Once again the weather was favourable for the trip to Ludlow GC. A short par 70 course, that was in lovely condition, playing Stableford format, produced some good scores. 4 players shot par or better and it is not very often 28 points gets the Wooden Spoon.
Neil Kinsey found his form, after over 2 years without a win, to record his 19th Major win with a score of 40 points, with his card also including 2 NR’s. John Shaw finished 2nd with an excellent 39 points and Sam Jones 3rd on 36.
Wooden Spoon went to Darren Brown who inherited the ‘Champ to Chump’ title after winning at The Chase but finishing last at Ludlow. Roger Mole continued his fine run of ‘nearest the pin’ wins taking both to put him on 21 ‘nearest the pin’ wins.
Golfer of the Year is now getting very interesting after 6 fixtures. Richard Marsden leads the way with 36 points, Roger Mole is 2nd on 31 points, with Neil Kinsey 3rd on 28 points.
Handicap changes see cuts for Neil Kinsey -1.13, Richard Marsden -0.13, Roger Mole -0.25 and John Shaw -0.25. Increases went to Bob Skorek +1.5, Mark Richards +0.25, Archie Shaw +1.08, Darren Brown +0.25 and Neil Slater +0.25.
The next fixture is the Wrekin GC on Sunday 19th July