31 January, 2017

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

26 January, 2017

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

25 January, 2017

A Golf rule reference clubs via Fred January 25th 2017



January 25th 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

24 January, 2017

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 !!






21 January, 2017

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 2nd) 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 2nd group had to shout to the 1st 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 1st picture shows Andrew putting on the first green at about 8.45am. The 2nd picture shows all 3 of our balls on the 3rd green and the last picture shows the view from about 100 yards from the green on the 7th 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.




19 January, 2017

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 !!!

17 January, 2017

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.

14 January, 2017

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.





12 January, 2017

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

10 January, 2017

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

07 January, 2017

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
PlayerScoreComments
Division 1
4Brown, Colin36 pts (17)Division 1 - Winner
5Dare, Diane35 pts (18)Division 1 - Runner-Up
6Peacock, Reg34 pts (14)
7Kelleher, William Bill34 pts (12)
8Mitchell, Andrew34 pts (15)
9Wraight, Don33 pts (10)
10McGrady, Tom32 pts (17)

Division 2
1Jarvis, Robert39 pts (21)Division 2 - Winner
2Brown, Bob39 pts (25)Division 2 - Runner-Up
3Williams, Malcolm37 pts (19)
11Morris, John P32 pts (22)
12Goring, Mike32 pts (23)
15White, Joseph Joe31 pts (28)
17Ketland, Albert Ian30 pts (22)
19Davies, Maelor30 pts (20)
25Drake, Michael28 pts (27)
26Stokes, Graham28 pts (24)
The following player(s) returned Twos or better in this competition:
HolePlayerScore
12Williams, Malcolm2

05 January, 2017

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 5th. 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

03 January, 2017

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!

Waltz competition March 26th 2024. Results via Stuart Miles

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