There were four winners at the West Hill fixture with blue skies and warm sunshine.
First was David Defroand who narrowly won the main trophy on countback, the Rothermere Challenge Cup, scoring 39pts.
Beaten into second place, also with 39pts, was Ian McGowan and this meant his 2nd place topped the annual “Order of Merit” to win the Society’s “Golfer of the Year” competition.
Champagne was won for “Nearest the Pin” on the challenging 13th hole, by Clive Heard and in the “Back the Winner” Competition, main trophy winner David had the sense to invest £5 on himself to win the jackpot. With a roll-over including £110 and a final total of £230 in the kitty, David won £180 with £50 for the Society funds.
There was a surprise “Thank You” bottle of champagne presented by the Society to retiring West Hill assistant secretary, Jane Mulligan, for all her help over the years.
The prizes were presented by Society vice-Captain, Barry Theobald, who will be taking over as Captain next year, who announced that Captain Nick Stevens had been unable to attend as he had just had a new addition to his family, a baby Boy!
Secretary Garth Burden told the players that they should get their team entries in for the last fixture of the year, the Christmas Scramble at The Berkshire, Monday, November 13 as places were filling up. He said that the Scramble would be his last fixture to organise as he would be handing over the running of the Society at the Scramble after 22 years as the secretary.
Final Results.
Rothermere Challenge Cup
1st. David Defroand. 39pts. (ocb)
2nd. Ian McGowan. 39pts
3rd. Craig Fawcett. 34pts
4th. Will Flint.
Nearest the Pin. Clive Heard.
Order of Merit for Golfer of the Year
(Best 3 results during year)
1st – Ian McGowan
Best 3 places 1st Lambourne, 2nd Knowle Park, 2nd West Hill. Total score 5
2nd -Will Flint
Best 3 places 3rd Moor Park, 3rd Tandridge, 4th West Hill. Total score 10
3rd – Steve Sharp
Best 3 places 2nd Lambourne, 4th Moor Park, 5th West Hill. Total score 11
4th – Joe Marvell
Best 3 places 4th Lambourne, 1st Knowle Park, 9th West Hill. Total score 14
5th – David Defroand
Best 3 places 5th Tandridge, 11th Moor Park, 1st West Hill. Total score 17
6th – Mike Germain
Best 3 places, 6th Lambourne, 10th Moor Park, 1st Tandridge, Total score 17
7th – Phillip Woods
Best 3 places, 5th Lambourne, 6th Moor Park, 6th Knowle Park, Total score 17
8th – Lee Terry
Best 3 places 5th Moor Park, 4th Walton Heath, 8th Knowle Park, Total score 17
PICTURES: JOHN MORGAN
WEBSITE: NEIL FITTER
