Bowdon beat Ashby 5-1 in the 1st round of the CA Inter-Club Golf Championship. For the full report see below.
The team was:
A strong Bowdon team welcomed Ashby in the first round of this year’s championship. The last time we had met was in the 2021 final, when Ashby won 4-0
Bowdon edged the morning 2-1, with an entertaining sequence of shots in the doubles. Competing for Hoop 5, Will cleared J-P’s ball to the North boundary. J-P’s return shot ended up just in the jaws, having run the hoop from the H12 side. Paul’s response was to successfully take on the angled jump, ending up north-east of the peg.
After a warming lunch, Bowdon won the bottom 3 singles rubbers, with the tie between J-P and Will left unfinished at one game all.
Full details with Bowdon names first:
J-P & Angharrad beat Will & Paul 7-3, 7-6
Jack Good beat Arthur Rowe 7-2, 7-6
Simon Jenkins lost to Tim King 6-7, 6-7
John-Paul Moberly v Will Gee unfinished 3-7, 7-6
Angharrad Walters beat Paul Durkin 7-1, 7-4
Jack Good beat Tim King 7-2, 7-1
Simon Jenkins beat Arthur Rowe 7-2, 5-7, 7-4