Andy racks up number 19!

On Sunday 36 of the 'better' golfers at Bradley Hall took part in the Scratch Cup/Single Figure Golfer competition played over 36 holes on a warm but very windy day.

Play began at 8am for the first round and players were relieved to even reach the first fairway such was the strength of the wind and the early pace for the Scratch Cup was not surprisingly set by Andy Whitworth (+1) who walked off the 18th green with a gross 73 which proved impossible to better but brave attempts were made by Andy Hare (3), Steve Sandie (5) and Bruce Bain (8) all two shots back.

Needless to say the early pace setter for the Single Figure Golfer was Bruce Bain with his nett 67 and being the only competitor in the entire field to get under the course par of 70. In second place at the half way stage was Steve Sandie with a nett 70 and 72's from Peter Mason, Andy Hare, Andy Appleyard and Dan Dennett.

After lunch, the second round was played with the wind still blowing down the course but not to the extent of the morning. This did not however reduce the C.S.S. of 71 from the morning round.

In the Scratch Cup, Andy Whitworth completed his round with a gross 75 and had a nervous wait to see if his total gross of 148 could be beaten. Several put in a good effort, none less so than the Captain, David Whitaker (4) with a gross 74 and Clive McFadzean with his 71, the latter however being out of the race as in his morning round he took seventeen more strokes!

So the Scratch Cup went to Andy Whitworth for the 19th time since his first win in 1984.

The Single Figure Golfer title proved to be some consolation for the Captain as he claimed the trophy with his 36 hole nett score of 142 and reclaiming a Cup which he had previously won as a young man in 1981 and 1983.

Simon Rome, Steve Sandie and Bruce Bain all closed with nett scores of 144.
Leading Scores

SCRATCH CUP
A.R.Whitworth 73 + 75 = 148
D.A.Whitaker 76 + 74 = 150
A.P.C.Hare 75 + 77 = 152
S.Sandie 75 + 79 = 154
C.Mather 80 + 75 = 155
M.Cockcroft 81 + 75 = 156
S.Rome 80 + 76 = 156
I.Hallett 79 + 77 = 156

SINGLE FIGURE GOLFER
D.A.Whitaker 72 + 70 = 142
S.Rome 74 + 70 = 144
S.Sandie 70 + 74 = 144
R.B.Bain 67 + 77 = 144
P.J.Mason 72 + 74 = 146
A.P.C.Hare 72 + 74 = 146
J.R.Gittins 78 + 69 = 147
C.Mather 76 + 71 = 147