Ladies

A lovely warm (relatively) and sunny day, a welcome respite after all the recent snow and rain brought benign conditions although the greens were soggy. The winner was Jayne Maxwell with 33 points followed by Cheryl Woodhouse with 31 points who pipped Susan Smith (also with 31 points) on the back 9. Results…

This competition was played neither off the red tees nor off the ladies winter mats and so was not played on a measured course (as defined in CONGU UHS) hence it was not a qualifier for handicapping purposes.

Jayne Maxwell leads after two rounds in the cumulative Duke’s Eclectic Competition. R2 Leader board…

Men

Kerry Sargeant (38 points) emerged the winner on a pleasantly sunny day following recent wintry conditions. He edged Steve Cross on the back 9 with a commendable one over par back 9. Steve has settled in at Richmond Park and has reduced his handicap by 2 since joining in late November, consistently scoring within ‘buffer’. Results…

Consistent play by Toby Hunt earns him leading position in the Winter Competition and Duke’s Eclectic (the latter shared with Kerry).

Winter Competition. R4 Leader board…
Duke’s Eclectic. R2 Leader board…

Men’s handicap list…

Birdie Tree Leader board… | Eagle Tree Leader board… | Twos Leader board…

No play was possible due to snow covering the course.

These photos were taken by Paul Grand on Saturday showing the courses near the Club cabin. Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3 | Pic 4 | Pic 5

Ladies

The first Sunday of 2010 saw six ladies brave the cold frosty fairways.   It was a better ball team event won by Alison and Susan with 43 points with Doreen and Christine in second place with 40 points and in third place Norma and Jini with 36 points. Results…

Men

Jim Deissler was the winner of the Millennium Monthly Medal with a fine 68 closely followed by John Fordham & Kerry Sargeant. Results…

A small but quality field competed in a stableford sweep the day after Boxing Day with the competition winner being Yuki Horo Ushido (40 points) and sweep winner Paul Grand (38) – with men ceding 2 shots to Cheryl Woodhouse the sole lady. Results…

Paul Doran and Stewart McDonald triumphed with 40 points, five ahead of Paul Grand and Cheryl Woodhouse. Results…

The popular format of American Greensomes incorporated a first for the club – play off own tees but score using the ladies’ par and SI. Confusing for some, but the orthodox recommendation of CONGU, the national governing for handicapping in the UK, is as follows –

“……use of the Ladies’ Par and Stroke Index is recommended as this does not then require ladies to play holes than have a lower Par than CONGU would recommend. It does mean that the men will return somewhat higher scores than against their own Par however to do otherwise would militate against ladies making an appropriate contribution.”

With men and ladies playing off mats, men ceded 2 shots. The winner was Philip Midgeley-Carver with 39 points on a back 9 count-back from Aidan Hurley. John Morris and Matt Mandelbaum posted creditable 38s to take 3rd and 4th places. Kate Emanuel played well to take best ladies’ position. Results…

Captain Richard Owen, playing in the same game as Philip and Aidan, was treated to a fine display of golf and competition – Philip shooting 1 under par gross and Aidan level par. Philip had an immaculate start – 3333.

CSS remained at SSS 40 points. Men’s handicap list…

Next year’s fixture list has been released. It is available as a PDF file for easy viewing and printing. View…

It is pretty much a full release.  For any changes during the year please refer to Fixtures Changes.

Ladies

It was meant to be the last team event of 2009, but the Lady Captain vs the Lady Secretary’s team event was abandoned due to lack of ladies to participate. Perhaps too many enjoyed one too many wines at the AGM the day before. Instead 8 ladies were present to witness the new Lady Captain’s drive in. As there was no formal competition for the day, the Lady Captain decided to be generous and all attendees will get a new Lady Pinnacle ball just for turning up.

The best card for the day was Jayne Maxwell with 33 points, closely followed by Veronica Mitchell, Susan Smith and Alison Chadwick, all with 30 points each. Results…

Men

A non-qualifier due to 2 temporary greens, the competition was nevertheless hotly contested with Itsawat having the better back 9 from Peter Harrington – both 64s. Results…