Holders Herts tie but are KO'd by Kent in Seniors Foursomes

Wed 28th Jul
Holders Hertfordshire were knocked out of the Southern Counties Seniors Foursomes in the cruellest way after they tied with favourites Kent in their qualifier at Upminster on July 26.

Kent's strong opening pairings of Chris Reynolds/Chris Buckley and Dave Jessup/Roger Salmon put them 2-0 up in the best of 5 match. Reynolds and Buckley beat Herts captain Gaius Potton (pictured) and Terry Croker 3&1, while Jessup and Salmon beat Peter Bax and Bill McIntyre by the same score.

Herts fought back in games 3 and 4.

Martin McKenna and Tom McEvoy won 1 up, and Ben Brown partnered by Doug Cameron won 4&3.

Then Donald Longmuir and Norman Cameron battled for a hard-fought half int e final game, leaving the scores tied at 2.5 each.

Under the rules of the competition, game points were then taken into consideration only to find they were halved (8-8). So according to the rules the opening game decided the outcome, and that was Reynolds and Buckley - which meant that Kent progressed and Herts were eliminated.

Kent won through in the afternoon as well, and now go to the final in October.

Herts Seniors lose out to strong BB&O in opening league game

Tue 6th Jul
Hertfordshire Seniors were beaten 7-3 by BB&O at Gerrards Cross (pictured) in the opening match of their 2010 league campaign on July 5.

BB&O fielded their strongest team, including three home players, and won the first seven games.

Herts fought back in the last three games, thanks to wins for Tom McEvoy, Terry Croker, and Doug Hutton.

Result (Herts first):

Martin Mckenna Lost To Rod Crisp 3/2
Norman Cameron Lost To Gilbert Runnicles 4/3
Peter Bax Lost To Adrian Donkersley 5/4
David Dannhauser Lost To David Lane 4/3
Gaius Potton (Capt) Lost To Robert Gill 2/1
Ben Brown Lost To Phil Sewell 3/2
Jeff Duffy Lost To Cliff Pearce 4/3
Tom Mcevoy Beat John Summers 2/1
Terry Croker Beat Jim Wilson 1up
Doug Hutton Beat Chris Osborne 1up

Related:  Result

Moor Park trio takes Senior Champion Club at Ashridge

Mon 10th May
Moor Park completed the Champion Club double as their Senior team of Doug Cameron, Graham Steel, and Jeff Duffy won the Bailey Bowl at Ashridge on May 10, so emulating the team that won the Herts Champion Club at Old Fold Manor.

Their total of 153, in the best two from three format, was three shots clear of Verulam (Don Longmuir, Paul Keen, and Bruce Gardner) who finished in second place.

Third were Bishops Stortford (Ian Foster, Terry Croker, Mo Ryder) on countback.

Conditions were tough in a cold wind, and the CSS was 73. Best score of the day was by Peter Bax (Mid-Herts) who shot 75.

Picture: Doug Cameron receives the Bailey Bowl from Past HGU President Tony Bailey watc hed by HGU President Terry Trude (left) and Graham Steel. Jeff Duffy was also part of the team.

Result
153: Moor Park
156: Verulam
157: Bishops Stortford, Ashridge
158: South Herts, West Herts, Harpenden, Porters Park
160: Hanbury Manor
162: Berkhamsted, Letchworth, Knebworth, Sandy Lodge
164: Mid-Herts, Harpenden Common
165: Batchwood Hall
168: Brookmans Park, Old Fold Manor
169: East Herts
170: Chesfield Downs, Redbourn
171: Brocket Hall
172: Old Fold Manor Artisans, Aldenham
173: Hadley Wood
174: Bushey Hall
175: Welwyn Garden City


Related:  Past Winners