Talking of success – the Midriffers – our ladies team of private entrants to the NAPGC Mary Forster Bowl team Stableford competition won their qualifying rounds to reach the national final that was played at Abbey Hill Golf Club.

And they won the final !! Congrats to Alison, Veronica, Gina, Kate, Suzanne and Maureen who all had a hand in the team being crowned National Champions for 2012. With such a relatively small club it is quite rare for RPGC to succeed at this level so our ladies played exceptionally well to make their mark on the record books.

Report due soon. Results…

In the associated Top Dog, Richard leads both Julian James and Toby Hunt by one point. R3 Leader board…

Ladies

On Diamond Jubilee weekend, all bar 3 of the ladies had found themselves something to do that was of more interest than contesting the monthly medal. Consequently, the medal has been deferred to later in the year and Susan, Cheryl & Sheena played a friendly game for a £3 prize which allowed for some experimenting until the last few holes when the result started to get really close and Cheryl’s competitive edge came to the fore.  But she was still piped by Sheena who then spent more than her winnings on the drinks!

Men

Report due soon. Results…

Ladies

What a difference a week makes! From woolly hats and lots of layers to sun cream and shorts for the second round of the Committee Cup.

The scoring was only marginally improved for all bar the leader after round one. To add to our challenges, this was the first round on the changes to holes 7-11, new stroke indices and a SSS 69 and resulted in a reduction only round.

Sheena Harrington was the leader on the day, but Veronica Mitchell maintained her first round lead to win the Committee Cup with scores of 38 and 30 by a margin of 7 shots from last year’s winner Lia Donath. Only 6 ladies completed both rounds of this competition. Results…

Men

Report due soon. Results…

Ladies

Another unseasonably cold and windy day (at least in this reporter’s view) resulted in winter-like scoring with the exception of Veronica Mitchell, who obviously enjoyed the day, romping into an 8 shot lead for the first round of the Committee Cup with 38 points. In second place, and with much to do in round 2 to catch Veronica, is Doreen Dolby on 30 points, with Lia Donath and Joan Mulcahy one further shot behind. Results…

Men

Ed Henery proved victorious on a count back from Ahmad from the junior section (well done Ahmad  who is cut .5). Cuneyt Sazer’s rich vein of form continued with third place on 34 from Anthony Tama. Results…

An outstanding round of 64 rewarded Cuneyt Sazer with the Platinum Jubilee Trophy, 6 ahead of Steve Cross, John Morris and Steve Byers. First lady was Val Riziotis on 75. Results…

Scoring generally was difficult, reflected in a CSS adjustment of +3. An Exceptional Scoring Reduction of 0.5 was applied to Cuneyt in addition to the normal cut.

Ladies

With the return of winter like conditions came a reduction only (QRO) round for the ladies, which was also rather unfortunately the qualifying round for the NAPGC medal competition.

Only three gross scores below a 100 were recorded, with the lowest also giving Jayne Maxwell the best net to win the May monthly medal with a net 78. The only other lady to achieve a net score in the 70s was Maureen Slade on net 79 to make her the runner-up. Results…

Men

Paul Cook secured another victory with a net 70 on a day where most found it difficult to score. Paul is now cut to a Category 1 player – well done Paul. Three 71s battled for second place with Cuneyt Sazer winning on count back from Toby Hunt and Matt Mandelbaum. Results…

Graeme Syme heads the associated Grand Medal Trophy from Rory Colfer & Cuneyt Sazer. R3 Leader board…

The day was wet and the course soaked.  The event was a rainout. Results…

Scoring proved difficult, but with 2 shots allowance from the ladies, Richard Owen emerged the winner on a count back 40 points from new member Paul Cook. Ed Henery was 3rd on 39 points with Greg Albertyn 4th with 38. First lady was Jini Beacham with 35 points. Results…

llustrating that handicap secretaries are not immune from DQ, Sheena was DQ’d for signing for the wrong score, as was Paul a few weeks earlier.

In the associated Top Dog, Richard leads Julian James by one point. R2 Leader board…