Seniors Events November 2020

SENIORS COMPETITIONS NOVEMBER 2020 DATE KITTY COMPS – BLUE COMMENTS OTHER COMPS – BLACK Tuesday 3rd Nov COURSE CLOSED Lockdown Thursday 5th Nov COURSE CLOSED Lockdown Tuesday 10th Nov KEN LAWRENCE MEMORIAL TROPHY (POPPY DAY) £5.00 Entry. Please give generously! Thursday 12th Nov NOVEMBER(Stableford)MEDAL (Men - Yellow Tees; Ladies - Red) plus 9-HOLE COMPETITION (Yellow tees) Book in advance via noticeboard/e-mail/phone with Don or reception for late entries Saturday 14th Nov CLUB PRESENTATION DAY Competition and Prize Giving Tuesday 17th Nov SENIOR WINTER LEAGUE (Round 1 of 6) Top ten Stableford scores receive League points 1-10 Thursday 19th Nov 9 x 3' plus '9 x 2' Tuesday 24th Nov SENIOR WINTER LEAGUE (Round 2 of 6) Top ten Stableford scores receive League points 1-10 Thursday 26th Nov YELLOW BALL Tuesday 1st Dec TEXAS SCRAMBLE Thursday 3rd Dec DECEMBER(Stableford)MEDAL (Men - Yellow Tees; Ladies - Red) plus 9-HOLE COMPETITION (Yellow tees) Book in advance via noticeboard/e-mail/phone with Don or reception for late entries

Message from Barry Dare regarding Poppy Day and Seniors Xmas Party 2020 plus information from Mike Healey

Good Evening Everyone Ken Lawrence Memorial Trophy/ Poppy Day Appeal Looking forward to getting back after the “circuit breaker”? We have planned the Ken Lawrence Memorial Trophy/Poppy Day Appeal for Tuesday 10th of November. The day before Remembrance Day, and the day after we are allowed back to play golf! This is a great chance to try out your new WHS handicap index! The competition, as always, will have an array of prizes, donated by the Seniors committee, and any members who can get their prizes to the club on Tuesday Morning! The entrance fee is £5 as usual, payable on the day. Please book your place through Mike Healey in the normal way. Xmas Party and Seniors Subs It has been fairly obvious for some time that we would not be able to have our Christmas Party this year, but we have tried to hold off the decision for as long as possible, I feel we cannot go any further without saying, sadly, this year’s event is cancelled. In the circumstances, your committee agreed that we would not charge £5 seniors subs for next year for all those who have paid this year, as such a large proportion of our monies are channelled into this event. Any new members, of course would need to pay next year’s fees. We would however have our normal draw for a bottle of Whiskey for those of you who were fully paid members for this current year. Good Luck. Hope to see you soon Best Wishes Barry ************************************************8 And from Mike Dear Seniors - you have received a note from Barry regarding future dates. Providing Mr Drakeford is happy that all can open up again, we might be able to resume some competitive golf. Please find attached a copy of the Senior's November calendar starting with the Ken Lawrence (Poppy Day) Trophy, which takes place on Tuesday 10th November (the day after Wrexham/Wales return and assuming the course is open). There is a £5.00 entry fee for this event, which will all go towards the Royal British Legion collection. There won't be any kitty cash prizes but a range of bottle prizes instead, very much along the lines of the recent BHF fund-raising Day. The sign up sheet for this event is now open. Don has asked me to remind you that the November medal has been moved back from 5th November to Thursday 12th November (busy week) and quite a number of you have signed the medal sheet in the clubhouse (if you have, you are already entered). The medal sheet has been taken down, so if you still wish to enter, you need to e-mail Don for medal entry. Tuesday 17th November also sees the beginning of the Senior Winter League, which takes place over six rounds between early November and February, depending on weather. For newcomers, we play for Stableford points but the top ten places score League points 1 - 10, which accumulate in a League table. On a practical note, there have been several instances of incorrect kitty comp results being given out of late, due to unclear recording of scores. We have had to correct results after publishing. Some members have been confused in marking their own cards and noting playing partners - it doesn't matter which columns or methods are used BUT in order to avoid mistakes in the future - Please enter the score for the named player(s) in the box provided - bottom right-hand corner on the scorecard. Finally, as an exercise in fairness, your tee times over the last 16 kitty comps have been recorded. It is impossible to get everybody out before 9.30, so the records show 4 divided periods of time and the aim is to distribute a reasonable spread for each of you. Some seniors have requested later times, while others on school runs might request early tees from time to time. If you don't fit either of these groups, I am checking your times but if you feel that you are still owed a few more "earlies", please let me know whenever we next meet at Clays. Please find Tee Tables attached. Enjoy whatever you are doing outside of golf - Stay safe!! Mike Healey

