Sun Shines on BVAA Golf Day

Valvestock pip James Walker to coveted trophy

The Celtic Manor course was bathed in sunshine all day and there was a fantastic atmosphere among the players at the 2014 BVAA golf championship. As has become tradition, delegates from the association’s Annual Spring Conference took the golf course on the day after the technical event. On this type of day the quality of the networking is more important than the result of the golf (writes a member of the team that came last); but some great golf was played and our fantastic prizes were claimed.

Stuart Billingham of KKI, playing in the first group out, hit a drive that was not to be beaten by any of the 43 challengers and won a new driver… even if his existing ones seems to work quite well! Adrian Apter of Cameron played a lovely approach on the 7th to win a putter as the nearest the pin prize. A tour quality golf bag was the prize for the best individual, several came very close to the winners total, but in the end consistent scoring from Phil Hyatt, playing for Valvestock on the day, scooped the prize.

The team event could not have been closer as both Valvestock and James Walker finished on 81 points, it went to count back and with the front and back nine scores also identical, in the end it was a superior score on the 10th hole (stroke index 1) which secured the prize for Valvestock! James Walker, of course, was left in second and Cameron third. Hobbs Valve paid the price for including perennial BVAA golf day loser 'Jonah' Phillips in their team and scooped up the ‘booby prize’ for last place… It’s the taking part that counts remember!

BVAA Golf Rankings

1. Valvestock – 81 points
2. James Walker – 81 points
3. Cameron – 77 points
4. D&D / Albion – 73 points
5. Xylem – 70 points
6. KKI / Noel Village – 67 points
7. Heap & Partners – 66 points
8. Schoolhill Engineering – 64 points
9. Zoedale / Valve Solutions - 60 points
10. SMC / Hardide – 57 points
11. Hobbs Valve / PDL – 53 points

Published: 18th September 2014