RAOC Gazette - page 65
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
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A GLORIOUS (10TT FIRST A R M Y IN GOLF 1 [ is not often that the Captain of RAOC Golf feels com- pelled to put pen to paper but the unique events of the week of the AGS Spring Meeting held at Sandwich and Deal this year force me into print. Major Ron Rush with the Army Golf Match Play Championship trophy, TIIK GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP) Major Ron Rush, our Honorary Secretary, stole the lime- light at this year's meeting. The accompanying photograph shows Ron, the first Corps Army Champion, with the Cup he so deservedly won after playing some excellent golf against four worthy opponents in the final match play stages. I had the privilege of watching every shot played over the last three stages of the Championship. In the second round Ron was drawn against Lance Corporal Ian Gray also of the Corps and last years AGA Stroke Play Champion, This draw ensured a Corps representative into the semi-final, Lance Corporal Gray will not mind my saying that his game around the greens was not up to his usual high standard — which ultimately led to his defeat. In the semi-final Ron met WOl Bob Hanna RMP. His record in the Army Championship since the new format was introduced is also unique, having reached the semi-final or final stage every year. However, 1977 was not to be his year, as Ron played the steadier golf around the greens and thoroughly deserved his three and two win, With the weather looking decidedly doubtful, the final round commenced. It was a good match with never more than one hole between the two players, and Major George Jones RA stood on the sixteenth tee one up. Ron holed his putt for the birdie and the hole, and also won the seventeeth hole to reverse the lead. A half at the last hole clinched the Championship. Congratulations Ron, I shall look forward to next year for a repeat performance- It was sad that Major Sandy Spencer was not with us this year to witness and enjoy the celebrations that followed, especially as coupled with the Championship success we also produced the Veterans Champion, Lieutenant Colonel Archie Clark, who surprised himself as. well as all the others with a magnificent score around Royal St Georges. Congratulations Archie we hope you will long favour us with your company at these annual meetings. The teams for the Ordnance and Egypt Cups competitions which followed the championship, looked forward to making a clean sweep for the Corps. Sad to say it was not to be. RAEC obviously had not celebrated enough the previous night and our first team was eliminated. The Egypt Cup team won through to the semi-final but were unable to extract enough holes from RADC to proceed to the final stage. This year's meeting will always be remembered as the year of the " Rush ' ; for the Corps has never before produced the Army Champion. Let's hope this magnificent achievement will inspire others to practice and join us at next year's AGS Spring Meeting. R. A . D . SkiII-at-Arms Meeting Results {continued from page 42), HE CHILWELL PLATE—Lance Corporal Kirk, IS Battalion RAOC. '•• IE INDIVIDUAL TARGET RIFLE MATCH—Sergeant Haynes, CVHQ; runner-up Private Weatherby, CVHQ, THE INDIVIDUAL SMALL-ARMS CHAMPION-WINNER OF THE MATHEW CHALLENGE BOWL AND NRA BRONZE MEDAL— Private Weatherby, CVHQ; runner-up W02 Watson, 6 Field Force Ordnance Company, SAILING O F F S H O R E U P G R A D I N G C O U R S E A SUCCESSFUL upgrading course was held in April at JSSQ Gosport. The instructors were Captain Carl Hoe with his team of skippers. Major Eddie Conder, Mr Peter Hart and Sergeant Ian Parrolte. The first three days were equally divided between classroom instruction and day sailing in the Solent The remainder of the time was spent at sea putting into practice ihe instruction received. During this period the yachts called at Cowes, S w a n a g e , Studland B a y , Lymington, Y a r m o u t h a n d ^ ' ulieu. The practical examination was conducted by Major ( •'• Brogden and the following were upgraded as shown. Major K. W, England, day skipper; Major M. A. Gilbert- *un, day skipper; Captain L. M. Williams, day skipper; Captain C. C. furrow, day skipper; WOl J. Burton, yacht hand; Private J. Hardy, yacht hand. _„ 43 Mrs Crawley, wife of the DOS BAOR presenting Staff Sergeant Burton of SSD Dulmen with the Cornock Mashie at the RAOC BAOR Golfing Society Spring Meeting. {Sports Report continued on page 55.) |
| Book number | R0246 |