LAST WEEK 2003 IN FOCUS
ARCHIVES MATCHPLAY
WEST COUNTRY TOUR
LOW SCORE
RUISLIP Saturday 30th October 2004
THE PERFUMED GARDEN CHALICE
TOM IS HIP!
Tom sets the pace again, and holds off a strong challenge from the rest.
A near disqualification, for not knowing who John Peel was, is averted when Tom undergoes a course of "Quick Hair" hormone therapy

A solid start for Tom, but then the wheels came of and gave the challengers a chance. With no-one holding handicap, it was up to Alan to make a challenge. With seven holes gone, it was Alan leading by one point from Tom, Mike and Gavin. With a blob on the next, Al gave the lead to Tom then parring nine to tie, with Mike a shot back.

With a seven to start the back nine, Al gave up the lead and had to sit alongside Mike, a shot down on Tom, who now edged into the lead. Back-to-back pars on thirteen and fourteen, gave him a share of the lead, as Mike suffered a second-half collapse.Disaster on the fifteenth, redeemed by par on seventeen and it was all square with one to go.By this time, Tony had edged his way to within one of the lead. The final hole saw Tom par for victory and Tony overtaking Alan for the runner-up spot.

Alan Tom Dave Mike Tony Gavin
1
6
5
5
6
6
6
2
5*
7
8
6
8
7
3
5
6
5
5
6
6
4
5
7
6
6
8
8
5
6
4
5
5
4
5
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
7
4
3*
4
4
4
4
8
6
5
5
6
10
6
9
4*
5
5
5
5
7
10
7
6
7
6
9
10
11
4
4
5
4
4
3*
12
7
8
10
6
5
7
13
4*
6
6
7
5
6
14
3*
3*
4
4
4
4
15
8
6
6
6
8
6
16
4
5
5
5
4
5
17
4*
5
5
9
5
6
18
5
3*
4
7
4
4
in
46
46
52
54
48
51
out
46
48
50
49
57
55
total
92
94
102
103
105
106
net
76
74
85
84
80
79
points
29
31
23
24
29
28
Tom Tony Alan Gavin Mike Dave
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
6
6
5
4
4
5
4
8
6
7
5
5
7
6
8
7
8
6
6
8
8
10
9
9
6
7
11
10
12
11
11
8
8
13
10
12
12
12
10
9
15
12
15
12
14
12
10
17
12
16
12
16
13
11
19
14
18
15
18
14
12
19
17
18
16
19
14
13
20
19
20
17
19
14
14
23
22
23
20
21
16
15
25
22
23
22
23
18
16
26
25
25
24
24
19
17
28
27
28
26
24
21
18
31
29
29
28
24
23
birdies
0
0
0
0
0
0
par
3
0
5
1
0
0
bogies
11
10
11
5
8
9
blobs
2
4
4
3
3
4
games
30
32
21
26
29
29

HANDICAPS

Alan the man to beat

ALAN 15.8 16
DAVE 17.0 17
CON 17.9 18
MIKE 19.0 19
TOM 20.1 20
GEOFF 23.3
23
TONY 25.2 25
GAVIN 26.7 27
RUSSELL 28.0 28

STABLEFORD

TOM WAY AHEAD

Tom
41
39
38
37
34
189
Alan
39
35
33
32
31
170
Mike
38
33
32
32
31
166
Dave
38
34
33
30
29
164
Geoff
38
35
28
28
27
156
Tony
36
31
30
29
29
155
Gavin
31
31
29
29
28
148
Con
34
32
30
29
125