Pairs betterball October 22nd results from Mike Healey

We are due to come out of lockdown on Monday 9th November – just in time for our Ken Lawrence Memorial (Poppy) Day competition the next day. Barry Dare will circulate more details about that and also Xmas arrangements but suffice it to say,Mike Healey will open a sign-up several days before the 10th November and with a bit of luck, the non-Wrexham residents might be allowed back into Clays to play. Please find today’s results below. Mike Healey Pairs Betterball Everybody was desperate to get their golf in before the lockdown and some good scores were recorded today amongst the 18 pairs that took part. The overall winners walked it with an incredible score (unheard of!!) but then the results after that were very close. Second place was clear and then third place scored three pairs on 42 points requiring countback. There were four prizes in total and this is how they read: First: Peter Bowen & Damian Atkin 53 points £7.00 each Second: Liam Roddis & Mal Williams 43 points £5.00 each Third: Tom Blackshaw & Bill Kelleher 42 points (Countback)£4.00 each Fourth: Joe White & Bob Jarvis 42 points (Countback)£2.00 each

Seniors British Heart Foundation Day and Kitty Competition Oct 21st 2020. Results via Mike Healey

Senior BHF Day and Kitty Comp Results What a great day for Clays golf and the Club Captain’s fundraising for the British Heart Foundation! Great weather, dry autumn conditions, two competitions in one, bags of prizes and no Englishmen to take the prizes away!! Thanks to Mike Hollings who has once again done the business with results at the coalface and Russ with general on-the-day organisation. I can now announce the winners in the two sections: Firstly, we were all entered for the BHF prizes in an Individual Stableford Comp and I know that everybody involved was extremely generous with the Club Captain’s fundraising. Dave would like to add a big thank you to all the Seniors who sponsored prizes to this event and indeed, all who contributed on the day, which has managed to raise £300.00. Overall, added to his three-day fundraising, Dave has totalled £715.00 to send to BHF. Overall BHF Winner: Ron Roberts 39points Golf Voucher Nearest Pin on Hole 5: Mike Hollings Bottle of Wine Longest Drive on Hole 9: David Jones 124 Bottle of Wine Nearest Pin on Hole 12: Malcolm Williams Bottle of Wine Nearest Pin in 2 on Hole 18: Ernie Williams Bottle of Wine A Long-Putt Comp was held but alas nobody was successful so all monies were donated to BHF. In conjunction, the Seniors also held their regular Kitty Comp again Individual Stableford and there were no fewer than 7 prizes: First: George Hughes 38 points (Countback) £10.00 Second: Ernie Williams 38 points (Countback) £8.00 Third: Tony Jackson 38 points (Countback) £7.00 Fourth: Peter Bowen 38 points (Countback) £5.00 Fifth: Malcolm Williams 36points (Countback) £4.00 Sixth: Richard Key 36 points (Countback) £3.00 Seventh: Bob Jarvis 35 points (Countback) £2.00

Seniors Waltz competition October 15th 2020. Results via Mike Healey

On the evidence of ride-ons going out, I presume that the course is drying out nicely. Can I thank Andy in reception for help with re-arranged tees and Mike Hollings for cards again. Please find below a short report and the result for today’s Waltz. There is a change to the calendar next week (Please find Barry’s e-mail) and I will send out another e-mail later on with details. Mike Healey Waltz Report and Result No fewer than 34 Seniors took part today – there was one no-show , so numbers changed to 6 x Threeball and 4 x Fourball and this changes prizes. The attendance rose with ride-ons being allowed out and the better, drier weather! Great day for golf. All the holes were open and everybody put their best foot forward. The old one, two, three proved popular with good scores coming in. Again because of the numbers, the Waltz was held as two competitions: Waltz - Threeball First: Peter Bowen, Bill Kelleher, Keith Jones 78 points £4.00 each Second: Keith Hawthorn, Tony Jackson, Dave Talbot 71 points £2.00 each Waltz - Fourball First: Peter Taylor, Colin Brown, Bob Brown, Dilly Jones 83 points £4.00 each

