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THE REYNARD TROPHY & RATCLIFFIAN GOLF SHIELD

SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2020 SPORTS EVENTS

On a day that the October weather had designed for ducks rather Finally, Miles Dunn (19) was a sole OR, taking on two of the school’s
than golfers, Rothley Park Golf Club hosted the Ratcliffi an Golf representatives. The match score fl uctuated in and out of the OR’s
Shield and Reynard Trophy competitions, bringing together Old favour in a closely fought contest. Dunn valiantly extended the
Ratcliffi ans with Ratcliffe staff and students. Both competitions match to the 18th hole, with the score showing the OR as being
were played simultaneously, in a slightly different format to one down with one to play. The school won the hole and the fi nal
previous years. After lunch, the Golf Shield teams were announced, match, too.
and the inevitable fi rst-tee nerves started to kick in.
The day ended with the ORs winning the Golf Shield 3 – 1. The
The fi rst team on the tee for the Old Ratcliffi ans was made up of Reynard Trophy fi nished with Bernard Murphy beating Dominic
OR captain Keith Edgar (03) and Paul Morris (06). After trading Russell on countback, after both of them scored 33 points. Keith
the fi rst few holes, the ORs were lifted by Edgar’s tap-in birdie Edgar (4th), Ben Surtees-Smith (7th), and Paul Morris (12th) each
after a near hole-in-one on the 4th. The ORs fi nished the front won a prize for ‘Nearest the Pin’.
nine 3-up. The momentum continued, with Edgar and Morris
dovetailing profi ciently, taking the next four holes to win 7&5. 1st: Bernard Murphy (33 points)
2nd: Dominic Russell (33 points)
The succeeding pairing of Alison Court (née Mason) (98) and 3rd: Keith Edgar (32 points)
Dominic Russell (78) took the bull by the horns and showed a
classy display of team golf, racing to an early three-hole lead Ratcliffe’s team captain, Philip Gilchrist, said: “This was a great
after six holes. Both Court and Russell made their knowledge of opportunity for ORs to talk to some of our current pupils and
the course count, seeing out the match on the 17th green and reminisce about old times. Despite losing to the ORs this year, it
ensuring a 2&1 victory for the ORs. was a very pleasant afternoon to spend on the golf course. The
students really enjoyed the OR company, and we all look forward
The penultimate OR team of Ben Surtees-Smith (99) and Bernard to the next match, hopefully in the summer.”
Murphy (67) also made early scoring dictate the shape of the
match, taking the fi rst four holes for the ORs. They took the match Keith Edgar (03)
6&5, ensuring that the Golf Shield had the OR title engraved on it Golf Secretary
for 2020.

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