Trio lead way for Medal honours
WILL Austin, Ken Mckeown and Nick Walker were winners in Ashbourne Golf Club’s April Medal competition.
Austin won the first division as birdies at the eighth, 13th and 17th holes helped him card an excellent nett 69, leaving him two shots clear of Gary Morris, Simon Lockwood and Dave Barrie.
Mckeown was the second division winner with a nett 70, one shot ahead of Alan Tassell, Jason Clowes, Chris Hackett and James Naylor.
And Walker shot a superb nett 68 to top the third divison, his round including a birdie on the seventh.
Simon Griffiths, Jason Clowes and Mel Godfrey won a Texas Scramble three ball competition, while long-standing members John Hammond, Eric Cashmore, Roy Atkinson and Bob Carter won the fourball competition with a nett 54.2.
There was a good turn out for the ladies’ first competition of the season, The Spring Meeting.
Jill Bainbridge just pipped Dee Gemmell on count back, both with 33 points. Jill had five pars and scored 18 points in the front nine and 15 on the back, while Dee had an excellent front nine, scoring 20 points which included a birdie three at the fifth. Chrissie Purrett took third on count back from Angela Hunt, both with 31 points.
Angela Hunt came in with the best score of the day in the Sunday Stableford No.2, scoring an impressive 21 points on the front nine, including two pars off her 29 playing handicap.
However, the back nine proved more challenging and she scored only 12 points for a total of 33.
New member Gayl Roden, who had pars on holes 12 and 13, took second on count back from Gill Lockwood, both with 32 points. Gill had five pars and a birdie on the par 5 eighth hole.
Anne Weaver won the Thursday Medal No.1 off her 17 handicap. She was in excellent form on the front nine, playing 2 under for a gross 41, nett 33. Unfortunately, her back nine was not as consistent, with the three par fives causing a few problems, so she eventually came in with a gross 91 nett 74. Her round included four pars.
Angela Hunt was runner-up spot with a gross 105 nett 76 and Gill Lockwood was third with a gross 86, nett 76, which included a birdie at the par four 10th hole.
Ashbourne Ladies’ Silver Team travelled to Chapel en le Frith for its first match, losing 3-2.
Anne Weaver and Dee Gemmell played well to win, 2&1 and 3 & 2 respectively.
Gill Lockwood was involved in a close match but lost 2 & 1, while Lisa Gregory lost 4&3 and Jean Titterington 7&6.
The Bronze Team lost 3-2 after travelling to play Erewash.
Jean Titterington won 3&1 but Diane Woollands lost 6&4.
Chrissie Purrett won her match on the par three 18th hole after hitting a superb tee shot close to the pin, enough to secure a win 1-up. Karen Ray lost 4&3 while Marilyn Sumper was involved in a very close match, losing out on the final hole.