Women

The 14^th April was the Centenary of the inauguration of Richmond Park Golf Club and the women’s section celebrated with a mystery partner four ball better ball game.  There was a good turn out of sixteen women.   Sheena set up the game for a single’s stableford for signing in and we all played this accordingly.  We returned to enjoy our refreshments and draw a random partner.   Once the partner was drawn out, she could not take part in the draw and could only be selected once.  Sheena, in the meantime, had changed Masterscoreboard for our entries as a 4BBB.  A bit of chaos ensued while we queued to enter our scores, which held the men up who had completed their rounds.  Everyone agreed it was fun.  It was good to see Ali and Ann playing again after injuries and Gina made an appearance to say hello.

In first place was Susan and Jenny  42 pts, 2^nd Jayne and Katharina 40 pts, Angela and Pat 38 pts.  Prizes were awarded.  There was also a prize for the best individual score which went to Jayne Maxwell with 37 pts. 

Men

A great dry day for golf although not as warm as yesterday; the course had dried significantly from the winter months and just 2 temps.

A good turnout for the April Medal and some good scores especially taking into account the new course handicap calculation.

In the senior division Peter Needham led the way with net 67 with Alan King and Toby Hunt returning respectable 68 and 69. On 71 came Peter Abbott 71off 4 – lowest gross of the day and a level par front 9 gross. Richard Back secured 3 birdies and heads this year’s birdie tree with 11 (see attached). Paul Kamerling would surely have been in the running but lost ball on 9th; he had 3 birdies on back 9 just 1 over par 34.

The junior division medal was won with a super 62 from Charlie Whiteman aided by superb putting. Nigel Ward , Robin Thomas and Paul Green chased with 66s. par.

This was 2nd of 8 rounds in The Grand Medal which is now headed in senior division by Tamas Ladacs 143 and then Toby Hunt 143 and Kerry Sargeant 145. Nigel Ward leads junior 130 from Tony Kopczak 135 and Charlie Whiteman 138.

Very much a summer vibe on the course. Field depleted by rival events at Roehampton and one organised by Pat Dalton. 14 cards and the clear winner was Gerrard Quinn with an impressive 40 points, second Pralab Barua playing early with 34 points and third was Craig Johnson on 32 points.

The Princes course only had 2 Temp greens hence WHS Counting. The course was in good conditions but the green were a little slow. That said Uli Katte found them just to his liking it seems. I am attaching a good scoring report which shows just how dominant he was today, spendid golf indeed.
Peter Harrington was hot on Uli’s tail but after a 9 on the 1st hole and 6 on 18 finished 1 shot back. Paul Green and Chris Jones took 3rd and 4th places.
It was nice to have some sunshine although the wind came up on the back and light showers appeared on the back nine. But not too much to affect the scoring.

Very windy but mild for the Spring Plate on Duke’s Composite course. Grass on fairways uncut and so long.

Scoring was lower than recent weeks but Ashley Stephens shot an excellent 38 pint to win (21 on front 9) from Nigel Ward 36 with Charlie Whiteman and Mel Dunn following with 34s; Mel Dunn and Peter Goodall had 33s with Peter’s having 22 on back 9.

Best woman Silvia Bortoli 30 points playing off 9.

For men this counted as 7th round of 8 Winter Competition and positions are unchanged from round 6 with Tamas Ladacs ahead on 125 from Kerry Sargeant 116 and 3 on 110 : Paul Kamerling, Richard Smith and Peter Needham.

Innumerable temporary greens again but otherwise clement conditions apart from a wind that increased as the round progressed.

Winner was Charles Haines who was the only player to score above 36 points under the new WHS settings for Prince’s. Second was Adrian Wells and third was Bill Norman.

The medal was played in generally overcast conditions with a breeze that strengthened towards the end of the round for the later starters. We had 4 temp greens having been told there were only 2.
Bill Norman continued his run of form to take 1st place in Division 1 with a net 68 followed by Tamas Ladacs 1 shot behind. Uli Katte headed the net71’s t take 3rd place from Kim Chaffart.
In Division 2 Peter Fisher comfortably took 1st place with his net 60 followed by Peter Harrington on net 63. Dave Cato off 16 took 3rd place on net 65.
The 4th Hole proved good for 3 Div 2 players with a birdie each.

After 2nd round of Midweek Grand Medal (best of 5 from 8), Dave Cato 124 leads Bill Norman 131.

Easter Sunday had a grey start with a chilly wind but it remained dry and eventually the sun came out. And with just 2 temp. greens ( 3 & 5) it was a qualifier for handicapping.

Mel Dunn secured the Easter Plate with 44 points – and an eagle 3 at the par 5 9th; his 44 earned a -1 ESR and cuts his HI from 19.6 to 16.2. Well done. Oz Doyle edged Justin Wildman on back 9 [both 40 points] – Oz having better back 9 22pts wilst Justin better front 9 = 23 pts. Pat Dalton and Raymond Esin followed with excellent 39s.

Best woman Joan Mulcahy 37 points.

The competition started in cold, wet and windy conditions, and with a disappointing 8 temporary greens on the course, however the sky brightened up and altogether the conditions were not bad for yesterday’s waltz. The conditions were clearly agreeable to the team of Richard, Uli, Cheryl and Paul who produced scintillating scoring of 94 points to win.

Sheena, Tamas, Sean and Paddy were not far behind with 89 points. Julian, Paul and Peter scored well to make 3rd place despite the disadvantage of being a 3-man team.

The day started with blue sky and sunshine with astrong breeze. The dry spell lasted until the back 9 when the wind became very strong and cold and heavy downpours which made golf very uncomfortable and difficult for some.!!
Peter Miller and Paul Green both recorded 21 points whilst Paul Giles made continued scoring with 20 points to go with his 22 on the front 9.
This was the 2nd round of 2 for the Mid Week Stableford competition and Tamas Ladacs produced a steady round of 36 to top the table with a total of 84 points 3 points ahead of Paul Green. Well done Tamas .