Competitions
Competitions
Ladies Invitation
A very windy Saturday provided the backdrop to this year’s Ladies Invitation with 12 mixed pairs fortified beforehand by bacon rolls and coffee doing battle in an American Greensomes competition.
In third place with 36 points were Jayne Maxwell and Peter Osgood just shading out by virtue of a better back 9 Donna Wilson and Kim Chaffart also on 36 points. In second place on 38 points were Caroline Dewar and Paul Grand. Romping home as winners were Veronica Mitchell and Pete Harrison with 40 points. The day concluded with some well deserved carrot cake for all. Results…
Founders Cup Rd 2
Forecast rain discouraged a number of entrants and when it arrived it impacted the 3 starting time groups differently.
However, James Barker 38 dislodged early leader Paul Green 36 with an excellent round including three birdies to win. Peter Osgood was 3rd with a steady 35. James is cut back to 6. Results…
In the associated best 2 from 3 rounds of the Founders’ Cup, Paul Green leads on 70 by two from Stephen Mason and Kim Chaffart. R2 Leader board…
Summer Cup / Committee Cup Rd 1
Ladies
After last Sunday’s glorious weather, some of the ladies stuck with their shorts, whilst others reverted to polo necks and the rest of us spent the day taking jumpers off and on, which possibly accounted for the relatively low scoring.
Veronica Mitchell is leading the way on 35 points after the first round of the Committee Cup, with Susan Smith and Cheryl Woodhouse just two points behind. Results…
There is all to play for in the second round! No one played to their handicap, but enough played within their buffer zones to keep the CSS at 36 points.
Men
Typical late Spring conditions prevailed with a chilly air stream and warm sunshine for the Summer Cup. Bunker conditions were generally poor.
The clear winner was Martin Heinrich 38, one ahead of Nigel Ward. Toby Hunt took 3rd place on countback from Tony Bergquist with 36 points. Results…
CSS remained at SSS 36 points but no fewer than eight playing handicap changes arose.
Midweek Medal
Persistent recent rain had softened up Prince’s making greens easier to hold but thick verdant grass in rough offset this. Late morning players experienced a long shower.
But there was some truly excellent scoring with Stephen Mason recording 60, one ahead of Kim Chaffart. Peter Osgood and Ted Holt struck highly commendable 64s whilst best lady Cheryl returned a glorious 65 and Habe a ‘Two’. Results…
CSS remained unchanged from SSS.
In the associated Midweek Grand Medal Trophy Stephen leads on 198 but is the only player with three rounds under his belt [but a 60 and 62 does help]. R3 Leader board…
Monthly Medal
Ladies
A fabulous day in terms of weather for early May saw most of the ladies getting not only their arms but also their legs out for the first time in 2016. The change to the weather saw the ball flying and running so much more than it has been, which resulted in fairly subdued scoring. Winning her first monthly medal, and the only lady to play to her handicap was Deborah Potter on a net 69. One shot back were Alison Chadwick and Lia Donath, with Alison taking 2nd place. Results…
CSS remained at 69.
Men
On the warmest day of the year to date, low scores on Prince’s were half expected although many had Hawtree or match play commitments.
In the event Dave Fauré had the best round 67 beating three 68s from Mike Cullinane, Cuneyt Sazer. In form Secretary Peter Harrington led three 70s on countback from Jon Cooper and Evan Samuel. CSS was elevated 2 above SSS to 69. Results…
In the associated Grand Medal Trophy, Cuneyt 209 leads from Mike Cullinane 212 and Peter 217. R3 Leader board…
Founders Cup Rd 1
On a glorious day, it was Stephen Mason who produced the superior round to win with 38 points – 22 on the more difficult back 9 including two birdies. Paul Green was runner-up on 34 whilst Toby Hunt 3rd on 33 on countback from Paul Cook in his first competitive round for a while and Kim Chaffart. Leading lady was Veronica Mitchell on 32. Results…
CSS was reduced two from SSS to 34.
This is the first of best 2 of 3 rounds for the Founders’ Cup with positions accordingly.
Stableford Sweep
After the previous week of snow showers and northerly winds, the 1st of May brought sun and westerly breezes, combining to bring shorts and tee shirts out amongst the hardier competitors. Despite this, the scores were such that the CSS came down to 35 points for both men & women.
Paul Grand, an early leader in the clubhouse on 38 points, took first place, scoring 22 on the longer back 9. His (uncharacteristic) straight driving and one-putting being the secret to finally getting him a handicap reduction to 19. One point behind was Kim Chaffart who is also rewarded with a handicap reduction to 19. Veronica Mitchell and new member, Donna Wilson, were the leading ladies on 35. Results…
Midweek Bogey
Cold April conditions prevailed with the odd wintry squall. Bogey is always a challenging format but Brett Colley was winner one-up with Toby Hunt and Kin Chaffart all square. Tamas Ladacs and leading lady Cheryl Woodhouse were just one-down. Results…
CSS remained at SSS one-up with no handicap decreases.
Monthly Medal
Ladies
The return of more wintry conditions did nothing to enhance the scores today. The winner was Val Riziotis with a net 71, followed two shots higher by Jane Fraser. The CSS went up by 2 to 71. Despite no one managing to play to the SSS, 5 two’s were recorded on the par 3s, which must be something of a record for the small field of 11 ladies. Results…
Men
Winter returned for the day and conditions were suited to hardy competitors used to Russian Steppes/Scotland. And so it came to pass that Alexander Krasnenkov shot a glorious 65, two ahead of very early starter Keith Cassidy. Peter Osgood and Lee Marshall shot 70s. Yet again CSS was two above SSS at 69, earning Alexander a 1.2 reduction but an ESR below a further .5 to 17.0. Results…
In the associated Grand Medal Trophy after two rounds, Tony Bergqvist leads on 138 with Peter Osgood 139 and Alexander third on 140.
Clapham Common v Haste Hill
In this first round match we were very unfortunate to draw last years runners up in the National Final, Haste Hill. As you can imagine Haste Hill fielded a very strong team who were rightly full of confidence after last year’s success. We fielded three pairs who played away at Haste Hill and three pairs at home on the Dukes course.
Haste Hill is a difficult and tight course and the Dukes was at its toughest, both cold and windy. We did indeed have our work cut out! Competition was fierce as you would expect from the National Runners up, but the winter golf at the Park had prepared us well.
Our away pairings of James and Pete Davis, Pete Harrison and Roger, and (the seasoned campaigners) Jon and Toby all scored a fabulous 36 points each, meaning we led the tie by five points on the away leg. An absolutely incredible effort by our away guys.
Our home pairings of Richard and Nigel Gaymond, Danny and Julian and Paul Brown and Nick certainly had their work cut out to match the heroics of the guys playing away. But manage it they did! With very credible home leg scores of Richard and Nigel 31 points, Danny and Julian 31 points and Paul and Nick 43 points we managed to overcome the very stern test of Haste Hill by the team total of an amazing 213 to 208.
In my time as Captain easily our most impressive performance in this competition. Well done guys what a result !