The Mixed Section played a Texas Scramble in teams of four on Sunday, 2nd March.
In a Texas Scramble, all players tee off, then select the best drive and mark its position (within six inches) with a tee peg (not nearer the hole). The other players retrieve their balls, whilst the player whose ball has been chosen plays the next shot. The other players then play their shots from within six inches of the tee peg (not nearer the hole). The process is then repeated and play continues from each chosen position until the ball is holed. A minimum of four tee shots per player must be used, adding strategic tactics to the choice of which drive to select as the drive to be taken on each hole. At the end of the round, the total number of shots taken for each hole is added together. The strokes received are subtracted to give a total net medal score for the round. The winning team is the one with the lowest score.
Kevin Brimble (Men's Captain), Roger Farr, Clare Salter and Jane Ball won with a gross 67, nett 55.7. Rob Thain, Pierce O'Shea and Gail Proctor, who played as a three, came second with a gross 79, nett 60. Having played probably one of the wettest rounds in the history of the mixed section, thanks to incessant rain, participants were grateful to be greeted in the Clubhouse by a delicious, steaming hot carvery.
Farrington Park Ladies
Closure of the fifth and twelfth hole due to the week's heavy rain led to the Ladies Section playing a Stableford on Thursday, 27th February instead of the planned Qualifying Stableford. The forecast for the day was dreadful, but in the event, we had our lucky stars to thank as we were treated to a dry round. Corrina Bates and Aimee Sawyer came first and second respectively, with 22 points on countback. Min Woodward and Carol Jones came third and fourth respectively, with 20 points on countback. Cynthia Miller scored a two-spot on the fifteenth hole.
Farrington Park Men
With the weather improving, all eighteen holes were available for play and Chris Shanks hit the top of the table in Division One with 38 points, followed in second place by Kris Broadway on 37 points, beating John Russell, also on 37 points on countback.
Making the most of the weather conditions in Division Two was Richard Collier, with 42 points, also with a good score in second place was Ian Jones, with 39 points, with John Hartley just behind on 38 points.
Farrington Park Seniors
The seniors were able to stage a Bowmaker Competition, despite the weather's efforts to close the course – the competition was played over twelve holes with the following results – Nearest the Pin: 8th hole, Ray Wilkinson, 14th hole, Tony James, 15th hole, Ray Wilkinson.
Bowmaker (best two scores from three): 1st, Tim Waller, Ralph Tillbrook and Bob Earney 56 points, 2nd, Rob Chappell, Tony James and Gerald Shearn 54 points (countback), 3rd, Keith Shepherd, Tony Quinn and Ralph Pawley 54 points, 4th, Brian Brown, Mike Daniel and Peter Maule 52 points, 5th, Rob Thain, Alan Elkington and Geoff Moore 51 points (countback).