Over forty junior golfers played in the 2013 Farrington Park Junior Open last Friday in cool and blustery conditions. Participants came from all over the South West to compete in the annual event on the Duchy Course at Farrington Park.
The event was wide open, allowing any number of potential winners. With the wind getting up and with soft ground, conditions made it a strong test from the Duchy Course white competition tees. Farrington's four handicapper, Danny Farnen and five handicapper, Jack Partridge, from Worlebury, came in first with gross 80s to set the early pace. Farnen's score would have been even better had it not been for a ten on the long, par five thirteenth.
It was not until the penultimate group when the 2011 winner, Will Warman, from Bath, came in with a gross 79 to become the Junior Open Champion for the second time in three years. The four handicap Somerset County player said: "I really enjoy coming back to Farrington Park. The course is always in great condition and even though it was a very testing day and I had a bad back nine, I'm really pleased to have won again."
Best nett score of the day was a stunning 65 from Farrington Park's 17 handicap, Miles Hackett. He won by four shots from brothers, Jack and Charlie Cook, who had nett 69s. All three players saw the handicaps reduced as a result.
Results – Champion: W. Warman (Bath) 79, 2nd Boy's Gross: D. Farnen (Farrington Park) 80, 3rd Boys Gross: J. Partridge (Worlebury) 80, 1st Boys Nett: M. Hackett (Farrington Park) 65, 2nd Boys Nett: C. Cook (Farrington Park) 69, 3rd Boys Nett: J. Cook (Farrington Park) 69, 1st Girls Gross: A. White (Saltford) 88, 1st Girls Gross: D. Xanh (Mendip Spring) 70.
Farrington Park Seniors
A near maximum field of 76 Seniors competed in the Annual Committee Cup Competition which featured a Stableford competition. The results certainly went in favour of the higher handicappers, who won the major awards. Nearest the pin competitions: 5th John Holland, 8th Dave Elliott, 14th Mo Deury, 15th Tony Quinn.
Div. 1: 1st Steve Cook 41 points, 2nd Mike Woodward 39 points (countback), 3rd Steve Symonds 39 points, 4th Tim Waller 37 points. Div. 2: 1st Bill Sims 40 points, 2nd Jeff Kelly 37 points, 3rd Chris Liberty 36 points (countback), 4th Philip Michael 36 points. Div. 3: 1st Mike Swinton 45 points, 2nd Steve Mitchell 41 points, 3rd Bernard Parfrey 40 points (countback), 4th Mo Deury 40 points. Well done and congratulations to Mike Swinton, who, with 45 points, was the winner of the Committee Cup.
Farrington Park Men, Saturday Stableford, 3rd August. Div. 1: Matt LeFeuvre 39, Clive Stilwell 38*, John Hogg 38*. Div. 2: Darren Hopkinson 41*, Bob Baker 38*, Matthew Chard 37. *Handicap reductions.