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Index	Boston Golf Club news for 2007
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	July 2007 Coupland among Open Championship stars Boston Golf Club member David Coupland flew the flag for the town with a fair degree of pride as an amateur competitor in the 136^th Open Championship at Carnoustie. He failed to make the half-way cut, but still performed creditably on a testing course to finish with an 11-over-par total. Twenty-one-year-old Coupland earned his place in the Open via winning one of the three qualification rounds at Monifieth, his feat including a round of 65. After that success, Coupland said: “This is the best thing I’ve ever done in my life. It’s the first time I’ve tried to qualify and even though I came through the regionals, I still wasn’t expecting anything here.” His two rounds at Carnoustie (+8 and +3) saw him teamed in three-balls with US Ryder Cup ace Vaughn Taylor and Aussie ace Peter Fowler. Reflecting on his involvement, Coupland said: “It was a bit nerve-racking in the first round, but it was a great thrill to play in what is the biggest major event in the world. In the second round I tried to relax a bit more and enjoyed the whole experience.”
	June 2007 Claire Rylott won the Cheer Cup for the ladies’ section at Boston Golf Club with nett 72 on a countback from Hilary Calvert. Elsewhere on the section front, at the Ball House invitation day Ann Wallhead won the Gerry Clifton Cup. Nearest the pins prizes on the second, fifth and 14th holes were won by Maureen Moldon, Joan Young and Marion Smith with Kate Hall-Jones taking the longest drive. The Rose Bowl for the overall winner went to Pam King. A Texas Scramble then followed. Winners were Marita Jordan, Grace Eller and Hazel Marshall with 62.8 and in second place Chris Sherriff, Pat Clifton and Jackie Short with 63.8 on countback from Jean Markham, June Frankish and Marion Smith. The June monthly medal was won by Ann Wallhead on nett 69, in the process reducing her handicap together with Jean Markham in second with nett 71. The Granny Cup, donated by June Frankish, was won by Ann Wallhead with a score of 39 on countback from Rita Knaggs. For the non-grannies an extra stableford was played and won by Maureen Green with 40. Ann and Rita were in second and third place. Invitation Day was won by June Bratley and Barbara Newcombe of Spalding, with a score of 42. She won on countback. Other scores on the day were: 2 Hilary Calvert and Cindy Ireland (Blankney) 42, 3 Frank Grant and Pat West (Spalding) 40, 4 Di Lincoln and Mo Wallace (Spalding) 39 (countback), 5 Joan Young and Gloria Bursnell (Kirton Holmes) 39. Best front nine, Chris Needham and Jilly Worth (Sleaford) 21 (countback); best back nine, Marita Jordan and Kay Barford 20 (countback); nearest the pin on the second, Rita Knaggs; on the fifth, Jo Burden (Woodhall Spa); on the 14^th, Phil Borst (Spalding). The twos competition produced one winner, Gloria Bursnell, of Kirton Holme, who won all the golf balls (comprising five boxes each containing 15 balls). Despite the waterlogged course Chris Sherriff won the monthly stableford with a score of 39. Kate Hall-Jones was second on 34. Finally, around the county, the team of Jane Bratley, Jane Marriott, Pam King and Jean Markham won Burghley Park am-am with 95 points.
	April 2007 The Easter Monday mixed am-am competition at Boston Golf Club attracted 66 entrants with the team of Mr and Mrs Short plus Mr and Mrs Marriott emerging triumphant with a winning score of 88 points. Second place went to the combination of Russ Delahoy and Janet Reed along with James Hodgson and Charlotte Manson on 87 points. Third, on 86 points were Mr and Mrs Allen with Chris Sherriff and Graham Tempest. *** The ladies section at Boston Golf Club began April with the traditional lady president against lady captain competition with the former team emerging 5-2 winners. Next up was the monthly medal and Volvo qualifier. This saw Lydia Allen win the medal on a countback from Sue Beasley (both with scores of nett 71). Pam Hyde won the Volvo qualifier with 34 points. Di Lincoln was second with 32 from Pat Couture. Kathy Stanley and Janet Read will represent the club in the next round of the Coronation Foursomes. Jean Markham and Pam Hyde were a close second with Wendy Smith and Ros Martin in third place. The Susan Cooper Cup competition saw entrants draw for partners. Here, Marion Smith and Jean Markham were the best combination. The won with a fair degree of comfort, scoring a nett 69½. Ann Hodgson and Pam Clare were second with nett 73½ and third were Pam King and Joan Young nett 77. Vanessa Johnson reduced her handicap in the flag competition when she reached the 20th hole tee. Jackie Short was on the green on the 19th, while Rita Knaggs and Janet Read finished on the 18th green. The winter foursomes knockout competition final resulted in Pat Couture and Jane Marriott beating Marita Jordan and Kate Hall-Jones to win the Kath Bradley Cup. Winter Eclectic results: silver division, 1 Chris Sherriff, 2 Jean Markham; bronze division, 1 Jane Marriott, second Ann Wallhead.
	March 2007 The winter league has run for a five-month period, culminating in the final round seeing Andy Dawson and Darren Gibbons post a plus-three score to take top honours. Runners-up awards went to the P Timby/R Whitley combination while S Dawson/J Ogden were third, R and A Green fourth and G and J Woodcock fifth. Previous results: February betterball stableford: 1 T and P Holland, 43 points; 2 T Dawson and D Middleton 42 pts; 3 D Limb and G Day 41 pts. February am-am stableford: 1 N Kemp, B Kemp, S Vickers, G Kemble 89 pts; 2 S Dawson, D Coupland, D Macdonald, J Woodcock 86; 3 G Thorpe, K Thorpe, M Jones, G Willets 86. *** The ladies’ section at Boston Golf Club has contested several competitions during March. Events got under way with the two-clubs-and-a-putter contest where Claire Rylott won with 33 points on countback from Barbara Leatherland. Rita Taylor (29 points) was third. The latter enjoyed success when she won the monthly medal with a nett score of 74. Jane Marriott was second on nett 76 with Nicola Woodcock third on nett 78. In the first round of the Daily Mail Foursomes, Ruth Simpson and Nicola Woodcock were drawn against Woodhall Spa but lost 5-3. The March stableford competition was well supported with Barbara Unwin emerging victorious with a 34-point winning score. Second was Barbara Holgate (33) who edged ahead of Pat Couture on countback while Rita Taylor (31 points) was fourth. In the Mail on Sunday competition, Boston GC ladies took on their counterparts from North Shore (Skegness) but suffered a 3-2 defeat.