30 September, 2014

Kitty competition September 30th 2014 - format team event best 2 scores front 9 and best 3 scores back 9


Winners were Peter Fraser, Malcolm Williams, Tony Owens and Cliff Evans  104 points

Runners up were Mike Griffiths, Irwin Elkin, Derek Lyon and Mike Drake with  102 points

Mike Drake narrowly missed out on an ace on the 5th with his ball finishing only 2 inches from the hole. Mind you on the same hole Derek landed at the back of the green and his putt hit the hole but lipped out! Mike however did not miss his putt and got his 2.


Half way down the 7th fairway Reg had his "snappin" as can be seen below. His food was nicely laid out on specially designed part of his buggy..nice one Reg!





Some photos taken on the day by John Hughes posted below



















Below one can see Gordon Roberts attending the flag on the 14th after he chipped in frfom about 100 yards






28 September, 2014

Mike Copperwheat Eclectic winner 2014


For the third year in a row Bill Kelleher has won this event. Well done Bill


Eclectic Scores as at Thursday, 25 September 2014

PositionPlayerGrossHandicapNett
1Kelleher, William (Bill)675.561.5
2Wraight, Don67562
3Brown, Colin707.562.5
4Williams, Ernest was 4th with Andrew Mitchell 5th

25 September, 2014

Seniors Medal September 25th 2014



It must be noted that the 2 finalists in the Seniors knock out final last weekend took the honours today in the medal....namely Eifion and Nigel. Well done to the both of you.

Played on Thursday, 25 September 2014 at Clays.
Competition Scratch Score = 71 (Men)
Overall
Position
Player
Score
Comments
Revised
Handicap
Division 1
2
Davies, Nigel
Division 1 Winner
15.1
3
Roberts, Ronald H
Division 1 Runner-Up &
Lowest Gross Score
10.9
5
Jones, Noel
Division 1 Third
18.1
Division 2
1
Jenkins, Eifion Wynn
Division 2 Winner
22.5
4
Sanger, Neil
Division 2 Runner-Up
23.5
6
Williams, Malcolm
Division 2 Third
20.0

24 September, 2014

Seniors events October 2014





THURSDAY OCT 2ND      SENIORS MEDAL

TUESDAY  OCT 7TH   MELODY - SEE FORMAT BELOW

THURSDAY OCT 9TH  YELLOW BALL

TUESDAY OCT  14TH  TEXAS SCRAMBLE

THURSDAY OCT  16TH  PAIRS - BOTH SCORES TO COUNT

TUESDAY OCT 21ST  INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER

THURSDAY OCT 23RD  9X2   9X3

TUESDAY OCT  28TH  GREENSOMES

TUESDAY OCT 30TH  PAIRS BETTERBALL







MELODY IS A TEAM GAME PLAYED OFF 10% OF THE COMBINED HANDICAP. EACH PLAYER MUST HAVE HIS GROSS SCORE RECORDED ON AT LEAST 4 HOLES. SELECTION OF WHOSE SCORE IS GOING TO BE RECORDED MUST BE DONE AFTER EACH HOLE AND NOT AT THE END OF THE ROUND. GOOD JUDGEMENT MUST BE USED IN THE CHOOSING OF WHOSE SCORE TO RECORD IN THE EARLY PART OF THE ROUND.     GROSS  SCORES ARE RECORDED ON THE CARD AFTER EACH HOLE THEN TOTALLED FOR THE EIGHTEEN HOLES.   THE COMBINED HANDICAP IS  THEN DEDUCTED TO FIND THE LOWEST NET.          EASY

23 September, 2014

September 23rd 2014 Home match vs Hawarden seniors and kitty competition

The seniors team had a very enjoyable match against Hawarden seniors with the result being a very well deserved draw with 5 matches each. Nigel Davies of Clays had the only 2 it being obtained on the 12th

Kitty competition results

1. Des Dipple  38pts

2. Andrew Mitchell  36pts

3. Bill Parry  35pts


22 September, 2014

Clays Finals weekend



Finals weekend September 20th and 21st 2014

Excellent day organised by Competition Secretary Gareth RobertsBuffet laid on for all finalists followed by presentation to the winners by Club Captain Ernie Williams and Seniors Captain Colin Brown. Results as follows:

Challenge Cup: Steve Hart beat Paul Williams

Aber Shield: Nick Lee beat Neil Gledhill

JCB Shield: Iwan Bonds beat John Evans 

Seniors Singles: Eifion Jenkins beat Nigel Davies 

Ladies Aber Rose Bowl:  Pauline Peacock beat Diane Dare 

Gem Trophy: Mike Eaton & Richard Evans beat Graham Davidson-Clarke & Dave Riley                       

Flick Cup:  Andy Evans & Colin Bryan beat David Abell & Mark Pritchard

Ladies Better Ball: Shirley Roberts & Angela Thomas-Williams beat Kim Harcombe & Sheila Roscoe                    

