NORFOLK’S senior golfers are just one victory away from retaining their East Anglian title after a comfortable victory over Northamptonshire at Royal Norwich Golf Club.  The hosts maintained their 100 per cent record for the 2022 season with a 9.5-5.5 success in which every member contributed to the positive points tally. With one of the visitors ruled out with a back injury, Norfolk were awarded a walkover in the first foursomes match – and never trailed thereafter. 

The morning’s play finished with Norfolk ahead 3.5-1.5 – a lead they had significantly extended by the halfway stage of the singles. 

Northants went some way to clawing back the deficit but the final head-to-head saw Mark Jennings closing out with another win for Norfolk. It was Jennings’ second victory on the day – a feat also achieved by Iain Reid. 

Norfolk take a break before reconvening on September 19 for their final East Anglia Senior League match away at Lincolnshire. 

East Anglian Senior League result

Norfolk 9.5 Northamptonshire 5.5 (Played at Royal Norwich Golf Club)

Foursomes (Norfolk players named first)
Jon Baker-Odlin and Simon Butts w/o v Dominic Jessop and Alistair Heslop
Steve Dunsire and John Little lost 2-down v Brendon Moss and Ian Hull 
Stephen Long and Iain Reid won 4&3 v Gary Grimmitt and Ian Wicks
Richard Oakes and Neil Milton halved with Roger Butler and Alan Freeman
Adrian Myhill and Mark Jennings won 1-up v Greg Thomas and Simon Orrey 

Singles
Baker-Odlin halved with Wicks
Butts lost 3&2 v Collins
Little won 3&2 v Hull
Reid won 2-up v Grimmitt 
Dunsire won 4&3 v Freeman
Myhill lost 2&1 v Butler
Long lost 2/1 v Trench
Oakes w/o v Jessop 
Milton halved with Hughes
Jennings won 3&2 v Orrey

Norfolk seniors: Jon Baker-Odlin (Dereham), Iain Reid (Eaton), Steve Dunsire (Sheringham), John Little (Sheringham), Simon Butts (Hunstanton), Adrian Myhill (Royal Norwich), Richard Oakes (Hunstanton) Neal Milton (Sheringham), Mark Jennings (King’s Lynn), Stephen Long (Eaton)