D J Bogie August 25th 2022

Winner Mr Captain Don Wraight with plus 8 Second Dave Fergus plus 3 Third Stewart Poole plus 3 Steve Monk also carded plus 3

Presidents Day 2022 via Gareth Roberts

Presidents day was well attended with a total of 64 players, enjoying great weather and some great golf, and some much needed refreshment with a free beer tent on the 5th provided curtisy of the President. The day was made extra special for the President as he had a hole in ine on the 2nd ( 5 iron ) , that's his 2nd hole in one on the same hole in the last 6 months. The course is in fantastic condition and thanks go to Mark and his team There was 13 players getting a 2 The competition over all winner was Darren Edwards with 41 points . best seniors prize went to Chris (trigger) Jones with 39 points best ladies prize went to Angela Thomas-Williams winning on count back from Shirley Roberts both with 39 points Nearest the pin on the 5th for the ladies was Shirley Roberts Nearest the pin on the 12th for the men was Chris ( Trigger ) Jones Nearest the line on 10th won by Tony Bull. Thanks to the Members generous donations to Presidents chosen charity of prostate cancer which raised £100 on the day

Seniors Match result August 23rd 2022 via Malcolm Williams

Our latest Seniors’ match was against Northop at home on Tuesday, 23rd August. It was the first time we have entertained Northop so we were keen to develop the link. We continued our winning run with a 6 and a half to 1 and a half victory. All involved really enjoyed the day – the course was in excellent condition despite the recent hot, dry weather and Hayley was delighted to receive comments from Northop players that the food was the best they’d ever received on match days at any Club. Our next fixture is scheduled against Holywell, away, on Tuesday 30th August.

Clays Seniors 2022 Open results

Here’s the results from our 2022 Senior Open… 🏆 1st Peter Thomas & Ray Griffiths 47pts 2nd Richard Collier & Ian Connell 45pts 3rd Michael JK Sanders & David Mason 43pts (Malkins Bank/Alsager) beating Andy Mitchell & David Jones 43pts in countback and Ernie Williams & Keith Hawthorn who also had 43pts Nearest the pin 5th hole - Paul Fell Nearest the line 10th hole - Mike Scott Nearest the pin in two 18th hole - John Chapman (Chester)

Captains Newsletter August 2022

Captain's Newsletter: August 2022 July finished and August started in a grand way for Clays Golf Club. In glorious sunshine the DGU team entertained Denbigh Golf Club in their final league match. Course was in stunning condition and praised by our opposition. The team won 5/3 securing the trophy as undefeated Champions, winning all 4 matches. Congratulations to all the team, not only in this match but over the season. Massive congratulations to Vice Captain Mick McHugh in leading the team to success. The ladies beat Caernarfon G.C in their Challenge Shield match winning 3 & 1/2 to 1 & 1/2 a great away win, having won all their home matches, well done and keep it up. Fred Court won the Men’s prize on Captains Day, Brian Beaton victorious in winning the Senior prize and Jacqueline Moxon winning the Ladies. We still have a team competing in the Wales Golf mixed Ping competition and are due to play against Creigiau G.C at Builth Wells in the regional finals, victory here will be followed by semis and finals in Cardiff, good luck team! Our Seniors are still undefeated in their home and away matches this time beating Hawarden in a very close game. Their next match is a home game with Northop the visitors. This is the first visit from Northop so we hope they enjoy our course and wish them well. Former President, Captain and organiser of the Past Captains Bob Brown has retired from those duties. He was presented with gifts by Russ Adamson. Nigel Davies has agreed to be our Past Captains representative in the future. Presidents day is on the 27th August which will be a shotgun start, sign-up sheet is on the noticeboard at the bottom of the stairs. Please support as you did with Captains’ Charity Day. Held in glorious sunshine, I think we all managed to get round without getting too hot. Peter & Nicky Bowen, Gill Williams and Debbie Scott taking the 1st prize with Angela Thomas-Williams, Jayne Gibson, Mike D Jones and Maria, 2nd spot on countback. Big thanks for all those who donated raffle prizes which boosted the takings to just over £1,000 and to the sponsors on various holes. The course has been hit like everywhere with the extreme heat and very little if any rain. I would like you all to appreciate Mark and his team in the massive effort in keeping the course in great condition. Keep supporting them and raking those bunkers and repairing those pitch marks. I hope you all have continued good golf and last of all thanks from my new wife Lesley-Ann for your good wishes. Don Wraight Captain

Seniors golf reports from Mike Healey August 11th 2022. Including photo of Don Wraight's wedding

There are 3 bits of news this week. The first piece of good news involves our illustrious Club Captain and Senior member Don getting married today, to his long time partner Lesley-Ann. Please find photo attached. We all convey our very best wishes to them both.

