Nigel Underwood receives the trophy from Seniors Captain Tony Lloyd
The conditions seemed perfect. Nice and mild, slightly overcast with a gentle breeze. The John O'Gaunt course was also in great condition and preferred lies were back.
So what went wrong? Out of 95 entrants only four players managed to score 36 points or more. Answers on a postcard please or comment on this blog.
Let the records show that those four were Andy Brown, Tony Munn, Steve Mathers and Nigel Underwood. Well done to them.
Andy, with 36 points, just missed out on a podium place but did come first in Division A - one of the new prizes introduced this year.
In third place, on 37 points, and winning a £20 pro shop voucher, was Tony Munn.
Runner Up, with 38 points, was Steve Mathers, who won a £30 pro shop voucher.
But the winner, who sat there patiently processing the scores for several hours, was our very own Competition Secretary Nigel Underwood. He won on countback from Steve and was rewarded with a pro shop voucher for £40 as well as the Autumn Singles Stableford Trophy.
Divisional Prizes of £20 pro shop vouchers went to:
Div A (14 handicap and lower) Andy Brown
Div B (15 to 19) Terry Domagala
Div C (20 plus) Ken Brewer
Raffle winners, who will each have £10 added to their pro shop accounts, were Bob Anderson, Roy Nicholas, Jim Kerr and Peter Sweeney.
The result shook up the Golfer of the Year leaderboard with George Simmons taking top spot with 73 points followed by Dave Wrench (69), Ian Simpson (68), Terry Domagala (58) and Len Greaves (57). Still all to play for with one more GOTY qualifier - the 3 Clubs and a Putter - to be played next Tuesday.
