Six golfers from Blankney took the spoils at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Brian Shales Trophy event.
The competition was held to remind players of the outstanding work performed by seniors’ co-ordinator Brian Shales over the past ten years, in both dreaming up the idea of open competition at Tydd, and then running them.
Shales has now stepped back from the limelight and is enjoying a quieter life, although he still enjoys a few social rounds.
Ian Smith, Bruce Hayes, Chris Symonds, Martin Bloomer, Andrew Wylde and Ray Pacey scored 121 points to take top spot for Blankney on countback from Middleton Hall’s Dave Dugmore, Tim
Boldero, Bar Fox, Chris Moore, John Burdett and Bob Gamble.
A team from Tydd St Giles finished third on 120 points. Steve Skoulding, Dave Morris, Ken Sherry, Paul Berdett, Dennis Savory and Russell Doy were representing the home side.
The raffle on the day raised £235. That, added to the halfway house’s £65.50, saw a total of £300.50 donated to the seniors’ chosen charity Diabetes UK
Results: Men’s section: Gold Medal (final) – 1st Phil Tilney score 80-13=67; 2nd Andy Sleath 82-10=72; 3rd Gino Ciuffini 80-7=73.
September Medal: Division One – 1st Paul Chaplain-Barton 71-4=67; 2nd Clive Barber 79-10=69; 3rd James Dack 81-11=70. Division Two – 1st Phil Tilney 80-13=67; 2nd John Kellegher 85-15=70; 3rd Gary Withers 88-16-72. Division Three – 1st Bill Boughen 98-28=70 (ocb); 2nd Derek Beba 93-23=70; 3rd Paul Brown 92-19=73.
Captain’s Away Day (Priors Hall Golf Club): 1st Paul Strickle 34pts; 2nd Vaughan Dibble 33pts (ocb); 3rd Ian Edrupt 33pts. Nearest to pin winners – Vaughan Dibble, Keith Jakings & Bally Sigurdsson.
Spalding Golf Club
Seniors’ section: Mixed Open – 1st Ray & Elaine Harrison (Spalding) 44pts (ocb); 2nd Peter Jullien & Jean White (Spalding) 44pts; 3rd Bryan & Pearl Powell (Benton Hall) 43pts. Nearest to the pin – Liz Harvey (Ryston Park) 60cm; Two’s winners – Ed Markham (Boston), Malcolm Hyde (Boston), Anne Edwards (Peterborough Milton), Pearl Powell (Benton Hall) and Sandy Watson (Spalding).
Seniors’ section: Captain’s Challenge: East Midlands 25 Vice Captain’s Team 23. Best pairs (awarded balls): East Midlands – Stuart Asher & Paul Hooper-Roe; Vice Captain’s Team – Bob Radcliffe & Roy Foden.
Seniors section: Fixture – Spalding 5.5 Luffenham Heath 2.5 (Tony Holbrook & Rod Hunt won 3&2, John Camm & John Tilling won 2&1, Peter Jullien & Roy White won 3&1, John Stanford & Albert Jacobs won 2&1, Alan Pritchard & Bernard Herbert won 5&3, Shaun Gibson & Phil Thorold halved, Mike Gould & Steve Leggett lost 2down, Dennis Farnsworth & Jim Dobson lost 7&6).
Seniors’ section: Inter-Club fixture – Spalding 7 Thorney Lakes 1 (Tony Holbrook & Ian Jones won 6&4, Neil Knighton & Rod Hunt won 5&4, Mike Gould & Bill Creasey won 3&2, Albert Jacobs & Roy White won 5&4, John Stanford & Alan Pritchard won 2up, Steve Leggett & Paddy Gosling won 2up, Bernard Herbert & Dennis Farnsworth halved, Phil Thorold & Mike Browning halved).
Gedney Hill Golf Club
Adam Britton won the Club Championship at Gedney Hill Golf Club with a score of 133.
Results: Men’ section: Club Championship – 1st Adam Britton (67 nett + 66 nett) 133; 2nd Nick Markillie (70 + 70) 140 (ocb); 3rd Mark Humphries (69 + 71) 140.
Rabbits’ Open: 1st Craig Johnson 42pts; 2nd Tom Penning 41pts; 3rd Barry Hircock 40pts.