Secondly I am pleased to announce that Bob Brown was the winner of the Senior/Vets Trophy on Tuesday with a magnificent score of nett 63. Colin Evans was runner-up with nett 65 and Senior Captain, Chris Jacques and Barry Evans were 3rd and 4th respectively with scores of nett 66. As always the course was true and hot weather helped the bounce. Today - 33 members braved the searing heat to enter the tally draw for a Bonus Ball and there were a few tired legs at the end. Threeballs contested the event and it was calculated that 144 points would be close to the mark - not far wrong. There were 3 prizes on offer but beforehand, the Senior Captain, Chris Jacques presented medal prizes for the previous two months. Todays Result - Bonus Ball Threeballs: First: Peter Taylor, Colin Evans, Bob Jarvis 152 points Second: Mick Carnell, Barry Evans, Mike Drake 143 points Third: Mike Healey, Stu Leyland, Chris Jacques 141 points There was also a ballsweep and Andy Mitchell ran away with all the money having shot the only two on the 12th hole. Well done all and a final reminder about the Senior Open on Thursday next week. If you wish to enter - please register with reception.

DGUPC report via Russ Adamson August 2022. Includes presention to Bob Brown

I am very proud to be elected as Captain of the DGUPC this year With numbers dropping at events pre covid it has been pleasing to see 30 plus PC’s from across the county attending our competitions and full teams for our matches. So far Clays PC’s have won All events. The season started at Abergele with Tony Harcombe and myself retaining the pairs better ball event withe 46 pts. Reg Peacock won my Captains day that took place at Clays and Chris Jones(Trig) won the singles event at Wrexham . The County Team have played 3 matches against Flintshire,Chester Golf Clubs and Shropshire & Herefordshire winning all 3. We still have events to play at Ruthin/ Pwllglas,Plassey,Denbigh,Old Colwyn and a final bash at Clays. The Clays PC’s made a collection and I was honoured to make a presentation to Bob Brown who has stepped down as the club county PC rep after many years of tireless work and organisation for our Clubs PC’s. I wish to add that this is in addition to all the time and effort Bod has unconditionally given to Clays over many years. Without the individual club reps the society would struggle to work and I am pleased Nigel Davies has taken over the role and I wish him well following Bobs service..

August 2022 medal

August Medal Div 1 1 David Palferman 82-15=67 2 Don Wraight 87-16=71 3 Alan Bottomley 88-17=71 Div 2 1 William Kelleher 91-22=69 2 Keith Hawthorn 92-22=70 3 Graham Bryne 95-24=71 Div 3 1 Leslie Williams 101-34=67 2 Peter Fraser 97-29=68 3 Michael Drake 100-30=70

Some Seniors News and Information from Mike Healey August 5th 2022

The August calendar has just been circulated and it is indeed a month of board competitions, inter-club matches and Senior Opens. There are a lot of sign-up sheets on the noticeboard, so please read and do sign up. The purpose of this communication is advance notice of the Two-Day Challenge, taking place on the 6th and 8th September (sign-up sheet already on noticeboard) and a new proposal deemed the “Not Quite the Ryder Cup” event. This has been ear-marked for Tuesday 20th September and it will be a great way to close the season. On the day we are setting up a national challenge between Wales and the Rest of the World. It will require a sign-up sheet for both sides (if we fail to match numbers then a couple of seniors may be asked to swap teams). The Welsh team will be asked to wear red and ROTW – blue. The team Captains have been identified as Nigel Davies (Wales) and Dave Palferman (ROTW). They are both tasked with organising pairs for a one-day match-play competition. The scores will be collated and the winning team announced. There will be a Trophy and an inexpensive prize for each member of the winning side. If all goes well and the event proves popular, we will consider a two-day event (including singles) next year. The September Calendar is already published and will be slotted under the August sheet on the noticeboard. It will also be sent out individually at the beginning of September. The Not Quite the Ryder Cup sign-up sheet will appear mid-August. Senior Committee

Texas scramble July 28th 2022 and Pairs betterball August 2nd 2022. Results from Mike Healey

Thanks to Peter Bowen, Tom McGrady and Andy Mitchell for resolving cards last week. I now have the updated results for last Thursday's Texas Scramble. 41 seniors played and there were 7 x threeballs and 5 x fourballs with 2 prizes in each section. Texas Scramble Threeball Result: First: Mike Hollings, Ernie Williams, Russ Adamson (52.7) Second: Tony Harcombe, Alan Barnsdale, Barry Evans (55.5) Texas Scramble Fourball Result: First: Stewart Poole, Tony Jackson, Mike Parks, Damian Atkin (50.1) Second: Graham Wright, Reg Peacock, Peter Taylor, Peter Fraser (52.5) Tuesday 2nd August - Only 23 members entered the tally draw this morning for Pairs Betterball. There might have been a few with a weather eye on the forecast. It was pretty accurate with scattered showers through to 10.30am, some of them quite heavy but we survived. There was a bit of fine tining on the greens, which are still in excellent condition and the course also played well, albeit a tad slower after the overnight rain. There were three prizes on offer overall and it was tight for third prize with two cards on 39 points and three on 40 points: Pairs Betterball Result: First: Barry Evans and Dave Palferman 44 points Second: Dave Jones and Bob Brown 42 points Third: Russ Adamson and Nigel Davies 40 points (c/b) All participating members entered the ball sweep and there were three x twos: Andy Mitchell (2nd) Dave Palferman (5th and 12th)