Milton man badly cut after great round

Milton man Michael Raftis has had his handicap cut from 10 to six after amassing 47 points in a midweek stableford competition.

Raftis had five gross birdies (net eagles) and nine gross pars in a oneunder par round of 70 (net 60).

He came home in a two under par 33 on the back nine to win Division Two of the competition by eight points from Jimmy Govere and 10 points from Bob Wilkinson.

Division One was won by Oliver Clark (40 points) with James Martin (37) and Andy Brown (42) winning Divisions Three and Four respectively.

Ashley Miles won the Morton Cup at March with a net score of 64 playing off a 28 handicap.

Dawn and Mike Robinson won a closely-fought mixed pairs competition at March.

Results from the local clubs...

MILTON

Men

Midweek stableford: Division One: 1OliverClark40pts,2JacobWilliams 39, 3 Charlie Armitage 38.

Division Two: 1 Michael Raftis 47pts, 2 Jimmy Govere 39, 3 Bob Wilkinson 37.

Division Three: 1 James Martin 37pts, 2 Anthony Clipston 36, 3 Bill Pickering 36.

Division Four: 1 Andy Brown 42pts, 2 Daniel Ramm 39, 3 David Court 37.

MARCH

Men

Morton Cup: 1 Ashley Miles net 64, 2 Gary Tinnion 65, 3 Max Russell 67, 4 Mark Athow 67.

Mixed

Johnson Goblets: 1 Dawn and Mike Robinson.

NENE PARK

Men

AFH Wealth Management medal: Division One: 1 Craig Shelton net 67, 2 Daniel Seal 67, 3 Jacob Williams 69. Division Two: 1 Simon Mayle net 64, 2 Lorenzo Chapman 65, 3 Yim Kong 66.

March Golf Club are • offering a half price round, or a free round if accompanied by a member, to all NHS staff and key workers as a thank you for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The offers (one round per person only) are available for one week from August 10. Contact club professional Alex Oldham on 01354 657255 to book a tee time.