Isle of Wight Golf

Matchplay events 2012

2012-01-05T21:16:00.005Z

The entry forms for the IWGU matchplay events have been sent out to clubs for display on noticeboards. Please put your entries down at your home club and pay entry fee through the club secretary.

Island Fourball
Island Mixed Foursomes
Island Scratch Singles Matchplay

The events are open to all golfers from Island Clubs and in the pairs event you may play with a member from another club if you wish but must nominate one of the clubs as your home club.

Entries close on 11 March.

Changes to the Rules of Golf 2012

2011-12-11T06:59:00.001Z

On 1st January 2012 the Rules of Golf are amended by the R&A and the new version of the rule book comes into force. These should be readily available to all golfers at your club and via the R&A web site (http://www.randa.org/).

Please ensure you are familiar with the rules and the changes coming into force. The first section of the rule book covers these changes in some detail.

The key changes include:

That a ball is addressed when the club is grounded and taking the stance is no longer an element of addressing the ball.
That if a ball moves after address and this is known or virtually certain to be not caused by the player that there is no longer a penalty (eg moved by wind or water)
A new Appendix IV describing devices permitted to be used whilst playing, please note section 5 of this appendix with regard to Distance Measuring Devices (DMDs). This states smart phones may only be used as DMDs if they do not contain any application which will give information other than distance to assist the player. Essentially this prohibits smart phones from use as DMDs as weather information is specifically banned from such devices and all smart phones have weather apps or web access as standard.
Amateur status rules have been changed to permit prize vouchers to be used for any services at a club therefore you may now use vouchers how ever you wish within your club.

Please ensure you read the rules, there are more changes than I have listed here and it is your responsibility to know the rules of the game. A review of standard competition rules for IWGU events is taking place and will be published early in 2012.

Fixtures 2012 - Date/Venue Change

2011-11-01T20:25:00.000Z

Owing to the Hampshire Golf Union Championships being held at Shanklin & Sandown the IWGU Championship has been moved to the weekend of 23/24 June and will be held at Freshwater Bay Golf Club by kind permission of the Captain, members and committee of the club.

Roger Webb Trophy's Final 2011

2011-10-14T13:17:00.001+01:00

Roy Truman and Carol Bingham from Shanklin and Sandown have secured the Roger Webb, Mixed Foursomes Trophies in a final which looked as if it was getting away from them until a 6 hole win streak turned the match on its head as they beat Tony Williams and Julie Miller (also Shanklin and Sandown) to the title.

In the early holes the match stayed close, Truman and Bingham won the first following a mistake from their opponents but a nett par at the 3rd hole brought the match all square before Williams errant tee shot at the 5th allowed the lead to swing back to Truman and Bingham.

Williams and Miller took control of the match from there until the 10th with a run of 4 won holes out of 5 holes including the days only birdie at the par 5, 8th hole, and at 3 up they were looking favourites to win. But Truman and Bingham were far from finished and consecutive 4s at the 11th and 12th brought them back to within 1 hole.

The match turned completely at the 13th as both pairs found trouble from the tee after a hold up from catching up to a group in front and hit second balls. Truman's ball was well in the left woods and they elected not to declare their second ball as a provisional thus playing 3 from the tee. Williams ball was found in the right woods but was buried in deep rough with an impeded backswing and Miller failed to extracate the ball. Williams attempt popped up from the bad lie and struck his own bag incurring a penalty which cost them the hole. A bizarre incident which brought the match back to all square.

The next 3 holes all went the way of Truman and Bingham who closed out the match with par golf, winning 3&2

Island Fourball Final 2011

2011-10-14T11:25:00.001+01:00

Shanklin and Sandown pairing of Dave Woodhouse and Bryce Wilson played a text book four ball round to claim the Hovertravel sponsored IWGU 2011 Fourball Matchplay tournament on a blustery Freshwater course against past winners Matt Leek and Paul Venables from Cowes.

Wilson stated his intentions on the first hole rolling in a 15 ft birdie putt to win the hole after Leek's birdie putt had lipped out. They retained their one hole advantage until Venables birdied the par 4 fourth. A solitary par three from Woodhouse on the difficult, into the wind, 5th returned the Shanklin pair to one up until Venables holed out for birdie at the par 5 eighth (a nett eagle) to level the match.

Woodhouse not to be out done played the shot of the day at the short par 4 ninth putting his second to within eighteen inches for a gimme birdie returning the pair to one up where they stayed till the difficult par 3, 14th. All missed the putting surface and both the Cowes players unable to make par meant that Woodhouse being the first of the Shanklin pair to make his putt for 3 took them for the first time to two up.

The par 3 fifteenth was playing long with two of the players reaching for timber and only Leek making the green, however a costly three putt allowed Wilson to chip and putt for a par to take the match to dormie. Despite an outstanding drive from Leek on the sixteenth no one could better a par and the hole was halved in 4s making Woodhouse and Wilson the winners having kept a tight rein on the match all the way, an excellent final played in the true spirit of the game.

Autumn Meeting 2011

2011-09-25T21:37:00.001+01:00

Matt Barnicoat (Shanklin and Sandown) has taken a big leap into contention for the 2013 Bermuda Island Games with a second qualifying tournament victory in as many weeks. Playing in the Hovertravel sponsored, IWGU Autumn Meeting at Ryde Golf Club, the former Ryde member made the best possible use of his local knowledge returning a score of 74 in breezy conditions. Playing in the first group of the day, Matt, who played in the 2009 Aland Games, added the Autumn Meeting scratch prize to his recent matchplay victory beating Matt Leek (Cowes) by one shot. Third place went to Nat Riddett from Freshwater Bay who was one further shot back on 76.

In the Handicap Competitions Osborne's Brian Wright took the honours with a nett score of 69, beating 3 other players with the same nett score courtesy of his excellent back nine which was level par gross! Leek took second ahead of Lee Pettit also from Osborne. Wright also won the Veteran's trophy for players aged over 55 ahead of clubmate, Tony Cappello.

Singles Matchplay Final 2011

2011-09-11T16:48:00.001+01:00

Shanklin and Sandown golf club played host to an impressive final of the IWGU Scratch Knockout on Saturday 10th September between two veteran Island Games players Matt Barnicoat and George Foreman.

The match was played in exemplary manor with neither quarter asked or given, Matt started solidly with four text book pars to take a one hole lead after George took a five at the third putting his tee shot in a fairway bunker. This was the first of four examples where the pair where treated to the outstanding hospitality of Shanklin members as they simply stepped aside and let the final play through on a busy morning where the course was full.

