The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
The competition winners at Tydd St Giles Golf Club got their hands on their silverware at last week’s men’s presentation day.
Of the awards dished out on the night, perhaps the highlight saw Harry Turner named Captain’s Player of the Year.
2019 winners: Spring Open – Steve Duffy. Autumn Open – James Dack. Winter Pairs – Ian Cooper & Jamie Brighty; runners-up – Shane Sleath & Sam Albutt; Winter Pairs OOM – Shane Sleath & Sam Albutt; runners-up – Gary Fitzjohn & Tim Murphy. International Pairs – Steve Thompson & Paul Hunt; runners-up – Luke Rowell & Ady Rowell. Directors Salver – Paul Chaplain-Barton; runner-up – Harry Turner. Rabbits Cup – Dave Salmon; runner-up – Tom Ainsley. Gold Medal OOM – Tim Hines; runner-up – Linc Gostic. Gold Medal Cup – Terry Pease; runner-up – Ady Bills. Summer Pairs Plate – Michael Woodhouse & Robert Palmer; runners-up – Steve Skoulding & Gary Brown. Summer Plate – Dave Punshon; runner-up – Jimmy Woods. Summer Pairs – Dan Newell & Ian Edrup; runners-up – Will Woodrow & Wayne Alder. Summer Matchplay – Andy Hix; runner-up – Clive Seer. Ciuffini Shield – Harry Turner; runner-up – John Martin. Sewell Salver – John Martin; runner-up – Paul Chaplain-Barton. Handicap Club Champion – Tim Hipkin; runner-up – Paul Hunt. Scratch champion – Kevin Goude; runner-up – Ady Bills. Captain’s Player of the Year – Harry Turner. Presentation Day fourball betterball competition winners – Michael McCleery, Terry Pease, Martyn Hale-Smith and Paul Parsons 126 points.
Spalding Golf Club
Anthony Slaney enjoyed a two-point victory at Spalding Golf Club’s Seniors Limited Club Turkey Trot competition.
Slaney scored 36 points to push David Halfteck into second position at the Surfleet course.
Result: Seniors Limited Club Turkey Trot – 1st Anthony Slaney 36pts; 2nd David Halfteck 34pts; 3rd John Sainter 33pts; 4th Wayne Wallace 31pts; 5th Neil West 31pts; 6th Lawrence Haley 31pts; 7th Richard Edwards 31pts.
Gedney Hill Golf Club
Alf Green grabbed top spot at round three of Gedney Hill Golf Club’s Winter League Stableford.
His score of 41 points was enough to edge Stuart Turnell into second place by one solitary point.
Men’s section: Winter League Stableford round three – 1st Alf Green 41pts; 2nd Stuart Turnell 40pts; 3rd Nigel Bright 36pts.
December Medal – 1st Adam Britton 67 nett; 2nd Ashley Irvine 68 (ocb); 3rd Nigel Bright 68.
