Jamega tour - 2009 
You could almost smell the excitement amongst the Jamega team as
top Australian Lady amateur Rebecca Flood entered the event at Clevedon
in order to warm up for the British Ladies Open Champs.
However she withdrew from the Jamega
Tour event at the last minute.
Anyway the first round got under way under blue skies and blisteringly
hot temperatures and the players soon realised that although in
some ways Clevedon is an older style golf course it was not a pushover
for the long hitters. The par of 72 looked to be safe despite the
benign conditions as more and more players fell foul of the clever
course layout and the rough.
Only 3 players unravelled the puzzle of Clevedon on day one and
managed to break par, Chris Brook 70, Steve Kattenhorn 69 and local
West Country hero Ross Jones (Orchardleigh) also with a 3 under
par 69.
Hot, described day 2 with temperatures hotter than Spain prevailing
again as the players took to the baked fairways and quick greens
looking to solve the mystery that is Clevedon. Better scores started
to arrive on the scorer's desk from the likes of Iwan Griffiths
with a 4 under par 68, Andy Lambert, Chris Hiscock and amateur Ashley
Mansell each compiling 3 under par 69's.
A fine 3 under 69 from Ben Banks set the house target at 3 under
141 which was equalled with an all out effort from Nathan Treacher
who came home with a 4 under par 68.
In the final group Chris Brook was falling off the pace as Ross
Jones, with his putting boots firmly laced up, slowly pulled away
from his nearest challenger Steve Kattenhorn who was playing steady
but un-spectacular golf and would not be able to get to grips with
Jones. In the end Jones earned a 4 shot win by shooting the "best
of the day" 5 under par 67 with Kattenhorn just shading second,
adding a 1 under par 71 to his first round 69.
Jones was deservedly crowned "The Boss of The Moss" with
great putting display on Clevedon's far from easy greens. As always
the welcome we received at Clevedon was awesome. This is a gem of
a golf course set high on the cliffs overlooking the Bristol channel
and if> you are looking for a Links / Parkland combo this is
the course for you.
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| Rob Perrett | Dan Perrett | Ashley Mansell |