Team Classic Salver
The Team Classic Salver sponsored by William Allen Meats was the opening eighteen hole competition of the new season. The Salver was played as a 4 Man Better Ball Stableford. After a week of intermittent and at times heavy rain showers congratulations go to the greenkeepers for having the course in such good condition for play.
At half way the four man Team of J.Keys, G.Jackson, D.Currie and J.Wilson (Team J) was leading but under severe pressure from Team K (K.Devlin, P.Conlon, G.Lynn and J.McCarry) a point behind. Team B (B.Watt, P.Daly, A.Murray and P.Reid) were another three points behind. A further point down came Teams D (D.Murray, D.Rankin, A.Atkinson and H.Cook) and C (K.McCullough, S.Moorman, D.McCaughern and M.Moore) with Team M (M.Hamilton, J.Taylor, P.Steenson and S.McCormick) a further three points back. Through The Maple the Keys, Jackson, Currie and Wilson quartet was leading by one and two points from Team K (Devlin, Conlon, Lynn and McCarry) and Team C (McCullough, Moorman, McCaughern and Moore) respectively. Two, three and five points further back came Teams B (Watt, Daly, A.Murray and Reid), D (D.Murray, Rankin, Atkinson and Cook) and M (Hamilton, Taylor, Steenson and McCormick). Approaching the Grove Devlin, Conlon, Lynn and McCarry (Team K). after scoring eleven points had overtaken Team J (Keys, Jackson, Currie and Wilson). who had scored nine points to take a one point lead. Watt, Daly, A.Murray and Reid (Team B) and D.Murray, Rankin, Atkinson and Cook (Team D) were anothrer three points behind followed by Team C (McCullough, Moorman, McCaughern and Moore) a further point back. Team J (Keys, Jackson, Currie and Wilson) tried hard over the closing three holes to overtake Team K (Devlin, Conlon, Lynn and McCarry). However, their combined score of seventeen points was not enough to upend Team K who scored eighteen points to win the Team Classic Salver by two points. Three points further back the Hamilton, Taylor, Steenson and McCormick quartet (Team M) improved to record twenty points over the last three holes and draw level with Team B. Third place went to Team M with a betrter back nine and Team B finished fourth. Two points behind the placings came Teams D and C.
Twos were recorded by – J.Keys, P.Dallat, K.McCartney, P.McMullan, R.Sempey, A.Cooke, A.Atkinson. John McClintock, A.Adams, J.McCarry, D.Martin, P.Daly, N.Kernohan, J.Taylor, K.McCullougth, K.Barkley, P.McBurney, A.Donnelly, A.McCart, M.Reid and B.Cull.