After the disappointing postponements due to the weather which ended in the 2024 President’s Cup not being contested, the competition was back at the Club today for the 2025 edition. 28 members entered the fray to have the honour of winning the trophy on a blustery but fine day.
After Round 1 there was no clear leader with 4 players on +9 and 2 players on +11.
Things were a bit clearer after Round 2 with 5 players on 2 wins but 2 of them were well out in the lead, Carol Maroney on +20 and Roger Green on +21. Was the Cup destined to go to one of these 2?
Round 3 produced a few surprises – Carol & Roger both lost to fall out of contention while Alex Skibinski & Elijah Jeffers with their partners both pulled off huge wins to finish on +23. So here it was, the first tie ever in the President’s Cup with an extra end of singles being called by the Organiser to decide the winner.
The crowd gathered round to watch the encounter – Alex began and put his boule around 40cm from the coche whereupon Elijah moved the coche back and was holding. Alex was short with his second boule but, with his third, he clipped his own boule, pushed it forward and knocked Elijah’s boule away from the coche to finish again about 40cm from the coche but nicely in front. This left Elijah with 2 boules to either outpoint Alex or shoot him out. The adrenalin got to him and he pointed his second boule far too long. The crowd held their breath, Elijah collected himself and, under great pressure, put his last boule about 15cm from the coche to take the prize.
Well done to Elijah, commiserations to Alex and a big thank you to all those who fought their way through the half-marathon road blocks and traffic jams to get the club this morning.
RESULTS
WINNER
Winner Elijah (r), Runner Up Alex (l)
and President Mike Jones (c)