After another typically hard-fought contest the result was another amazing draw. Further report due soon. Results…

The day was blessed with glorious sunshine and proved to be the ladies’ day. The net for the day (and round 1 of Handicap Trophy) had the ladies taking 4 of the 6 top positions. Stepping up to the podium for gold was Gina Jillet 64 with Alison Chadwick 65 silver and Dave Fauré 68 bronze. Just outside the medals were Veronica Mitchell 4th 69 beating Pete Harrison on back 6 countback and Cheryl Woodhouse 6th on 70. Results…

CSS remained at SSS with Alison and Gina receiving handicap cuts. The worries arising for the club captains in the men v ladies Bontor on Saturday are whether the ladies have timed their form to perfection or peaked too early with handicap cuts.

Ladies

In the Ladies scratch round 1, Gina leads the way with 84 over Veronica 90. R1 Leader board…

Men

In the Men’s scratch round 1, James Barker leads the senior division on 78, four ahead of Seong Lim and Kim Chaffart with 82s. R1 Leader board…

The junior division is headed by Parkash Arora and John Ahad with 91s – three clear of Mark Rosamond and John Penney who have 94s. R1 Leader board…

Ladies

With the Bontor coming up on Saturday, Sheena Harrington’s winning score of a net 63, awarding her with a 1.5 handicap cut, was not good timing. One of those rare days when the chipping and one putting worked. Some seven shots back were Veronica Mitchell and Alison Chadwick with net 70s. Results…

CSS was reduced by one to 68.

Men

Conditions favoured good scoring as sunny intervals eventually merged to sunny periods. An astounding 61 from Dave Fauré was best of the day to win the August medal. Dave earned an ESR of -1 and has reduced his handicap by 4 to 16.0 this month – well done! Mikel Eguidazu Arrien also shot an amazing score – 63 for second place with Nick Rogers recording lowest gross of the day and claiming third on countback 64s from Tony Bergqvist with Toby Hunt 65 and Damian Hacket 67 also beating SSS. CSS remained at SSS 67. Results…

In the good holes stats, Kim Chaffart eagled 9th whilst Roger Rojas nudges ahead in the birdie tree with 30 so far this year. Birdies… | Eagles…

In the associated Grand Medal Trophy after 6 rounds, Dave has a strong lead on 349, eight ahead of Pete Harrison 357. R6 Leader board…

Most competitors found conditions favourable with rough gradually dying back/indeed cut short in places but unpredictable bounces counteracting the additional roll on firm ground. The winner on back 6 countback was Paul Grand from Cheryl Woodhouse and back 9 countback from Tamas Ladacs all 3 with 68s. Ted Holt was 4th with 72 and Seong Lim again recorded the lowest gross 83. Results…

The balance of scores raised CSS to one over SSS with Paul, Cheryl and Tamas being awarded playing handicap cuts.

This was the 3rd round (of 4) of the midweek Anniversary Cup. Kim Chaffart currently leads on 222, 31 ahead of Alison Chadwick but a serious contender will no doubt emerge from the pack who have only played two rounds. R3 Leader board…

When the sun finally emerged, it brought with it some gusty winds but we are now getting the summer run on the ball. This could well have helped with the very impressive net 60 recorded by today’s winner. Henry Lindesay-Bethune will add his quite lengthy signature to the trophy and gets a 3.3 cut in handicap. Just two shots behind was Habib Amir with a net 62 who receives a 3.5 cut. In 3rd & 4th placez were Deborah Potter and Valerie Parker, both recording net 68s and handicap cuts. Results…

Despite these low winning scores, the CSS was unchanged from the SSS at 71 and 73 for the men and ladies respectively.

After three rounds of the Anniversary Cup, current holder Veronica Mitchell is now two shots clear of Jayne Maxwell. R3 Leader board…

Early clubhouse leader Henry Lindesay-Bethune maintained the lead to win with 68. A spirited challenge from Jeremy Prescot 69 earned second place with lowest gross of the day Seong Lim third with 70. Jeremy and Seong earn playing handicap reductions in a round which saw CSS elevated by 2 from SSS. Results…

In the associated Midweek Grand Medal Trophy Brett Colley 280 has a three shot advantage from Mike Shabani 283 with Paul Grand third 286. R6 Leader board…

Turnout was good at 32 despite the disruption in the Metropolis and Surrey due to the cycling event. Scoring was quite good with CSS unchanged from SSS 37 points.

Tony Kopczak emerged the overall winner with 40 points beating Jayne Maxwell 39 with a countback separating Paul Appleton from Kyojung Lee 38s. Results…

Front and back 9 best scores:
Front Nine: 22 pts Tony Kopczak Kris Lynch Kyojung Lee
Back Nine: 22 pts Tenesi Karakaneva.

Early intermittent showers eventually gave way to extended sunny periods and conditions were perfect for golf. Reflecting the conditions, CSS was elevated to SSS+1 at 37 points. The overall winner with 40 points on countback last 6 was Lesley Mason from Brett Colley with Seong Lim 3rd on 38. Results…

Competitors noticed white lines along the centre of 8th and 9th fairways and shrugged their shoulders attributing them to be for perhaps a Glendale competition. Vehicles measuring pollution on recently diverted ditch/wildlife reeds/pond area could be seen on 12/13th.

The ladies were again to the fore, with the Lady Captain, Lia Donath, returning to form and carding a net 63 to win the Diamond Jubilee by six shots from Veronica Mitchell and Cheryl Woodhouse one further back. Results…

A shot into the rough was stlll proving by and large to be penal so the ladies with their tendency to hit the fairway prevailed. CSS remained unchanged, awarding Lia a cut of 2.8 and each of Veronica, Cheryl and the first placed man, Tamas Ladacs, all receiving a cut to reduce their playing handicaps by one shot.

After two rounds of the Anniversary Cup, first place is also taken by the ladies, with Jayne Maxwell and Veronica both on 142. R2 Leader board…