Delight for Des in Madison Cup
WEEK two of the Madison Cup was completed at Bushfoot Golf Club over the weekend with Des Hamilton taking the plaudits for his round of 39 points.
Des, playing off 16, double bogeyed the par three seventh to return 17 points for the outward half. A blank at the tenth could have been calamitous but Des kept his cool and dropped only two more shots coming in to add 21 points and get a total of 39 to win.
Two points behind came Nigel Dobbin (15). A scattering of double bogeys on the front nine gave Nigel a return of 16 points but a steady back nine played in five over gross added 21 points and kept Nigel one up on John Creighton, fresh from his winter league win, with his 36.
A couple of blanks, four and ten, threatened to derail John but a great birdie up the last hole boosted his score on the back nine to 21 and a final tally of 36 points.