Match Report

Scene Setting

The day dawned bright and fresh, at least in Essex. Cars full of golfers and golf kit hit the roads, heading for Elton Furze Golf Club.

From the north (well Yorkshire - not really the north), participants Land and Fitz had checked the road reports...news of a car on the A1, so they decided to route via Weston Super Mare.

From the south, the two-car convoy headed steadily along the A14 to the Kentford L.C for an E.S (Little Chef - Early Starter ... try to keep up!). Robbie trailed the Tonka Toy carrying Cox/Tarbard/Goodchild, but mobile technology ensured that Robbie maintained contact only 7 miles behind - arriving at the L.C. some 20 minutes after Tonka (7 miles @ 60/70 mph should have taken 7 minutes!!!)

From the centre, ominously Glenn was on the phone in his car.......

Unlike last year, there were no infringements of the No Practice on the day rule, although Glenn forgot to attend for his Drug test - the ruling committee will sit in judgement of this lapse at Stoke by Nayland GC at the end of November.

As a result of visiting WSM, the Yorkshire team arrived only in time to fit shoes and pay green fees. Tee time approached.

There was a minor fraction on the first tee as Mr Rothwell reminded some local members of Pearl Harbour - they wisely decided to start on the 9th tee leaving the 1st clear for the SEY Cup 2003.

3 Ball match (Cox/Goodchild/Fitz) lead away, followed by 4 ball (Tarbard/Land/Gooch/Rothwell). As a result of the early morning phone calls, Glenn's concentration was not as required for this prestigious event. He did however card the lowest ever score in the history of the SEY Cup (by withdrawing after three holes to attend to urgent business back in Hemel Hempstead). Hard luck Glenn.

This year's championship was a close run event - all players scoring 30 or greater Stapleford points. On finishing and checking in their scores, the second match were surprised to find that rather than a three-way tie (all being equal on 38 points) there was, in fact, a four- way tie with Doody also scoring 38.

An urgent meeting of the organising committee was convened to decide on the best way to decide the winner (the likelihood of a tie had not previously been envisaged).
Count-back was immediately discounted - 'cause nobody could be bothered to work it out!
Arm wrestling in the bar was an attractive option
Spin of a coin - too difficult to work out how to work out how to do this (still following?)

Decision: Play some more holes.

Back to the First tee (avoiding the Pro Shop who might have wanted some more money) to play 1 thro' 3 in the hope of separating the tie-ees.

Nervous tee shots got the four away on the decider - Mssrs. Cox and Fitz heading rapidly for the bar hoping to get a couple put away before the others returned.
Click the picture for a
more frightening view.

It was, however, all over on the 1st Green when Kevin, against the run of play, chipped in for a birdie.

SEY Cup 'Champeen' 2003 KEVIN LAND
Dispatches from the north suggest that Kevin went to bed wearing his Champion's cap - but this is just too much information!

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