The GC Hi-Lo doubles postponed from last autumn was played at Blewbury on Sunday and whilst the players looked forward to spring weather, nature treated them to autumnal freezing temperatures and rain in between bursts of sunshine. However, spirits were not dampened and 12 hardy players embarked on a day of hard fought competition. Ultimately David Long was a worthy outright winner of the low handicap group with five wins out of five. With three players from the high handicap group tied in first place at the start of the last round, Philippa Turner reprised her talent for winning on the last hoop of the day (as she did at Harwell last year). This time, on the back of a wonderful approach shot to the 15th hoop, she played the winning stroke and thereby pipped Bruce to win the high handicap group with 4 wins out of 5 games. The cold weather meant that plenty of hot drinks and cake were consumed and that the bottles of white wine presented to Philippa and David were chilled!
