St. Davids Day February 26th 2015

This very special annual event took place today with the weather sharing all the seasons!!
Many thanks to Roy Jones a past Seniors Captain for sponsoring the event and to Don Wraight for organising the event. The day started at registration with coffee and Welsh Cakes. After the golf all competitors enjoyed a lunch of soup, bread and chips.After lunch Colin Brown assisted by Roy Jones presented various prizes as below.It was good to see 2 Lady members competing and being amongst the best scores...well done ladies.

Overall winner was Harold Hughes with 36 points
Second Bob Jarvis with 34 points
Third Polly Davies with 34 points off a 25 handicap
4th Bob Brown with 34 points
5th Pauline Peacock...ladies Captain with 33 points off a 22 handicap
6th Dave Jones with 32 points
7th Paul White with 32 points
8th Peter Lynch with 32points
9th Mike Kalka with 32points
10th Tony Owens with 31 points

2's were recorded by Dilly Jones, Peter Fraser, Fred Court and Roy Jordan

Some photos of the day below. They show how sunny some parts of the day where. The were times when we had heavy rain and high winds!

View from 16th fairway to pond on 17th

View down the 16th fairway

Below one can see Tom McGardy finishing his round on the 18th green. I know Tom will not mind me saying that he had an atypical round for him finishing with 27 points and 7 blobs.

Below some photos of the presentation of prizes by Colin Brown, Seniors Captain with assistance of Roy Jones, a past Seniors captain. 

Harold Hughes receiving the winners trophy from Roy Jones

Pauline Peacock receiving prize for 5th place

Polly Davies receiving 3rd place prize

Seniors events for March 2015

Tuesday March 3rd Home match vs Holywell. Those not playing to book own tee times in the morning

Thursday March 5th MEDAL...stableford

Tuesday March 10th WINTER LEAGUE Round 6

Thursday March 12th AWAY match vs Mold GC

Tuesday March 17th Nearly St. Patricks Day

Thursday March 19th Pairs betterball

Tuesday March 24th 9x2  9x3 

Thursday March 26th Match ve Upton GC.....venue to be arranged either away or at home so watch this space!!

Seniors Winter League 5th round

Some 40 players competed today.Weather reasonable but still cold! Sun came out but rain poured down after we all came in to club house!

Results:

1. Harold Hughes  40 pts...well done Harold
2. Andrew "steady" Mitchell 39pts on count back
3. Eifion "always there" Jenkins 39pts
4. Peter Lynch 38pts
5. Reg Peacock 36pts on count back
6. Nigel "need we say more" Davies 36pts
7. Frank "great off 10 handicap" Rodenhurst 35pts on count back
8. Paul "always in the frame" White 35 pts on count back
9. Ian "steady" Ketland 35pts on count back
10. Joe White 35pts

WINTER  GRANDE  PRIX       

PLAYED  TWICE  MONTHLY

NOVEMBER---MARCH  10th  6  ROUNDS

TOP  SCORES  AFTER FIFTH ROUND

.            OTHERS AVAILABLE ON  REQUEST

ANDY  MITCHELL	30	PTS
PETER  LYNCH	25	PTS
MIKE  GORING	18	PTS
BARRY  DARE	18	PTS
EIFION  JENKINS	17	PTS
FRANK  RODENHURST	15	PTS
NIGEL  DAVIES	14	PTS

February 19th Seniors Greensomes

February 19^th Seniors Greensomes

1.     Keith Jones and Steve Monk 62.5

2.     Noel Jones and Stuart Leyland 65

3.     Stewart Poole and Maelor Davies 65.5

Seniors Pairs betterball stableford February 17th 2015

A lovely cold but sunny day saw a large number of Seniors out to enjoy this event.
Results as follows:-

1. Mike Goring & Mike Hollings  45pts on count back

2. Keith Jones & Roy Jordan 45pts

3. Mike Turner & Paul White 44pts on count back

4. Des Dipple & Rodney Evans 44pts

5. Tom McGrady & Geoff Morris 43pts

View down the 14th...lovely sunshine

Noel Jones about to take his 2nd shot on the 14th

Best 2 scores front 9 and best 3 scores back 9

The weather was somewhat improved of late being slightly warmer! Rain due though!

