BRENT VALLEY 31/8/02 THE NEW SEASON BEGINS
- THE FIRST GAME OF THE NEW SEASON AND
THE BAXTER BOYS WERE SHOWING THEIR NERVES Mike
was the wildest with five off the tee and less than a 100 yards
covered, but Alan was having a mighty battle with the steps to
the green. Nineteen shots between them and they were in trouble.
Dave looked troubled with his wild shot across the second fairway,
but made a superb recovery and a great put to kick off with birdie.
- And that is the way the match continued. Alan was up and down all afternoon, including five out of the bunker on ten. Mike recovered his composure after the first three holes, but then went into meltdown at the turn. Having lost all of his balls, he decided to call it a day, but the boys talked him back and he did well to finish with a solid last six holes.
- Meanwhile, Geoff was moving into contention on the second half and quietly challenging, as Dave suffered a series of knockbacks. Geoff was showing some fine form, including a great birdie on four. Another par on sixteen and a crash by Dave on seventeen, saw him tie for the lead. His bogie last hole should have taken it, but with true championship character, Dave parred to win. Alan also parred, after hitting his drive into the ditch, a remarkable performance.
SCORES RUNNING NET SCORES Gavin Tony Mike Alan Geoff Dave Gavin Tony Mike Alan Geoff Dave 1 4* 7 9 10 5 3** 2 6 8 9 4 2 2 7 6 6 5 6 5 7 10 13 13 8 6 3 7 7 6 5 6 5 13 16 18 17 13 10 4 5 6 4 5 2** 4 17 21 21 21 14 13 5 6 6 5 6 7 5 22 26 25 26 19 17 6 7 7 6 5 6 6 27 31 29 30 24 22 7 7 4 5 4 7 4 32 33 33 33 29 25 8 5 6 4* 5 4* 5 36 38 36 37 32 29 9 7 4* 9 5 7 5 41 40 44 41 38 33 10 6 5 8 10 6 4* 45 43 51 50 42 36 11 8 8 10 5 6 7 51 50 60 54 47 42 12 4 5 5 5 5 4 54 54 64 58 51 45 13 5 4 4 3* 5 4 58 57 67 60 56 49 14 6 5 6 5 5 6 62 60 72 65 59 54 15 6 4* 5 4* 5 7 67 63 76 68 63 60 16 5 6 3* 5 3* 5 71 68 78 72 65 64 17 8 7 5 8 5 5 77 73 82 79 68 68 18 6 7 5 4* 5 4* 81 77 86 82 72 71 six players
2 birdies 12 pars
in 55 53 51 49 45 46 out 54 50 54 50 50 42 total 109 103 105 99 95 88 net 81 77 86 82 71 70 stable 22 27 25 28 34 33 puts 39 37 35 32 36 30 HANDICAPS
| Handicaps | Actual | Play 0ff |
| ALAN | 17.5 | 18 |
| CON | 18.7 | 19 |
| MIKE | 19.4 | 19 |
| DAVE | 18.1 | 19 |
| GEOFF | 24.4 | 24 |
| TONY | 25.9 | 26 |
| GAVIN | 28.0 | 28 |