Blind pairs October 13th 2020

Twenty Seniors took part today, once again, numbers were reduced by buggies not being allowed, due to damp patches around the course. At least all the holes were open, so obvious signs of it drying out. There was an early start for most and only the tail-enders might have experienced a few showers. Nobody knew who their partner was so all to play for, right through to the end, for as many Stableford points as possible. It could not have been closer: Results: First: Alan Bottomley (30pts), Mick Carnell (31pts) Total (61pts) £5.00 each Second: Peter Taylor (27pts), Bill Kelleher (33pts) Total (60pts) £3.00 each Equal Third: Ernie Williams (32pts), Steve Monk (27pts) Total (59pts) £1.00 each Equal Third: Peter Bowen (34pts), Dave Talbot (25pts) Total (59pts) £1.00 each

Texas Shamble October 8th 2020 results from Mike Healey

Texas Shamble The course was wet again and four holes were closed today. No buggies or ride-ons were allowed so numbers once again were limited. First : Keith Hawthorn, Alan Barnsdale, Tony Owens, Peter Fraser 76 points £4.00 each Second: Colin Evans, Peter Taylor, Tony Jackson, Malcolm Williams 71 points £1.00 each

Bonus Ball report from Mike Healey October 6th 2020

Today’s Report and Bonus Ball Result Numbers were low, partly due to members being distanced under lockdown and partly due to the weather. The course was always going to be very wet after the heavy rain at the weekend so we were further reduced by buggies and ride-ons being temporarily suspended. For those that did play, only 16 holes were open (16 and 17 closed) and seven three-balls contested the comp. The following groups were successful: Bonus Ball First: Damian Atkin, Peter Thomas, Richard Key 120 points £5.00 each Second: Bob Brown, George Hughes, Tony Jackson 112 points £2.00 each

Seniors Medal September 1st 2020

9 hole qualifier:- 1. Irwin Elkin 15 points 2. Godfrey Thomas 8 points In Division 1: 1st: Ron Roberts 38 points 2nd: Nigel Davies 37 points 3rd: Alan Barnsdale 36 points In Division 2: 1st: Michael Carnell 41 points 2nd: Richard Key 38 points 3rd: Barry Dare 37points 2'recorded were: Mike Hollings and Rob Jarvis at the 12th and Alan Barnsdale at the 2nd

Captains Newsletter September 2020

Your Captain's Newsletter is now available. Simply click the link below to view it online. https://claysgolf.co.uk/captains-newsletter-september-2/ The truncated golf season is now complete. The finals of the knockout competitions took place over the weekend of 19/20 September. Can I thank Paul our competition secretary, Irwin, Maureen, Don, Josh, Andy and Hayley for their respective contributions to the of success of the weekend. A special thanks to Mark and his greenkeepers for ensuring the course was presented in such an excellent condition. Just don’t mention the pin positions! I personally witnessed some good golf played in a great spirit. Well done to all the finalists. The winners this year were: Tryfan Prosser:-Aber Shield, Paul Lloyd-Clays Challenge, Paul Lloyd-Scratch Cup and Ellie Price-Ladies champion. In other board competitions held this month the winners included: Damian Atkin- Seniors St. David Day Trophy with a shocking score of 44pts, beating your Captain into second place, and Tony Jackson-Tommy Davies Cup. Also results from the ladies’ section that cover the season Fan Jones Trophy-Roz Carman, Ladies Challenge Bowl-Shan Stapley, Welsh Dragon Brooch- Pam Griffiths and Powells Jewellers Trophy-Bev Hood. The Ladies team won the Ladies Border Clubs Challenge beating Mile End and Henlle at Henlle. A great team. performance with some great individual results. Well done to all those who entered the all the above competitions. Marian Williams, looking remarkably fresh, completed her half marathon in support of the Captains charity, The Alzheimer’s Society on Sunday 13th September. Thanks to those members who have sponsored Marian. If any member would like to make a donation to acknowledge Marion’s efforts, this can be made directly into the Clays Golf Club bank account number: 42557584, sort code:40-47-26, reference: Marian. While on the subject of Captains charity activities. Can I remind members that we will be seeking donations to the British Heart Foundation (Wales) “Restart a Heart” campaign during October. Details of the charity element of competitions will be communicated via a BRS message. Collection tins will be located in the bar and reception areas. Also, a limited number of heart shaped Welsh flag lapel badges can be purchased. from golf reception, for £1 each: support the cause and country, obviously welsh members only! All contributions gratefully received. Just a quick mention of How Did I Do (HDID). It has probably not escaped your attention that there are some issues with the software. A glitch was discovered that resulted in a significant amount of effort from Peter, our handicap secretary working in conjunction with HDID helpline, to manage. Unfortunately, the software glitch resulted in competition results being issued on a number of occasions. Thanks for your patience while this issue is resolved. Finally, once again can I remind all members the implementation of the World Handicapping System (WHS) will happen on 2nd November 2020. Our club has received notification of the course slope rating along with associated information from Wales Golf. The club council is seeking clarification from WG on some points before communicating all the relevant information to members. Also, an explainer page will be added to the members section of our club website in the next couple of weeks. Remember, members can download resources explaining all the changers to player handicaps and course rating etc. from the Wales Golf website: https://www.walesgolf.org/world-handicap-system-home/. What is the course slope rating I hear you ask? Men yellow tee-111, men white tee-112, ladies red tee-120, ladies yellow tee-125. Can I also remind members that your new WHS handicap will be calculated and allocated by WG. Therefore, should you not be pleased with your allocated handicap you know who to contact? Enjoy your golf and stay safe. Dave Palferman Captain 2020/21 dplaferman@gmail.com

