Owston Hall, venue of 2009 renewal
North, as hosts here at Owston Hall, secured a narrow but deserved 8½-7½ victory to retain the Ryder Cup Challenge trophy. There were hearty congratulations all round for captain David “Jack” Horner and his team whilst some sympathy went to South for again coming close to pulling off an unlikely result.
Whilst some special mention must be given to the singles performance of Steve Callaghan – missing last time Continue reading
‘Jack’ Horner & his 2009 North team
The northerners carried a 6-2 lead into today’s singles contests but had plenty of reasons to be wary of a rearguard action from the South. In 2007 the then-hosts came from a long way back to have the Cup within their grasp, before a Moyle abberration in the last group on the 18th fairway dashed their chances and North retained in an 8-8 tie. Could the visitors perform miracles again? Well, they certainly Continue reading
The South team in atrocious conditions
The fourth renewal of the Ryder Cup Challenge finally got underway today at Owston Hall – but in fact it was a near thing: such were the atrocious weather conditions here in South Yorkshire this morning that even after the course was declared playable by the management there were still serious discussions about Continue reading
The hotel and course at Owston Hall
The months have flown by again and the 2009 renewal of the Ryder Cup will soon be upon us. The southerners in fact held a warm-up weekend as long ago as last November, when in admittedly somewhat chilly but nonetheless playable conditions some of the core team members covered 18 holes at Thorpeness on the beautiful Suffolk coast.
This year it is the turn of the North to play host to the challenge event and, as they seek to retain the trophy Continue reading