Busy Easter weekend as golfers in action
THE Easter weekend saw competitive golf return to Ashbourne GC with a different event on each of the four days of the holiday.
Despite cold and windy conditions with the earlyseason greens slower than they will be later, there were some good performances.
Notable, particularly, were the scores of Pierre-alain Weir and club chairman Martyn Shinner in the Friday Stableford, Ken Bainbridge and Chris Sothers in the Easter Medal and Simon Spencer and Andy Rogers in the four ball better ball pairs.
Weir won the first division of the Stableford with 38 points, which included two birdies, while Shinner matched that score in division three.
Past captain Bainbridge scattered the field in division one of the Easter Medal with a nett 68 which included a superb eagle on the par five eighth hole.
Sothers shot a nett 66 to take the division three prize. The highly competitive pairing of Spencer and Rogers ruled supreme in the four ball better ball event, the highlight of which were two birdie twos by Rogers, whose handicap will surely come down this year if he continues to play to his potential.
In a particularly strong wind on Easter Monday, the Texas Scramble winners in the three-man competition were Dan Potter, Craig Brown and Martin Hellaby.
The four-man event in the same format was won by Andy Innes, Andy Teece, Steve Biddulph and Weir.
RESULTS, Friday Stableford, Division 1: Pierre-alain Weir 38pts, Mark Burford 36, Chris Froggatt 35. Division 2: James Platt 34 , Andy Rogers 34, John Williams 33. Division 3: Martyn Shinner 38, Steve Mcqueen 36, Terry Hunt 35.
Easter Medal, Division 1: Ken Bainbridge nett 68, Dean Higton 72, Yowie Roberts 72. Division 2: Dan Potter 72, Arnie Hackett 75, Peter Sutton 78. Division 3: Chris Sothers 66, Dave Peregrine 74, Roger Barnett 75.
Easter four ball better ball: Simon Spencer, Andy Rogers 44pts, Dean Higton, Rich Pigott 41, Craig Brown, Martin Hellaby 41.
Texas Scramble, teams of three: Dan Potter, Craig Brown, Martin Hellaby.
Teams of four: Andy Innes, Andy Teece, Pierre-alain Weir, Steve Biddulph.