Multiplier September 29th 2020. Report via Mike Healey.

Multiplier Result Another great day weather wise. More sand is being spread on the greens and they are settling nicely but there is still work to do. Putting was a bit gritty but the promised rain should clear us up by next week. One member had a battery malfunction today so the 33 sign-ups became a mixed competition for 8 x threes and 2 x fours. Here are the results: Three Balls- First: Bernard Fildes, Ralph Howard, Damian Atkin 111 points £5.00 each Second: Don Wraight, Neville Bassett, Tony Owens 100 points £3.00 each Four Balls- First: Mike Hollings, Dave Fergus, Alan Barnsdale, Mike Healey 86 points £2.00 each

Seniors Events October 2020

SENIORS COMPETITIONS OCTOBER 2020 DATE KITTY COMPS – BLUE COMMENTS OTHER COMPS – BLACK Thursday 1st Oct OCTOBER(Stableford)MEDAL (Men - Yellow Tees; Ladies - Red) plus 9-HOLE COMPETITION (Yellow tees) Book in advance via e-mail/phone with Don or reception for late entries Tuesday 6th oct BONUS BALL Wednesday 7th Oct OSWESTRY OPEN Tony Harcombe has details Thursday 8th Oct TEXAS SHAMBLE Tuesday 13th Oct STABLEFORD – “BLIND PAIRS” Thursday 15th Oct WALTZ Tuesday 20th Oct YELLOW BALL Thursday 22nd Oct PAIRS BETTERBALL Tuesday 27th Oct “TANGO” Fourball Thursday 29th Oct INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD Tuesday 3rd Nov BEST 3 SCORES to COUNT Fourball Friday 5th Nov NOVEMBER(Stableford)MEDAL (Men - Yellow Tees; Ladies - Red) plus 9-HOLE COMPETITION (Yellow tees) Book in advance via e-mail/phone with Don or reception for late entries

Pairs both scores to count September 24th 2020

t Thanks to Steve Monk for the following results:- Results from today's kitty competition, the Pairs, Both Scores to Count, were as follows: 1st - Dave Palferman and Colin Evans, with a total of 68 points - £7 each 2nd - Harry Collins and Dave Talbot, with 64 points - £4 each 3rd - Colin Brown and Ken Tieszen, with 62 points (29 back 9, 20 back 6) - £3 each 4th - Mike Drake and John Kelty, also with 62 points (29 back 9, 19 back 6) - £2 eachPairs

