We will be having another club championship game at the Women’s Club Aug. 20. Extra points are given during these games. Hope to see you there.
We welcomed Brenda Pace and Simon Brigman from Greensboro to our Evergreen Game on Friday, Aug. 2.
Simon just recently became a proud member of the American Contract Bridge League. Good Luck Simon.
Winners were: first, Gloria Bryant and Betsy Bare; second, John and Myrnie McLaughlin; third, Dick Brisbin and Pat Featherston; tied for fourth/fifth, Harold and Carol Winecoff and Marie Pugh and Ruth Bowles.
Today’s hand was board No. 20 from Friday’s game. All vulnerable, West dealer.
The Winecoff’s were best N/S bidding 3NTN making, while the Bryant/Bare pair were best E/W defeating South’s 3S by 2 tricks.
NORTH

S 7 5

H A J 5

D 5 3
C A K T 9 7 6

WEST EAST

S A 9 4 3 S T 2
H K T 6 2 H 9 8 7 4

D K Q T 4 D J 8 6 2
C 4 C Q 8 2

SOUTH
S K Q J 8 6

H Q 3

D A 9 7

C J 5 3
How would you bid and play this hand? NT, Spades and Clubs were bid. Clubs N made 4. Spades made 2 in 2 spades but went down 2 in 3 spades.
Tuesday Women’s Club winners were: first, Becky Creekmore and Dick Brisbin; second, Gloria Bryant and Judy Hurder.