Both players missed the par 3, 5th green on the right with George chipping dead forcing the first error from Matt putting his ball 15ft passed the hole but then ramming in the putt back for the half. George continued to apply the pressure and brought the match back to all square with his wedge approach on sixth to gimme length and Matt failing to hole his 10ft birdie putt for the half. On the 8th George hit the only loose drive from the pair of them all day finding the bushes on the left, then failing to get the ball back out and having to take a penalty drop, Matt kept his cool and calmly birdied the hole to go back to one up.

An uncharacteristic three putt from George allowed Matt to go two up on the 10th with a par. The 11th saw Matt push his tee shot into the green side bunker, George took his chance and put his tee shot to 8ft and rolled in the birdie putt, Matt didn't make his par scoring only his second bogey out of 44 holes of golf!

Both players had 15ft birdie putts on the 12th with George just lipping out to take Matt to 2 up. Solid pars at the 13th and 14th all round were followed by a birdie 3 at 15 from Matt to go dormie three up. George failed to hole his 10ft birdie putt on the par 5, 16th to lose 3 & 2 to the very in form Matt Barnicoat who was 2 under par for the sixteen holes played.

Summer Island Games Qualifier 2011

2011-08-21T20:34:00.001+01:00

Place	Name	Club	Score	Points
1	Darren Masterton	Shanklin & Sandown	68	150.00
2	Jordan Sundborg	Shanklin & Sandown	72	109.96
2	Gary Meszynski	Shanklin & Sandown	72	109.96
4	Scott MEEK	Osborne	73	54.65
4	Matthew Barnicoat	Shanklin & Sandown	73	54.65
4	Derek Wright	Freshwater	73	54.65
4	George Foreman	Shanklin & Sandown	73	54.65
4	Greg Hammond	Shanklin & Sandown	73	54.65
9	Matthew Leek	Cowes	75	27.80
10	Tony Williams	Shanklin & Sandown	76	20.38
10	Ryan Harmer	Freshwater	76	20.38
12	Josh Oddy	Shanklin & Sandown	77	14.78
13	Dave Vale	Shanklin & Sandown	78	9.84
13	Martin Goodall	Shanklin & Sandown	78	9.84
13	Bryce Wilson	Shanklin & Sandown	78	9.84
16	Stuart Bancroft	Osborne	79	5.75
16	Nat Riddett	Freshwater	79	5.75
18	Steve Collins	Freshwater	80	4.17
19	Steve Cooke	Freshwater	81	3.38
20	Conner Knight	Shanklin & Sandown	82	2.73
21	Dave McToldridge	Shanklin & Sandown	84	2.22
22	Conor Richards	Shanklin & Sandown	88	1.80
23	Kasey Tuckey	Freshwater	92	1.46
-	Tom Caddy	Newport	NR	0.00

Glyn Jones Memorial 2011

2011-07-27T21:12:00.001+01:00

Chris Hayward (Cowes) has become the 3rd person in the history of the IWGU Glyn Jones Memorial Trophies to win both Scratch and Handicap Competitions in the same year. Playing in the first group of the morning when conditions were arguably more testing he posted a superb one under par gross score of 69 at Osborne Golf Club, his handicap of 5 gave him a nett score of 64 both of which would not be bettered during the day as 100 golfers from all the Island clubs battled it out for what has become the premier 18 hole event in the Island Golfing Calendar.

The next 4 best gross scores were all posted in the afternoon as Brandon Thompson (Freshwater) placed second with a 71 and Jordan Sundborg (Shanklin and Sandown) came 3rd with a 72.

In the Handicap event Osborne Players claimed the next 3 places behind Chris as Gary Todd recorded a 65, whilst Tony Lake and Keith Williams came in with 67s.

Island Games 2013 Team Selection Ranking

2011-07-24T21:47:00.001+01:00

Place	Name	Club	Points
1	Scott MEEK	Osborne	373.13
2	Derek WRIGHT	Freshwater Bay	290.55
3	Darren MASTERTON	Shanklin & Sandown	253.20
4	Matthew BARNICOAT	Shanklin & Sandown	245.56
5	George FOREMAN	Shanklin & Sandown	193.27
6	Jordan Sundborg	Shanklin & Sandown	169.97
7	Nat RIDDETT	Freshwater Bay	161.24
8	Brandon THOMPSON	Freshwater Bay	140.38
9	Gary MESZYNSKI	Shanklin & Sandown	133.51
10	Tony WILLIAMS	Shanklin & Sandown	119.60
11	Matthew LEEK	Cowes	112.55
12	Chris HAYWARD	Osborne	102.52
13	Andy WESTHORPE	Shanklin & Sandown	77.48
14	Kasey TUCKEY	Freshwater Bay	70.39
15	Bryce Wilson	Shanklin & Sandown	68.81
16	Greg HAMMOND	Shanklin & Sandown	67.49
17	Ryan Harmer	Freshwater Bay	61.40
18	Keith WRIGHT	Freshwater Bay	50.42
19	Brian WRIGHT	Osborne	49.80
20	Richard HARRISON	Ryde	33.92
21	Spencer SIMPSON	Ryde	30.42
22	Joe Wright	Westridge	28.69
23	Wesley Mawer	Shanklin & Sandown	28.66
24	Paul Spreadbury	Osborne	28.66
25	Matthew Mew	Shanklin & Sandown	26.61
26	Matthew WILLIAMS	Osborne	24.14
27	Ian MILLER	Shanklin & Sandown	20.99
28	Kevin GARRETT	Freshwater Bay	20.79
29	Martin GOODALL	Shanklin & Sandown	19.73
30	Stuart BANCROFT	Osborne	13.96

Updated after Autumn Meeting 2011

All 2011 and 2012 Stroke Play Events count for selection.

Top 3 at conclusion of 2012 Autumn Meeting and 1 committee pick will make up the team for Bermuda.

IWGU Fixtures 2012

2011-07-24T08:27:00.002+01:00

The following fixture dates are confirmed at this time for the 2012 season. All events are open to all members of IOW clubs.

