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FOR CHRIS BENTLEY HIS 9 UNDER NET 63 PLACED HIM SECOND. A GROSS 81
NET 62 ENSURED THAT ONE OF OUR YOUNGER PLAYERS AND ALSO ONE OF
OUR GREENKEEPERS IS THIS YEARS WINNER AND HE IS HARVEY SIMS.

IDSWORTH BOWL THE IDSWORTH BOWL IS PAIRED WITH THE SCRATCH
SALVER IN YET ANOTHER MEDAL FORMAT. FOR MARTIN KINGE IT WAS A
TH
SPECIAL DAY AS HE HOLED HIS SECOND SHOT ON THE PAR 4 13 FOR A RARE
EAGLE. TOTAL NUMBERS PLAYING WERE BEGINNING TO FALL TO JUST OVER
150 PLAYERS AND AS A CONSEQUENCE THE NUMBER OF N/Rs ALSO DROPPED.
JAMES HAWLEY ONLY DROPPED ONE SHOT OFF HIS LOW HANDICAP BUT HIS
2 UNDER AFTER HANDICAP WAS ONLY GOOD ENOUGH FOR SIXTH PLACE. THE
PREVIOULSY MENTION DENNIS WING WAS AGAIN PICKING UP VOUCHER
MONEY WITH HIS 2 UNDER WHILST BRYN WHITEAR TOOK FOURTH WITH A 3
UNDER SCORE. THE UBIQITOUS BOB MIDDLETON DEFIED HIS AGE TO SCORE
4 UNDER AND THIRD PLACE AND PAUL WHITEAWAY BAGGED SECOND PLACE
WITH 5 UNDER. ANOTHER SINGLE FIGURE HANDICAPPER MATCHED HIS FIVE
UNDER BUT FOR HIM THE IDSOWRTH BOWL WILL NOW FEATURE THE NAME
OF HARRY FAIRCLOUGH.

TWENTY PLAYERS FELT THAT THE SCRATCH SALVER MIGHT BE THEIRS IF
THEY COULD KEEP THOSE BOGEYS AND DOUBLES OFF THEIR CARDS.
HOWEVER, IT DID NOT INCLUDE OUR TOP TWO HANDICAP WINNERS. INSTEAD
IT WAS A GROSS 76 FROM MICHAEL POTTS THAT TOOK THE RUNNERS UP
SPOT. THE WINNER OF THE SCRATCH SALVER WITH A VERY CREDITABLE
GROSS 73 THIS YEAR IS JAMES HAWLEY. SENDS HIS APOLOGIES OUT OF THE
COUNTRY.

CORONATION CUP INTO THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST AND WITH THE COURSE
WORKING UP TO THE DUPREE THIS TROPHY OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
LAST MINUTE PRACTICE ON GREENS THAT ARE NEARING THEIR PEAK. WITH
NUMBERS CLIMBING TO NEAR THE AVERAGE ONE SCORE OF NOTE WEAS
THAT OF DANNY PAYNE WITH HIS EAGLE 2 ON THE PAR 4 NINTH. A GENTLE
STABLEFORD BEFORE THE RIGOURS OF THE STROKEPLAY DUPREE QUALIFIER
SCORING ONCE AGAIN IMPRESSED. ONLY ONE SCORE OF 40 POINTS BY PHIL
LOAT GOT INTO THE TOP SIX. TONY WAGG FOLLOWED UP HIS SUCCESS IN
THE PAST CAPTAINS INVITATION WITH A SCORE OF 41 POINTS. MATCHED BY
LENNY WARNES WHO TOOK THE HIGHER SPOT. DANIEL AYRES PUT HIS 11
HANDICAP TO GOOD USE WITH 43 POINTS BUT HAD TO CONCEDE THAT A NINE
HANDICAPPER AND PREVIOUS DUPREE WINNER WOULD LIFT THIS TROPHY.
FOR 2017 THE CORONATION CUP WILL GO TO JON YATES.

MORRIS CROCKER FOLLOWING ON FROM THE DUPREE THE MORRIS CROCKER
OFFERS A WELCOME RESPITE IN THE FORM OF A FOUR BALL BETTER BALL
STABLEFORD COMPETITION. AS SUCH IT ATTRACTED 93 PAIRS ONE OF WHOM
HAD MUCH TO CELEBRATE AS JACK HAWKINS SCORED THAT RARE ACE OF A
ND
HOLE IN ONE ON THE 2 . WITH THE NOW COMMON ALLOWANCE OF 90% FOR
THIS EVENT SCORING HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THIS
WAS NO EXCEPTION. 40 POINTS WOULD JUST GET YOU ON TO THE FIRST PAGE
BUT A HIGHER NUMBER WAS NEEDED TO GET IN THE PRIZES. FOURTY FOUR