Simpson Cup team loses close battle to Blackwood

Report by Gary Thompson (Assistant Manager)

Glenelg’s Simpson Cup team went down to Blackwood 4-3 at Tea Tree Gully on Sunday.

The game was an incredibly tight contest all day with the Blackwood’s players making a few more putts late in the day to turn the match their way.  Individual matches were all closely fought contests.

Luke Bashford, making his Simpson Cup debut, tussled all day with only one hole separating the pair throughout. In the finish Luke played a fantastic wedge on the last to birdie and finish square.

Ben Magi, who received a late call up on Sunday morning, played solid golf all day and led 2 up on the 16th tee only to have his opponent finish birdie, birdie, par for Ben to finish 1down.

Henry Duregon continued his fine season to rally over the back nine, finishing with a birdie on the last to win 1up.

Anthony Olsen showed again why he was missed last season, playing some really solid golf to record a 2&1 victory.

Will Starkey also continued on with his solid early season form to record a square in his match.

David Hiern fought doggedly all day but went down 3&2 to his opponent who played exceptionally well all day.

Ben Hallam got off to a sluggish start on the greens, but proved what a great fighter he is to get back in the game only to lose 2&1.

Overall, there was a lot of high quality golf played by both teams and we look forward to our challenge against Grange this Sunday at Highercombe Golf Club.

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