Gloucestershire Golf Union
ENGLISH MEN'S COUNTY FINALS
HERE WE GO!!!!
WEDNESDAY WARM UP
..... and so we begin our amazing few days, here at the English Men's County Finals at St Enodoc GC, Cornwall where the first arrivals are preparing for the task ahead!
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Captain chills out before the games begin! | Teapots on tour! | Juggler Tockers |
THURSDAY - PRACTISE DAY
A beautiful start to the practise day,very chilly out of the sun but really warm in it, with a chilly breeze at times. Perfect weather for golf!
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| Just a 'birdie' looking for some 'chips' | Secretary says his prayers in the morning | The pacing starts! | Always good to keep in with the Refs - welcome Adrian | Tockers Eagles the 4th after this T shot on the practise day or all days!! | Tockers to Captain 'You did put me on the team sheet didn't you?' |
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| Kit inspection! Sec not happy with this one!! | Nice to catch up with Scott Davidson, former Glos player and Captain and Chris Mitchell, Glos player and Walker Cup player. | What's in the bag? | Jake: 'did you see those photos I sent to Debs?' | Ready to go! | Are you sure it's left to right? |
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DAY ONE - FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER - GLOUCESTERSHIRE 4 - LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND 5
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ENGLAND GOLF DAY ONE ROUND UP - HERE
Quotes of the day
Ash Millington - This putter is red hot this afternoon and he stormed his win home – 5 & 4
Neil Tocknell - …that cheese cake brownie with plant cream was to die for ( a special gluten free version by our chef’s wife – extraordinary pudding maker!)
Shots of the day
Sam Sullivan - Hole 7 – pitch shot to 6 ft - Hole 8 – tee shot into 4 ft - Hole 11 – 239 par 3 – 5 iron to 30ft and sank the putt
Ash Millington - Hole 10 - Boxed a 35 ft putt
Special mentions
Big shout out to Tom Motley for joining the team over the last 3 days. Sorry to see you go back Tom and thanks for all your input!
Big shout out to the fantastic team at St Enodoc who are working tirelessly to ensure the county teams and officials are having THE best experience at their club. Thanks Team St Enodoc! You are all amazing!
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| A BIG shout out to all the St Enodoc Volunteers for looking after us all. | A final briefing between Sec and Chief Ref before we get underway | Some final prep! | Leading the way today our youngest pairing - Ash and Louis - play well lads! | Come on Caddy keep up! | |
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| Ash leads the Singles play for the afternoon | The 'Green Army' supporters gather | BELOW - Former Gloucestershire players, Chris Mitchell and Scott Davidson supporting us – great to see you both, guys! | |||
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DAY TWO - SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER - GLOUCESTERSHIRE 6 - LANCASHIRE 3
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ENGLAND GOLF DAY TWO ROUND UP - HERE
Shots of the day
Ash Millington - Hole 4 - Pin high, left off the tee – ball ran up the wall (out of bounds the other side), stopped briefly at the top, ran back down the wall and duly rolled into the hole, for two
Mitch Waite - Hole 5 - Chipped in from 10 yards in the swell
Nick Day - Hole 6 - 20 feet putt for a birdie, to halve the hole, following his opponent who holed a putt from 25 feet
Mitch Waite - Hole 15 - 6 iron in, out of the left and hit it to one foot
Highlight of the day
The sight of all the players, supporters and officials heading up the 18th fairway, back to the clubhouse, after the morning foursomes win – such great team spirit! (seen in the pictures below)
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| Gloucestershire return to the Clubhouse for lunch after a successful morning! |
DAY THREE - SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER - GLOUCESTERSHIRE 2.5 - KENT 6.5
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ENGLAND GOLF DAY TWO ROUND UP - HERE
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| BIG SHOUT OUT to Matt & Charlotte Rodrigues from G.O.A.T. Catering for looking after us this week, as always - GGU Team Chefs! Thank guys for great good and great service and also to Raffy for great company! | |||||
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