The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Paula Brown was the winner of Spalding Golf Club’s ladies’ Past Captain’s Day event after a dazzling display.
A total of 12 former ladies’ skippers took part in the 13-hole Stableford event at the Surfleet course, on what was a very windy day.
But nobody could stop Brown, who ran away with the win with a brilliant 28 points.
The game was followed by a meal attended by 19 past ladies captains, a great turnout.
This year’s competition marked the 30th year of this event, started originally by Hazel Peck, and it has been a success every year since.
- Ten sets of pairs contested this year’s Daily Mail Foursomes event at the Surfleet course.
Just 0.5 separated the top three teams, with Lloyd Chatham and Richard McCrae the winners on 72.0.
Spencer Gooderson and Calum Lewis took second from Stuart Parker and Wayne Wallace on countback after both scored 72.5.
- Gill Dewhurst saw off 26 other lady members of Spalding Golf Club to win the October Medal last Wednesday.
In what was an incredibly tight competition at the Surfleet course, her score of 73 was enough to take top spot on countback.
Unfortunate to be in second was Nicola Weller, who also carded a 73, while Jacquie Walton was third on 74.
- Some 33 ladies entered the first round of Spalding’s Groom Shield.
This bogey competition is played over three rounds, leading up to a final between the top two scorers in round three.
The winner of this round, on countback, was Mo Wallace with a 0 score.
Second went to Nicola Weller, also on 0, while third equal – also on countback – were Margaret Barkway and Anita Cross with -1.
The top 75 per cent go through to the next round.
- Far from ideal conditions awaited the 34 ladies who contested Spalding’s Vilma Radcliffe Stableford competition at the Surfleet course.
Barbara Newcombe took the victory on 33 points, pipping Paula Brown on countback.
Angela Roper was just behind those two in third place on 32 points.
Tydd St Giles Golf Club
A score of +5 was enough to give Clive Seer victory in Division One of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s September Bogey competition.
The Division Two winner was Anthony Metcalfe on a score +4.
Results: Men’s September Bogey competition: Division One – 1st Clive Seer +5; 2nd Adey Rowell +3 (ocb); 3rd Clive Barber + 3.
Division Two – 1st Anthony Metcalfe +4; 2nd Steve Gray +2; 3rd Mark Smith +1 (ocb).
- Ladies September Stableford – 1st Liz Miller with 33pts; 2nd Lynn Exley 32pts; 3rd Maie Osbourn 31pts.
Ladies’ 9-hole Stableford – 1st Eunice Everitt 15pts; 2nd Margaret Semper 13pts.
Sutton Bridge Golf Club
Nicola Elphick has enjoyed two victories at Sutton Bridge Golf Club in recent weeks.
She took first place in the Cottage Cup, while also emerging victorious in the October Medal.
Results: Cottage Cup: 1st Nicola Elphick; 2nd Betty Reeve.
Grannies Cup: 1st Diane Wareham; 2nd Judy Green (ocb); 3rd Carole Whitelam.
Non-Grannies Trophy: 1st Margaret Fox; 2nd Betty Reeve.
October Medal: 1st Nicola Elphick; 2nd Ann Davis; 3rd Margaret Fox.
Match result: Sutton Bridge ladies 1.5 Feltwell ladies 1.5 (Anne Clarke and Betty Reeve halved; Nicola Elphick and Diane Wareham won; Margaret Fox and Roz Fridholm lost).
