Ladies

The first round of the year off the proper tees seemed to cause the ladies a fair number of problems, with the outcome being a reduction only round. Cheryl was the first medal winner of 2011 with a net 74 followed by Jayne & Lia on net 76. Results…

Men

A captain’s innings saw Gurpal claim victory in a back 9 countback for 68 from Rick Smith. Kerry Sargeant maintained his run of good form earning 3rd with 69. Results…

In the associated Grand Medal Trophy, Gurpal and Graeme Syme now tie on 138, two ahead of Toby Hunt, Tony Kopczak and Kerry. R2 Leader board…

Kerry Sargeant maintained his recent form off of his new handicap to emerge the winner on 35 points, two ahead of Andy Furniss and Paul Doran. Kerry tops the Twos, Birdies and Pars trees to date. Results…

Play was off the medal tees and only there were only male competitors.

Ladies

There was a great turnout for the second Sunday of the Spring Meeting with 10 pairs playing. Sheena and Julie Smith were the winners with 40 points and Cheryl and Val in second place with 38 points. There were four pairs in contention for third place with 35 points and the prize went to Amy and Christina on count back. Results…

Many thanks to Julie for providing two wonderful cakes and Jayne for the savouries and drink. A great start to the season.

Men

Round 2’s winner was an in form Kerry Sargeant who crafted a superlative 3 under par 66 including 5 birdies for 46 points. A long way behind were Paul Grand and Graeme Syme with CSS 40s. Results…

The course itself played well with some early grass growth although greens were very variable.

Kerry’s 46 was good enough to also win the overall 36 hole competition on 80 points, two clear of Simon Mandelbaum with Mike Rowe one further point behind. Results…

Ladies

The medal round of the Spring meeting saw 13 ladies tee’ing off on a relatively dry underfoot (although not overhead) Duke’s course.

There were some mixed fortunes out there, but the runaway winner was the ever-steady Jayne with a net 69. In second place was Lorna, making a welcome return to the park, with a net 72. Best front 9 was taken by Val, with a net 36.5 and best back 9 by Gina with a net 35. Results…

Men

The clear winner emerging in unexpectedly wet conditions was Simon Mandelbaum with 44 points, four ahead of Toby Hunt with Mike Rowe and Paul Brown two further behind. Well done to Simon who earns a 3 shot handicap reduction. Results…

Celebrations were in order after the round with Paul scoring the first hole in one of the year – and his first ever. Holes in one…

Ladies

The first monthly medal of 2011 was won in style by the lady captain, Susan, with a net 69 which was five shots in front of Rianda in second place on a net 74. After last week’s mud bath it was a cold but much drier day, both underfoot and overhead, but with the exception of these two, the scores for the ladies did not reflect this significant improvement in conditions. Results…

Men

In somewhat drier conditions than of late, John Morris was the deserved winner with an excellent 62, Tony Kopczak 2nd on 63 and Hiro Ushido 3rd on 64. All very commendable scores which give an early advantage in the Grand Medal Trophy. R1 Leader board…

Ladies

As we started off in glorious sunshine, it was hard to understand the high number of ‘no shows’. A few hours later, we knew why! It was extremely muddy underfoot and we got drenched on the last few holes. The conditions kept the scores down, with Val back to winning form on 32 points closely followed by Jayne on 31 for the last round of the Eclectic on Duke’s. Results…

This was a reduction only round for handicapping.

