On Saturday the 19th of August members and visitors gathered at Evesham Golf Club to compete in a better ball stableford Competition for the Raymond Gray Trophy. Teams comprised men/men, men/women mixed pairings in an attempt to win one of the more prestigious pairs competitions in the club golfing calendar. The competition is played in memory of Raymond Gray the former greenskeeper/club professional who had a direct involvement in the club for over 80 years man and boy. Conditions were breezy but thankfully for once the rain that has plagued the weekends throughout the summer stayed away. Scoring reflected this however after a nail biting last 4 holes the winners with a excellent score of 44 points pipping three groups on 43 were Michael Callaghan and the Captain Paul Sharpe repeating his previous win as a visitor with Jerry Cain from way back in 2003.
The full results and prize winners were
Best Man/Woman Combination – S. Webb and N. Fung
5th place – Mike Abraham and Mel Campbell – 42
4th place – Steve Wood and Henry Webb – 43
3rd place – Andy Cottrill and Steven Protherough – 43
2nd place – Mark New and Dave Higgins 43
Winners – Mike Callaghan and Paul Sharpe 44
Spot prizes
Nearest the Pin (Men) -Andy Cottrill
Nearest the Pin (Lady) – J Toogood
Nearest the Pin in two – Tony Stanley
Longest Drive (Men) – Bobby Deacon
Longest Drive (Lady) – Noelle Fung
