Burghley Park slipped to its sixth defeat in a row at the hands of Girton Golf Club but there were a lot of positives to take from the match with two close defeats that could’ve gone either way. Before the match, Captain Paul had mentioned that preparations for winter teas had gone on recently and unfortunately we had a couple of bad bounces of these winter tee areas. Nevertheless, the course played well, although I think Burghley Park greens are in much better condition.
Congratulations to Kevin and Neil who won three and one in the final match. Niel once again proving that arriving early and practising before a match is totally unnecessary. Neil was spotted by quite a few players as he strode over the First and 18th fairways to get to the 17th tee, with helpful directions from several of the Girton members.
Congratulations to the two Michaels, Earl and Marriott who won the third match one up. One of our other Michaels, Michael McCarthy and Rob Sorrel, had a very close match losing on the 18th.
Richard and myself could arguably have won, although our opponents Paul and Dave played very well, scoring a better ball 74, 5 over.. I three putted two greens, including the 18th, where two putts would’ve given us the hole. Our better ball of 77 include some really good holes and in fact, Richard and I won the back 9 1 up.
It was good to see Peter Hickman back to his winning ways with the nearest the pin prize.
Paul and Dave were exceptionally friendly opponents and we had a good chat long after most people had left for the long journey home. Thank you to Girton for being such excellent hosts
Onward to next Thursday when we play and Oundle Golf club in our last match of the season. A home win would be nice
Paul
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