World Sporting...Better Luck Next Year

The action began on Thursday and it was clear from the early scores that it wasn’t an easy shoot.

- Don Brunt

Richard Faulds led the way on the Blue course with a 90 ahead of John Lee on 89. Out on the Red course it was Aaron Harvey who set the pace with another 90 with Arnie Palmer close behind on 89. Initial feedback from those taking part was that the course was rather “edgy”, and featured a high percentage of quartering and going-away targets.

Wind-affected

Friday morning saw a change in wind direction, which led to something akin to chaos out on the course. Stand 8 on the Blue course featured a teal with a tough looper which was thrown from a 60ft tower located outside of the wood. On Thursday the wind meant that, on occasion, it simply never showed itself from behind the trees that were between the cage and the tower, and it had to be altered to compensate at least once. With the wind change the looper was judged to be too dangerous to shoot, despite the best efforts of course setter Clive Bramley, who reportedly spent more than an hour trying to sort the issue.