This years Spring Scratch Medal & Chairman’s Bowl presented a challenging but enjoyable weekend of golf with the sun shining both days and the The Church and The Mill courses in great condition.

Day one saw Thomas Greenhalgh 71 (-1 gross) lead the Spring Scratch Medal followed by Peter Gray and Mike Clokie in a tie for second with a gross score of 76 (+4). Peter Gray’s score of 76 (Net 69) meant that after day one he found himself at the top of the leaderboard for the Chairman’s Bowl with Dean Sayers closely behind with a Net 71.

Day two presented a bigger challenge for the field with low scores being few and far between. Thomas Greenhalgh produced the low gross of the day with a 4 over par 76 for a gross total of 147 (+3) to secure first place and win the Spring Scratch with Will Ashdown (gross 79) finishing on a 156 total in second place and Jack Hillier (gross 79) taking third place on a total of 158.

In the Chairman’s Bowl we saw a change at the top following day two with consistency being a theme for our overall winner. Dean Sayers posted a second Net 71 for his weekend leaving him at the top of the Leaderboard with a total for the tournament of Net 142 (2-under par). Closely behind Dean on Net 144 (level-par) were Philip Jansen and Ross Kemp with Philip taking outright second due to an impressive second round of 77 (Net 69), leaving Ross in third place.

This year we introduced a 55 and over scratch section to keep more of the field invested in the scratch scores over the full weekend. At the end of the weekend there was a three way tie for first place with Peter Gray, Paul Hammond and Philip Jansen all producing a two day total of 160 (16 over par). We look forward to developing this section of the event in years to come.

Finally, we run a separate Sunday Nett competition during this event with Philip Jansen coming out on top of the leaderboard with a score of 77(Net 69) including an impressive front nine of gross 37 (+1) over The Church. Dean Sayers comes in second place with a Net 71 with Ross Kemp and Roger Yates tied in third on Net 72.

Congratulations to Thomas Greenhalgh and Dean Sayers on winning the Spring Scratch Medal and Chairman’s Bowl. We look forward to seeing all competitors at the Autumn Scratch Medal and President’s Putter where the Montgomery Cup is on the line for the best 72 hole gross over the two events.

Rank List

Following this weekend’s event Dean Sayers jumps to the top of the Rank List into first place. Kevin Langston remains in second place 315.99 points behind Dean. Martin Collins drops to third place 365.81 points behind the lead.