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Rickmansworth – Home Leg
Result: 5-1 Win
On Saturday 20th June saw Richmond park play our annual friendly match against Rickmansworth, this match is played on a two leg home and away basis.
This friendly has been played over many decades, with Richmond Park winning the cup back last year for the first time in some time. We are determined to hold onto this cup for a few more years yet.
The teams are made up of 6 pairs each and the match played on a 4 ball better ball format, the day started with the threat of heavy showers but brollies were only needed a couple of times for short showers.
The day ended with Richmond Park winning by 5 games to 1, a good lead to take to Ricky. We each also hold a team sweep which was won with 45 points being scored by two pairs sharing the pot.
A big thank you goes out to all players giving up their Saturdays to represent their club.
The away leg AT TRICKY RICKY is to be played on Saturday 25th July, so all those who are interested in playing in this MUST WIN friendly please book in on Master Score Board.
JQ Robertson
Another challenging week at the Park with the CSS going up by 1 and only 2 men doing better than it. With the competition being a stableford rather than medal, there were at least almost no NRs, but general scoring reflected the continuing challenge of hitting missing the fairway.
Temporary SSS’ means that the men receive two shots with Phil Flanagan taking first place on 40 points closely followed by Mike Shabani on 39. Doreen Dolby was the leading lady in 8th spot on 33 points. Results…
No birdies on the par 3s were recorded.
Amida
Result: 4-2 win
After a year off we ventured out again to play our annual mixed match against Amida at their course. Well, sort of mixed as from a team of 12 players they produced only two ladies!
We managed a win of 4-2. Good fun as usual and everyone enjoyed playing on their course.
A special thanks from the Ladies Captain. “Thanks to all those who played: Jayne, Lia, Fiona, Veronica, Doreen and Susan plus those who offered but we ran out of space!”
Clapham Common – >Rd 1 v Wexham Park
Result: tba
Report due soon.
Monthly Medals
This was the first round on the new Prince’s course. Weather was fair and the rough not as punishing as Duke’s.
Ladies
A small but quality field competed for the medal with Doreen Dolby the winner on 83 with Deborah Potter three behind. The round was RO for handicapping purposes. Results…
Men
Honours Board
Around a third of cards were NRs but the round was not an RO but CSS was elevated from SSS 67 to 70. Peter Osgood had a consistent round (including two birdies and a nine and emerged the winner on 67, 1 ahead of Jon Cooper. Results…
In the associated Grand Medal Trophy after 4 rounds, Nigel Gaymond leads Ahmad by 2 on 282. R4 Leader board…
Mitcham Friendly
Report due soon. Results…
New Local Rule for Landraise Holes
The Club has received permission to apply a special Local Rule for the “Landraise” holes on the new Course layouts. More…
Mitcham Ladies – Home Leg
Result: 1-2 Loss
On a beautifully sunny but blustery day Richmond Park Ladies played a close match against Mitcham Ladies but lost by 2 games to 1.
The ball was running very well – too well in some cases – and we seemed to return with more balls than on the way out as hedges and ditches yielded some prize finds!
The return leg is to be played on the 8th August so we look forward to evening the score.
Platinum Jubilee
So the day finally arrived when we played Duke’s on the new configuration and what a momentous day it turned out to be. Of 48 entrants, only 50% managed to complete their medal round with the rest of us NR’ing at various stages around the course and one entrant even managing to fail to put his/her name on the card! The rough took its toll not only on the scores but also on the time it took to complete a round, but at least the weather was good.
Ed Henery obviously kept it straight down the middle, winning the first jubilee of the year by two shots with a net 73 from Jon Cooper and is rewarded with a handicap cut to 11. Ken Ukoko and Jim Fogarty were just one shot further adrift on 76. Results…
Scores were such, that is was a reduction only round.
Whitewebbs Match v Easthampstead
RPGC Ladies fell to Easthampstead in the first round of the NAPGC Whitewebbs Shield. Results…