1st January to 10th March Matchplay events available to enter at clubs

Sunday 6 May at Shanklin - IWGU vs Hampshire Colts

Saturday 19th May at Cowes (PM only) - Harry Gordon Trophy (Scratch Only)

Saturday 23rd June & Sunday 24th June at Freshwater - IWGU Championships

Sunday 29th July at Ryde - Glyn Jones Trophies

Saturday 18th August at Freshwater (PM only) - Summer Scratch Meeting

Sunday 23rd September at Osborne - Autumn Meeting

League fixtures will be published separately

Congratulations IOW Golfers - NatWest Island Games 2011

2011-07-03T12:49:00.000+01:00

The Isle of Wight have enjoyed great success at the NatWest Island Games held on the Island over the last week. All 8 golfers have walked away with medals for the first time in an Island Games as Both Mens and Ladies Teams took to the rostrum after a hard fought 72 hole contest.
The Ladies topped the pile taking the Ladies team event by an unprecedented 18 shots from Gotland and a further 52 ahead of the Bronze medalists Guernsey. The quality of the play from the Ladies was summed up in that Emma Powell finished second in the individual with a total of 295 just 3 behind the Gold medalist. Sophie Beardsall took Bronze on 302 and Sammi Keen, playing in her first games turned up trumps with 4th place on 309. Jo Wright finished in 11th on 338.
The Mens Team finished in Silver medal place on 856, 11 shots behind Gold medalists Isle of Man. In the individual event Brandon Thompson finished on 278 to take silver, 5 behind Paul Lowey from the Isle of Man who converted his 4th place in Aland 2 years ago into Gold this time.
Chris Reed was 9th on 291, George Foreman was 14th on 295 and Darren Masterton was 17th on 298.
The 5 medals won represents the best performance by an IOW team ever in an Island Games, well played everyone.
Full results are available on http://www.natwestiowresults2011.com/files/GolfResults.pdf

IWGU Championship 2011

2011-05-22T20:07:00.000+01:00

The annual IOW golf championship has been played this weekend at Freshwater Golf Club. During the stroke play rounds on Saturday the best morning scores came from the host club's Derek Wright and Osborne's Scott Meek who both recorded level par 69's. Just behind them Darren Masterton from Shanklin & Sandown shot 71 with four more players scoring 72. In the afternoon round both Meek and Wright who were playing together swapped the overall lead back and forth but in the end Meek recorded a 71 (total 140) to Wright's 72 (141) to claim the Haworth Challenge Cup. In third place Masterton also recorded a 72 (143). Freshwater's Kasey Tuckey who had been one of the morning 72 scores recorded a 74 in the afternoon (total 146) and was in the clubhouse looking to get into the top four for the first time until Tony Williams (Shanklin) came in with a 71 to go with his morning 74 (total 145) to get into the final four by a single shot. William's nett score of 135 was enough to win the Goodall Challenge Cup for the best 36 hole handicap. The Vice Presidents Cup for the best nett 18 hole score went to Wright with his morning nett 66, winning on Countback from Roy Truman who took the Capel Morris Trophy for the over 55's.
Sunday's stableford competition for the Brabazon trophy was won for the second year running by Freshwater's Kev Garrett.
The Island Championship is decided on Sunday from the four highest players in the Haworth Cup playing matchplay to decide the winner. In the first Semi Final Meek played Williams and in a very tight match Meek reached the turn 1up. But 3 exchanged holes later the match was all square where it remained until Williams took the lead on the 16th Hole. Meek responded brilliantly to claim the final two holes and the match by 1up.
In the second semi-final Wright took an early lead and turned that into 3 holes at the turn but Masterton turned things around with wins at 5 consecutive holes as the players battles back against a very strong wind. Wright birdies 16 to bring the match back to one hole but at the 17th a par from Masterton was enough to take the match 2&1.
The final started steadily enough as both recorded opening Pars. A mistake at the third by Meek allowed Masterton to lead and he doubled that advantage with a birdie at the 4th. Meek however made an excellent birdie 2 at the 5th and a mistake by Masterton at the next put the match back to all square. Masterton made light work of the 9th with another birdie to turn at 1up. Both players seemed to be coming to grips with the strong wind but Meek overcame the problems he had in his morning match at the start of the back nine with 3 pars being enough to take him into a 2 hole lead. Maserton was not to be outdone and reeled off 4 consecutive wins of his own to take his lead back to 2 holes with just two remaining. Both players missed the green at 17 but an excellent par saving put from Meek took the match to the final hole. The strong wind caused both players to pull shots left of the fairway before they reached the edge of the green in 3. Meek got up and down leaving Masterton to hole from about 4 feet to secure his second IWGU Championship.

Photos from the final and presentation are available at: https://picasaweb.google.com/101203776474378853640/Champs2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCKXH2KHpz9bkfA#

IWGU Championship 2011 Haworth Cup Result

2011-05-21T21:27:00.001+01:00

Place	Name	Club	AM	PM	Total	Rnk Pts
1	Scott Meek	Osborne	69	71	140	200.00
2	Derek Wright	Freshwater	69	72	141	162.00
3	Darren Masterton	Shanklin & Sandown	71	72	143	131.22
4	Tony Williams	Shanklin & Sandown	74	71	145	106.28
5	Kasey Tuckey	Freshwater	72	74	146	86.10
6	George Foreman	Shanklin & Sandown	74	73	147	63.11
6	Andy Westhorpe	Shanklin & Sandown	72	75	147	63.11
8	Jordan Sundborg	Shanklin & Sandown	73	75	148	41.41
8	Greg Hammond	Shanklin & Sandown	72	76	148	41.41
10	Nat Riddett	Freshwater	74	75	149	27.17
10	Richard Harrison	Shanklin & Sandown	73	76	149	27.17
12	Gary Meszynski	Shanklin & Sandown	78	72	150	19.70
13	Matthew Mew	Shanklin & Sandown	79	72	151	13.11
13	Richard Frost	Freshwater	75	76	151	13.11
13	Stuart Bancroft	Osborne	72	79	151	13.11
16	Steve Cooke	Freshwater	75	77	152	8.48
17	Ryan Harmer	Freshwater	78	75	153	5.64
17	Connor Knight	Shanklin & Sandown	77	76	153	5.64
17	Kevin Garrett	Freshwater	76	77	153	5.64
20	Martin Goodall	Shanklin & Sandown	78	77	155	3.64
21	Josh Oddy	Shanklin & Sandown	79	77	156	2.43
21	Roy Truman	Shanklin & Sandown	76	80	156	2.43
21	Matthew Leek	Cowes	75	81	156	2.43
24	Brian Wright	Osborne	79	78	157	1.58
25	Stef Brochocki	Shanklin & Sandown	78	80	158	1.28
26	Bryce Wilson	Shanklin & Sandown	77	82	159	0.94
26	Spencer Simpson	Ryde	75	84	159	0.94
28	Matthew Williams	Osborne	82	78	160	0.61
28	Keith Wright	Freshwater	82	78	160	0.61
30	Keith Taylor	Shanklin & Sandown	82	80	162	0.44
31	George Faulkner	Freshwater	84	81	165	0.33
31	Dave Vale	Shanklin & Sandown	81	84	165	0.33
33	Neil Domoney	Ventnor	87	79	166	0.00
34	Justin Clayton	Freshwater	83	84	167	0.00
35	Josh Tutty	Shanklin & Sandown	82	86	168	0.00
36	Dave Maidment	Shanklin & Sandown	88	82	170	0.00
37	Mike Black	Freshwater	90	82	172	0.00
38	Roy Clayton	Shanklin & Sandown	88	85	173	0.00
39	Alan Squibb	Ryde	83	91	174	0.00
40	James Ebdon	Freshwater	95	87	182	0.00
41	Dave Griffiths	Ventnor	89	97	186	0.00

