By Casey O'Connor
The ever-present wind that has been a curse for Warwick golfers in past weeks was at its best on Saturday, but it did little to prevent some excellent scoring in the Secretary’s Pen; a a single stroke, honour board event sponsored by Hynes Newsagency.
Doug Wilson had his best round for some time, recording nett 63 and is the latest golfer to have his name added to the honour board list.
Wilson playing off his 16 handicap has reputation for winning the nearest the pin shots and in doing so collects plenty of balls, but on Saturday he pulled out his full bag of tricks showcasing his entire game and finished a great round with 79 off the stick.
Runner up Nic Lane was one shot in arrears but a few shots ahead of Chris Hynes (67).
Kris McLennan also finished with 67 which was a one under off the stick in the tough conditions. The current club champion showing his likely to be the one to beat when the championships begin in a couple of weeks.
Darrell Bain, Shane McDonnell, Jay Roberts and Clayton Frank all recorded 68. Peter Hynes and Ron Simon were the only two players on 69 to win a ball in the run down.
This Saturday members play in a Canadian Foursomes sponsored by King Street Mechanical. Canadian Foursome format but one which is always enjoyed by players.
On Sunday players will be hoping conditions are good for the qualifying round of the Lane Cup. The mixed match play event is an honour board event with the top eight pairs qualifying for the final round. It is a noon shotgun start on Sunday.
Another reminder to the members. There are still payers not raking after taking their shot from the bunker. It is simple golf etiquette and rule to do so. Playing out of a bunker is never easy added difficulty of playing out of someone else size 12 hoofmark. It is after all simple golfing manners.
