The Inaugural St Ouens CC Golf Invitational
On Saturday 14th
June 2003 the Inaugural St Ouens CC Golf Invitational was held at the Les
Ormes Golf and Leisure Village St Brelade.
Although the field
was small, 10 in total, the quality was there to see, Horton, Douglas,
Journeaux and Moyse just to name a few.
Most of our readers will have heard a lot about this round, that
drive, my club or do you remember that putt. Never the hook, slice, yips or shank for these seasoned pros.
So a keenly
contested competition was expected as the day arrived. Thunderstorms overnight had cleared the
air and made the greens more receptive.
Although the friendly General Manager of the local
Mazda dealership had not provided a car for a hole in one, the expectation
was immense as the first ball was driven down the fairway.
No one could see
where the eventual winner would come from until a scorching back 9 from
Martin Amy who won the overall competition with 41 stableford points.
This was not the
end of the prizes as the longest drive and nearest to the pin were still to
be won.
Karl Moyse won
the longest drive, some said that he look so at ease with Big Bertha in his
hands, just like most Saturday Night others said. Well done Karl.
Our Hon Sec and
organiser of the day, Paul Horton, was nearest the pin placing his ball
around 11 feet from the hole.
Again, well done Strawberry Striker, although to 3 putt from there
must have disappointed him judging by distance the putter was thrown where
it almost challenged the longest drive.
Deep breaths and count to 10. An email from Moyse on the eve of the
competition must have stuck in Horton’s mind.
It read ‘He
couldn’t putt for toffee’
A Late Lunch was
taken at The Bar and the evening closed.
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