MATCH REPORT
Weather:Â Lovely sunny warm day. With a touch of cool breeze on the top of the course.
Under perfect golfing conditions at The Inspiration Golf Club, the U18 teams from Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire & Oxfordshire (BB&O), and Hertfordshire met for an important tri-county league match. The day featured impressive performances from several golfers, though Middlesex struggled against very strong opposition and scoring.
Match Results Summary
- BB&O U18:Â 12 game points, 4 match points (Overall winners)
- Hertfordshire U18:Â 9 game points, 2 match points (Runners-up)
- Middlesex U18: 3 game points, 0 match points
Key Performances
In the match between Middlesex and Hertfordshire, the Hertfordshire side dominated proceedings, securing a 6-2 victory. Only Harry Dagger managed a full point for Middlesex, while team captain Suhaan Shaik and Sam Wiggett each earned half points in their closely contested matches against Luca Ibekwem and Louie Broxham respectively.
The second match saw BB&O demonstrate their strength against Middlesex with a commanding 7-1 win. Harrison Cannon provided the lone bright spot for Middlesex, defeating Isaac Hayes to secure their only point of the match.
The final pairing between BB&O and Hertfordshire proved more competitive, with BB&O edging the contest 5-3. Strong performances from Archie Sellis, Ashton Green, Dan Butteriss, Ollie O’Dell, and Tom Kirchner helped BBO secure the overall victory in the triangular meeting.
Captain’s Performance
Middlesex captain Suhaan Shaik faced tough opposition all the way to the end, managing a half point against Hertfordshire’s Luca Ibekwem but falling to BBO’s Archie Sellis in the second match.
Summary:
Despite the disappointing results for the Middlesex Team, the matches were played in excellent spirit on a beautiful spring day at The Inspiration Golf Club. It is clear we have a great bunch of lads who took a lot of the matches down to the last hole or two. It shows that Middlesex is on the right track. I am hopeful as the season progresses the boy’s confidence and belief will grow. In the post-match briefing between the managers, I took some valuable information away about how we could provide some more support to the teams both on and off the course.
Kind Regards,
Cairbre
