Vega Baja Premier Golf League - A Division Reports

Benijofar Golf Society – Vega Baja ‘A’ League at El Plantio, 5th October 2007

Well here we are again at the start of a new Vega Baja Premier Golf League season only this time we are the defending champions and we are in every ones sights.We are desperate to avoid the fate of the last two champions who were relegated the following season.

During the summer months for various reasons we have lost the services of a number of established members and we have introduced a number of new members to this ‘cauldron of competition’.

Add to this the fact that in my new role of Handicap Secretary I have brandished the ‘cutting knife’ and many of the current squad have seen their handicaps reduced over the summer months.

We therefore had much to be apprehensive about but armed with some new players a number of new pairings and wearing team shirts presented by a new sponsor in the form of N.G.S Servicios S.L. we headed off for the seasons opener at El Plantio.

The golfing gods had not finished with us just yet as our first game opponents were San Javier who only just missed out on the runners up spot last season.

Just how did we get on!

First off for us today was the new pairing of Jon Peers and Lee Fowler who were down all the way until the final two holes before overcoming their opponents by the score of 69 points to 68 points.

Congratulations to their opponents who would have beaten almost any other pairing on the day.

Playing second for us today was the tried, tested and potentially volatile pairing of John Kemp and Graeme Card who both scored consistently in winning by 10 points with a score of 69 points.

Third away for us today was Mike Probert and his old golfing partner from the UK, Barry Grinsell who ground down their opponents with steady golf while they had difficulty in getting to terms with the course and eventually ran out winners by a 17 point margin with a team score of 65 points.

As usual bringing up the rear for us was the pairing of Dave Mason and Phil Pettican who came from 7 points behind at one stage to win by 10 points with a team score of 68 points.

So the match finished in a 4-0 win for the Benijofar Golf Society and with the bonus points secured this was an excellent 15-point start to the season.

We look forward to the next game at Roda Golf on 2nd November against La Manga (North)

Report by Mike Probert, Handicap Secretary

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