Ladies

With dire weather forecast, the field was down to 6, who enjoyed a virtually dry round. Conditions were very different from last Sunday and the greens seemed very slow in comparison. Perhaps not having experienced such a contrast helped the runaway winner, Cheryl Woodhouse who shot 39 points, some seven ahead of Alison Chadwick. Results…

CSS was 36 points, giving Cheryl a cut of 1.2 in handicap.

In the accompanying Eclectic, Sheena Harrington is 0.5 ahead of Cheryl and Joan Mulcahy. However, at this stage there are still only 5 ladies with a score recorded for every hole – there is still all to play for. R3 Leader board…

Men

The cloudy weather inspired a lot of players to some very good golf today. Maybe the greens were a bit more predictable and just a bit slower than the previous days. Lots of birdies were the result.

Top honours go to Mark Rosamond who posted an excellent score of 42pts. Barry Page proved he can score in icy conditions and softer weather by finishing second on 41pts. Tony K. (39pts), Henry L-B (39pts), Paul Concannon (39pts) and Roger Rojas (38pts) complete the Top 6. Results…

CSS ended at 37pts.

Report due soon for the Winter Competition. R5 Leader board…

In the Prince’s Eclectic – report due soon. R2 Leader board…

Conditions were pretty similar to last Sunday. Predicting the bounce of the balls on fairways/greens proved near impossible. Avoiding the bunkers also proved very useful. Splashing out of the sand traps was very tricky. On top of that the early starters had to face some fog.

In light of all the above the Committee decided to make today’s comp a Non-Qualifier.

Early starters Ray Esin and Paul Concannon (both on 34pts) were the leaders in the clubhouse. In the end they were narrowly beaten Kim Chaffart truly and Paul House (both on 35pts). Kim just edged Paul on countback to win the comp. Jay Barker and Richard Owen completed the Top 6. Results…

In the midweek Winter Competition report due soon. R5 Leader board…

Report due soon for the Duke’s Eclectic. R3 Leader board…

Ladies

A beautiful winter’s day, but the frozen ground produced some interesting results – making winners out of otherwise bad shots and trouble from some good ones. Needless to say some fared better than others and scores were pretty varied. The winning score of 33 points was shared between Sheena Harrington & Jane Fraser, with Sheena taking it on the back 9. Results…

In the associated Eclectic, Susan’s lead after 3 rounds has not been diminished, remaining 3.5 shots ahead of Jayne Maxwell. No change from the previous round. R3 Leader board…

Men

The day clearly belonged to the later starters. Only Jay seemed to be able to handle the tricky conditions amongst the early birds. 34pts was good enough for the lead in the clubhouse. But as highlighted honours to the 10.00AM starters. Paul Concannon posted a stunning 42pts. Unfortunately that still didn’t prove enough to win the day’s comp. Barry Page netted 24pts on the front 9 and then cruised to victory with 21pts on his way in. Sunny, Roger and Phil complete the Top 6. Results…

Report due soon for the Winter Competition. R4 Leader board…

In the Duke’s Eclectic – report due soon. R3 Leader board…

Winter golf came back with a vengeance today. The field were met with frosty greens and fairways. Paul Concannon looked like the best skater for a long time by posting a thumping 38pts. He was closely followed by one of the other early morning starters. Brett Colley kept up his excellent form and notched up 37pts. But the day belonged to Ray Esin: 21pts out and 18pts in (no score on the 16th hole prevented him from scoring even more points !) vaulted him into 1st place. Ted Holt beat Mike Jones and Jay Barker on countback (all scored 36pts) to finish 4th. Results…

CSS finished at 37pts. Ray is the only player getting a handicap cut.

In the midweek Winter Competition report due soon. R4 Leader board…

Report due soon for the Prince’s Eclectic. R2 Leader board…

Ladies

The weather forecast had already seen off several from the booking sheet, and in the event a mere 5 stalwarts turned out. With the men’s section equally sparse, there was no one behind to complain about the speed of play when just one friendly group set out as a 5-ball and one single team. As the greens got soggier along with gloves, the lure of the clubhouse and a hot cup of something was sufficient to call things to a halt after 9-holes. Results…

Men

15 die hards braved some foul weather to compete in the Monthly Medal.

All things considered scoring turned out pretty decent. Paul Green posted a remarkable score of 64 Net to claim 1st place. Paul Rockett and Lee Marshall both posted 68 Net to complete the Top 3. Results…

CSS ended at 67. Paul Green’s playing handicap now stands at 22.

Conditions proved tricky for most of the field today. That didn’t prevent a couple of decent scores.

Brett Colly continued his impressive form by posting a score of 41pts. The charge of the late morning starters was led by Jay Barker. But his valiant effort fell apart on the 18th hole and managed to “only” post 38pts. Mark Rosamond finished 3rd. Kim Chaffart beat Chris Phillips-Jones and Ted Holt on countback to finish 3rd. Results…

CSS: 37pts (Men) – 36pts (Ladies).

In the Duke’s Eclectic – report due soon. R2 Leader board…

Report due soon for the overall Winter Competition. R3 Leader board…

Ladies

The lack of run on the ball seemed to have caught up with the ladies and most struggled with the conditions. CSS went down 2 to 34 points, attained only by the winner of the day, Susan Smith, thus assuring that everyone except her and second place Deborah Potter, on 31 points, received 0.1 back on their handicap. Results…

In the associated Eclectic Susan leads the way after two rounds. R2 Leader board…

Men

A mild if dreary Sunday lay in wait for everyone, with the Park finally showing signs of typical winter play. But a good number didn’t let a spot of weather interfere with their game. Sharing 40 points, Keith Cassidy pipped Pete Harrison for 1st place, with Sunny Lall and Jim Fogarty two points behind in 3rd & 4th place respectively. Results…

Pete and Sunny are continuing their great run of form, and the consistent play of Keith & Jim has seen them all get a handicap cut after today with the CSS remaining at 36 points.

In the associated Winter Competition – report due soon. R3 Leader board…

Pete is one shot ahead of Liam Bridger and Keith after two rounds in the Duke’s Eclectic. R2 Leader board…

A field of 18 competitors took to the course this afternoon. Apart from a scare around 12PM the weather held up pretty well. Scoring proved pretty decent as well.

Mark Roasamond was leader in the clubhouse with a net 68. A good putting display helped Ted Holt take over the lead with a net 65. But the sting proved to be in the tail. Jay Barker made a valiant effort but came up one short (net 66 – he will regret the Par 3 16th – I still can’t believe that hole is SI 18!). But in the end Keith Cassidy edged Ted on countback (Keith’s back 9 of 34 gross did help …) to win today’s comp. Rajinder Sehmi and Kim Chaffart completed the Top 6. Results…

CSS finshed at 67. Keith and Jay both earn handicap cuts.