Last Friday the rain was biblical. Ladbrook park stands on loam rather than sand and is therefore not as free-draining as some of the heathland courses like Sutton Coldfield and Enville.
However, by yesterday, there were no particular areas of standing water and it is to the credit of the ground staff that they produced the course in such a high quality, playable condition.
Some new faces to Teetours were most welcome and there was high praise for the course from some regulars like Brian Reynolds, who were playing the course for the first time.
- Nearest the pin was on the longest par 3 and only one name appeared on the marker - Steve Coates, who hit a splendid 3-wood to three feet.
- Nearest-in-two was awarded to Ryan Barnhurst.
- Longest Drive was strongly contested and Richard Moon only just managed to squeeze his name on to the bottom of the marker.
- A single two was recorded by Toby Deas
With 53 players there were prizes to third place. Phil Adcock's team were edged into third place with a count back on 91 points by Hugh McClean's team from Lutterworth but top of the shop this week was Alan McPeake's team from Uttoxeter with 93 points.
TEAM |
Points |
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1 |
Alan Mcpeake + Lee Hill + Byron Cowen + Mike Cleaver |
94 |
2 |
Hugh McClean + Philip Harbord + Toby Deas + Bill Stubbins |
91 |
3 |
Phillip Adcock + Tony Stacey + Steve Coates + Simon Horton |
91 |
4 |
Stephen Turner + David Benbow + Paul Lester + Simon Woolley |
90 |
5 |
Dave Rogers + Ryan Nicholls + Ryan Barnhurst + Pro score 1 |
87 |
6 |
Matt Nevitt + Kris Henscoe + Peter Wildman + Tom Ward |
87 |
7 |
Stewart Wardrop + Paul Hayward + Graham Allen + Brian Reynolds |
85 |
8 |
Chris Hobbs + Keith Southall + Dave Willmott + Simon Appleby |
85 |
9 |
Geoff Tibbetts + Bill McIntosh + Garry Wyatt + Richard Moon |
85 |
10 |
Martin Dunn + Andrew Coles + Richard Tart + Rob Manns |
85 |
11 |
Cliff Cotterill + Lindsay Rowley + Michael Clarke + Graham Gill |
84 |
12 |
Matthew Hickman + Paul Barnes + Mark Redding + Jack Clemson |
83 |
13 |
Peter Link + Barry Adams + Mark Robbins + Pro score 2 |
82 |
14 |
David Hewitt + Robert Robbins + Stephen Watson + Pro Score 3 |
82 |
TWO’S |
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Toby Deas |
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NEARESTTHE PIN 15 |
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Steve Coates |
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NEAREST IN TWO 4 |
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Ryan Barnhurst |
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LONGEST DRIVE 9 |
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Richard Moon |