LOCAL golfers Mary Brenstuhl and Gina Rudkin scored 48 points for a runaway victory in the latest regional final of the PING Women's Fourball Betterball Tournament of England 2008.
The pair, from Elton Furze, went round Marriott Sprowston Manor in Norfolk, in a three-over par 74 and were five points clear of the field.
They led seven pairs who qualified for the grand final of the competition at the Forest of Arden Hotel, Go
lf and Country Club on October 7. The tournament is run by the English Women's Golf Association.
This was only the second time Brenstuhl and Rudkin had played together – the first was in their club's PING qualifier.
"Our old partners are out of the window now," laughed Brenstuhl, who plays off 12.
Rudkin is a 29-handicapper who has been playing golf for only 18 months and has come down by six shots this season.
The pair made a quick start to scoring when Mary birdied the first two holes and parred the third. Gina then added a par, net eagle, and a par, net birdie – and they were on their way to amassing 26 points for the first nine holes.
They followed up with 22 on the inward half – and at no time did they score less than two points on a hole. "We just gelled really well," said Brenstuhl.
Neither player has ever reached a national final before.
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