Aust - GC Open Singles
QF Commentary by Peter Freer
Day 4 sees us down to QF in the main draw, all on the centre 4 lawns at Cairnlea
11 May 2024 9:06AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Greg Fletcher & Gary Phipps are away on L4, with Greg clearing Blue with his Yellow so no-one left in front of H1
11 May 2024 9:07AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
R clears K nicely to H4, leaving R in front of H1
11 May 2024 9:07AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
K back in front, Greg promptly clears it to W boundary with Y from side line
11 May 2024 9:08AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
B clears R to penalty area from in front, so R comes back but not wired from B
11 May 2024 9:09AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
K misses Y but goes ot directly in front of H1 on boundary. Y perfectly in front of H1, wired from B 6' behind hoop. It clears R.
11 May 2024 9:10AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stephen Morgan & Malcolm Fletcher under on L1, Steve Harden vs Tom Balding L4 & Flexix Gelman-White vs Robert Fletcher L3. Felix has won the first hoop
11 May 2024 9:12AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Felix's R clears his Y from in front of H2 leaving Robert's K to run & level 1-1
11 May 2024 9:13AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stephen M runs H1, Greg also runs H1 but only 2' through
11 May 2024 9:14AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary puts B down nicely in front of H2, Greg uses R to send Y right down to B. Gary's K clears B, Greg runs H2 and goes 2-0 up....
11 May 2024 9:16AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary's B 3' in front of H3, R clears it
11 May 2024 9:17AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Malcolm won H2, and runs H3 with B after Stephen misses with Y. Stephen hits R down to H4 but close to B. K comes in next to it. Y nisses the hoop from back on the boundary next to H3, B clears R...
11 May 2024 9:20AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg's clearnce of K with R climbs over K and only moves it a yard whith R going down to S boudary
11 May 2024 9:21AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
I'm lisping....
11 May 2024 9:21AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Greg won H4 with K goings 3-1 up, but B sprays of Y at H5, R a foot in front - Greg runs H5 with K from behind H4
11 May 2024 9:23AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Robert using K to send Felix's Y to E boundary but Felix clears B at H4. Felix is 2-1 up
11 May 2024 9:25AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Malcolm Powys & Pete Landrebe are playing on L6 with the opposite clips on their jackets...
11 May 2024 9:26AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Robert runs H4 to level 2-2
11 May 2024 9:26AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Gary & Greg still fighting out H3
11 May 2024 9:27AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tom bombs H5, with score 2-2 vs Steve Harden
11 May 2024 9:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg runs H3, 2-1 up vs Gary
11 May 2024 9:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Y & B cross wired at H6, R back at peg. Mal puts K halfway to peg but Y clears
11 May 2024 9:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert has H5 so 3-2 up vs Felix
11 May 2024 9:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Tom having to push K with B after both hampered at H5, letting Steve's Y to run H6. 3-3
11 May 2024 9:32AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary's K misses Y and Greg uses it to clear B from H4. R 6' in front
11 May 2024 9:33AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Tom runs H7 & is up 5-2 against Steve - I had a clip wrong at the far end.
11 May 2024 9:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stepehn runs H6 with R, so 2-4 but Y misses K in front of H7
11 May 2024 9:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stephen clears K with R but K comes back, with B on the boundary
11 May 2024 9:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert runs H6 so 4-2, but his B misses Y at H7
11 May 2024 9:37AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Felix moves R an inch to block K from Y but Robert jumps over R to clear Y. K was only a foot os so from R
11 May 2024 9:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary rolls B from the side boundary to stop behind R and prevent it clearing K in front of H4
11 May 2024 9:40AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg plays to half way and Gary fails runs to run H4 with K but is right in front. Y misses K, B clears R to H1
11 May 2024 9:41AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg's R misses K which runs H4 to make it 1-3 (another dud score above)
11 May 2024 9:43AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Tom & Steve finishes, with Tom winning 7-3?
11 May 2024 9:45AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg runs H5 with Y to N boundary, making it 4-1 against Gary
11 May 2024 9:45AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stephen runs H8 to make it 4-4 vs Malcolm
11 May 2024 9:48AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert runs H10 to win the first 7-3 against Felix
11 May 2024 9:51AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary plays a delicate shot with B to slightly shift K in front of H6 to hide from Y a yard away
11 May 2024 9:53AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Malcolm won H9 to go 5-4 up vs Stephen, but now needs to clear Y from H10 from the N boundary
11 May 2024 9:54AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Malcolm misses, Stephen cleans Y, then Y bombs H10 - but has both balls there
11 May 2024 9:56AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary runs H6 with K making it 2-4 vs Greg
11 May 2024 9:57AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stepehn promoting Y with R but psuhes it past the hoop. Malcolm runs it from 4 yards out, making it 6-4.