40 Seniors competed in teams of 4 and results as follows:-

1. Reg Peacock, Brian Downes, Phil Morris and Mike Hollings 103pts on count back

2. Nigel Davies, Mike Kalka, Dave Roberts and Stan Brookfield  103pts

3. Peter Fraser, Joe White, Tony Harcombe and Paul White  102 pts

Winter League 4th round February 10th 2015

1. Noel Jones 41pts

2. Eifion Jenkins 40pts count back

3. Peter Lynch 40pts

4. Andrew Mitchell 38pts countback

5. Keith Jones 38pts countback

6. Frank Rodenhurst 38pts

7. Tony Owens 37pts

8. Bob Brown 36pts

9. Tony Jackson 35pts countback

10. Steve Monk 35pts

Result of Winter league after 4th round

WINTER  GRANDE  PRIX       

PLAYED  TWICE  MONTHLY

NOVEMBER----FEBRUARY  6  ROUNDS

TOP  SCORES  AFTER FOURTH ROUND

ANDY  MITCHELL	21	PTS
BARRY  DARE	18	PTS
MIKE  GORING	18	PTS
PETER  LYNCH	18	PTS
FRANK  RODENHURST	11	PTS
NOEL  JONES	11	PTS
STEWART POOLE	11	PTS
BOB  BROWN	10	PTS
BARRY  EVANS	9	PTS
NIGEL  DAVIES	9	PTS
EIFION  JENKINS	9	PTS

One member managed to score 34pts after eating a spam and mint sauce sandwich on the 3rd tee. I wonder who it was???

Seniors Medal February 5th 2015

Thankfully much better weather today. Not as cold
Results as follows:-

Competition Result

Senior Winter Medal (Stableford)

Played on Thursday, 5 February 2015 at Clays.
Competition Scratch Score = Non-Qualifying (Men) Non-Qualifying (Ladies). 

Overall Position	Player	Score	Comments	Revised Handicap
Division 1
4	Taylor, Reg	38 pts (15)	Division 1 - Winner	14.7
8	Kalka, Michael	35 pts (16)	Division 1 - Runner-Up	15.7
9	Davies, Nigel	35 pts (15)		15.2

Division 2
1	White, Paul	43 pts (20)	Division 2 - Winner	19.5
2	Leyland, Stuart	41 pts (22)	Division 2 - Runner-Up	21.7
3	Jarvis, Robert	38 pts (20)		20.2

Below a photo taken of Pauline Peacock's 4 ball. John Hughes who is recently back from New Zealand found it very cold today. John on the left, Denis Jones, Pauline and then Bob Brown.

Seniors Texas Scramble February 3rd 2015

Despite the cold temperature  the day was actually pleasant with sunshine all morning.

Andrew Mitchell teeing up on the 18th

View back down towards  the 17th

Walking off the 3rd green. Andrew hit an amazing 3 wood to within 10 foot of the pin

View down the 3rd fairway

 A large number of members played from 3 tees. Results as follows:-

1. Ian Ketland, Graham Stokes, Nigel Davies(again!!) and a new Senior member Roy Jordan playing       in his first competition...well done.  55.8!!

2. Des Dibble, Paul White, Mike Goring and Joe White  58.5

3. Stewart Poole, Frank Rodenhurst, Barry Evans and Maelor Davies 59.8

Some videos below. First one shows Andrew driving for the green on the 18th...he missed and just hit a tree.

Below Fred driving down the 4th

Below Andrew driving down the 4th. Great drive way past the corner

Below Andrew showing his putting skills on the 9th green

Seniors Events for February 2015

TUESDAY FEB 3RD   TEXAS SCRAMBLE

THURSDAY FEB 5TH  MEDAL - PAY IN SHOP

TUESDAY FEB 10TH  WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 4

THURSDAY FEB 12TH  9X2   9X3

TUESDAY  FEB 17TH  STABLEFORD PAIRS BETTERBALL

THURSDAY FEB 19TH  GREENSOMES

TUESDAY  FEB 24TH  WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 5

THURSDAY FEB 26TH ST, DAVIDS DAY