By and large competitors dodged any showers but needed to avoid the punishing rough to score well and avoid hunting for balls. Overall CSS was raised by three over SSS reflecting conditions. The rough even impacted disciplined rounds from Kim Chaffart (winner – 68) and Paul Grand (r-up 72) who both recorded an ‘8′ on one hole. Seong Lim took 3rd place (76) with lowest gross of the day. Results…

Kim’s 68 formed a pattern of good play and the committee resolved to cut Kim a further half shot so he now plays off 15. Well done Kim – and it now means that on the club championship you would be eligible for the senior (lower than 17) division!

The associated Midweek Anniversary Cup (best 3 from 4) reflects these results being the first round. R1 Leader board…

Along with the people having their celebratory picnic on the Mall today, we needed our rainproof ponchos, or similar for much of the round. And the combination of the long rough and the rain succeeded in almost 40% of the entrants NR’ing and the CSS going up by one.

In such conditions it is little surprise that the ladies, with their tendency to keep to the fairways, rose to the challenge, taking five out of the top ten slots despite there being just eight playing in total.

Habe Crocker continued her good run to take first place with a net 68 from Jayne Maxwell on 69. In third place was another new member, Kyojung Lee who only took up the sport In February. Results…

This is the first round of the Anniversary Trophy and of course Habe leads the way. R1 Leader board…

The day proved humid but players finished their round before rain and thunderstorm. The rough was long and heavy leading to much ball-searching and lost balls and contributed to CSS being raised 3 over SSS.

Mike Shabani 68 emerged the clear winner from a good 70 from Tore Burman with Seong Lim 71 taking 3rd place. A number of players had scores at the odd hole reduced to net double bogey for handicapping purposes (the Stb Adjst column) and in Seong and Toby’s case led to exact/playing handicap reductions. Results…

In the associated Midweek Grand Medal Trophy Stephen leads on 198, 18 ahead of Ted Holt. R4 Leader board…

Ladies

After a week of low temperatures and cloudy skies, the sun finally made its appearance to brighten up what would otherwise have been a pretty cold day for the ladies in terms of scores.

With the rough being at its early summer worst, a slight miss of the fairway could result in harsh punishment. However, despite numerous provisional balls, Habe Crocker never used any of them and took the honours with a 72, one shot better than Jayne Maxwell on 73. Definitely a game of two halves, Habe dropped only 6 shots on the back 9. Results…

With no one playing to the SSS, the CSS went up two to 71.

Men

The sun made a welcome return after a week of cool grey skies but thick rough caught out a number of players. In a late game, Charlie Whiteman hit form with 66, just beating early leader Jon Cooper by one. Third was Cuneyt 69 on countback from Anis and Richard Owen. Results…

CSS rose one from SSS 67 reflecting the scoring difficulties.

In the Grand Medal Trophy after four rounds Cuneyt 278 leads Mike Cullinane 285 although only five have completed four rounds to date. R4 Leader board…

Cool and windy condition prevailed and for mid-morning entrants some rain. Stephen Mason 36 remained the clubhouse leader until afternoon entrant Mike Shabani breezed past with 37 including two birdies. Anis Driaa was third on 35. CSS was reduced by two from SSS 36 points reflecting the overall playing conditions. Some bunkers remained in a poorly maintained state. Results…

In the associated best 2 from 3 rounds of the Founders’ Cup, Stephen is declared winner with 74 points, four ahead of Paul Green. Well done Stephen. Final Leader board…

A combination of the Bank Holiday, an NAPGC match and club knock-out matches kept playing numbers down to 30 on a day that was not quite as promised by the Met office. Not only did the cloud cover keep the sun at bay for much of the day, but there was also a fairly stiff cold wind in evidence. This certainly made it harder to keep the ball on the fairway, which was pretty much a must if you wanted to score, with the rough at its late spring worst.

Despite visiting it a few times Peter Osgood still managed to take the honours with 39 points. Kerry Sargeant was second on 38 with Paul Hackett just one further back on 37. These were the only three to beat the SSS of 36 and the CSS remained the same ensuring that each received a cut to their handicaps.. Results…

Conditions were chilly for a late May day but both light mizzle and wind abated to allow some very good scoring.

Paul Patching shot a fluent 74 gross with one birdie to win on 39 points from Liam Bridger and Peter Osgood 37s. Toby Hunt and in-form Caroline Dewar followed with 36. There were some excellent 9s – Paul 21 front, Peter 22 front, Toby and Caroline 22 back. Results…

Overall CSS was elevated by one from SSS with Paul, Peter and Liam earning handicap reductions.

Ladies
Honours Board

A mere 6 ladies turned out for the second leg of the Committee Cup but they enjoyed some lovely warm May sun that was a surprise to all. There was no doubt about the winners for the day, with both Veronica Mitchell and Susan Smith scoring 36 points. In a quirk of the handicapping system and no doubt due to the small field, the CSS went up to 38 points, which no one achieved. Results…

The result for the 36-holes Committee Cup mirrored today’s results with Veronica winning the competition on 71 points, followed by Susan who was two points behind on 69. Final results…

Men

The challenging bogey format was played in ideal weather – not too hot/cold/sunny but dry and a little wind. Scoring was very good overall with CSS elevated to 2up from SSS 1up.

Tony Bergqvist held the clubhouse lead on 4up until John Ahad trumped him with 5up to win. New member Kyong Lee was 3rd 3up whilst Stephen Mason, Tamas Ladacs and Tim Meyer finished 2up. Results…