After an exciting and at times frustrating month of pairs Match Play, the results are IN!
Ultimately there were no major changes on the final day with neither Chris Smyth nor Jim Hetherington competing today and Steve Gray losing his final match but still hanging on to third spot.
Ultimately there were no major changes on the final day with neither Chris Smyth nor Jim Hetherington competing today and Steve Gray losing his final match but still hanging on to third spot.
As a reminder you needed to play in a minimum of three matches to count so although David Launchbury (Viper) and Dick Capel Davies (Viper) won their only matches their scores don't ultimately count.
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Chris, Jim & Steve |
So we have a Final Top Five of:
Chris Smyth (Viper) WON 4, DRAWN 2. Overall average 2.33. Chris wins £15 plus a sleeve of balls
Jim Hetherington (Viper) WON 4, DRAWN 2, LOST 1. Average 2.00. Jim wins £10
Steve Gray (Viper) WON 5, LOST 3. Average 1.88. Steve wins £5
Brian Wray (Eagle) WON 4, DRAWN 1, LOST 2. Average 1.86
Dave Bolus (Viper) WON 5, LOST 4. Average 1.67
Also joint 5th Malcolm Peck (Viper) WON 3 DRAWN 1, LOST 2. Also Average 1.67
Chris Smyth (Viper) WON 4, DRAWN 2. Overall average 2.33. Chris wins £15 plus a sleeve of balls
Jim Hetherington (Viper) WON 4, DRAWN 2, LOST 1. Average 2.00. Jim wins £10
Steve Gray (Viper) WON 5, LOST 3. Average 1.88. Steve wins £5
Brian Wray (Eagle) WON 4, DRAWN 1, LOST 2. Average 1.86
Dave Bolus (Viper) WON 5, LOST 4. Average 1.67
Also joint 5th Malcolm Peck (Viper) WON 3 DRAWN 1, LOST 2. Also Average 1.67
Lee Wooldridge - you may notice that five out of the top six in the competition are Vipers...
And congratulations to Graham Plested (Viper) who after weeks of struggle finally managed to pick up his first win in the Matchplay after six successive defeat. Form coming back just in time for the Ryder Cup Graham.
Happy golfing!
Rob Lindley
Rob Lindley