Stokes' birdie barrage sparks Jersey comeback
DRAWING inspiration from their failed last-day heroics on the same L'Ancresse course two years ago and the brilliant performance of their junior star Jason Stokes, Jersey defended the Ravenscroft Challenge Trophy with a stunning comeback yesterday morning.
Guernsey went into the climaxing 10 singles requiring just three and a half points for victory, having dominated Saturday's foursomes and fourballs.
For most of the morning a home win seemed inevitable as Guernsey players, in the main, shaped up well.
But the brilliant unpredictability of matchplay then took a hold and in a rampant finish Rob Messervy's men stunned Julian Woodhard's side to such an extent that the only Guernsey winners in a final 10.5-9.5 scoreline came from outstanding lead-off man Danny Blondel (four under par gross) and last-man out Sean Mills, who was to finish the weekend with maximum points.
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