A fantastic 39 points from Geoff Tithecott was good enough to head the field by a full 3 shots. Congratulations to Geoff for a great round. £22 won, and a 2-shot cut to 18. Runners up were Mike Crofts, Kelvin Smith and Ali Robertson on 36 points. £6 each and a 1-shot cut for 4 weeks. In Mike's case this is his 3rd cut in just 3 outings - stunning form! Having started on a swindle handicap of 22 Mike will be playing next week on 17. Fortunately for him only 3 of the strokes cut are permanent!
The front 9 was won by Martin Davies on 18, and the back 9 on 19 by Jeff Titman. Each took home £5.50.
With 4 rounds played, the averages have now been published and in the RED section the aforementioned Mike Crofts is not surprisingly well out in front with a frankly incomprehensible average of over 38 points! He's followed by Mark Whittington and Chris Manners.
In BLUE Dave Robson has only played one round but since he scored 42 points, he is currently bossing the leaderboard. Best wishes to Dave who is recovering from surgery - we hope to welcome him back soon. Dave is followed on the leaderboard by Mssrs Titman and Tithecott.
Alex's Rules Blog
Alex has fielded a few rules queries this month - see the link to his blog above right, where you can read up on a few gems!
Hall Trophy
For newer Swindlers, the Hall Trophy is a singles knockout competition which runs through the summer months for
the Wednesday Swindle members only. It’s played off your full swindle handicap
and can be played on a Wednesday as part of the Swindle or any other day if you
wish by agreement with your opponent.
Please fill out this form by the end of March if you wish to enter, the draw will carried out at the end of March so that the competition can commence in early April.
The entry fee is £2 and the eligibility criteria is that you must have played a minimum of 5 Swindle rounds between 1st Jan 2024 and 1st April 2025. The entry fee will be collected by Alex later in the year.
The full rules can be
found at the link down the left side of the web page; any issues please speak
to Alex.