The BMW Pro Captain Challenge at Huddersfield Golf Club
A weather interrupted 7 1/2 hour round at Huddersfield Golf Club was finally brought to an end by the sound of the 3rd klaxon of the day due to lightening overhead. At this moment Ahsan Khan and Julian Haworth of Willow Valley Golf were stood on the 17th tee at 8 under par.
Once back at the clubhouse they realised that 2 other pairings, Shipley's Nathan Stead & Captain and Penworthams Darren Hopwood & Captain had also scored 8 under for those 16 holes. Stead had reached 9 under for 18 holes and Hopwood had scored 8 under for 18 holes but the last 2 holes were cancelled out due to play being stopped by lightening.
On the countback Penwortham had the better back nine of the 3 pairings and go through to the final.
Commenting on the days events Willow Valley's Club Professional said, "It was a real stop start round for us, the Shipley pairing had posted their score early in the day and rain clouds had started to move in. We honestly thought it was out of reach considering the conditions when we teed off but kept plugging away.
"Ahsan really dug in and played some really steady golf, holing a putt for a nett eagle at the fifth hole par 5. That seemed to kick start us and we went on a birdie run reaching 5 under after 8 holes. Then the 2nd delay of the day saw us back in the clubhouse for a 1 hour suspension of play. We had a chat and realised that we needed to get it going early when we started again from the 9th tee.
"We played great from the restart but nothing really dropped, though it was a great thrill to be in contention and know the target. If the Klaxon hadn't sounded on the 16th who knows what might have happened, with the reachable 18th par 5 to come I really fancied our chances. Even though we missed out I have to feel for Nathan Stead and his Captain of Shipley Golf Club who scored 9 under and were beaten by a team who scored 8 under for their completed round."
A weather interrupted 7 1/2 hour round at Huddersfield Golf Club was finally brought to an end by the sound of the 3rd klaxon of the day due to lightening overhead. At this moment Ahsan Khan and Julian Haworth of Willow Valley Golf were stood on the 17th tee at 8 under par.
Once back at the clubhouse they realised that 2 other pairings, Shipley's Nathan Stead & Captain and Penworthams Darren Hopwood & Captain had also scored 8 under for those 16 holes. Stead had reached 9 under for 18 holes and Hopwood had scored 8 under for 18 holes but the last 2 holes were cancelled out due to play being stopped by lightening.
On the countback Penwortham had the better back nine of the 3 pairings and go through to the final.
Commenting on the days events Willow Valley's Club Professional said, "It was a real stop start round for us, the Shipley pairing had posted their score early in the day and rain clouds had started to move in. We honestly thought it was out of reach considering the conditions when we teed off but kept plugging away.
"Ahsan really dug in and played some really steady golf, holing a putt for a nett eagle at the fifth hole par 5. That seemed to kick start us and we went on a birdie run reaching 5 under after 8 holes. Then the 2nd delay of the day saw us back in the clubhouse for a 1 hour suspension of play. We had a chat and realised that we needed to get it going early when we started again from the 9th tee.
"We played great from the restart but nothing really dropped, though it was a great thrill to be in contention and know the target. If the Klaxon hadn't sounded on the 16th who knows what might have happened, with the reachable 18th par 5 to come I really fancied our chances. Even though we missed out I have to feel for Nathan Stead and his Captain of Shipley Golf Club who scored 9 under and were beaten by a team who scored 8 under for their completed round."
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