Greenkeeper cleans up at Freshwater

Friday, July 18, 2008

Championship winners from left, Steve Sargeant, Nat Riddett, James Sanders, club captain Bill Hinchen, Ryan Harmer and Keith Kimber.

Sport/GolfONE of Freshwater Bay Golf Club’s greenkeepers, James Sanders, probably knows the course better than most thanks to the work he puts in with the rest of the team.
And all that extra knowledge paid off last week when, in fine weather, he won the club championships.
Sanders did well in a testing back nine into a strong breeze to record an excellent 71 in the scratch and a nett 64 in the handicap, to take an overnight lead.
He then carded a solid second round of 77 to get his winning scratch total of 148.
After day one, previous winners Derek Wright and Kevin Garrett, both on 75, were on his tail in second in the scratch. He had a far more slender lead in the handicap, just two shots ahead of three players on 66, Adam Keen, Steve Sargeant and Nick Punter.
On the second day, the early leaders in the clubhouse were Mike Black and Steve Sargeant both with handicaps of 18 and both carding 66.
It was a further three hours spent in the bar before Steve would finally hear he had won the Afton Down Trophy for the best 36-hole handicap score with 131 (66-65), ahead of Nick Punter 133 (66-67), and third-placed Black 134 (68-66).
The best nett round of the day, winning the Sunday Tankard, was Rick Penn (13) with a well executed 64 pipping Sargeant by one shot.
The A.T. Smith Veterans’ Trophy was won by Keith Kimber (18) on 135 (69-66), a massive seven shots clear of second-placed Mike Hailes (16) on 142. Another long wait anxiously watching the leaderboard was experienced by Ryan Harmer (24) whose 133 was enough to take the Junior Handicap title.
In the scratch, second place went to Kevin Garrett, who needed to two-putt the 18th to force a playoff but three-putted to finish on 149.
Third was Nat Riddett on 150, also winning the junior scratch championship.

Follies and Rose Bowls at Osborne
A NEAR-capacity entry competed in last weekend’s annual Tim King Folly at Osborne Golf Club.
In bright and sunny conditions, the competition comprised a 27-hole stableford with the best 18 scores counting for the trophies, presented by sponsor Tim King.
There were also prizes for best scores of each of the nine holes and the longest drive on the tenth hole.
The men’s prize went to Mike Blow with 48 points, while Mike Blandford came top over the first nine holes with 20 points, Paul Haward won the second nine with 21 points, and Nigel Sharp won the third nine with scoring 21 points.
Ted Hoar won the men’s folly prize and Dave Glasgow won the men’s longest drive.
Joanne Wright took the award for the ladies, also scoring 48 points.
The first nine holes went to Jane Neill with 20 points, with Susie Wittig winning the second nine with 21 points and Anne Geary scoring 22 points to win the third nine.
Sue Blandford won the ladies’ folly prize and Carole Walker won the longest drive.
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Peter Wright won the men’s Guild Rose Bowl for the second year in a row at Osborne Golf Club last weekend.
Wright, who a fortnight earlier won the club handicap championship, won the bogie par event with a score of +2, on countback from Graham Andrews and Ian Taylor, who were second and third respectively.
John Elliot was fourth with +1, on countback from Clive Beard.
The Guild Rose Bowl was donated to Osborne Golf Club in 1971, by a Royal Navy surgeon captain.

Bell rings changes at Shanklin and Sandown
THERE is a new club champion at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club.
Mark Bell scored rounds of 69 on both days of the competition, five shots clear of second-placed Chris Reed jnr, who was last year’s champion.
The ever-reliable George Foreman was third, two shots behind Reed.
The Roger Matthews Salver, the handicap competion played simultaneously, also over both rounds, was won by club president Stef Brochocki, with nett scores of 71 and 66.
He just pipped Bill Humphries who tied on 137 but who lost on count-back.
Third was Wes Mawer, one shot behind.
On the Sunday, members competed for The Melville Hall Cup, an 18-hole handicapped medal and the winner was another of the younger fraternity, Wes Cooper (6) who carded a very good 70 to beat Les Means and Peter Brooke who were second and third.
More golf reports in the Friday, July 18, County Press.

Greenkeeper cleans up at Freshwater

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