The annual Scratch Cup and Single Figure Golfer competition was played on Sunday at a very sunny and warm Bradley Hall. The 36 hole competition is only open to golfers with a maximum handicap of nine and players compete along side each other for the two prestigious titles.
In the Scratch Cup, the early pace setter was unsurprisingly, Andy Whitworth whose gross score of four under par 66 was three strokes less than the one under par scores of Chris Mather and Carl Gillespie and five better than Martin Cockcroft and Steve Sandie.
However during the second round Andy had a touch of the 'shanks' which accounted for his return of 78 and left the door open for his challengers. Ian Hallett followed his opening round of 76 with a lowest gross for the afternoon of 68 to finish in fourth place but could not match the consistency of Chris Mather whose 72 gave him a winning total of 141, just edging out Carl Gillespie with his 142 and Martin Cockcroft's 143.
In the 'Single Figure' section, two nett scores of 64 by Mather and Gillespie in the opening 18 holes put them in prime position but they were closely followed by four under scores from Steve Sandie, Mike Appleyard, Dan Dennett and Peter Skelton.
In the afternoon play the two of the leading scores of nett 66 were returned by the oldest and youngest in the field, namely David Stocks (9 hcp) and 15-year-old Josh Bailes (9 hcp), however, first round scores meant that it was only 'damage limitation' as far as the competition was concerned as Ian Hallett with a nett 63 finished in third place with a 134 total being beaten only by Chris Mather with a 131 and Carl Gillespie with 132, the title being taken by the latter as Chris had taken the 'Scratch Cup'.
The encouraging form of the younger members in the club, notably Chris Mather, Junior Captain Andy Hare who finished in fourth place with his 135 total, and Josh Bailes, is due in no small part to the work being put in by the junior organiser and Europro Tour member, Robert Booth, who is spending countless hours coaching and developing the skills of not only these established golfers but those new to the game.
In the Scratch Cup, the early pace setter was unsurprisingly, Andy Whitworth whose gross score of four under par 66 was three strokes less than the one under par scores of Chris Mather and Carl Gillespie and five better than Martin Cockcroft and Steve Sandie.
However during the second round Andy had a touch of the 'shanks' which accounted for his return of 78 and left the door open for his challengers. Ian Hallett followed his opening round of 76 with a lowest gross for the afternoon of 68 to finish in fourth place but could not match the consistency of Chris Mather whose 72 gave him a winning total of 141, just edging out Carl Gillespie with his 142 and Martin Cockcroft's 143.
In the 'Single Figure' section, two nett scores of 64 by Mather and Gillespie in the opening 18 holes put them in prime position but they were closely followed by four under scores from Steve Sandie, Mike Appleyard, Dan Dennett and Peter Skelton.
In the afternoon play the two of the leading scores of nett 66 were returned by the oldest and youngest in the field, namely David Stocks (9 hcp) and 15-year-old Josh Bailes (9 hcp), however, first round scores meant that it was only 'damage limitation' as far as the competition was concerned as Ian Hallett with a nett 63 finished in third place with a 134 total being beaten only by Chris Mather with a 131 and Carl Gillespie with 132, the title being taken by the latter as Chris had taken the 'Scratch Cup'.
The encouraging form of the younger members in the club, notably Chris Mather, Junior Captain Andy Hare who finished in fourth place with his 135 total, and Josh Bailes, is due in no small part to the work being put in by the junior organiser and Europro Tour member, Robert Booth, who is spending countless hours coaching and developing the skills of not only these established golfers but those new to the game.
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