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HASTINGS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2003

H.I.T. 2003: RESULTS AFTER FINAL 2 ROUNDS

 

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd.3

Rd. 4

Total

Tim Davies

36

30*

 37 36 139

John McIver

37

34

 33 38 142

Peter Parr

37

35

 41 38 151

Jon Angel (Guest)

43

42

 DNP DNP 85

Steve Garton (Guest)

DNP

DNP

 DNP 39 39

Final two rounds

A Kraken awoke as John McIver all but demolished Davies' two round lead with five aces in the third round.  With only a one stroke deficit going into the final round McIver felt the title was there for the taking.  In McIvers own words "I came to the 10th knowing that I could reach out and touch Davies but the ill fortune that happened on the 10th, 11th and 12th normally occurs only once in a round".  McIver carded 3 threes on these normally aceable holes and Davies only managed two shots better.  However the tide had turned and the Kraken returned to the seabed with nothing more than a sorry look on his face.  A future threat did emerge in the final round as Steve Garton posted a fine 39.  Peter Parr's approach was one of the pupil at school as he posted a woeful 41, including a 7 at the fifteenth.  The second round saw a little improvement, but the school report was still 'must do better'.

 

    Tim Davies receiving the trophy from Ted Skelton                              Steve Garton, Tim Davies, Ted McIver, Peter Parr

ROUND 3: 7/09/2003

Weather: sunny spells

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

=

Peter Parr

2

2

3

2

3

Œ

2

2

2

2

Œ

2

2

2

7

2

2

2

41

Tim Davies

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

Œ

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

37

John McIver

2

Œ

2

3

2

Œ

2

3

2

2

Œ

2

2

2

2

Œ

Œ

2

33

 

ROUND 4: 7/09/2003

Weather: sunny spells

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

=

Peter Parr

2

3

2

2

4

Œ

Œ

3

2

Œ

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

38

John McIver

2

Œ

2

2

4

Œ

2

Œ

2

3

3

3

2

2

3

2

Œ

2

38

Tim Davies

2

Œ

2

2

3

Œ

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

36

Steve Garton

3

2

2

2

3

2

Œ

2

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

39

 

First two rounds

Tim 'Ace Man' Davies breaks Clambers BMGA record and leads in Hastings Invitational Tournament after 2 rounds by five shots.

 The first 2 rounds of the 4 round Hastings Invitational tournament started under grey skies and swirling rain.

For Peter Parr and John Angel this was first and foremost an opportunity to gain valuable experience playing on the Clambers course which later this year will host the British Open.

For Ted McIver a chance to beat the current holder - Britain's number one Tim Davies .

And McIver came fast out of the blocks at the start of the first round - acing the 2nd and 3rd - however sloppy play at the 5th - followed by some trademark Davies brilliance on the 8th and 9th meant that Davies once more was ahead in the HIT, it was a lead that thereafter was never seriously threatened.

Though Peter Parr played steady golf throughout the first round to card a 37 - only one 3 on his scorecard, alas though no aces at all over 18 holes - he still finished one shot behind Davies.  McIver despite hitting 5 aces had also shown no consistency, finishing level with Peter on 37.

John Angel had a round he would rather forget, finishing with a 43-though on a relatively unfamiliar course he felt that this was valuable experience for later in the season.

 

In the second round once again Davies dominated - his prediction to win every single BMGA tournament this year looks easily attainable .

Over 18 holes Davies hit 7 holes in one to card a remarkable 30. A score that afterwards he felt dissatisfied with - his failure to ace the 17th and 18th denied him an outstanding sub-30 score.

None of his opponents were able to sustain a credible challenge - McIver hit a 34, Parr hit a more than credible 35 and Jon Angel again struggled on the course finishing with a 42.

"I haven't even peaked in form yet" Davies admitted after this devastating display of attacking minigolf.  Is there anyone in the country who can meet his challenge?

On today's evidence the answer must be NO.

Report:Ted McIver 

 

H.I.T. 2003: RESULTS AFTER 1ST 2 ROUNDS

 

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd.3

Rd. 4

Total

Tim Davies

36

30*

     66

John McIver

37

34

     71

Peter Parr

37

35

     72

Jon Angel

43

42

     85

Jon Angel competed as a guest player in rounds 1 and 2.

