GC C level tournament 25 May
report by manager Richard Keighley
The tournament was won by Andy Jones (Phyllis Court)who beat fellow club member Patricia Mulcahy in the final.
A blustery wind troubled a full field of 16 players especially those allocated to Block D. Trophy holder Carol Jamieson (Caversham) battled gamely but missed the cut as did Roger Platt (Downham) who could only watch on as Andy Jones (Phyllis Court) won their deciding hoop with an impressive jump shot. Andy qualified for the Knockout with Alan Gray (Wingrave).
Blocks A and C were both won comfortably by Colin Spencer (Downham) and Bill Ironside (Leighton-
In Block B, hoop count was necessary to separate three players with two wins each. Gill Brewer (Wrest Park) topped the group in her first tournament and she qualified with Grenville Perry (Hunstanton).
The weather improved for the afternoon session. Neither Colin nor Bill could sustain their morning form and lost out to Andy and Grenville. Gill completed another win and Patricia, who attributed her consistent stroke play to coaching by the Swing Doctor, beat Alan. The semi-
The Final, an "all Phyllis Court" affair proved to be intriguing. Andy sped to a 4-
The Plate Knockout was won by Nick Boxall (Wrest Park) and it only remained for the Manager Richard Keighley to present the prizes and to thank Brian Jamieson for kindly refereeing the tournament and his clubmates Richard Skidmore for co-
Winner: Andy Jones (Phyllis Court); 2nd-
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