Match vs Lincolnshire Vets held at Sheringham Golf Club on 15th August 2016
NVLGS • August 21, 2016
What a difference in the weather from our last match! The sun shone and temperatures rose to the mid-twenties. A light breeze – unusually calm for Sheringham – helped to stop us all from overheating but was enough to make club selection still a challenge. The recent dry weather had given the course a true links look with firm running fairways and quick greens – staying out of the long rough brought us rewards.
Many of the ladies from Lincolnshire had had long journeys, Jackie their Captain travelling from Grimsby and several of the ladies staying overnight in Norwich. This match sees a bigger team with six pairs a side. The games were all hard fought with five having to be settled on the last green – clearly two well-matched sides. For Norfolk, it was good to see Iet Cuppens and Alex Cowie returning from recent injuries and to see our Match Captain Pat Bland there to encourage us on at halfway – we hope to see her playing again in the not too distant future.
The lovely weather encouraged one or two to sample a post-match glass of Pimms and the meal of local crab salad or chicken followed by cheesecake or strawberries was enjoyed by all. It set the Lincolnshire ladies up well for their long journey home but the consensus was that the journey had been well worth it.
The Results:
| NVLGS | Lincolnshire Vets | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Meadows & Jean Johnson | vs | Gilly Grant & Cindy Ireland | Halved | |
| Eppie Zandvoort & Ann Lockhart | vs | Ann Lyon & Jules Palmer | Won | 3 & 2 |
| Janet Lavin & Heather Keeble | vs | Yvonne Cook & Anne Leggate | Won | 1 Up |
| Alex Cowie & Jean Gower | vs | Sue Fletcher & Margaret Jacobs | Lost | 2 Down |
| Mary Wilson & Sue Hill | vs | Pat Jamieson & Barbara Cooper | Halved | |
| Anne Horne & Iet Cuppens | vs | Jackie Rahill & Angela Wheeler | Won | 2 Up |
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Proceeds of the raffles held at the competitions in 2024 totalled £1,407.70. A cheque for this amount has been sent to the Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals Charity for the Jenny Lind Appeal. Our thanks go to Jill Bullimore, Angie Allsopp and Sue for running the raffles and to all those who bought tickets.
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