Castletown Golf Club
MICHAEL McCORD ADDS THE GEORGE WOODS CUP TO HIS COLLECTION
The former Canaccord Genuity and Neville Peterson Cup winner Michael McCord (10) added the George Woods Bogey Cup to his collection on Saturday. A birdie followed by a bogey punctuated perfect par postings on the front-nine. Turning at (+5), McCord topped the leaderboard with two other players.
With the wind less favourable on the back-nine positive postings were more difficult to come by. Nevertheless, McCord advanced to (+6) on two occasions and was a tremendous three over par with only the ‘gorge-us’ 18th remaining. A disappointing double bogey ended his epic endeavour so (+5) remained the winning score.
John Nuisance (12) replicated McCord’s birdie on the 3rd and also turned at (+5) after bogeys on the 7th and 9th. Edging ahead on the next but, two of seven bogeys that followed, annoyingly, left Nuisance one short on (+4) in second place.
Three fine fellows finished on (+3). Countback concluded honorary secretary Peter N Thomas (17) should purloin the final podium place. His (+1) back-nine was one better that Michael Travers (20) who was on (+5) with two to play.
Terry Ditchfield (11) suffered the biggest fade. From (+7) after seven he dwindled to equal top at the turn, but was neck-and-neck with Nuisance after ten. Alas, three N/Rs over the final stretch deposited Ditchfield into fifth overall.
Seven souls each carded (+2), but only Juan Costain (7) qualified for the remaining division one prize (handicaps up to 10), so Messrs. Grace, McKenna, Dunn, Miller, Clifford and Connolly all dipped out.
The fine weather enticed 37 players to participate in the first of the summer season of ‘Yellow’ sponsored midweek mixed Stablefords. Guy Pickard won by two with a marvellous 41 points. Andy Dent and Iain Quine both stepped in with 39 points to take the next two podium places. Karen Thomas and Diane Neale were next on 38 just ahead of the pro-shop’s Oli Taylor who shot the same score.
On the previous Sunday Rory Neale on 41, pipped Diane Neale by a point, with Sarah Wignall third on 38. Stuart Campbell finished fourth on 36 with the Winter League winner Frankie Doherty bringing up the rear on a lowly 32.
This coming Saturday Richard Dunn hopes everyone will join him for his captain’s drive-in and will support charity by trying to guess how far he bombs it. Dunn will be presented with a plaque by the club president Barry Watts and the competition winner will receive a bespoke gold plated, sterling silver engraved medal. A short prize presentation and the captain’s drive-in will be wedged between morning and afternoon shotgun starts.
MALCOLM LAMBERT
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