Essex County News email: office@essexgolfunion.org www.essexgolfunion.org Essex v Norfolk v Suffolk SEG U16 COUNTIES LEAGUE MATCH Diss Golf Club – Saturday 19th August 2017 T he third and final of this year’s SEG U16 league matches between Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk was played at Diss Golf Club in Suffolk on Saturday 19th August. Conditions for golf were good but tricky it being warm and dry with a fresh wind blowing across the golf course making for some very challenging holes. The course which can only be described as a mixture of semi inland links and downs with gorse was in very good condition with exceptionally difficult, undulating greens and slick putting surfaces. The format was the established 8 x 3 way match play with two results from each 3 ball. All teams arrived in good time for the 1pm first tee time however Norfolk were unfortunately a man down due to a late illness related withdrawal therefor they conceded the first match to Essex and Suffolk. As in previous matches Norfolk competed well but were no match through the side for the Essex team who again ran out comfortable winners. Suffolk as expected were a different matter providing strong competition, all but one match could have gone either way late into the back 9 holes, eventually Essex triumphed in 3 of the first 4 matches all by slender margins. Joe Whiting had already completed an emphatic victory in game 6 which left it to debutant Carter Rowe to close out game 7 which he duly did giving us the 5 points required for victory and qualification to the regional finals. Final match scores; Essex 6.5 – Norfolk 1.5 Suffolk 3 – Essex 5 Our thanks go to Diss for hosting the match and for their outstanding hospitality, to Club Pro Nigel Taylor for all of his help and to our fellow officials from Suffolk and Norfolk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eam Manager S6)KL%1" A G > - 47 -

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