Ladies

A breezy September day that warmed up as it went on and conditions underfoot still decidedly dry meant that the ball was running as much as ever. This seemed to benefit about half of the field such that the CSS dropped to 72.

With back to back birdies on holes 13 & 14 to add to the one at the 1st, Tenesi Karakaneva recorded a net 69 to win by 3 shots from Doreen Dolby on 72. Tenesi receives a 0.9 cut in handicap to 17.3. Results…

Men

Perfect conditions to play golf and no pressure of a qualifying comp: all conditions were present for a stress free round of golf. Jay and Oli posted an excellent score of 39. The no score on the 15th was the only blemish of the day. Two other teams joined them on that tally – Carl Latham/John Rose and Toby Hunt/Ray Esin. Usually a score of +40pts is required to win this comp. Damian Hackett and Lee Marshall were the first to reach that target. They couldn’t quite follow up on their excellent front 9 (22pts). Martin Heinrich and Brian McMahon’s round was the mirror image of Damian and Lee’s round. Birdies on 17 and 18 sent them onto 22pts on the way in. Enough to take the Burgess Cup off of Pete/Roger’s hands. Shout-out goes to HLB whose hybrid into the 14th set his team up for a birdie on that hole. Results…

A lot of competitors didn’t fill out their individual handicaps on their scorecard. This is a violation of Rule 6-2(b) and results in a DQ. Keep that in mind for the pairs comp.

Early rain petered out to just the odd spot to give excellent conditions for scoring. For a long time John Ahad’s excellent 45 points remained at the top of the leader board but a one under par back 9 [27 points!!!] from Jessy Diasilua won the Fred Hawtree Cup on 46 points.

These were otstanding rounds from Jessy and John – and John earned an additional ESR to now play off 15. Best rounds from mortals were 41 – Mike Mouilah (off 7) and Mike Assender (off 9). Damian Hackett had two ‘twos’ at 2 and 11. Cheryl Woodhouse had an excellent 39 points to lead the ladies. Results…

The balance of play on Prince’s was (yet again) raising of CSS by one to 38 points.

The field were met with quite windy conditions. The theme of the day seemed to be: go broke on the front 9 and see what happens on the back 9. No less than 7 players recorded 20 or more points on the way out.

It only seemed fitting that on the day of their national elections that the Swedes would steal the show. Christer Larssen netted 24pts on his front 9! Through holes 4-9 he scored 3pts on each hole. He got off to a great start on the back 9 with a par (giving him 4pts). Two no scores (13 and 18) “only” yielded 17 in total on the way in. His total score of 41pts still proved to be good for the rest of the field. Christer’s handicap gets cut by 2 strokes to 29. Kerry Sargeant played consistent golf (20pts out and 19pts in) to take 2nd. Phil Flanagan recorded a chip-in eagle on 17 (rewarding him with 5 stableford points!) on way to 18pts on the back 9. 21pts on the front mean he has to settle for 3rd. Gunnar Sundberg (Swedish too – cf remark above), Tony “sausage roll” Kopczak and Martin Heinrich complete the Top6. Results…

CSS: 38pts (Men & Ladies)

Hollow-tining and sanding of greens had been freshly completed and within weeks the positive benefits will be felt. Scoring was good and CSS was pegged back one from SSS as a consequence. No fewer than 12 playing handicap changes arose.

Ted Holt had another good round to win the September Medal 67, one ahead of Damian Hackett and best lady Elaine Elborn 68. Results…

Jay Barker consolidated his lead in the associated Midweek Grand Medal, his 72 [best gross of say] replacing a previous 76 to now lead on 339, 11 ahead of Ted with Toby Hunt and Jeremy Ryan one further back. R7 Leader board…

Perfect conditions for golf at the park today: some patches on the fairway are drying up again generating some unexpected roll but the greens were fairly receptive.

Ray Esin set the mark with a solid 38pts (20pts out & 18pts in). Susan Smith’s front 9 included birdies on the 1st and 6th. 21pts were a just reward for a solid front 9. Even with a no score on the 12th she still netted 18pts on the way in to take the lead on 39pts. The President felt a real desire to hold on to his putter. His score of 38pts unfortunately was not enough to keep his beloved trophy out of the grasps of new member Kamil Naidoo. In his first comp Kamil used the countback rule to win the 5th of the Top Dog competitions. Peter Needham and Caroline Stilwell complete the Top6. Results…

Collapse of the day has to go to the MW Captain, Kim Chaffart. After recording 32pts over 14 holes he ruined any chance of victory by scoring 0pts (15th), 0pts (16th), 1pt (17th after missing a tap-in par putt) and 3pts (18th misreading the birdie putt).

