GOLF CLUB HIT THE SUMMIT WITH WIN OVER EDGEFOLD 1

IAN McKAY made it six wins out of six in top of table clash

THE TOP two teams in the Ashford Arms Premier Division clashed and saw a flip flop in the table with Matlock Golf Club defeating Edgefold No 1 4-1 in the clubhouse.
Ian McKay scored a fine 59-7 victory in the opener for his sixth successive league win to set the ball rolling before Rob Muxlow with a great break of 40 (earning him T & M Motors Player of the Week) equalised in the next.
Charlie Hodgkinson continued his resurgence this season to put the golfers ahead and dual Derbyshire champ Graham Jones put the game out of Edgefold's reach to seal the win in frame four before adding the doubles leg partnered by Tony Blant.
Edgefold No 2 remain in close touch with their own 4-1 defeat of Matlock Club.illuminated by breaks of  47, 30 and 22 from Sean Dobney after Graeme Wood had taken a tight opener for the vanquished.
Crich Comrades also continued their move up the table with a 4-1 home win over Bolehill No 1. Colin Marchington put the visitors ahead but it was one way traffic thereafter with Crich's John Smith top scoring.
The tightest match of the week saw Bolehill No 2 edge out Alfreton Palmer Morewood 3-2, Keith Robertson and Martin Forster securing the deciding doubles leg after Alfreton's version of John Smith had levelled matters.
League week 8 results: Matlock Golf Club 4, Edgefold Matlock No 1 1; Edgefold Matlock No 2 4, Matlock Club 1: Crich Comrades Club 4, Bolehill Institute No 1 1; Bolehill Institute No 2 3, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 2.
OMYA Cup (Indiv Scratch) first round: N Parkinson 2, D Harwood 3; J Weller 3, S Bullock 1; G Jones 3, A Smith 1; R Taylor 2, A Lowe 3; K Munnelly 1, R Slack 3; R Muxlow scr, J Smith w/o.
Open Individual Handicap first round: R Muxlow 0, S Dobney 3.
Breaks: S Dobney 47,3022; R Muxlow 40: R Slack 25,24,24,20; A Lowe 21.

Ashford Arms Premier Division   P      W      L      Pts
Matlock Golf Club                          7         5       2      21
Edgefold Matlock No 1                  6         4       2      19
Edgefold Matlock No 2                  6         4       2      19
Crich Comrades                            6         4       2      18
Belper Strutt Club                          6         4       2     14
Bolehill Institute No 1                     6         3       3     14
Bolehill Institute No 2                     6         3       3     13
Alfreton Palmer Morewood            6         1       5     11
Matlock Club                                  7         0       7     11 
Leading wins: I McKay 6/6; S Dobney 5/5; C Hodgkinson, R Muxlow & A Lowe 5/6.
Leading breaks: K Robertson 55; R Slack 54.