11 May 2024 9:59AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stephen promotes R to H11 but Mal puts B between it & the hoop, so Stephen (too close to jump) has to stop B down to H 12
11 May 2024 10:00AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Mal misses R with K to East penalty are. Y joins R buts stays a yard back
11 May 2024 10:02AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Mal plays B back past the peg, since he couldn't see R for the hoop, Stephen runs R down past H12 - 5-6
11 May 2024 10:02AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Greg won H7 so 5-2, but Gary runs H8 to make it 3-5
11 May 2024 10:04AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Malcolm jumps Y at H12 to win the first 7-5
11 May 2024 10:05AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Steve Harden runs H5 to make it 2-3 in the second against Tom Balding
11 May 2024 10:06AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Tom runs H6 to make it 4-2
11 May 2024 10:08AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Greg has called Jim Clement to referee a hamped shot by Y next to K in front of H9, and successfully stop shots K to the boundary. Y stayed, B comes in between it and the hoop, but Greg clears B with R from centre of S boundary
11 May 2024 10:10AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Gary sends K into the mix - all 4 balls a yard in front of H9
11 May 2024 10:12AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Y clears B to corner 2, and itself bounces off H9 but didn't run it, B comes back
11 May 2024 10:13AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg runs H9 with R down to the N boundary. 6-3
11 May 2024 10:14AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert is 2-all vs Felix. Clears Y to W boundary with K leaving B a foot in front of H5
11 May 2024 10:16AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Felix misses with Y, Robert runs H5 with B down past H6
11 May 2024 10:17AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Malcolm runs H2 amking it 1-1 against Stephen in the second
11 May 2024 10:18AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary nicks R into H11 so Greg wins the first game against Gary 7-4
11 May 2024 10:19AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert is 4-2 against Felix. I need binoculars to see clips on the far hoops....
11 May 2024 10:22AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Ray Chapman is out filming Tom Balding & Steve Harding doing jumps at H5 so that game would be over, with Tom through in 2 games.
11 May 2024 10:23AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary runs H1 in their second game
11 May 2024 10:24AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Felix has control of H7, and Robert misses with K from the East penatly area. Felix runs H9 but only by 3-4 yards. 3-4
11 May 2024 10:25AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg on control of H2, K coming in, because Y is again hampered by B directly next to it & blcoking the hoop. Greg calls Jim & stops B to the border. B comes back
11 May 2024 10:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg uses R to clear both B & K to the side boundary. K comes back in & snuggles up to Y
11 May 2024 10:29AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Grey uses Y to stop K almost to H1, and Y stays at H2
11 May 2024 10:29AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
B comes in, R comes in, K shooting from back near H1
11 May 2024 10:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
K hits Y which bounces off the hoop (avoiding disturbing R) and in N boundatu
11 May 2024 10:31AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Y misses B, which clears R and almost in-offs but ends up behind the hoop
11 May 2024 10:33AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg carefully sends R halfway to the hoop, wary of B. K to front of hoop
11 May 2024 10:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert runs H9 by a yard & should be 6-3 against Felix
11 May 2024 10:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Three ducks in line at H2 with Greg shooting with R.Just misses the hoop ( and B)
11 May 2024 10:37AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary has an angled shot with K & jawses H2
11 May 2024 10:37AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg has Y 3-4 yards out, jumping and just misses.
11 May 2024 10:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gary doubles up with B. Greg shooting from N boundary with R & bounces hard off the leg. K through - 1 all
11 May 2024 10:39AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Robert sends Y to corner 1, with B poised to clear R from in front. Y comes back past H10. B clear R to side boundary & stays in front
11 May 2024 10:42AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Stephen up 5-3 in the second against Stephen. Clears Y from in front of H9 from corner i. R takes position a foot in front of hoop, K goes in slightly askew to hide from Y which takes R instead...
