Dickens and Nichol just miss out on tankards
Hessle pair do enough to secure Alliance success
he East Riding and District of York Winter Alliance held their last fixture of 2016 at Filey Golf Club.
All 26 competing clubs fielded two pairs both of whom counted towards the league standings.
Everyone went off at the same time in a shotgun start and they all played at a good pace so managed finished in good light.
The scoring in the better ball was very competitive and the Hessle pairing of Andy Lockwood (1) and Brian Drake (5) combined perfectly, each appearing on their card nine times, to claim the tankards with a net 62.
They completed the front nine on net 30 and came back in net 32 having posted four gross and five net birdies but crucially they didn’t drop a shot at any hole.
Filey members Ian Nichol (6) and Matthew Dickens (11) also made the turn in 30, Dickens having carded a net one at the par-four fourth hole. Between them they added another seven birdies ,but lost out when they dropped shots at the sixth and 15th to finish at net 63.
That score was then equalled by Paul Westoby (8) and Paul Gardner (13) from Hainsworth Park, after completing nine holes in net 28 this pair appeared to be in pole position for the win, however, they played well but couldn’t maintain their birdie momentum.
In the race for The Hull Daily Mail Challenge Bowl there are now three clubs vying for the top spot separated by just two shots.
The two best team scores on the day were posted by Hessle and Hainsworth Park who both totalled 130.
Hornsea retained the lead with a 133, while Heworth dropped to third after a 135.
Filey are still in contention but with a lot to do to threaten the leaders, while the Scarborough clubs remain somewhat adrift, South Cliff are in eighth position with North Cliff in 14th.
4BBB Results: 1st A. Lockwood (1) & B. Drake (5) Hessle net 62; 2nd= I. Nichol (6) & M. Dickens (11) Filey, P. Westoby (8) & P. Gardner (13) Hainsworth Park net 63; 4th= S. Lambswood (8) & T. Fox (10) Driffield, S. Uzzell (0) & N. Jordan (12) Hornsea, D. Stokes (9) & T. Young (13) net 64; 7th= S. Dawes (13) & G. Kelly (8) Malton, J. Batt Snr. (4) & J. Batt Jnr. (5) Heworth, A. Cooke (10) & N. Law (10) Hull, net 65. The latest Ladies Winter Coastal Alliance fixture was played at South Cliff.
Whitby provided the winning pair on the day when June Halley (20) and Karen Fellowes(28)postedacreditable 36 points and then prevailed in the count back to edge the Filey pairing of C. Mitchell (14) and K. Cooper (33) into second place.
Third were Janet Howes (18) and Carole Hartley (23) of South Cliff with 34 points.
Another countback was required to determine fourth and fifth after two pairs posted 33 points, Flamborough pair F Rivis (19) and E Mooney (21) came out on top in that one, leaving South Cliff lady captain Caroline Woodhouse (21) and Ewa Graczyk (16) in fifth spot.
Sixth went to Jean Armitage-Beattie (19) and Eleanor Paterson (25) from North Cliff with 32 points.
Seventh was claimed by Karen Marshall (22) & Susan Bennison (24) of Whitby on 31 points, they pipped Pat Palmer (19) and Barbara Brocklehurst (20) from North Cliff, on a countback.