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A LARGE TURNOUT
This month the turnout for the Royal British Golfing Society’s competition
to play for the Royal British Club Cup was one of the largest we have had this
year, with 38 players and 52 for lunch including many guests.
On a beautiful hot day without the winds we have had for the last few
days only one player managed to play to his handicap: Hans Muhlenbeck was the
winner with 36 points. The following players – all four of them – scored 35
points which resulted in a multiple countback. The final results were: Ron
Goddard second, Sally Buxton third, Mark Dawson fourth, Miranda Thomas fifth,
6th place went to Hans Ludolphi with 34 points.
Philip Portel, as Chairman of the RBC, presented the prizes to the above
six winners plus awarding the Newstead Cup – for players with a handicap of 19
or over– to Sakiko Takeda. The Nearest the Pin prizes, for the Men went to Ron
Goddard and for the Ladies to Sakiko Takeda. This month’s hard fought for Cow
Bell was won by David Jackson.
Lunch was served in the Diningroom of the Estoril Club House – due to
the large numbers we were unable to lunch on the terrace – during which Philip
Portel gave a short speech on Portugal’s old golf courses with connections to
England. Captain Selwyn Kennard announced that the next competition will be
on 2nd October when, in the absence of a sponsor, a ‘Captain’s Day’ will be held.
Brenda Leitao
Caption for photo:
L to R: Philip Portel of RBC, Ron Goddard, Sally Buxton, Hans Muhlenbeck and
Captain Selwyn Kennard