Henlle match away June 26th 2012

    Result was a resounding win for Henlle by 8 games to 2 I'm afraid.
    The following is a report from Bob Brown Clays Vice Captain and past Seniors Captain
 Maelor Davies and Bob won their game, thanks to a remarkable bunker shot from Maelor on the 17th.
Their opponents were both on the green for 3, on the par 4 17th hole.Bob having 'fluffed' his 3rd shot was on for 4, but some distance from the pin. Maelor's 3rd shot had ended in the greenside bunker.

At that point they were 1 hole down, and Bob had commented to Maelor that it looked likely that they would lose on this hole, or at best, record a half, to leave the match dependent upon them securing a win on the 18th to half the game overall.

Maelor was having none of it, and in playing his bunker shot, he thinned the ball resulting in it flying across the green, some 4 feet above the ground. The ball then struck the pin with such force that the pin caught the ball a second time, applying miraculous 'back spin', which allowed the ball, which had hit the green some 6 inches away from the hole, to suddenly hop straight in! The sight of this special skill, put off their opponents to the extent that they both missed their putts. Hole to Bob and Maelor, and match all square.
Bob and Maelor both hit good drives on the 18th, followed by good 2nd shots, leaving them both on the par 4 green for 3. Having a shot on that hole, Bob sank his putt to secure the win.
Their opponents, and hosts, were magnanimous in defeat, and all agreed that Maelor's bunker shot was a once in a lifetime feat, which Alistair Wright ( Seniors Captain at Henlle) felt worthy of a special mention in his after match address!