2009

 

Brampton Golf Club was the venue for the Cumbria County Stroke Play Championship this week-end. The course was in excellent condition and the weather was predicted to get warmer with the risk of heavy showers.

 

After the first two rounds, Simon Young of Seascale led the field having posted rounds of 69 and 67 with Brampton's own Neville Johnstone  following 3 shots behind, including a 66 . Will Bowe of Workington, a winner four times in the past 6 years was 5 shots adrift. Oliver Carr, a 15 year old junior from Ulverston joined James Atkinson of Kendal on 142.

 

Sunday morning proved to be somewhat cool as the field drove off. However the golf soon warmed up with Simon Young consolidating his position as both he and Johnstone carded 68s. Will Bowe with a 67 moved one shot closer. to be 4 shots adrift.

 

The fourth round started quietly with the course basking in the hot sunshine,as Young birdied the first to firm up his position but past experience states that you cannot ignore the Bowe Factor!  When Will reached the 7th he carded an eagle 2, on the 8th a birdie 3, on the ninth an albatros 2 on a par 5 and  a birdie 3 on the tenth. This meant he was 8 under after 10 holes and he was now 2 shots clear of the field. He eventually finished  9 under for the round and took the Championship by 5 clear shots.Young produced a level par round to finish second whilst Grant Little (Brampton) carded a 66 to secure third place.

Will is the man who led the charge in the Big 6 for Cumbria at Seascale but whom the powers that be  choose to ignore for national honours!

Will afterwards said he was at a loss to explain this sudden  dash up the leaderboard but it was certainly inspired. Simon Young who came second must have been disappointed to have the title snatched from his grasp, but graciously congratulated Will Bowe on his phenomenal round.

The Cumbrians now have to prepare for their match against Yorkshire next Saturday at Huddersfield. Captain Cliff Heath was delighted at Will's success and was very pleased to see members of his squad featuring highly on the leaderboard and obviously in form.

 

Result 1 W. Bowe (Workington) 271, (17 under par), 2.S Young (Seascale) 276, 3.G Little (Brampton) 283, 4.J Longcake (Silloth) 284,5. N Johnstone ( Brampton) 284, 6.J Atkinson (Kendal) 285,7. A Millray (Windermere) 289,8. O Carr ( Ulverston) 289.

 

Tom Stout

President/Secretary Cumbria Union of Golf Clubs.

		Cumbria Union of Golf Clubs
		County Championships 2009
		Played at Brampton GC on 27/28 June 2009
Name	Team	Handicap	Saturday			Sunday
			a.m	p.m	Total	a.m	3 Rounds	p.m	Total
W. BOWE			74	67		67		63	271
S. YOUNG			69	67		68		72	276
G. LITTLE			75	69		73		66	283
J. LONGCAKE			70	75		71		68	284
N. JOHNSTONE			66	73		68		77	284
J. ATKINSON			73	69		70		73	285
A. MILLRAY			73	70		74		72	289
O. CARR			70	72		75		72	289
C. MORROW			69	73		76		73	291
R. RICHARDSON			73	72		72		74	291
K. MCLELLAN			77	68		74		73	292
D. SIMPSON			77	67		74		74	292
M. COWEN			68	84		73		68	293
N. BELL			72	77		71		73	293
G. NIXON			73	75		70		75	293
D. WHITFIELD			73	74		69		77	293
P. CHAPMAN			80	72		70		76	298
D. PARK			72	76		75		77	300
C. THURSBY			74	75		77		76	302
S. JOPSON			74	75		78		76	303
L. DOBSON			72	76		79		76	303
G. WATERS			76	75		75		77	303
D. BORTHWICK			74	79		72		78	303
P. THOMPSON			77	72		74		80	303
D.J. GORDON			73	75		79		77	304
R. MEWSE			76	80		74		76	306
A. ATKINSON			71	77		80		78	306
J. MCDONALD			80	73		74		79	306
M. CADDLE			79	79		75		74	307
D. BORLAND			83	74		71		79	307
J. DENWOOD			72	74		80		82	308
K. WATERS			75	77		81		76	309
R. WAREING			75	82		79		74	310
J. WHITTLE			72	76		82		81	311
M. PARKER			79	75		80		80	314
D. ROGERS			81	71		81		82	315
N. TIBBETTS			78	79		82		77	316
S. THOMSON			81	77		83		86	327
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