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Singles weakest link in Queensland golf clash
Volume 49, No. 14, August 09, 2007 |
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| DRIVER: SGT Derek Brown from RAAF Base Williamtown drives off the tee against the QGU. Photo courtesy of Queensland Golf Union |
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Singles match play proved the Achilles’ heel of the ADF Golf Association as it handed back the trophy to the Queensland Golf Union (QGC) after their annual match at Brisbane Golf Club on June 14 and 15.
The QGU beat the ADFGA 8.5 matches to 3.5 in the singles, with the QGU also winning the fourball best ball event 4-2 and the foursomes 4.5 matches to 1.5 for an overall 17-7 win.
Half-way through day one, morning matches were evenly contested. There were some convincing leads for both sides with the rest being close.
SGT Peter Chambers and Will Semmens looked to be coasting at 3 up against Peter King and Norm Way until Way got his putter working. QGU took the point on the last hole.
Highlights of the morning for the ADFGA were WO2 Kim Johansen and CPL Martin Evans, 5 and 4 winners against Trevor Wouti and Don Palmer; and COL Tony Wallace and SGT Derek Brown, who beat Peter Roberts and Tony Dowling 2 and 1. At the end of the morning’s play, QGU led 4 -2.
The afternoon foursomes produced a change in pairings and the ADFDGA team again looked to be holding its own against the QGU with matches following a similar pattern to the morning fourball.
The change of fortune did not materialise and the ADFGA team lost 4.5 to 1.5.
Pick of the bunch for the ADF was WO2 Kim Johansen and CPL David Ely beating Trevor Wouti and Don Palmer 2 and 1, and SGT Greg Fraser and SGT Peter Chambers taking a half against Peter King and Norm Way.
At the end of day one QGU led 8.5- 3.5, so the ADFGA had to produce a strong singles result to take the trophy.
Initial signs were good as the ADFGA was ahead in many games. SGT Brown got the ADF off to a great start with a convincing 4 and 2 win over Ray Adams. CPL Marty Evans’s 5 and 4 win against Peter Roberts kept the dream alive. The excitement was short-lived as the ADF took only 1.5 of the 10 points on offer.
Most of the remaining matches were extremely close.
PO Ike Bamford managed a 2 and 1 win over Tony Rowling, and CPL Steve Rotherham walked away with a half over an impressive Matt Dowling. |
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