Sunny periods prevailed helping to raise the temperature.

Women

Another small but select turnout today. Sheena edged to the top by 1 point on 33 from Pat on 32.

It is all change at the top of the eclectic. After the first 2 rounds Susan was in the lead followed by Cheryl. Now they’ve both been leap-frogged by Pat, Gina and Sheena in that order. Pat & Gina both knocked 6.7 from their scores. Just one round to go now and it’s probably still anyone’s to win.

Men

Conditions on Prince’s were good generally for scoring in round 6 of the Winter Competition.

Kerry Sargeant shot a fine 38 to win the senior division from Julian James; Kerry picked up on 17^th so 20 scored on back 9 on 36 could have been even better. Will B was 3^rd whilst Julian was best overall on front 9 – 20 points.

In the junior division the long-time clubhouse leader was Cuneyt 39 points but he was eventually beaten on countback by Giovanni. 3 challenged with 36s – Gunnar (again), Onursal and Goran.

After 6 rounds the overall Winter Comp senior division leader following 45 on Prince’s last week is Justin114 from Will B and Peter N; Giovanni 119 leads Julian 111 in the junior division.

The penultimate Prince’s Eclectic sees Kerry 62.4 edge Roger 62.5.

Richard B added a branch to the eagle tree this year at 17^th whilst there were 12 ‘Twos’ recorded in the round overall.

The field traded in frost, unpredictable bounces and miles of roll on the fairways for mild temperatures, mud, temporary greens and wind.

The saying goes that the early bird catches the worm. Chris N was one of the early starters and set a very high mark for the rest of the field. The stats of his round speak for themselves: 4 birdies, 20pts (front 9), 23pts (back 9), number 1 for the day. To put things into perspective: his round could’ve been even better had he not gone +3 on the par 3’s. PMM also recorded 4 birdies. He torched the front 9 for 24pts. He had 2 wobbles on holes 11 and 14. That explains that he “only” scored 18pts on the back 9. 2nd place is great reward for an excellent round. Pat is first woman today. Blobs on holes 6 and 16 were the only blemishes of her round. Thanks to an excellent back 9 (23pts) she takes 3rd place. Cuneyt started strong (22pts front 9) but lost his mojo on the back 9 (16pts) to finish 4th. Graham and Gina take the last “sweep places”.

Midweek Winter

Tamas 109, Alan 109 ,Cheryl 103, Pralab 102

Midweek Duke’s Eclectic

Chris N 68, Tamas (again …) 68, Uli 68, PMM 68  

Whilst there had been no real rain for a few days 2 temporary greens ( 5 & 11) meant non-WHS Handicapping competition conditions.

Women

There were as many of us playing as there were initially for the club AGM, a grand total of 7.

It was tight at the top today with 3 of us on 30 points, 2 of whom had18 points on the back 9, so it was the back 6 which gave it to Gina over Bridget whose comment on finishing was that she’d decided she was a spring/summer golfer rather than a winter one. Perhaps she’ll reconsider when looking at the results.

There were certainly opportunities to come in with a better score but those variable ground conditions along with varying amounts of run made for a fair bit of hit & hope. Probably one of the high points of the day was the speed of the round no doubt helped by the men being off the yellows. That drizzly rain was definitely not!

We can probably assume that the accompanying eclectic is a 2-horse race between Gina and Silvia. Both improved their scores this week and Silvia narrowed the gap to 1.1 between the pair of them with one round to go…. should be an interesting contest ladies!!

Men

Whilst off yellows and with 2 temp greens (so WHS NQ) there was still some truly exceptional golf played.
In the senior division Justin Wildman shot the lights out with a gross 77 (career best Duke’s?) to win with 45 points (24 out 21 back , 4 birdies); 2 behind was Jihum Kim level par 35 out with 26 points out 17 back. A further point behind on 42 was Russell 42 (17 out 25 back).
Class was further provided in the senior division by Alan King who started the year’s eagle tree with one at 6th.
Well done indeed to all above.

It was tight in the junior division with Gunnar edging Julian on countback to win division on 38; Giovanni and Alan followed with 37s. Alan followed his eagle 2 at 6th with a ‘Two’ at the next hole!

With 5 rounds now played of Winter Comp, Will B leads senior division 113 from Nigel W and Peter G 110; Junior division headed by Giovanni 117 9 ahead of Pierpaulo 108.

