This year we fielded a strong team including Callum Taylor who is a local
member of burnham off a 1 handicap.
We played the buckthorns in the first round and won 3-0. The second round we lost 2-1 to Lloyds TSB who had a good side after beating the Navy in the morning.
I have some great news, Peter Whalley has just won the 2011 Minehead & West Somerset GC Club Championship. Two fine rounds of 74, 72 to finish with a +2 total was enough to give Pete a 3 shot winning margin. It is great effort for Pete to produce his best golf of the season at the biggest event , Pete started the event on a 6 handicap so to shoot 10 under his handicap in 2 rounds shows how well he played, and also to beat some very good golfers at Minehead.
The picture emailed across by Pete shows his great sense of humour which we are so pleased to have in the Scratch Team and no doubt a future Scratch Captain in the years to come! Pete commented that he used his experience of pressure at the Hewitt to compose himself down the stretch at Minehead 🙂
A great time to achieve this what with more good players becoming available for the Brent Knoll Bowl and Hewitt teams this cements Pete’s place in the team as we don’t have any other club champions past or present (well not until James Holl starts playing!)
Skip.
1st Round vs Wrekin Lost 2.5/0.5
Plate vs Ampleforth Lost 2/1
Top pair David Morgan / Martin Knight managed a win and half in the results, well played to them.
Other players; Geoff Boyce, Tony Howe, Richard Norris, Brian Priddy & Gwyn Morgan
A society team played Old Honitonians at Saunton GC on Friday 1st July.
Result 5-0 win for the Old Tauntonians.
Players
Goeff Boyce / Matthew Pyke bt Richard / David 3 & 2
Terry Davidge / Tony Howe bt Brian Jones / Kit 5 & 4
Richard Jowett / Peter Dowsett bt Stuart & Hamish McGregor 6 & 5
Goeff Hayes / Tony Small bt John Palin / John Pagliero 2 up
Gill Jowett / Tony Dowsett bt Mark & Pat Hunt 6 & 4
Well done to all that played in the lovely weather!
Results for the Saturday 11th June event at Burnham
Scratch
Callum Taylor – 78
Richard Willacy – 83
Congratulations to Callum who we look forward to introducing into the team over the coming years along with James Holl.
Handicap
Tim Blood – 32 pts
Neill Nuttall – 31 pts
Veterans Winner
Neill Nuttall
Wes Wyatt the OT Golf President stepped down on Saturday at the AGM. We would like to thank him for his efforts over the recent years. His support at the Hewitt didn’t go unnoticed and we would like to thank him for that as well as many other positive things he has done while President.
Terry Davidge has been elected as President with immediate effect and Richard Willacy has taken over Terry’s previous role as Society Captain.