The wind and rain defeated the later starters in the latest Alliance meeting at Hebden Bridge with 12 pairs choosing to walk in rather than bear the pain of the horizontal rain.
The near gale force gusting wind kept the scoring very low for all but one pair, Dave Stafford (2), West End, and Alan Dickinson (17), Todmorden, shot an excellent 37 points to win the am-am section. Second place in the am-am just went to the home club pair of Ken Weatherhill (9) and Clive Richards (10) with 31 points.
The pro-am was quite tight with the only pair to complete 18 holes, John Ambler and John Thompson (20), Longley Park, winning with 24 points from Dave Astin and Andy Cryer (7), West End / Hebden Bridge, on 23 points. Perseverance by any of the pro-am pairs could have secured the win. As the course was not actually unplayable until some time after everyone came in the results were left to stand.
The Mount Skip course stood up very well to the conditions and it was surprising that despite the greens being quick for the time of year there was very little movement of the ball by the wind. The traditional Christmas dinner was very welcome after the battering taken on the course.
View the full scores.
0 comments:
Post a Comment