With no one in front of him, Johnson would have only had to walk into the end zone to give USC a late lead. Two plays later, on 3rd-and-7, Mustain launched a pass to Ronald Johnson, who had beaten his man so badly the defender fell down on the play. “It is a very special game for a lot of people and we let them down today.”īehind the arm of backup quarterback Mitch Mustain, who started in place of the injured Matt Barkley, USC had an opportunity to win the game in the final two minutes.īattling a steady downpour and the Irish defense, Mustain connected on a pair of passes to Robert Woods to get the Trojans near midfield. “I am very disappointed in the outcome,” Trojan’s head coach Lane Kiffin said. For the first time since 2001, Notre Dame walked away with the victory and the foot-long bedazzled shillelagh, winning 20-16 in cold and rainy conditions.
USC entered having won its last eight meetings with the Fighting Irish, scoring at least 34 points in each game. USC and Notre Dame’s storied battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh trophy was reborn under the lights of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday night. Two first-time head coaches, two first-time quarterbacks, one long-standing rivalry. Ladies’ section: Tydd St Giles 4 Middleton Hall 0 (Liz Miller & Maria Taylor-Vassall won 4&2, Sylvia Illsley & Christine Burton won 4&2, Christine Young & Petra Meir won 3&2, Julie Perry & Cherry Harpham won 5&4).USC receiver Ronald Johnson can't catch a pass late in the fourth quarter against Notre Dame. Mixed section: Result – Swaffham 4 Tydd St Giles 3. D4 – 1st Malcolm Miller 40pts 2nd Colin pts 3rd Salvatore Di Bella 35pts. D3 – 1st Kevin Merrison 39pts 2nd David Leedle 36pts (ocb) 3rd Bob Mann 36pts. D2 – 1st Baz Smith 37pts 2nd Ian Campbell 37pts 3rd Ron Colledge 35pts. Seniors’ Stableford Vouchers Competition: D1 – 1st Noel Bratt 36pts 2nd Derek Hodgson 35pts (ocb) 3rd Ken Parker 35pts. Results: Men’s Pairs Texas Scramble – 1st Luke Rowell & Ady Rowell 63.7 2nd Paul Hunt & Steve Thompson 64 3rd Brian Newby & Shane Sleath 64.2. The winners of this this year’s winter foursomes knockout competition, the President’s Putter, were Olive Gooderson and Sue Matthews.įriendly result: Gedney Hill 2.5 Spalding 1.5.This was a reverse traffic light Stableford competition, making some very long holes for the ladies, especially the second and 13th both over water.ĭespite this the 32 lady entrants had fun and the winner was Jane Blom (32pts), ahead of Sally West, (31pts) and Jean White (31pts).Īt the end of play a presentation was made to Ruth Atkins, by Lady Captain Lainy Macleman for her hole-in-one earlier in the season. On the same day as the Gold Medal event, a fun competition was organised by the lady captain. Of those qualifying, six were able to play and the winner, on count back, was Paula Brown with a net 75.Īmanda Camm, also with 75, was second with Elizabeth Holbrook (76) just behind in third. To qualify, the ladies have to win a medal competition in the previous season. Spalding’s annual Gold Medal competition was a very close affair this year.
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