The Outlane Mid-Summer Cup had a dramatic end to it with first round leader Chris Rothery on the verge of his first major trophy victory.
The format of the competition is that on a Saturday all players in the competition play and then the top 32 players then play on a Sunday with their score being added to their first round to determine the 36 hole competition total. The players with the higher scores tee off first in rotation leaving the best two scores teeing off last to try and finalize a close finish for the Mid-Summer Cup. Jim Pryce who had teed off fourth from last after his first round 70 set a 144 total and with nobody bettering it after the 30 players had come in with their totals it was left to the final couple to see if they could snatch it from him.
However the last hole for Chris was decisive as unknown to him a triple bogey would have won him the Cup but a 3 putt on the final hole gave him a nine after getting in trouble half way up the fairway which also gave him a 144 total after his first round score of 66 which gave him a 4 shot lead for the final round.
Another player to come unstuck on 2 par 5s was Barry Hinchcliffe who had a 146 total after posting an excellent 72 second round score and then Jarrad Hazelden's 148 total brought him down the leader board after his earlier start had put him on top for a while.
Chris's comment afterwards "I wish i had known what I needed up the last and you might say i paid the PRICE for being too adventurous as i am sure i could have played safe from the position I was in."
Mid-Summer Championship
1.Jim Pryce 70 + 74 = 144 * better second round score
2. Chris Rothery 64 + 78 = 144
3. Barry Hinchcliffe 74 + 72 = 146
4. Jarrad Hazelden 73 + 75 = 148 * better second round score
5. Simon Wagstaff 70 + 78 = 148
6. Bryn Jenkinson 73 + 76 = 149
Photo shows Jim Pryce with organiser ex- Captain Dave Berry presenting the trophy.
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