4th March 2006
MARCH MEDAL
DAVE MAKES IT A HAT TRICK
Controlled power ensures a stunning victory on the frozen fairways of Ruislip
HANDICAPS
BLOBLESS RUNS
STABLEFORD
Dave
41
36
33
24
24
158
Mike
37
33
29
29
28
156
Gavin
36
33
29
29
28
155
Alan
36
29
28
29
29
151
Con
33
30
29
28
23
143
Tony
34
30
26
22
20
133
Geoff
30
25
24
24
22
125
Tom
30
26
26
16
98
Russell
0
Alan 15.1 15
Con 16.1 16
Mike 18.5 19
Dave 18.5 19
Tom 19.5 20
Geoff 23.1 23
Gavin 23.6 24
Tony 24.2 24
Russ 27.2 27
Gavin
1
34
Mike
3
22
Dave
22
22
Con
5
15
Alan
2
14
Tom
1
12
Tony
1
10
Geoff
1
8
Russ
3
3
MATCHPLAY
 ANNUAL AVERAGE
P W D L Pt
Mike
15
11
1
3
23
Tom
14
9
2
3
20
Con
16
9
2
5
20
Gavin
16
7
2
7
16
Alan
16
7
2
7
16
Tony
16
6
1
9
13
Geoff
16
6
0
10
12
Dave
15
6
0
8
12
Russell
16
3
2
11
8
Dave
31.60
Alan
28.86
Con
28.60
Gavin
28.50
Mike
28.38
Tony
26.60
Tom
24.50
Geoff
23.00
Russ
0.00
THE BAXTER BOYS WERE LEFT REELING AS DAVE WALKED OFF WITH THE PRIZE
Another freezing day and the ball was bouncing all over the place. Mike's first shot just managed to clear the ditch and then rolled all the way to the edge of the next ditch. The hardest hole saw two pars and four bogies. Clearly, it was a day when a good straight shot and a kind bounce could lead to great scoring. However, tackling the bounce was the key and only one player held it. Dave, going for his third medal in a row, scored a superb blobless net 64 to win by a clear 11 shots. Possibly the biggest victory margin ever. Seven pars and seven bogies, placed him on top of the Stableford leader board, with just three weeks to go. It also put him well clear in the averages chart, giving an early indication of a future 'Man of the Year'.
The only other player to make a challenge was Tony, who was striking the ball well and who went out dead on handicap. Unfortunately, when he blobbed, he blobbed big time. A nine on the par-three eleventh all but sunk his chances and a tough spell in a bunker on seventeen ensured that he coul only muster a net 75. Hoever, a cool 34 points did his Stableford chances a power of good. Alan managed four pars, including the hardest hole, but three eights did him no good at all. Mike looked to be coming back into the game at the half way, but slumped badly on the second half, whilst Gavin came back stronger to finish third.
G-D
1
D
2
D
3
D2
4
D2
5
D3
6
D4
7
D4
8
D4
9
D4
10
D4
11
D5
12
D5
13
D6
14
*
15
*
16
*
17
*
18
Dave 6&5
Ruislip Dave Alan Tony Mike Gavin Geoff
1
5
8
5
5
7
9
2
7
7
7
8
8
7
3
5
6
5
5
6
6
4
4*
4*
5
5
5
5
5
3*
4
4
4
6
7
6
4*
8
6
4*
7
8
7
4
4
3*
5
3*
4
8
5
3**
7
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
4*
6
5
10
7
5**
6
10
7
7
11
3*
5
9
5
7
4
12
5
8
6
8
4*
6
13
4*
5
5
6
5
9
14
4
3*
4
5
5
5
15
7
7
5**
9
6
7
16
3*
6
4
4
4
3*
17
6
6
8
6
8
9
18
3*
5
5
4
4
4
in
42
50
52
57
50
54
out
42
49
47
46
53
56
total
84
99
99
103
103
110
net
64
84
75
85
80
87
points
41
24
34
24
27
25
Ruislip Dave Tony Gavin Alan Mike Geoff
1
4
4
6
7
4
8
2
10
9
12
13
11
13
3
14
13
17
18
15
18
4
16
16
20
21
19
21
5
18
19
25
24
22
27
6
21
23
30
31
25
33
7
24
25
32
34
29
36
8
28
31
36
37
34
40
9
32
35
41
41
37
44
10
38
40
47
45
46
50
11
40
48
53
50
50
53
12
43
52
55
57
57
57
13
46
56
59
62
62
65
14
49
58
62
64
66
68
15
55
62
67
70
74
74
16
57
64
70
75
77
76
17
62
71
77
80
82
84
18
64
75
80
84
85
87
Birdies
0
0
0
1
0
0
Pars
7
2
2
4
2
1
Bogies
14
11
8
8
8
7
Blobs
0
3
4
5
4
5
Games
5
5
8
7
8
7