Winter golf – It felt like links golf with frozen fairways, greens and fringes. Shots into the greens must have been very interesting (to use an understatement) for the early starters. The greens became trickier during the course of the day. All of this translates quite clearly into today’s scoring. PCC adjustment in the end was +2

Division 2

Honour where honour is due. Division 2 put up some excellent scoring. Cheryl did a “Rory”. She arrived just in time to tee off. But that sense of urgency drover her on the whole day. An outrageous chip-in on the 4th (has to be said that Tamas showed her the way) was the exclamation point for an excellent 23pts on the front 9. A “snowman” (very a propos for the time of the year) on the 10th was the only blemish of the day. 17pts on the back seal her victory in this division. “Speed golf” suits you very wel Cheryl … Ian recorded an outrageous 25pts on the back 9 to take 2nd. Julian is the 3rd and last player to beat his handicap today. Richard M would’ve taken 4th spot but unfortunately he forgot to sign his card.

Division 1

Alvaro did mention he had the worst warm-up ever on the driving range (I believe witnesses can only confirm that) …. Or may be he was a bit flustered teeing off in the 2nd “late” game. How else can you explain he had to pick up on the first hole? His front 9 (15pts) can certainly be qualified as volatile as Joao Felix’s debut at Chelsea. But he composed himself with a +4 gross back 9 (20pts) to win Division 1. Yours truly ended up in too many bunkers (really not the place to be in these conditions) to have any chance at challenging for the win today. Peter G struggled on the front 9. But once the “softer” conditions set in he lit up the back 9 for 21pts.

MW Winter Comp Leaders (report includes proviso that at least 1 round from each course is included in best 3 from a possible 8. Masterscoreboard can only show best 3 irrespective of course.

Seniors Tamas 107, Richard O 102, Richard 101;

Alan K 109, Tamas 107, Cheryl 102 , Juian 102 Pralab 102, Richard O 101

MW Princes eclectic

Peter G 62, Alvaro 66, Tamas 66 

Icy but sunny conditions prevail with Duke’s still closed.

Women

The winning team was Susan, Ali and Jenny who pipped Sheena, Caroline and Sali on the back 9 & courtesy of having one more shot to play with – 13 rather than 12.

There were 3 birdies across the teams, 2 shown on the results sheet as they were on par 3s and one on the 7th for the winning team. The other team failed on that score but were the only ones to have nothing higher than a 5 on the card.

It was definitely an interesting day to play, with memories of the summer run coming back as the ball skittered along over the ice. Certainly making club selection a challenge along with putting. But the blue skies were glorious once the sun had burned off the remnants of fog. Having teed off on the 5th by the time we reached and found our balls, the green had disappeared in the fog and we wondered if we’d be called off, but 5 minutes later the sun had done its work and it was sun the rest of the way round.

The results show that Bridget played with Katharina and Lia but they were in fact a 2-ball. On amending the info, HM gave them a mere 4 shots which hardly seemed fair, so the sheet has the result as them being in 3!

Men

There were a few drop-outs but attendance (42) was good for the icy conditions (nudged 3C) that created bounce and putting difficulties. Overall the PCC calculated was +3 – much more difficult than expected and first time on Prince’s since November 1 per attached.

Anyway, there was some really good golf played.

In the Senior division victory and medal for an excellent round went to in-form Richard Back 72 (but a 7 on 10th offset by 2 birdies on back 9).
Richard was chased by 4 37s from Pete M, Peter G, Russell and Joe G. For Pete and Peter it really was a game of 2 halves [Pete M 50 out 38 back, Peter G 43 out 38 back. Richard shared front/back honours and birdie scored with Ross Hood.

The Junior Division was dominated by a superb 60 from Paddy Stone – a WHS career best 84 (consistent 42s out and in) and an ESR of -1.0 resulting in a cut from 24.0 to 21.5. Gregory had a super 63 and Julian 66.
There were 13 NRs and I’m sure there was some excellent play therein nevertheless.

Course closed – sheet ice, safety reasons.

Sunny but windy coditions greeted competitors.

