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©2006 Jonathan Hibbs
(Click to expand)The Abbey at Solesmes
"Prayers for Putters"
held daily
Sablé-Solesmes
21st - 23rd September, 2012
Dean Trophy (best gross): Ian Jones
Kiwi Cup (best net): Penny Tagher
Wettest Player: Andrew Dean
We arrived at Sablé-Solesmes on Friday lunchtime to a sudden deterioration of the weather – 12° C and steady rain…
Most of us did play 9 holes in the afternoon, one or two played a few more. Only Andrew Dean was undeterred and played the whole 18 holes on the Forêt-Rivière course (“I was so wet after 9 holes that I thought I couldn’t get any wetter”). Thankfully the weather improved for the Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday we played for the Kiwi Cup and Dean Trophy on the very challenging, and long, Forêt-Rivière course. Ian Jones won the Dean Trophy for the best gross stableford score. Penny Tagher won the Kiwi Cup.
Leading net stableford scores, and prize-winners, were:
| Penny Tagher | 34 |
| Muriel Jones | 33 |
| Marie-France Murphy | 31 |
| Ian Jones | 30 |
| Simon Murphy | 29 |
| Douglas Anderson | 26* |
(*on a count-back)
On Sunday we played a scramble à la française on the Rivière-Cascade course. There were three teams of three and two of four players.
Ian Jones, Penny Tagher, Chris Fewkes and Marie-France Murphy came first
with 42 points
Sue Hall, Simon Murphy, Fraser Anderson and Pat Cully were second with 40
points
Roland Bouloux, Muriel Jones and Jean-Pierre Delage were third with 38
points.
In general, everyone was pleased with the weekend – the Grand Hôtel de Solesmes was very comfortable, despite occasional bell-ringing from the abbey, and the food was excellent. The courses are challenging but very interesting. So a place to go back to in the future I think.
Photos here thanks to photographer/paparazzo Rafik!
Simon Murphy