Seniors Better Ball: Andy Mitchell & Ron Roberts beat Reg Peacock & Mike Hollings

Scratch Cup.  Andy Evans beat Danny Williams 

Mixed Foursomes. Angela Thomas-Williams & Mike D. Jones beat Ros Carman & Graham Davidson-Clarke

Dave Riley and Kim Harcombe of Clays Golf Centre won the Welsh Northern Counties Mixed Purves Knockout. The competition is played from May each yearand Dave and Kim beat couples from Penmaenmawr, Denbigh and Abersoch to get to the final. The final between Dave and Kim of Clays and David Evans and Muriel Jones of St Melyd was held at Prestatyn Golf Club. The match was eventually won in a hotly contested match by Dave and Kim on the 19th hole 

Some photos of the day below courtesy of Gareth Roberts














19 September, 2014

Seniors Stableford Qualifier September 18th 2014


1. Mike Hollings with a superb 45pts...well done

2. Robert Jarvies  41pts

3. Dill Jones 41pts

4. David Roberts  39pts

5. Tony Harcombe 38pts...and that with 2 blobs and a one pointer!

6. Tony Owens  38pts

7. Peter Lynch 38pts

8. Mike Drake 38pts




News from Golf Trip to Mid Wales via Bob Brown


Day 1 - BorthYnylas - winner Bob Brown
Day 2 - Cardigan - winner Jack Brown
Day 3 - Newport Links - winner Bob Brown but not allowed to win twice so went to John
Day 4  - Final day - Penrhos - overall highest aggregate score over 4 days. Tied Jack and John on 114 Bob 113 Colin and Rod bringing up the rear. Great courses and hotel and company. Trip organised by Colin Williams attended by Bob Brown,  Jack Brown, Rodney Evans & Colin Williams and guest John who is a member at Llangollen. Mike Turner sadly had to pull out after suffering an accident last week.









16 September, 2014

September 16th Home Match vs Upton Seniors and kitty competition


For those not playing in the match had a stableford competition:

1. Stewart Poole  36pts

2. Bernie Peters  36pts on countback

3. Bill Parry 34pts


The weather today was very humid and latter hot. The Clays Team lost by 7 matches to 3 against Upton Seniors.

14 September, 2014

Irwin Elkin celebrates his President's day September 13th 2014


Clays President Irwin Elkin hosted his President's day on September 13th. A large number of competitors played  in the "shot gun start"
Results of the day below.Presidents Day September 13th
A large field turned out for a shot gun start to support the President Irwin Elkin on his special day

Presidents Day

Played on Saturday, 13 September 2014 at Clays.
Competition Scratch Score = 69 (36pts) (Men) 70 (37pts)
Overall
Position
Player
Score
Comments
Revised
Handicap
1
Clays
Overall Winner
19.3
2
Clays
Overall Runner-Up
15.4
3
Clays
Overall Third
1.9

4th was  Frank Rodenhurst 39 points on count back

Ladies winner was Pauline Peacock with 33pts and nearest the pin Iwan Bonds


11 September, 2014

Some photos from Helsby Open September 10th 2014 - via John Hughes















Seniors Texas Scramble September 11th 2014


On yet another lovely sunny day a large number of Seniors took part in the Texas scramble. 3 Drives each

1. Bob Brown, Joe White, Mike Griffiths and Paul White  57

2. Andrew Mitchell, Mike Hollings, Jim Murphy and Phil Morris  57.2

3. Don Wraight. Stewart Poole, Keith Jones and Graham Stokes 57.5

Roy Jones, a Seniors Past Captain can be seen below driving off the 13th tee. The teams 3rd shot was messed up by all team members and a putt of some 7 feet was needed. Although his team did not take Roy's  drive the team did get a par due to Derek sinking a difficult down hill putt!!


09 September, 2014

Seniors Stableford September 9th 2014 plus Hollywell away match


Those seniors who did not play in the away match at Holywell enjoyed an individual stableford competition at home in the warm sunshine. Results as follows:-

  1. Eifion Jenkins with 41 points. That included one blob on the 16th and a one pointer on the 15th
  2. Tony Jackson 36pts
  3. Andrew Mitchell 35pts

John Hughes sent in some lovely photos he took during his round as below.










The Holywell match resulted in a win for the home side Holywell by 6 matches to 4. Noel Jones for Clays carded a 2.

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