By DENNIS FULLER
LAST Saturday at Emerald Golf Club, pairs were formed to compete for the rights to advance in the 4BBB match play championship.
The top eight pairs are rated and face each other across the 18 holes to progress to the next round.
As has been the case for a few years, it was Ken Sumsion (25) who chose well with partner Dean Shannon (17) when they came in at the front of the pack with 47 stableford points. This puts them at number one seeds in the draw and a chance to play the 8th ranked pair.
Broc Reynolds (14) and Peter Clowes (17) followed them home with 45 points, Ben Balfour (17) and Dennis Fuller (16) were next with 44, followed by Mike Litchfield (12) and Ian Scott (24) with 43 points who drew with Peter Glasscock (14) and John Carvill (21) who also carded 43.
Shannon was nearest the pin on the 4th, Reynolds the 7th, Balfour the 12th, Leigh Morison the 13th and Dennis Fuller swooped on the pro pin dosh on the 18th.
The leaders in the ladies comp were Josephine Krummenacher and Phillipa Crossley followed at a reasonable distance by Jennifer Marsh and Aileen Ecclestone.
On Wednesday, the Old and Feeble Golfers rolled into the club to play a round of stableford with some tricky scoring possibilities. Weaving through the fine print were Sepp Krummenacher (21) and Gerran Wright (32) who waded in with 48 stableford points. Peter Clowes (18) was next with 44 while Leigh Morison (18) managed 43.
