Saturday 15th June saw the final of our Handicap Matchplay Final between Don Beames and Zelko Bilandzic and despite the recent poor weather the course was in surprisingly good condition which is a credit to the work the green keepers have been doing around the course with drainage.
On the day Don got away to a flying start, opening with a run of par, par, bogey, par with Zelko in the unenviable position of also having to give Don four shots. This opening run gave Don and early lead of 3 up which he slowly increased over the next 10 holes to take a 5 up lead with 5 to play. Zelko made a good birdie to beat Don's par on the 14th however another par on the 15th was enough for a half and ended the match 4&3.
On the day Don got away to a flying start, opening with a run of par, par, bogey, par with Zelko in the unenviable position of also having to give Don four shots. This opening run gave Don and early lead of 3 up which he slowly increased over the next 10 holes to take a 5 up lead with 5 to play. Zelko made a good birdie to beat Don's par on the 14th however another par on the 15th was enough for a half and ended the match 4&3.
Zelko Bilandzic and Don Beames