It's Nick's Day at Bradley Hall

Again a competition at Bradley Hall was played with a stiff breeze blowing down the course and making scoring for the majority of the field, difficult and the CSS being raised to 71.

Together with the wind, the occasional showers did not improve matters. The weather no doubt accounting for the 34 'no returns' out of the field of 152.

Standing on the the par five16th tee, David Deadman (7), was in a very strong position at 3 under gross but the momentum was spoiled when he inadvertently drove off the forward yellow markers and had to 're-load' from the whites and this resulted in him dropping 3 shots and finally finishing in an unlucky 13th place.

Of the early starters, Mick Jones(15), was leading at lunchtime with a nett 68 but was soon overtaken by Bryn Lockwood (8) on a card count back. Union Junior Team player, Josh Bailes (6), then moved into third slot with the lowest gross score of 75, nett 69.

This looked like being the finishing order until the penultimate group reached the clubhouse and Nick Lumb (10) slipped into the winning position with his nett score of 67.

Leading scores
N.Lumb 77 -10 = 67
B.Lockwood 76 - 8 = 68
M.Jones 83 - 15 = 68
J.Bailes 75 - 6 = 69
R.Leeming 75 - 6 = 69
P.Mason 76 - 6 = 70
S.B.Naylor 83 - 13 = 70
S.J.Wilkinson 81 - 10 = 71
Rob Holroyd 88 - 17 = 71
R.B.Bain 79 - 8 = 71
R.Ward 88 - 17 = 71
M.Bird 81 - 10 = 71
D.Deadman 78 - 7 = 71
S.Sandie 76 - 5 = 71