The news is that despite gallant performances from all teams, 3 of our 4 teams endured defeats with only the White Horse Cup Magpies successful.
White Horse Cup Cowpats at Gibraltar
Captain Col Booth reports …
The Golfing Gods were not kind to the Cowpats on Sunday.
We hit off in pouring rain which continued until the 4th hole. The highlight was Peter Francis (Three Toes) who displayed his new wet weather gear, the envy of the opposition and fellow players.
The Cowpats put up an excellent performance under the conditions but unfortunately went down 4.5 to 2.5. Gibraltar apparently play in these conditions weekly and adapted quickly.
Jacko and Maverick led the charge and it’s a pity we did not witness their performance through the mist and rain. SL ended with a half to complete our scoring in difficult conditions.
The Cowpats will need to win all remaining games to be competitive for a semi-final berth.
Results – Jamberoo 2.5, Gibraltar 4.5
Anthony Smith lost 4/2
Angus Pinkstone lost 4/3
Chris Leckey lost 6/4
Col Booth square
Peter Francis lost 5/3
Steve Jackson won 6/5
Kane Rowe won 5/4
White Horse Cup Magpies at Sussex Inlet – Jamberoo 4, Port Kembla 3
A very close encounter against the strong Port Kembla team at the beautifully presented Sussex Inlet course saw the Magpies get up 4 matches to 3. Brad Rimmer won his match on the last hole to bring home the win. Rob Young, Dave Ransom and Don Thompson also scored important victories.
A good introduction to pennant golf for Martin Fogarty and Brad and a great comeback by Ken Bradley made captain Phil Gosling pleased with the day’s efforts.
Results
Ken Bradley lost 2/1
Brad Rimmer won 1 up
Rob Young won 6/5
Dave Ransom won 1 up
Phil Gosling lost 3/2
Don Thompson won 3/2
Martin Fogarty lost 5/3.
C Pennant Jays at Port Kembla – Jamberoo 2, Port Kembla 3
Captain Larry Kent was pleased with the overall result despite the team going down 3 matches to 2. Two great comebacks turned around losses with young gun Matthew Ross and John Anthony never giving up to square their matches from ‘dormie’ positions. The experienced Wayne Griffiths scored another fine victory.
Results
Nick Goodger lost 3/2
Tom Zimmermann lost 6/4
John Anthony all square
Matthew Ross all square
Wayne Griffiths won 4/3
B Pennant Guns at Highlands – Jamberoo 1.5, Gerringong 3.5
Playing at the tricky Highlands course against Gerringong our B Pennant team went down 3.5 to 1.5.
Brad Douglas had a fine win 4/3 and Brendan Armstrong played well to record a square. Dylan MacDonald suffered another close loss on the 18th green and surely must get a win up soon so well is he playing.
Results
Luke Asquith lost 4/3
Brad Douglas won 4/3
Lee Hayward lost 3/2
Dylan McDonald lost 1 down
Brendan Armstrong all square