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.