Seniors League 2011

2011-05-14T16:40:00.001+01:00

	Matches				Games
Club	Pld	W	D	L	W	D	L	Diff	Points
Ryde	14	12	1	1	48	9	13	35	130
Freshwater	14	9	2	3	43	6	21	22	112
Shanklin	14	8	2	4	37	7	26	11	99
Cowes	14	9	0	5	33	8	29	4	92
Osborne	14	6	1	7	31	9	30	1	84
Ventnor	14	5	0	9	28	11	31	-3	77
Newport	14	3	0	11	18	6	46	-28	48
Westridge	14	1	0	13	12	4	54	-42	30

Ryde are Champions

Date	Home		Away
11-May-11	Ventnor	v	Ryde	2 - 3
	Freshwater	v	Westridge	5 - 0
	Shanklin	v	Osborne	3.5 - 1.5
	Newport	v	Cowes	2 - 3

18-May-11	Ryde	v	Freshwater	3.5 - 1.5
	Newport	v	Osborne	3 - 2
	Shanklin	v	Westridge	5 - 0
	Cowes	v	Ventnor	4 - 1

25-May-11	Shanklin	v	Ventnor	3 - 2
	Freshwater	v	Newport	5 - 0
	Cowes	v	Westridge	5 - 0
26-May-11	Osborne	v	Ryde	0.5 - 4.5

1-Jun-11	Newport	v	Ryde	0.5 - 4.5
	Osborne	v	Freshwater	2.5 - 2.5
	Westridge	v	Ventnor	1.5 - 3.5
	Shanklin	v	Cowes	4 - 1

8-Jun-11	Ryde	v	Westridge	4 - 1
	Freshwater	v	Shanklin	2.5 - 2.5
	Cowes	v	Osborne	3 - 2
	Ventnor	v	Newport	5 - 0

15-Jun-11	Ryde	v	Cowes	5 - 0
	Freshwater	v	Ventnor	3.5 - 1.5
	Osborne	v	Westridge	5 - 0
	Newport	v	Shanklin	2 - 3

20-Jul-11	Ryde	v	Shanklin	4 - 1
22-Jun-11	Cowes	v	Freshwater	4 - 1
	Ventnor	v	Osborne	3.5 - 1.5
	Westridge	v	Newport	5 - 0

29-Jun-11	Westridge	v	Freshwater	1 - 4
	Osborne	v	Shanklin	4.5 - 0.5
	Cowes	v	Newport	3.5 - 1.5

1-Jul-11	Ventnor	v	Shanklin	3 - 2

6-Jul-11	Freshwater	v	Ryde	3 - 2
	Ventnor	v	Cowes	2 - 3
	Westridge	v	Shanklin	0 - 5
7-Jul-11	Osborne	v	Newport	5 - 0

13-Jul-11	Ryde	v	Osborne	4.5 - 0.5
	Newport	v	Freshwater	1.5 - 3.5
	Westridge	v	Cowes	1 - 4

20-Jul-11	Ryde	v	Newport	5 - 0
	Freshwater	v	Osborne	5 - 0
	Ventnor	v	Westridge	4.5 - 0.5
	Cowes	v	Shanklin	3 - 2

27-Jul-11	Westridge	v	Ryde	2 - 3
	Shanklin	v	Freshwater	3 - 2
	Osborne	v	Cowes	4 - 1
	Newport	v	Ventnor	4 - 1

3-Aug-11	Cowes	v	Ryde	2 - 3
	Ventnor	v	Freshwater	2 - 3
	Westridge	v	Osborne	2 - 3
	Shanklin	v	Newport	3.5 - 1.5

10-Aug-11	Freshwater	v	Cowes	4.5 - 0.5
	Osborne	v	Ventnor	3.5 - 1.5
	Newport	v	Westridge	5 - 0
11-Aug-11	Shanklin	v	Ryde	2.5 - 2.5

17-Aug-11	Ryde	v	Ventnor	4 - 1

IW v Hants Colts 2011

2011-05-08T21:10:00.000+01:00

After last years close match with Hampshire when the Mainland side won by a single point, this year the Isle of Wight have been heavily defeated in the annual match against the Hampshire Colts side at Shanklin and Sandown Club.

The morning Foursomes started well as Island Games pair; Brandon Thompson and Darren Masterton team up well and came back from 3 down at the turn to win convincingly 3&1 but in the other matches Hampshire picked up the points and only a Half from Rich Harrison and Matt Barnicoat gave the Island hosts some hope keeping the match close at 3.5 to 1.5 at lunch.

However in the Afternoon singles the Hampshire team pulled further ahead. Many of the matches were close with only 1 or 2 holes in each many matches either way. Masterton completed an impressive double winning 2&1 but 4 other matches which had been tight throughout, all went to Hampshire down the stretch as George Foreman, Stu Bancroft and Chris Reed all lost 2&1 whilst Scott Meek lost on the last to a finishing birdie flourish from Hampshire's Jamie Mist. Rich Harrison claimed a second half of the day to claim the only other points for the Island.

Perhaps the performance of the day came from Hampshire's Hayden Reay who finished his match early being 6 under par when it ended after starting Birdie, Birdie Eagle. Perhaps I should just say, well played, but here's to next year.

Final Result: IOW 3, Hampshire 12.

