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Dale duo tee off for glory in national foursomes contest

by Stuart Laundy
September 17, 2022
in Sport
Dale duo tee off for glory in national foursomes contest

DOING THEIR BEST: Maureen Raw and Vicky Oliver "just clicked" when they teamed up for the Daily Mail foursomes

MEET Barnard Castle’s unlikely golf pairing who are just one victory away from the final stages of a national competition.
Vicky Oliver and Maureen Raw will travel to Dumfries this weekend to take on a pair in the last 32 of the Daily Mail Foursomes.
If they win, they qualify for a finals weekend at Chepstow in early October.
The duo only started playing together when Vicky asked Maureen if she would be her partner for the Barnard Castle club competition.
“I said if she couldn’t get anyone else, I would, but I did not mind,” said Maureen.
They won the Barney event which meant they went forward to play against pairs from other clubs.
“We had a bye in the first one and were due to play Appleby at home,” added Maureen. “There was snow here, so we had just about an hour to get to Appleby to play. We just thought we would do our best, but we won.”
After that came wins against Bedale at home, Sharpley, near Seaham, and Blackwell away and then Penrith at home.
Scoring takes into account Maureen’s handicap of 29.5 and Vicky’s 18.2 and they have won their previous rounds without being taken to the 18th hole – the closest was their most recent tie against Penrith which was decided on the 17th.
“We only ever play together when we play in this event,” said Maureen.
Vicky added: “We just seem to have clicked as a pair.
“I did not even think we would get through the first round. To get this far is just ‘wow’.”
They will take on their Dumfries opponents on Sunday, September 11.
“We are playing a course neither of us has played and it’s away, which is always more difficult,” said Vicky.
“We look at it as a day out – nice to meet new people and play different courses.”
Maureen said: “The other people we have met up to now have been lovely.
“We just go out to enjoy it and play as best as we can.”
The pair said fellow Barnard Castle Golf Club members had been “over the moon” at their success to far.

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