Robert Fulford won The Open Championship
Robert contemplating Rover during his winning TP - he then ran Rover hard to avoid his peelee
14th July 2003 (AC - Championships)
Singles: Robert Fulford bt Reg Bamford
Plate: Colin Irwin bt Kenster Rosenberry
Z: Jonathan Kirby bt David Harrison-Wood
Y Doubles: Foulser & Mundy bt Gaunt & Harrison-Wood
Peeling: Reg Bamford
Doubles: (Fulford & Clarke vs. Maugham & Avery) was abandoned due to bad light at about 10pm with the score at one game and one break (to 4-back) each.
The Singles Final
by Chris Williams
Robert Fulford won the first game of the singles final with a 6th turn tp against Reg Bamford. Reg missed a 6 yard lift at his ball in hoop 1.
Game 2
Robert played supershot opening with a reply into corner 2 and 3rd shot into corner 2 missed. Reg went to 4-back 5th turn leaving a diagonal spread. Robert missed the long lift badly. Reg misapproached hoop 1 and joined up behind hoop 2. Robert missed from hoop 1 to corner 4. Reg's 4-back peel attempt after three bounced out and he later failed at 6. The rest of the game saw many change of turns. Eventually Robert took his 4-back ball to rover and finished with a single peel. Robert won game 2 +12.
Game 3
Robert went to 4-back. Reg hit the lift and later stuck in 3-back. Robert completed the tp to win the final 3-0.