Midweek Medal - 27th April 

In tricky conditions at Brampton Mike Murray Smith won the medal with a great score of nett 66. In second place with a nett 68 was David Cotton. Third was Stu Entwistle with a nett 70 who beat Mike Prince on countback. There were 7 two's on the day, they were made by Mike Prince, Kevin Cartlidge, David Smith, Vince Davies, John Tellett, Chris Maggs and Simon Bottomley. Well done to all the winners.

Anniversary Cup - 30th April 

Well done to Nick Gabb and Ricky Bleasdale who won the anniversary cup with 43 points. In second place was Dave King and Linda Hall who scored 40 points and they beat JDW Davies and Yvonne Palfrey on countback. There were 4 twos on the day made by Lee King/Jim Law, James Ballentine/Scott Ballentine, Dave King/Linda hall and Margaret Gates/Steve Palmer. Each have received £10.50 on their proshop account.

Bank Holiday Greensomes - 2nd May 

Congratulations to Scott and Clare Ballentine who won the competition with 41 points, they beat James Rowe and John Davy on countback. In third place were Mo Poole and Doug Poole with 37 points. There were 2 two's made by L King/Jim Law and Mo Poole/ Doug Poole, each player received £14.50 on their proshop accounts.

Seniors - 29th April 

Last Friday's Seniors Monthly Medal was won by Mick Dean with a net 70, 2nd as Ross Starkey with a 72 and 3rd was Kevin Wright with a 76.

 

New Srixon Balls

Last week we received new Srixon balls for the range. We received over 4000 balls which have been added to the collection. 

Digi cards can be bought in the Pros Shop for £9 which gives you 10 baskets of 20 balls. 

We also offer a bulk buy deal where you can purchase 10 Digi cards for £75 meaning a saving of £15.

 

Foursomes Championship 2016

This year's championship came to a dramatic conclusion when 3 foursomes pairs tied and a four hole play off was needed to decide the winners. But more about that later. 

It was a damp, dull cold day when competitors first arrived at the Ely club early Sunday morning. It soon brightened up and we were very fortunate in the end to have a rain free, sometimes sunny day. 

The scoring was high in the 1st round with competitors find it tough to hit the greens in regulation and difficult to get down in two from the challenging lies around the greens. 

Only six pairs broke 80 and the leaders at lunch were the Gog Magog pairing of Dave Quinney and James Stammers with 77. Their score could have been better as they finished with 2 bogeys. There were 15 pairs within 4 shots and very much still in contention. Last year's winners James Reeson and Owen Davies were close behind on 79. 

After a hearty lunch it was back to business and early leaders in the clubhouse with 156 were Links secretary Matt Hartley and his young partner David Marris, the current Boys champion. They were hoping to add the Foursomes Championship to the Ron Freeman Foursomes title they won last October. 

Their hopes were short lived when John Summerfield and Jamie Hibbert of Elton Furze returned a commendable 73 to add to their opening round of 80 for a total of 153. They were then joined on this total by Steve Jarvis and Kevin Diss of Gog Magog, after Kevin chipped in on the 18th for a birdie 3. 

When County Champion James Reeson and former County Captain Owen Davies joined them on 153 it looked like a 3 way play- off unless the leaders Quinney and Stammers could keep their momentum going. It was all looking good for them when they were 2 under par after 8 holes of their 2nd round but after an ugly 7 at the 11th hole it all went pear- shaped and they fell away, finishing with a disappointing 78 for a 155 total. 

It then came down to a 4 holes play- off for the 3 foursomes pairs over holes 1, 11, 15 & 18. 

Reeson and Davies quickly established a 2 shot lead after an excellent birdie 3 on the 11th hole. The title was then decided at the short 15th were the pair were bunkered, Reeson left his bunker shot short of the green then watched his partner chip in for an unlikely par 3. With Summerfield and Hibbert already off the pace, Jarvis and Diss, shocked by their opponents chip in, duly three putted to end any hope of victory. 

A solid par at the 18th and James and Owen had retained the Championship that they won in style last year at the Links.

 

What's in the bag? 

With Adam M winning April's Monthly Medal we are going to take a look in his bag. He is using a PING i25 Driver, Callaway XR Pro 3 Wood, Adams Idea Pro Mini Hybrid, Mizuno MP 15 Irons with KBS C-Taper shafts, The New Titleist SM6 wedges and an Odyssey Versa #7 putter. He plays with a Titleist Pro V1X. The big stand out performer at the moment in the bag is the new SM6 wedges that have improved the control with the short game giving him great confidence around the greens.