Golf round-up: Spalding’s top men’s team remain flawless

Spalding Golf Club’s top men’s team continued their 100 per cent start to the new South Lincolnshire Scratch League season with a home victory over Greetham Valley.

They secured a 4.5-1.5 victory at the Surfleet course, with only one of their six pairs losing on the day in the Division One clash.

Winning on the day were James Crampton and Trevor Laud (5&4), Richard McCrae and Dave Whisker (3&1), Charles Lacey and Matt Richardson (3&1) and Emile Van De Merwe and Wayne Wallace (2&1).

Keith Hearne and Ant Murphy also picked up half, while Hugo Kedzlie and Miles Foden were the duo to lose by a 2&1 scoreline.

However, Spalding’s 2nd team suffered a 4-2 defeat away at league leaders Blankney in their latest fixture.

Their wins came from Steve Camm and Simon Rothwell (4&3) and Dave Perrott and Darren Ford (2&1).

But Neil Wilkinson and Mick Bates (5&4), Simon Horton and Jim Robertson (3&2), Mark Craig and Luke Chilvers lost (2 down) and Andy Green and Paul Johnson (2&1) were all beaten.

• Spalding’s men enjoyed a fine 3-0 victory at Sleaford to make further progress in The Bramley Cup.

Wins from James Crampton (3&2), Hugo Kedzlie (1up) and Simon Richardson (7&6) secured the victory in the county singles competition, which is played off scratch.

The victory sets up another tough draw away at Kenwick Park.

• The latest scramble competition attracted 116 entrants which was again won by the Camm family and Mick Bell.

Steve Camm, wife Amanda, daughter Ellie and Bell were first with a score of 53.8.

Second place went to Spencer Gooderson and his son Louie, who partnered with Andy Atkins and Darren Ford to score 54.15.

The team of Chris and Elaine Hancock and Keith and Lesley Williams (56.2) were third, with Doug and Tilly Garfoot, Simon Richardson and Jackie Bailey-Scott fourth.

• Ladies’ section: Spalding performed well at the recent Lincolnshire Veteran Ladies’ Golf Association spring meeting at South Kyme.

This better ball Stableford competition was played for the Chaplin Trophy – and one Spalding player got her hands on the trophy.

The winners were Ingrid King (Spalding) and Chris Leggett (South Kyme) were the winners on 47 points, while Spalding duo Lainy Macleman and Chris Vickers took second on 43 points.

Also scoring well to claim fifth place were Spalding’s Sue Matthews and Olive Gooderson (41 points) and Elizabeth Holbrook and Jean White (also on 41 points) in sixth.

Several other Spalding ladies were close behind.

• Some 14 pairs of ladies played in the Australian Spoons competition – a foursomes Stableford open to those players with handicaps between 15 and 40.

The winners, on countback, were Sue Dewar and Elizabeth Holbrook on 31 points after a four-way tie.

The teams of Barbara Newcombe and Lesley Williams, Chris Vickers and Jacquie Walton and Katharine Carthy and Sally West were second, third and fourth respectively after they also managed 31 points.

Tydd St Giles Golf Club

Tim Hines was the Division One winner in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s May Medal after shooting a 66.

Paul Brown and David Pluck were the other divisional winners.

Men’s section: May Medal: D1 – 1st Tim Hines 71-5=66; 2nd Lenk Gostic 73-5=68 (ocb); 3rd Kevin Goude 67-1=68. D2 – 1st Paul Brown 83-16=67; 2nd Neil Morphew 81-13-68; 3rd Will Woodrow 83-14=69. D3 – 1st David Pluck 86-19=67; 2nd Mark Freear 95-22=73 (ocb); 3rd Bob Mann 96-23=73.

Seniors’ section: Stableford Trophy competition: D1 – 1st Roger Davey 35pts; 2nd Noel Bratt 31pts; 3rd Andrew Stacey 30pts (ocb).D2 – 1st Tom Ainsley 34pts; 2nd Russell Doy 33pts (ocb); 3rd Mel Churchman 33pts. D3 – 1st Lee Newman 35pts; 2nd ocb Barrie Mutimer 33pts; 3rd Gary Brown 33pts. D4 – 1st Phil Whitehead 37pts; 2nd Peter Neve 31pts; 3rd Tony Petch 30pts.

Ladies section: League matches: Burghley Park 3 Tydd St Giles 1 (Lyn Exley & Maria Taylor-Vassall won 3&1, Christine Burton & Val Sambridge lost 4&2, Julie Perry & Petra Meir lost 2&1, Chris Young & Liz Miller lost 3&2). Tydd St Giles 3.5 Kirton Holme 0.5 (Lyn Exley & Maria Taylor-Vassall halved, Christine Burton & Val Sambridge won 3&1, Julie Perry & Petra Meir won 5&3, Chris Young & Liz Miller won 4&3).

Gedney Hill Golf Club

Men’s section: May Bank Holiday Stableford – 1st Eddie Grange 40pts; 2nd Stuart Turnell 38pts (ocb); 3rd Adrian Bishop 38pts.

Open Am-Am – 1st Pat Moeller, Stuart Turnell, Nigel Bright and Ashley Irvine 94pts; 2nd Greg Walsh, Mo Parling, Barry Stanford and Steve Whyatt 93pts; 3rd Dave Roberts, Kristian Roberts, Steve Coe and Adrian Bishop 92pts.

Seniors’ section: John Parsons’ Shield – 1st Neil Sargeant 41pts; 2nd Barry Hircock 40pts; 3rd Steve Sayer 39pts.

June Medal: Cat 1 – 1st Steve Sayer 66 nett; 2nd David Lord 69 (ocb); 3rd Steve Steels 69. Cat 2 – 1st Bob Townsend 66 nett; 2nd Pete Orbine 69 (ocb); 3rd Neil Sargeant 69. Cat 3 – 1st Paul Wood 71 nett; 2nd Geoff Loos 75; 3rd Carl Claxton 78.

• Ladies’ section: Ladies’ section: May Cup – 1st Maggie Bingham 39pts; 2nd Janet Davis 31pts; 3rd Jenny Venters 28pts.

Mepham Drawn Pairs – 1st Lynn Exley & Jacqui Rust 68 nett; 2nd Maggie Bingham & Jenny Venters 73; 3rd Chris Bennett & Christine Lord 79.