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The Davidson Pairs Trophy 2003 Sponsored by |
On what could only be described as perfect weather conditions, the annual Gourock Park Open Pairs Tournament, The Davidson Trophy, was another highly enjoyable day for both players and spectators. Sponsored by local Car retailers, The Crawfurd Car Centre, this event is one of the most popular events in the annual bowling calendar. The entry forms are snapped up each year as if they were lined with gold, as bowlers throughout the district are eager to make sure they do not miss out on what is a brilliant day out. The event started at 10am as the first of the 48 competing pairs took to the greens to try and top their group in the initial round robin stages of eight groups each containing 6 Pairs all playing 5 ends with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw. At around 4pm, the eight group winners then progressed onto the knockout stages, which were played over 7 ends until the Final which was over 11 ends. The Bar and kitchen within the Clubhouse were doing a roaring trade as the players came in from each game and depending on whether or not they still had a chance of progressing, some of them paid more attention to the Bar than the delights offered up by the hard working Ladies of Gourock Park. |
The Final was between Alex Campbell and Willie Boyd of Grosvenor Bowling Club against Tom Fay of Grosvenor and David Quigley from IBM Bowling Club. Alex and Willie the lead in the early stages of the final with singles at the first and second ends. The standard of bowling was excellent as Tom and David hit back with doubles in the 3rd and 4th ends and a further single in the 5th to lead by 5 shots to 2 shots. The Grosvenor Pair gained one more shot in the next end to reduce the deficit but after that they lost a four which left them losing by 9 shots to 3 after 7 ends of the scheduled 11 ends. Any hopes they had of a comeback where quickly erased as Tom and David gained a further three singles to win the match without the need to play the last end. |
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Section Winners |
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A |
Robert Wilson & Robert Moffat (Grosvenor) |
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B |
Tom Fay (Grosvenor) & David Quigley (IBM) |
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C |
Graham & Archie Clements (Gourock) |
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D |
Willie Kerrigan & Eddie Shearer (Wellington) |
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E |
Alex Campbell & Willie Boyd (Grosvenor) |
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F |
John Gibson & Dougie Brown (Gourock Park) |
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G |
Alan Ward & John Mc Vicar (Gourock) |
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H |
Rodger Lynn (Gourock Park) & Sandy Reddy (Grosvenor) |
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Quarter-Finals |
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Robert Wilson & Robert Wilson |
5 |
6 |
Tom Fay & David Quigley |
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Graham & Archie Clements |
6 |
2 |
Willie Kerrigan & Eddie Shearer |
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Alex Campbell & Willie Boyd |
9 |
3 |
John Gibson & Dougie Brown |
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John Mc Vicar & Alan Ward |
4 |
13 |
Rodger Lynn & Sandy Reddy |
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Semi-Finals |
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Tom Fay & David Quigley |
7 |
5 |
Graham & Archie Clements |
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Rodger Lynn & Sandy Reddy |
2 |
11 |
Alex Campbell & Willie Boyd |
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Final |
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Tom Fay & David Quigley |
12 |
3 |
Alex Campbell & Willie Boyd |
The Davidson Trophy Winners 2003 Tom Fay and David Quigley are presented with their prizes by President Hamish Ramsay and Chris Cullin of Crawfurd Cars |
Perfect conditions as the final gets underway |
Runners-up Alex Campbell and Willie Boyd |
Semi-finalists Rodger Lynn and Sandy Reddy |
Section Winner Robert Wilson |
Section Winner John Gibson |
On behalf of the committee at Gourock Park, i wish to the thank everyone who helped make the event such a success, Match organisor, Ian Brown, Norma Ramsay who kept the scoreboard, the Bar staff of Hamish Ramsay, Arthur Rennie and Tommy Docherty, Chris and Gus of Crawfurd Car Centre, the Ladies who worked so hard in the kitchen and finally all the players who took part. |
Gary Bradley
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