Captain Kinder’s six-way success
THE second half of the Reddish Vale ladies season has seen a remarkable sequence of success by their 2016 Lady Captain Jeanette Kinder.
The 15-handicapper has swept the board with six big wins on the trot including several ‘majors’.
She began her great run by winning the President’s Prize with 33 points and this was continued as she carried on winning the Bernard Murray Stableford with 29 points, the Sunblest Trophy with 37 points, an EG medal with 94-15-79, the Whittaker Trophy with 29 points and finally teamed up with Mal Woodcock to win the Daily Mail Foursomes qualifier with 29 points.
Vale ladies legend Sheila Cowlard said: I have never known anyone in the club match what Jeanette has achieved and we are certainly no match for her in the wet conditions we have endured in recent weeks!”
The winner of the John Bullock Trophy at Disley for the best Men’s Aggregate medal scores of the year had a convincing winner in James Robinson on -15 ahead of Matt Hill -10 and Steve Kewley and John Clamp, both -9.
The prize presentation BB Stableford at Disley was won by V Petrykowski and S Carter with 48 points, three more than M and P Holtom and P Crosby and A O’Sullivan.
Disley’s ladies played a singles Stableford and first across the line was Alison Yates with 36 points from Deborah Potts 34 and Gill Hudson 32.
Midweek Stableford action for Avro’s men had Peter Hale in a league of his own with 41 points from Phil Normanton 34 and Ian Arthur 33.
It was closer in a Senior Five Club Stableford at Avro with a cpo on 35 points going in favour of Ian Anderson from Leslie Fowler, one more than Peter Hale.
Roger Burns was unstoppable in a Stableford at Gatley posting 37 points to cruise to victory from Peter Stiles 31, Stephen Rood 30 and Alex Benner and Arhtur Entwistle, both 29.
Heaton Moor’s men played for the Chairman’s Trophy and club legend John Collins posted 67 to finish ahead of Noel Holohan and Saghir Sadiq, both 69 and Anthony Black 70.
Mellor and Townscliffe ladies played a 15-hole Stableford and in top spot with 32 points was Alison Davies from Susan Hird 31 and Pat Phillips 28.
M and T’s men were also in singles Stableford mode and in division one PA Wlsh led in with 32 points from Jonatahn Coverley 31 and Russell Evans and John Heginbotham, both 30.
Topping division two was Stephen Abbott with 32 points closely followed by John Howarth and Alan Todd, both 31 and Ian Castle 30.
It was a Strictly display at Romiley as their men played a Four Man Team
Bonazna Waltz and impressing the judges with 77 points were M Kitchen, V Walker, C Oakes and N Brindley four clear of L Hopkins, T McGlinchey, G Williams and D Ogden who won a cpo from two other teams.
A singles Stableford for Romiley ladies had a clear winner in Anne Harrison with 34 points from Irene Barrow, Deb Kershaw and Joan Mellor, all 30.
Thelatest Manchester and District Golf Alliance fixture suffered a late postponement due to a waterlogged course but the day was saved as Bolton Old Links Golf Club and Don Milligan of DJM Dairies stepped in to move a full field of players to Bolton Old Links for a great day’s golf.
It proved to a great move as the Old Links course received fulsome praise from the players for its excellent condition, particularly the greens, and the quality was shown with some big scores.
Runway Order of Merit leader Phil Archer (Poulton Park) kept on target and extended his lead with a round containing ten birdies for a winning individual pro score of 43 points.
He was closely followed by Ashton-under-Lyne assistant pro Matty Kay with 42 and in-form Scott Howarth (Davenport) 40.
It was a close contest in the pro am section with three pairs tied on 46 points and getting the nod in the cpo was Glossop Golf Club’s new professional Gary Brown and his Mottram Hall partner Richard Blackwell.
Next in were Phil Archer and Anton Johnson (Warrington) from Ashton-onMersey duos Ollie Pantoja and Josh Corrigan.
The long wait for Alliance success was at last realised in the am am section with Stamford Golf Club’s Will Fox finally finding an ideal partner in club colleague Carlton Weldon to post a winning 47 points to lead in from home duo Alan Schofield and Roland Dootson 46 and Stamford’s Paul Traynor and Richard Margrave 45.