Ladies

Round 2 of the Committee Cup dawned with heavy rain, thunder and lightening clearing just in time for the start of the competition and the sun came out! Competitors did not entirely escape the rain which came down very heavily for a couple of holes accompanied by hail!

Julie Smyth romped home with 37 points making light of her recent cut in handicap and accumulated a grand total of 77 points in the overall Committee Cup competition. Rd 2 Results…

The order established by round 1 continued for round 2 with Susan Smith coming second with 33 points (a total of 69 points in the overall competition), followed by Lia Donath with 30 points (a total of 66 points) and Louise Williams on 30 points (a total of 64 points). Overall Results…

Men

Most competitors were rudely awakened in the early hours as thunderstorms wreaked revenge for the previous week’s dry and sunny weather. The conditions in the aftermath were sufficient to cause the cancellation of the Putney Park Open and the Committee quickly arranged a sweep. The winner with a glorious net 65 was Tim Meyer on 40 points followed a point behind by Richard Kenwood. Results…

Illustrating the vagaries of English weather, there were reports of hail on the 7th fairway whilst simultaneously on the 10th competitors affirmed just light rain.

Ladies

Julie Smyth romped away with the first round of the Committee Cup with a thumping 40 points. Other contenders for the overall prize are Susan Smith and Lia Donath both on 36 points (Susan shading it from Lia with the better back six) and Louise Williams with 34 points. Results…

The CSS was 36 points. Ladies handicap list…

Men

Benign conditions saw some excellent scoring with four competitors coming in with more than 40 points. The winner was Arthur Dolby on 43 points followed by Tim Meyer with 42 points and both Yuki Hiro Ushido and Peter Harrington on 41 points. Results…

The CSS was 38 points. Men’s handicap list…

The TBA was designated a mixed stableford sweep in which ladies ceded 2 shots to the men. An astounding round of 44 points (4 over par) from last year’s MIG, Paul Doran secured victory. Two points adrift was Donovan Friel. Donovan seemed to have victory in the bag but fell at the 10th in what was otherwise an extremely tidy round. Lia Donath returned an excellent 41-2=39 as the leading lady. Results…

There was drama for an ‘also ran’ – Phil Flanagan. Fresh from the (golfing) Kingdom of Fife, concentration and stamina were evident in Phil’s steely gaze as he addressed the ball on the 18th. His rip was as straight as an arrow, finishing 6 inches from the hole. Phil took a snap as a memento. Click for photo…

For the men CSS was 36 (SSS 35). Men’s handicap list…

The event was won bu Tony Gildea of Putney Park with a net 64, two ahead of Jamie Cushing (again PP). Jamie shot 2 under par gross playing off 1 for his 66. Best RP competitor was Stan Potts (69) and best lady Leonie Baker 70. Results…

The pairing of Kerry Sargeant & Alison Chadwick won in the Ladies Invitation by a clear margin over the pairing of Paul Grand & Cheryl Woodhouse. Report…

John Pieters prevailed by 3 shots from Arthur Dolby, Graeme Syme and Yuki Hiro Ushido with a 67. Best lady was Sheena Harrington with 73. Results…

For the men CSS remained at SSS 70. Men’s handicap list…

This was the first round of the Anniversary Trophy (best 3 of 4 Jubilee competitions).

Ladies

A sunny but blustery day saw Fiona Coombe win with a net 71 followed by Lynn Richardson on a net 74. Results…

The CSS went up 3 to 74 and this was a reduction only round for handicap purposes. Ladies handicap list…

Men

Continuing his good run of form, Tim Meyer calmly selected a 66 to win by 1 from Francois Lemaigre. The margin could have been greater but for shots dropped on the 4 closing holes. Results…

CSS remained at SSS 68. Men’s handicap list…

On a gorgeous sunny day the winner of the Shaw Cup was Davide Oddono with 41 points (what is it about Italians and sunshine?).  Following closely was Stuart Nash on 40 points. The first of the ladies was Jinni Beacham on 32 points (8th overall) very closely followed by Norma Lynch also on 32 points. Results…

To provide for equitable handicapping the competition results for the ladies have been adjusted by -2.

CSS for the men stayed at 70 (35 stableford points) while for the ladies it went up 3 to 74 (34 stableford points) and this was a reduction only round.

Tim Meyer hit a royal purple patch and was duly crowned the winner with a nett 67. He was closely followed by the entourage of John Ahad and Sean Dalton. Best lady-in-waiting was Carrie Ward with 72 in a competition where ladies received 3 shots for competition results. Results…

For the men, 37.5% of Category 1-3 competitors scored within 2 of SSS resulting in a reduced CSS by 1 from SSS of 67. Men’s handicap list…