Despite a thick dose of Cornish mizzle sweeping over Falmouth Golf Club, 62 members signed up for round three of the Summer League on Saturday, writes Keith Rashleigh.
Eight handicapper Neil Dickinson deservedly won with 41 stableford points. His front nine produced a steady total of 18 points including a birdie at the sixth.
Neil then went on to card an impressive one under par gross back nine, which included birdies at the 11th and 13th holes for an additional 23 points.
This was just enough to win on countback from Peter Lewis, who hit the turn with 21 points including birdies at the second and eighth holes.
His back nine saw another 20 points with birdies at the 11th and 15th holes. Third also with 41 points was Jack Stocker who also birdied the 11th. Unfortunately, his double bogey seven at the 17th proved costly.
There were seven twos recorded during the competition, with Rik Shaw, Peter Lewis and Crispin Merritt all doing so at the second, while Tom Parry achieved the same at the fourth. Phil Jones made an eagle at the 11th, while Nick Chinn made two at the second and fourth.
The easiest hole on the day was the 13th, which averaged + 0.36, while the most difficult was the par 5 third hole playing into the wind, which averaged + 1.34.
- The men of Praa Sands Golf Club thoroughly enjoyed a secret drawn partners social round on Sunday.
Mike Brownfield and Mike Hatch played very well and won with 128 points, Tom Armstrong and Tony Boyce were second with 131 and Allan Lawrence and Giles Lawrence finished third with 132.
The Ogres team Stableford drew a large field on Wednesday, with the trio f Doug Pedrick, Barry Knowles and Roy Hillyar winning with 99 points.
Gary Peters, Jeff Friggens and Richard Lyons were second on 95, and the respective trios of Allan Lawrence, Reg Pettit and Fred Hayne, and Joe Hill, Mike Brownfield and Rodger Pearce finished joint third on 92.
Next weekend sees the air ambulance charity support competitions at Praa Sands, with all support welcome.
- Cornish golfer Rhys Enoch is set to make his competitive return this weekend in the first Challenge Tour event since the tour was suspended in March.
Enoch will compete in the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg, near Vienna, from Thursday to Sunday this week.
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