A disappointing field of 3 had entered the second major of the year (US Open) at Kings Lynn, which was a new course on this years circuit.
The course was very busy as it was lady captains day so there were several groups following the competitors. This seemed to put off Chris who only managed 5 pts in the first 6 holes although then recovered to have 12 at the end of the 9.
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| Chris Driving into trouble on 4th for a blob |
Kevin had his wayward driver in the bag and was fortunate on several occasions to find his ball in the woods and score well. However his luck ran out a couple of times and cost him 2 front 9 blobs and 15 pts.
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| Kevin putting for birdie on 2nd. He missed |
John started badly with a blob on the first but soon got into his stride to recover with 16 pts and the half way lead.
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| John admiring his teeshot on the 2nd which lead to 2 points |
Chris was much more solid on the back 9 but too many missed putts meant she only added 15 pts for 27 overall and third place.
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| Chris teeing off on 10th with her top blending in nicely with the flowers. |
It was ding dong between Kevin and John but a run of 1 pt in 3 holes from John gave Kevin the advantage.
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| John in difficulty on 14th leading to a blob |
Kevin was scoring pts on each hole but a birdie on the 10th was cancelled out by four 1 pointers. Coming down the last he held a 3 point leader over John but drama was not over yet.
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| Kevin admiring long teeshot on 12th for a par and 2 pts |
John sunk a long putt on the last for an excellent par and 30 pts. This left Kevin with a nervy foot putt for the point needed to win but John sportingly conceded it and the title went to Kevin.
Kings Lynn proved to be an excellent venue and the big £5 prize moved Kevin to the top of the money list (although he is only player to have played in each comp).
Tour moves on next week to Western Park or Richmond Park or Bawburgh depending where a tee time is available before mid day.
| Kevin | John | Bob | Chris | Ian | John B | Prize |
| Prize money | £14.25 | £4.00 | £9.75 | £13.25 | £6.75 | £0.00 | £ 48.00 |
| Average Stableford points | 29.30 | 27.57 | 27.44 | 32.33 | 29.20 | 24.00 | £ 5.50 |
| Most Stableford points | 37 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 24 | £ 5.50 |
| Eclectic | -14 | -5.5 | -6.8 | -9.5 | -4.5 | 20.5 | £ 5.50 |
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| July, August & Sept Best Front & Back | | | | | | | £ 5.50 |
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| Average Blobs per round | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | Cup |
| Number Rounds | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| Prize fund contribution | £ 12.00 | £ 7.00 | £ 10.00 | £ 10.00 | £ 6.00 | £ 1.00 | |
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