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8th October 2005 Ruislip
THE RONNIE BARKER MEMORIAL
RUSS WINS THE FORK HANDLES
Monthlly medal, Ronnie Barker,
another match victory for Russ
Mike
37
33
33
32
32
167
Russell
38
33
33
32
27
163
Tom
37
33
31
31
29
161
Gavin
34
34
24
23
19
134
Tony
34
32
32
28
126
Dave
27
26
24
23
21
121
Geoff
39
32
31
19
121
Alan
32
26
25
24
107
Con
33
28
61
Alan 13.9
Con 15.6
Tom 19.0
Dave 19.1
Mike 19.1
Geoff 21.9
Tony 23.9
Gavin 25.9
Russ 26.8
P W D L Pt
Russell
6
3
2
1
8
Mike
6
3
1
2
7
Tom
4
3
0
1
6
Geoff
3
2
0
1
4
Tony
4
1
1
2
3
Alan
3
1
1
1
3
Con
2
1
1
0
3
Gavin
4
1
0
3
2
Dave
4
0
0
4
0
"IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE FIFTEENTH!"
When Russell splashed his money around on a Saturday night, he always found that sailors flocked around to hear his golfing stories.
It was a start-to-finish victory for Russ, as he stamped his authority on the Ronnie Barker October Medal. Tom struggled with his form throughout the match, recording three blobs and just two pars, whilst Russell stamped his authority early on, going three up at the turn. By the twelfth, he started put on the squeeze with three more holes in a row to win 6&4. Alan looked to be the main contender for the 'Fork Handles' and was matching Russ for a third of the round. His intense match with Con had given him three pars, with another pair to follow before half way. However, Con was not giving in easily and notched up for pars to keep within one hole at the turn. Neither player was keeping an eye on the trophy board and fell out of contention by virtue of a number of pick-ups, most noticeably Con's surrender of the fourteenth, after he had lost his ball. In the end, the game finished all square, with Al losing his lead on the last hole. Between them, they demonstrated some exceleent golf with thirteen pars and twelve bogies. Once again, it was the blobs that dictated their overall positions, with Al's three beating Con's four. It was a case of 'all or nothing' as each player fought to the near death.
If there was going to be a challenge to Russ, it would come from the match between Gavin and Mike. Gavin had finally found his form and was scoring well, Mike was struggling with his, but managed to avoid a blob for the first time in many months. There was never more than a hole between them, until the fifteenth, when Gavin went two up, as Mike missed a two-footer. A minor collapse on seventeen gave Mike a chance of a tie, but he was unable to par the last and lost his second match of the series, with Gavin winning his first.
Hole Alan Mike Con Russ Geoff Tom Gavin
1
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
2
6
6
6
8
6
7
7
3
4*
6
4*
5
7
5
5
4
4*
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3*
4
4
6
4*
5
4*
5
5
6
6
7
4
4
3*
4
4
3*
4
8
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
9
4*
4*
4*
4*
5
5
6
10
6
7
10
6
6
6
6
11
5
4
3*
4
4
4
4
12
10
6
5
6
6
7
8
13
4*
5
4*
4*
4*
7
4*
14
4
3*
8
5
6
5
4
15
5*
7
5*
8
6
8
6
16
4
4
8
5
6
4
4
17
8
5
5
7
6
4*
8
18
5
4
4
4
6
4
4
in
51
45
52
49
50
49
48
out
40
47
43
46
46
48
49
total
91
92
95
95
96
97
97
net
77
73
79
67
74
78
71
points
32
32
33
38
31
27
34
Hole
 Russ Gavin Mike Geoff Alan Tom Con
1
 3 6 5 4 4 5 5
2
 9 11 10 9 9 11 10
3
 12 14 15 15 12 15 13
4
 15 17 20 19 15 19 17
5
 18 20 23 21 18 22 20
6
 21 24 27 25 21 27 23
7
 24 27 30 28 25 29 25
8
 29 31 34 32 30 34 32
9
 32 36 37 36 33 38 35
10
 37 41 43 41 38 43 44
11
 40 44 46 44 43 46 46
12
 44 50 51 48 52 52 50
13
 47 53 55 51 56 58 54
14
 50 55 57 55 59 62 61
15
 57 60 63 60 63 69 65
16
 60 62 66 64 66 72 72
17
 65 68 70 69 73 75 76
18
 67 71 73 74 77 78 79
Birdies
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pars
 2 1 2 2 6 2 7
Bogies
 11 12 12 11 14 9 13
Blobs
 1 3 0 2 3 3 4
Games 24 31 29 29 26 29 18