Wow! What a day.
The Laranjal greens were possibly the finest I have ever seen in my 35 years impersonating a golf professional. If you missed a putt I am afraid that it was definitely your fault.
The golf course was just majestic and the sun continues to shine. Players are yet to see a cloud.
There were plenty of balls hitting trees throughout the day and the Laranjal lakes also took their toll. It was not only the ducks that looked anxious as players prepared to hit their shots. Gary Kirkwood managed to hit a portuguese greenkeeper with a very wayward tee shot. His love life may never be the same again.
Taking the early lead with 80 points was the Prestbury team of Chris Adams, Gary Titchen, Steve Hall and Martin Prescott. The other Prestbury team currently lies in last place.
Mere’s Alan Baxter, Mark Hudson, Andy McEwan and Dave Mulligan are in second with 78 points.
The rest of the field are closely bunched as we head to the fantastic Ombria course for round two.
Last years champions Geoff Bickerton and his men had a quiet start to their defence with 73 points. Plenty of golf to play however.
Get to bed guys. You know it makes sense.
Tim
| Laranjal | Day 1 | |||
| Pos | Team Players | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1 | Steve Hall, Chris Adams, Gary Titchen, Martin Prescott | 80 | 100 | sweep 100 |
| 2 | Alan Baxter, Mark Hudson, Andy McEwan, Dave Mulligan | 78 | 80 | 80 |
| 3= | Norrie Erwin, Jim Clarke, Graham Jackson, Pete Ledger | 75 | 60 | 60 |
| 3= | Steve Nanda, Nick Barnes Batty, Steve Lomax, Neil Clarke | 75 | 60 | 60 |
| 5= | Roger Percival, Martin France, Ed Wilkinson, Andy Wright | 74 | 20 | 20 |
| 5= | Kev Hart, Paul Yearsley, Ian Fensom, Dave Haycock | 74 | 20 | 20 |
| 7= | Ian Gemmell, David Hall, Peter Roche, Ian Johnson | 73 | ||
| 7= | Steve Booth, Geoff Bickerton, Gary Myerscough, David Griffin | 73 | ||
| 7= | Mick Mahon, Andy Faulkner, Richard Palmer, Munro Donald | 73 | ||
| 10= | Jim Rymer, Phil Sellen, John Dempsey, Pete Newey | 72 | ||
| 10= | Tom Drury, Ed Fleming, Bryan Redpath, Phil Allen | 72 | ||
| 12 | Gerry O’Keefe, Dave Mitchell, Nigel Muirhead, Paul Meehan | 71 | ||
| 13 | Mike Dobson, Sean Finlay, Ben Davies , Tony Baldwin | 70 | ||
| 14 | Gary Lasham, Mike Cunningham, Steve Kindred, Steve McGuiness | 69 | ||
| 15 | Richard Duerr, Jonny Gray, Adrian Kershaw, Paul Simpson | 68 | ||
| 16 | Gary Kirkwood, Paul Woolley, Mike Baker, Rory McNally | 63 | ||
| 17 | Mike Clewley, Bill Riordan, Mike Thomas, John Simons | 61 |
Tim Maxwell
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