Ladies

There may have only been 11 ladies in the medal but a further 5 were involved in other competitions which is a pretty good turnout on the day after the Bontor. The winds of yesterday had quietened, but picked up as the day progressed to make it still a challenge.

But it was one to which a few of the ladies were up for. Tenesi Karakaneva, Alison Chadwick and Jayne Maxwell all went out in 43, but aside from handicaps making a difference, Tenesi’s back 9 of 38 gave her a net 65 and 1st place and a reduction in handicap to 15. Two shots back on 67 was Alison, with Jayne a further two behind. Results…

With CSS moving to 68, Alison also had a cut reducing her playing handicap to 20.

Men

The field faced nice golfing conditions: receptive but pacy greens and a bit of bounce on the fairways. The gusts of wind became stronger and more frequent as the day went on. Some pin positions again were pretty cruel. The general feedback amongst the members on the new 15th tee is not very positive. At first the feedback was that the hole became too easy. Based on today’s results the field should reconsider: a few competitors experienced some real horror shows on that hole.

Toby Hunt uncharacteristically went for an early start. And the results speak volume. His round started with a wobble (6) on the first. But he only dropped one more shot on the way out. The back 9 was a bit more challenging. But a gross score of 77 (64 net) earns him a well deserved victory. Adrian finished 2nd (mainly thanks to a good back 9). Sean Thomas steady round (and the countback rule) means he finished 3rd. Ned Shanklyn keeps piling up the Top6 finishes. Brian McMahon and in-form Peter Jagger complete the Top6. Results…

Lowest Gross Score goes to Henry. His highlight must be the chip-in birdie on the 7th hole today (quite a week actually after birdies on SI 1 & 3 on Duke’s on Wednesday and a new handicap of 6). But he will deeply regret the 17th hole.

Toby Hunt takes the lead in the Grand Medal Trophy (341). Mike Shabani (351) and Pete Needham (353) are the closest followers. R6 Leader board…

CSS: 67

The Ladies recaptured the Bontor over the Men. Report…

Odd spots and a strong breeze were the order of the day. In the 2nd handicap round, Henry Lindesay-Bethune continued his good form to win with an exceptional 64 (1 over par, 1-over front 9, 2-under back 9, consolidating an eagle on Sunday). Veronica Mitchell shot an amazing 66 to finish 2nd. Rick Kimber was on his own 3rd with 67 whilst Cheryl 68 led Jon Ramphul and Pralab Barua on countback. Net Results…

CSS remained at SSS but 12 handicap changes arose.

Veronica’s 66 was good enough to win the overall Handicap Trophy over two weeks on 134, two ahead of Henry. Handicap Trophy…

Veronica also won the ladies’ scratch over 2 weeks on 172 – 7 ahead of Sheena Harrington. Ladies result…

Henry won the men’s senior division scratch on 152 – 3 clear from Angus Robertson. Men result…

In the junior division Dylan won with 174, three clear from Pralab Barua. Men result…

33 competitor contested this Sunday’s round which was a sweep due to cycle ride blocking many surrounding roads.

5 iron specialist Richard Inglis shot a commanding 42 points to win. A remarkable card – 2 ‘blobs’ including 8 at 18. But back 9 was 3 points a hole except ‘just’ 2 points at the SI 1 par 4 14th. Keith Cassidy had a superb 39 points, shining on the front 9 (with an eagle on hole 6) 21 points (one-over-par ). Henry Lindesay-Bethune, first lady Caroline Stilwell and Martin Heinrich followed with 37s. Results…

CSS for the day was an elevated 37 points from SSS 36.

Conditions could be described as blustery with the odd spitting shower. Recent rains had softened the course a little.

In this first round of the Midweek Club Championship, net (handicap) was won by new member Ed Hall with a handicap-cutting 64 followed by another great score from improver Alison Chadwick. A controlled 66 from Teddy Holt took 3rd place, whilst Kamil Naidoo shot lowest gross of the day 78 net 67 for 4th place. Net Results…

CSS remained at SSS, a change from recent Prince’s rounds, with 6 handicap changes.

In the scratch first round, the ladies are led by Sheena Harrington whilst for the men Kamil leads the senior division and the junior division has two leaders – Teddy and Dylan Merchant. Ladies Results… | Men Results…

After the heat wave of last week, the deluge of the previous day helped to soften the course up a little, but the cooler temperatures combined with a freshening wind seemed to be keeping scores on the lower side with our dawn starter, Scott Sparks holding the lead until Kerry Sargeant came in with a better back 9. With Richard Owen also on 39 it seemed that might be the top score of the day and so it remained for a while. These scores were rendered pretty average once Ned Shanklyn got to the clubhouse to record his 45 points. He even managed to 1-point holes in this!! Peter Needham and Carmelo di Salvo joined him in the 40s with 41 and 40 respectively. Results…

Cheryl Woodhouse appears to have been the only one of the Hawtree players scoring well today and was the first lady on 39 points.

