Donnington Valley Golf Club Thursday 29 June 2023

by Alan Papps

I have to confess, this is one of my favourite golf courses on the society events. Maybe because I’ve won the Summer trophy here twice 😊

There were only 6 of us in the morning (myself, Mike, Tim, Steve A, Steve F and Nigel). We played a 9-hole Texas Trio competition, I played with Mike & Nigel, it was a lot of fun and we all had some very good (and bad) shots. The game was actually tied with both groups scoring a commendable 1 over par for the 9 holes.

After lunch (Posh sandwiches and chips), I was back out with Trevor H, Colin and Tim. Birdied the 1st with a chip-in which was nice, then played fairly steady golf throughout and managed to score on every hole without losing a ball which is always a bonus. Ended up with 35 points which I initially thought would be good for a top 5 spot. How wrong was I as this ended up being the winning score just piping Tim by a point!

NTP competition was very tight, our first 3 shots in our group all landed on the green within 10-15 feet of the pin, only for Colin to step up and stick his tee shot 3’10” from the hole. This received a round of applause from the club house which was a nice gesture. Well done Colin – great shot. Shame you missed the birdie 😉

I want to thank Trevor, Colin & Tim for their great company and really enjoyed playing this tricky course again.

Cheers all

RESULTS

Winner Alan Papps 35 pts

Runner up Tim Houghton 34 pts

Third Steve Faulkner 34 pts

Nearest the pin Colin Staunton-Lambert 3’ 10”