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SOF | OF SPORT: GOLF
HALFORD HEWITT 2024
We had been drawn at Royal St. George’s
south westerly wind. Our opponents
(RSG) for the second year running with
Clifton were placed 30th, while we lay
a mid-morning tee time. We won our
60th on the Anderson Scale of rankings
昀椀rst-round match with Clifton College in a
devised in the 1970’s. However, our last
dramatic 昀椀nal hole climax.
5-year average is better, which is more
relevant.
Most of the squad came down to practise
on the Tuesday and Wednesday at
We had 昀椀ve strong pairs: Harry Bush and
RSG, with Graves and Finbow even
Harvey Finbow were unlucky to lose the
practising at Deal on the Monday. That is
opening match after being 2 up with 4
a testament to the team we are building,
to play. The debutantes, Johnson and
showing the enthusiasm and spirit that has
Moore went out second and won a belter
been built up recently.
of a game 3/2. What a start to their
Hewitt campaign. John Wybar and Matt
At last, we had a squad of eleven to
Pennock, a very strong pair, romped home
choose from and Hewitt stalwart and
6/5 and gave us the early point on the
ex-captain Richard Graves, after 35
board. With Rob Atton and Pearce losing
odd years playing at the Hewitt, took a
out on 15, it was left to Jonny Newton and
breather to let the youngsters play. It was
Archie Winter to close out the match.
great to introduce Callum Pearce, Fraser
Johnson and Henry Moore to the fold.
It was reminiscent of last year’s victory,
All three left Framlingham after GCSEs in
down 18 with the same pair. It was a
2021 to go to the Golf College in Sussex.
tough start to their match, but they came
Since graduating last summer, all three
back from 3 down at 12 to level on 16.
have continued to play golf and have low
Winter’s putter was on 昀椀re and, after
handicaps, especially Callum at +1.
winning 17, they were 1 up going down
the last. Winter drove well and was safe
It was great to see how they 昀椀tted in, and
in the semi-rough down the left of 18,
it was obvious they enjoyed everything
while Clifton found a fairway bunker and
St. George’s had to o昀昀er, including
could only advance the ball 30 yards.
the immaculate practice facilities, the
Advantage Framlingham, but Newton
clubhouse, and legendary lunches. They
found the greenside bunker to the dismay
were somewhat surprised, though, that
of supporters and players. This was when
jacket and tie is required after 11am in the
you needed a calm and steady player to
clubhouse, very much old school!
昀椀nd the green and Winter did just that,
Match day on Thursday, 11 April was
landing on the top tier. With Clifton on
breezy and gloomy with a 2 to 3 club
the green, Newton had a 40ft downhill
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