The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
One of Spalding Golf Club’s most popular individual competitions, the Overson Trophy, attracted a field of 140 entries and with weather and course conditions favourable, some very good scores were recorded.
A Stableford format, the trophy was won by Steve Phillips (17 handicap) scoring a superb 44 points.
Phil Wakefield (12) was second place with 41pts and Neil Clarke (16) took third spot with 40pts.
Roger Sanderson (15) continued his rich vein of form claiming fourth place, on countback from Mark Cooley (5), Michael Sampson (16), and Geoff Skinner (10), all carding 39pts.
Completing the leaderboard, all with scores to par or better were: 38pts – David Bark, Ron Tilley, Richard Laud; 37pts – Bob Radcliffe, Robin Exley, Dan Hines; 36pts – Dave Inglis, Martin Paddison, Matt Hendry, Miles Foden, Lloyd Chatham and Graham Booth.
Phillips handicap has now been reduced from 17 to 13 and Wakefield, from 12 to 10.
- After defeating their counterparts from Belton Park GC 7-1 in a social match earlier in the season, the Spalding mixed team lost 5-3 in the reverse fixture at Grantham.
Winning pairs for Spalding were Neil West and Beryl Skinner (3&1) and Geoff Skinner and Bev Harpham (2&1). Neil Knighton and Eileen Bridge and Brendan D’Abreo and Margaret Barkway both halved their games.
The mixed team also losy 5-1 at Greetham Valley GC, with Lawrie Haley & Jean White (3&1) being the only winning pair.
- Eight mixed teams of four from Spalding enjoyed an exchange day at Market Rasen GC and the winning quartet was Monty Brittain, Theresa Starbuck, Neil West and Brendan D’Abreo scoring 126pts.
Rod Filby, Hannah Thorold, Keith Williams and Maureen Norman were second (112pts) and completing the leaderboard were Keith Holland, Di West, Roy Blake and Margaret Barkway (108pts).
