Second Team Finals 2019
On Monday the 2nd September the County 2nd team went to Walsall Golf Club in Staffordshire to play Staffordshire in the Midlands North Final. The weather was set fair and the course was well established parkland. We were of course anticipating a tough contest, and we were not wrong!
The morning foursomes went well and we managed to get 2 out of the 3 points on offer – these were gained by Emma Anderson playing with Carol Houghton and Louise Wilding who played with Ava Waplington. Of course we were delighted to find ourselves in this position after the morning, but knew that Staffordshire would be all out for a win in the afternoon. The afternoon matches got off to a very good start with Carol Houghton delivering the first point shortly followed by Audrey MacMillan who also had a good win. Emma Anderson had a tough match and fought hard to the bitter end despite having to have a first aid break as she had played a shot whilst being knee deep in nettles! Her match went to all square going down the 18th and she achieved a creditable half. This left us 4 and a half points each with one match to finish.
Thursday 6th August saw us playing away at Willesley Park against Leicestershire. A beautiful venue, but a very challenging course with lots of blind holes. We managed to get 1 point in the morning foursomes – this was gained by Emma Anderson and Carol Houghton. There were some very tight matches which went all the way to the 18th, the other foursomes pairings were Louise Wilding playing with Lizzie Wood and Jacey Peacock who played with Audrey MacMillan.
This years County Captains Day was held at The Nottinghamshire on the Championship Course. This is a fun Am AM stapleford competition held to raise funds for all the Notts teams, and open to all handicaps. It was a very warm day with a challenging wind for the 28 teams to contend with.
