Sunday 6th April the Semi-Finals of the Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout took place across Macdonald Hotels.
The South Region Final of the Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Knockout took place at Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Golf & Spa in Southampton. On the morning of the finals weather conditions were not ideal with spots of rain and a hurting wind.
However all families arrived excited and eager for the day ahead. The morning consisted of two four ball better ball matches to decide who played in the afternoon to compete for the South Region title and go through to the National Finals.
Morning Match 1- Andrew McDonald and Fraser McDonald v John Juniper and Charlie Juniper. The Juniper Family were always in control of this match being 3 Up most of the round however the McDonald Family fought back winning consecutive holes 8, 9 & 10. John and Charlie composed themselves and sealed their place in the afternoon final. Result 3&1
Morning Match 2- Chris Holden and Robert Holden v Manuel Fuentes and Oscar Fuentes This was a very close match with the Fuentes family edging in front during the front 9 moving to 1up at the turn. With some very consistent play from 13 year old Robert, the Holden's fought back to win 2 Up.
The Final
After a quick break for lunch the final was on its way. The match started very up and down with teams not halving a hole on the front 9. After being all square through 9 John Juniper started rolling in the putts with a 20ft putt from off the green on 10 and another on 12 to force Chris Holden to make birdie to half which he did not succeed. However it wasn't over with Robert Holden making a putt on 13 and 15 to take it back to all square. Charlie Juniper handled the pressure superbly throughout the round and holed vital putts on 16 and 17 to take the Holden's down the last 1Up. With the Juniper family receiving shots on the final hole it was difficult for the Holden's to fight back. Final result Juniper Family 2Up.
We will see John and Charlie in the National Finals on the 26th April.
Macdonald Portal, Premier Course, West region Semi-Finals in Cheshire.
John & Jack Bamford vs Chris & Dorne Tym morning round was a very tight match, Chris Tym holed a huge 30ft birdie putt on the 1st to go 1 up and they kept that lead going into the back 9. A brilliant birdie from team Bamford on the 16th saw the match go down to the wire. It was on the 17th tee were the Tym’s had a bit of luck on their side, with the Bamfords hitting first, neither of them could get it close to the pin, Chris stepped up and over clubbed, his ball flew the green, hit the trees and bounced back onto the green where he 2 putted for par and the match was won.
Tim & Stuart Foster vs Jim & Sean Grey in the morning, it was the Fosters that took the early lead with some very consistent play, they were up at the turn and continued their dominance throughout. A lot of birdie chances for the Fosters saw them maintain the pressure but a great up and down on the 17th from young Sean Grey however saw what looked like the end of the match turn into a fantastic half and the match went down the 18th. It fell to Sean Grey who had a 8ft putt to take it into a playoff, however it just missed and the match was over! A great match 1 up for the Fosters and progression to the afternoon final.
The Final
Tym vs Foster- the Tyms were the dominant group for most of the round, they were 3 up at the turn thanks to some excellent and very consistent play from Dawn Tym. However the Fosters were not about to say quit and they rallied back and on the 16th tee they were only 1 down. Chris hit a great approach into the par 5 to set himself up with a 12ft birdie attempt, it just fell away at the last minute. On the 17th the Fosters turned it on again, a fantastic, towering iron shot straight over the pin saw them have a 10ft birdie attempt to make it all square, as with Chris’s attempt on the last it just slipped by and the Tym’s breathed a sigh of relief. After 35 holes of match play golf, the final went down to the last putt of the day, Chris had only to 2 putt from 25ft on the final green and the title was theirs. A rush of blood saw Chris hit his putt 4ft past which would mean a nervy return for the win. Chris kept his composure under a great deal of pressure and holed out for the victory. A great game and a fantastic day had by all.
Congratulations to Dawn and Chris Tym, 2014 Lee Westwood Golf Tour Family Champions of the West region.
Over in the East region at Macdonald Linden Hall, in Northumberia only three families were present meaning a better ball medal was played in the morning to determine the finalists.
Harry & Dean Boyle, Sarah and Ian Riddell and Darren and Keir Stockdale all played some excellent golf on the Linden hall course which was playing well but long due to some heavy overnight rain. Darren and Keir Stockdale started well with putts dropping at 1, 3, 4 for a Nett 3 under start and Keir only 1 inch from a hole in one on the 4th hole. Their final score of -4 68 was good enough to qualify for the afternoon match play. In the other morning match the Boyles played steady golf all day but the long course got the better of young harry and they ended up with a Nett 75. Meanwhile the Riddell’s were plodding along picking up shots here and there with Sarah’s putter doing most of the damage. The final score from the Riddell’s was -6, 66 a great performance which installed them as favourites for the afternoon finals match.
The Final
A close affair for the first nine saw both teams winning three holes, halving three and losing three holes, leaving the scores level after nine. The Stockdale’s did play well and were three under gross but shots from the Riddell’s kept them in the match. The match really got going on the 10th with a good up and down and use of a shot from the Riddell’s to go one up, the swiftly followed that with wins at 11, 12, and 13, the 13th won with a 30tf putt across the par 5 green from Ian, and with a shot they went 4 up, with holes 14 and 15 halved the match was over 4&3 to the Riddell’s. Well played to all the teams – and good luck to the Riddell’s in the finals on the 26th of April at Portal Macdonald Hotel Championship Course.
The National finals will Take place at the Macdonald Portal Championship Course on the 26th of April!
Play in the 2014 Family KO- call 01829 730 753 or www.leewestwoodgoltour.co.uk
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