By DENNIS FULLER
THE second round of the three-round Summer Cup was played last Saturday at Emerald Golf Club under benign conditions tending to hotness.
Ross Martin (10) went into the round with +7 but was overtaken by his playing partner in Steve Town (15) who came in with an astonishing +9 to snuggle into his +6 the previous week for a massive +15 after two rounds.
Martin remains in second place on +9 followed by Mark Starick (12) barking at his heels with +8.
These two appear to be the main challengers but it seems to be a big ask for them to bridge the gap to collar Town for the lead.
The daily comp, of course, went to Town easily and the B Grade winner was John Carvill (21) who hit some good form for +5.
Starick came in with +3 on the day while Martin, Dave Aitken (28) and Leigh Morison (18) all had scores of +2.
Mike Litchfield was nearest the pin on 4th and the 13th, Ian Scot the 7th, Town the 12th, and John Carvill picked up the pro pin lolly on the 18th.
The ladies event is looking more and more a one-horse race with Benita Balfour screaming away to a distant lead with the others sucking dust with little chance of bridging the gap.
On Wednesday, when the Old and Faded Golfers struggled into the club, they found it was a two part comp. It was par for the first nine and a stableford for the second with a purse of cash for each.
At the end of the first nine it was a three-way tie with Bobby Kennedy (23), Ian Scott (27) and Mike Litchfield (8) all on +4. The second nine saw John Piggott (21) kill off all contenders with 24 stableford points, over Geoff Whittaker (23) with 21.
