My year draws to a close...
My last competitive week as Captain was spent as a spectator as I had a funeral to go to. However, I headed up to the clubhouse for breakfast and to see how many would brave the cold winter morning in an effort to improve their eclectic score. I think it’s fair to say that if you are going to win either the George Higgins or the Reg Davey Trophies then there needs to be a smattering of birdies on your overall scorecard. As of January 13th, 2019, those members scoring the most birdies across competitions in 2018 were Alex Morrison 15, Mick Bell and Terry Knight 10, Don Grange 9, Robert Bason, Mike Hamilton and Bob Sparks 8, John Oswin 7, myself, Alan Rengger and John Taylor on 6 a piece. Unfortunately, John Taylor will not be improving his position this year as he had an accident on the course last week fracturing his fibula. We all wish him a full and speedy recovery. It was freezing as I set out from home having de-iced the car. There had been a lot of rain overnight followed by a very late frost so course conditions probably wouldn’t be ideal. In truth I was quite pleased not to be playing today.
George Higgins Trophy results:
1st Place Steve Watson 38 points
2nd Place Tom George 37 points
3rd Place Alex Morrison 35 points
4th Place David Keep 35 points
5th Place Russell Thorn 34 points Steve Watson moves up 8 places and Russell Thorn appears in the top 10 for the first time. Meanwhile, Noel Hallam had arrived in good time to organise himself for the Phoenix members onslaught. A total of 42 members played today – twenty seven on the Griffin and fifteen on the Phoenix thus maintaining our increased numbers playing each week.
Reg Davey Trophy results:
1st Place Bob Booth 19 points
2nd Place Edward King 16 points
3rd Place David Haynes 16 points
4th Place Brian Vennard 15 points
5th Place Russell Watt 15 points
Bob Booth and Peter Swann are making their moves up the leader board.
As I wasn’t able to play this week due to a pressing personal commitment in mid-morning I decided to watch as the various groups completed their rounds on the Griffin course. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your viewpoint) I didn’t get back to the clubhouse in time to meet the Phoenix players off the 9th green. It was evident that all those that I saw had enjoyed their rounds even though many had not improved their eclectic scores. It was good to see so many smiling faces as my year as Captain drew to a close.
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