The mens 'A.G.Beck Trophy' was held on Saturday 28 May at Bradley Hall and not for the first time this season, the weather dictated that scoring would not be easy.
With almost gale force winds continually blowing down the course, interspersed with heavy showers, it was not surprising that none of the 150 competitors managed to break the par score of 70.
However, teeing off into the wind and rain in the second group of the day, Adam Pearson (9) had dropped only 2 shots, on the two par threes (2nd and 4th), at the turn. Then, standing on the 17th tee, he had dropped only 4 more shots but a seven on that hole and a par on the last, resulted in a nett score of 70, still an excellent return considering the conditions.
There was a strong possibility that the score would hold and it was well into the afternoon before another 70 was posted by Bill Hamilton (16) who showed tremendous determination to continue after dropping 4 shots on the very first hole! Whether that made him relax only he will know, as he parred the next 4 holes before recording a 6 on the sixth and a 7 on the seventh to turn in 42.
The back nine saw 3 further shots dropped to the sixteenth and despite a 7, 6, 4 finish he edged into the lead due to his better nett back 9.
Close behind with nett scores of 71, were Sean Lang (15), an inform Mark Calligan (8) and Mike Fisher (8).
The best gross of 75 was returned by Andy Whitworth (+1).
Such was the difficulty that once more the C.S.S. reached the maximum of 73.
Leading scores
W.Hamilton 86 - 16 = 70
A.Pearson 79 - 9 = 70
S.Lang 86 - 15 = 71
M.Calligan 79 - 8 = 71
M.Fisher 79 - 8 = 71
G.Layfield 90 - 18 = 72
P.Firth 82 - 10 = 72
C.Seymour 86 - 14 = 72
I.Hallett 77 - 5 = 72
P.Buckley 80 - 7 = 73
G.Dutton 87 - 14 = 73
C.McFadzean 77 - 4 = 73
A.Foster 88 - 15 = 73
S.Bradley 80 - 7 = 73
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