New Tydd St Giles Golf Club ladies’ skipper Christine Young started her year in command with the traditional captain’s drive-in event.
Young revealed that she decided to become ladies’ skipper in a bid to raise money for her chosen charity – which is APF Active for Pulmonary Fibrosis.
She said: “This charity is very close to me and my family. My husband Frank has this disease and his identical twin brother sadly lost his fight against Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in March 2019.
“IPF is a devastating and incurable lung disease. The only hope is a new lung, which is very rare. The cause of the disease is unknown and the condition usually strikes in older age.
“Treatments are available to slow down its advance and potentially give a few extra months of life.
“IPF kills 5,000 people in the UK every year, but doesn’t have a high profile and is poorly understood.
“Life expectancy is often worse than for lung cancer with more than half sufferers dying within three years of diagnosis.”
- Noel Bratt bagged pole position in Division One of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s January Stableford event (seniors’ section).
His score of 38 points was enough to push Mick Vassall into second place in the top tier.
Ken Doughty (41 points) picked up first place in Division Two, while Gary Brown (38 points) bossed Division Three. Salvatore Di Bella (37 points) led the way in Division Four.
Results: Seniors’ section: January Stableford: Division One – 1st Noel Bratt 38pts; 2nd Mick Vassall 37pts; 3rd Paul Chaplain-Barton 36pts (ocb). Division Two – 1st Ken Doughty 41pts; 2nd David Abram 39pts; 3rd Malcolm Pack 38pts. Division Three – 1st Gary Brown 38pts; 2nd Roger Lancaster 36pts; 3rd David Leedle 35pts (ocb). Division Four – 1st Salvatore Di Bella 37pts (ocb); 2nd Barry Hill 37pts; 3rd Derek Martin 35pts.
Other results: Men’s section: December Medal: Division One – 1st Lenk Gostic 71-4=67; 2nd Tim Hines 72-4=68; 3rd John Tyler 77-8=69. Division Two – 1st Steve Gray 81-14=67 (ocb); 2nd Stephen Horton 83-16=67; 3rd Tom Ainsley 85-17=68. Division Three – 1st Ryan Stanford 92-22=70; 2nd Steve Duffy 92-21=71; 3rd Ian Millett 94-19=75.
Spalding Golf Club
Two teams enjoyed wins in Spalding Golf Club’s Winter League over the weekend.
Andy and Ollie Cunnington (51) lead the way in the men’s section event at the Surfleet course on Saturday, with Ian and Harvey Maxwell (45) the runners-up.
On Sunday, it was Eddie Seymour and Joe Doolan (43) who topped the leaderboard ahead of Eddie Rhodes and Adrian Browne (42).
Results: Winter League (Saturday) – 1st Andy Cunnington (14) & Ollie Cunnington (41) 51; 2nd Ian Maxwell (24) & Harvey Maxwell (23) 45; 3rd Andrew Elms (16) & Joe Simmons-Salandy (14) 44; 4th James Carles (16) & Roger Climo (11) 44; 5th Spencer Gooderson (4) & Louie Gooderson (14) 42; 6th Steve Hodgson (12) & Glenn Chilvers (9) 42. (Sunday) – 1st Eddie Seymour (13) & Joe Doolan (16) 43; 2nd Eddie Rhodes (23) & Adrian Browne (32) 42; 3rd Jim West (15) & Stephen Swift (26) 42; 4th Michael Yould (18) & Christopher Ward (7) 40; 5th Robert Davis (24) & James Coleman (26) 40; 6th Bill Prosser (19) & Gary Thornhill (14) 40.
