BURGHLEY progressed to the next round of the Lincolnshire Inter-Club Foursomes with a sound home performance against Greetham Valley.
James Grant and Joe Lippett beat Paul Holliday and Andrew Clemson 5up while new A team Nick Glover and David Scott beat Darren Sargoodand Richard Lushington 4up.
Adam Chamberlain made his last appearance as an amateur for Burghley before turning p
rofessional by joining forces with Jason Frankum for a 1up win over Kevin Seymour and Ian Coulson.
The ladies halved their away match against North Luffenham.
Results: Kay Barford/Pauline Kevan lost to Chris Edwards/Joan Greenfield 7&6; Mollie Plowright/Janet Kuzemko lost to Pat Warwick/Jan Devlin 1 down; Isabel Reading/Chris Clarke beat Doreen Bilsden/Chris Rippington 2&1; Pam Andrew/Jill Barrington beat Julie Lambert/Ann Grange 2&1.
The club’s social team suffered a rare 3.5-4.5 defeat at home to Oundle.
Results: Martin Reynolds/Paul Woods halved; John Hale/Gordon Davies won 2up; Danny Havers/Terry Moss won 2&1; Paul Ramm/Howard Mulligan won 4&3; John Moseley/Paul Redfern lost 2 down; Nigel Pugh/Bob Moss lost 2 down; Josh Yarham/Donald Macmillan lost 2&1, Keith Duff/Doug Hunter lost 5&4.
Mollie Plowright led the ladies challenge in the PJ Trophy with 36 points, followed by Liz Jones on 35, but they couldn’t beat the men.
Bernard Clarke won the trophy on countback from Peter Hickman with 39 points. Phil Murphy, Jason Frankum, Alex Cole and Chris Townsend all scored 38 while the long handicap division was won with 36 points by David Gibson.
Burghley seniors held their game together for a 5-3 win over the parkland course of Stoke Rochford in steady rain.
Results: Ron Carter/Brian Tunnicliffe lost to Adrian Childs/John Wright 6&4, Terry Lill/Albert Jacobs lost to Tony Stapleton/Eric Harby 2up, Bob Parker/ Brian Plowright beat Chris Woof/Ray Beal 5&4, Eric McKaig/Colin Dale beat Ray Smith/Richard Everett 2&1, Joe Parrot/ Roly Haigh beat Philip Varley/Fred Bellingall 1up, Gerry Clark/David Piff beat Don Werner/Dick Bell 1up, John Crane/Dennis Wildman beat John Williamson/Ian Smith 6&5, Paul Sampy/ Joe Binks lost to Keith Dugmore/Malcolm Edwards 3&2.
Burghley went down to a narrow home defeat to a competent North Luffenham team in the first mixed seniors match of the season
Many Luffenham players are Burghley regulars and their knowledge of the course proved invaluable.
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