2008 ACGA v Cypriots GS Match

ACGA v Cypriot GS - Abridge GC

 "There's a new sheriff in town"

It's been a long time coming. 2002 was the first match and the cup has been with the Cypriots Golf society all that time.

2008 would see the cup change hands for the first time in Six years.

 The team:

Stuart Austrie, Chris Thomas, Henry Laville, Andy Ferdinand, Peter Bennett, Damian Queva – (Captain Pick), Steve Garner, Malcolm O'Garro, Leo Faure, Sedwick Gordon – (Captains Pick) Roger Goddard, Colin Parson.

Morning results:

Pair's better-ball - ACGA 2.5   Cypriots 3.5 

Stuart Austrie & Chris Thomas vs. Akis & Vans Cypriots won

Henry Laville & Andy Ferdinand vs. Tass & Gilly ACGA won

Peter Bennett & Damian Queva vs. Andy & Ossie ACGA won

Steve Garner & Malcolm O'Gara vs. Savva &Panayiotis Cypriots won

Leo Faure & Sedwick Gordon vs. Peter & Mush Cypriots won

Roger Goddard & Colin Parson vs. Pakkos & Lavis Half

My strategy was to leave the big guns out last. Let's just say the captain had a quite word with the last three pairs, along the lines "you'd best shape up"

 *Cypriots lead by one*

The captain takes the decision to break up the two winning pairs from the morning.  Some changes had to be made to freshen up the ACGA challenge.  The changes had the desired effect as we take the first 4 matches and the momentum has swung our way. I have to mention Damian. He won his pairs in the morning and in the Afternoon we put him up against "Tass".  Andy and myself thought we had quiet Tass down from the morning. Tass was not having any of it and was talking us to death over lunch about what he was going to do to the person I put up against him in the afternoon. Damian was the player I thought would deal with Tass. Down the first Tass is non-stop and they halve the first. We are now on the seventh hole and Tass is six (6) down. Now he's quiet.

A great team effort and the ACGA finally get to take the cup home well done boys and thank you for giving up your time.

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Afternoon Results:

Singles Match play - ACGA won 7 Cypriots won 4.   One match was halved

Henry Laville vs. Gilly - Henry won

Damian Queva vs. Tass - Damian won

Stuart Austrie vs. Vanns - Stuart won

Andy Ferdinand vs. Akis - Andy won

Peter Bennett vs. Savva - All square

Chris Thomas vs. Pannayiotis - Pannayiotis won

Steve Garner vs. Ossie - Ossie won

Malcolm O, Garro vs. Andy - Malcolm won

Leo Faure vs. Lavis - Leo won

Sedwick Gordon vs. Pakkos - Pakkos won

Roger Goddard vs. Peter - Peter won

Colin Parson vs. Mush - Colin won