11 May 2024 10:45AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
R close enough to control K
11 May 2024 10:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
B goes deep, R clears B to corner 4, K back in front
11 May 2024 10:46AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y puts K through H9, so 4-5
11 May 2024 10:47AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Felix now 4-6 against Robert, but Robert has both balls at H11
11 May 2024 10:47AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Malcolm has control of H10 with both balls in front & Stephen on the boundary
11 May 2024 10:48AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Felix nicks K from in front of H11, but Robert still runs it on an angle & wins 7-4, so through in 2 games
11 May 2024 10:50AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stephen jumping both Malcolm's balls from 5 yards out but just misses H10. K runs it to level at 5 all
11 May 2024 10:51AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Greg hits B from in front of H4 across the court, but its K to play dead in front & Gary runs H4 to make it 3-1
11 May 2024 10:53AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Stehen runs H11 with Y from 4 yards out but goes to the boundary. 6-5
11 May 2024 10:53AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
B a yard in front of H12, but R runs it from H11 and they shake hands. My score was wrong and it is now 1 game each. Second game to Stephen 7-5
11 May 2024 10:55AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Greg in control of H5, with R a foot out and all other balls on boundaries. K comes back but doesn't make a hoop running position. Y comes in & a bit close to R
11 May 2024 10:58AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Jim Clement out to supervise R playing hamopered with Y close
11 May 2024 11:00AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
R jawses. K clears Y, Y comes back to block K to H6
11 May 2024 11:02AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
B hits H5 hard, but fails to move R in the jaws. Greg contemplates then hits R carefully down to 5' from H6. K runs down to a foot out, blocking R. Y tries to shift it but misses
11 May 2024 11:03AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Greg clears K nicely to H7 with R
11 May 2024 11:05AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Greg puts Y back in front but B comes from the N boundary to snuggle in front. R tries to nudge, but rolls into R as a triangle. K consides hitting them but opts to go in 2' away.
11 May 2024 11:08AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Two referees out to superside Greg playing Y a smidge.
11 May 2024 11:10AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Gary moves B an inch to block R, which can;t see K because of Y. K waits to jump....
11 May 2024 11:10AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R deems, K jumpng
11 May 2024 11:11AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
K clips Y and bounces to N boundary, B & R move out leaving Y to run the hoop. 3-3.
11 May 2024 11:14AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen up 2-0 against Malcolm & in control of H3
11 May 2024 11:14AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Malcolm misses R with K, Y clears B to perfect wired position from R at H3
11 May 2024 11:15AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Malcolm just misses the edge of R that he could see, and R runs H3 to go 3-0
11 May 2024 11:16AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R 10' back from H4 but Malcolm puts K 2' in front blocking R
11 May 2024 11:17AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Y misses K and Malcolm puts B in beside K but misses wiring B from Y
11 May 2024 11:17AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R clears B into the hoop but it bounes out. Comes back in front, but just misses pushing B to a wired poistion from Y
11 May 2024 11:18AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Y comes in to stymie K from the boundary.
11 May 2024 11:19AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Gary jumps R jawsed in H7 with B. Only gets a third to H8 but useful block forcing R to go wide. Gary 4-3
11 May 2024 11:20AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen does pyrrhric clearnace with Y on B but B turns and clears Y to corner 2. R & K in front of H4
11 May 2024 11:22AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R rejects, K jumps so 1-3 but Y then over-promotes R past H5.
11 May 2024 11:24AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
B goes too close to R and gets cleared to boundary but R not in V
11 May 2024 11:25AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Y promotes R back in front, but B clears R
11 May 2024 11:25AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
K rejexts (almost to E boundary off H5). Stephen refused an angled hoop & moves directly in front
11 May 2024 11:27AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
B & R join the mix. K shooting from H1 and clips Y to behind H4. Y misses B
11 May 2024 11:27AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Malcolm runs H5 with B. R hits peg & stops. Stephen up 3-2 but Malcolm coming back...
11 May 2024 11:29AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Greg & Gary 4-4 with both Gary's balls in front of H9
11 May 2024 11:30AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Greg misses H9 off the side, leaving both Gary's balls at the hoop
11 May 2024 11:33AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Gary runs H9 with B down past H10. 5-4 to Gary
11 May 2024 11:35AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Been some fierce clearing at H6 between Stephen & Malcolm. K just snuggled up behinf R with Y closer to the hoop. Malcolm's B missed Y so Stephen deems R
11 May 2024 11:37AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Malcolm glances off R to H7 & Y runs H6. Stephen 4-2
11 May 2024 11:40AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Apologies but I now have to go & play.....
11 May 2024 11:40AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
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