George Digweed MBE is on top form when we speak in early September, having just taken the CPSA British Open Sportrap title at Barbury Shooting School. The result is all the more remarkable because he shot just hours after flying back from the Compak Sporting World Championship in Cape Town.
Straighting the first two layouts, George dropped just three shots to end with a triumphant 97/100, narrowly ahead of John Lee on 96/100 and Sam Green on 95/100.
“I am really happy with that kind of score,” says George, “especially after just landing back from South Africa. The conditions were good up on the Marlborough Downs, but it was a very difficult competition, with few competitors getting into the 90s until the final squads. I was so pleased to win; I think it’s the best Sportrap I’ve shot for five years.”
For a while, it seemed that the British Open English Sporting title was also within George’s grasp, but unfortunately he made a few errors on stand five, mistakes that he’s now sanguine about.
