Dorset County

Having just got over SW Week and with a stag party contributing to the loss of some regulars there were new faces brought to the squad and some from the past as we welcomed back to County golf Tom Peacock after his few years on the pro circuit. Making his SE debut after a successful SW Week Harry Shaw went out first with the ever steady regular Matt Hector and this new pairing saw off a strong Kent pair to put the first point on the board.  After nine it looked promising, but as the captain found in SW Week it can change so quickly as players found it tough going and with Kevin and David being pegged back from 3 up along with Tom and David what was looking like a positive result turned into a morning foursomes defeat.  The lunch table could well have been the England dressing room after the Algeria match but some rallying words from the captain a little reshuffle and the players were up to turn round the morning results and I must say they did not disappoint.  Matt led the way and swiftly dealt with his opponent 5&4 Tom Peacock was out second and not only did he have to deal with his opponent he was also considered by some as contributing to slow play (Captian noted not to pair up with the windz!!) this did not distract him as he was always in control and when his opponent stuck his ball in the rubbish on the left at seventeen it was all over.  David found himself down by three early on but some cracking golf got him back on level and he was one up when he cut it to tight down the right of fifteen and with his opponent birding sixteen after a snap hook off the tee and a pulled second to the seventeenth saw him go down 2&1.  From then on the news just got better as the remaining players less Harry Shaw who fought it out for a good halve, all won comfortably even Jon Welch who was quickly two down but turned the game around winning 6&4.  The Captain and the team are to be congratulated on a great win that puts him back in contention as he ponders on the team to meet Surrey at Sunningdale