Four Ball South African definately a game of two halves!

This week’s Mid Week Whisky Trot saw Chris West (12) take Division 1 with 41 points and John Veal (15) in second on 40 points. Division 2 had the top three players tied on 37 points, when separated on count back Dennis Smith (19) finished in first place, John Wisker second playing off 23 handicap and John Herbert third

Saturday’s stableford saw some good scoring in Division 1 but judging by the final points Division 2 players found conditions a lot harder with John Wisker taking pride of place this time with 34 points, Malc Williams (16) finished second on a mere 30 and Dennis Smith (19) was almost too ashamed to take third with only 28. Five handicapper Kevin Garrett returned 39 points to take Division 1 while Bill Hinchen (7) came out second on count back with 37 points, holding off Kasey Tuckey and Ian Ball with the same score.

The Four Ball South African Scramble was definitely a game of two halves with the winning team of Kevin Garrett, Bill Hinchen, Hugh Morrison and Derek Wright returning a total of 358 points, scoring only 80 on the front nine and a massive 278 on the way back. John Veal, Dave Wright, Nick Punter and Ian Ball came in second a mere 150 points behind.

Graham Ellis takes Veterans Stableford as weather abates

With the weather abating Freshwater Bay was back in full flow this week with not a temporary green or trolley ban in sight, first up was the Veterans Stableford with Graham Ellis (24) taking the honours with 38 points. Peter Dawson finished second with 37 points playing off 19 and Tim Deville (21) sneaked third on count back from John Wisker both players returning 36 points.

Saturday saw count back separate first and second places in both divisions of the Whisky Trot with Bill Hinchen (7) taking Division 1 with 38 points from Derek Wright (3), Division 2 was won by Gary Holmes (16) returning 37 points to sneak first place from Dennis Smith (19) in second.

The Monthly Medal on Sunday was ably won by John Riddlesdell (19) with a 68 ahead of Gary Holmes (16) in second on 69, Kevin Garrett (5) took third spot on count back from Keith Wright with both players carding a 71. Keith’s brother Derek again featured in the prizes, this time taking the lowest gross with a 75.