A great day was had by all at the inaugural EPiC versus FoBGS golf day at Sandy Lodge. The weather was incredible, the competition intense and the course beautiful with super speedy greens.
Six well balanced groups of competitors took part playing a pairs better ball match play, and most of the games were close.
FoBGS took the first match with Peter Caneparo (I know…) & Jonathan Cross triumphing 3&2 over Messrs Tuck and Hebbard. Epic came back strongly with wins for Matt Jones & Darrell Lewis, Chris Sunderland & Will Evans, and Chris Anderson and Matt Caldecourt to take a 3-1 lead in the clubhouse. The fifth match went to the FoB leaving everyone waiting anxiously for the results of the sixth match. To EPiCs disappointment and FoBs joy, FoBS took the sixth and final match to tie the overall event 3-3.
Nearest the pin on the 8th went to Jonathan Cross and to our own Will Evans on the 18th.
Sandy Lodge was as usual a great venue and we were very well looked after – the food and service were great….the sticky toffee pudding in particular was exceptional.
A very successful day with new friendships made and the start of a strong relationship with FoBGS. One to be repeated – with a trophy next time!
Full results:
Group 1 – Gavin Tuck/Digby Hebbard lost 3&2 to Peter Caneparo/Jonathan Cross
Group 2 – Matt Jones/Darrell Lewis won 2&1 against James Hanson/Mark Tomlinson
Group 3 – Chris Sunderland/Will Evans won 2&1 against Chris Atkins/Sean Reilly
Group 4 – Chris Anderson/Matt Caldecourt won 2&up against Rob Hobson/Ben Withall
Group 5 – Ken Adams/Geoff Green lost 2 down to Guy Shorrock/Will Farkins
Group 6 – Iain Stevenson/Robin Miller lost 3&2 to Martyn Howie/Nick Curran
Matthew Jones – Captain 2025