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Bomber Harris Blitzes West Hill Field

Pic by Paolo Minoli

Mirror snapper Phil Harri stormed his way round West Hill to claim the Peggy White Vase in our final regular meeting of the season.

Harris, playing only his second event of the season, made light of having to walk after taking a buggy at The Berkshire.

As he said: “I was playing with two much older gents there and they were walking, so I was kind of shamed into it…but if this is what does for my golf, I’ll do a lot more walking.”

West Hill was in superb condition, with tightly mown fairways, plenty of gnarly heather and greens recovering well from recent hollow tining. Sometime in the shadows of its fellow ‘Three Ws’ members, Worplesdon and Woking, West Hill proved more than a match for them as an autumn course.

An impressive field of 34 members turned out for our only one-round singles stableford meeting and they were rewarded with a warm and calm day.

The lunch was up there with the best of them, and the wonderful surroundings of the clubhouse and the terrace right on the 18th green were enjoyed by all.

Phil’s 36 points took the honours, with Jono Baker second in Division Two on 35 and Mike ‘Harry’ Waker third on countback with 34.

In Division One, Jim Murray claimed first place with 34 points, just ahead of Dave Reading, also 34, and Andy Porter on 33.

Now all eyes turn to the Christmas Scramble at Worplesdon on Monday, November 18 and Captain Tony’s dinner on Friday, November 22. Email me (pgssecretary@gmail.com) to book your place at either or both!

Report by Tim Allan

Photos courtesy of Neil White, Jonny Bramley, Paolo Minoli and Tony Smith.