The County Zone Golf Magazine Issue 3 | Page 18

KENT News Byrne triumphs in Brice Bowl A glorious day weather-wise saw the return of Rochester & Cobham Park GC’s annual men’s scratch open for the Brice Bowl. A field of 40 took part but the course definitely had the final say with only a couple of players managing to break par on the day. Daniel Byrne from Dartford GC took first place in the gross competition with scores of 70 and 69 for a 36-hole total threeunder-par total of 139. Scott Cullen (Kings Hill) was a close second on 141, and was also the winner of the nett competition. Marcus Sewell and Mark Matthews were the highest placed Rochester & Cobham Park members, finishing in third place in the gross and nett competitions respectively. 18 Ryder Cup on show at Leeds Castle Pro-Am BBC weather girl Kaddy Lee Preston with the other ladies who took part in the women’s golf day the Marriott Tudor Park Hotel and Country Club Here come the girls at Tudor Park! I t was ladies’ day at the Marriott Hotel and Country Club when and the sound of female laughter could be heard across the 18-hole championship course at Bearsted, near Maidstone. BBC Kent’s weather girl, Kaddy Lee Preston, joined 16 women in a trial morning to learn golf techniques with the help of the Tudor Park professional coaches. The event had been organisedby Founder of Fore Women golf and Tudor Park member, Felicity Dunderdale, who said: “Women think that golf is a male dominated, elitist sport that they can’t join but that’s not true. And holding events like this hopefully dispels that myth.”she said. Admitting to only having done pitch and putt, Kaddy Lee Preston said after her morning’s golf skills training,: “Golf is a lot harder than you think, but much more fun than you imagine. I really enjoyed myself.” Tudor Park plans to hold more ladies’ only events as part of its campaign to make golf a `sport for all’. To find out more, visit www. marriotttudorpark.co.uk The County Zone SOUTH EAST ISSUE 3