Winners in round four of the Simpson Cup played at Mount Compass Golf Club were; Glenelg, The Grange, and Thaxted Park while The Vines and Kooyonga played out a halve.
Glenelg now sit top of the table half a point ahead of Kooyonga, while The Vines have moved to outright third. Tea Tree Gully sit at the foot of the table with four losses.
In the first match of the day, Glenelg defeated Southern 6.5-0.5. Antony Olsen 2&1, Josh Hayes 1up and Sam Earl 7&5 all had wins, each recording their fourth individual win in a row. Jackson Kalz who halved with Dylan Roser also remains undefeated. Lachlan Barker 3&2 and Sam Burton 1up also recorded wins for Glenelg.
The Grange comfortably defeated Tea Tree Gully 6-1. Grange spearhead Matthew Lisk defeated Jake Hurst 5&4 and remains undefeated for the season. Andrew Nakone Jnr 6&4, Jack Thompson 4&3, Alex Hendrick 5&3, Colin Coleman 4&3 and Jamie Smith 4&3 all recorded wins on Sunday to lift The Grange to fourth on the table.
It was a tight tussle between The Vines and Kooyonga and at the end of the day nothing could separate the sides who played out a 3.5-3.5 contest.
Tim Baker 3&2, Will Somerfield 3&2 and Heath Riches 2&1 all won for Kooyonga, while Clayton Byrne 3&1, Michael Bruggeman 2&1 and Craig Rivett 1up were The Vines winners. Match two between Joe Hodgson and Tony Nobbs was halved.
Thaxted Park recorded their first Simpson Cup win of the season defeating Blackwood 5-2. Andrew Munn 7&5, James Coulson 3&2, Matthew Rolton 2&1 and Matthew Hey 4&3 got the job done for Thaxted. Half matches were between Jamie Trezise and Ben Tobin and Jake Munn and David Clough. Nick Wake 4&3 was the sole winner at number three for Blackwood.
Matches recommence on Sunday 18th June at Tea Tree Gully following a bye for the Queen’s Birthday.
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Round 5 – 18th June at Tea Tree Gully
1st Tee 11.15 am Tea Tree Gully v Blackwood
10th Tee 11.15 am Kooyonga v Southern
1st Tee 12.10 pm Glenelg v Thaxted Park