In hot sunshine and on a well manicured course with some difficult pin positions set by the Captain, 140 golfers made up of both men and women teed off throughout the day in support of the Captain on his special day. The format of the day was a non qualifier individual Stableford competition. With an excellent prize table provided by the Captain and a half way house manned by the Captain’s and Vice Captain’s wives to provide sustenance for all the golfers on their way around the course, it was looking good for the Captain. There were prizes for best scores in each of the 3 categories: longest drives and nearest the pins for both men and women. There was also a putting and chipping competition set by the Club Professional Tony Westwood.
The overall winner on his 78 birthday was Ray Smith on 42 Points and the other winners were as follows:
Division 1 Thomas Haig 40 pts: 2nd Philip Curtis 37 pts: 3rd Steve Goddard 35 pts.
Division 2 Ray Smith 42 pts: 2nd David Bentley 37 pts: 3rd Chris Ward 37 pts.
Gents nearest Pin par 3 5th George Boddy
Ladies nearest Pin Par 3 7th Janet Bentley
Gents longest Drive Par 4 8th Billy Kevan
Ladies longest Drive Par 5 11th Sandie Normanton (Lady Captain)
Ladies putting Comp Sandie Normanton (Lady Captain)
Gents putting Comp Billy Kevan
Ladies Comp Winner Bettye Norton 36 pts: 2nd Davina Adams 35 pts: 3rd Liz Snow 34 pts
Captain’s Cup lowest single handicap score: Steve Goddard 35 pts
Juniors’ Winner: Louis Woodcock
Runner Up: Spencer Parker
Following the prize giving, the Club Captain Glenn Price thanked everyone for supporting his day and the evening finished with live music and very good food.
Here are a selection of the prize winners with the Club Captain:
Glenn and Liz Snow
Overall winner Ray Smith
Glenn and Phil Curtis
Glenn and Chris Ward
Glenn and Dennis Dayman