A great week for Leighton golfers
With competitive and social golf now back in full flow, Leighton Buzzard Golf Club members have won a coveted trophy and topped the table in a monthly medal within the space of seven days, writes Stuart Oliver.
Over 90 senior members competed for the Spencer Cup, with Alistair Grassick topping the table with a 37 point haul, two shots clear of Neil Laming, Shane Bentley, Graham Robinson and Terry Churchill.
Andrew Vale and Paul Ahmet both carded 34 points, a shot clear of Stephen Boud, Anton Bednarek, David Roberts, Graham Freer, Michael Birdseye, Jamie Thomson and Graham Pellow who finished in that order in the placings.
*Paul Cheval and Roger Kingston topped the table in the club March midweek medal, each carding a nett 65, with Paul taking top spot on countback over the last nine holes.
Four club colleagues – David Banwell, Trevor Stimpson, Jeff Beaseley and Steven Paine headed the chasing pack, each carding a nett, 66, two shots clear of Gary Hart and Dharm Naveen Diwakar,with ten club colleagues a shot adrift.
*Ben Irvine and Daniel Waite (45pts) and Jamie Bather and Fraser McJannet (44 pts) have qualified for Leighton Buzzard Golf Club’s Captain’s Cup.