Surprise mizzle/light rain impacted early games in this re-arranged 2nd round of the competition, but otherwise conditions were ideal with a light easterly breeze developing. On the day, late pm player Mike Shabani trumped early clubhouse leader by a shot with a very competent 69. Midweek Captain Richard was 3rd with 71 followed by Chris Jones with 72. A shot further behind were Patrick Murphy, Gina Jillett & Kathryn Zally (best ladies) and James Barker (lowest gross). Results…

The winner of the Handicap Trophy on back 18 count-back was Gina Jillett who had same overall score as Ross Hood on 139 with Mike three adrift. Well done Gina! Results…

After a very chilly start, summer returned with glorious blue skies and the field of 61 doing their best to beat the President, thereby earning themselves a free drink. Our President, Tim Meyer, offered to buy a drink for anyone who beat his score & today there were 45 who did. Next year the offer may not be quite so generous! The ladies tried to help out, with no one hitting the green on their nearest the pin.

There was a three-way tie on 39 points at the top, with Roger Rojas taking the honours, from Pete Harrison and Igor Stark. A further 5 were two shots back on 37 – all earning reductions to their handicaps. The highest place lady was Jayne Maxwell back in 15th on 34 points. Results…

As mentioned above, in addition to the opportunity to get a drink on the President, there were also prizes for the nearest the pin in two on the 18th for both men and ladies, Patrick Murphy and Kate Emanuel winning these. A nearest the pin in three on the 17th for the men, won by Paul Rockett and a nearest the pin on the 16th for the ladies.

A good turnout of 22 competed in fair early autumn conditions although very wet conditions with heavy dew at 7am caused all sorts of bad golf before it dried out a little. There was some excellent golf reflected in two 63s with the winner Ted Holt on count-back from Richard Owen (who also recoded lowest gross score). Igor Stark was 3rd on 64 and remarked that it could so easily have been a few shots better. Paul Grand recorded a solid 66 and just missed hole in one at 11 – prior to any bounce his shot hit the pin one inch above the hole, denting the flagstick. Results…

With his (second) 63, Richard now has a firm lead in the associated Midweek Grand Medal Trophy on 271, 11 clear of Stephen Mason with one round left. R7 Leader board…

Turnout was good for a bank holiday. Much recent rain during the week had softened the terrain with odd bits of mud around. Scoring overall was average with CSS=SSS. A crowded top of the leader board saw four players with 40 points and count-backs separated the winner Roger Rojas from Toby Hunt, Pete Harrison and Mark Rice. Results…

Given the conditions, turnout was surprisingly high with strong performances from Ross Hood and Pete Harrison on 74, Ross winning on count-back. With lying water on greens at various times, the Committee decided to abandon the competition. The 2nd round of the Handicap Trophy is likely to be re-scheduled for 30 September. For a competition abandoned, handicapping rules provide for CSS=SSS with only reductions in handicap and so nobody’s handicap affected by the day’s play. Results…

For the first time since 2010 the RP Open trophy will come back to Richmond Park with 3 of the first 5 places going to the ladies. The rain promised for 2pm unfortunately didn’t listen to the forecast and arrived two hours early, but also lasted considerably less time than expected. But the sudden change didn’t help the scoring and the CSS remained at 71 and 73 for the men & ladies’ respectively. Sheena Harrington was the winner with a net 65 with Tenesi Karakaneva and Keith Cassidy two shots behind on 67. Results…

Nearest-the-pin at 7 was James Barker, at 10 was Mike Shabani, and at 16 was Jon Cooper.  Longest drive at 17 was Ross Hood.

The Ladies earned an impressive draw to retain the trophy. Report…

A developing breeze and some rain for later players provided a challenge on Prince’s for the first round of the 36 hole competition. A fine 63 with two birdies gave Liam Bridger victory. He was followed a shot behind by Caroline Mylon and a 65 from Ross Hood (lowest gross 73). Kate Emanuel and Gina Jillett also played very well with 66s. Liam, Ross and Caroline earned handicap reductions. Results…

The very still August weather resulted in a lot of scores in the high thirties and first and second place were split on the back 3 holes, each with 41 points. Pete Harrison is the one to add his signature to the JQ Robertson trophy just sneaking it from Habib Amir. One shot further behind was Mike Rowe and the first lady was Molly Hood in 5th place. Results…

Nine 2’s were recorded on the par 3s – obviously playing easy on the day!

In the associated Top Dog Trophy after five events, Pete Harrison now leads. R5 Leader board…

Overnight rain had softened the ground a shade. Kathryn Zally was the star of the day returning a competition winning 63 and for handicapping a -10 net differential – well done indeed! Graham Babington Smith was a worthy runner-up on 67 followed by early clubhouse leader Patrick Murphy 70 from (on count-back 70) Lesley Mason and Gina Jillett. Results…

In the associated Mid-week accumulator Gina has a 5 shot advantage from Julian James on 211 after 3 rounds. R3 Leader board…