COUNTY v ESSEX LADIES

Played at Chigwell GC

Sunday, 16th March 2008

 

Mike Spall, team manager, reports:-

This friendly was played in terrible conditions at Chigwell Golf Club with heavy rain driven in by a cold north wind.

 

The morning foursomes were played in the worst of the conditions and every one got thoroughly soaked and cold.  It was decided at lunch to shorten the afternoon singles to just 9 holes.  By so doing it was possible to delay the start long enough for the conditions to ease and for the rain to stop.

 

The men were 3 games to 1 up after the foursomes and the ladies negotiated a further shot for the afternoon singles.  This additional shot tightened up the matches with the men winning the singles by just one game.

 

Notable performances from Chigwell golfer Daisy Dyer who beat Martin Blake of Thorpe Hall 2 up, and 14 year old Siobam Taylor who beat Andy May of Boyce Hill 1 up, and Sam Lovell who got the better of Ross Spurgeon with Kelly Martin securing a half.

 

A thoroughly enjoyable day marred only by the appalling conditions.