Falling rain and dark skies greeted the finalists of our handicap matchplay competition between Tony Guy and Derek Parrott on Saturday 14th June. However both players were keen to go and hit off just before 8:30.
Tony playing off 13 had to give Derek off 16 3 shots and got off to a scratchy start, going two down early as Derek played consistently. However the lead was short lived as Tony made long putts to win both the fourth and fifth holes to square the match.
From here the score remained tight as both played some fine golf, none better than the fantastic birdies both players made on the tenth for a half.
After making a great par on the 12th for a win Derek had squared the match but had no more shots to be given and it was from here that Tony grabbed wins on the 15th and 17th which gave him the overall win with a 2/1 result.
Despite the weather both Tony and Derek hit some great golf shots and played consistently throughout the round, whilst they are also to be commended for the wonderful spirit in which the match was played. Congratulations to both.
Tony playing off 13 had to give Derek off 16 3 shots and got off to a scratchy start, going two down early as Derek played consistently. However the lead was short lived as Tony made long putts to win both the fourth and fifth holes to square the match.
From here the score remained tight as both played some fine golf, none better than the fantastic birdies both players made on the tenth for a half.
After making a great par on the 12th for a win Derek had squared the match but had no more shots to be given and it was from here that Tony grabbed wins on the 15th and 17th which gave him the overall win with a 2/1 result.
Despite the weather both Tony and Derek hit some great golf shots and played consistently throughout the round, whilst they are also to be commended for the wonderful spirit in which the match was played. Congratulations to both.
