From the Manager of President's Dennis Doherty the following report was filed!!
A very brief positive report: we won 4.5 to 3.5 - a brilliant result and our first win of the season against a strong opposition Russley.
The match finished was the way it should - decided on the last putt. Fortunately Taiji, one of many demon putters from the Russley team missed a makeable putt to lose the 18th & give us the vital half we needed to secure an overdue victory!
As the result records another very tense struggle - all the way. From the start it was always going to be close - but Russley held the edge in the clubhouse - being 3/1 up through the early pairings. But a very determined effort by David Young to come back ( I think ) from 3 down with 4 to play - to win 1 up - 16th was vital to the cause.
Another good win to Jeff Gray - who was playing David Pirie ( a difficult customer at the best of times - he never knows when to give in ) and it was a good return to form for Marcus to win 4/3 & suddenly it was 3 all in the Clubhouse!It now all depended
It now all depended on the No's 1 & 2's who were a good 20 minutes away - Paddy Helmore told me it took us 40 minutes to play the 16th - but it was worth it - The awesome Shirley course was extracting its vengeance - Chris Brockett had just got back to 1 up after being 1 down - & I had fought my way back to 1 down after being 3 down. Chris's opponent played his 2nd out of the rough into a tree to cannon off into the creek.My partner Taiji - couldn't find his ball - & ended up with an 8 - my match all square & Chris 2 up. Chris went on to secured his match on the 17th. Unfortunately I made a mess of 17 - recording a 5 to Taiji's 4 - & I am 1 down again.
All ended well on 18th - great game - good result & course was awesome.
I will keep you informed of what's happening - but with course renovations its likely our next game wont be till 13 December at Clearwater
Well done team & caddy ( aka Special)
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