After a very good away half at Taviera SdM went one step better with a very impressive 3.5 / 1.5 victory at Palmares against a very good team. In good but slightly windy conditions all our team played well. The first match out was our only loss and Captain Des Briggs and Dave Darling bringing the team home with an outstanding win against two very accomplished opponents.
Please see below for today's Easter Funday Pairs Texas Scramble competition results and photos, well done to the winners!
For those not there to collect their Easter Egg prize and Nearest the Pin, they are behind reception, please collect as soon as possible.
Another great day at Silves with a 'paint an egg competition', won by budding artist Irene Mullan, well done! Thank you Jackie for on course photography and manning the paint an egg table, thank you to Jennie & Phil Kelly for a great idea!! 60€ more for the Captains Charity!!
1st: Gary Bristow & Wendy Emrich 64.4
2nd: Jimmy Cruz & Hans van de Laar 66.4
3rd: Nigel Cotterill & Stephen Day 66.8
4th: Dave Darling & Dave Underwood 67.4
5th: Ian Wakenshaw & Anne Rodriguez 67.6
Nearest the pins:
In our first league match of 2019 SdM started their campaign in the top division with a very good result away to Benemore in Tavira.
The match was halved, 2.5 points for each team. Benemore have a very strong home record and recently beat Vila Sol 4-1. The match was played in gale force winds and was very cold making this score even more creditable.
Congratulations to Interleague Captain Des Briggs and the rest of the team.
Results:
Gold was the order of the day as Des and Barbara Briggs celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. From the ballons and ribbons to the flags and hats gold was everywhere and complimented by the superb weather. They were also presented with golden scorecards to keep as a momento of the occasion.
Stunning weather was the perfect backdrop to another wonderful National Day at SdM golf club. A massive turnout of green clad members enjoyed the day. The format was a Texas Scramble and the results are listed below.
SdM started the defence of their Algarve Interclub KO Trophy with a very good win over Salgados. Most of the matches were very keenly contested with home advantage eventually counting.
Captain Des Briggs was delighted with the result, and he gave a smashing after lunch speech. Congratulations to Mick McFarlane, Dave Darling and Martin Brand who all won on their Interclub debuts. Also a fine come back from Bob Coe and MIck Girling to win the last 3 holes for a half.
Results:
The annual Roses vs Thorns was played Saturday, and as before the result was in the balance until the final match. With 17 matches taking place is was 8-8 with one match to come in. The result being a win for the Roses, well played Ann Rodriguez and Maz McGill. Congratulations to all the winners and all those who took part in a fantastic day.
Thanks to all the organisers and Captain Mel Huxtable for supplying all the Ladies with flowers choclate and buscuits, also thanks to Jackie Smith for the photos.