, game (all but) over.
Sadly, as the results trickled in, the minuses piled up and, in the end, giving the home team net 61 shots proved insurmountable and Letchworth triumphed by 5 matches to 3 ... the reverse of the result at John O'Gaunt so overall a draw, 8 matches each.
A fine buffet lunch topped off proceedings, your humble scribe won nearest the pinš, golf balls not wine☹ and everyone left happy and looking forward to locking horns again next year! Match results were:
Richard Westergreen Thorne and Nigel Underwood won 5 and 4.
Rob Ebsworth and Fred Williams lost 1 down
Ian Riches and Len Greaves won 1up
Paul Jeeves and Richard Young lost 3 and 2
Derek Young and Jonathan Lean lost 1 down
Andy Brown and Graham Court won 2 up
Chris Sullivan and David McNair lost 1 down
Paul Hammond and Jack Shepherd lost 4 and 2.
Overall Letchworth 5 John O'Gaunt 3.
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