Paula and Elaine star at Spalding Golf Club’s Ping Day with magnificent score

Paula Brown and Elaine Hancock were the winners of the annual Ping Day in Spalding Golf Club’s ladies’ section.

Some 24 teams took to the Surfleet course for a four-ball-better-ball Stableford competition, playing off 90 per cent handicap allowance in fine weather.

A magnificent score of 46 points earned Brown and Hancock the win, ahead of Gill Dewhurst and Julie Gooderson (44pts) and Olive Gooderson and Sue Matthews (42pts).

Ladies’ section result: Spalding 4 King’s Lynn 0 (Paula Brown & Hannah Thorold won 6&5, Ruth Atkins & Mo Wallace won 3&1, Sue Watson & Beryl Skinner won 2&1, Olive Gooderson & Deborah Ellis won 1up).

  • A group of ladies from Spalding travelled to Greetham Valley GC for a four-way match also involving Melton Mowbray and Belton Woods.
    Spalding finished third, with Greetham the winners on countback from Melton.

TYDD ST GILES GOLF CLUB

Results: Men’s June Stableford: Division One – 1st Rod Drew 36pts (ocb); 2nd Gary Fitzjohn 36pts (ocb); 3rd Steve Thompson 36pts. Division Two – 1st James Neve 39pts; 2nd John Nobbs 35pts (ocb); 3rd Brian Newby 35pts (ocb); Division Three – 1st Matthew Prudence 40pts; 2nd Gary Allen 38pts; 3rd Chris Woods 35pts.

Men’s Medford: Division One – 1st Paul Elsey 35-20=15 (ocb); 2nd Malcolm Stead 33-18=15; 3rd Mark Whittaker 35-19=16 (ocb). Division Two – 1st Johnathon Horscroft 32-19=13; 2nd Phil Tilney 32-16=16; 3rd Tim Murphy32-15=17. Division Three – 1st D Barnes 35-18=18; 2nd Mick Tiller 37-18=19 (ocb); 3rd Paul Brown 35-16=19 (ocb).

Seniors’ section: Monthly Medal division 1 winner Ken Parker 85-14=71, 2nd Paul Burrell 84-12=72, 3rd Malcolm Berridge 85-13=75. Division Two – 1st Derek Martin 88-22=66; 2nd Ken Sherry 95-22=73 (ocb); 3rd David Abram 91-18=73. Division Three – 1st Dave Morris 95-24=71; 2nd Toby North 97-24=73; 3rd Bob Hewitt 102-28=74.

SUTTON BRIDGE GOLF CLUB

Results: Ladies’ section: June Medal – 1st Ann Davis; 2nd Janet Simpson; 3rd Margaret Fox.

Mary Christian Rose Bowl: 1st Betty Reeve (ocb); 2nd Margaret Fox (ocb); 3rd Judith Ostler.

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