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LEVANTE GOLF SOCIETY EL PLANTIO 23 JULY 2010

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Contributor / 2010-07-30 14:15:33

Hot and very humid conditions greeted the thirty-three members and guests at the very welcoming El Plantio golf course. The format of the day was, for the majority, a Stableford competition contributing to the annual Player of the Year (POY) event, whilst four players played in different knockout competitions. Nearly everybody was on time (!) but the latecomers did cause some difficulty for the early starters who could not get onto the practice facilities until the green fees had been paid; they miscreants have been identified!

The conditions and slower greens than usual helped to produce some super scores. Rob Westlands continued his recent run of fine form by winning Division 2 with 39 points (off 27) and was closely followed by the steady Graham Hutson with 38 pts (30); in third place was the ever-improving Michael Harding with 37 pts (30). In Division 1 Anne Edwards had a cracker of a game scoring 40 pts off 12 that earned her a reduction to a new EGA handicap of 8; her recent run of fine form means she is leading the POY by a mile! In a close second place was Alan Turpin with 39 pts (19) whilst Martin Gates kept his handicap intact with 35 pts (8). There were two Nearest the Pins that were won by Malcolm Neil (9th) and Graham Hutson (18th); there was only one ‘2’ and that was by Anne Edwards (who was generous to the Captain’s Charity afterwards!). John Costigan won our guest prize with a creditable score of 35 pts (14).
In the Syd Smith KO, Frank Carroll beat Martin Shaw 3 & 1 whilst in the Plate KO Rob Brown had a good win against George Bishop 6 & 5. All members are encouraged to play their next round of the knock outs before the appointed dates; details on the web site.
Our next meeting will take place on 6 August 2010 at Alicante; please be there no later than 9am for registration and money collection. The format will be a Team Challenge arranged by the Captain!

Levante Golf Society is a small and friendly group of enthusiastic golfers located in the northern Costa Blanca region.  New members are always welcome and contact details can be found at www.levantegolfsociety.com.

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