Back at the clubhouse at the end of the round Simon was grinning from ear to ear. No surprises as to why when the results were announced (after Targe scoffed down a pie) as he had a blinder of a round. Not as good as we thought though as there a couple of minor irregularities in the additions however 38 points was enough for 1st place. He admitted to telling his wife that the night before that she was going to be sleeping next to a champion the next day. Lucky for Simon it was himself who came out on top!
A trio of lads shared second place and equalled their handicap, The beast who continued his good run of form, Brendon and Matt Nicholls. Jason was up there with them but another miscalculation brought him back to 3rd with 35 points, which was also shared with Dennis Ward who is coming to grips with the doggies back out of the finals race.
Michael who is extending his lead in the championship found himself in 4th palace, and noodles somehow ended up in 5th. Closing the gap to Harry in the seniors championship with his overseas adventures, Simon, Bill and Dennis rounded out the placings.
Some controversy with the nearest the pins, on the 12th there was some confusion as Bill had his name on the card but there was no marker. Porks had his name on the 15th and Peps on the 18th pro pins, but were marginally beaten by Brendon and Michael in the last group.
Speaking of the two P’s, the eagles nest was close to going off with Pepsi driving it very close on the 14th, and porks hit his drive close to the pin on the 17th. Both missed eagle putts however from mere meters away but accounted for a couple of birdies from the 11 scored today. Both guys were also in the action on the 13th where after finding the water hazard, Peps found himself with a chip for a single point. He played it beautifully and slotted it home. Not to be outdone, porks followed up with a chip in for a single point on the same hole.
SOS was observed to be shanking it all day. On the 11th he managed to hit two in a row into the water from power shanks. He may have jinxed Peps on the 18th when he asked if he would be happy to shank one off the tee, he did take note and hit one at right angles straight into the fence. Lucky for him and the beer gods when the ball rolled down the path and ended just in front of the ladies tee. Not so lucky for Dale who had to shout some drinks at the end of the round for an unfortunate incident.
Another unfortunate incident involved an 8 iron and Rob, who managed to break it early in the round. Reports were that it was not in rage but I guess we should give him benefit of the doubt.
Results for Saturday, 09 September 2017
1st Simon Powell(38) 2nd Bill Eastoe(36) 2nd Brendon Mitchell(36) 2nd Matt Nicholls(36) 3rd Jason Hopkins(35) 3rd Dennis Ward(35) 4th Michael Gourlay(34) 5th Stephen Butterfield(33)
Seniors Results: 1st Simon Powell (38) 2nd Bill Eastoe (36) 3rd Dennis Ward (35)
Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin No 1 15th Brendon Mitchell ProPin No 2 18th Michael Gourlay BallPin 12th Bill Eastoe