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Opening Day Presidents Singles |
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Prelim Round |
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John Morrison |
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A McCabe |
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John Hagen |
21 |
9 |
Russell Clark |
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Jack Lang |
19 |
21 |
David Rollo |
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Rodger Lynn |
21 |
17 |
John Gibson |
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Joda Reid |
21 |
20 |
Peter Hendry |
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Michael Stevenson |
10 |
21 |
Gary Bradley |
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John Kane |
12 |
21 |
Jim Crawford |
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Tommy Purdue |
21 |
19 |
Tommy Monkhouse |
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Sammy Doak |
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Barry McClafferty |
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Archie Forbes |
21 |
10 |
P McGranaghan |
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Hugh Wilson |
5 |
21 |
Willie Reid |
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1st Round |
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A McCabe |
2 |
21 |
John Hagen |
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David Rollo |
12 |
21 |
Rodger Lynn |
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Joda Reid |
21 |
8 |
Gary Bradley |
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Jim Crawford |
21 |
3 |
Tommy Purdue |
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Barry McClafferty |
13 |
21 |
Archie Forbes |
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Willie Reid |
16 |
21 |
George Twaddle |
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Bertie Davidson |
20 |
21 |
Hamish Ramsay |
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Dougie Brown |
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J O Brian |
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Terry Duffy |
21 |
4 |
Peter Jack |
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Ian Brown |
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Alec Weir |
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S Ballantyne |
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J Ellis |
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Kenny McKinlay |
9 |
21 |
Jim Cameron |
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Andy Kearns |
21 |
16 |
Jim Mc Cready |
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J Mc Fetrich |
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Eddie McNeil |
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John Lamb |
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George Dyer |
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John Mc Cready |
16 |
21 |
Robert Hughes |
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2nd Round |
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John Hagen |
21 |
19 |
Rodger Lynn |
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Joda Reid |
21 |
19 |
Jim Crawford |
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Archie Forbes |
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George Twaddle |
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Hamish Ramsay |
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Dougie Brown |
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Terry Duffy |
20 |
21 |
Ian Brown |
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S Ballantyne |
15 |
21 |
J Cameron |
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Andy Kearns |
21 |
2 |
J Mc Fetrich |
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John Lamb |
21 |
14 |
Robert Hughes |
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Quarter Final |
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John Hagen |
18 |
21 |
Joda Reid |
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George Twaddle |
16 |
21 |
Dougie Brown |
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Ian Brown |
21 |
17 |
Jim Cameron |
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Andy Kearns |
21 |
16 |
John Lamb |
Semi-Final |
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Joda Reid |
21 |
13 |
Dougie Brown |
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Ian Brown |
21 |
12 |
Andy Kearns |
Final |
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Joda Reid |
21 |
5 |
Ian Brown |
Winning Players highlighted in Red |
My tip for the championship this year, Joda Reid, survived a preliminary round battle with Peter Hendry, to progress through to the quarter-final stage. Peter came to within one shot of providing the shock result of the competition so far when leading 20 shots to 18, let Joda back into the game. Joda, never one to give up, fought back to eventually win by 21 shots to 20. Joda followed this up with hard fought victories over myself and Jim Crawford in the next two rounds and now meets the man who managed to do what nobody else had done in two seasons of bowling, beat Rodger Lynn by 21 shots to 19 in a tense 2nd round tie. I marked the 2nd Round tie between former champ, Ian Brown and Terry Duffy and this was an excellent game in which former Champion, Ian, fought back from 20 shots to 15 down, to win by 21 to 20. Ian now meets rank outsider Jim Cameron and i expect Ian to win this one. Either Archie Forbes or George Twaddle will play Dougie Brown and I would expect either of these players to just edge Dougie out to reach the next stage. The remaining quarter-final tie sees the meeting of two former winners of the Presidents Singles in a head to head battle which is close to call, but i think Andy may just have the edge. So this is what I think the Semi-final ties will be. Joda Reid - Has got stronger and more confident in each passing year and i think he will just have the nerve to edge out John. George Twaddle- I think he will emerge victor over Archie and then Dougie Brown to reach the semi-final. Ian Brown- On form should be too strong for Jim Cameron. Andy Kearns- Difficult to pick a winner between Andy and John Lamb but I am going for Andy to win this one by about 2 or 3 shots Semi-Final update Only one tie didnt go the way i predicted and that was the defeat of George Twaddle by Dougie Brown. Dougie now goes on to play Joda Reid and I would expect to see Joda won this one by around 5 or 6 shots. The other semi-final sees former champion, Ian Brown up against Andy Kearns. This will be a close game and i wouldnt be surpised to see it finish at 21 shots to 20. Who will win? Difficult to call, but am going for Andy. |
Joda Reid is the Champion of Gourock Park for Season 2003 after a surprisingly easy victory over Ian Brown in tonights Final played in perfect warm sunny conditions in front of a healthy crowd of spectators. Joda has been my tip for the title since he almost came unstuck in a first round game against the unfancied Peter Hendry coming back from 20 shots to 18 down to win by 21 shots to 20. After that he out played myself in the second round, winning 21 shots to 8. Then in the next 3 rounds he disposed of Jim Crawford, John Hagen and Dougie Brown to reach the Final. Joda started the Final strongly and was first to master a difficult rink and was 7 shots to nil up after scoring two trebles and a single. Ian got himself on the card at the 4th end with a single. The next two ends saw each player score one shot to make the score 8 shots to 2 shots after 6 ends. In the next end Joda took an even more commanding lead with a 'four' . Ian scored another single in the next but was clearly struggling to master the draw and speed of the green.So after 8 ends played it was all going Joda's way as he was well in control at 12 shots to 3. Obviously pleased with the way the game was going so far and the sizeable lead he had, Joda was playing like a man on a mission and his sheer determination to win his first ever ''major' was plain to see. As his opponent tried everything he could to try and get to grips with the green, Joda just kept playing the way he does best, perfectly weighted bowls to the jack time after time and by the 12th end was now within touching distance of that elusive coveted trophy winning by 17 shots to 3. Never one for giving up, Ian kept plugging away and gained 2 singles to halt his opponents route to the silverware. Anyhopes of a comeback were quickly shattered as Joda was in no mood to let his grip on the game slip away from his grasp and got to within 2 shots of victory with a double in the next end, which was followed by two more singles to become Champion of Gourock Park in this special 75th Anniversary Year. After the game Ian spoke about how well Joda performed and about his own failing to master the green, the very green that Ian faithfully looks after year after year as the Clubs Greenkeeper. " Maybe if i had not cut the grass and put the sprinklers on today i might just have won" he said!. In winning this game, Joda became the very last entrant into this years special 'Champion of Champions' event at Gourock Park later this month. |
Joda (left) and Ian shake hands after their the game |
Where all the best shots are played! Club Members relax and enjoy watching the Final and no doubt between them they knew exactly what shots should have been played! |
Perfect blue skies, warm sunshine and not a single midge to ruin the evening. |
On Duty Vice-President Kenny Mc Kinlay and President Hamish Ramsay were the guys put in charge of the score cards |
Gary Bradley
Joda Reid Club Champion 2003 See below for match report |
2003 Index |
