Seniors events/kitty competitions for June and early July 2014

TUESDAY JUNE 3RD  9X3   9X2

THURSDAY JUNE 5TH SENIORS MEDAL - PAY IN SHOP

TUESDAY JUNE 10TH  YELLOW BALL

THURSDAY JUNE 12TH  INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD - BEST FRONT 9, BEST BACK 9 AND BEST OVERALL

TUESDAY JUNE 17TH  HALL OF FAME

THURSDAY JUNE 19TH  STABLEFORD PAIRS BETTERBALL

TUESDAY  24TH  HENLLE MATCH AWAY

THURSDAY JUNE 26TH  TEXAS SCRAMBLE

TUESDAY JULY 1ST  STABLEFORD PAIRS BOTH SCORES TO COUNT

THURSDAY  JULY 3RD  SENIORS MEDAL - PAY IN SHOP

Seniors stableford Betterball pairs

Gloomy day with only about 16 Seniors competing. Several other were taking part in various knock out competitions and no doubt other felt the weather would be bad?
Results:-

1. Keith Jones & Derek Lyon 41pts on countback
2. Bill Kelleher & Richard Key 41pts
3. Dilly Jones & Neil Sanger 40pts

As usual the Seniors saw lots of wildlife and concerns were expressed about only 10 of the ducklings seen on the 17th. Appears one no longer with us? The 2 Canada goslings are still OK though. 2 woodpeckers were also seen on the 7th fairway.

First photo shows the 10? ducklings and mother

 

Below Canada geese and 2 goslings

May 27th 2014 teas scramble plus some wildlife action !!

Today many seniors competed in various knock out competitions early in the morning whilst the other competed in a Texas scramble. Results below:-

1. Nigel Davies, Andrew Mitchell, Stewart Poole and Steve Monk 58.4
2. Bill Kelleher, Peter Almond, Harold Hughes and Nigel Moore 60.7
3. Steve Beech, Bill Parry, Tom McGrady and Peter Lynch 63.4

Colin Brown and Derek Lyon won their pairs match due to superb play by Colin. During the morning we were pleased to see much wildlife and photos and videos below. First photo show mummy duck and her 11 offspring still doing well and growing fast. Taken at back of 17th tee.

 

Below here they are again being taught to swim by mum in the bunker on the 17th

Below the Canada geese with 2 chicks

Below a very friendly young rabbit grazing in the rough on our way back to the Club House...bless!

 

 

Seniors Medal May 22nd 2014

 Medal results below plus videos of the ducks on the 17th below!

Division 1
1	Kelleher, William (Bill)	80 - 11 = 69	Division 1 Winner & Lowest Gross Score	10.5
4	Turner, Michael	89 - 18 = 71	Division 1 Runner-Up	18.1
5	Jackson, Tony	84 - 13 = 71	Division 1 Third	13.3

 

Division 2
2	Jones, Dave F	88 - 19 = 69	Division 2 Winner	18.6
3	Jarvis, Robert	92 - 22 = 70	Division 2 Runner-Up	21.8
6	Davies, Maelor	90 - 19 = 71	Division 2 Third	19.0

 

Stableford Kitty Competiton May 20th and Home Match vs Old Padeswood G C

Kitty competition results:

1. Tom McGrady with 42 pts
2. Andrew Mitchell 38pts
3. Stewart Poole 37 pts on countback
4. Reg Taylor 37pts

The Clays Seniors team won by 6 matches to 3 today. Well done lads!!

Seniors home event and away Competition at Arscott Golf Club May 15th 2014

While 40 or more members went to play at Arscott today, another 22 seniors turned up at Clays to play a Pairs Betterball Stableford in lovely warm weather. This was changed from the scheduled 9x2 + 9x3 comp because of the numbers. Winners were:

 

1. Irwin Elkin & Mike Kalka..................41 pts.

2. Bill Hughes & Steve Monk...............40 pts (19 on the back 9 holes).

 

3. Dennis Jones & Phil Morris.............40 pts (18 on the back 9 holes).

Information about Arscott below.
It was a warm, beautiful day with a long course in superb condition.

Below a view from the green down the 12th fairway

 

Below a view off the 17th tee towards the green. Last year in pouring rain this is where Derek let go of his club due to a very wet grip. The incident at the tinme was witnessed by Mike Turner!!

 

Below Mike Turner putting on the 12th green watched by Richard Key

 

Below Mike Turner driving off the 17th tee

Various Clays team photos below...

 

 

 

Seniors Gemini Competition played May 13th 2014

This event is played as pairs medal play with both scores combined to find the winners.

Results were : -

1. Paul White and Nigel Davies with 148 on countback
2. Don Wraight and Tony Jackson 148
3. Ron Roberts and Tom McGrady 151

The day was warm and at times sunny interspersed with the odd shower. Many Seniors had a "bad day" with several having a double figure score on some holes! Derek is ashamed to say that he had an 11...yes an eleven on the 9th! I heard rumours of some players having as high as 13 on some holes!

Anyway apart from some bad scores a good time was had by all as usual. Alwyn Williams had a particularly good round with some excellent driving. He can be seen below driving off the 15th tee.

Down the 16th fairway the 2 Canada Geese were seen having lunch grazing the grass in the rough. If they have eggs on the Island they must have left them for a short while.

Pairs betterball Stableford May 8th 2014

May 8^th 12 seniors played in the kitty comp today in wet weather. Format was pairs betterball stableford. Many others seniors were involved in various senior knock out competitions.

1st     Ron Roberts & Dave Jones  36pts

2nd    Noel Jones & Don Wraight  34 pts

Seniors Pairs Betterball stableford May 6th 1014

A beautiful, warm and sunny day saw a large number of Seniors competing.

1.     Bill Kelleher and Mike Goring 40pts

2.     Noel Jones and Alwyn Williams 39pts

3.     John Kelty and Brian Downes 35pts

4.     Erwin Elkin and Richard Key 34pts

Due to drainage work on 16th and 17th Seniors had to start from 1st and 14th tees. The 14th was a great vantage point to photo and video several members teeing off as can be seen below.
Not only that but the Mother Duck and her 11 duckling came over to have their photos taken half way down the 14th fairway!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Scramble May 1st 2014

It should have been the Seniors medal today but due to course drainage works holes 16 and 17 were closed hence a Texas scramble was played with the Medal will now to take place later in the month.
Todays results as follows:-

1. Steve Monk, Tony Owen, Maelor Davies & Paul White 52.6
2. Andrew Mitchell, Richard Key, Des  Dipple and that man again Eifion Jenkins 53
3. Don Wraight, Colin Williams & Bill Parrish 54.3