REDDISH VAL OPEN AND SENIORS KITTY COMPETION

With 20 players visiting Reddish Vale Golf Club today, to play in their Open competition, a further 25 turned up at Clays to play a Senior's kitty competion. Because 25 does not divide easily by either 2, 3, or 4, a couple of players offered to play a round but not as part of the comp (thanks to Chris Jacques and Alan Barnsdale for this gesture). We needed only one to do this, so the 24 remaining were drawn into 8 x 3-balls to play a 'Best 2 scores at each hole' team comp. Weather was fine and warm, an almost undetectable gentle breeze, and course conditions were as expected for mid-autumn - softer ground with less run on the ball than in the summer months but otherwise very good. Prizewinners were.... 1st - Fred Court, Chris Blazdell and Steve Graham with a total of 82 points 2nd - Andy Mitchell, George Hughes and Mike Drake with 79 points. Steve Monk 16 of us made the trip to Stockport for the Reddish Vale Senior Open. We played Am/Am format with the best two scores to count. The course was certainly a tester in terms of quirky fairways and literally hidden greens. Some of us vowed to re-visit but only with ropes and crampons for some of the inclines. The River Tame snakes its way right through the course, although water hazards did not really come into play. I have to add that the greens were magnificent and the putting on show was one features of the day. We stood on the first tee and remembered Mike Hollings to the starter who knew Mike. It was his recommendation last year that we visited the club - we thought about you Mike. Despite the problems we faced, some good scores were returned and having thanked Brian for the booking, we will have to rely on him to update us with the club results. For our own personal competition, the best two teams were: First: Tom Pierce, Mal Williams, Jane Evans and Graham Davidson Clarke - 87 points Second: Chris Trig Jones, Mick McHugh, Paul Wallace Jones and Mick Carnell - 83 points For Stuart Miles' Senior moment book, your senior Captain only had to make one u-turn in Stockport after circumnavigating a roundabout twice before finding the M60. See you all next week.