PAIRS BETTERBALL JANUARY 15TH 2025

RESULT 1ST GEORGE HUGHES AND PETER TAYLOR 23 POINTS 2ND STEVE GRAHAM AND ANDY MITCHELL 22 POINTS 3RD PAUL CHEETHAM AND KEITH HAWTHORN 21 POINTS ON COUNT BACK 4TH PETER THOMAS AND MICK CARNELL ON COUNT BACK

ROUND 3 WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 3 2025

ONLY 10 HOLES OPEN FIRST PLACE PETER THOMAS 19TS ON COUNT BACK. SECOND JOHN MAXTED ON COUNT BACK AND THIRD ALAN BARNSDALE 18PTS ON COUNTBACK

SENIORS OPEN DAY AT CLAYS JULY 16TH 2026

THIS WILL BE A MIXED PAIRS BETTERBALL STABLEFORD WITH ANY COMBINATION. TEE TIMES FROM 8AM UNTIL3PM ENTRY CAN BE MADE ONLINE OR VIA RECEPTION. COST IS 12 POUNDS FOR CLAYS MEMBERS AND 20 POUNDS FOR VISITORS, IMCLUDES BALL SWEEP SEPARATE PRIZES FOR VISTORS. IN LINE WITH MANY OTHER CLUB PLAYERS MUST HAVE SUMITTED A MINIMUM OF 3 QUALIFYNG COMPETITIVE CARDS IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE OPEN. IF ANY QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT BRIAN BEATON BY EMAIL AT 077562253704

LATEST NEWS AS OF JAMUARY 9TH 2026

We there has very little to report recently due to the course closure because of snow and very wet conditions. We have a new seniors captain for the next 2 years namely Stuart Miles and we wish him well in his term of office as well as his committee. Derek would to wish you all the very best for 2026

WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 2 RESULTS

Seniors, good afternoon. Well after a cool start to the day it turned into a pleasant morning, a bit wet underfoot but we are still playing even though it's the reduced course of 13 holes. Round two of the winter league and 37 seniors put their tallies up. some good scores with 5 tying on the same scores for the lower points. Thanks to Don for helping me sort the cards and count backs out. Result. ( I Will get it in the right order this week.) 1st Stephen Graham 27 points. 2nd Paul Wallace-Jones 26 points c/b. 3rd Peter Lord 26 points c/b. 4th Bob Jarvis 25 points. 5th Mike Healey 24 points. 6th Geof Millington 23 points c/b. 7th Ernie Williams 23 points c/b. 8th George Hughes 23 points c/b. 9th Graham Wright 23 points c/b. 10th Peter Fraser 23 points c/b. That's the winter league for this year round three will be on the 13th January 2026. A couple of reminders, next Tuesday is the AGM, can you please make the effort to attend, the AGM will take place straight after the Texas Scramble in the morning which will be a normal tally draw so usual time in the morning please. A week Thursday is the December Medal please sign up on IG and finally Thursday the 11th is the Christmas Party with a Texas Scramble in the morning. Can you please sign up on IG for this, Don will extract the names and make a draw of the teams. Thank you, see you this THursday for Kitty Comp which is PInehurst, Mike will explain the rules Thursday morning.

PINE HURST RESULTS

Seniors - Pinehurst is the name of the game. It is a hybrid game somewhere between Greensomes and a Texas Scramble. The rules were sent out in advance by e-mail and re-inforced as the draw was being made. 20 members made numbers perfect for the pairing and 10 x two man teams went about their business. Although a little sticky under foot, the weather held and all came in dry, if not warmer than setting out. The cards and scores were handed in and combined handicaps issued before the results were calculated and read out. After some countback, there were three prizes distributed in total; Pinehurst Results: First: Alan Barnsdale and Peter Taylor (57 - 16 = 41) Second: Andy Mitchell and Peter Fraser (60 - 17= 43) (c/b) Third: Chris Roseblade and John Kelty (66 - 23 = 43) (c/b) A quick reminder that next Tuesday 2nd December is down for a 9/10 hole Texas Scramble immediately followed by the Senior AGM. It would be good to get numbers up for election of officers and the installation of your new Captain for the next two years. Thursday is our December medal. See you all next week. Mike

Seniors - Pinehurst is the name of the game. It is a hybrid game somewhere between Greensomes and a Texas Scramble. The rules were sent out in advance by e-mail and re-inforced as the draw was being made. 20 members made numbers perfect for the pairing and 10 x two man teams went about their business. Although a little sticky under foot, the weather held and all came in dry, if not warmer than setting out. The cards and scores were handed in and combined handicaps issued before the results were calculated and read out. After some countback, there were three prizes distributed in total; Pinehurst Results: First: Alan Barnsdale and Peter Taylor (57 - 16 = 41) Second: Andy Mitchell and Peter Fraser (60 - 17= 43) (c/b) Third: Chris Roseblade and John Kelty (66 - 23 = 43) (c/b) A quick reminder that next Tuesday 2nd December is down for a 9/10 hole Texas Scramble immediately followed by the Senior AGM. It would be good to get numbers up for election of officers and the installation of your new Captain for the next two years. Thursday is our December medal. See you all next week. Mike

KITTY COMPETION 3 BALL BEST 2 SCORES TO COUNT RESULTS VIA STUART

Sent: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 at 17:32 Subject: Tuesday Kitty Comp. Good afternoon Seniors. Committee day so pairs better ball was scheduled with committee members out first, but with numbers as they were, good turn out again, 41 it was changed to 3 balls with best 2 scores to count, Don and the Captain volunteered to go out first and have their own individual knock. Weather and course still holding up and still warmish, shorts and tee shirts still on show. Thanks again to Steve Monk who collected the money, sorted the cards and dished the prize money out. No further notes so results as follows. 1st AlanBottomley, Chris Roseblade, Irwin Elkin 85 points. 2nd Andy Mitchell, Ernie Williams, Richard Collier 81 points c/b. 3rd Wyn Jenkins, Ken Burgoyne, Paul Wallace-Jones 81 points c/b. Bonus Ball Thursday. Stuart.

