Seniors Competitions February 2017

SENIORS COMPETITIONS - FEBRUARY 2017
DATE	KITTY COMPS – in BLUE OTHER COMPS – in BLACK	COMMENTS
Thursday Feb 2nd	FEBRUARY MEDAL	Draw on board – please see Don for late entries
Tuesday Feb 7th	WINTER LEAGUE Round 3	Individual Stableford
Thursday Feb 9th	TEXAS SCRAMBLE Followed by a Committee Meeting
Tuesday Feb 14th	WALTZ
Thursday Feb 16th	PAIRS BETTERBALL
Tuesday Feb 21st	WINTER LEAGUE Round 4	Individual Stableford
Thursday Feb 23rd	BONUS BALL
Tuesday Feb 28th	ST. DAVID’S DAY COMP. With Lunch / Trophy /Prizes/ Ball Sweep	Ind. Stableford Trophy donated by Mr Roy Jones. Entries in advance
Thursday March 2nd	FEBRUARY MEDAL	Entries in advance via sheet on board
Tuesday March 7th	WINTER LEAGUE Round 5	Individual Stableford

Pairs Greensomes Competition January 31st 2017

Thanks to Steve Monk for the following report..

36 players turned up today to play in a Pairs Greensomes Stableford competition. The weather was breezy and damp, and the 2nd hole was not in play.

Winners were:
1st - Andy Mitchell and Tony Owens with 40 points.

2nd - Reg Peacock and Barry Dare with 38 points.

3rd - Mike Drake and Joe White with 37 points.


4th - Harold Hughes and Paul White with 36 points.

There was no 2's competition today due to the format

Yellow Ball January 26th 2017

Thanks to Nigel our Captain for supplying Derek with the following..

30 hardy souls braved the perishing cold weather... 

1st  Paul White,  Bob Jarvis and Nigel Davies   112 pts

2nd  Brian Downes,  Steve Beech and Peter Bowen  111 pts

3rd  Cliff Davies,  Colin Brown and Harold Hughes   107 pts

and thanks to Cliff Evans for the following..

The  seniors braved the bitter cold this morning with 30 going in the two's. Only one winner today with a lovely chip off the green on the 17th for a two, from  Mr Roy Jordan ....well done Roy

A Golf rule reference clubs via Fred January 25th 2017

January 25^th 2017 A question raised yesterday originates from a discussion over a members use of a two faced chipper, which earns a disqualification for the offending player.

 The question was “can a player repair a damaged club during a round of golf”.

First and foremost with the exception of a putter golf clubs shall have one face only.

The playing characteristics of a club must not be changed purposely by adjustment or other means during a stipulated round.

A club damaged in the normal course of play, the player may without due delay [see rule 6.7], continue to play, repair or have it repaired, or if the club is unfit for play, replace the damaged club with any club. Sheriff

Seniors Winter League 2nd round January 24th 2017

Derek is indebted to Cliff Evans and Steve Monk for the following reports......Today 40 players competed in the 2nd round of the Seniors Winter League. Results were as follows....

1st, receiving 10 league points - Frank Rodenhurst, with a score of 39 stableford points.

2nd - 9 pts - Ernie Williams with 38.

3rd - 8pts - Andy Mitchell with 36.

4th - 7pts - Ralph Hardy with 35.

5th - 6pts - Graham Stokes with 34.

6th - 5pts - Dave Palferman with 33.

7th - 4pts - Nigel Davies also with 33, on countback.

8th - 3pts - Don Wraight with 32.

9th - 2pts - Steve Monk with 31.

10th - 1pt - Reg Peacock also with 31, on countback.

37 entered the Two's with Dave F Jones on the 5th Hole and our treasurer  Dave Palferman on the 12th Hole

A few photos below of Dave Jones chipping on the green and getting a two at the 5th, with John Davis looking on at Bob Dean putting for a two also on the 5th,but wasn't successful  this time !!

Seniors Golf on Friday 20th report and photos from Tom McGrady....also Don Wraights birthday

There were 6 of us today playing at Clays and we completed the full course (apart from the 2^nd) even though it was very misty for most of the morning.

