Ollie Golby
Sam Mayman
We travelled to Stoke Rochford GC to play a friendly Under 16s Match against Leicestershire & Rutland and Lincolnshire. Weather was cold and breezy and the Course in good condition for this time of year. We played 9 holes Foursome in the morning followed by 18 holes of singles. The Northamptonshire Team was probably the youngest we had ever fielded in this age group with an 11 year old, a 12 year old and a few at just 13.
All the Foursomes matches were keenly contested with Captain Isaac Wakefield and Sam Mayman losing 2 & 1 to Lincs strongest pairing and 2 down to Leics first pairing.
Next up was the very young but talented pairing of Josh Bland and Harry Odell. They managed to beat the Lincs pairing 1 up but lost 1 down against the Leics pair.
Off 3rd we had Oscar Robbins and Ollie Golby who played well but were defeated 2 & 1 by Lincs and 2 down against Leics.
Our final pairing saw Riley Hammond and Krishan Panesar playing some stunning golf to beat Lincs 1 up and Leics 3 & 2. Brilliant performance lads.
Morning scores were Northants 2 v Lincolnshire 2, Northants 1 v Leicestershire 3.
The afternoon saw 8 singles matches played against both the other Counties.
All our players deserve credit for putting in really good performances but on the day we came up just short of winning. Despite that, some stand out performances were seen. Riley Hammond picked up 4 points, Josh Bland managed 3 points out of 4 as did Krishan Panesar. Close behind was 11 year old Harry Odell who was unfazed by older opponents and he brought in one singles win and a Foursomes win.
Match results
Lincs 6.5 v Northants 5.5
Leics 8 v Northants 4
Overall this was a very good team performance and should stand us in good stead for the next few years. Some of these youngsters may well find themselves in the U18s as the season progresses. Well done all 8 players for their performances and the way they behaved on the Course and in the Clubhouse. A credit to Adam and the County. As Captain, Isaac made a good speech of thanks after the meal, well done Isaac.
Later in the season the U16s have their Midlands 6 man team event.
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Lincolnshire |
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Northamptonshire |
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| Match | Foursomes | Result | Points |
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Result | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Agapito & Wilf Trestrail | 2up | 1 | Issac Wakefield & Sam Mayman
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| 2 | Alfie Timby & Joshua Willey |
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Josh Bland & Harry Odell
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1up | 1 |
| 3 | James Henderson & Luke Edis | 2&1 | 1 | Oscar Robbins & Ollie Golby
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| 4 | Will Rudkin & Thomas Harris |
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Riley Hammond & Krishan Panesar
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1up | 1 |
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Score |
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2 |
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2 |
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Singles |
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| 1 | Daniel Agapito
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2&1 | 1 | Issac Wakefield
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| 2 | Wilf Trestrail
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4&2 | 1 | Harry Odell
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| 3 | James Henderson
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5&3 | 1 | Sam Mayman
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| 4 | Alfie Timby
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Half | 0.5 | Ollie Golby
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Half | 0.5 |
| 5 | Joshua Willey
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5&4 | 1 | Oscar Robbins
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| 6 | Luke Edis
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Krishan Panesar
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1up | 1 |
| 7 | Thomas Harris
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Riley Hammond
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4&2 | 1 |
| 8 | Will Rudkin
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Josh Bland
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3&2 | 1 |
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Score |
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4.5 |
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3.5 |
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Result |
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6.5 |
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5.5 |
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Leicestershire |
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Northamptonshire |
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| Match | Foursomes | Result | Points |
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Result | Points |
| 1 | Will Simpkin & Noah Crowdall | 2up | 1 | Issac Wakefield & Sam Mayman |
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| 2 | Ollie Gardner & Archie Kilbourne | 1up | 1 | Josh Bland & Harry Odell |
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| 3 | Tomas Farley & Noah Williams | 2up | 1 | Oscar Robbins & Ollie Golby |
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| 4 | Rishay Pankhana & Ethan Reece |
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Riley Hammond & Krishan Panesar | 3&2 | 1 |
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Score |
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3 |
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1 |
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Singles |
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| 1 | Will Simpkin
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1up | 1 | Issac Wakefield
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| 2 | Noah Crowdall
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Harry Odell
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4&3 | 1 |
| 3 | Ollie Gardner
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2&1 | 1 | Sam Mayman
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| 4 | Archie Kilbourne
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2&1 | 1 | Ollie Golby
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| 5 | Tomas Farley
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4&3 | 1 | Oscar Robbins
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| 6 | Noah Williams
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6&4 | 1 | Krishan Panesar
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| 7 | Rishay Pankhana
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Riley Hammond
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1up | 1 |
| 8 | Ethan Reece
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Josh Bland
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5&3 | 1 |
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Score |
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5 |
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3 |
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Result |
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8 |
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4 |
