LAST WEEK 2003 IN FOCUS
ARCHIVES MATCHPLAY
LOW SCORE
RUISLIP Saturday 27th March 2004
THE MONTHLY MEDAL
GEOFF BACK ON FORM
Solid play catches Tom in last-gasp thriller.
The boys are stunned as Geoff plays a last-deal winner.

With three points on the first, Tom carried on from where he left off last week. Mike socred his first bogie of the year on the first and thought he had a chance, but a run off indifferent holes scuppered his chances. It looked like Tom all the way, but Geoff was not giving up. Only a blob on eight kept him off the lead. With one point in it at the half-way mark, things were looking tight. However, it was Dave who made the charge, starting back with two pars and getting to within one of the lead. Geoff was floundering until a superb chip-in on thirteen gave him a birdie and four points. Dave fought back with a par on fifteen, but floundered over the last three.

Mike had been playing steady, if unspectacular golf. A run of eight bogies was ended with a double on thirteen, but then he hit two pars including a fantastic pitch-in on the seventeenth. He missed his put for par on the last ending with a nice 35 pointer. However, it was a terrific chip and then a cool put that gave Geoff three points on the last to tie with Tom.

WIth one game to be played, Dave's lead is no longer unassailable. Tom needs another 39 pointer to take the trophy. Gavin goes from second to fourth, as Mike continues his late-season run. Geoff can still get on the leader board with a good score. The Low-Score trophy looks loke Dave's but Con has plenty of scope for improvement. Alan and Tony will be fighting a tight duel for the Wooden Spoon, whilst Mike and Gavin are all that stands between him and the Matchplay ....phew!

SCORES
Dave Geoff Mike Tom Gavin Tony
1
6
7
5
5
8
6
2
6
6
8
8
8
8
3
7
5
6
5
5
8
4
6
6
8
5
8
8
5
4
5
4
5
4
3*
6
6
4*
6
7
6
7
7
3*
4
4
4
5
3*
8
5
8
5
4*
5
7
9
5
4*
5
6
6
4*
10
5*
8
6
6
6
7
11
3*
4
4
5
3*
4
12
6
5
5
5
7
10
13
5
3**
5
4*
6
6
14
4
4
4
3*
4
5
15
5*
7
7
6
7
7
16
5
4
3*
4
6
5
17
6
5
4*
7
7
6
18
5
3*
4
5
4
3*
in
44
43
42
45
50
53
out
48
49
51
49
55
54
total
92
92
93
94
105
107
net
75
68
70
67
79
82
points
30
38
35
38
27
25
STABLEFORD
Geoff Tom Mike Dave Gavin Tony
1
0
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
5
7
4
3
4
2
4
7
10
4
4
4
2
5
8
11
6
6
6
5
6
12
12
8
7
8
6
7
14
14
10
10
9
9
8
14
17
12
12
11
9
9
17
18
14
14
12
12
10
17
20
16
17
14
13
11
19
21
18
20
17
15
12
22
24
21
21
18
15
13
26
27
23
22
19
16
14
29
31
26
24
22
18
15
30
33
27
27
23
19
16
33
36
30
28
24
21
17
35
37
33
29
25
22
18
38
38
35
30
27
25
birdies
1
0
0
0
0
0
par
4
3
2
4
1
4
bogies
12
11
13
10
7
5
blobs
3
0
1
1
2
4
games
12
9
10
10
12
11

HANDICAPS

GEOFF AND TOM GET CUT

ALAN 16.9 17
DAVE 17.2 17
CON 17.5 18
MIKE 22.6 23
GEOFF 22.8
23
TONY 25.4 25
GAVIN 26.1 26
TOM 26.2 26
RUSSELL 28.0 28

STABLEFORD

TOM MAKES A CHALLENGE

Dave 41 39 37 33 32
182
Tom 39 38 35 32 31
175
Mike 36 35 35 32 31
169
Gavin 37 34 33 33 30
167
Geoff 38 32 32 32 32
166
Con 38 32 31 30 28
159
Tony 32 30 30 30 29
151
Alan 32 31 30 27
120