The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Members of the Murrow Bell Golf Society completed the Longest Day Golf Challenge at Gedney Hill GC on Friday.
The eight players – Stefan Markillie, Leigh Bindley, Kieran Bates, Sam Kilby, Stephen Harrison, Ryan Wykes, Robert Hitchcock and Alex Markillie – completed four rounds of golf in one day, raising in excess of £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Other Gedney Hill GC results: 32nd Anniversary Competition – 1st Adam Mayman 65nett; 2nd Tom Baxter 66 (ocb); 3rd Pete Vinter 66.
GHGC Pairs Open – 1st Robin Exley & Neil Shayler 49pts; 2nd Steve Coe & Adrian Bishop 48pts (ocb); 3rd Joe Timms & Dan Arbon 48pts.
Pro’s Open Competition – 1st Grant Newman 49pts; 2nd Ned Mahoney 46pts (acb); 3rd Jayne Cowles 46.
Men’s section: Spalding Foods Trophy – 1st Stewart Shinkin 42pts; 2nd Nigel Baines 40pts (ocb); 3rd Paul Harford 40pts.
Burton & Rowe – 1st Steve Steels 45pts; 2nd Adam Britton 41pts (ocb); 3rd Jayme Dixon 41pts.
Seniors’ section: 3 Club Competition – 1st John Venters 40pts; 2nd Steve Steels 37pts; 3rd David Lord 36pts.
Ladies’ section: 3 Club Competition – 1st Kim Markillie 34pts; 2nd Ann Chick 28pts; 3rd Chris Bennett 26pts.
Spalding Golf Club
Spalding Golf Club’s Trevor Chinery was victorious at the Brampton Park Senior Open.
Some 20 members of the 84-strong field were from Spalding, while other competitors came from as far afield as Woodbridge and Nottingham.
His score of 41 points was enough for glory, while team-mate David Halfteck was one point back in third place.
Sutton Bridge Golf Club
The quartet of Jane Woolard, Dave O’Connell, Robert Smith and Scott May won Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s Texas Scramble event with a score of 59.6
Results: Texas Scramble – 1st Jane Woolard, Dave O’Connell, Robert Smith & Scott May 59.6; 2nd Brenda Bell, Mike Bell, Robin Hotson & Les Williams 61.2; 3rd Sarah Sheldrick, Glen Woolard, Tony Fox & Roger Brown 62.6; 4th Paula Brown, Nicola Elphick, Tony Barton & Sid Warner 63.8.
Mixed match – Feltwell Mixed 1 Sutton Bridge Mixed 4 (Winning pairs: Paula & Roger Brown, Sarah Sheldrick & Dave O’Connell; Joy & Alan Potter; Claire & Robert Smith. Losing pair: Brenda and Mike Bell).
Ladies’ Cancer Charity – 1st Sarah Sheldrick 38pts; 2nd Roz Fridholm 35pts; Margaret Fox 33pts.
July Medal (net) – 1st Nicola Elphick 73; 2nd Sarah Sheldrick 75; 3rd Diane Wareham 78.
