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OPEN WEEK & FINALS
DAY REVIEW 2011
Torquay Golf Club Riviera Open Golf
Festival ...and the fine weather made it a most enjoyable
experience for all of the competitors (writes Coach)
The week comprised
of eight competitions of varying formats and a daily Riviera Cup
knockout competition, participated by many new and returning visitors.
On the final
Sunday the coveted 36 hole Riviera Championship gross play competition,
was won by Torquay “in form” youngster, Nathan Gilpin. His thirty-six
hole score of 136 was a superb tribute to his growing consistency.
Steve Thorne
finished in second place which showed a great power of recovery when he
played his second 18 holes in a remarkable 64 shots!
In 3rd place was
the old maestro Mark Jeffery with a gross score of 144. Best am prize
went to Club Secretary Colin Nolan with a gross score of 73 and Richard
Crook took the afternoon prize with a fine 70.
The Victory Cup, a
net score competition, was played alongside the Riviera championship and
Nathan Gilpin climbed to the top of the podium again! His 130 net score
was just 4 shots better than Mark Jeffery’s 134 with Mark Garland
finishing third on countback.
RIVIERA OPEN
WEEK RESULTS:
RIVIERA CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Nathan Gilpin, 69 + 67 = 136;
2nd Steve Thorne, 78 + 64 = 142;
3rd Mark Jeffery, 73 + 71 = 144;
Best AM Colin Nolan, 73 (last 9);
Best PM Richard Crook 70.
VICTORY CUP
1st Nathan Gilpin, 66 + 64 = 130 net;
2nd Mark Jeffery 68 + 66 = 134 net;
3rd Mark Garland 70 + 67 = 137 net (last 18);
Best AM Chris Madge, 66 net;
Best PM Richard Crook, 65 net.
RIVIERA QUALIFYING ROUND
28 May 2011
1st Richard Seymour, 87 (22) 65;
2nd Mark Pillar 74 (7) 67;
3rd Phil Bond 81 (13) 68;
4th Chris Madge 86 (18) 68;
5th James Davies, 80 (12) 68;
6th Mike Angelos 78 ( 9) 69;
7th Pete Jeffery 79 (10) 69;
8th Rod Chapman 75 (6) 69.
Scratch: 1st Rod Chapman 75, 2nd Lester Barnes 75.
RIVIERA KNOCKOUT
Winner Graham Hale; Runner-up Simon Stewart;
Semi-Finalists Richard Overton and Rob Clark.
RIVIERA FOURBALL 30 May 2011
1st-Terry Bastow & Phil Bond, 44 pts;
1st Ladies- Claire Carey & Maureen Harris 38pts;
1st Mixed-Paul & Maxine Adams 41pts;
3rd Overall-Richard Overton & Colin Brimicombe 44 pts;
RIVIERA TEAM EVENT 1 June 2011
1st Men: Barry Long, Sid Harris & Chris Yeoman 46 pts;
1st Ladies Laura Colman, Molly Haslam & Emily Davis 44 pts;
1st Mixed Vonnie Evans, Martin Evans & Geoff Bates 41 pts;
1st overall Keith Brown, Martin Passmore & Roddy Pym 43 pts.
RIVIERA
STABLEFORD 2 June 2011
1st Alex Bell 42 pts.
RIVIERA TEXAS SCRAMBLE 3 June 2011
1st Men Jeff Hewett, Gareth Tombs, Richard Armitage, Wayne Toghill 54.7;
1st Ladies Jan White, Nicolle Simonetti, Val Banks, Emily Davis 60.5;
1st Mixed Ben Perry, Alex Bell, James O’Dwyer, Laura Colman 55.2;
1st overall Chris Brice, Andrew McAney, John Evans, Tommy Atkins 53.5.
RIVIERA GREENSOMES 4 June 2011
1st Tony Herrera & Neil Wilson 44 pts.
RIVIERA QUALIFYING ROUND 28 May 2011
1st Richard Seymour, 87 – 22 – 65; 2nd Mark Pillar, 74 – 7 – 67; 3rd
Phil Bond, 81 – 13 – 68; 4th Chris Madge, 86 – 18 – 68; 5th James
Davies, 80 – 12 – 68; 6th Mike Angelos, 78 – 9 – 69; 7th Pete Jeffery,
79 – 10 – 69; 8th Rod Chapman, 75 – 6 – 69.
Scratch
1st Rod Chapman, 75; 2nd Lester Barnes 75,
SAVAGE SALVER 29 May
Torquay welcomed a plethora of visitors to
their premier mixed open on Sunday (writes Diane Evitts).
As well as players from across the county,
Petitor also welcomed visitors from as far afield as Winchester,
Basingstoke and Leicestershire.
This being the case it was therefore fitting
that the guests should share in the prizes with, for the second year
running, non-home players lifting the Savage Salver.
Playing in the middle of the field Churston’s
Nigel and Cathy Coombe faced an anxious wait in the Clubhouse to see if
anyone would pip their net 66 in this greensomes medal. Their worries
were unfounded as their lead remained unchallenged, with visitors taking
second and fourth places.
Third place went to a golfing ‘marriage made
in heaven’ in the shape of Torquay’s Alan Bastow and Marie Scobie. This
recently formed new partnership has seen them figure in the prizes in
every mixed competition they have played in and are most definitely a
force to be reckoned with.
LADIES RIVIERA QUALIFIER
The ladies competition in this Riviera Week
was the Riviera Qualifying medal, in which the top eight qualifiers play
a knockout culminating in the final on Saturday.
With the continuing dry conditions the scene
was set for some handicap reductions, although surprisingly the
competition standard scratch rose by one to 74.
There were five reductions in handicap for
first and second places in the Silver Division, with the top three
placings in the Bronze 1 division also reducing their handicaps by one
shot.
Whilst Laura Colman didn’t shave a shot off
her handicap with third place in the Silver Division she did card the
only two of the day.
Results: Savage Salver (greensomes
medal, home players unless stated): 1st Nigel & Cathy Coombe
(Churston) net 66; 2nd Trevor & Margaret Smith (Sparkwell/Borringdon)
67; 3rd Alan Bastow & Marie Scobie 67.5; 4th Brian & Sally Newman
(Stover) 68; 5th Ian Rowlands (Woodbury) & Sally Spokes (68.5), on
countback from Lennie Pym & Pam Goymour, on c/b from Trevor Gee & Val
Atkinson; 8th Chris & Sue Yeoman 69.
Riviera Qualifying Medal: Silver division: 1st
Sheelagh Dean gross 82 (handicap 12) 70; 2nd Sue Wood 81 (10) 71; 3rd
Laura Colman 86 (11) 75; 4th Muriel Mitchell 92 (16) 76.
Bronze 1: 1st Jenny Simnett 94 (24) 70; 2nd
Marie Scobie 94 (22) 72; 3rd Trudie Cross 98 (24) 74; 4th Vonnie Evans
97 (21) 76.
Bronze 2: 1st Barbara Hele 103 (29) 74; 2nd
Libby Porter 111 (36) 75; 3rd Jean Cox 112 (34) 78, on countback from
Liz Sparkes 112 (34).
Twos: Laura Colman (11th).
Riviera qualifiers: Sheelagh Dean, Laura
Colman, Anna Balfour, Pauline Goodrich, Lesley Rowe, Chris Lester,
Philippa Affleck & Nicole Simonetti.
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