Double Rise Weekend

With icy cold temperatures, occasional sleet and snow showers and high northerly winds, Bywell was not for the feint hearted. There were 100 registered DTL and Double Rise each day. Credit must go to Bywell’s Henry Family and their staff who did ensure the weekend ran like clock-work. The DTL Targets were extremely well set meaning that despite the extreme weather conditions, there were still some impressive scores, most note worthy being Paul Chaplow’s 100/299 on the Saturday.

 

English Open Double Rise Championship

The weather and some very tricky targets resulted in the scores being a considerably lower than may have been expected.  Never one to use the weather as an excuse, it was Paul Chaplow who won the English Open Championship for 2012. If not the winner, he is never far away, Ian Mullarkey took runner up.

 

Results:

High Gun: P Chaplow

Runner Up: I Mullarkey

Third Overall: A Dore

 

Ladies: V Bowering;

Juniors: S Brodie

Veterans: A Dore

Colts: R Sharpe

 

The 100 registered DTL which ran alongside the Double Rise was well attended and the winners of those brave enough to endure the conditions were:

 

AA Class: Paul Chaplow 100/299, Runners Up: I Mullarkey and Rob Hall on 99/294 and 98/294 respectively.

A Class: J R Hall (Veteran) 97/287

B Class: G Joseph 92/267

C Class: No entries

 

British Open Double Rise Championship

Improving by some 7 targets from his runner up score of the day before, Ian Mullarkey came in with an outstanding 96, which in the conditions was truly remarkable. This saw Ian win the British Open Double Rise Championship 2012. Yorkshire’s Rob Hall was this year’s runner up.

 

Results:

High Gun: I Mullarkey

Runner Up: R Hall

Third Overall: J Stafford

 

Ladies: V Bowering;

Juniors: M Coward-Holley

Veterans: N Fowler

Colts: R Sharpe

 

Again for those able to endure the conditions, there was another 100 DTL registered and the results were:

AA Class: I Mullarkey 99/293 with Runner’s Up: T Peel and R Hall on 99/291 and 98/291 respectively.

A Class: A L Swatts (Lady) 98/290

B Class: J Luke (Scottish Veteran) 96/276

C Class: L Matthinson (Lady) 53/152