Pictures are available at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/101203776474378853640/IWVHantsColts2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCIrYnqmFtrL8cQ#

Island Games Qualifier Results

2011-04-17T21:05:00.001+01:00

Place	Name	Club	AM	PM	Total	Rnk Pts
1	Scott Meek	Osborne	71	68	139	271.50
1	Derek Wright	Shanklin & Sandown	68	71	139	271.50
3	Brandon Thompson	Freshwater	72	68	140	178.13
3	Chris Reed	Shanklin & Sandown	72	68	140	178.13
5	Keith Wright	Freshwater	70	73	143	116.88
5	Darren Masterton	Shanklin & Sandown	68	75	143	116.88
7	Andy Westhorpe	Shanklin & Sandown	69	75	144	84.72
8	Joe Wright	Westridge	77	70	147	62.12
8	Ian Miller	Shanklin & Sandown	76	71	147	62.12
10	Nat Riddett	Freshwater	77	71	148	37.02
10	George Foreman	Shanklin & Sandown	75	73	148	37.02
10	Richard Harrison	Shanklin & Sandown	72	76	148	37.02
13	Bryce Wilson	Shanklin & Sandown	77	73	150	21.66
13	Matthew Barnicoat	Shanklin & Sandown	76	74	150	21.66
15	Tony Williams	Shanklin & Sandown	77	74	151	15.69
16	Martin Goodall	Shanklin & Sandown	74	78	152	12.72
17	Richard Frost	Freshwater	75	79	154	10.29
18	Kevin Garrett	Freshwater	76	79	155	8.34
19	Steve Collins	Shanklin & Sandown	75	81	156	6.11
19	Ryan Harmer	Freshwater	74	82	156	6.11
21	Matthew Williams	Osborne	80	77	157	4.44
22	Tom Caddy	Newport	79	81	160	3.60
23	Steve Cooke	Freshwater Bay	83	79	162	2.91
24	Spencer Simpson	Ryde	81	84	165	2.37
25	Dave Vale	Shanklin & Sandown	91	83	174	1.92
26	Brian Wright	Shanklin & Sandown	93	84	177	1.56

IWGU Singles Matchplay Draw 2011

2011-03-24T20:42:00.003Z

Home Club	1^st Round	2^nd Round	Quarter Final	Semi Final	Final
Home Club	Play By 1/5/11	Play By 29/5/11	Play By 26/6/11	Play By 31/7/11	Play By 4/9/11
Freshwater	Brandon Thompson	Brandon Thompson	Bryce Wilson	Bryce Wilson	George Foreman
	Bye	Brandon Thompson
Shanklin	Tony Williams	Bryce Wilson
Shanklin	B Wilson	Bryce Wilson
Freshwater	Kev Garrett	Kev Garrett	Kev Garrett
Osborne	Brian Wright	Kev Garrett
Ryde	Richard Harrison	Ricard Harrison
Freshwater	Keith Wright	Ricard Harrison
Shanklin	George Foreman	George Foreman	George Foreman	George Foreman
	Bye	George Foreman
Ryde	Dan West	Dan West
Shanklin	Martin Goodall	Dan West
Freshwater	Nat Riddett	Nat Riddett	Nat Riddett
	Bye	Nat Riddett
Osborne	Stuart Bancroft	Spencer Simpson
Ryde	Spencer Simpson	Spencer Simpson
Shanklin	Chris Reed	Chris Reed	Chris Reed	Matt Barnicoat	Matt Barnicoat
	Bye	Chris Reed
Shanklin	Andy Westhorpe	Matt Leek
Cowes	Matt Leek	Matt Leek
Shanklin	Matt Barnicoat	Matt Barnicoat	Matt Barnicoat
Freshwater	Richard Frost	Matt Barnicoat
Freshwater	Steve Cooke	Steve Cooke
Shanklin	Dave Vale	Steve Cooke
Shanklin	Darren Masterton	Darren Masterton	Darren Masterton	Derek Wright
	Bye	Darren Masterton
Osborne	Scott Meek	Matt Williams
Osborne	Matt Williams	Matt Williams
Freshwater	Derek Wright	Derek Wright	Derek Wright
	Bye	Derek Wright
Shanklin	John Moorman	John Moorman
Osborne	Chris Hayward	John Moorman

Island Fourball Matchplay Draw 2011

2011-03-24T20:39:00.001Z

Home Club	Quarter Final	Semi Final	Final
Home Club	Play By 31/7/11	Play By 28/8/11	Play By 24/9/11
Shanklin	T Williams & C Reed	K Garrett & K McArthur	M Leek & P Venables
Freshwater	K Garrett & K McArthur	K Garrett & K McArthur
Cowes	M Leek & P Venables	M Leek & P Venables
Shanklin	C Knight & J Tutty	M Leek & P Venables
Freshwater	R Frost & M Stephens	B Wilson & D Woodhouse	B Wilson & D Woodhouse
Shanklin	B Wilson & D Woodhouse	B Wilson & D Woodhouse
Freshwater	K Kimber & S Cooke	D Vale & J Brocklehurst
Shanklin	D Vale & J Brocklehurst	D Vale & J Brocklehurst

Mixed Foursomes Matchplay Draw 2011

2011-03-24T20:35:00.001Z

Home Club	1^st Round	2^nd Round	Quarter Final	Semi Final	Final
Home Club	Play By 8/5/11	Play By 5/6/11	Play By 3/7/11	Play By 7/8/11	Play By 4/9/11
	Bye	P Young & W Young	P Young & W Young	J Burke & L Burke	R Truman & C Bingham
Cowes	P Young & W Young	P Young & W Young
	Bye	J Crosby & L Morris
Freshwater	J Crosby & L Morris	J Crosby & L Morris
Freshwater	J Burke & L Burke	J Burke & L Burke	J Burke & L Burke
	Bye	J Burke & L Burke
Westridge	G Cox & S Cox	G Cox & S Cox
Freshwater	C Tansley & P Burke	G Cox & S Cox
Shanklin	C Gould & D Brown	A Lacey & M Prouten	R Truman & C Bingham	R Truman & C Bingham
Westridge	A Lacey & M Prouten	A Lacey & M Prouten
Shanklin	R Truman & C Bingham	R Truman & C Bingham
Freshwater	K Kimber & Sammi Keen	R Truman & C Bingham
Shanklin	T Cole & F Cole	F Seabourne & L Menniss	F Seabourne & L Menniss
Westridge	F Seabourne & L Menniss	F Seabourne & L Menniss
Osborne	I Ralph & P Potter	C Reed & C Ellis
Shanklin	C Reed & C Ellis	C Reed & C Ellis
Freshwater	R Couse & M Couse	R Couse & M Couse	R Couse & M Couse	R Couse & M Couse	T Williams & J Miller
	Bye	R Couse & M Couse
Shanklin	C Reed & S Hammond	C Reed & S Hammond
Osborne	A Robertson & P White	C Reed & S Hammond
Shanklin	J Richards & D Richards	J Richards & D Richards	J Richards & D Richards
Freshwater	K Garrett & D Clark	J Richards & D Richards
Osborne	T Lake & C Walker	P Wright & G Fahy
Osborne	P Wright & G Fahy	P Wright & G Fahy
Shanklin	D Hirst & R Hirst	B Price & J Dear	B Domoney & J Domoney	T Williams & J Miller
Shanklin	B Price & J Dear	B Price & J Dear
Shanklin	B Domoney & J Domoney	B Domoney & J Domoney
Freshwater	R Penn & J Martin	B Domoney & J Domoney
	Bye	T Williams & J Miller	T Williams & J Miller
Shanklin	T Williams & J Miller	T Williams & J Miller
Ryde	D West & D Skoludek	D West & D Skoludek
Shanklin	K Files & L Ismail	D West & D Skoludek

