Davison Cup – Match report Monday 5th May As last years’ Hadrian League Champions, Hexham visited Tyneside ( N&D Champions 2014 ) for this opening 5 man match in the Davison Cup. If ever there was a challenging match, then this was it, and Tyneside decided to field a strong team. On a grey but otherwise mild afternoon, Kris Rae went out at No.1 against tough opponent Sean Heads, and they had a good tussle, each sharing a lead before Sean won 2&1. Sam Robinson, playing at No.2 was up against another young player who is in good form, but Sam putted brilliantly to win his match 3&2. Dan Beeson, at No.3 started off shakily, losing his first 3 holes, but then found his game, and came back strongly against Ian Richardson, winning his match 4&3. James Surtees at No.4 started off in a similar vein, losing the first 3 holes, and although he looked to close the gap, he eventually went down 4 &3. So here was the match poised at 2 games each, and everything resting on in-form Chris Burke to try and win it for Tyneside. He was having a great game against Richie Rutherford, and they were level after 12 holes. Chris won the 13th, Richie holed a monster at 14 to square it again and they halved the 15th. The turning point seemed to come at 16, when Chris fired in close enough for a “gimme” and Richie lipped out, so it was dormie2 to Tyneside. At the 17th, Richie struck his 2nd shot to within 8 feet, and Chris found the bunker from which he played out to about 4 feet. Richie missed his putt to make a 4, and Chris had to sink his putt to halve the hole and win the match for Tyneside. The man in form sunk his putt and Tyneside had won the match 3 games to 2.!! All the matches were played in a good spirit. Hexham were naturally disappointed but the Tynesiders were delighted and deserve great credit. Bring on the draw for the next round !! David Cockland Gents Captain Tuesday 6th May 2014
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 11:13:00 +0000