There was plenty at stake in the white tee Goodridge Cup yesterday with prestigious silverware and Island Championship qualifying on the line. Lewis Marley was the star of the show winning the Goodridge Cup with 39 points. He started with a birdie on the first and after a brief visit to the car park on the third, settled down again to reel off a total of 11 pars, a superb effort. An ugly 10 on the 15th could have knocked him off his stride but his ability to bounce back is one of the features of his game and he came back strongly with a 4, 3 finish. The icing on the cake as he was to find out later was that he had qualified through to the Matchplay section of the Junior Island Championships where he will play Ollie Chedhomme. Big hitting Lewis will go in to the semi final with nothing to lose. On his day he is capable of shooting the lights out and it should be an excellent contest. Runner up was Rory McKenna with matching nines of 37 for 74 gross and 37 points inching closer to playing off 4. He is in good form and will be looking forward to playing in the Championships where he will meet Daniel Troop. Daniel qualified by virtue of an excellent back nine edging out Conor Mckenna on countback. His back nine featured birdies on the 12th where he hit a stunning tee shot to 8 feet and the 15th.
In the Red Tee Longue Rue Cup Thomas Chamberlain scored an amazing 43 points edging out debutant Oliver Farmer on countback. The quality of ball striking and play at times in this group which also included Alex Mills was absolutely outstanding. Thomas scored 25 points on the back nine including a blob, brilliant stuff. Lily Mcneela’s superb season continues with an excellent third place and yet another handicap reduction.
The Longue Rue was also the qualifier for the Girls Island Championship and Chloe Gaudion and Chloe Domaille both made it through in what promises to be a keenly fought contest.
In the blue tee competition there were four competitors which was great to see. Lochlan Bain took the honours with a brilliant 24 points from Lewis O’Brien (23 points). Yet again the scoring and play was of the highest quality.
Huge thanks to all the volunteer markers and ball spotters for all their hard work. Fortunately they were rewarded by seeing some wonderful golf. Next up we are back at La Grande Mare next Sunday, entry is open now.
Article by Andre Austin
