Inter Club Round Up............

Blank and Simon Cup matches were postponed due to the earthquake aftermath and will be rescheduled at a later time.

The second round of Woodward was a week later so on Sunday the competition descended on Shirley. In line with current policy as the home club we had a bye in the morning and then we were drawn against Kaiapoi for the afternoon round. Kaiapoi have been a consistent high performer since entering the competition in their own right three seasons ago and promised no easy match especially after falling to Russley 3.5 to 2.5 in the morning when realistically they could have squeaked out with a half.

Using home course advantage to its fullest the team emerged as a 4/2 victor. Nathan Gilbert returned to form with a vengeance posting a 7/6 win to get us on the board early. Brad Clark put the disappointments of Templeton behind him and secured a 5/3 success. Andrew Caldwell, a new, young, left handed member showed admirable patience and persistence to come from behind and win one up playing 8 as the last.

At the top of the order Tom Turner had moved to a three up lead but two birdies by the opposition on the par fives, 4 & 5, left him 1 up with three to play and the momentum threatening to change. Showing that he is at his best when scrambling Tom got up and down for par on the last three holes to ensure that there was no late Kaiapoi comeback. Well done to all of the team it was a good albeit much needed result.

The next round takes place at Clearwater and promises to pose its own challenges given the greens have just been cored!