Island Games 2013 - Bermuda

2011-01-12T22:52:00.000Z

Following consultation it has been decided that the points system for qualification for the games in 2013 will continue, with some slight amendments.
Qualification will run for both 2011 and 2012 seasons with all scratch events of the IWGU being used to decide the team for the 2013 games. First event will be the 36 hole games qualifier and Harry Gordon Trophy being played at both Freshwater and Shanklin clubs on 16/17 April. Final event will be the Autumn Meeting in 2012.
At the end of qualifying the top 3 players will automatically be selected for the games team and the committee will pick the fourth player. All players must be eligible in accordance with the Island games rules (born on IOW or resident for at least 1 year). In order to be considered for selection players must play at least 2 events.
In all events the top 32 players will earn points. The previous points table will continue to be used for this purpose.
Points will be weighted 1x in 2011 and 1.5x in 2012 with the exception of the championship in both years which will be weighted 1.5x and 2x respectively.
The IWGU will organise an additional 18 hole stroke play event in August as a further games qualifying event. This will be a scratch only event.
The Singles Matchplay will be used as a qualifier with top 16 players who have won a first round match earning points as per the table. Matchplay will weight 1x in both years.
Please be aware that due to the expected high cost of the trip to Bermuda players will be expected to contribute towards some of the cost themselves. More details will be announced when known.

Over 35 v Under 35 Match

2010-10-07T17:35:00.001+01:00

This years match between the under 35 and over 35 has resulted a tied match.

The match was reduced to 7 a side singles due to bad weather and the huge interest in the Ryder Cup. The teams were the best of those available from this years golf union events.

Played in good spirit the match pairings were drawn at random from each category and four of the matches went all the way to the last hole.

For the Under 35s Chris Reed beat Andy Westhorpe and Nat Riddett overcame Gary Meszynski both by a score of 1up.

For the Over 35s Martin Goodall overcame Josh Tutty by the same score as did last minute replacement Keith Wright who beat Stu Bancroft.

Elsewhere Brandon Thompson won the match of the top ranked players in each side by 3&2 over George Foreman, whilst Ian Miller showed that age can be better than youth with a 6&5 win over the up and coming Scott Meek.

In the last match of the day the spirit of golf came to the fore as Dave Woodhouse, who had also stepped in at the last minute to play had to retire with illness at the halfway point whilst leading and Steve Cooke agreed to halve their game and therefore the match was tied at 3.5 points each.

Thanks to all who played

Singles Matchplay Final

2010-08-30T21:46:00.001+01:00

Chris Reed (Shanklin & Sandown) has retained the IWGU Singles Matchplay title by defeating Osborne's Matt Williams in an exciting final played at Freshwater Golf Club.

Chris started quickly and a couple of mistakes from Matt saw the Shanklin player 3 Up after 3 holes. It might have appeared that the Island champion was on for a run away victory but a missed short putt at the 4th hole allowed Matt back into the game and he seized some momentum by sinking a 30' birdie at the 5th. At the 6th hole Matt made a good up and down from about 25 yards right of the green to bring the match back to all square. Chris however, gained the lead back at the 9th as Matt missed the green but this time was unable to get his Par.

On the back nine both players picked up their game. A birdie from Chris at the 11th extended his lead. At the 13th Matt holed from about 15' for a birdie and might have hoped to get the hole back but Chris was equal to the task and sunk his birdie putt from 9' to keep his 2 hole lead.

The next 2 par 3 holes were halved in Par and at the par 4, 16th both players went for the green with their drives. Chris was just on the fringe but Matt's ball snagged in some much longer rough on the slope just left of the green. Matt was unable to move the ball with his first attempt but then got the ball to the edge of the green. Chris chipped to about 3', but Matt holed his long Par attempt to put some pressure back onto Chris. He was able to sink his birdie and claimed the match 3&2.

Photo: Chris looks on as Matt putts for birdie at the 5th hole

Roger Webb Trophies Final 2010

2010-08-22T23:12:00.001+01:00

Chris Reed and Sarah Hammond (Shanklin & Sandown) have won the mixed foursomes final played in showery weather at Osborne Golf Club. They have now won the title 3 times in the last 5 years.

Playing against Paul and Wendy Young (Cowes Golf Club) the match started with 2 halved holes but a 3 putt from the Young's at the 3rd allowed the Shanklin pair into the lead.

Reed who is the Island Mens Champion played 2 great shots at hole 4 where he played his approach to about 6 feet and at the 5th where he chipped in for a birdie. Hammond was not to be outdone and her tee shot at the short 6th brushed the hole and finished about 2 feet away giving the Shanklin pair a commanding 4 hole lead.

Two further mistakes on the greens from the Cowes couple allowed the lead to increase to 7 holes at the turn. The match concluded at the 11th hole when the Shanklin pair combined again to be about 8 feet from the hole in regulation and when the Cowes pair could not make a nett par the hole and match were lost with the final score of 8&7.

The standard of play from the Shanklin pair was so high that they were level par for the holes played as the match finished.