YELLOW BALL KITTY COMPETITION

Seniors - One of my earlier reports. 35 members threw their tallies in this morning for a Yellow Ball kitty comp. We went out in fourballs so the first group employed a Ghost score. The weather held although one or two spots of rain attempted to descend towards the end of the round. The wormcasts were prominent and for those of us with trollies, the mud build-up was not great, however, the greens were once again magnificent. Mr Captain offered a bonus score of two points for any team who retained all four Yellow balls per card (no fewer than six cards recorded an extra two points - well done guys). Scores were close and countback was required between a couple of cards - read on for final results: Yellow Ball Results: First: Stewart Poole, Mick McHugh, Tom Blackshaw and Les Williams - 158 + 2 = 160 points Second: Geoff Millington, Tony Harcombe, Coiln Brown and Paul Cheetham - 154 + 2 = 156 points Third: Barry Evans, Stuart Leyland, Tony Vesty and Peter Fraser - 149 +2 = 151 points (c/b)

1ST ROUND OF WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS FROM STUART

Seniors, good afternoon. Well today was the first round of the Winter League and conditions were a bit wintry, a touch of frost on the car and chilly first thing, but once warmed up a bit a pleasant day, no rain thank goodness. The course is a bit wet in places but the greens are fine and still running well, at least we were out. Usual rules for the winter League first 10 get points, with six people getting prize money today. Scores where close with count backs needed for 10th to 4th place. 10th Mick Mchugh 29 points c/b. 1 point. 9th Stuart Miles 29 points c/b. 2 points. 8th Peter Thomas 30 points c/b. 3 points. 7th John Kelty 30 points c/b. 4 points. 6th Neil Gledhill 30 points c/b. 5 points. 5th Mike Heally 32 points c/b. 6 points. 4th John Maxted 32 points c/b. 7 points. 3rd Peter Lord 33 points. 8 points. 2nd Stephen Graham 36 points. 9 points. 1st Richard Collier 37 points. 10 points. Sorry, order the wrong way around, but I'm not typing it out again, you get the gist. Next round 25th November, a week today. Just a reminder Thursday is the Ken Lawrence Trophy postponed from last week, so please make the effort to enter. Normal tally draw so usual time please, not a kitty comp but those who have not donated please bring your donations along, thank you.

2026 SUBS REMINDER

It is approaching that time of year to pay the 2026 Seniors subs if you wish to continue your membership. The subscription will remain at £5 and everyone who pays their subs by 30th November will be entered into a draw to win a bottle of Malt Whisky. This year I am asking for payment to be made by BACS as it simplifies the process of having to juggle cash. However, should you wish to pay by cash please put it in an envelope addressed to me with your name and tally number and leave it in reception or give to me directly. When paying by BACS please remember to put your name and Tally Number as a reference so I know who the money is from. Details for paying by BACS are: Bank: Nat West Account Name: Clays Golf Club - Seniors Account Number: 32236328 Sort Code: 55-81-42 If you do not intend to rejoin the seniors again next year, please be kind enough to send me a short note advising of this in reply to this email (please just reply to me rather than 'reply all'). Kind regards, Chris

INFORMATION ABOUT WINTER TURKEY TROTS 2025

Hi Derek, Our Winter Turkey Trots kick off this coming Saturday, November 8th, with a team competition for 3 or 4 players - the Cha, Cha, Cha! To find out more and to see all of our upcoming TT competitions and their formats please login to the IG members app and click on 'Competitions'. For our new members, Turkey Trots are a series of fun competitions played individually or in teams. The prize for each competition - supermarket vouchers, whiskey or wine! To enter simply book your tee times as normal and pay on the day of the competition at the Golf Reception. Best regards, Clays Golf Team

INFORMATION ABOUT KEN LAWRENCE MEMORIAL TROPHY ON NOVEMBER 11TH 2025

Good morning Seniors, yes I did say good morning, as when we did arrive at the club this morning once getting through an accident, broken down car and road works outside JCB it was still pouring with rain. To cap it all the roadworks were caused by JCB having their power supply upgraded, which in turn meant there was no supply to the clubhouse so no consultation of even a coffee, Scottish Power had failed to provide the temporary power that was promised, Gemma was last seen giving some poor guy a ear bashing, poor guy did apologise to us for the slow progress in getting power on, not helped by Mitch telling him his mother said there would be days like this, I last saw the guy talking to his guys, and in time honoured tradition probably passing the ear bashing down the line. Mark also informed us that despite the best efforts of clearing the leaves the day before they had all come back and the greens were covered again. So still not let up in the rain most of us decided to wimp out and the prospect of tea and read of the paper looked more inviting, although as some more guys eventually appeared 8 hardy souls did venture out for a game amongst themselves, some deeming a good soaking was better than the prospect of being dragged shopping, hope the power is on when they get back to enable them to have a coffee. Anyway, enough of my ramblings, an important item, next Tuesday, 11th November is the Ken Lawrence memorial trophy, an important day in our calendar. Can you please sign up on IG, it will be a normal tally draw, SO CAN YOU PLEASE ARRIVE BEFORE the 8.45 draw. Competition will be stableford 95% handicap of whichever tees the green staff tell us to use that day. It won't be a kitty com, just playing for the trophy and a bottle if we can find one in the back of the cupboard, BUT we ask for a donation to a worthy cause, The Royal British Legion poppy appeal, I will collect the money on the day. Thank you in advance. Stuart.