Match Play

Dudsbury GC Thursday 14 April 2011

Semi Finals

Robbie Mabb Weymouth v Ollie Hayter Ferndown

Alex Spencer Highcliffe v Harry Mitchell Ferndown

The first semi out saw a very tight match with little between the players and it was all square after sixteen.  Ollie found the seventeenth in two with Robbie coming up short and with Robbie failing to get up and down in two Ollie took a one hole lead to the last but a three putt meant extra holes loomed.  A lip out on the third extra hole for Robbie gave the match to Ollie.  The other semi between Alex and Harry was a very one sided affair with Alex not making the best of starts as he found the trees off the first and never really got going.  Harry took full advantage and won 7&6 giving him a long lunch break before the all Ferndown final.

Final

Ollie Hayter Ferndown v Harry Mitchell Ferndown

This got under way with the watchful eye of the County President Doug Pratt refereeing.  Ollie started in good form and stood on the sixth tee two up.  He then proceeded to hit the green in two and with Harry coming up short and finding the bunker could he go up by three, a long eagle putt by Ollie went some six feet past and with Harry sinking a twelve footer the pressure was on sadly Ollie missed the one back and it was one, funny old game match play.  By the ninth it was all square and then Harry applied the pressure taking the next three, Ollie should have pulled one back after a splendid second into the thirteenth but a missed putt let Harry off the hook and he took full advantage winning the fourteenth and a halve on the par three fifteenth gave him the match and the Henderson Trophy going one better than last year.  Our congratulations to Harry and commiserations to Ollie, also my thanks to all the players who have made it a great competition this year. 

Dudsbury GC Wednesday 13 April 2011

The Henderson Match Play got under way on a cloudy, overcast and breezy morning and the first match was tight with BJ Bugden having a tussle with Dan Oliver Sherborne and BJ came out on top 3&2, the inform Robbie Mabb from weymouth had a short morning when he saw off Knighton’s Jordan Baugh 8&6 to be fair Robbie did play some very fine golf.  Archie Harding Highcliff beat Joe Lovery Yeovil 2&1 as did Ferndown’s Ollie Hayter seeing off club team mate James Tibbles.  Alex Spencer and Will Gourlay had an indifferent morning’s golf with Alex winning 3&2. A cracking tussle followed between two younger members Jordan Howlett Broadstone and Harry Mann Ferndown in was nip and tuck all the way until a slip at seventeen by Harry let in Jordan to win 2&1.  Dudsbury lad Tom Parsons claimed the scalp of County Squad member Dan Haymes 3&2 and at the back Ferndown’s Harry Mitchell and Chris Evans battled it out, Harry was always in control and ran out 4&3 winner. 

The afternoon got under way with the clash of possibly the best two juniors currently Billy-Joe against Robbie Mabb the first nine went to BJ who was in the main always just ahead but that turned and Robbie got ahead then slipped up at thirteen but took the next two and with each player getting on at seventeen but neither making their eagle it meant a 2&1 victory for Robbie Mabb.  Archie Harding fought hard against Ollie Hayter and got it back to level having been 3 down but if you see him ask him to talk you through how he got a good halve at fifteen having shanked it off the tee to the sixteenth fairway!! Ollie did see him off by 1up with a good halve on the last.  Alex Spencer saw off Jordan Howlett 3&2 and Harry Mitchell again ran out a 4&2 winner over Tom Parsons.

For the full result sheet click here

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Keith Durbin Salver

Keith Durbin Salver (Strokeplay best 2 from 4)

The 2011 competition proved to be a very tightly contested affair and it was finally won by young Billy-Joe Bugden from Broadstone on 143 four shots clear of Highcliffe’s Alex Spencer.

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Henderson Order of Merit after Round 4  (Remember it is now the best two from four)