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Inaugural Golf Match vs Oxford October 2009 Report by Chris GolisThe match was played at
Manly. Daryl Dixon and Peter Young played John Boyce and Bob
Gilchirst in the inital four ball. Daryl won his match and Peter
played magnificently to halve his match. Cambridge 1.5 Oxford 0.5
I then played Peter Abelson and Murray Tobias. Graciously I
permitted three of the Oxford team to use carts. Of course carts
are normally worth at least 2-3 holes but no compensation to the
handicaps was offered by Oxford. In addition my ball was 'found'
by the Oxford captain which I hit and then discovered was not my ball
for the immediate loss of hole to both players. My golf was not
up to overcoming these burdens and I lost both matches. Cambridge 1.5
Oxford 2.5
Russell Lyons then played former Oxford golf captain, Paul Barry,
and former Oxford rugby blue, Charles Thorburn. Russell beat Paul
early on. Cambridge 2.5 Oxford 2.
But on the final hole of the final match Russell was 1 down. Both
got on the green in two. Russell struck a magnificent putt to
within 20 cm.
Unfortunately Charles lagged his first putt short and missed the
second. Russell won the hole and halved the match. Cambridge 3
Oxford 3.
Manly put on an excellent seafood buffet and an excellent dinner was
shared by all.
Guest Speaker Susannah Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, talking about the Great Writers of Cambridge. We had a full house of 90 people and a waiting list. Described by one very senior executive of National Australia Bank as the "best evening he has had all year".
Boat Race Dinner April 2006
