REID’S RAIDERS EASE ONE POINT CLEAR AHEAD OF DECIDING
PORTUGAL SINGLES

Alan Reid and his Reid’s Raiders continue to gel superbly in easing one point clear at 8 1/2 points to 7 1/2 points heading to the deciding Singles in the 2015 Lisbon Challenge.

The lads gathering at the back of the 1st tee at the Oitavos Dunes course.

Heading to day four of competition at the Oitavos Dunes course, and host venue of the Portuguese Open in 2005 and from 2007 to 2009, the two teams were locked at six points apiece.

Bushnell/Odyssey front-runner Rodger Watson resting his ‘dogs’ before teeing off at Oitavos Dunes.

And while the Rodger’s Dodgers pairing of Alastair McMeekin and Richard Guthrie combined to win 1up against George Morris and Andy Braid it was the only real joy for Peter Rodger’s team.

Eamon Scanlon and Craig Bayne were ahead for most of the day in the match against John Howorth and Bernie McGuire but after Bernie won the back-to-back par three 14th and 15th holes holes the encounter ended-up ‘all square’ at the last.

George Morris tees off from the 1st at the Oitavos Dunes course.

But then in the match behind the Reid Raider’s of Danny McMullen and Dave Patterson combined for a 3 & 2 success to draw level at seven-and-half points apiece.

Then in the final encounter of the day Rodger Watson and Alan Reid scored an important morale boosting victory over the Rodger’s Dodgers pair of Joe Duddy and Peter Rodger, and with Alan saving his best for last in walking off with a par at the 396-metre par four 18th.

Richard ‘Stitch’ Guthrie in his Easyjet pants driving off the first at the Oitavos Dunes course.

Eamon Scanlon rings bell ahead of Singles decider against Joe Duddy.

The Par 3 14th hole at Oitavos Dunes.

OVERALL POINTS STANDING HEADING TO DECIDING SINGLES

Reid’s Raiders 8 1/2 points – Rodger’s Dodgers 7 1/2 points

BUSHNELL/ODYSSEY STABLEFORD CHALLENGE – DAY 4

Fraser Ireland with his prize of a bottle of Oitavos Dunes red wine and with special thanks to Oitavos Dunes.

Fraser Ireland – 29 points

Peter Rodger & Richard Guthrie – 28 points

Alan Reid – 27 points

Craig Bayne & Rodger Watson – 25 points

Joe Duddy & George Morris – 24 points

Danny McMullen – 22 points

Alastair McMeekin – 21 points

Bernie McGuire – 20 points

Andy Braid – 19 points

Eamon Scanlon – 16 points

Frank Donnelly – 15 points

John Howorth – 14 points

2015 BUSHNELL/ODYSSEY – OVERALL STANDING AFTER 4 ROUNDS

Rodger Watson – 110 points

Craig Bayne – 102 points

Andy Braid – 99 points

Fraser Ireland – 98 points

Richard Guthrie – 95 points

George Morris and Eamon Scanlon – 93 points

Joe Duddy – 92 points

Bernie McGuire & Alastair McMeekim – 90 points

John Howorth – 85 points

Frank Donnelly & Dave Patterson – 83 points

Danny McMullen & Peter Rodger – 80 points

Alan Reid – 75 points