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County Squad | |||||
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Sunday 27th May 2018 | |||||
Singles | |||||
1
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TOMMY KING | Won 7 & 5 |
Jordan Slater Colchester Golf Club | ||
2
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JUSTIN PHELPS | Won 3 & 2 |
Brandon Meads Brentwood Golf Club | ||
3
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TOM NAGLE | Won 3 & 2 |
Callum Pipe Braintree | ||
4
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JAMES ELLIS | Won 6 & 4 |
Michael Gilbert Chelmsford Golf Club | ||
5
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MAX NICHOLLS | Won 3 & 2 |
Curtis Knipes Chelmsford Golf Club | ||
6
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JOE SMITH | Won 3 & 2 |
Arron Edwards-Hill Chelmsford Golf Club | ||
7
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KANE STONE | Won 5 & 4 |
Ricky Lee Orsett Golf Club | ||
8
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RYMER SMITH | Won 2 Holes |
William Percival Orsett Golf Club | ||
Singles Total | 2 | 6 | |||
Foursomes | |||||
9
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JOE SMITH TOM NAGLE | Won 1 Hole |
Jordan Slater Colchester Golf Club & Michael Gilbert Chelmsford Golf Club | ||
10
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JAMES ELLIS TOMMY KING | Won 4 & 3 |
Callum Pipe Braintree & Arron Edwards-Hill Chelmsford Golf Club | ||
11
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JUSTIN PHELPS RYMER SMITH | Won 1 Hole |
Ricky Lee Orsett Golf Club & William Percival Orsett Golf Club | ||
12
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KANE STONE MAX NICHOLLS | Halved |
Curtis Knipes Chelmsford Golf Club & Brandon Meads Brentwood Golf Club | ||
Foursomes Total | 1½ | 2½ | |||
Sunday Total | 3½ | 8½ |
Just a week after the successful defence of the Eastern Counties Foursomes title at Skegness saw the first away match of the league campaign for the Essex County side at Northwood Golf Club against Middlesex.
With 3 changes to the team which so comprehensively defeated BB&O in the first League match, in came Jordan Slater, Brandon Meads and reigning Essex Amateur Champion Curtis Knipes. Quite a formidable side with a combined plus 12 handicap.
Jordan and Michael went out number one after their excellent performance last week with 3 other strong pairings following. However the early stages were dominated by the home side on a tight, tricky but wonderfully prepared Northwood course. After 4 holes Middx were ahead in 3 of the matches with only Ricky Lee and Will Percival showing a narrow 1 hole advantage. A slow start by Essex! This was not to continue as, slowly, Essex recovered in all but match 2 with Middx top pairing James Ellis and Tommy King inflicting a 4&3 defeat on Arron Edwards-Hill and Callum Pipe. The other 3 matches all went down to the final hole with Jordan & Mike and Ricky & Will getting points by the slenderest of margins. The final game ended in a deserved half with never more than one hole in it throughout. So, a very narrow 2 ½ to 1 ½ advantage to Essex at lunch which could quite easily been the other way round.
Jordan Slater led the side out for the afternoon singles and soon showed he was the right choice at number 1. After 9 holes he was 4 up against Middlesex leadoff man Tommy King and quickly gained his point with 5 holes to spare. His foursomes partner Michael Gilbert quickly followed with our second point of the afternoon after a 6&4 win over James Ellis
Games 2 and 3 demonstrated the home sides fighting spirit with wins over Brandon and Callum, however the last four matches all showed convincing wins for the Essex side. Singles won by 6 points to 2 and an overall victory by 8 ½ to 3 ½ .
Our thanks to hosts Middlesex, also Northwood Golf club and its members for some excellent hospitality on an immaculately prepared course.
Phil Hulse, County Team Manager
Jordan Slater, Callum Pipe, Arron Edwards-Hill, Brandon Meads, Curtis Knipes, Will Percival, Ricky Lee, Michael Gilbert