2014 Dacoity Cup Day 3

Dacoity Cup Heats Up on Day 3 (Old Course):
The concluding day of the 2014 Dacoity Cup was even hotter than the previous two. The temperature was soaring and so was the atmosphere! Would England melt?

Despite the pressure on Derek Ives as his England team faced a ROW backlash, all was not well in the Rest of the World camp either, with questions asked about the loyalty of some members of the team who were caught wearing their oppositions badge on their hat. Could they really mount an effective last day charge with "Twat It" Talbot seemingly unsure if he was on the right team?  

Fourball Results:

Ives & Hone 57 beat Van der Merwe & Maloney 45
Derek led from the front, forming a good partnership with Alec. But had Derek done enough to inspire the rest of his team?

Cartwright & Hicks 44 lost to Dunbar & Talbot 50
Coupe & Hay 51 lost to Brownlee & McDougall 60

The answer was no, as the Rest of the World took 2 of the 3 fourballs to close the gap to 11.5 to 9.5. The tension mounted as the singles draw was revealed match by match.

Singles Results:

Hicks 21 lost to Maloney 27 - England 11.5 v ROW 10.5 - look at Derek sweating!

Cartwright 23 beat Talbot 22 - England 12.5 v ROW 10.5 - hear Dave swearing!

Hay 21 lost to Brownlee 31 - England 12.5 v ROW 11.5

Hone 29 beat Van der Merwe 18 - England 13.5 v ROW 11.5 - Alec guarantees at least a tie for England!!

England Retain Dacoity Cup

Coupe 30 beat McDougall 29 - England 14.5 v ROW 11.5 - Pigeon secures the win!!

Ives 28 halved with Dunbar 28 - An honourable half between two skippers who both put themselves in the last match hoping that the whole thing would be decided before then!!

2014 Dacoity Cup Result:England 15 Rest of the World 12

England proved to be the bigger bandits for the second year running...

 

Shot of the Week:

The Rest of the World had one winner though. Johann's brilliant 6 iron second shot to the 17th finished 8 feet past the pin and won the Shot of the Week. If you look really really closely, you can see it here:

So another win for England, who will be defending on home turf next year at The Belfry. See you there!