Spalding Golf Club’s John Hayden Salver competition attracted 101 senior players this year as Peter Bingham and Philip Calvert took the divisional prizes.
An 18-hole full handicap Stableford competition that is played from the yellow tees at the Surfleet course, Bingham (16 handicap) edged to the top of a tight Division One category with a stellar score of 38 points.
Behind him, David Tasker (13), Phil Packard (6) and Lawrence Haley (7) placed second, third and fourth respectively after all scored 37 points.
In Division Two, Calvert (22) managed an impressive 40 points to top that leaderboard.
John Keeton (23) and Christopher Smith (33) were second and third respectively after both bagged 38 points, with Keith Cross (20) fourth on 37 points.
- A healthy field of 61 contested the Rabbits Open Day event at Spalding’s Surfleet course.
The event saw players take on 18 holes in the morning and 13 after lunch.
The overall winner, with a fantastic score of 67 points over 31 holes, was John Barrett who was presented with a BMW golf bag, goody bag (kindly sponsored by Listers BMW) and a Pro Shop voucher.
Also on-song was Robert Kedzlie, who won the first prize of the day with 37 Stableford points in the Sponsors’ Competition.
The club would like to thank all of the helpers and volunteers on the day, including Roy Blake (starter), Hannah Thorold, Paula Brown and Millie Thorold (registration, raffle and scorecards), Theresa Starbuck and Kim Parker (halfway house), Sam Sampson (sponsors’ competition), Pete Williams (captain) and Stu Parker (co-ordinator).
- Spalding’s top two men’s scratch teams are still in the mix to win their respective league titles after impressive wins last week.
The men’s first team enjoyed a 3.5-2.5 win over hosts Greetham Valley, with wins coming from Charles Lacey and Darren Ford (3&1), Rich McCrae and Spencer Gooderson (2&1) and Hugo Kedzlie and Callum Lewis (1up). Dan Hines and Dave Whisker halved, while the teams of Emile Van de Merwe and Wayne Wallace (2&1) and Keith Hearne and Jonathan Mason (2 down) both lost.
The men’s 2nd team also won 3.5-2.5 against title rivals Blankney at home.
The results were: Steve Camm and Simon Rothwell won 4&2, Miles Foden and Trevor Laud won 3&2, Chuck Wallis and Neil Wheatley won 3&2, Mick Bates and Nick Holmes halved, Matt Richardson and Dave Perrott lost 1 down and Simon Horton and Richard Laud lost 1 down.
- Seniors’ section: Spalding’s senior men continued their solid form with a 5-3 win over their counterparts from Lincoln Golf Club at the Surfleet course.
Captain Peter Jullien and his partner Keith Holland started the ball rolling with a 2-1 win, before Rick Edwards and John Cretney, Dave Haltech and Lester Pybus and Jim Dobson and Peter Dewar all claimed wins to seal the success.
It’s now 11 wins, 11 losses and two draws for Spalding’s seniors this season.
- Ladies’ section: Some 23 ladies entered for the first 18 holes of the 27-hole Mary Hendry medal competition (although not all completed all 27 holes).
The competition standard scratch went out to 76, but the winner with a net 113.5 was Tilly Garfoot. Second, on 116.5, was Elaine Hancock, with Nicky Weller taking third.
- The Ladies’ Summer Am-Am saw 32 teams of four battle it out in good summer weather.
The competition was a Stableford on 90 per cent handicap, with three scores to count on the first nine holes and only two on the back nine.
The winners were Cathy Lee, Louise Bradley, Sandra Wildmore and Lisa Hollingsworth with 90 points.
Second went to Lorraine Robinson, Mandy Lees, Mairead Scott and Alison Ravenhill (86), with Gillian Lamming, Sheila Goldstein, Chris Sherriff and Ann Hodgson third with 84.
There was also a twos competition, with Corinne Boyd, Rosemary Brayshaw, SJ Hennigan, Sue Owen, Chris Parker and Margaret Theakston scoring on the ninth. Two ladies – Louise Bradley and Monica Dorrington – also scored on the 16th.
The club’s thanks go to the ladies’ committee and all of the other helpers who made sure the day ran without a hitch.
