HOCKEY , TENNIS & GOLF
OP TENNIS
Pocklington School , Sunday 3 July 2016 2.00pm
In the afternoon of the OP Summer Reunion , two tennis events took place on the school astros . In the traditional match against the 1st VI boys team , the availability of only 5 male OPs meant that former girls captain Frankie Marsh ( 06-13 ) stepped in to partner Trevor Loten ( 70-80 ) at third pair , with the first and second pairs being Max ( 98-09 ) and Louis Los ( 99-10 ) and Zak Los ( 02-13 ) and George Hobson ( 03-14 ) – a pretty formidable outfit ! Despite some close sets , the experience of the OP team in the windy conditions led to a comprehensive 9-0 victory ; it was a shame that two of the school ’ s top four tennis players were playing cricket for the 1stXI !
Eight pairs played in the mixed doubles competition , which is an opportunity for OPs , parents and pupils to play in a “ fun ” tournament . However , there is now a trophy to be won ! Having battled through their groups and the semi-finals , OPs Liz Bramley ( 88- 97 ) and Georgina Booth ( née Chapman , 96-06 ) narrowly lost out to the father / daughter pairing of Stuart and Olivia Turner ( 06-13 ) in the final ; Stuart and Olivia are the inaugural winners of The Edmund / Loten Inspire Trophy . The trophy has been initiated in recognition of two OPs : current rising star Kyle Edmund ( 02-06 ), member of Great Britain ’ s victorious Davis Cup team in 2015 , and Trevor Loten , who has now been i / c boys ’ tennis for 24 years .
Thank you to Patrick Dare for the smooth running of the competition and here ’ s to next year ’ s OP tennis event !
FIFTH ANNUAL POCKLINGTONIAN GOLF DAY
Former parent , Jim Bloom , led Warrendale Farms to victory on the team ’ s debut at the annual Pocklingtonian Golf Day on Friday 6 May 2016 at The Oaks Golf Club .
There was a good mix of OPs , current and former parents , staff , friends and colleagues taking part in this year ’ s event which was kindly sponsored by the family-run car dealership SG Petch .
Their hole-in-one competition with a main prize of a Fiat 500 was hotly contested with Jerry Petch himself coming very close to winning his own car when the ball hit the pin … before rolling away on to the green !
With the hole-in-one main prize unclaimed for another year , there were plenty of other prizes on offer including the coveted President ’ s Cup .
Here are the results of the main competition : 1st Prize and The Tom Nash President ’ s Cup Winners 2016 : Warrendale Farms – Jim Bloom , James Thornton , Richard Bloom , Ali Johnson
2nd Prize : A Bag O ’ Peas – Henry Laverack ( 03- 10 ), Isaac Green ( 09-11 ), James Bisson ( 04-12 ), Louis Smith ( 99-10 )
3rd Prize : The Whifflers – Fraser Davis ( 09-14 ), Paul Davis , Tony Risso-Gill , Charles Hodgeson
There were also prizes for nearest the pin , nearest the pin in two and the longest drive . The winners were as follows :
Nearest the pin : Trevor Loten ( 70-80 ) of Pocklington Staff
Nearest the pin in two : Adam Verney ( 85-92 ) of RMS Group Holdings
Longest drive : Isaac Green ( 09-11 ) of A Bag O ’ Peas
Everyone said how much they enjoyed the event and what excellent condition the course at The Oaks was in , despite the recent wet weather . Headmaster , Mark Ronan , greeted guests in the club house as they came in from their rounds . After supper , OP President Andrew Wilson ( 89-99 ) presented the prizes and announced Warrendale Farms as the 2016 winners of the President ’ s Cup .
Thanks go to the Nutt family for their hospitality at The Oaks Golf Club , to SG Petch for sponsoring the hole-in-one competition , to Leanne Maycock for running the half-way house and for her help on the day , and to all the teams for taking part and making it such an enjoyable day .
OP GOLF SOCIETY : BIRKDALE BUCKET 2016
This year ’ s Birkdale Bucket took place 18-20 March 2016 at the world famous Woodhall Spa Golf Course in Lincolnshire , and followed the same time-honoured itinerary : informal golf on Friday afternoon , the 18 Hole Stableford on Saturday morning for the Birkdale Bucket and the Sunday morning foursomes for the Hinchcliffe Tankards , all played on the fabulous Hotchkin course .
The OP Golf Society fielded a team and thanks Richard ( 73-78 ) and Edward Wenninger ( 76- 81 ) for their late participation . The team ’ s four best scores of 113 needed an excellent score from Mark Addison to save any wooden spoon embarrassment : Tim Russell ( 68-78 ) 29 , Larry Lawson ( 70-77 ) 25 , Mike Strong ( 66-76 ) 24 and Mark Addison ( 69-76 ) 35 .
Despite a poor outward nine , Mark managed to come home in level par to rescue the team score and also win the individual event for the coveted Hinchcliffe Spade , on a better back nine . Sadly , the weekend success finished there with no-one in the money from the Sunday foursomes .
Looking forward , the 2017 dates are 17-19 March again at Woodhall Spa , one of the World ’ s top 100 golf courses . We urgently need some new players and the event suits anyone up to 24 handicap , who would like to play . There is an optional practice round on the Friday , then golf on both Saturday and Sunday morning . We play against ten other schools in a friendly but competitive environment .
Please get in touch with Rachel at the OP office or Mike Strong if you would like to play or want more details . The weekend may be subsidised for younger OPs or those not in full-time employment .
Pictured : Mike Addison Birkdale Bucket 2016 Spade winner
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