LRTA Mixed Handicap Doubles 2019 Report and Photos
Held at Seacourt 31st - 2nd June 2019
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Winners Neil Sinclair and Sarah Lambie
Chris Halliwell, sponsor with Viv Dawes, organiser
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Finalists Katy and Giles Doy
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Report for the LRTA Mixed Handicap Doubles 2019
Once again Seacourt acted as host to the LRTA Mixed Handicap Doubles sponsored since 2008 by Addison Law. The beginning of June saw 16 pairs competing in 4 groups on the Friday and Saturday. It soon became apparent that taking 3 points off the Seacourt pairs really did make a big impact as only 3 out of the 8 pairs going through to the playoff rounds were from Seacourt, maybe Seacourt doesn’t play so differently now?
There were several very close hard-fought matches with our sponsor, Chris Halliwell, just missing out on going through to the playoffs by 1 point as they ended up only winning one match although they had more points than the 2nd pair.
Most of the playoff rounds proved to be tight matches although unfortunately Alex Garside pulled a muscle in her back on the day and could hardly move in her quarter final. In the semi-finals, the handicap proved too much for the giving pairs which meant the final was an all RTC affair featuring Sarah Lambie & Neil Sinclair against Katy & Giles Doy. These pairs had played in the same round-robin group earlier in the competition and were familiar with each other’s game, so it was no surprise that the final was a closely-fought match going to 7-7 with Sarah and Neil just taking the final game to win this year’s trophy 8-7.
A good time was had by all the competitors and once again the weather was just perfect. Saturday evening commenced with pre-dinner Pimms and Canapés kindly hosted by our sponsor, Chris Halliwell, followed by an enjoyable dinner at which Viv Dawes was presented with a gift by way of thanks for the many years she has organised this competition, this being her last one.
Our thanks again to Chris Halliwell for his very generous sponsorship, to the professionals Aaron and Drew for their excellent marking throughout the competition (and particularly Aaron’s assistance with handicap calculations) and to the Seacourt staff for their support in general during the weekend.
There were several very close hard-fought matches with our sponsor, Chris Halliwell, just missing out on going through to the playoffs by 1 point as they ended up only winning one match although they had more points than the 2nd pair.
Most of the playoff rounds proved to be tight matches although unfortunately Alex Garside pulled a muscle in her back on the day and could hardly move in her quarter final. In the semi-finals, the handicap proved too much for the giving pairs which meant the final was an all RTC affair featuring Sarah Lambie & Neil Sinclair against Katy & Giles Doy. These pairs had played in the same round-robin group earlier in the competition and were familiar with each other’s game, so it was no surprise that the final was a closely-fought match going to 7-7 with Sarah and Neil just taking the final game to win this year’s trophy 8-7.
A good time was had by all the competitors and once again the weather was just perfect. Saturday evening commenced with pre-dinner Pimms and Canapés kindly hosted by our sponsor, Chris Halliwell, followed by an enjoyable dinner at which Viv Dawes was presented with a gift by way of thanks for the many years she has organised this competition, this being her last one.
Our thanks again to Chris Halliwell for his very generous sponsorship, to the professionals Aaron and Drew for their excellent marking throughout the competition (and particularly Aaron’s assistance with handicap calculations) and to the Seacourt staff for their support in general during the weekend.
Thanks to Candida Nicholls and Andrew Lyons for the photos