Foursomes League 2010

2010-07-20T23:08:00.001+01:00

	Matches				Games
Club	Pld	W	D	L	W	D	L	Diff	Pnts
Cowes	10	10	0	0	35	7	8	27	97
Shanklin	10	5	1	4	23	4	23	0	61
Freshwater	10	4	0	6	19	8	23	-4	54
Ryde	10	4	1	5	17	9	24	-7	52
Newport	10	3	0	7	20	5	25	-5	51
Osborne	10	3	0	7	18	3	29	-11	45

Cowes Win League

Date	Home		Away	Result
27-May-10	Ryde	v	Osborne	3 - 2
	Newport	v	Cowes	2 - 3
	Shanklin	v	Freshwater	3.5 - 1.5

3-Jun-10	Cowes	v	Ryde	5 - 0
	Freshwater	v	Newport	3.5 - 1.5
	Osborne	v	Shanklin	4 - 1

10-Jun-10	Newport	v	Ryde	3 - 2
	Shanklin	v	Cowes	0.5 - 4.5
	Freshwater	v	Osborne	4 - 1

17-Jun-10	Ryde	v	Shanklin	2.5 - 2.5
	Newport	v	Osborne	4 - 1
	Cowes	v	Freshwater	4 - 1

24-Jun-10	Freshwater	v	Ryde	3.5 - 1.5
	Shanklin	v	Newport	3.5 - 1.5
	Osborne	v	Cowes	1 - 4

1-Jul-10	Osborne	v	Ryde	1.5 - 3.5
	Cowes	v	Newport	3 - 2
	Freshwater	v	Shanklin	4 - 1

8-Jul-10	Ryde	v	Cowes	1.5 - 3.5
	Newport	v	Freshwater	3 - 2
	Shanklin	v	Osborne	5 - 0

15-Jul-10	Ryde	v	Newport	3.5 - 1.5
	Cowes	v	Shanklin	5 - 0
	Osborne	v	Freshwater	4 - 1

22-Jul-10	Shanklin	v	Ryde	5 - 0
	Osborne	v	Newport	3 - 2
	Freshwater	v	Cowes	1.5 - 3.5

29-Jul-10	Ryde	v	Freshwater	4 - 1
	Newport	v	Shanklin	2 - 3
	Cowes	v	Osborne	3 - 2

IWGU Championship 2010

2010-06-20T21:30:00.004+01:00

The Island Golf Championship has been played at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club and has been won following some excellent golf by the Home Club’s Chris Reed.

The event is hosted by the Hovertravel sponsored, Isle of Wight Golf Union and is open to all golfers from Island Clubs. This year saw the introduction of a 36 hole handicap event played in conjunction with the traditional 36 hole scratch event, played in Saturday which is a qualifier for the Championship Matchplay rounds that are played on Sunday.

Freshwater Bay’s Brandon Thompson was the best player of the Saturday rounds winning both Scratch and Handicap events. A near faultless display in tricky conditions saw him shoot a 1 under par 69 in the morning followed by a 3 under par 67 in the afternoon to finish 3 shots clear of Reed who played well to also finish under par for the 2 rounds of golf. Matt Barnicoat (Shanklin and Sandown) finished on 144 (4 over par) to claim 3rd spot as George Foreman (Shanklin and Sandown) and 2005 champion Derek Wright (Freshwater Bay) tied for 4th place with 145, Wright matching Thompson’s 67 in the afternoon to force his way into contention after a disappointing morning 78. Foreman and Wright required a 4 hole play off to settle the final qualification spot for the Sunday Championship rounds which Foreman won when he chipped in for a Birdie 2 at the 3rd play off hole.

In the Handicap event the places went to Connor Knight also found the afternoon play more to his liking shooting a gross 71 for a nett 63 to claim 2nd place behind Thompson’s nett 134 with 137 beating 4 other players with the same 36 hole nett score on countback. Wright was the next placed of those players coming 3rd.

In the 18 hole handicap events played at the championship the winner of the Vice Presidents Cup was Shanklin and Sandown’s Keith Taylor with a nett 68 and the Capel Morris Cup for players over 55 was won by Brian Voller also from the home club with an excellent nett 66. The team championship also went to the Shanklin and Sandown team comprising of Reed, Barnicoat, Foreman and Andy Westhorpe.

On Sunday the championship rounds commenced with Thompson playing Foreman in the first semi final and Reed playing Barnicoat in the second. Thompson took an early lead with a birdie at the 2nd and another at the 8th saw him 2 up at the turn. The match remained tight with holes being exchanged and a birdie by Foreman at the 16th brought the game back to 1 hole but when Thompson chipped dead at the 17th and Foreman’s putt lipped out the match was over 2&1. The second semi was shaped by a run of birdies on the front nine by Reed. He was leading by one hole when he birdies 3 holes in a row from the 7th to turn 4 up and put Barnicoat under the cosh. But 2 quick wins on the 10th and 11th brought him back into the match. Reed steadied and a further birdie at the 15th took him 3 clear again and he ran out 3&2 winner to set up the final against Thompson.

Also played in the Sunday morning is a stableford event (The Brabazon Trophy). This was won by Freshwater Bay’s Kevin Garrett (40 points), from Tony Williams and Bill Humphries who both scored 39.

The Championship final took place on Sunday afternoon, with the first notable action at the 2nd hole as Reed hold a birdie putt from 40 feet to see Thompson match him with his own 15 foot putt. Another birdie at the 3rd from Reed following an approach shot to about 6 feet saw him take the early lead. In strange contrast to the previous holes and indeed rounds, at the next both players missed birdie opportunities from inside 10 feet but the match went back to all square at the 5th hole as Thompson made Par as Reed missed the green. The final seemed to turn Reed’s way though as Thompson started to make some mistakes. A missed 3 foot putt at the 6th and a pulled drive on the 8th both gave away holes to Reed. Thompson then won a hole back at the 10th but 3 mistakes in a row effectively sealed the match in Reed’s favour as Thompson again missed a short putt at the 11th, hooked a drive at the 12th and 3 putted the 13th from long range. Reed, meanwhile, played steady fairway and greens golf to put himself in touching distance of the title at 4 up. The match concluded at the 15th as Thompson again found trouble from the tee and missed the green whilst Reed put his tee shot in the middle of the fairway and his approach shot to about 10 feet to seal the match by a score of 5&3

Photos of winners via following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/101203776474378853640/IWGUChampionship2010?feat=directlink

Harry Gordon Trophy & 2011 Qualifier

2010-05-22T22:17:00.001+01:00

Matt Barnicoat (Shanklin & Sandown) has won this year's IWGU Harry Gordon Trophy played at Freshwater Bay Golf Club. The event which is open to Island and Club champions over the last 10 years is combined with an open event as part of the qualification system for the Mens Golf Team for the Nat West Island Games 2011. Golf at the IOW 2011 games will be held over both Freshwater Bay and Shanklin & Sandown courses and Freshwater's Nat Riddett took a huge stride towards selection by producing a 1 under par round of 68 moving him up to 3rd in the selection list. Scott Meek (Osborne) was just one shot back (69) in 2nd place on the day and has also moved into contention at 9th on the rankings with 5 more events to be played.

