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The ladies from Northamptonshire Vets arrived at Ullesthorpe at 10:45 - 11am thinking they would be in plenty of time for their match, however, Pauline (the Leicestershire & Rutland Captain) was very concerned as all her team were there ready to go for a first teetime of 11am. Obviously wires had got crossed and we had the wrong timings. Planned pairings were scrapped and ladies went out in pairs as available but everyone was very accommodating and we all started almost on time. The course looked very green despite the recent very hot weather but the greens were still tricky and fast.
Unfortunately the planned heavy showers/ thunderstorms caught up with us and whilst the last group were waiting on the 9th tee there was a very heavy rain shower although, fortunately, it didn't last too long. After this there was some very ominous rumbles of thunder all around the course and the course management, after having looked at the satellite forecast, took the decision to pull the players off of the course as many lightening/thunderstorms were predicted.
After a short delay we enjoyed a very nice meal of roast chicken and veg or beetroot wellington.
The result, taken as the score when the matches were stopped, was a win for Northamptonshire Vets 5 v 3.
Karen Hiles
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Leicestershire & Rutland |
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v | Northamptonshire | |
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Points | Score | Points |
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1 |
Linda Finch Liz Straughan |
1 | 3up |
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Chris Gore Jane Gowan |
2 |
Chris Lewis Sue Roberts |
1 | 1up |
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Elaine Loydall Sue Tickle |
3 |
Sue Hine Jan Dorn |
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3up | 1 |
Jean Poolton Yvonne Harkess |
4 |
Karen Docherty Ann Bancroft |
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1up | 1 |
Cathy Kemp Sue Pudney-Evans |
5 |
Adrianne Jones Joyce Calow |
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2up | 1 |
Chris Coles Linda Smith |
6 |
Sue Smith Patricia Walne |
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5up | 1 |
Candice Jones Johanna Beech |
7 |
Ann Knight Julie Draper |
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4up | 1 |
Ruth Sleigh Diane Pickford |
8 |
Anne Boyce Janette Watson |
1 | 2up |
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Mel Steel Karen Hiles |
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Match Result | 3 |
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5 |
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