Simpson Cup team open their winning account

Report by Geoff Attenborough
(Team Manager)

Glenelg’s Simpson Cup team played very well to open their winning account on a cool and cloudy day at Blackwood Golf Club on Sunday..

With the golf course in very good condition, our boys toughed out a good win against a determined Tea Tree Gully side.

This was a season defining match for Glenelg, as a loss would have put us in a situation of no chance of a finals berth and possibly being in a position of relegation. To their credit, our team really toughed out a win with the result coming down to Connor Chant, playing at number three, winning his match on the 17th hole.

Henry Duregon at seven was off to an ordinary start, being two holes down early and having trouble reading the greens, but he gradually fought his way back into the match to get the upper hand on the back nine and close out the match out 2/1. This result gave us a good start for the following matches.

Josh Hayes followed Henry at six and with head pro, Shane Robinson, on the bag, Josh played very well to win his match 4/2 and continue his good form from last week. The last two weeks will certainly have boosted his confidence and he should finish the remainder of the season very strongly.

At number five, David Hiern, by his own admission, did not play well, but saying that, he only lost 2/1 and I am sure he will bounce back to find his winning form from Highercombe in the first match of the season.

Leigh Attenborough used all his experience of some twenty years as a member at Blackwood before joining Glenelg some 10 years ago, won his match convincingly 5/4 and gave the team the three early wins we were looking for to set us up for a team win.

Connor Chant  had a good battle at number three, with his finess and good course management overcoming the brut power of his Tea Tree Gully opponent. The quiet man of the team is playing well and I feel sure can continue his good form.

Matt Overall (number two) had an interesting battle getting off to a poor start to be down three holes early only to then win three holes to be back square, and then lose two holes again. This trend continued for the whole match for Matt to eventually lose 2 down at the 18th. Matt will be disappointed with this result and will be hungry to redeem himself next match.

Captain and number one player, Campbell Rawson, had a mammoth battle against former SA Amateur Champion, Chris Austin, who has not lost a pennant match for two years, with a halved match. This contest produced some great ball striking and birdies aplenty and either player would have been unlucky to lose. Well played Campbell.

With our first win on the board, the team is now looking forward to the week off, with our the next match against Grange at The Grange in 15th June.  We would love to see some friendly Glenelg faces out supporting our men’s and women’s teams as they continue their 2014 campaigns.

Round 3 Results

Simpson Cup Table after round 3

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