By Steve Acteson
David Forrester carved five shots off his personal best gross and net totals with 79, net 65, to win his first trophy at Canterbury GC in Sunday’s Remembrance Day Haig Medal.
Forrester birdied the 2nd and 8th, with three pars, three bogeys and a double bogey at the 7th, for an outward three over par 38, the 1st having been reduced to a par 4.
Canterbury Golf Club’s David Forrester (right) receives the Haig Medal Trophy from captain Nigel Hylands
He came back with three pars, three bogeys, two doubles and a closing birdie for 41 to win by two shots from Thomas Bertaux, who was out and back in two over par, with a birdie at the 18th, for 74, net 67.
John Shiel birdied the 13th for a level-par back nine and totals of 75, net 69, to take third place in a field of 68 on countback from Steve Robson (h+1), 68, net 69.
Robson covered the front nine in three under par, with birdies at the 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th, and was one over on the back nine.
“I’m really happy and I know I shouldn’t be disappointed, but I had three sixes and a seven on the card so it could have been a stupid score,” Forrester said.
“I won a Midweek Stableford back in July, but this is my first big one. It’s my best round ever and I’ve got my name on an honours board, I can give up golf now!”
Terry Hancock belied his age to score 39 points for his second win in two months in the Men’s Midweek Stableford at the age of 86.
Hancock (h18) scored eight points from the first five holes after a double bogey on the 1st and a no score on the 5th, which cost him the chance to beat his age.
But he bogeyed the 6th and made three successive pars from the 7th to reach the turn with 19 and was seven over par on the back nine, with three, three-points pars for 23 to win by two from Gary Fisher in a field of 49.
Fisher (h25) failed to score on the 7th and 11th but still amassed 18 out and 19 back for second on countback from Henry Mason (h18), who birdied the 5th in an outward haul of 21 points, but blew out on the 10th for 16 back.
Mark Broadhurst and 12-year-old Emilio Lockhart won Saturday’s 17 hole adults and juniors’ foursomes Durovernum Cup
Mark Broadhurst and 12-year-old Emilio Lockhar won Saturday’s 17-hole adults and juniors’ foursomes Durovernum Cup,
They birdied the 6th for four points and parred the 2nd, 8th, 11th and 18th for another 12, in a total of 31, to win by three from Cheryl Edwards and Will Downs (h16).
Nigel Fluet and George Leach (h9) were third on 25 in a small field.
Clare Mills overcame her dislike of fairway mats to notch her ninth win in all competitions at Canterbury this year, scoring 31 points for victory by one from Di Florence in Saturday’s Women’s Weekend November Stableford.
The competition was reduced to 17 holes after motorbike vandals tore up the 5th green on Friday night and partially damaged the 14th green, which remained open for play.
Mills covered her front eight in seven over par for 16 points and had 15 coming back from two pars, four bogeys, two doubles and a no score on the 12th.
Florence birdied the 8th for four points in a total of 30 to take second place by one from Mills’ playing partners, Fran Fearn and fourth-placed Lizza Berry.
Jen Rutherford sparkled on Guy Fawkes’ Day with 75, net 69, for 38 points to win the Women’s November Stableford.
She was out in level par for 21, with a birdie at the 9th, and came back in four over to win by one from Ali Kingston, who carded 78, net 70, and 37 points for the second time in a fortnight.
Kingston double bogeyed the 4th but recovered with birdies on the 7th and 8th for an outward 20 and came back with five pars, three bogeys and a double at the 15th for 17.
Angela Jones birdied the 2nd in a total of 81, net 74, for 33 points and third in a field of 27.
Graham Vaughan scored 32 points to win Monday’s Seniors Stableford on countback from Simon Mount in persistent rain. Vaughan failed to score on the par 4 1st but then scored three pars and five bogeys for a front nine 16 points before coming back with another 16 from four pars, two bogeys and two doubles for totals of 86, net 72.
Mount was six over par for an outward 17 points but double bogeyed the 16th and 18th for a combined one point and 15 on his return nine, from 84, net 74. Ken West had 31 for third place in a starting field of 52.
Father and son Mark and Callum Ferrett won together for the first time to maintain the family’s recent dominance of Saturday’s 17 holes foursomes Stableford Family Cup
Father and son Mark and Callum Ferrett won together for the first time to maintain the family’s recent dominance of Saturday’s 17 holes foursomes Stableford Family Cup.
They were out with 16 points from three pars and five bogeys and back with 19 from four pars and five bogeys to win by two from John and Harry Andrews, who birdied the 14th and 17th but also had three double bogeys in six, one-point holes.
Paul and Ted Richard scored 30 for third place in a field of eight family pairs.
