White Horse Cup (division 4) defeated Russell Vale 4.5 to 2.5 @ Nowra
Cowpats redeemed themselves at Nowra versus a steely Russell Vale lineup to win 4.5 to 2.5.
Kane Rowe (Maverick) fought gallantly all day only to go down 2/1.
Steve Jackson (Wacko) fought hard all the way to square his match after the final hole.
Peter Francis (Pope) had a never give up attitude to win 2/1.
Col Booth (SL1) fought all day to finally defeat his opponent 1 up.
Bryan Nicoll (R2D2) almost fought back but unfortunately went down 3/1.
Chris Leckey (Count) had his foot on the Vale captains throat all day with a feisty win 6/5.
Anthony Smith (Titus) led most of the day to win 3/1.
Many thanks for our support crew Boyd Silvester and Bobby Wright, very much appreciated by the team.
It was an awesome pleasure to manage the boys today.
Shane Townsend (Obi)
The Cowpats play at home next week against Nowra.
C Pennant lost to Links Shell Cove @ Kiama 3.5 to 1.5
A very close encounter at Kiama but the Links team prevailed in the end.
Tom Zimmermann back in form to win 6/4
John Anthony was close all day but succumbed 3/1
Wayne Griffiths found an opponent on his game to lose 6/4
Captain Larry Kent had the same scenario and lost 6/4
Leon Polestico played a very tight match managing to square his match.
The C Pennant play against Moss Vale next Sunday at Gerringong in a very important match.
White Horse Cup (division 2) lost to Shoalhaven Heads 6-1 @ Port Kembla
The massacre at Port.
We had a somewhat disrupted preparation with several late withdrawals and player unavailability but on the first tee our team felt very confident with all of us receiving multiple shots against the mainly low handicapped Shoalhaven Heads team.
The Shoalhaven team had other plans and were in fine form, ready to play. The course was playing long and the greens were slow which really suited their big hitting team.
Our only bright light was the great play by captain Phil who managed a fine win.
Alan Jones, in good form in our Jamberoo competitions, met an exceptional player and lost 8/7.
Ken Holt, playing his first match for the club, was behind early, caught up, but eventually succumbed 4/3.
Dave Ransom was slaughtered by his big hitting opponent 6/5, losing 4 in a row on the back nine after being close at the turn.
Phil Gosling played brilliantly to win 5/4 in a captain’s knock.
Gentleman Don Thompson had the pleasure of playing against a very good female player and in a very close match lost on the last hole after his ball spun back into the water.
Martin Fogarty had a bit of a toweling against his opponent losing 7/6.
Peter Young played well in a close match but lost in the end 3/2.
The Magpies play next week at Russell Vale against Wollongong in a crucial match.
B Pennant bye
The B Pennant had a bye today and took the opportunity to play a practice game at a Highlands venue in preparation for next week’s match at Russell Vale against the very strong Links Shell Cove team.