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Post by The Boss on Mar 10, 2021 23:52:33 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Mar 12, 2021 11:46:53 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Mar 14, 2021 0:37:39 GMT
Round 3 - Previous event leader Grier Jones had a horrendous time today, carding a 76 to drop right out of contention. He's replaced at the top of the leaderboard by Les Souter who fired the best round of the tourney so far, a brilliant 63. But only one stroke behind lurks Hans Kunok after he impressed with a 65. We have a fascinating situation now because with one round left to play it looks quite likely that either Les or Hans will enjoy a win this week, as they have a four-stroke cushion over their next rival. And whichever one does take the title will also win the Winter Trophy, awarded for the highest money-winner over the first ten events. The 'guest' players are dominating the top positions on the leaderboard, and in third spot is Mark Lipping after he shot a fine 66. Juan Aetee recorded a disastrous 74, ten shots worse than he took in Round 2, but still holds fourth place. Then Bob Fletcher is tied 6th after a disappointing level par round today, while Charlie Roberts is tied 12th after also shooting a 71. Ian McKinley dropped back when he carded a 75, and Terry Baldwin's 71 leaves him in a tie for 23rd. Carl Bishop appears to be having a hard time but that is only because of the rule that a player in his first event has a handicap of +4 applied to his scores. This rule will be revised before Event 11 so watch out for details of the change on our Forum...   
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Post by The Boss on Mar 15, 2021 13:08:25 GMT
Round 4What a fantastic end to this event and to the first quarter of the 1970 season! This turned into a real nail-biter and went right down to the wire. The 'guests' dominated the top of the leaderboard, probably mainly due to the weather not being quite as harsh as usual. In his first full tourney Carl Bishop ended it in a tie for 77th place, but only because of the +4 handicap rule for players in their first event, otherwise he may well have finished under par. Carl's handicap will now be adjusted for the next tourney. In a tie for 18th was Terry Baldwin who concluded his week by finishing at level par. Rumour has it that this was Terry's farewell tourney and, if so, we wish him well. Tied for 9th with Ray Floyd was Charlie Roberts who, surprisingly, only shot two under-par rounds. Ian McKinley started the week promisingly, shooting a 66 on the opening day, the equal best score for Round 1 with Tommy Jacobs. But Ian suffered a mid-tourney slump and he ended up at 8 under par and in 7th spot. In 5th was Bob Fletcher who saved his best score, a fine 66, for the closing round which helped him to 10 under par. Four strokes in front of Bob was Mark Lipping in 4th place who played consistently well throughout. In 3rd, two shots ahead of Mark, was Juan Aetee, who will be bitterly regretting his third round 74 which effectively cost him a great chance of winning this week. A small consolation is the fact that on the final day he carded a superb 63, the equal best of the event, in a valiant attempt to catch the two leaders. Les Souter was the leader going into today's round, greatly assisted by his own almost faultless 63 in Round 3, and a closing 66 looked to be good enough to claim his third tournament win so far - but Hans Kunok had his own agenda. With his scores improving round by round, including the best in Round 2, a very good 66, he stood on the first tee one stroke behind Les. And when he walked off the 18th green he had turned the tables to finish one in front and grab his second tour title of the season!! A memorable 64 claimed the win, but I think he had an idea this was going to be his week after an incident in Round 3. He tried to send his drive over the water on the tricky 14th and suspected the worst when it was falling short. However, it pitched on the nearside bank and bounced over the water to land safely on the other side by inches!! I will update the Earnings Table later, so you can check out who has won the WINTER TROPHY for the most earnings over the first ten events of the season...   
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