CSS: 37pts (Men & Ladies)

Results of the President’s challenges:

• Ladies:
  Nearest the pin in 3 on the 6th: Susan Smith, birdie
  Nearest the pin in 3 on the 15th: Lia Donath
• Men:
  Nearest to the pin 7th: Peter Jagger, using his driver to delicious effect, and he did make the birdie putt
  Nearest to the pin in 2 on the 18th: Keith Cassidy, missing the birdie putt
• Men & Ladies:
  Nearest the pin 10th: Sheena Harrington

Some early rain challenged very early starters but otherwise it was fair, facilitating some good scoring.

The Captain’s Day was won by John Curry with an outstanding 45 points [24 alone on front 9 and 5 birdies overall], just ahead of an improving Paul Grand 44 (cut 3 playing shots). Countback separated Kenny Du from new member Pralb Barua and Graham Swindells 39s. Alison Chadwick took ladies’ honours on 37. Results…

Captain Kim provided challenges for the field of 39:

• Longest drive on the 5th
  Ladies: N/A
• Nearest to the pin in 2 on the 7th
  Men: John Curry (a rifled 6-iron second to within 2 feet and yes birdie)
• Nearest to the pin 11th
  Ladies: N/A

• Nearest to the pin 16th
  Men: Kenny Du

Drinks and cakes were taken in the clubhouse and there was even a Midweek Committee Meeting!

The August Bank Holiday and the Ladies away weekend reduced the number of competitors. The field faced some fresher temperatures. The fairways didn’t yield the massive roll from a couple of weeks ago. But it looks like the receptive greens made up for that. An impressive number of birdies were recorded. Peter Harrison and Richard Owen each recorded three birdies just on the front 9.

Pete Harrison’s 39pts made him leader in the clubhouse (again). Brian McMahon and Alan King matched that tally but recorded better back 9’s. The round off the day goes to John Ahad. After a score of 22pts on the front 9 another player may start getting a bit nervous. But the VC remained in total control: 21pts on the way in earn John a well deserved victory. Results…

John’s handicap drops to 17. Well done. James Anslow and Jon Cooper (who recorded b2b birdies on 13 &14) complete the Top6. First lady was Joan Mulcahy (just make sure to keep that form for 6 more days … #HawtreeFinal).

CSS: 38pts (Men & Ladies)

Good mid-season conditions prevailed for round 2 of Midweek Club Championship.

The net (& sweep) for the day belonged to the Ladies with Elaine Elborn carding 65 and just beating Lia Donath on countback. Ollie Maskell shot 66 and best gross for the day followed by Paul Grand. Net Results…

CSS was reduced by one with Ollie now playing off 6 with 6 other changes.

Division 1 of the Men’s scratch for the 2 weeks sees Ollie 145 crowned champion followed by Jay Barker 147 and Paul Cook 148. Men Results…

Division 2 saw Stephen Mason emerge clear winner 178 ahead of Chris and Mike Jones (183 and 186 respectively). Men Results…

The Ladies Club Championship was won by Habe Crocker167, 2 clear of Sheena Harrington. Ladies Results…

The overall Handicap (Net) Trophy goes to Ollie 131 with Sheena Harrington just piping Eelco Snijders on countback 135. Handicap Results…

The Men reversed the trend of the last four years with a clear win. Photo… | Report…

Round 1 of the Midweek Club Championship on Prince’s saw very good scoring generally and in particular from Eelco Snijders who won the handicap (i.e. Net all competitors) with 60 followed by 63s from Mark Rosamund and Avi Murphy with 9 handicappers John Curry and Bruno Clerckx on 63s. Net Results…

Gross (‘Scratch’) results show Paul Cook leading Men division 1 with 70 followed closely by Eelco Snijders and Jay Barker 71s. For men division 2 John Ahad piping Nat Street by one on 84. Men Results…

Habe Crocker leads the Ladies scratch on 82 with excellent 83s from Angela Flynn and Sheena Harrington. Ladies Results…

Eligibility for the midweek championship is limited to those having completed 3 midweek rounds this year so Patrick Murphy and John Maxwell who did not meet the criteria are excluded from the scratch event but shown on Net result which doubles as a ‘sweep’ tally.