CSS went to 38 points and there are a number of handicap changes.

After 5 rounds of the Men’s Top Dog Trophy Chris Lordan retains his lead with Ned now in 2nd place after today. R5 Leader board…

Hot conditions prevailed but scoring on Duke’s was excellent with CSS being raised to 37 points. Early starter Mark Rosamund was winner of the Edward Cup 42 points with Alison Chadwick returning 39 points to finish 2nd on countback from improver Adrian Wells, Graham Swindells and Richard Norden.. Results…

The field enjoyed some pretty good golfing conditions. The rain of the last days made the greens extra receptive and added a bit of speed. The extra bounce and roll on the fairways was still present. Swirling winds on the back 9 made life a bit trickier than expected.

Keith Cassidy was struggling with his swing but still posted a 69 net to become leader in the clubhouse. He was soon followed by Henry L-B, who enjoyed a very good front 9 (-1 gross) but an untidy 13th hole prevented him from improving on a 4th place finish. The 3rd player with a score of 69 was first lady, Tenesi. Only one player managed to better that result. George Taylor recorded an excellent front 9 (39 gross) and held it together on the back 9 to win the Golden Jubilee. George’s handicap gets a nice chop down to 14.

Early starter Chirs Lordan and Peter Osgood (let’s hope for the club’s sake that he can keep this form for one more week …) complete the Top6. Nick Rogers took 5 shots to just get his ball on the 7th green. The quadruple bogey he recorded on that hole must have liberated him because he played excellent golf on the back 9. His score of 72 net translates into 37 stableford points thereby reducing his competition handicap by one stroke. Unfortunately he has developed a pattern by which his new clubs only perform every other week. So if the Hawtree captain wants to drop him: now’s your chance. Results…

CSS: 71/73 (20/51 in the buffer)

In the Anniversary Trophy the race seems to be over. Henry leads Nick by 13 and Kim by 14 with one round to go.
Henry (210), Nick (223) and yours truly (224). R3 Leader board…

After 4 rounds of the Men’s Top Dog Trophy Chris Lordan (24pts) maintains his lead over Ollie Griffin (13), Anis (12) and George (12). R4 Leader board…

Humidity was high but cloud gradually increased to take the edge off the sun’s heat. Greens were being watered manually but hard sand in some bunkers and impenetrable ball-losing rough sometimes one foot from fairway proved Prince’s only natural (unfair?) defences with ample run on the short course.

But this in no way takes away the brilliant golf from improver Cosmo Liefting-Moore winning with 61 from early leader Russell Stewart 62. Indeed, focus on a 5 iron for most holes paid dividends for Cosmo. Last week’s winner Russell earned on ESR of 1 to now play off 11 – well done! Jack Evans and new member Chris Courtney took 3rd & 4th places whilst the flame still flickered for Jeremy Prescott 64. Results…

Glendale employed some contractors digging a trench on 15 meaning a further forward tee from that already in place. As a result the hole was ranked 16 for the day’s round (SI =6 for men with 6 birdies recorded as per attached report). Scoring analysis…

Alan King added an eagle to the tree at 14. Eagle Tree…

As expected. 49% were in buffer zone resulting in CSS being pared by one from SSS.

Ladies

Conditions didn’t suit the ladies as much as the men it seems, with no one managing to play to their handicap, although it was close with the first 3 places all net 70.

A consistent front and back 9 pushed Lia Donath back into 3rd place from Jenny Lawrence & Doreen Dolby. This was Jenny’s first game back with the club after a long lay off for injury, but it has obviously done her game no harm as she took 1st place with a back 9 to match Lia’s gross 43. Results…

CSS remained at 69

Men

The (unexpected) morning drizzle made the greens a bit more receptive and created some extra zip on the greens. The fairways still remained bone dry. Some pin positions were quite tough again (the pin on the 7th was quite cruel).

Patrick Murphy absolutely mastered the Par 3’s. He was-2 gross over the five par 3’s. He would’ve improved on his winning score of 63 net had it not been for 7 on the SI 1 and two 6’s on the back 9. Brian McMahon had a very consistent round of golf (+5 gross on the front and +4 gross on the back) to take 2nd place. Brian’s new handicap now stands at 12. Christer Larsson’s back 9 prevented him from finishing higher than 3rd. A score of 64 net does take his competition handicap down to 26. Cuneyt and Richard Inglis finish 4th and 5th respectively with scores of 65 net. Adrian is confirming is good recent form with a 6th place. Results…

The novelty of Nick’s new clubs wore off very quickly. From hero to zero in less than 24h. Kerry had 3 birdies on the back 9 (4 overall). But a bit of misfortune on the 18th hole annihilated his winning chances.

CSS: 66 (16/29 in the buffer)

In the Grand Medal Trophy standings Mike Shabani takes the lead (mainly because he’s the only one to have recorded 5 scores). But Pete Needham, Richard Owen and Toby Hunt are within striking distance. R5 Leader board…