The 6 players were Andrew Mitchell, Graham Stokes, Tony Owens, Don Wraight, Nigel Harris and Tom McGrady. They were split into 2 groups of 3. It was quite amusing for the front nine because the 2^nd group had to shout to the 1^st group to ask if they had cleared the greens because they could not see them!!!

The photos give you a feel for the conditions. The 1^st picture shows Andrew putting on the first green at about 8.45am. The 2^nd picture shows all 3 of our balls on the 3^rd green and the last picture shows the view from about 100 yards from the green on the 7^th fairway you will see that we could not see the green from so relatively close.

Believe it or not Don completed the round with a Stableford score of 39 points from 17 holes!!! Thankfully the sun came out and made it a whole lot easier to see where we were going, and an enjoyable time was had by all.

Pairs betterball January 19th 2017

44 seniors took part today on a cloudy and overcast day with temperatures around 8C

Results:

1. Mike Kalka and Steve Monk  44 points on count back

2, Tom McGrady and Phil Morris  44 points

3. Bob Brown and Paul White  43 points

4. Peter Lynch and Graham Stokes  40 points

5. Ralph Hardy and Tony Harcombe  39 points

In the 2's competition 41 entered and there were 5 winners as follows..

Ralph Hardy, Nigel Davies and Dilly Jones all on the 5th.Colin Brown on the 12th and Don Wraight on the 17th,

Some photos and videos taken today below......

Bill Kelleher about to play his 2nd shot on the 7th

Derek Lyon and Di Dare were partners today and this is how their drives ended up on the 8th,,,cosy or what!!

Di Dare's latest head cover for her driver...birthday present from Barry

Below one can see Di taking her 2nd shot down the 7th. She drove so well today and only had a blob on the 6th along with her partner Derek Lyon.

The following photos are courtesy of Cliff Evans

Derek Lyon posing on the 7th !!!

9x3 9x2 January 17th 2017

Overcast damp day but luckily no rain, Event played over 17 holes with 2nd hole closed.

36 played 9 teams of four and 34 entered in the 2's

Results:

1. Paul White, Dave Palferman, Tony Harcombe and Cliff Evans  93 points
2. Mike Goring, Graham Stokes, Derek Lyon and Colin Brown 92 points
3. Reg Peacock, Barry Dare, Mike Parkes and Cliff Davies  91 points

34 played in the 2's today with only one winner taking all on hole 5  ,,,,,,Dave Palferman 

Some photos and videos taken today below.....

Good to see that the Chafer Grub damage on 7th fairway improving nicely

Preparing to play the 9th, Mike Goring, Colin Brown and Graham Stokes

Graham Stokes  about the tee off down the 9th

Below Mike Goring driving down the 9th

Below Graham Stokes driving down the 9th. Graham was very consistent today with his driving.

Some Seniors playing in Friday 13th 2017

Tom McGrady took the following photos of Graham Stokes, Andrew Mitchell and Ron Roberts playing the first green at about 9.15am on Friday 13th

All 4 of them played 15 holes (the 2nd was closed and they chose not to play the 6th and 7th) and the weather stayed dry but very windy.

Seniors Texas Scramble January 12th 2017

Texas Scramble (7 teams of 3) : Results courtesy of Nigel or Seniors Captain

Event played over 17 holes with 2nd hole closed. 21 members played,

1st  Don Wraight, John Kelty & Joe White  57.1

2nd  Tony Owen, Andrew Mitchell & Malcolm Williams  57.9

FIRST ROUND SENIORS WINTER LEAGUE January 10th 2017

Quite an overcast day with temperatures around 10C

The following was seen greenside on the 4th....courtesy of Tom McGrady making better us of his umbrella holder

Results as  follows:-


42 players competed in the 1st round of the Seniors Winter League. 'League points' are accumulated over 6 rounds of individual stableford competitions held during Jan, Feb and March. Today's points winners were:
1st and with 10 points - Nick Lee, the new Club Captain, who scored 39 stableford points.

2nd, 9pts - Ernie Williams with 36.

