Looks like the field enjoyed the golfing conditions. Scoring was excellent.

Peter Goodall torched the front 9 for 24pts. Thanks to 19pts on the back 9 he was able to clinch 1st place. Close second was Gina with a very steady round (21pts on front and back 9). Ned Shanklyn came 3rd. But I think he would like to play the back 9 again. NR on 16, eagle on17 and NR on 18. Jay Barker went from zero on Sunday to hero in a matter of 3 days. A gross score of level par giives him 41pts and 4th place. Second woman of the day was Ann Gardner with an excellent score of 41pts. Jon Wilson, Tony Barnett and Julie Ryan complete the Top8. Final note: Keith had the best 9 yesterday (22pts).

Gina takes the lead in Founders Cup round 2 standings just ahead of Keith:

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Women

That was a bit more like a decent day for golf even if the wind did get rather strong at times, at least it wasn’t bitterly cold although several jumpers went on and off at frequent intervals & despite it being a packed field of RP players the games were moving at a better pace.
The 4-ball who joined up when after 2 cancellations didn’t seem to have any issues in keeping up with the game in front and was no doubt more enjoyable than being in 2-balls and waiting all the time.After the first round of the Committee Cup it’s tight at the top with over a third of the field within 5 shots of each other. Sheena with 38, tops the group by 1 point from Joan and a further 1 from Caroline. The 2 Ja(y)ne’s are next on 34 with Donna & Doreen on 33.
But who knows what will happen in the 2nd round in a couple of weeks – it is all very open.

Men

Breezy, but at last the Arctic air of late had retreated for the May Plate.

Bogey is always a difficult format with no real reward fr birdies – think of it as a restrictve stableford.
All credit then to Ant and Keith – both early starters who slugged it out with Ant the very early clubhouse leader and winner 5 up, justy nipping Keith on the back 6 holes
Saturday player Diilp was 3rd 4up , also on countback from Duncan on back 9 holes. Very creditable 3-Ups followed from Tony K and Neil R.

PCC not computed until overnight so handicap changes not known at present.

Ant’s 3 birdies give him a decided edge in the Sunday birdies tree whilst mention should be made of George T’s storming finish – birdie, birdie birdie. Also a shout out to Brian Ransome who would have clambered aboard Eagle tree for Friday – @ 17th.

It was a lovely sunny Spring day on our return to the Dukes course, which had benefited from some heavy rain showers over the preceding days – although the fairways continue to give lots of bounce and run.

Naveed was today’s winner (40 points, playing off of 9), just ahead of John A. with 39 points and and a brace of 38s by Keith and Graham S. Well played to all our leading players; I haven’t studied the scorecards this week but one exceptional score I did witness was Brian’s 5 points Eagle on the 17th. Sweep pay outs will be made to the purses of the top 3.

Thankyou to all 22 players who participated and special thanks to Ann G. for waving the flag for the ladies.

Pretty decent conditions for a stroll at the park today. Joe made the most of the conditions. He went out in 39 and came home in 35. He didn’t score worse than 5 on any hole. 8 4’s and 1 3 on the back 9 allow him to post a score of 64 (Net) and make him the clear winner today. Tamas recovered from a 6 on the second hole to record 43 (gross) on the front 9. Thanks to a strong back 9 (38 gross – par on 13 and birdie on 15) he takes 2nd place just 1 shot behind Joe.

MIke Jones’ nerves probably took the better of him towards the end of his rounds. His 6 on the last hole prevent him from finishing better than 3rd. Despite a 6 on the second Charlie was still able to take 4th. When you open your round with a howler (the only correct term for a 7) you can either give in or put it behind you and focus on the rest of the round. Angus managed re-focus and finish 5th with a 68 (net). Ulli, Toby and  Ronnie complete the Top 8. 

Veronica leads through round 2 of the Midweek Grand Medal Trophy

Competitors numbered 85 – almost a record in recent years but swelled by 4 who actually played on Saturday.

Still a chilly wind and not yet spring-like but there was a shower raising brollies for 10 mins.

There was some superb golf for the May ‘Plate’. In his winning 44 points Armi recorded 5 birdies in his level par round; runner-up Ed Hall had 2 ‘blobs’ in his 42 points [20 out, 22 back]. Beaten into countback from Ed was Nick on back 6 holes for his 42 points. Carmelo made a bid, 4th on 41 from Ant, Daniel and Roger 39s. Best 9 went to Sean O’S.

Armis’s and Ant’s birdies made them draw ahead in the detailed Men’s Birdies report attached.

Next fixture should see the courses well-watered by the much needed and forecast rain – then we can complain at the impossible thick rough!