Jeff Hindle Memorial Cup at Birchwood
Enough time has gone by since the passing of Jeff for there to be people out there who do not know the significance of Jeff to the PGS. Back in the late 1980’s/early 90’s the society nearly ground to a stop. I recall one event where only 8 people stayed after the golf for something to eat. Initially Brendan Brady gave the Portland the kiss of life by taking on the Secretaries post and injected some structure into the system. Later Jeff took on the task and the membership frailty was a thing of the past. We had events with over 50 competitors and filled hotels on our golfing breaks to Wales. The power boys certainly switched the society on and Bill Harris has kept things afloat since. Three cheers for ELP who helped the PGS survive.
Back to Birchwood where the inclement weather had took its toll on the course. It was very soft and lush. The greens were bagatelles. Mere bagatelles 3 of our luckier players might say.
Top 10 |
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| Player | Score | Posn. | Prior | Post | Why |
| Tobin T | 35 | 1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 1st |
| Garner M | 35 | 2 | 22.95 | 20.95 | 2nd |
| Murray B | 34 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 3rd |
| Harris W | 32 | 7.6 | 7.6 | buffer | |
| Martin J | 30 | 24.9 | 24.9 | buffer | |
| Claffy M | 29 | 22.1 | 22.3 | buffer | |
| Coburn J | 28 | 18.8 | 19 | 0.2 | |
| Haynes G | 28 | 9 | 9.2 | 0.2 | |
| McGovern D | 26 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 0.2 | |
| Derbyshire P | 24 | 28 | 28 | max | |
Nearest the Pins etc
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| Hole 4 | Terry Tobin | Yes |
| Hole 7 | Mel Garner | Yes |
| Hole 10 | Steve Payne | No |
| Hole 12 | Kieran Dunn | Yes Dave McGovern |
| Hole 17 | Martin Claffy | |
| Longest drive | Terry Tobin |
So at least Brian Murray can send his guard dog back to the kennels now the 2’s pot has been emptied.
Frances handed out a quiz for us to ponder. It was probably won by Terry Tobin he won everything else. I think if your 1st and 2nd names start with the same letter and have the same number of letters you should be barred from all competitions. I’ll put it forward at the AGM there will be no shortage of seconders. Next stop Deane remember your tin hats.
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