Grafton Morrish Public School Old Boys' Golf Association

The Grafton Morrish Trophy

We started our campaign against Loughborough at Hunstanton on Friday 6th October at 9.00am. The weather was dry and sunny but windy and proved a good test of links golf.  We secured a victory 2 to 1 and the losers eventually went on to win the Plate competition for 1st round losers! In the second round, also at Hunstanton at 1.40pm, we now faced a strong Bedford side but our team performed superbly and we scored a resounding victory 3 to 0.  All were playing well and we retired to the Lifeboat for some celebrations and rest.

At 8.48am on Saturday we took on Glasgow Academy whilst England were playing France in the Rugby World Cup.  Some spectators were torn by the choice but all witnessed (eventually) a better golf result than the rugby and we powered on 2½ to ½ and into the quarter finals. I do not wish to single out individuals or specific shots but needless to say there were some moments of individual brilliance during these matches and the team were bonding well! The quarter final was played in gradually worsening weather at 1.50pm. It was very windy and the rain clouds were threatening but it held off.

Our opponents were Birkenhead who we beat in the final to win the Trophy in 2008. Their team was stronger than in 2008 with the availability of 2 new faces playing off scratch and 1.  As you can imagine at this stage of the competition the standard was very high and the match was played in a very competitive spirit.  We were under pressure in the 3rd pair for most of the match but the first two matches were nip and tuck until the last few holes. We eventually succumbed 2½ to ½.  As always we wished our opponents good luck in the semis and retired to the bar to discuss the days activities.   We subsequently heard that Birkenhead went on to win the trophy so our performances can be put into context.  I should like to personally thank the team and the supporters (especially those who acted as caddies under the leadership of Paul Newby) for a great weekend. I was very proud to have led such a great group on such an enjoyable trip.

John Platt
Captain OSGS

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Standing - John Stubbings (President), James Hetherington, Louis Meryon, Harry Westall and John Platt (Captain)
Seated - Richard Turner, David Fleet and Barney Dowding