Habs run in the HMC foursomes came to an end at the regional semi- final stage against Bedford on the Duchess course at Woburn today.
In match 1, Captain William Aldred and Nick Mason were granted a reprieve on the 18th green when Bedford missed a short putt for the match. With Bedford in trouble on the 1st extra hole, Mason hit a fine
3 wood to 8 feet to secure victory and put Habs a point ahead.
With Phil Bagshaw and Shan Ahluwalia going down 2&1 in the final match, all eyes turned to the middle match where Harry Kovenklioglu and Ben Cherkas found themselves 1 down playing the final hole. With Bedford in the fairway and Habs 30 yards further on in a gorse bush, the game looked lost, but when Bedford missed the green long and left on a muddy lie, there remained a glimmer of hope.
Harry took a penalty drop and then sent a towering wedge shot from 140 yards over trees which landed just 4 feet from the hole. Bedford replied with some brilliance of their own, chipping on to 18 inches.
Cherkas holed a tricky putt to put the pressure back on the opposition, but Bedford holed out to secure a 2-1 scoreline.
Habs have another chance for success next Thursday when the three man singles ISGA team face Felsted over the Palmerston course at Brocket Hall in the East regional final.
