[<<] [>>] by Chris Williams
26th June 2001 (AC)

A possible first occurred in the Budleigh Salterton Weekend. Husband and wife Ian and Ailsa Lines, from Bowdon CC, both reached the final of the 16 player knockout and hence both qualified for a CA Silver Medal. It is not known the last time an Open final was contested by a husband and wife. For the record Ian triumphed +1 on time in the third. Conditions became particularly difficult by the end because of the hot weather we are experiencing in the southern UK at the moment.

Round 1

David Harrison-Wood beat Roger Bowen +23tp
Ian Lines beat Paul Whittall +9
Brian Smith beat David Purdon +14
John Toye beat Rowland Henderson +10
Chris Williams beat Tony Bower +4
Cliff Jones beat David Tutt +3
Ailsa Lines beat Duncan Hector +9T
Peter Taylor beat Michael Lester +17

Round 2

I Lines beat Harrison-Wood +7
Smith beat Toye +3
Williams beat Jones +20
A Lines beat Taylor +15

Semi Finals

I Lines beat Smith +1
A Lines beat Williams +3

Finals

I Lines beat A Lines -5T, +7T, +1T