Channels Report
14th July
Channels' Ladies Silver 2 team played at home on
Wednesday 9th against Nazeing and lost 3-2, two of
the matches being lost at the 18th however the team
which will include some if not all of this team of
Ann Malyon, Suzanne Mitchell, Diana Reeve, Claire
Woollard and Jacky Thompson does go through to the
semi-final against Upminster on August 10th. The
neutral venue is to be announced.
The ladies July Monthly Medal completed on Thursday
the 10th was won by Jacky Thompso in the Silver
Division with a score of gross 83 and off her then
16 handicap, a nett 67. A handicap reduction of 3 to
13. Claire Woollard was second with 88 - 17 - 71.
In the Bronze Division the winner was Janet Battle
who scored a gross 101, h/c 31 and nett 70 plus a
cut in handicap to 28.. Lynda Brownlie was second
with 99 - 28 - 71. The rather high competition
scratch of 75 has cut quite a few handicaps this
month.
Channels Golf Club
gentlemen members played their Monthly Medal this
last weekend in warm but quite windy conditions. In
Division 1 the winner was Phil Smith with a net 69
off his 8 handicap, in second place was Robert
Tredgett with a net 70 of his plus 1 handicap, and
third place went to Mark Daw with a net 71 of his 12
handicap.
In Division 2 the
winner on count back was Steve Wellstead with a net
68 off his 19 handicap, in runner up position was
Stephen Clow with a net 68 off his 19 handicap, and
third place went to Nick Blackwell with a net70 off
his 14 handicap. The scratch prize was won by Robert
Tredgett with an excellent 69 gross.
In the Regional
qualifying competition at Old Fold Manor for the
Open golf competition, Channels’ Craig Housden
recently won his way to the Local final qualifying
competition at Hillside, Southport with a score of
70. However against a strong field on a demanding
course he was unsuccessful in gaining one of the
four qualifying places.