Match vs Cambs & Hunts at Eaton Golf Club on 26th June 2015
NVLGS • July 14, 2015
A special request was made last year by Cambs & Hunts Team Captain that the 2015 match be at Eaton and on a Friday. Unfortunately, as it turned out, this match clashed with County Week so she was unable to play. However, she gave us a glorious summer day on a course in splendid condition! Thank you Edie Douglas.
After our previous matches, it was a joy to play in warm, sunny, balmy conditions. Our President Barbara was there to send us off with a lucky Werther or two and, even more welcoming, a much needed glass of iced water to refresh us at the tenth tee.
The course was in superb condition, inviting us all to play well. The matches were played in good spirit – a trademark of these Lady Veteran matches – and ended in a friendly draw. Many thanks to the Norfolk reserves who were called in to play.
We thoroughly enjoyed our match tea of Lasagne or Brie, Mushroom and Cranberry Wellington, with garlic bread and salad, followed by fruit salad and chocolate cake – beautifully presented by the Eaton catering team.
A few words of welcome and thanks, then off into the evening setting sun for our safe journey home.
The Results:
| NVLGS | Cambs & Hunts | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Cowie & Pat Bland | vs | Greta Barclay & Elaine Knobel-Forbes | Won | 4 & 2 |
| Iet Cuppens & Sue Hill | vs | Grace Eastment & Pat Dugdale | Lost | 4 & 3 |
| Jill Innes & Mary Nicholls | vs | Rosemary Hay & Pat Blyth | Won | 6 & 4 |
| Maureen McRae & Helen McAllister | vs | Wendy Osborne & Pat Nixon | Lost | 1 Down |
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