A SCORCHING second round 70 by Andy Whitwothe earned him the honours in Bradley Hall's Scratch Cup on Saturday.
Though the course was still heavy after the recent rain, preferred lies were not in operation, but that did not prevent some consistently good scoring, with +1 man Andy Shaw setting the early pace in the 36 hole competition with a gross 70.
He was
closely followed by Martin Cockcroft (2) with 72 and Paul Taylor (2) with 73 and scratch man Jim Fairhurst with 74, with Whitworth stating that he was out of contention after he carded a gross 75.
In the handicap competition, Chris Southern (6) and Dean Alexis (7) were leaders with net 69s with Cockcroft a shot behind and James Dale (6), Taylor, Paul Buckley (7) and Shaw a further shot back.
But back roared Whitworth with that second round 70 for a two round total of 145, pipping Shaw who blew his chances by dropping three shots on the par five 16th.
Whitworth was presented with the trophy by good friend and playing partner Taylor as club captain Michael White was unavailable due to work commitments.
In the accompanying 'Single Figure' competition, a second round net 69 for a 36 hole total of level par 136 was sufficient to land Buckley the trophy with Ian Hallett (5), who also carded a net 69 in the second round, runner up on 142 alongside Carl Gillespie (6).
Scratch Cup
1 AR Whitworth 75 + 70 = 145, 2 AC Shaw 70 + 76 = 146, 3 PA Taylor 73 + 74 + 147, 4 M Cockcroft 72 + 75 = 147, 5 I Hallett 78 + 74 = 152, 6 P Buckley 78 + 76 = 154, 7 C Gillespie 78 + 76 = 154, 8 JL Fairhurst 74 + 80 = 154.
Single Figure Comp
1 P Buckley 71 + 69 = 140, 2 I Hallett 73 + 69 = 142, 3 C Gillespie 72 + 70 = 142, 4 D Cameron 72 + 71 = 143, 5 PA Taylor 71 + 72 = 143, 6 M Cockcroft 70 + 73 = 143, 7 J Dale 71 + 73 = 144, 8 C Southern 69 + 75 = 144.
Other Bradley Hall results
Mixed Comp
1 C MacFadzean & E. Bailey (B/Hall) and D Audley (Oldham) & T Chapel (Durham For) 139.
2 K Probert & B. Yarker (B/Hall) and K & V Crossfield (Lightcliffe) 145, 2nd on countback.
3 A Hirst & L. Hirst (Bradley Hall) and J Jones & S Jones (Fixby) 145.
4 S Haywood & R Haywood (Lincoln) and D & E Parkinson (Hallamshire) 146.
Ladies Section
Medal 9 - Silver: T Ives 72.
Bronze: 1 P Middleton 76, 2 H Hayman 76.
Daily Mail QR - J Taylor & E Wheelwright 80.5.
Memorial Spoons (36 holes) - 1 A Mandl 74 + 74 = 148, 2 M White 73 + 77 = 150.
Eileen Chappell Trophy - 1 E Abbott 34, 2 A Mandl 33. Waller Rose Bowl - 1 D Wood 73, 2 E Hartley 74. DW Smith Trophy - 1 E Wheelwright 70, 2 B Grant 75.
Scratch Cup - 1 D Wood 85, 2 T Ives 87.
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