The biggest annual event in the diary at Lindrick is the Yorkshire Challenge - so all the stops are pulled out to ensure that the course is in the very best condition. Fortunately for us, that event was held last week. And although some heavy rain in the previous 48 hours made the course a little soft, the overall presentation was excellent. I will try and reserve the event for the same week next year.
Lindrick is just off Junction 30 of the M1, which for some was a bit of a trek - but looking at the smiles of those who had played here for the first time, it seemed to be worth it.
A field of 14 teams competed for the prizes and the scores reflected how tough this course is; there were no nineties this week!
There were some Teetours virgins - always a delight to welcome new players to the society and especially when they are on the podium.
Dave Rogers team is now regularly populated by two young single figure guns, Ryan Nicholls & Ryan Barnhurst and together with another single figure man, James Pace - who entered as a single player, they headed up the chasing pack of 82 pointers to take third place.
Chris Pickett and Chris Ward (both off 7) entered as a pair and I matched them up with a dad and his lad; Gary and Jordan Garner - both Teetours virgins off 4 handicap. They obviously got on well and were narrowly beaten into second place on a count back.
Teetours regulars from the Forest of Arden, Nick Chauhan , Steve Bennett, Lee Harris and Jeff Thomas, with 88 points, were spraying the crowd with champagne. However, Nick spent so long looking for his ball, in the undergrowth to the left of the 18th, that the area has now been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, as a nesting Chauhan had never been seen before in South Yorkshire ????
