Competitions
Competitions
Monthly Medal
Ladies
At last a sunny day in time for this year’s first monthly medal. The winner was Veronica Mitchell with a net 78 and a better back nine than Maureen Slade also with a net 78. Results… |
Men
A pleasant early Spring day saw some truly incredible scoring from Nick Rogers and Mike Smeal fro their 61s. Nick was out in 1 over par and Mike had a very tidy 38 in and out keeping a six off his card. Winner on the back 9 was Mike. Toby Hunt again illustrated his consistency coming 3rd with 65. Results…
CSS was elevated to one over SSS at 66.
Winter Comp Rd 7 / Princes Eclectic Rd 4
Ladies
An elite field of three profited from a really rather pleasant day albeit with rather soggy greens after an unpromising start with heavy rain. Susan Smith was the winner with 35 points. Results… |
Harriet Carr won the cumulative Prince’s Eclectic with a net 70 with Susan Smith just one shot behind on net 71. Final Leader board…
Men
A back 9 count back was needed to separate 3 excellent 43s returned: Mike Smeal 1st, Kerry (1 under par) Sargeant 2nd and Peter Harrington 3rd. Jim Fogarty was DQ for signing for a 2 not 3 at 11. Results…
Scoring was very good generally with CSS being reduced 1 from SSS to 64 (increased to 41 points).
Kerry now leads the Winter Competition, two ahead of Graeme Syme and four from Toby Hunt with just the last round left. R7 Leader board…
Kerry is also confirmed as the Prince’s Eclectic winner by 3 from Richard Owen. Paul Grand, Graeme Syme & Toby Hunt share 3rd place. There were good late runs from Richard and Paul but Kerry was invincible with his 59. Final Leader board…
Winter Comp Rd 6 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
Although the weather continues to be cold with snow and rain, ten ladies turned out to play the third round of the Eclectic competition on the Duke’s course.
Jini Beacham triumphed with 35 stableford points and Harriet Carr in second place with 33 points. Results…
The final round of the Duke’s Eclectic will be held on 28th March. After 3 rounds Cheryl Woodhouse is in first place with a net 74, Harriet Carr is second with a net 77 and Sheena Harrington third with a net 80. R3 Leader board…
Men
The winner on a back 3 count back was John Morris from Richard Kenwood – both 39 points. Third was Jim Deissler 38 and 4th Toby Hunt. Playing inspired golf (no doubt from his net 60 the previous week), John made the galleries come alight with a hole in one at the 9th – and treated fellow competitors to the customary drink afterwards in the clubhouse. Results…
The high incidence of Category 1-3 players returning within 2 of SSS 66 (38), CSS was actually reduced to 65 (increased to 39 points) with the unusual result of no handicaps being reduced, even to decimal places.
In the associated penultimate round of Duke’s Eclectic, Toby Hunt and Kerry Sargeant are tied with 64 with John Morris 3rd 66. R3 Leader board…
The Winter Competition itself is led by Graeme Syme on 118, one ahead of Toby and Kerry one further behind. R6 Leader board…
Monthly Medal / Team Event
Ladies
Three teams entered the February team event and the clear victors were Sonia, Susan and Veronica with 72 stableford points. The other teams managed 69 and 68 stableford points and shall remain nameless. Results…
Men
New Vice-Captain John Morris stamped his authority on the field to win by 3 clear shots with a net 60. Indeed, a score in the 50s was on he cards as John stood on the 10th tee one under par…. Nigel Ward & Tony Kopczak took 2nd and 3rd positions with 63s. Results…
Conditions were conducive to good scoring generally but CSS remained at SSS 65.
4-Ball Better-Ball
Last Sunday following the dinner dance a novel Ambrose Texas scramble was played. The winners by .7 on 56.2 were Messrs. Hunt, Grand, Sargeant and Owen 6 under par from Mandelbaum, Abbott, Cross and Kenwood. At the 17th, the team of Messrs. Eden, Forbes, Myers & Smith recorded an eagle. Results…
Winter Comp Rd 5 / Princes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
Harriet Carr was the winner with an excellent 39 points followed by Alison Chadwick with 33 points. Results…
Harriet leads the cumulative Prince’s Eclectic after round 3. R3 Leader board…
Men
Greg Albertyn had a glorious round to win Winter Comp Rnd 5 with 46 points, 2 ahead of Matt Mandelbaum and 4 ahead of Kerry Sargeant and Nigel Ward. Kerry shot level par for his 42 points but was rewarded with elevation to Category 1 status. Results…
Toby Hunt maintains leading position in the Winter Competition, now just 1 ahead of Kerry. Graeme Syme is well poised in 3rd position, needing to better 30 points in one round to advance. In the associated Prince’s Eclectic, Kerry has a commanding four shot lead on 61, ahead of Toby and Graeme.
Winter Competition. R5 Leader board…
Prince’s Eclectic. R3 Leader board…
Winter Comp Rd 4 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 2
Ladies
A lovely warm (relatively) and sunny day, a welcome respite after all the recent snow and rain brought benign conditions although the greens were soggy. The winner was Jayne Maxwell with 33 points followed by Cheryl Woodhouse with 31 points who pipped Susan Smith (also with 31 points) on the back 9. Results…
This competition was played neither off the red tees nor off the ladies winter mats and so was not played on a measured course (as defined in CONGU UHS) hence it was not a qualifier for handicapping purposes.
Jayne Maxwell leads after two rounds in the cumulative Duke’s Eclectic Competition. R2 Leader board…
Men
Kerry Sargeant (38 points) emerged the winner on a pleasantly sunny day following recent wintry conditions. He edged Steve Cross on the back 9 with a commendable one over par back 9. Steve has settled in at Richmond Park and has reduced his handicap by 2 since joining in late November, consistently scoring within ‘buffer’. Results…
Consistent play by Toby Hunt earns him leading position in the Winter Competition and Duke’s Eclectic (the latter shared with Kerry).
Winter Competition. R4 Leader board…
Duke’s Eclectic. R2 Leader board…
Millennium Monthly Medal / Team Event
Ladies
The first Sunday of 2010 saw six ladies brave the cold frosty fairways. It was a better ball team event won by Alison and Susan with 43 points with Doreen and Christine in second place with 40 points and in third place Norma and Jini with 36 points. Results…
Men
Jim Deissler was the winner of the Millennium Monthly Medal with a fine 68 closely followed by John Fordham & Kerry Sargeant. Results…