The Autumn Harvest Sectional, held at the Oak Marsh Golf Club, had autumn views the first day. But - come Friday - "Mid Winter" appeared a more appropriate description! Fortunately, however, the elements did not prevent a huge number of players coming out to compete! Tournament Co-Chairs Kerry Holloway and Keith Thompson not only found a fine location last minute when the originally scheduled place was no longer available, they and their volunteers organized a sectional that many enjoyed tremendously. In just 3 days, 279 players attended, and we had 258 tables of bridge players!
Of course, bridge players always want to know "how did those competitors do?" and we have the answers for you. At the top of the masterpoint list, we find two well known names: Tony Ames and Paolo Ranaldi. This partnership earned an impressive 34.61 masterpoints, with the partnership of Carole Miner and John Koch next in line with 28.01. Special recognition to Kerry Holloway, who somehow managed to work long hours every day and yet rack up 24.20. The masterpoint list can be found here; results for each event are here.
For those of us hoping for a strong new generation of players, the sectional provided this tidbit of news. Carleton Bridge Club members, President Alexander Frieden and partner Thomas Scruggs, scored almost 59% in the open pairs, first in Flight C. We look forward to more and more of our juniors players to competing in tournaments and were delighted to have them!
And now - a report from Co-Chairs Kerry and Keith. Big thanks to them - along with all the other people who delivered a winter wonderland of an autumn sectional!
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