Ladies’ and Men’s Singles
The sky was overcast, the atmosphere was humid and oppressive, but at least it was dry . . . until the heavens opened and the green was almost turned into a lake. Still, on the bright side, thunderstorms had been predicted and at least they didn’t arrive.
This year six ladies and eleven men took part in the Ladies’ and Men’s Singles Competition. The finalists needed stamina as well as skill as it was a long afternoon which began at 1.30pm and finished at 6.00pm. The semi-finalists on the ladies’ side were Vera Alderson and Dorothy Maudsley; and Louise Tomlinson and Julie Wharfe. Vera and Julie went through to the finals with Julie being this year’s winner.
On the men’s side the semi-finalists were John Smith and Bert Suttie; and Adrian Salt and Martin Tomlinson. Bert and Martin won through to the final, by which time the green was awash, with Bert being the eventual winner.
Congratulations to Julie and Bert. As you can see from the photo on the right, Bert looks every inch a winner.
Below on the left you can see Vera, our Club Captain, with Robin Wharfe, our Club Chair; and on the right Julie receiving the rose bowl and roses not only from the Club Captain, but also a delighted husband. Thanks go to Margaret Nelson who presented the rose bowl to the club as a prize to be awarded to the winning lady and who also buys roses for the bowl each year.
Below on the left you can see Martin Tomlinson receiving his prize as runner-up and on the right Bert receiving the decanter and bottle of whisky. The decanter was presented to the club by Peter and Jill Shaw and each year Jill kindly sends a donation to the club for the whisky to go with it.
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