Richard Withnall put in a fabulous round of 42 points to win the Millennium Trophy. From a five handicap his gross score was just one under par, which is the best competitive round so far this year. With just four bogeys and five birdies there was no one to beat him on gross scoring, though from a ten handicap Glenn Clark did match his score.
In third place came David Drake(17) who was one of four players returning 38. The others were Harry Totham(14), Mark Westall(15), and Richard Shackell(19).
Kevin Brett, fresh from his team victory in the Pro-Am two days earlier, followed up with an individual win in the Hospice Cup.
Brett off a handicap of eight cracked in a card of 39 points in this stableford competition. His card was a joy to see, with just three bogeys on the front nine he then had four on the back but also including birdies on two of the more challenging holes on the back nine the 11th and the 17th.
Kyle Appleton(14) and Nesta James(19) were close behind with scores of 38 points. On 36 points came five golfers with Martin Webb(9), Tony Jordan(14), Cai James(4) Mike Withers(10) and Ben Williams(5) being the culprits.
For the second year running the Colchester's Vets won the Greene King Trophy. Hosting the competition Colchester's total score of 327 was some way ahead of second placed Maldon who had 301, just one ahead of Clacton on 300. Braintree were on 297 with Burnham on 293 and Five Lakes scoring 287.
Club Captain Vic Pomphrett and Peter Robinson were Colchester's best scorers by far with a better ball score of 45.
The Ladies Stableford Trophy was won by Hayley Joel(33) with 37 points. Gill Crayston(26) returned a 36 and third place went to Penny Allen(36) with 35.
The Support Stableford for the lower handicappers was won by Catherine Chick(22) with Annie Johnston(15) second with 31. Linda Freeman had 30 points from her 20 handicap.
Wednesday's Vets Stableford was won by Tom Day(10) with 41 points followed in by Gerry Woodruff(17) on 39 and John Bloomfield(18) and Jon Potterton(11) on 36.
Mark Baker, served up a five-under-par 67 to land the Saffron Walden Charity Pro-Am. Baker delivered a three-shot victory thanks to a blistering round that included six birdies and an eagle.
Morning starter Mark blew hot early on, making a birdie at three straight holes from the second. His eagle came at the long sixth and proved the perfect bounce-back after a slip-up at the previous hole.
Baker turned for home at four-under and immediately made a further gain at the 10th. He dropped a stroke at the 13th but recovered it with a birdie 3 on 16 before signing for his superb five-under total.
In the 2nd to last PGA East Order of Merit event, Chris finished in a tie for 2nd after moving up the field with a second round 68, finishing just one behind former European Tour winner Raymond Russell.
With one event left to play, Chris (currently in 6th position), still has a realistic chance of qualifying for the Titleist playoffs, with a chance to compete in the PGA BMW Championships at Wentworth.
New Motocaddy S1 Trolleys
Motocaddy have just reduced the price of lithium batteries for their electric trolleys. The price has just changed from £449.99 for a lithium S1 trolley, to the new price of £399.99
Following an extensive upgrade for 2016, the brand new S1 incorporates a number of improvements including a soft-touch ergonomic handle; low-profile, quick-release wheels; a streamlined battery tray; and the super-fast QUIKFOLD assembly mechanism.
Add these to the nine speed settings, battery indicator and whisper-quiet motor, plus adjustable bag supports and compatibility with the popular EASILOCK™ system and it's easy to see why the S1 is the world's favourite electric golf trolley.
Ideal For : Golfers looking for an easy-to-use and great value entry-level trolley
Weight: 8.9kg
Dimensions*: 850mm(L) x 595mm(W) x 355mm(H)
Motor: 200w
Material: Aluminium
Colours: Black & Alpine
Neil Tappin, Golf Monthly:
"The new soft touch handle is also excellent and makes moving the trolley around tricky areas incredibly easy. The speed dial has also been well designed ensuring the trolley always seems to find an easy walking pace no matter how hilly the terrain. Ultimately it is the simplicity and ease of use that makes this trolley so impressive! Electric golf trolleys can offer features that some golfers never use. If you'd fall into that category, a basic design that helps you get out onto the course with minimal setting up, is the best option".
We still have one space left for our PING fitting day tomorrow. This is the 2pm slot, please call if you would like this FREE fitting slot!
Why get shaft fitted??
Shafts are Important
A typical fitting may require five or more changes to find the best shaft for the golfer. During this effort we are looking for the best shaft weight and length that allow the golfer to strike the ball in the centre of the club most of the time.
We would typically use about eight different head designs for irons and often as many for drivers.
In drivers, the most important spec is loft angle, so there are often driver heads in the mix that are of the same design, but with different lofts.
Golfers often believe that shaft flex is the most important spec of the shaft.
Sorry: weight and length are.
We are, however, concerned with shaft flex. We pick flex based on Clubhead speed at impact, tempo (which is the time from start of back-swing to impact with the golf-ball) and release of the golf club during the down swing.
