Club GC tournaments 2018
Doubles day 14 July
report by manager Richard Keighley
14 enthusiastic members turned up to take part in this one-
It was decided that the format would be level play and on an all-
The odd number of pairs (7) meant that one team had a bye each round. The break was welcome and resting players took advantage of the shade of the gazebo. By lunchtime, Peter Aspinall and Susan Savage were clear leaders having won all their three games, leaving the other pairs trailing in their wake.
After lunch, the pairings of Rob Chatwin and Shirley Ann Hughes and that of George Savage and Alan Gray showed improved form to win a total of three games each. They were followed by Richard Skidmore and Anne Speake and Tony Meredith and Karen Gray with two wins each. David Manley and Sue Meredith had also clocked up a win.
However, the real battle for the trophies was between Peter and Susan and the pre-
Now, Chris and Terry had an opportunity to snatch victory if they could beat Rob and Shirley. They accomplished this by 7 hoops to 5, but not before both ladies had demonstrated their clearance and hoop-
Watering can in hand, a passing George Collin was invited to present the trophies to Chris and Terry and he joined the group for a fine choice of cake, which had been kept cool in a brand new refrigerator.
Singles day 17 June
report by manager Richard Keighley
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An impressive turnout of 12 players took part in this tournament in fresh conditions which were a far cry from the heatwave which was imminent.
The group was divided into two blocks of six players. Each player had to play every other player in their respective blocks, so five games in all. The format was level play with a handicap range from scratch to 12.
In Block A , there was an early surprise win by Peter Aspinall (6) over Les Heard (0), and Terry Collis (11) made a mockery of the handicap system by defeating David Ball (4), and Peter Aspinall (6) in quick succession. Block B saw Ross Bagni (2) win all of his games fairly comfortably except against Jean Ball (4) who took him to 6-
The Knockout stage was completed on a cross-
Ross Bagni beat Les Heard 7-
Marilyn Robinson beat Peter Aspinall 7-
Terry Collis beat Richard Skidmore 7-
David Ball beat Jean Ball 7-
Rob Chatwin beat David Manley 7-
Vivienne Heard beat Helen Manley 7-
Ross was duly presented with an engraved glass to mark his win, with the trophy to follow at the Annual Dinner. However, his performance was matched by Terry Collis who gained no less than 64 index points on the day and found his handicap being reduced from 11 to 9.
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