With a forecast of sunshine and showers 4 players turned up for round 8 of the Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2015 at Bury St Edmunds. Slightly taken back by the £35 green fee their were not only some rumblings of thunder but rumblings of value. Fortunately the course was excellent and everyone agreed it had been worth it.
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| Players sheltering from one of many heavy showers |
Kevin, Bob and John all had very solid if not spectacular front 9's and suffered only one blob between them. As a result they each came to the half way point on 15pts and all to play for.
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| John teeing off on first for solid 2 pts |
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| Bob bunker shot on 1st for two points |
Meanwhile Chris was playing a different game as she racked up big points on every hole, the highlight being a birdie 2 on the short par 3 9th. With much muttering about handicaps, extra shots and just how far forward the ladies tee's where she had a massive 24 pts after 9.
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| Kevin pulled teeshot on 6th for 1 pt |
The second half went much the same as the first. However Chris had a little wobble getting 3 1 pointers in first 4 holes. However normal service was soon resumed scoring 13 pts in the final 5 holes to score a massive 42 pts in all. Which was a new course record and most points in a round this year.
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| Chris teeing off at start of back 9 |
The competition for the renmaining prizes was very tight with the lead constantly changing and points being scored on every hole. After 16 holes Kevin had 26 pts, Bob 27pts and John 29 pts. So with no shot difference left it was any ones 2nd place (£1) and two holes to play.
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| Bob chipping to the green |
However Bob was first to crack and had back to back blobs to move out of contention. Kevin continued solid golf, if not at his best, and managed to have a blob free round to finish with 30pts. However John made an excellent par on the 17th for 32pts and had also not had a blob up to this point. However with the big £1 second place in the bag and the rain starting to fall he lost interest on the last to record his only blob of the day.
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| John teeing off on par 3 15th and a scambled point |
After this round Chris has now got a big lead in 3 of the competitions with Kevin leading the other two. However the season is still young and moves to Wensum Valley (the first time on the tour) next week.
Leader board
| Kevin | John | Bob | Chris | Ian | Prize |
| Prize money | £6.75 | £2.00 | £9.25 | £11.25 | £6.75 | £ 36.00 |
| Average Stapleford points | 28.13 | 27.00 | 27.13 | 32.86 | 29.20 | £ 6.25 |
| Most Stapleford points | 33 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 39 | £ 6.25 |
| Eclectic | -12 | -3.5 | -5.8 | -8.5 | -4.5 | £ 6.25 |
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| July, August & Sept Best Front & Back | | | | | | £ 6.25 |
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| Average Blobs per round | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | Cup |
| Number Rounds | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| Prize fund contribution | £ 9.00 | £ 5.00 | £ 9.00 | £ 7.00 | £ 6.00 |
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