3rd, 8pts - Nigel Harris with 35.

4th, 7pts - Dave Palferman with 35 (on countback).

5th, 6pts - Frank Rodenhurst, also 35 (on countback).

6th, 5pts - Malcolm Williams with 34.

7th, 4pts - Dilly Jones also 34 (on countback). Dilly had a great gross birdie on the 16th and hence 4 points!

8th, 3pts - Chris Jacques with 33.

9th, 2pts - Don Wraight also 33 (on countback).


10th, 1pt - Bill Kelleher also 33 (on countback).

38 played in the 2's competition  with two achieving a two . ,,,,,,Andy Mitchell on the 17th and Dilly Jones on the 5th hole

Seniors Medal January 5th 2017

Today was very cold with temperatures between -2c and -4c


Competition Scratch Score:
Non-Qualifying (Men - Yellow Tees)
Non-Qualifying (Ladies - Red Tees)

Overall Position	Player	Score	Comments
Division 1
4	Brown, Colin	36 pts (17)	Division 1 - Winner
5	Dare, Diane	35 pts (18)	Division 1 - Runner-Up
6	Peacock, Reg	34 pts (14)
7	Kelleher, William Bill	34 pts (12)
8	Mitchell, Andrew	34 pts (15)
9	Wraight, Don	33 pts (10)
10	McGrady, Tom	32 pts (17)

Division 2
1	Jarvis, Robert	39 pts (21)	Division 2 - Winner
2	Brown, Bob	39 pts (25)	Division 2 - Runner-Up
3	Williams, Malcolm	37 pts (19)
11	Morris, John P	32 pts (22)
12	Goring, Mike	32 pts (23)
15	White, Joseph Joe	31 pts (28)
17	Ketland, Albert Ian	30 pts (22)
19	Davies, Maelor	30 pts (20)
25	Drake, Michael	28 pts (27)
26	Stokes, Graham	28 pts (24)

The following player(s) returned Twos or better in this competition:

Hole	Player	Score
12	Williams, Malcolm	2

Rules from Fred January 5th 2017

Hi Derek will you publish this on the Blog and as there was some discussion on this issue today January 5th 2017.  I will also email the text to members many of whom may not look at the Blog. Fred

Sheriff on Rules: January 5^th. 2017

Abnormal Ground Conditions, interference by an abnormal ground condition occurs if the Ball lies in or touches the condition, or if the condition prevents you from taking your stance or area of intended swing.

Question is the footprint of a burrowing animal a hole, cast or runway within the meaning of the term Abnormal Ground Conditions? Believe it or not the Answer is “No”, a footprint is an irregularity of surface from which there is no relief, as with a few rabbit droppings not constituting a scrape.

Getting to the point of this blog. Mr Mole, the unwelcome visitor to our golf course which often causes much discussion and misleading advice given on the course with the question, “may I take relief”.

My response is:- a cast made by a burrowing animal falls within the GUR definition for a relief  situation and therefore includes a Molehill and/or the remains of a Molehill. If the Molehill (or remains of a Molehill) interferes with your stance or intended swing path or is in contact with the ball, relief under 25.1b is available.

Note, if you can take your normal stance over an adjacent Molehill and address your ball laying clear, without interference to your swing-path, this situation does not fall within the definition nor does “Line of sight with a Molehill” relief for these situations is not available. Sheriff

MULTIPLIER competition January 3rd 2017

Some 30 seniors played today over 17 holes. Temperature round about 6-7C

Irrespective of numbers in a team, the top 2 stableford scores at each hole are multiplied together to produce the team score for the hole.



Results:

1. Ralph Hardy (18), Phil Hughes (23)  and Frank Rodenhurst (10) 84 points
2. Bob Brown (25), Ian Ketland (22) and Dave Palferman (11)  74 points
3. Maelor Davies (20), Nigel Harris (20) and Mike Drake (27) 72 points

In Cliff Evans 2's competition there was only one player namely Don Wraight on the 5th hole. Don told Derek he holed a 20 foot putt but others said it was far less....talk about fisherman's tales!