Framlinghamian 2022 - Flipbook - Page 275
SOF | OF SPORT: GOLF
one during the 18 holes of golf! He and
an assortment of new hips and knees,
playing partner Newton were down by
fought to the very end. The skirmish was
one hole by Brocks and a proper golfer,
edged by Sayer by one hole, bringing the
professional Neil Jackson.
competitive part of the day to its end.
Team Newton triumphed by 2 holes.
Roger Wharton and well-travelled
playing partner, Connor O’Leary (making
A very agreeable lunch (with plenty of
the journey down from St. Andrews),
Adnams, wine and Kummell) was then
triumphed over James Blyth and Nick
enjoyed by all. During lunch, the OFGS
Gandy. The margin of three holes had put
members raised a glass to the memory of
team Newton well in control.
Michael Spencer. He attended virtually
every golfing fixture in the calendar and
Society members “oohed and ahhed” at
would have loved to have been with us for
the magnificence of Guy Jenkinson’s socks.
this one. His passing during the spring had
Being chocolate brown and sky-blue
left an enormous void to fill.
numbers, could any OF ever look the part
more than this? Even Sir Pat H-D himself
The afternoon session was an opportunity
would be looking down with envious
to walk off lunch and savour the charms of
approval. This was no 6ft 5inch show-off
Aldeburgh (which of course everyone did)
just looking the part though. With sidekick
with some casual golf played in various
Clive Cooksey, there was sublime control
formats.
with the power. They duly put to the sword
Messrs Anderton and Lee-Warder. The
A huge debt of gratitude goes to
sluggers had downed the boxers by 4
David Turnbull, our secretary. Without
holes.
his excellent skills of negotiation and
organisation, the day would surely not
have gone ahead.
Andrew Wright and Hugh Curle first toyed
with and then dismantled Peter HowardDobson and Kevin Hambling by 5 holes to
The Aldeburgh Golf Club team, who put
bring the competition to a single stroke
on such a great display, ensured there was
advantage to team Newton.
only one result that really mattered:
It would all come down to the final pairing
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of Chris Milner-Moore and Richard Sayer.
These two veteran war-horses, sporting
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