The following report came via Mike Healey. Hello All – Before I (Mike Healey) announce the result (and you will see why in a minute) I have to pay compliment to my playing partners who carried me except for my four drives and a couple of putts. Texas Scramble - The competition ran very smoothly – all 13 three balls turned up on time, kept the pace going and the last grouping arrived home after 3 hours 30 mins. Despite ground staff working around the course, it was in good condition and even the greens with tining and sand were not that bad. The forthcoming rain will wash most of it away and service will be resumed as normal. Hayley met us with food and drink outside and the day could not have been more pleasant. Result: Three prizes today. First - Alan Barnsdale, Bob Jarvis, Mike Healey 57.8 £6.00 each Second - Tony Jackson, Mike Drake, Dave Talbot 60.4 £4.00 each Third - Mike Parks, Bill Kelleher, Damian Atkin 60.8 £3.00 each

Yellow Ball competition September 17th 2020

Report from Mike Healey courtesy of Steve Monk. Hi Guys - another great day to play golf. The Senior Committee passed on their compliments to Mark and his ground staff for the superb course condition and we could not have asked for better. One or two members were chatting about speed around the course and the tail-enders managed four hours and were quite happy. Let's keep that going. I found myself flitting between three groups at the outset trying to accommodate one non-show and one late-show (in fairness to both members they kept us informed.) We finished with seven Three Balls and five Four Balls Yellow Ball Result: Three Ball First: Ken Tieszen, Bob Jarvis, Bill Kelleher 137 points £5.00 each Second: Steve Monk, Mick Carnell, Dave A Jones 128 points £2.00 each Yellow Ball Result: Four Ball First: Damian Atkin, Chris Jacques, Dave F Jones, Dave Talbot 158 points £4.00 each Second: Dave Jones, Don Wraight, Graham Bryne, Mike Healey 147 points £1.00 each

Pairs better ball September 15th 2020

Great day today with 42 seniors out showing their skill or not!. We could not have asked for better weather and the course was in very good condition as well. All the scores are in and it was tight at the top again with all the prizes going to countback. Pairs Betterball: First: Stewart Poole, Mike Drake 43 points (Countback 22) £7.00 each Second: Bob Jarvis, Tony Jackson 43 points (Countback 19) £5.00 each Third: Bill Kelleher, Steve Monk 41 points (Countback 21) £4.00 each Fourth: Bob Brown, Damian Atkin 41 points (Countback 19/14) £3.00 each Fifth: Dave Palferman, Mike Hollings 41 points (Countback 19/11) £2.00 each

St David's Day Trophy September 10th 2020

First: Damian Atkin 44 points Second: David Palferman 39 points Third: Irwin Elkin 38 points The only 2 of the day was by David Palferman on the 2nd hole and won £24 Some photos of the day below: Don Wraight kindly sent the photos. First photo shows a group of Seniors who were all prize winners. Next one shows Damian receiving a bottle of welsh whiskey from Barry and last photo shows Damian receiving the trophy from Roy Jones the sponsor of St Davids Day.

2 scores to count September 8th 2020

Thanks to Mike Healey for the report below and to Don Wraight for the photographs: Gentlemen – another great day weather-wise. The mercury touched 24oC for the later groups and most of us managed quick rounds going out in three balls. Today’s “Two Scores to Count” had a spread of results and there was nothing at all close about this one. There were three prizes awarded - see results below: “Two Scores to Count” First: Ernie Williams, Dilly Jones, Ralph Howard 88 Points £6.00 each Second: Dave F Jones, Peter Fraser, Russ Adamson 80 points £4.00 each Third: Don Wraight, Bill Kelleher, Tom Pierce 78 points £2.00 each Afterwards, a number of committee members and other Seniors remained behind to present Ken Tieszen with his well-earned Trophy and Prize for winning the Seniors Winter League. Photos are courtesy of Don Wraight.

Seniors Medal September

Division 1 1. David Jones 87-16-71 2. Malcolm Williams 90-18-72 3. Reg Peacock 92-18-74 Division 2 1. Keith Hawthorn 93-19-74 2. Robert Jarvis 97-23-74 3. Pauline Peacock 99-23-75 2' results: Alan Bottomley, Barry Dare and Joe White had a 2 at the 5th hole.

Hole in one by Stuart Leyland at Chester Curzon Park Wednesday September 2nd 2020

Message below from Barry Dare Congratulations on your hole in one on the 8th yesterday at Chester. The guys from the Chester Seniors Committee came rushing out to spread the word as we came off like drowned rats! It cheered us up however just thinking of the Scotch that you won, brilliant , well done.