Div1

Richard Back played a solid round of golf. His front 9 was decent (17pts). After a wobble on the 10th hole he steadied the ship and ended the back 9 with 19pts. Susan torched the first 9 holes for 20pts. 3 softer holes (11, 12 and an unfortunate 7 on the 17th) on the way in translate into 16pts. Therefore the countback rule awards 2nd place to Susan. Yours truly recorded his first competitive round in a while. If only he hadn’t recorded those 3 DB’s …

Div2

Mitch Cohen went out early and walked off the mud as leader in the clubhouse with 37pts (19pts out and 18pts out). That mark proved too high a hurdle for the rest of the field. Richard finishes second thanks to an excellent back 9 (20pts). Paul takes 3rd place with 33pts.

A few shockers: Hole 17 played as SI 4, Hole 1 as SI 1 and Hole 6 as SI 16.

MW Winter Comp Standing

Tamas (107), Richard (101), Alvaro (94)

MW Princes Eclectic

Pete Goodall (65), Tamas (67), Richard O (70)

Some heavy rain from about 12:30 added to the already muddy and unpleasant conditions and the return of some soggy scorecards. The PCC of +2 reflected this. 1 temp green on the 3rd.

Women

What a fab set of results! The most that can be said for it is Deb & Pat both got a birdie (18th & 7th respectively). On the face of it Gina’s card looked pretty darn amazing – lots of 4s and 5 pars, but 10 shots don’t go very far across 18 holes in the mud, but it was still plenty good enough to win with 31 points, 1 better than Deb on 30.

Probably more surprising is that Cheryl & Sheena leapfrogged Joan in the eclectic but remain behind Susan who also improved her score – all improvements were marginal!

Men

Sporting some new clubs from golfbidder, Peter Goodall shot 38 points to win the senior division from Tamas, Pier and Brian McMahon. Peter’s h’cap reduced to 8.0

Suhail claimed the junior division with a similar 38 but 3 clear from Cuneyt and a further 2 from Gunnar 33. A drenched Gunnar treated himself to a new dry Glendale top afterwards.

Still early days but in the overall Winter Comp after 3 rounds played, Will B leads Senior division 108 from Ray 106; Giovanni leads Junior division from Julian 99.
The associated Prince’s Eclectic sees Kerry our leader 63.3 from Richard Back 64.0

Not really the best conditions to play golf. 2 temporary greens were an expected but unpleasant extra challenge. The 5th hole played as SI7. And the 11th hole was the 12th most difficult hole of the day. Scoring was not too shabby.

Mike changed his routine and didn’t tee off early. Things didn’t kick off in the best way (blob on the first hole). Despite that he recorded 16pts on the front 9. The extra hour(s) of sleep worked wonders on the back 9. Mike torched the last 9 holes for 23pts. Clear winner of the day and may be improving your golf may be just as simple as teeing off 90min later than usual.

Pat lost out twice today: 1) first she was informed that her excellent score (37pts) wouldn’t count towards her HI and 2) to make things worse she didn’t sign up for the sweep. So her 2nd place will only get rewarded with a mention in this report. Chris Newman laid the foundation for his 3rd place with an excellent 20pts on the front 9. Gina also teed off later than usual (not as late as other usual early bird Mike J). But it didn’t affect her results today (4th place – Signing up for the sweep wouldn’t hurt next time?). Tamas and Stephan end up in the money spots thanks to Pat/Gina not entering the sweep.

Women

Men

There were a few dropouts but attendance (42) was good for the ic conditions (nudged 3C) created bounce and putting difficulties. Overall the PCC calculated was +3 – much more difficult than expected and first time on Prince’s since November 1 per attached.

Anyway, there was some really good golf played.

In the Senior division victory and medal for an excellent round went to in-form Richard Back 72 (but a 7 on 10th offset by 2 birdies on back 9).
Richard was chased by 3 37s from Pete M, Peter G, Russell and Joe G. For Pete and Peter it really was a game of 2 halves [Pete M 50 out 38 back, Peter G 43 out 8 back. Richard shared front/back honours and birdies scored with Ross Hood.

The Junior Division was dominated by a superb 60 from Paddy Stone – a WHS career beet 84 (consistent 42s out and in) and an ESR of -1.0 resulting in cut to HI from 24.0 to 21.5. Gregory had a super 63 and Julian 66.
There were 13 NRs and I’m sure there was some excellent play therein nevertheless.