Weekender Alicante North Issue 115

46 FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2019
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Stella wins
the day
ON 25 October 2019, Montgo
Golf Society played
a Stableford competition,
sponsored by Peter
Twine.
The winner with 40 points
was Stella Fox, second place
went to Gerian van Ooijen
with 37 points, beating Neil
Carter on countback, who
also had 37 points.
The nearest the pins were
won by Stella on the third,
Sally Cottrell on the 11th
and Richard fox took the
fifth on a card draw, as the
marker was not put out by
the first group.
There was also a lucky
dip, and this was won by
Geoff Willcock.
There was only one two,
won by Mick Farmer who
left before the prize giving.
We welcomed two guests
Christine and Peter Curtis.
Next week is the Montgo
Quaich, a pairs medal competition,
sponsored by Liz
and Barry Butler.
Benitachell Bowls Club hosts the
Irish International Youth Squad
BENITACHELL Bowls Club
had the great pleasure
to host the Irish International
Youth Squad on the
22/23/24th October.
The Irish Ladies team
were all under 18’s, who are
all still in full-time education.
They are Laura Castells
(Lurgan), Katherine
Houston (Larne), Sophie
Mc’Intyre (Limavardy), Zoe
Minish (Portadown) and
Lara Reaney (Portadown).
Team Manager was Barbara
Cameron and Assistant
Mandy Cunningham.
The Irish male team consisted
of Colum O’Brien (Dublin),
still in education, Irish
Youth International and current
under 18’s British Isles
Champion, Cameron Gaw
(Donaghdee), a chef and Irish
Youth International and currently
British Isles under 25’s
Champion, supported by Sam
Berkley (Ballymena), who
works as a Plumber, Jordan
Rankin (Limavardy), at University,
and Ryan Mc’Iroy
(Dunbarton), all Irish Youth
Internationals.
Team Manager was Neil
Booth and Assistant Tommy
Smith.
All of these players have
progressed through the Bowls
Ireland Youth Academy.
The first two days were
taken up with the Squad
being put through their
paces, with some advanced
training, watched by many
spectators.
The last day of their visit
saw them up against a BBC
Select Team, playing eight
games. Some superb bowling
took place against a great
group of young people. The
spectators were entertained
with some excellent bowling
and close matches.
Pego Golf Society
PEGO Golf Society played
a Stableford Competition
at Oliva Nova on Tuesday
29th October 2019.
On a beautiful morning for
golf, at Oliva Nova Golf Club,
Pego Golf Society, had 45
members for the competition.
We had two guests today,
and they were Garry Quaife
and Martin Dunkley, and
both were warmly welcomed
by our Captain Mr Bill Pike.
In the Nearest the Hole
Competition, with their second
shot, the winner at hole
number five was Celia Cronin
and she was “very close”.
At hole 16, the winner and
difficult to beat was John
Snelling, at 3.6 metres.
The Balls in the Water
by Malcolm R Wise
Social Secretary
prize was not won today, as
the total was 133 and nobody
picked it. It will be a rollover.
In the 2’s competition,
there were only two two’s
which counted today and
they were by Celia Cronin
and Nigel Siddall.
In the main competition
itself, the results were
as follows:
Division 1:
1st Place was Paul Sankey
with 37 points.
2nd Place was Russ Peters
with 35 Points.
3rd Place was Roy Jones
with 33 Points
4th Place was Derek Lindley
with 33 Points
5th Place was Simon Fox
with 33 Points
Division 2:
1st Place was Barry Carter
with 35 Points
2nd Place was Roger Miller
with 31 Points¨
3rd Place was Adrian
Marsh with 31 Points
4th Place was David Phillips
with 30 Points
5th Place was Peter
Cornes with 30 Points
Next week we have the last
major of the year, and that is
the Blacktower Challenge of
Medal Play. All those who
wish to play in this, please
contact Penny Barden at pegohandicapsec@gmail.com.
We
would love to see you.
The BBC Ladies team
consisted of Linda Richards,
Lynda Warnes, Jacquie
Roberts, Mary Cockell and
Christine Mawson.
In the Mens team were
Jeff Richards, Greg Sperring,
Alex Fisher, Dudley
Davies and Trefor Evans.
Tapas was served in the
clubhouse afterwards and
High Performance Coach
Neil Booth thanked the club
for their hospitality and presented
Bowls Director Jeff
Richards with a memento of
their visit and Jeff welcomed
them all back at any time.
Tiger matches sam
LA Liga have scrapped their
pink and green winter footballs
after players complained
they couldn’t see it.
The colourful ball was going
to be used from last weekend
until late February, but the
Puma creation was not liked
TIGER Woods equalled
the PGA Tour record
of 82 tournament wins
with victory at the
Zozo Championship this
week.
The 43-year-old world
number 10 had seven
holes to finish in Japan
on Monday as he matched
fellow American Sam
Snead’s record, set in
1965. It was his first event
since having his fifth knee
operation nine weeks ago.
In April, Woods won
his first major for 11
years with victory at
the Masters, leaving
him three short of Jack
Nicklaus’ record of 18
major titles.
Colourful failure
by Alex Trelinski
by both match-going and television-viewing
supporters who
claimed it was at times difficult
to see. But more crucially, the
players also complained about
its visibility.
Although no clubs officially
complained, the ball will now no
longer be used unless there are
extreme weather conditions.
by Alex Trelinski
Snead was aged 52
when he won for the final
time on the PGA Tour,
while Nicklaus was 46
when he lifted the last of
his major trophies.
After his record-equalling
victory, Woods said:
“As far as playing until
52, I hope that’s the case.”
“If you would have
asked me a few years ago,
I would have given you
a different answer, but
certainly the future looks
brighter than it has. The
body can’t do what it used
to but I can still think
my way around the golf
course.”