Fairways Target Golf Leagues 2008
Week 10

By NEIL HAMPTON
Web: http://www.golflochness.com/

While the title had been decided in the Tuesday League, the second play-off place was not and both teams fighting for it seemed intent on giving it away.
The Grumps, who were in decline during the run-in, contrived to have their lowest score of the season and helped the Coastguards avoid the wooden spoon.
Meanwhile, Raigmore Motel were also finding out that they needed to play well to qualify as the Old Swingers had their second highest total for the season while Raigmore had their lowest.
All this meant that the Grumps made the play-offs by virtue of their better shots scored record. Fairways grabbed the wooden spoon from the Coastguards as they fell to the league champions, the Luckless Leadbetters.

Results:
Luckless Leadbetter’s 46, Fairways 16.
Old Swingers 70, Raigmore Motel 20.
Coastguards 20, Grumps 11.

The annual Target Golf Texas Scramble will take place over Loch Ness Golf Course at Fairways on Sunday, March 23.
Please contact Neil Hampton on 01463 713335 or info@golflochness.com to enter a team.

FINAL TABLE

Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-For-Against-Difference-Points.
1 Luckless Leadbetter's 10-9-0-1-545-357-plus 188-18.
2 Grumps 10-6-0-4-400-353-plus 47-12.
3 Raigmore Motel 10-6-0-4-314-405-minus 91-12.
4 Old Swingers 10-4-0-6-429-439-minus 10-8.
5 Coastguards 10-3-0-7-328-373-minus 45-6.
6 Fairways 10-2-0-8-368-457-minus 89-4.

The Spring Top Team Trophy was guaranteed to have a new name on it as all the teams were visiting the play-offs for the first time. It was the Loch Ness Juniors who took the Top Team Trophy, continuing with the scoring form that saw them squeeze into the play-offs despite a three-week lay-off.
It will be the Luckless Leadbetters who will be kicking themselves though as the nerves came through and they compiled their worst score of the season on a night that was good for scoring. Trilight battled bravely but they could not match the prowess of the Juniors who will feel that they have achieved their just deserts after failing to make the play-offs in the Winter League. The Grumps, who stumbled into the play-offs, couldn’t field a team as holidays and work commitments decimated their squad.

Top Team

Loch Ness Juniors – 53
Trilight – 37
Luckless Leadbetters – 25
Grumps – No Show

The Captains' Cup gave its usual story of highs and lows but it was a great result for Fairways who, after their dismal showing in the league, saw their captain take the individual honours. Greg Forsyth scored an exceptional 30 shots to win easily from Gerry Allan of the Old Swingers who seems to excel in this type of game, having taken the Winter title.
Steven Lymburn, who won this trophy 11 years ago and is now heading for New Zealand, took th spot in his last ever target golf outing.

Captains' Cup
Greg Forsyth (Fairways) – 30
Gerry Allan (Old Swingers) – 20
Steven Lymburn (Luckless Leadbetters) – 10
Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness Juniors) – 8
Neil Hampton (BM Trucks) – 8
Graeme Twaddle (Trilight) – 5
Neil Birnie (Coastguards) – 4
Matthew MacPherson (Underdogs) – 1


Captain for photograph above:

Front row (left to right): Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness Juniors), Keith Campbell (Trilight), Graeme Twaddle (Trilight), David Brown (Trilight), Darren MacIvor (Luckless Leadbetters).

Back row (left to right): Gerry Allan (Old Swingers), Cameron Nelson (Loch Ness Juniors), Jamie Gordon (Luckless Leadbetters), Andy Leil (Trilight), Greg Forsyth (Fairways), Steven Lymburn (Luckless Leadbetters).