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slider to navigate. Among the supporters
the above-mentioned supporters! The
watching were Hewitt old timers, Hugh
future is now here with the youngest team
Curle, Peter Watts, Andrew Towler, Gavin
we have 昀椀elded for years. Combined with
Cowell and of course Richard Graves who
the experience of the senior pros, Newton,
have all played in the last 昀椀ve years and
Atton, Wybar and Bush, this team, if it can
for many years before. Their hearts were
stay together, will get through to the later
probably in their mouths as Newton set
stages of this competition sooner rather
the putt towards the hole, but they were
than later.
jumping for joy when it rolled in. There
were jubilant scenes from Framlingham
If you can, come and watch us next year
around the green and it was such a team
starting on 10 April 2025.
e昀昀ort to get through.
Friday’s draw was against Oundle, placed
23rd on the Anderson Scale, and we lost
4-1. Only Atton and Pearce won and,
although it was very close in the other four
matches, Framlingham must learn how to
win a second-round match. This is the 昀椀fth
consecutive year we have got through the
昀椀rst round, and we will learn from this and
aim for the third-round next year.
What was impressive was that all three
debutantes won a competitive match in
their 昀椀rst Hewitt. They also enjoyed it,
and the average age of the team has
just plummeted. However, the standout
performance was from Ian Marsh. Ian
is an OF who lives in Deal and came to
support the team on both days. He wore
our colours, looked the part, and is a
young 89! He looked 昀椀tter than some of
Near 1st tee - Ian Marsh and Captain Jonny Newton
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