A good field of competitors turned up despite a number being away for the weekend. Alan Cinnamond returned the winning card with 42 points followed on 40 by Ahmad and
Alfred. Paul Patching again returned a good score with 39 points. Results…

Spring conditions with a little hazy sunshine (not too much to distract players) provided easy scoring conditions on Prince’s Phase 2 nine hole for most with CSS being one less than SSS (63 men, 67 ladies). No fewer than 19 players from 35 scoring below 70.

The clear winner with 59 was Alfred Weightman (well done Alfred!) by 2 from Ed Henery, Paul Patching, Lim Bridger and Charlie Whiteman. Results…

Paul Patching continued his good start to the season with a level par 70 whilst Steve Cross returned a card of two halves – 49 and 37 over the same physical course. Best scores analysis…

Ladies

There was a good turn out for the Spring Meeting 4BBB and conditions were dry with a blustery wind. Jayne and Doreen managed to win first prize with Doreen on good form winning the majority of points. Two pairs scored equal points with Sonia and Joan winning second place on the back 9 from Susan and Deborah. Results…

We had food and drink afterwards and managed to present several prizes to winners of the Spring Meeting, various team events during the winter and the curtailed (due to bad weather) Eclectic programme.

Men

Playing off his handicap of 9, Paul Patching is our winner with 39 points, three better than CSS of 36 points. Nick Rogers is the runner-up with 36 points and with 35 points Peter Osgood managed third spot on a superior count back from Toby Hunt and Julian James. Results…

Now for the overall. With a combined total of 75 points the winner of the Spring Stableford is Ed Henery. Ed wins on a count back from Andrej Moxnes however it must have been a close call because both scored 41 points followed by 34 points for the second leg. In third place is Toby Hunt, following with a total of 73 points.

Ladies

The medal round for the ladies’ Spring Meeting took place on the second consecutive sunny Sunday, still on the Dunce’s composite course. Despite the considerably drier conditions, scoring displayed evidence of winter layoffs. The winner was the Lady Captain, Jayne Maxwell on a net 76. Val Riziotis pipped Doreen Dolby, both on net 78, for second spot on the back 9. Results…

Men

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Ladies

Today’s amazing sun brought out the best in Cheryl Woodhouse, who won with 38 points, some 6 points ahead of Fiona Coombe in second place. Timing her good round with the first handicap qualifier for the composite Dunce’s course, has rewarded her with a one shot cut to her handicap. Results…

Men

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Ladies

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Men

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Ladies

Conditions were blustery to say the least. Five ladies braved the elements and played a 4BBB on the composite course with three teams of two involving one mystery partner. Spookily all three teams scored 35 points.

In third place falling away on the back nine were Jayne and Lia. But when it came to separate the first two… Best back 6 no difference, best back 3 again no difference, best last hole still the same, so then it went to the last 10 holes still no luck until at last on a count back to the 11th hole Cheryl and Deborah edged it from Doreen and Cheryl (mystery partner). We leave it to Captain Jayne to decide the prizes. Results…

Men

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Ladies

With another new course, the 5 present decided on another team competition and Peter Jagger was co-opted to one of the teams. A waltz was order of the day with the team of Susan Smith, Cheryl Woodhouse and Sheena Harrington comfortably beating Doreen Dolby, Val Riziotis and Peter, mainly courtesy of Cheryl’s good back 9. Use of the men’s stroke indices gave rise to some interesting scores! Results…

Men

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Ladies

Three brave ladies Kate, Lia and Val took on the composite 9 hole round twice last Sunday 9th February. No prizes to be had, no eclectic competition, no chance of playing the proposed team game but still they set out with energy, enthusiasm and a touch of madness to boot.

To keep them interested in walking through the sludge and to cope with the long walks between the tees together with the prospect of no prize to motivate them, they invented their own game of Joker Match Play. Lia had 1 joker, Val 2 with both awarded 2 jokers to play together against Kate. Surely they could do it.

Val leapt into the lead on the front nine only to be caught up by Lia and Kate very quickly at the beginning of the back nine. Courageous Kate kept cool and finally took the victory with a brilliant tee shot onto the edge of the 17th green. Val and Lia were left flabbergasted, muddy and wet (with still 1 more joker to play against her), but finally they tied for 2nd place. There were no prizes but there were no losers. Results…

Men

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