Pairs Championship Results 20 September 2021

Pairs Championship

The 2021 Pairs Championship was played over two days – Friday 17 and Monday 20 September.  Friday’s competition was played on the Tuart Course whilst the second day’s play was on the Old Course.  On Friday, there was a close finish with Alan Smith and Barry Boyd scoring 43 points, leading David Hayes and John Stone on 42.  Third place on Friday went to Garth Irvine and Graham McHarrie with 41 and three other pairs trailed them with 40 points each.  Monday’s play was similarly close with two pairs scoring 44 points – the eventual winners Mike Spencer & Grant Saunders, squaring up with Mike Kimbar and Rick Lazar.  The third best pair was Alan Smith and Barry Boyd with 41 points.  That left Alan Smith/Barry Boyd and Mike Spencer/Grant Saunders both with an aggregate score of 84 points over the two days of competition, with the trophy being awarded to Mike Spencer/Grant Saunders on count-back because of their better score on the second day.  In third place based on aggregate came Mike Kimbar/Rick Lazar with 81 points. (photo to come)

The aggregate scores were as follows:
Mike Spencer/Grant Saunders                         84
Alan Smith/Barry Boyd                                     84
Mike Kimbar/Rick Lazar                                   81
John Stone/David Hayes                                   80
Graham Guy/Brian Hills                                    79
Garth Irvine/Graham McHarrie                       78
Jeff Salant/Rick Haddleton                                76
Richard Russell/Ron Bensky                             74
David Lynn/Bruce Morrison                             73
John Campbell/Steve Huckle                            67

Individual scores for 20 September

Course              Old Course                  Competition   Stableford
Conditions      Sunny                           Players             22 members

Results:  Name                            Gross           Net            Points
1^st  C/B        Alan Smith                       87                 70                 38
2^nd               Ron Bensky                      88                 70                 38
3^rd C/B        Brian Hills                       102                71                  37
4^th               Rick Lazar                         99                  71                  37
Best Gross 
Alan Smith                                            87
Best Nine
Front nine:  Rick Lazar c/c Mike Spencer                20
Back nine:  Alan Smith                                                 20
Closest to Pin:
2^nd               Mike Spencer
6^th               Jeff Salant
13^th             Grant Saunders
16^th             Ron Bensky

Handicap changes:
-1 R Bensky & D Lynn (both courses), B Hills (Tuart), N Sapsworth (Old), +1 J Allen (both courses), G McHarrie (Tuart)

Eclectic
Podiums

Next fixture: Friday 24 September, Old Course, stableford, tee-off 9.08am cards in by 8.48 am