9° BRANCACCIO GOLF DAY @THORNBURY GC 02/02/24

FIELD
1) Warren Payne (ENG) hcp 8
2) Andy Brown (ENG) hcp 24

3) Martin Dowling (ENG) hcp 18
4) Horst Poeppel (GER) hcp 22

5) Andrea Brancaccio (ITA) hcp 20

6) Keith Barnett (WAL) hcp 21
7) George Banting  (ENG) hcp 24
8) Stuart Southgate (ENG) hcp 20
9)  Martin Walters (ENG) hcp 20
*****************************************************

Tee times and handicaps

10:00 Warren  P(8) – Martin W(20) – Martin D(18)

10:08 George B(24) – Stuart S(20) – Keith B(21)  

10:16 Andy B(24)  – Horst P(22) – Andrea B (20)

**********************************************************
STABLEFORD COMPETITION STANDINGS
1) Warren P (ENG) 35 points stb (80 medal)
2) Stuart S (ENG) 34 (94 medal)
3) Martin D (ENG) 31
4) Andrea B (ITA) 30 (98 medal)
5) Andy B (ENG) 29 (103 medal)
6) George B (ENG) 29 (102 medal)
7) Horst P (GER) 29
8) Keith B (WAL) 28
9) Martin W (ENG) 23  (Hacker prize - Pasta Trophy - Penne Rigate De Cecco, Passata Cirio, garlic and basil leaves)
 

LONGEST DRIVE at 13th hole (par4): Martin W (ENG)

NEAREST TO THE PIN at 14th hole: Martin D (ENG)
*****************************************************
Report
 

It was very windy (no rain tho), cloudy, over some bit of the course there was so much mud (and crocodiles) but we had fun as always!

:)

The "Pick Clean and Place" rule suggested by our Mr Chairman (Tim, who had to drop the field last min unfortunately) worked and the scores were not at all bad!

Our very strong Warren, the gentle Cannibal, made it again after his legendary win in the first Edition, while runner-up was an in-form Stuart (congrats!).
For the other prizes the winner had to be called Martin:

Longest Drive at hole 13 and the Special Pasta Prize (from being Defending Champion to Pasta! not an easy task) to Martin Walters and Nearest to the Pin to our Deadly Quack Martin Dowling
who also came up third in the stableford competition.

It seems that Martin after his winning drive (it was really against the wind!) decided to spend a few additional shots to finish hole 13 but who cares?

:)
A long time was needed at the final presentation to explain how to prepare the Illy coffee won by the Martins using a proper Italian moka machine (like a small Dalek)...:)