De Vere Dunston Hall Golf Club

Peter the Mann to Beat at Dunston

Posted by: Adam Smith on Tue 23 Aug 2011

Peter Mann had certainly waited a long time for this moment.

Having competed in many Gtour events over the three years Mann can finally say he is a winner on tour.

The win came at the very demanding De Vere Dunston Hall where straight driving and accurate iron play is the key to victory with many players left their drivers at home or in the bag as position off the tee meant posting a good score.

The sun shone on the penultimate qualifying event of the season as it has done throughout pretty much every other event this year and once again it was a sell out field with players knowing their time is running out to book their place in the two-day semi final in November for a chance to compete in the grand final at Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus.

Aegean Airlines

New sponsors Aegean Airlines were involved in their first event since getting involved with the Race to Cyprus and it certainly went down a hit with the players, as the top-ten that make it through to the grand final will know they’re going to be well looked after once their seat is booked.

For Mann it has been a case of practice makes perfect as extra hours on the range and putting green helped his game along:

“I played very well today, I played the front nine quite steadily but on the back I only had two bogeys and the rest pars so

I was pleased with that. The greens were quick but in great condition and I’ve been putting in a few extra hours on the practice ground and the course and it seemed to pay off today.

“I’d like to give a mention to John Harris who knows how hard I’ve been trying as we practice together a lot so thanks a lot to him”.

“It was another great event,” Mann added.

“As with all the other Gtour events I’ve played in I had a great day as well another event being well supported and I’m looking forward now to Mottram (De Vere Mottram Hall) and Belton (De Vere Belton Woods) then you never know after that I could be on my way to Cyprus.”

A score of 38 points was enough for a one shot victory from Colin Ainsworth whilst John Geeson and Kevin King were tied third a further point behind.

2009 and 2010 order of merit winner Shane Davis completed the top-five players with 35 points.

Final Leaderboard

Final Qualifying Event

The final qualifying event of the season is at De Vere Mottram Hall on Saturday 17th September where the field has been increased due to popular demand. To book your place in the final qualifier go to www.gtour.co.uk but be quick as spaces are going to be snapped up.

After that event the top 52 players in the Race to Cyprus will be on their way to De Vere Belton Woods in November.