Suffolk v Essex - 1st Round - 20th February 2012

          Course : GAINSBOROUGH        

Essex v. Suffolk /  First Round. Played Monday 20th February.

Result              Suffolk - 19 /  Essex - 15

             Suffolk Team                                          Essex Team

Alan Line (Capt)/Gwynn Griffiths beat Dave Ferdinand(Capt)/Pete Wilkin  - 1 Hole

Martin Brown/Robin Owen beat Malcolm Spurgeon/Keith Oxborrow  - 2 Holes

Lionel Hatch/Robin Tyrrell beat Reg Reid/Tony Reeves - 4 Holes

Barry Jewiitt/no partner halved Peter Houghton/Andy  Higginson                    

Russell Green/Colin Ladley beat Keith Prichard/John Russell - 3 Holes

Rod Harman/Fred Jenkins lost Tony Smith/John King - 11 Holes

Roy Sims/Garth James beat Alan Austin/Ted Wood - 3 Holes

David Hunter/no partner lost John Simpson/Eric Richardson - 1 Hole

Alan Burrows/John Lawlor beat Bob Filer/Bob Wheatley - 3 Holes

Roger Davies/Graham Randle beat Tom MacKinley/Bob Reeve - 3 Holes

Ed Daniels/Bill Cooper lost Dave Austin/Colin Jacklson - 1 Hole

Chris Bridge/Mike.Aldir halved Alex Giddens/Terry Maddams

Steve Wright/Tony Osborne lost Roger Milne/Roger Fleuty - 2 Holes

A good turnout but disappointing on temporary greens.

The weather did improve after a frosty start and most finished with a little sun on their backs. However as the Competition started on temporary greens it had to finish on them.

Despite some gentle protests Captain had checked this with the Pro / Shop who confirmed the fact.

The match was not as close as the scoreline suggests and reference to the  Harman / Jenkins v. Smith /  King match explains why! Yes a win for the former pair by no less than 11 holes (Hambro Scoring). Rod Harman evidently applied for a transfer to Essex but his wife said no. Tony Smith was speechless when told of the overall result /  / "I don't believeit!!" He was most gracious however when the Captain asked him to present the ball prizes to Rod and Fred Jenkins!.

Round 2 is Monday 19th March and all to play for. The Gwynne Griffiths Trophy is at stake and that will be presented to the winning Captain at Lunch.