ROUND COMPETITION

Pairs

COMPETITION COMPLETE

Team 286 claimed the Pairs title. Team 287 completed the leading places.

Bandit pairs Round 1 Palmerston 4 Oct 2026
Competition format

The “Pairs” competition

Competition Pairs
Event
Bandit pairs
Round
Round 1
Date
4 Oct 2026
Scoring type Stableford Total

Points are earned hole by hole against handicap; the highest total wins.

Ties: Shared placing
Field 2 teams

Team competition. Teams combine results under the configured scoring rules.

Prize places & prizes No prize places set

No prizes configured

The story of the title

Team 286 takes the title

At the solitary round of the Bandit Pairs event on Palmerston’s testing turf, Betsy held the early lead with steady play, yet it was Gal’s potent back-nine flourish that clinched Stableford honours on a countback. Meanwhile, Team 286 triumphed in the pairs competition, rounding off a day of bold moves and strategic scoring.

Read the Round Story The Title Race
The race for the title

How the leaderboard moved

Every hole, every change in momentum and every move at the top — reconstructed from the recorded scorecards.

The final result The top three

The teams that shaped the title race, together with the prizes they earned.

Champion 1 Gal Grinty Team 286 70 pts
Runner-up 2 Betsy Pipes Team 287 66 pts
Competition replay The team race How each side built its result hole by hole
Team 286 Team 287 Leadership change
70 54 37 21 4 FRONT NINE BACK NINE 2 Hole 2: Team 287 moved into the lead 16 Hole 16: Team 286 moved into the lead Team 286 — Hole 1: 5. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 2: 6. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 3: 9. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 4: 13. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 5: 17. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 6: 20. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 7: 22. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 8: 26. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 9: 29. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 10: 35. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 11: 37. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 12: 42. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 13: 46. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 14: 52. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 15: 56. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 16: 62. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 17: 67. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 18: 70. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 1: 4. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 2: 8. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 3: 11. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 4: 16. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 5: 19. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 6: 24. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 7: 28. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 8: 32. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 9: 36. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 10: 42. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 11: 44. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 12: 49. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 13: 50. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 14: 53. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 15: 57. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 16: 60. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 17: 63. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 18: 66. Open Hole Explorer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

At the solitary round of the Bandit Pairs event on Palmerston’s testing turf, Betsy held the early lead with steady play, yet it was Gal’s potent back-nine flourish that clinched Stableford honours on a countback. Meanwhile, Team 286 triumphed in the pairs competition, rounding off a day of bold moves and strategic scoring.

Beyond the podium

The race through the field

The title belongs to the winner, but every scorecard carried its own climb, collapse, recovery or fight to hold ground.

Across the fieldEvery team had a race of its own

Select any number of teams to illuminate their journeys. Select a team again to remove it; select a point to explore the scoring at that hole.

Team 286 Toggle Team 286 Team 286 — Hole 1, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 2, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 3, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 4, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 5, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 6, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 7, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 8, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 9, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 10, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 11, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 12, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 13, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 14, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 15, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 16, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 17, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 286 — Hole 18, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 Toggle Team 287 Team 287 — Hole 1, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 2, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 3, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 4, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 5, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 6, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 7, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 8, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 9, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 10, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 11, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 12, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 13, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 14, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 15, position 1. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 16, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 17, position 2. Open Hole Explorer. Team 287 — Hole 18, position 2. Open Hole Explorer.

Team selections stay active together, making every pairing or group journey easy to compare.

Hole-by-hole replay Every hole in the contest
Select a hole to explore its course intelligence.
Hole 1
Par 4 SI 10
Opening leader Team 286

Has 1 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 2
Par 4 SI 6
New leader Team 287

Has 2 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
Team 287 +1 places Team 286 -1 places
Hole 3
Par 4 SI 16
Leader holds Team 287

Has 2 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 4
Par 4 SI 2
Lead extended Team 287

Has 3 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 5
Par 3 SI 18
Lead reduced Team 287

Has 2 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 6
Par 5 SI 4
Lead extended Team 287

Has 4 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 7
Par 4 SI 14
Lead extended Team 287

Has 6 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 8
Par 3 SI 8
Leader holds Team 287

Has 6 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 9
Par 5 SI 12
Lead extended Team 287

Has 7 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 10
Par 5 SI 9
Leader holds Team 287

Has 7 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 11
Par 4 SI 1
Leader holds Team 287

Has 7 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 12
Par 4 SI 11
Leader holds Team 287

Has 7 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 13
Par 5 SI 3
Lead reduced Team 287

Has 4 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 14
Par 3 SI 15
Lead reduced Team 287

Has 1 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 15
Par 4 SI 13
Leader holds Team 287

Has 1 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 16
Par 4 SI 5
New leader Team 286

Has 2 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
Team 286 +1 places Team 287 -1 places
Hole 17
Par 3 SI 17
Lead extended Team 286

Has 4 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
Hole 18
Par 5 SI 7
Leader holds Team 286

Has 4 point lead

Golf hole
Field movement
No change in position
The turning points

The moments that changed everything

Follow the decisive swings, recoveries and collapses that shaped the competition. Each chapter opens the hole in full competition context.

01 Team 287
Team 287 +1 place
The championship lead · Hole 2

Team 287 moves to the front

The championship lead changed at Hole 2 as Team 287 moved clear. The advantage stood at 2 points.

Position1st Hole points4 Gross score10
02 Team 286
Team 286 2nd
The chase tightens · Hole 13

Team 286 closes the gap

Team 286 reduced the margin at Hole 13, cutting the lead to 4 points.

Position2nd Hole points4 Gross score12
03 Team 286
Team 286 2nd
The chase tightens · Hole 14

Team 286 reels the leaders in

Team 286 reduced the margin at Hole 14, cutting the lead to 1 point.

Position2nd Hole points6 Gross score6
04 Team 286
Team 286 +1 place
The championship lead · Hole 16

Team 286 takes over at the top

The championship lead changed at Hole 16 as Team 286 moved clear. The advantage stood at 2 points.

Position1st Hole points6 Gross score8
05 Team 287
Team 287 2nd
The gap widens · Hole 17

Team 287 is pushed beyond immediate reach

Hole 17 left Team 287 4 points behind the leaders.

Position2nd Hole points3 Gross score7
The course behind the contest

Palmerston

Brocket Hall, Brocket Park, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7XG, UK, Welwyn Garden City, HRT, United Kingdom

Hole 13 set the toughest examination. This was the sternest scoring test in the field. Hole 10 gave the field its best scoring chance. This offered the clearest scoring opportunity.

Explore the Course
Toughest holeHole 136.75 average gross. The field found its sternest examination here. Best scoring chanceHole 103.00 points average. The clearest scoring opportunity arrived here. Turning pointHole 12Team 286 added 28 points across the final six holes.
Final Standings

Pairs

Stableford Total

Pos Team Players Score Prize
1 GalGrinty Team 286 70 —
2 BetsyPipes Team 287 66 —
RET Player retired WD Player withdrawn NR No return DQ Disqualified
Event rule: remaining holes are completed using net double bogey.