Lady Captain Revels in Marrakech Sun

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LADY Captain Tracey Rowbotham produced the best golf of her life to pull off a shock overall victory on the successful club trip to Marrakech, Morocco.It looked like a shootout on the final day between Captain Lee Rowbotham and Professional Andy Earlam as they topped the merit points earned over the first three days of competition.

But Tracey, having put herself into contention with a best of the day 39pts on day three at The Royal, produced a final day best of 36pts at Assoufid to take the overall crown by a single point.Tracey was also the runaway winner of the Bronze division and had other successes to claim a handsome chunk of the £1,000 prize pot.The other division winners were Andy Earlam (Platinum), Daz Neary (Gold) and Alan 'Woody' Summer (Silver).The 18-strong party thoroughly enjoyed the seven-day trip that also included rounds at El Maaden and Noria as well as daily coaching sessions from both Andy and club teaching Professional Jason Williams.Jason built up a band of players christened "Team Yodel" due to his "pass the box" coaching tip that worked wonders for Tracey and others.

And Andy's putting lessons also proved popular on a trip that saw some great golf and lots of laughs as points were also awarded for best team names and best-dressed pairs. A special mention to our compere for trip Dave Whaley. Dave did a fabulous job orgainising the various competitions and he did a daily script of the ongoings and mishaps each day. There was a special award for 'Muppet of the Day' I won't detail too much but I will let you know the winners - Andy Earlam, Dave Haynes (x2), Daz Neary and Julia Battye. I am sure they will fill you in if you ask them!