The men of Risborough once again put in a sterling performance in this, the penultimate match of the season. Oakland Park is a neat but somewhat different course with its plethora of par 3 holes and short but tight par 4’s. It takes some getting used to and with the very dry conditions it was more challenging than ever as everything was running on and balls which would normally be on the fairway could end up, well anywhere. The team rose to the occasion however and delivered a solid performance in a 4:2 defeat which was a reversal of the 4:2 win for PRGC in the home match.
Bob Darvill playing with Richard Aldridge and Alan Jackson playing with John Forrest put in fighting performances to each halve their matches and secure the two half points. Stars of the day were our elder statesmen, the crafty Jim Findlay and our up and coming ace, the Welsh Wizard Dean Herritty, who delivered a magnificent 1 up victory over a very fancied Oakland Park pair. Well done to all three pairs. Those of us in the other three pairs did not really come close but that’s golf. Steve Smith playing the course for the first time played to 6 over gross (one over handicap) and lost 6 and 5!! Not much you can do about that.
We are still in the mix for the play offs and our final match of the season is against Weston Turville away on 15 September. A good performance there will see this year's league go down to the wire and with Three Locks coming through fast on the rails it is now a three way competition with Richings Park. All to play for.
