CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
The Championship Cup, which we were unable to complete on Sunday due to a waterlogged green, was played to a finish on Wednesday evening. This is a men’s singles competition played off scratch and it was a strong quarter-final line-up returning to play for the cup. The last eight games saw Fergal Wright, Alan Hatton, Andy Draper and Chris Porter overcome John Townsend, Peter Smith, Jim Halsall and Kez Adams respectively.
The semi-finals were won by Fergal and Andy and it was Andy who got off to a flying start in the final, winning the first seven ends to lead 9-0. Fergal did fightback, however and from 16-4 down won nine out of eleven ends to close the gap to 17-20 but Andy was able to score the single chalk required to win the final 21-17.
hank you to all eight players for arranging to finish this competition so quickly and to Noreen Lewis from the Competitions Committee for organising the games on the night. Thank you also to all those who stayed until the end of the final and to everyone who helped with marking and measuring. Finally, thank you to George who was on hand to take the photos of the presentation and to our President, Peter Smith who presented the prizes.