Crake Valley’s first tournament of the season saw 16 players compete the annual AC Alternate Stroke Doubles. Starting reasonably warm and dry, the weather wasn’t kind with wind & rain making conditions very difficult.
Two blocks of 4 pairs played each other, top of each block competing to decide the overall winner. In the final it was experience that took the lead, with some great shots made by Bowdon players Alan Mayne & Kay Martin.
As the cold took hold and with time running out, one mistake was all that was needed for Richard & David Harding (from Nottingham & Llanfairfechan) to take a risk on hoop 6 that changed the game, giving them a 14:11 win.
