Open Champion 2010
18 Jul 2010 23:32 Filed in: Results
2010 Open Championship
Champion Golfer: David Williams
Silver Medal: Andy Picton
Crystal Ball: Benjamin Riley
Golden Club: Nigel Wildman
King Of The Lakes: Stuart Ware
King Of The Valley: Jonathan Smith
Big D Challenge: David Williams
Stevens Trophy: Glenn Porter
Gwas Braster Dwbl
Dave Williams and Benjamin Riley showed that being tall, overweight and a bit Welsh is the recipe for success during our 10th anniversary Summer Tour to Greetham Valley.
Everyone else was rubbish.
Dave Slimfast Williams won the Open Championship by a record 14 points and nobody could argue that his victory and its margin was undeserved. Fighting the worst conditions in Barbill Open history, Dave left the field in his wake with some massive drives and a delicate touch on and around the greens. Steady progress through diabolical conditions on day 1 saw Williams teeing off on day 2 in third place, but at the end of a soaking morning, Dave had eked out an 8-point lead. Williams was majestic in the final round pocketing four pars and a birdie on the way to his record victory. Andy Picton, who was leading after two rounds, recovered from a third round slump to pip Nigel Wildman by just one point to the Silver Medal. Following his great victory Williams said: "Actually it was quite easy, everyone else was rubbish."
Flabbator eats humble pie ... followed by six cakes and a suckling pig
Benjamin Riley exorcised some 'Tuesday' demons by snatching the Crystal Ball from Alex Conrad's chubby little fingers on the final hole. Riley started the final round in 3rd place but thrived on the pressure and having scored on almost every hole teed up on the Valley Course 18th just one point behind Conrad. With more than a touch of irony, Flabbator found the water while Riley sunk a great putt to leave Conrad potless and avenge the losses of the 2004 Open Championship and 2007 Barbill Bell. Stuart Ware, the architect of Riley's infamous distraction defeat in 2004, was hoping that this year's humiliation of Conrad would finally result in some forgiveness but Riley stated: "Never! I will never, ever let that go!"
Starsky & Hutch
Nigel Wildman won the pleasure of teeing off next year with the Golden Club following a 30-point first round while Stuart Ware and Jonathan Smith secured the King of the Lakes and Valley respectively. Dave Williams wasn't prepared to settle with just one trophy above his fireplace, out-putting everyone so that he could place the Big D Tankard alongside his Claret Jug. Glenn Porter acquired the Stevens Trophy following a near-lethal jump-and-roll á la Starsky & Hutch bail-out from his pirouetting golf buggy.
Champion Golfer: David Williams
Silver Medal: Andy Picton
Crystal Ball: Benjamin Riley
Golden Club: Nigel Wildman
King Of The Lakes: Stuart Ware
King Of The Valley: Jonathan Smith
Big D Challenge: David Williams
Stevens Trophy: Glenn Porter
Gwas Braster Dwbl
Dave Williams and Benjamin Riley showed that being tall, overweight and a bit Welsh is the recipe for success during our 10th anniversary Summer Tour to Greetham Valley.
Everyone else was rubbish.
Dave Slimfast Williams won the Open Championship by a record 14 points and nobody could argue that his victory and its margin was undeserved. Fighting the worst conditions in Barbill Open history, Dave left the field in his wake with some massive drives and a delicate touch on and around the greens. Steady progress through diabolical conditions on day 1 saw Williams teeing off on day 2 in third place, but at the end of a soaking morning, Dave had eked out an 8-point lead. Williams was majestic in the final round pocketing four pars and a birdie on the way to his record victory. Andy Picton, who was leading after two rounds, recovered from a third round slump to pip Nigel Wildman by just one point to the Silver Medal. Following his great victory Williams said: "Actually it was quite easy, everyone else was rubbish."
Flabbator eats humble pie ... followed by six cakes and a suckling pig
Benjamin Riley exorcised some 'Tuesday' demons by snatching the Crystal Ball from Alex Conrad's chubby little fingers on the final hole. Riley started the final round in 3rd place but thrived on the pressure and having scored on almost every hole teed up on the Valley Course 18th just one point behind Conrad. With more than a touch of irony, Flabbator found the water while Riley sunk a great putt to leave Conrad potless and avenge the losses of the 2004 Open Championship and 2007 Barbill Bell. Stuart Ware, the architect of Riley's infamous distraction defeat in 2004, was hoping that this year's humiliation of Conrad would finally result in some forgiveness but Riley stated: "Never! I will never, ever let that go!"
Starsky & Hutch
Nigel Wildman won the pleasure of teeing off next year with the Golden Club following a 30-point first round while Stuart Ware and Jonathan Smith secured the King of the Lakes and Valley respectively. Dave Williams wasn't prepared to settle with just one trophy above his fireplace, out-putting everyone so that he could place the Big D Tankard alongside his Claret Jug. Glenn Porter acquired the Stevens Trophy following a near-lethal jump-and-roll á la Starsky & Hutch bail-out from his pirouetting golf buggy.