The three Orchardleigh Captains for 2019: Marie Cusworth, Gary Jefferies and Jim Worsley.
On Saturday, 26th January, Orchardleigh Golf Club held their traditional drive-in to officially welcome the three new Captains to their posts: Gary Jefferies as Club Captain, Jim Worsley as Seniors’ Captain and Marie Cusworth as Ladies’ Captain.
An impressive 24 teams of four took part in the nine-hole Texas Scramble, which commenced at 9.30 a.m. on a shotgun start. After the golf there was lunch in the clubhouse, followed by the prize-giving. The three Captains then went out to the first tee for the drive-in.
The prizes for placing their marker stick closest to each of the drives were won by Liz South (Ladies), Liam Litterick (Men) and Pete Dicken (Seniors). Prizes for the Texas Scramble were given on both the front and back-nine. The front-nine winners were Malcolm Dawkins, Robert Miller, Noel McRoberts and Patrick Cusworth, and runners-up were the Captains’ team of Marie Cusworth, Gary Jefferies, Simon Barnes and Jim Worsley.
The winners of the back-nine were Tom Walton, Joe Hearn, Mark Adams and Liam Litterick, and runners-up were Chris Roach, Owen Roach, Dan Duncan and Carl Incledon. There was a separate prize for the best score from the Ladies’ teams, and this was won by Anne Regler, Mel Sutherland, Marion Underhill and Christina Francis.
Sarah Doble