Another mild and dry day greeted 24 competitors for the first round of the Midweek Winter Competition. Overall scoring proved a little difficult with CSS elevated to SSS +1.

The runaway winner was Igor Stark with a two-birdie 41 points which earned him a .5 ESR so now plays off 17.2 – well done Igor! Gina piped Paul Grand for second place 35 on a countback. Results…

The Winter Competition after one round reflects the above results. R1 Leader board…

In the associated Prince’s Eclectic, Igor has a four shot advantage over Paul Grand. R1 Leader board…

Ladies

A balmy Remembrance Sunday saw most of the ladies struggling with the change to winter type conditions underfoot with only 5 of the 12 holing out 18 times, thus leaving plenty of opportunity to improve in the other 3 rounds of the eclectic.

Winner on the day by four and earning herself a cut of 0.7 to 19.8 in handicap was Jane Fraser with 36 points. Jayne Maxwell took second place from Lesley Mason, both on 32. Results…

Jane is of course leading the Eclectic after the first round and Gina Jillett is her closest rival at this stage. R1 Leader board…

Men

Mild conditions again prevailed and Prince’s held up despite heavy rain the previous day. Attendance for a men only competition in 2015 set a record of 48.

Scoring was average with CSS = SSS but three contested top position on 39 points, and count backs separated Ed Henery winner from Pete Harrison and Denis Pellerin. Ed’s commendable back 9 was achieved in one over par. Results…

The Winter Competition after one round reflects the above results. R1 Leader board…

In the Prince’s Eclectic Ed and Stephen Legg have a half shot advantage. R1 Leader board…

Following early rain, benign and balmy autumnal conditions prevailed. Playing off yellow tees in such conditions it was expected that scores would be good for men but in the event CSS was elevated to two above SSS. Early game clubhouse leaders Mike Shabani and Ed Henery posted 72 and 73 for the field to beat. Chris Jones kept his head down and achieved victory on a count-back last six from Mike whilst Alexander Krasnenkov and Paul Grand shared 73s with Ed. Results…

Best lady was Caroline Dewar 74 who but for 11 at 14 could surely have been winner.

Pace of play was at times slow and there was plenty of time to watch the workings on bunkers and chat with greens staff.

All competitions today were abandoned. Some games had started after early fog, and were soon called back when the fog returned. Although the fog did clear again around midday the competitions had by then been declared abandoned. Results…

A balmy autumn day after overnight rain set the scene for the first Harrington Trophy with only 3 clubs and putter allowed. Colin Pizzey was the winner on count-back from Mike Shabani with Julian James a shot behind. Ross Hood was fourth with lowest gross score. The competition was non-qualifying for handicap purposes. Results…

Following the clock adjustment last weekend the shop has advised us of revised shop and start times. Details…

A chilly start saw 46 compete for this 3 clubs and a putter competition. The ladies proved dominant, picking up 1st and 2nd places – Gina Jillet 67 and Jane Fraser 69. Leading men were Toby Hunt and Stephen Legg 70s. Results…

The last event of the Top Dog Trophy saw Pete Harrison confirmed as winner although final of JH Taylor outstanding which can only increase Pete’s points. Final Leader board…

What a contrast from Sunday! The inclement weather put off all but four stalwarts and sadly Charity Day was the big loser. All four deserve a mention in dispatches, but it was Brett Colley who took first place on 35 points, closely followed just one point behind by Igor Stark. Both Mike Shabani and Kim Chaffart were five further adrift on 29 points. Results…

The glorious autumn colours of the trees together with sunny and benign conditions resulted in some good scoring, enough to bring the CSS down by one and requiring 37 points from both the men and ladies to play to their handicaps.

With 39 points, Ed Henery was the early clubhouse leader and remained there until the last few games came in when he slipped to 3rd, with Susan Smith having a better back 9 to take 2nd place and Kim Chaffert winning the day on 40 points. John Ahad also on 39 points was the only other contender to be awarded a cut in handicap. Results…

18 competitors turned up to contest the Midweek President’s Prize on a slightly nippy autumnal day.

The winner by 9 was Tamas Ladacs with 45 points. The Handicap Secretary’s office is beginning to run out of superlatives so the facts speak for themselves: Net 59, level par front 9, one birdie, CSS elevated +2 to 69 (35 stableford points), second ESR this year, playing handicap now 13.5, leading male contender for Most Improved Golfer of the year with a USGA Improvement Rating of 1.3333. Well done Tamas! Second was Toby 36 followed by Kim Chaffart 35. Results…