Echo Report 9th March: MARCH MEDALS; MARY FORSTER TEAM EVENT
The March medals were contested at the weekend with the changeable weather conditions influencing the scoring.
On Friday, Neil Arends (95-67) just pipped runner-up Harry Smith (84-68) with Dave Watson (94-72) in third.
Jon Howley’s steady return to form continued on Saturday as he took full advantage of the benign conditions to a card an impressive nett 64 (75-11), beating off the strong challenge of Nigel Warder (78-65) and Harry Smith (81-65).
Sunday’s event was a different story as the very wet and blustery conditions contributed to high scoring, but consistent Ray Beadell (91-75) persevered to take first place and finish ahead of Baz Patel (89-77) and third placed Steve Bucke (94-77).
Finalists for the winter competitions were also decided at the weekend. In the pairs, Ray Jones & Jon Howley will meet Andrew Nash and Kevin Gough; and in the singles Ray Jones will play Chris Shawyer.
Led by captain Christine Berry, the Mary Forster team travelled to Trent Park for the all-important third match last week. The ladies overcame the inclement weather to win and they can now look forward to playing in the final at Cherwell Edge, Oxfordshire, in April.
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Echo Report 9th February: FEBRUARY MEDALS
The February medals were contested over the weekend and despite the damp and conditions, the scoring was surprisingly low.
In Friday’s event Frank Howroyd set the standard with a blistering nett 65 (77-12) to take first place from Mike O'Brien (87-20=67) and third placed Robin Fagg (83-16=67).
On Saturday, Chris Shawyer (86-19=67) led the way from runner-up Mark Gopy (92-23= 69) and Alex Tindell, (91-19=72) third.
Sunday 's medal was a more closely contested event and it was Nigel Warder (82-14=68) who eventually took the honours from Jon Howley (80-11=69) ,making a welcome return to form after injury and the ever consistent Ray Beadell (87-16=71) in third place
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Echo Report 12th January: JANUARY MEDALS
Competitive golf returned after the New Year break as the January medals were contested over the weekend. Friday’s event saw Tony Ball (86-18=68) comfortably hold off the challenge of runner-up Ian Douglas (83-11=72) and Dave Watson third placed (94-18=72).
On Saturday, an outstanding round by Lawrence Schooley (79-17 = 62) resulted in a runaway win and a 1 shot handicap reduction. Ray Jones (84-16=68) was a distant second with Chris Shawyer (89-19=70) further back in third.
The milder conditions on Sunday produced further low scoring with the medal being decided on countback. First place went to Joan Smith (75-13=62), recording her second victory in as many months and relegating Mark Gopy (87-25=62) and David Bucke (87-24=63) to the minor places.
