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Past Captains' Competition - Seaford GC - 25-26 September 2018

26/9/2018

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Eleven past captains returned to Seaford over two days to battle it out for the Past Captains trophy. The weather was stunning, with cloudless skies and balmy temperatures, with just a hint of a breeze to make one think carefully about choice of club.

The greens were especially tricky, recently slitted and with a sharp nap that made putts run fast in one direction and slow the opposite way. No-one seemed able to cope with the greens and the top score over the two days was 31 by this year's Captain, Edward Sawbridge.

Day one saw Edward in front with 31 from Alex Heath (1996-97) on 30 and three players two shots back on 28 - Colin Griffith (1986-87), David Hardy (2005-06) and Bernard Murphy (1994-95). The average score for the first round was 23 points.

After a superb dinner and overnight stay and the second day dawning warm and sunny, the players went out in reverse order of scores. The first threeball of Clem Danin (1989-90), Jan Rommer (1992-93) and Colin Griffith failed to overtake the leaders and the fourball that followed, Martin Prevezer (1998-89), Bill Smit (2006-07), Steven Spencer (2004-05) and Derek Raphael (2008-09) did not fare any better. It was all now down to the last fourball, containing the first day's leaders.

​Neither Alex Heath nor Bernard Murphy could reach the heights of the previous day, making for a head-to-head battle between the Captain and David Hardy, which culminated in a tie on a combined 54 points. The trophy will be shared.
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LMEGA Autumn Meeting - Wildernesse GC 20th September 2018

23/9/2018

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​Wildernesse Club hosted the Autumn Meeting in the front end of Storm Bronagh and although we suffered only some driving drizzle at worst, the blustery wind made club choice difficult, with gusts of up to 50mph.
 
The course was in much the same condition as so many after the summer drought, burnt in places with a lot of brown grass as well as well watered patches, but the club allowed preferred lies and the greens were fast and true. The average score was 29.
 
The morning singles Stableford was won by Vice Captain Allan Kerr (Wogen) on 37 points after a studious recheck of his card, with Bill Smit coming in on 36 a shot clear of Captain, Edward Sawbridge who took third place on a countback from ex Captains Yang Liu and Steven Spencer. Allan thus takes the Gold Cup and with it the Johnson Pot, awarded to the highest score by a 16 handicap and over.

Meanwhile, David Hardy took the Aggregate cup for the best combined score for Captain's Day and the Autumn Meeting with 63 points on a countback from Chris Edwards.
 
David Farrar’s guest, Martin West, took the Guest Prize with 41 points from Terry Smith with 37. The prize for Nearest the Pin went to the Vice Captain as well, while Brian Collins hit the Longest Drive.
 
The afternoon format was a threeball competition over 13 holes, with the best two scores to count. The runaway winners were Chris Edwards, James Taylor and Robert Wallace with 61 points, the next highest score being the 56 points of Steve and Terry Smith and Neil Poulter.
 


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LMEGA v Sugar Association of London - Denham GC 13th September 2019

23/9/2018

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​Denham provided both a stunning course in excellent condition and some sparkling weather for this annual encounter.
 
The morning fourball better ball finished with just a point separating the sides. David Hardy and Brian Woodbridge succumbed 3 and 2 to a strong Sugar pairing in Neill Beaumont and Barry Callingham and Edward Sawbridge and James Proudlock also went down 4 and 2 to Adam Leatham and Francesco Vicenzini. However, Martin Pratt and Steve Smith halved their match with Alex Homer and Pat Heenan while Steven Spencer and Colm Brady put paid to their opponents, Howard Jenkins and Emilio Weldon 2 up.
 
The match was poised Sugar 2 ½ - LMEGA 1 ½ at lunch, and what a lunch! As always, Denham produced a three-course feast of epic quality.
 
This may have adversely affected the Sugar team in the afternoon, your team being notoriously abstemious at luncheon, for things did not go the way of Sugar in the greensomes.
 
Martin Pratt and Captain Edward Sawbridge went down by 2 and 1 in the first match leaving the Sugar side up 3 ½ - 1 ½ but there followed one of those miracle comebacks beloved of Ryder Cups of the past. First Colm Brady and David Hardy beat Adam Leatham and Howard Jenkins at the last, then Steven Spencer and James Proudlock beat Barry Callingham and Alex Homer 3 and 2. The scores were now level with the last pairs out. It was Steven Smith and Brian Woodbridge, driving beautifully straight, who sealed victory and the Commodity Cup by beating Emilio Weldon and Francesco Vicenzini resoundingly 6 and 5.
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