Not only did the captains, Paul & Lia, provide prizes for nearest the pins and a team prize, they also ordered up the hottest day of the year so far. The men and ladies were playing in their own separate competitions with an interesting difference in results. Proving that by and large the ladies stick to the fairways, their CSS went down one. Conversely, the men’s CSS increased by three.

The team prize, which was a waltz (1, 2, 3 scores to count on consecutive holes) was won by Kim, Toby, Deborah and Sheena with 91 points.

The captains provided us with platefuls of sandwiches and chips after the game which were devoured with relish – hot work out there today! And the ladies were presented with a gift from the ladies’ captain.

Ladies
Honours Board

For the ladies, Joan Mulcahy continued her recent good form to win with a net 67. Also with a 67, but beaten on the back 9 was Tenesi Karakaneva, who seems to have returned to form now the weather has too. With the best turnout of the year for the ladies, the CSS was reduced by one to 68. Results…

Val Riziotis and Sonia Inniss won the nearest the pins on the 4th and 11th respectively and Lia, the Ladies Captain, won the ‘nearest the hole in three’ on the 8th.

Men
Honours Board | Top Dog

Peter Osgood made the course look easy and was the winner with a net 64 with Pete Davis and Keith Cassidy taking second and third places both on 66. With the CSS increasing to 70, all three earned reductions in their handicaps. Results…

John Cooper won nearest-the-pin at the 4th, Paul Patching won nearest-the-hole-in two at the 8th and Toby won nearest-the-pin at the 16th.

In the associated Top Dog Trophy after three events, report due soon. R3 Leader board…

This was the second of 4 rounds and Brett Colley was the run away winner with a net 68, five shots ahead of Cheryl Woodhouse who took second place. With Brett the only one to play below par, the CSS went up by one, earning him a handicap reduction. Results…

In the associated Midweek Anniversary Cup (best 3 from 4) – after two rounds, Kim Chaffart leads the way on 148, 18 shots ahead of Stephen Mason. R2 Leader board…

Another challenging day on the golf course for those who failed to keep to the fairways. However, the Richmond Park players coped significantly better than those from Putney Park, taking the first 7 places (Results show RP players only).

Showing a return to form, Steve Cross emerged as the winner from Kim Chaffart, who continued his good run, both scoring net 70. But as the only two players under par, the CSS increased by 2 to 72 for the men and 75 for the ladies. Habe Crocker was the top lady, two shots behind to take third place. All three received handicap cuts. Results…

Meryll Gee was the runaway winner with a superbly crafted 62 followed three shots behind by Paul Grand. Alison Chadwick 69 piped Brett Colley to take third place. Meryll achieved a net differential of -8 and will be cut by her home club. Results…

Weather was ideal for golf but the pin on 7 remained in Sunday’s difficult (impossible?) position. The impact is shown in the attached competition scoring analysis where just one par was recorded and average score of 7.72. Scoring analysis…

In the associated Midweek Grand Medal Trophy just two have completed four rounds with Paul Grand and Brett Colley tied on 287. R5 Leader board…

Ladies

With a lot of knock-out matches being played, the number of competitors was reduced to one game of 4. The seemingly ever present rain continues to help thicken and lengthen the rough such that any visit to it can be expensive and can be seen in the scores. The combination of the small field and the scores, resulted in the CSS going up just one to 70. Sheena Harrington was the winner with a net 73. Results…

Men

Kim Chaffart continued his rich vein of form to win the July medal with a glorious 65. Three behind was Anis Driaa with Paul ‘Apples’ Appleton 3rd on 69. Scoring generally proved difficult with CSS one above SSS @ 68. Kim’s score was reduced to 64 (6 on par 3 11th reduced to net double bogey 5) for handicapping purposes and a net differential of -4, possibly setting up another ESR. Results…

In the associated Grand Medal Trophy after 5 rounds, just two have completed 5 rounds to date with Steve Cross 374 leading Eric Lit 388. R5 Leader board…

Intermittent light rain set the scene rather than the heavy rain forecast. Scoring well proved difficult but Nick Rogers was the worthy winner returning 35 points from Lesley Mason and Toby Hunt 34. Avoiding the rough was the key …as always. Results…

CSS was 1 below SSS at 35 points.

Ladies

Jayne Maxwell, who led after the first round courtesy of a better back 9, ended the second round with a commanding ten shot lead, to regain the Club Championship with a score of 180. Gina Jillett took runners-up spot from Val Riziotis with the better 2nd round score. R2 Results… | Overall Results…

In the associated Handicap Cup, Jayne also takes the honours on a net 150, but positions for 2nd & 3rd place are reversed with Val, one shot ahead of Gina on 153. Results…

With such a small field, the Ladies’ committee decided that the Pembroke Cup, for higher handicaps, would not be awarded this year and all would compete for the Handicap Cup.

Men

James Barker shot another excellent 77 to win the overall Club Championship on 154 with Pete Harrison 2nd 161 and Peter Osgood 3rd 161. Well done James! Results…

The Junior Division was hotly contested resulting in a tie between Raymond Esin and Phil Flanagan both 187 who now go into an 18 hole playoff. In third place was Dave Fauré one behind on 188. Results…

The Handicap Trophy winner was Pete Harrison on 138, one ahead of Peter Osgood and two ahead of James. Results…

The net (sweep) for the day was won by James 70 from Pete 71 and Phil 72. Results…

Early mizzle and humidity provided the backdrop for the midweek Midsummer Trophy. The day belonged to the winner Joan Mulcahy on 46 points. A first 9 25 points and an early birdie (a ‘Two’) on the back 9 set the stage for awe-inspiring golf which could have been even better but for a blob 7 at 18. Kim Chaffart was clearly at ease with his new handicap finishing second with 38 points with Julian James third with 37. Results…

CSS remained at SSS 37 points with Joan cut 4 playing shots.