Despite improving her score by 4 shots, it wasn’t enough for Val to catch Susan who maintained her lead to win the competition with a net 71 having knocked a further 3 shots off in today’s round. Final result…

Men

The final round of the Winter Competition was played in progressively muddier conditions with the later games suffering from persistent rain. All credit then to the Mandelbaum brothers taking the top 2 slots with Matt two clear of Simon on 29 points. Paul Doran played a splendidly competitive round after a layoff and finished 3rd on 37 on a count back from Simon. Results…

The runaway winner of the Duke’s Eclectic was Toby Hunt with an unbeatable net 59 after 50% handicap allowance – 3 clear of John Morris with Jon Cooper a further shot behind. Final result…

The overall winner of the Winter Competition Was Matt, 3 clear of John Morris and 4 clear of Graeme Syme. Well done Matt. Matt started the winter Comp off 24 and is now 19. Final result… | Dukes scores… | Princes scores…

For those with an analytical bent, 2 additional reports showing scoring analysis over the 2 courses from 14 November (when Winter Competition started – roughly equating to start of winter tees) are attached. Dukes scores… | Princes scores…

Ladies

The glutinous consistency of the mud had little effect on Cheryl’s game today. With an impressive 39 points on a tricky day to judge shots because of the conditions underfoot, Cheryl was the winner by 4 points from Jayne in a small field of 10 ladies. Results…

This was the final round of the Princes Eclectic and Jayne improved her score by an amazing 10 shots to finish with the same net score of 72 as Lia. However, Lia hung on to clinch victory on the back 9. Final result…

Men

Wet muddy conditions prevailed and it was decidedly nippy as the day progressed but there was only the one temporary green. Mike Rowe was the winner on 43 points, two ahead of Matt Mandelbaum and Mike Smeal. Results…

Back office staff in the Handicap Secretary’s office opined that the results seemed a perfect statistical fit to an SSS of 40 points and indeed CSS was unchanged.

Matt’s performance leaves him with a three point lead in the associated Winter Competition from John Morris with Graeme Syme one point further behind. R7 Leader board… | Dukes scores… | Princes scores…

John and Graeme finished as leaders in Prince’s Eclectic with net 59s with John shown to be the winner on a back 9 count back. Final result…

Ladies

Four teams entered the last winter team event and fought with fairly windy conditions. Alison, Christina, Jayne and Lia took the first place with 78 points followed by Cheryl, Maureen, Norma and Sheena in second place with 74. Results…

Men

Windy conditions again prevailed and Paul Brown emerged to win the medal, 2 ahead of Ed Henery and Richard Owen. Graeme Syme was again on the leader board claiming 4th place with 70. Results…

CSS was elevated by 3 to 69.

Ladies

The blustery conditions kept the ladies’ scores down to make it another QRO round. Lia is the lady in form and has followed up last week’s victory with another one, winning by one point from Sheena. Results…

After 3 rounds of the Eclectic, this week’s win has seen Lia move into first place ahead of Val with one round to go. Leader board…

Men

Graeme Syme shrugged off the windy conditions to win with 42 points, 3 clear of nearest rivals Tony Kopczak and Matt Mandelbaum. A high point of Graeme’s round was an eagle 2 at the SI 1 7th – well done! This is the first eagle of 2011 and accomplished at the same hole that David Marsh a few years back. Results…

CSS remained at SSS 40 points (65). Men’s handicap list…

Graeme now leads the Winter Competition by 5 clear points from Matt. R6 Leader board… | Dukes scores… | Princes scores…

And Graeme lies just one off the pace from John Morris from Kerry Sargeant in the Prince’s Eclectic. R3 Leader board…

Ladies

On a cold but sunny day, the 7 ladies who ventured forth carded an interesting collection of scores, both high and low which resulted in a QRO game. Lia was the winner with a consistent 17 points out & back, one shot behind was Christina who had an impressive 20 points on her back 9. Results…

Susan maintains a 3 shot lead in the Eclectic after 3 rounds over Val, Lia and Sheena. Leader board…

Men

On a good day for scoring, Paul Brown emerged as the winner on 40 points, 2 ahead of Richard Owen and Toby Hunt; CSS computed to 39 points. Results…

The leader in the Winter Competition with 5 rounds played and 3 to go is John Morris on 115 points, one ahead of Graeme Syme and two ahead of Toby Hunt. R5 Leader board…

John and Toby are currently tied in the Duke’s Eclectic on 63. R3 Leader board…

A glance at the ‘Pars’ reveals the consistency of Graeme’s game leading the season with 50 to date.