Litchfield wins narrowly

LAST Saturday at Emerald Golf Club, when dogs of questionable intelligence and men from England were hiding under the shade of the nearest elm, members marched bravely or stupidly onto the course for the annual three-club event.
Faced with the daunting task of yet another countback to decide the winners, the powers that be consulted the crystal ball and found that Mike Litchfield (12), who finished with 39 points should be anointed the winner. Sitting sadly in the wings with 39 points also was Ben Balfour (12) who had to accept that he lowered his colours to Litchfield. Litchfield also won A Grade.
In B grade, the aforementioned ball had to again be consulted with Dean Shannon (16) on 37 points getting the points over Peter Jones (19).
C Grade saw a clear winner in young Broc Reynolds (23) on 36 points, as he hacks away at his handicap which will certainly diminish.
Ross Martin (11) was best of the rest with 38 points and Peter Clowes (19) with 36.
Clowes was nearest the pin on the fourth, Litchfield the seventh, Shannon the 12th, Reynolds the 13th and Graham White left his best shot of the day to win the pro pin on the 18th.
The ladies event turned into a two-horse race with a dead heat between Gracie White and Davina Aitken – who could not be split even after consulting the crystal ball.
On Wednesday in the Overly Faded Golf (OFG) using OFG handicaps Ken Hill (21) hammered the field with 49 stableford points from Moss Fuller (24) on 44 and Ian Scott (28) and Gary Kennaugh (33) on 43 apiece.
Next Saturday members play for the Alex Wee Cup in the 4BBB format with the top eight pairs qualifying for the Emerald Cup in pairs match play.