On Saturday, the second of the two qualifying rounds of the Waller Cup were held at Bradley Hall to determine the final qualifiers for the matchplay stages.
The competitors were blessed for most of the day with light winds and a clear blue sky and a course that looked an absolute picture. The fairways had been scarified and sculptured during the week and the greens which are now showing some growth were running fast and true. However, many players were unable to take advantage and their difficulties were reflected in the C.S.S. again rising to 71.
In Division 1, the best score so far returned in any competition this season was from Craig Gaukroger (13), whose nett score of 63 comfortably put him in first place and he was four shots clear of second placed Mark Murphy (12) with the 'evergreen' Andy Whitworth (0) one shot further back. The final place was secured by Josh Fairburn (6) with the best of the 69's also returned by Richard Dubaj (11) and Stuart Bradley (7).
Division 2 showed a welcome return to form from the popular, Peter Lister (18) who has suffered with back problems in recent years and as a consequence has restricted his golf to only a handful of rounds. Hopefully this is now behind him and he can look forward to once more being able to enjoy pain free golf.
Past Rabbit Captain, Eric Shrimpton and John Chadwick with their nett 69's and Richard Payne with the best of the 70's completed the line up for the matchplay draw.
Leading scores
Division 1:
C.Gaukroger 76 - 13 = 63
M.Murphy 79 - 12 = 67
A.R.Whitworth 68 - 0 = 68
J.S.Fairburn 75 - 6 = 69
R.Dubaj 80 - 11 = 69
S.Bradley 76 - 7 = 69
G.Binks 83 - 13 = 70
C.J.Plant 83 - 13 = 70
M.Bird 81 - 11 = 70
D.Alexis 77 - 7 = 70
A.Whitfield 80 - 10 = 70
Division 2:
P.Lister 85 - 18 = 67
E.Shrimpton 91 - 22 = 69
J.Chadwick 88 - 19 = 69
R.Payne 86 - 16 = 70
S.Lang 86 - 16 = 70
D.Hilton 92 - 22 = 70
C.Hartley 92 - 22 = 70
W.H.Davies 88 - 18 = 70
G.Layfield 89 - 19 = 70
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