THE COUNTY SENIOR STROKEPLAY TOOK PLACE AT SHERWOOD FOREST GC ON THURSDAY 29TH MAY 2025.
WITH A FIELD OF 100 PLAYERS , IT’S A RECORD AMOUNT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
THE WEATHER WAS INDIFFERENT ON THE DAY, VERY CLOUDY AND SOME STRONG WINDS WHICH MADE PLAY TOUGH GOING FOR MOST PLAYERS.
THE WINNER WAS SHERWOOD FOREST’S CHRIS POWELL WITH A GROSS SCORE OF 76 AFTER PLAYING A SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFF WITH WILLIE COLQUHOUN ALSO FROM SHERWOOD FOREST; WELL DONE TO BOTH, GREAT ROUNDS IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. 3RD PLACE WENT TO COUNTY DEPUTY PRESIDENT ROB SALLIS (HOLLINWELL) WITH A 78 AND IN 4TH PLACE WAS MIKE FAULKNER ALSO FROM SHERWOOD FOREST WITH A 78. IN 5TH PLACE WAS MARTIN McCART FROM COLLEGE PINES WITH A 78 ON COUNT BACK.
IN THE HANDICAP EVENT STEVE HOGG (RUSHCLIFFE) TRIUMPHED WITH A NETT 72, RUNNER UP WAS DARREN HUNT (RETFORD) 73 NETT. IN 4TH PLACE WAS VINCENT TOWNLEY-MOSS ( THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE) NETT 74 AND IN 5TH SPOT WAS DEREK McJANNET (SHERWOOD FOREST) ALSO A NETT 74.
IN THE AGE CAREGORY THERE WERE THE FOLLOWING WINNERS;
55 – 59 – STEVE BUCKLE (NORWOOD PARK) – 84-75
60 -64 – PHIL ARMSTRONG (RETFORD) – 83 – 74
65 – 69 – STEVE ANDERS (COLLEGE PINES) – 80 -76
70+ – CHARLES BANKS – (SOTW) 80 -78
THANKS AGAIN TO SHERWOOD FOREST THE COURSE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION CONSIDERING THE DRY SPELL WE HAVE JUST HAD. EVERYONE ENJOYED THE DAY.