| WGTB Days Out at Disley Sponsored by Dave Orritt |
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DISLEY Golf Club made a stunning
debut on the WGTB Days Out circuit providing a stunning course for the many
players making a first appearance there with pristine yet challenging
playing conditions, superb views and excellent 19th hole
hospitality. For many players the greens supplied mysteries, which were rarely solved and in the end the old firm of Ray Simcock and Terry Watson from Manchester and Pike Fold had most of the answers with a winning return of 44 points.
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Winner Ray Simcock with Disley Captain John Aitchison (left) and President Mike Wright. |
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There was a logjam of four pairs on 42
points with the cpo going in favour of home duo Chris Swindells and John
Paget from Alan Lawrence and Hadge Lowe (Walmersley), Bob Mannia and David
Williams (Styal) and Paul Williams and Gilbert Pierce (Hindley Hall) with
Geoff Garnett (Didsbury) and Disley President Mike Wright picking up the
fifth qualifying slot with 41 points. The big Welsh contingent failed to finish in the top places as they were often distracted by the flocks of sheep in the adjoining fields to concentrate fully although Gary Morgan got the Nearest the pin on the sixth hole, then missed his putt for Two. The other nearest the pin in two prize on the 16th saw Jeff Seel (Houldsworth) hole his second shot to save any complicated measuring. His feat was described by his playing companions as ‘from the tee a hook into the trees on the left of the fairway followed by a thinned second which nearly split the pin in half before going into the hole’. |
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Eric Waugh (North Manchester) picked
up the Shortest Drive Trophy for his 66-yard special on the first tee. His playing companion Stan Laing won the ‘Longest Drive’ prize for taking over an hour to find the course from his home in Glossop, which can be seen from parts of the Disley course. The tricky greens restricted the ‘Two’s count to seven balls per player for Ken Wardle (2), Chris Swindells, Andy Bryden, Alan Dunn, Paul Williams. Dave Kenyon and Jeff Seel. |
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Eric Waugh receives his Shortest Drive Trophy for Bryce Cooper of Pierre and Vacances |
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44 T Watson and R Simcock, 42 C Swindells and J Paget, A Lawrence and H Lowe, B Mannia and D Williams, P Williams and G Pierce, 41 G Garnett and M Wright, G Morgan and G Williams, 40 D Medley and B Watkins, G Fletcher and A Bryden, T and N Chaplin, 38 D Watts and D Kenyon, A Dunn and M Shore, 37 E Howatson and M Williams, C Beadle and D Stidwell, 36 R Stewart and G Carey, C Greenfield and J Seel, T Cook and P Rudkin, B Elliott and R Kenyon, D Chesworth and K Harrison, C Davies and C Blackadder, 35 G Culpan and D Beckett, J Crowley and F Hourican, P Wilson and B Jones, 34 M Pass and A Roberts, A Simmons and J Aitchison, C Hughes and A Cusick, 33 G and K Smart, D Orritt and A Smart, K Wardle and E Molloy, D Booth and J Kerrigan, S Hill and M Hammond, 32 S Laing and E Waugh, M Clements and M Keyworth, 31 B Winterburn and A Marston, 30 M Roscoe and R Long, 29 P Grimsley and TJ Watson. |
| Days Out Final Qualifiers | Aggregate Trophy |
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