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The 4th Howard
Jennings CRY Memorial Trophy Golf Tournament 
After a week of torrential rain, the prospect of a cancellation
for last year's event was becoming increasingly likely. A much more organised approach had enabled us to register 100 players, the largest number to date, so we were overjoyed when the rain stopped on the morning of the event and the Course manager, Chris Gordon, allowed it to go ahead.
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The course was extremely wet and many players arrived at the refreshment table with muddy bottoms!!! This year the players were again made up of friends, family, staunch supporters who have played in previous tournaments and many golfers playing in the event for the first time. Those playing for the first time included lady contestants. Unfortunately one of the lady players Pat Mumford injured herself after slipping over and had to retire, but has said that she will return this year! Christine Osborne won the ladies award.
The group of volunteers were invaluable as ever, and special thanks go to Carole Haylock for managing the money, and raising £500 sponsorship from her employer, Lloyds
TSB, again this year. Angela Masters was the computer wizard who created a superb score sheet enabling all scores to be calculated on screen. The band of ladies who served coffee and biscuits at the ninth was a welcome sight to the weary golfers as ever.
Atlas Copco supported the event again last year, with three teams playing, individual player sponsorship, and donation of a Ping putter for auction, raising £70.
Hemel Trophies and Jewellers, who put in a team for the event, donated trophies for Nearest the Pin, won by Nick Holt of Atlas
Copco, and Longest Drive, won by Simon Davies of Computacenter.
Thanks also go to Computacenter; Royal Bank of Scotland; Maxell; and Sony, for donation of raffle prizes.
The standard was incredibly high and Gary Peck won the trophy for the second time. There were three people who tied for the second position and places had to be decided over the back nine and six holes. The second position went to Paul Trundell and Stuart Shutes came third. Phil Hannah of Atlas Copco won the booby prize, for the second year running.
The event raised £3,000. A superb achievement as this is double the amount normally raised on the day. The support shown by Little Hay Golf Complex has been huge and big thanks go to manager, Chris Gordon.
The event was covered by the Gazette in Hemel Hempstead and the Watford Observer with photographs in both publications.
This years event will take place on Sunday, 8th October 2001. We hope to increase our numbers again this year. Anyone interested in playing should email me on
keeleyashley@aol.com.
Keeley Ashley
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