Vilamoura 2010
Another
years goes by and another resounding success. Slightly different this
year with only 14 golfers going, the draw being done in full before
leaving, food at all the courses, mixed up with better golf courses was
a great recipe, but add to that some superb weather and the picturesque
Vilamoura marina, the tour was one for the memory banks to savor. Our
lowest scoring tour to date (not a surprise with the quality of the
courses)
Wyder Cup Story
Overall there where two unbeaten golfers
Steve W and Woody, with Gez and Dale both only losing one all weekend,
meaning four Reds in the top five was probably the deciding factor. Paul
H the blue team captain was the only one to split them. The two Andy's did
not have the best of time both without a win though Andy L had his best
tour to date with some encouraging improvement. All square after the
first two days and the Blues one up with the last four ball to come in.
A chink of light for the blues but with the Red current captain and
highest Wyder Cup average winner Gez coming in for the Reds, the writing
was on the wall, taking all four singles for a 12 to 9 win.
The Result
It was a two horse race going into the
last day with Bez holding a three shot lead from Steve W and the next
Sean A being 10 points back. A clutch of 5 others where another one/two
shot back an in with a slight chance if the top two had a mare. But it
wasn't to be; you cant give Steve half a chance. Having won the first
day's stableford and captains combo he started off like a train, 13
points after 5 holes left Bez in pieces. So after nine holes and 21
points it was almost over as a competition. But with four blobs in five
holes around the turn for Bez it was curtains with Steve taking the
overall top spot for the second time. Club captain Pete S had his best
tour finish to date ending up equal third with unbeaten Wyder cup man
Andy W and red team captain Dale G.
| Won | Halved | Lost | |
| Andy Whittaker | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Whiston | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Heathcote | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gez Newsome | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Green | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Shaw | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Shaw | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Beswick | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Winters | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Blakeborough | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Wynne | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Leitch | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Gordon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Reds 12 - Blues 9
View Day 1 Vila Sol here.
View Day 2 Vale Do Lobo Ocean here
View Day 3 Vale Do Lobo Royal here
Details
Pars over the three days where; Steve Whiston 19, Mark Beswick 17, Gez Newsome & Pete Shaw 13
Birdies over the three days where; Dale Green and Mark Beswick both 1