Driff pair break 60 on home course

DRIFFIELD duo David Kitching (16) and Michael Parker (6.8) took advantage of their home course to win the first Alliance of the Scarborough & District Golf Association 2021-22 Winter season.

In a field of 140+ golfers drawn from the nine Association member clubs, Kitching and Parker topped a flurry of low scores, breaking the iconic 60 barrier with an 11-under-par 59, this being sufficient to take top honours by the narrowest of margins.

One shot back were the North Cliff duo of S. Boddy (2.5) and D. Watts (8.9) who had a shot in hand over the third placed pairing, Filey’s J. Rayner (2.4) and K. Keenan (7.2).

Leaders after Round One in the nine venue Pennant series are Scarborough North Cliff on 251, four shots clear of Driffield with the holders Filey in third place on 257.

Also decided at Driffield was the Ben Fell Trophy postponed from the 20-21 season due to Covid.

With eight pairs to count from each club the

Fell trophy looked to be heading for Filey with two thirds of the clubs back in the clubhouse but it was not to be as a late surge from North Cliff and the home club saw Filey relegated to joint third place with the Scarborough club taking the honours with a score of 521, 11 shots clear of Driffield with Whitby and Filey bracketed together in third on 534.

Round Two of the Pennant series was hosted by Kirkbymoorside.

Scores at Driffield: 59 D. Kitching & M. Parker (Driffield), 60 S. Boddy & D. Watts (SNC), 61 J. Rayner & K. Keenan (Filey), 62 R. Cass & G. Crusher (Kirkbymoorside), 63 C. Pennock & J. Kemp, C. Long & R. Wardle (Driffield), S. Milburn & P. Risker (SSC).

Pennant Standing after Rd.1: 1st North Cliff 251, 2nd Driffield 255, 3rd Filey (holders) 257, 4. Bridlington Links 261, 5. Whitby 262, 6. South Cliff

263, 7. Kirkbymoorside 264, 8. Malton & Norton 265, 9. Bridlington Belvedere 268.

Ben Fell results: 1. North Cliff 521, 2. Driffield 532, 3= Filey & Whitby 534, 5. Bridlington Links 546, 6. Malton & Norton 553, 7. South Cliff 557, 8. Kirkbymoorside 558, 9. Bridlington Belvedere 569.