Tom’s round started slowly with four bogeys in the early holes, but he soon made up with 6 birdies overall and playing the back nine in 2 under. Sadly, county stalwart, David Gibson, had to withdraw after round 1 with a back injury.

In the afternoon, Paul McAvoy (Harpenden Common) made very few mistakes in a near flawless round of 69 strokes, with only two bogeys matched by two birdies, which gave him 3rd place overall with a total of 146.  Jonathan Garner (Charnwood Forest) found some form in the second round with a 70, making one birdie, one double bogey and sixteen pars. George Raitt’s first round excellence was quickly undone by two singles and one treble bogey in the first three holes and so he dropped out of contention.  Luke Burrows who has played consistently well over many years of The Rock, consolidated his first-round score, with a second round of 72 and a total 144, giving him 2nd place for the third year in a row. The first round leader, Tom Roberts played some excellent, controlled golf in the afternoon. Although he could not repeat the birdie-fest of the morning, he had 15 pars and a score of 73 (4 over), for a total of 142 and 1st place overall.  Tom was a junior at Charnwood Forest and both of his grandparents are past-captains of the club, so he was completely made-up with winning The Rock for the first-time.

The Rock was generously sponsored by Scott Property Consultants and the prizes were presented by past Captain of Charnwood Forest Golf Club, Mr Phil Scott. (Main image)