* BMGA record

 

 

ROUND 1: 26/04/2003

Weather: overcast drizzle

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

=

Tim Davies

2

2

Œ

2

3

3

2

Œ

2

2

2

2

2

Œ

2

2

3

2

36

Peter Parr

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

37

John McIver

2

Œ

Œ

2

4

2

2

3

4

Œ

2

2

Œ

2

3

2

Œ

2

37

Jon Angel

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

5

2

2

2

43

  

ROUND 2: 26/04/2003

Weather: sunny

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

=

Jon Angel

3

Œ

3

2

3

Œ

Œ

5

2

2

5

2

2

2

3

2

2

Œ

42

Tim Davies

Œ

2

2

2

3

Œ

Œ

Œ

2

Œ

2

Œ

2

2

2

Œ

2

2

30

Peter Parr

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

Œ

2

2

2

2

2

3

Œ

Œ

Œ

35

John McIver

Œ

2

2

2

2

2

2

Œ

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Œ

2

34

  

Rules:
  1. Standard BMGA rules of the sport will apply, except where outlined below.

    2. Format:

  2. The Hastings Invitational Tournament will be played over four rounds. All rounds will be played at White Rock Gardens.
  3. Matches will take place throughout the season, on dates to suit the participating players. The first two rounds will be played on Match Day 1 and the next two rounds on Match Day 2.  This schedule may be altered by agreement of the participating players, but the competition must be completed before the date of the British Open.
  4. Participation will be by invitation only. Invites will be extended to the four players affiliated to Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club (PHCGC) who were placed highest in the British rankings at the end of the 2003 season.
  5. Prior to the competition, the four participating players will be drawn as Player A, Player B, Player C and Player D. The playing order in each round shall be as follows:
    6.

     

     

    Rd. 1

    Rd. 2

    Rd. 3

    Rd. 4

    Tim Davies

    1st

    2nd

    3rd

    4th

    Peter Parr

    2nd

    3rd

    4th

    1st

    John McIver

    3rd

    4th

    1st

    2nd

    Jon Angel

    4th

    1st

    2nd

    3rd

     

  6. Players will be ranked according to their aggregate scores. Where two or more players finish on the same score, the player with the lower/lowest best single round score will be placed highest. (No sudden death play-offs will be held.)
  7. The player with the lowest aggregate score will be the Hastings Invitational Tournament Champion. In the event of a tie, the player with the better record in the four rounds will be declared the champion.
  8. The three players with the lowest aggregate score for all four rounds will receive automatic invites for the following season's Invitational Tournament.
  9. At the start of each season (apart from the first season in which the Invitational Tournament is held), there will be a play-off between the player finishing fourth in the previous year's Invitational Tournament and any other BMGA members wishing to enter the Invitational Tournament. The play-off shall be over two rounds at White  Rock Gardens. The winner of this play-off shall qualify for the new season's Invitational Tournament.
  10. On the agreement of all participating players, one additional guest player may be invited to play in each round of the competition.
  11. Guest players will not have to pay the tournament entry fee. They will play last in each round. (Rule 11 does not apply if it is agreed in advance that the same guest player should play in all four rounds of the competition.

    12.  

    Attendance
  12. If a participating player is unable to turn up for a round of the competition at the agreed time, they must inform all the other participating players as soon as possible.
  13. Any player failing to turn up for a round of the Tournament within 15 minutes of the agreed start time will be deducted 10 BMGA ranking points unless:
    1. They have given all other participating players (including guest players), by e-mail, at least 48 hours' notice of their late arrival or absence; or
    2. They have given all other participating players (including guest players), by telephone, at least three hours' notice of their late arrival or absence; or
    3. There are genuine extenuating circumstances, which are accepted as such by all other participating players (excluding guest players).

    General:

  14. Results of all matches (including those involving guest players) will count towards the British rankings.
  15. The entrance fee for the Invitational Tournament shall not exceed £10 per player. In the first season of the competition, the entrance fees will be used to purchase a trophy. Thereafter, the money collected through entry fees will be awarded to the winner of the competition.
  16. In each season, the winner of the competition will be responsible for the engraving of the trophy.
  17. All participating players (including guests) will be responsible for the cost of their own green fees.
  18. Lead responsibility for the organisation of the Invitational Tournament shall change each year (rotational presidency).

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