Spalding Trophy 2023
20 August 2023, Knightswood
Despite a rather uncertain weather forecast the Spalding Alternate Stroke, Advanced play competition enjoyed a warm and sunny day throughout. On the Saturday night before the competition the manager had six pairs evenly matched using a combination of high and low handicaps. Unfortunately with a late withdrawal there was a need to improvise with the competition rules. It was decided that one player (Rosemary Saunders Robertson) would compete as a single player but would need to peel one of her own balls in each of her games (she managed it in 2 out of 3). This rule was extended to round 3 for Roger Binks.
The players were organised into 2 blocks of 3 pairs (A and B) and a crossover format was used to determine the pair with the highest hoop count using 3 rounds of games.
Using the total hoop count and discarding results where no peels were completed by single players (RSR and RB) Alan Wilson and Bill Strachan won the competition by a single hoop. Runners up were Brian Durward and Kevin Wright.
Bill Strachan has been a winner of this competition with different partners ever since it was initiated! Well done Bill.
Brian Durward (Manager)
Results
Block A
Stefan Colling & Michele Wright
Janice Duguid & Mark Shanks
Brian Durward & Kevin Wright
Block B
Alan Wilson & Bill Strachan
Rosemary Saunders-Robertson
Charlotte Townsend & Roger Binks
Round 1
Stefan Colling & Michele Wright (6) lost to Rosemary Saunders-Robertson (18)
Janice Duguid & Mark Shanks (13) lost to Alan Wilson & Bill Strachan (15)
Brian Durward & Kevin Wright (13) lost to Charlotte Townsend & Roger Binks (16)
Round 2 (11.45)
Stefan Colling & Michele Wright ((9) lost to Charlotte Townsend & Roger Binks (14)
Brian Durward & Kevin Wright (14) beat Alan Wilson & Bill Strachan (11)
Janice Duguid & Mark Shanks (1) lost to Rosemary Saunders Robertson (18)
Round 3 (2.00)
Janice Duguid & Mark Shanks (15) beat Roger Binks (12) no peels
Brian Durward & Kevin Wright (12) beat Rosemary Saunders-Robertson (12) no peels
Stefan Colling & Michele Wright (8) lost to Alan Wilson & Bll Strachan (14)