Riddett had started well reaching the turn in one over par (35) but three birdies in a row from the 11th brought him into the lead and apart from a dropped shot at the last he did not fall away on the way home. Meek's round included an Eagle 3 at the par 5, 12th hole and having turned in a one under 33 he may have been well ahead but 2 double bogey's in the back nine undoubtedly cost him the top spot on the day.

Barnicoat who has previously been the champion of Ryde but now plays at Shanklin & Sandown was part of the last Island Games Team at Aland in 2009. He Started badly and was 4 over par after 5 holes but having steadied the ship he managed 2 birdies and just one more dropped shot to finish with a 72.

Games selection events will continue at the IWGU championships in June and will continue until a final qualifying event in April next year which will replicate the format in the games by playing a round at each of the two courses.

Place	Name	Club	Gross
1	Nat RIDDETT	Freshwater	68
2	Scott MEEK	Osborne	69
3	Matthew BARNICOAT	Ryde	72
4	Steve Cooke	Freshwater	73
5	Kevin GARRETT	Freshwater	74
5	Derek WRIGHT	Freshwater	74
7	Tom CADDY	Newport	75
8	Stuart BANCROFT	Osborne	76
8	George FOREMAN	Shanklin & Sandown	76
8	Richard Frost	Freshwater	76
8	Matthew LEEK	Cowes	76
8	Gary MESZYNSKI	Shanklin & Sandown	76
8	Matthew WILLIAMS	Osborne	76
14	Richard HARRISON	Ryde	77
14	Andy WESTHORPE	Shanklin & Sandown	77
16	Tony WILLIAMS	Shanklin & Sandown	78
16	Keith Wright	Freshwater	78
18	Darren MASTERTON	Osborne	81
18	Kasey TUCKEY	Freshwater	81
20	Larry GRIST	Ryde	83
20	Peter HILL	Shanklin & Sandown	83
20	Spencer SIMPSON	Ryde	83
20	Roy TRUMAN	Shanklin & Sandown	83
20	Dan WEST	Shanklin & Sandown	83
20	Brian WRIGHT	Osborne	83
26	Dave McTOLDRIDGE	Shanklin & Sandown	85
27	Stef BROCHOCKI	Shanklin & Sandown	86
27	Yo Farrer	Newport	86
29	Marcus CLARKE	Newport	88
29	Martin GOODALL	Osborne	88
31	Dave VALE	Shanklin & Sandown	88
32	Darren WOOD	Shanklin & Sandown	89
33	Josh TUTTY	Shanklin & Sandown	90
34	Andy FULLER	Cowes	NR
35	Ben NICHOLLS	Shanklin & Sandown	NR

IOW vs Hampshire Colts 2010

2010-05-09T21:34:00.001+01:00

The IOW team have narrowly missed out on a second win against mainland county level opposition in a close match played at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club. Hampshire brought a strong Colts team to the Island as they prepare for their 2010 league season.

The morning Foursomes produced some close matches and some great golf not the least of which was Andy Fuller (Cowes) who holed is 2nd shot from about 130 yards at the par 4 13th hole for an eagle. It was however not enough to help him and Paul Spreadbury (Osborne) from being beaten by their Hampshire opponents. The Island did however claim 3 of the 5 morning matches as the Shanklin pair of Chris Reed and George Foreman claimed a 2&1 win; Darren Masterton (Osborne) and Brandon Thompson (Freshwater) won by 1 hole; and then the final pairing of Andy Westhorpe and Tony Williams (both Shanklin) grabbed a significant 4&3 win to give the Island a 1 match lead at Lunch.

The afternoon Singles were harder than the morning matches as the Hampshire team got away to good starts and led early on in almost every match. Hampshire player Mark Sawford holed out from 60 yards for an eagle 3 on the 8th making Matt Barnicoat's task even harder and in the end Sawford took the match 3&2. When the other two matches at the front of the field went Hampshire's way the writing was on the wall for a tough afternoon. But Foreman showed his consistency taking his match by 1 hole and Richard Harrison (Ryde) also won his match 3&2 to help the island cause. Williams was always headed by Hampshire's Ben Ludlam who was well under par when their match finished after 13 holes. By contrast Westhorpe who was playing at the back of the field, led from the turn to eventually win 3&2. The overall match result lay with Fuller who was hanging on in his match and eventually claimed a valuable half. Whilst Reed who was having a real battle with Haydon Reigh both golfers have scratch handicaps and were claiming regular birdies to gain holes but the match stayed close throughout. Reed claimed birdie at 16 to go one up but possibly his only errant shot of the day at the last allowed Reigh back into the match and gave Hampshire the half point they needed to win the match overall.

Final match score IOW 7 Hampshire 8

Photos of the match are at http://picasaweb.google.com/101203776474378853640/IOWVsHampshireColts2010?feat=directlink

IWGU v Dorset Colts 2010

2010-04-26T22:29:00.001+01:00

The annual match of the IWGU team against the Dorset Colts was played in excellent weather at Osborne Golf Club. The morning Foursomes saw some good play and in the lead match George Foreman (Shanklin) and Brandon Thompson (Freshwater) had a resounding 7&5 win to claim the first point of the day, behind them the Cowes pair of Matt Leek and Andy Fuller always seemed in control to run out 3&2. At the back of the play Paul Spreadbury (Osborne) and Nat Riddett (Freshwater) started well but struggled at the turn and lost ground eventually losing also by a 3&2 scoreline. In the last final Foursomes match Rich Harrision (Ryde) and Matt Barnicoat (Shanklin) seemed to be in control but such is the changable nature of matchplay that they were pegged back and then lost the final hole and the match by that 1 hole. The lunch time score of 2-2 left everyone looking forward to the afternoon singles.

The Island took control of several of the matches at an early stage and Thompson, Leek and Barnicoat all ran out very easy winners. In the other matches though things were much tighter and the final hole was once again to prove a turning point in 3 of the matches. Foreman fought back from 2 down with 5 to play to be 1 Up after the last hole, meaning that the Island could not lose the match overall. Spreadbury and Harrison both lost their matches and the state of the match was in the hands of the final tow matches. Fuller came to the final hole 1 Down and snatched the hole to gain a half. Whilst Riddett came to the hole all square and again won the final hole to claim a point for the team.

The final score was 7.5 to 4.5.

Pictures of the match can be seen at:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/101203776474378853640/IOWVsDorsetColts2010?feat=directlink

League Winners

2009-08-21T08:25:00.004+01:00

Congratulations to Ryde who have once again taken both Foursomes and Seniors League titles. The league trophies will be presented at the Autumn Meeting at the end of September. Full results and tables are available through the links to the right.