Harold Hilton The 16th
Medal
THE QUALITY FIELD FROM AROUND EUROPE assembled on Friday for the practice round and found a links immaculately presented and, as a result of the wet spring, some severe rough. The Club was delighted to welcome eight
players from Real Club de Golf ‘El Prat’ in Barcelona, a group that added much to the event. Mathias Lindeberg from Saltsjobadens in
Sweden played some excellent golf over the weekend, returning a 79 in wet and windy conditions to be the leading qualifier on Saturday morning and again on Sunday, winning the Consolation Stableford with 35 pts. A win by Mathias in the main
event is surely on the horizon! The match play flights got
Top: The winners and players Above: Harold Hilton and the medal
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underway after lunch on Saturday afternoon and produced some very tight battles. A number of matches were decided on the infamous 19th hole with the dreaded ‘Out of Bounds’ proving to be a major factor. The formal tournament Black Tie Dinner held on Saturday night
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THE ROUGH WAS HIGH – AND SO WAS THE STANDARD OF GOLF - AS RLGC SECRETARY DAVID CROMIE REPORTS
was a grand affair where the 2001 Captain Doug Norval (deputising for the Captain Blyth Bell who was away on Curtis Cup duty!) gave a most interesting speech, ably backed up by Rob Spence who dealt with the Qualifying Round Eclectic (worst score at each hole) to the amusement of all. After dinner, during the annual ‘stairway
pitching extravaganza’, the dislike for tight lies of the visiting Spaniards and Swedes became very apparent. In the final on Sunday afternoon, played in
a good spirit and poor conditions, particularly early on, both players produced some fine shot-making with Simon Hunt (Stoneham GC) proving victorious, defeating Steve Kelbrick (RLGC), who had led early on in the match, on the 17th green. ■
RESULTS DIVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT (Harold Hilton Medal Winner)
Runner Up
FLIGHT 2 - Winner Runner Up
FLIGHT 3 - Winner Runner Up
FLIGHT 4 - Winner Runner Up
FLIGHT 5 - Winner Runner Up
Leading Qualifier consolation Stableford NAME Simon Hunt
Steve Kelbrick Darren Berry
CLUB Stoneham
RLGC Ghyll
Michael Bennison Bolton Lindsey Griffiths Gower Doug Norval
RLGC Lars Wahlstrom Falsterbo
Colin Montgomery Cawder Ian Nolan
Grange Park
Luiz Marques Defoin Real Club Golf ‘El Prat’ Mathias Lindenberg Saltsjobadens Mathias Lindenberg Saltsjobadens
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