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Club Championship Round 2 &
Putney Park Open
Round 1 report
LADIES
Julie Smith successfully defended the Ladies' Club Championship, winning by 4 shots from Tracy Wright. Results...
Sheena Harrington took the Handicap Cup from Cheryl Woodhouse in 2nd. Results...
And Jini Beacham was the winner of the Pembroke Cup from Pia Langeland in 2nd. Results...
MEN
Bruce Cuff won the Club Championship on 146 which may be a club record. Well-deserved 2nd and 3rd places went to Ian Smith and Peter Harrington on 162 and 165 respectively. Results...
In the Junior division, Peter Cunningham is champion on 184 followed on 186 each by Geoff Foreman and Adrian Wilder – a miscast being noticed on Adrian’s 2nd round card. Junior results...
The handicap prize goes to Peter Harrington 135 – a commendable performance 9 ahead of three tied on 144 second – John Ahad, Peter Cunningham & Ian Smith. Handicap results...
In the sweep event for the day you’ll see five 71s – the best of which was Peter Cunningham’s. Sweep results...
PUTNEY PARK OPEN
The Putney Park open was run simultaneously – the clear winner being Andy Furniss with a nett 63 followed by Jon Cooper 69. The best lady was Ros Lake 71. Putney Park took two places in the top six. Results...
An overall CSS for both events on the day was computed at 70, one over SSS. Men's handicap list...
LADIES
On what was probably the hottest day of the year so far, a dozen ladies battled heat exhaustion, dehydration and long rough - as well as each other - in the first round of the Club Championship, Handicap & Pembroke Cups.
Julie Smith leads in the Club Championship with a gross 85 followed by Tracy Wright and Pia Langeland (gross 90) with Sheena Harrington a further shot behind. R1 Leader board...
In the Pembroke Cup (for handicaps 25 - 36), Pia shot a fantastic net 63 to lead Jini Beacham by 11 shots, cutting her handicap by 3 shots in the process! R1 Leader board...
The Handicap Cup (handicaps 0 - 24) is much more open. Cheryl Woodhouse leads the way on net 70, Julie is in 2nd on net 73 and Sheena is a shot behind on net 74. R1 Leader board...
MEN
The Club Championship is led by Bruce Cuff on 75 followed by Ian Smith 79 and Peter Harrington 80. Peter’s round included a 9 on the 4th – and there could be a real upset in the 2nd round so much excitement heralds. Senior R1 Leader board...
The sweep was naturally won by Peter's net 64 followed by Geoff Foreman on 68. Handicap R1 Leader board...
Geoff also leads the junior division with 88, 4 shots over Julian Ratnage. Junior R1 Leader board...
There will be a reduced field for round 2. Round 1 delivered a 2 over SSS 69 for CSS. Men's handicap list...
Summer Cup & Ladies Team Stableford
LADIES
One of the few Sundays on which there was no designated competition for the ladies. Several took the opportunity to play knockout matches whilst the remaining 12 ladies played a team (of 4) stableford, the best individual stableford score counting for the team on the front 9 holes and the best 2 scores on the back 9 holes.
In a closely fought contest, the winning team was Sheena, Jini, Sonia & Pia with 68 points from Julie, Tracy, Siobhan & Lena on 66 points. Only 1 point back in 3rd were Rema, Rosalind, Aileen & Veronica. Results...
MEN
Adrian Wilder wins the Summer Cup with 39 points followed by Peter Cunningham on 38. Results...
The first leg of this annual friendly took place on Saturday 11th June with the Richmond Ladies running out winners 3-1. More...
The pairing of Pia Langeland and Bruce Cuff forged a clear victory with Cheryl Woodhouse and Paul Grand in second. More...
Club Championship Format & Rules
With the Club Championship approaching it seems a good time to review the competition format and rules. More...
LADIES
Maureen Slade won the ladies' medal with a net 70 from Di Jackett in 2nd on 71. Results...
The CSS was
unchanged from SSS at
70.
MEN
The men's medal was very closely fought, with 67's being carded by three players: Julian Diamond, Robert Urquhart and Bruce Cuff. On count-backs, Julian was the overall winner from Robert in 2nd and Bruce in 3rd. Results...
It was interesting to note that almost a quarter of the field carded 'No Returns'. Hence CSS remained unchanged from SSS at 67. Men's handicap list...
Only two players have played all four rounds in the Grand Medal, so Martin Wright leads on 283 from Julian Diamond on 290. R4 Leader board...
Another Williams
Report by
Dave Williams,
Happy Grandfather
Our 5th grandchild arrived this week. Former RPGC member Steve Williams and wife Liz, now residing in Australia, have a baby girl Hannah born 2nd June weighing 6lb 7oz.
Martin Goldsworthy triumphed in the Stableford Sweep on 36 points with Ros Lake one point behind in second. Results...
Captain's Log
Captain David Marsh has issued his fourth monthly Log. It's available now online. More...
Shaw Cup, NAPGC Stableford Qualifier
The overall winner was Bill McSorley, back in form again with 41 points, closely followed a point behind by Bruce Cuff with a gross 65 incorporating 5 birdies. In the ladies section, Sheena Harrington was best lady fighting off Tracy Wright with a better back 9 on 34 points. Results...
The Men's CSS remained unchanged from SSS @ 38 points with just a
couple of handicap changes.
Men's handicap list...
Bruce now heads the Top Dog Trophy, 2 points ahead of Martin Wright and 3 ahead of Bill. R3 Leader board...
NAPGC entrants will be notified in due course by The Committee.
Updating the Anniversary Cup after two Jubilees, Michael Rossiter leads by 2 points from Sheena Harrington and Tracy Wright. R2 Leader board...
The Clapham Common Team failed to dethrone last year's national champions Basildon. More...
The Whitewebbs Team A secured a win at home against Bird Hills. More...
Michael Rossiter claimed the Golden Jubilee with a net 65, two shots better than Veronica Mitchell and another shot better than Martin Wright. Results...
The Hawtree Team A produced a splendid result at home against Ruislip. More...
It was a clean sweep for RPGC men – taking all 5 top places. Best lady was Christine Stewart with a 75. Results...
Commenting on his winning 65 in the Handicap Secretary’s office, the Open Champion was typically modest about his 65 –“I’d not had a good round for some time, and just concentrated on keeping my head still. Lucky birdie putts at 2 and 6 helped. And keeping out of the rough made the difference – though trebles at 3 and 14 on that account. Of course, some of our best competitors were simultaneously engaged in the Hawtree match.”
The men's CSS
was elevated to 3 above SSS @ 70 (almost a QRO round).
Men's handicap list...
Fixture Changes
The Committee has made a few changes to the Fixture List affecting the Ladies Autumn Weekend Away, JQ Robertson and Barton Bowl playoff. More...
Dave Williams gets a pat on the back for organising another fine day out. Report...
LADIES
The winner of the May Monthly Medal was Tracy Wright with a net 72 from Di Jackett in 2nd with a net 74. Results...
The CSS
increased by 1 to 72.
MEN
Reflecting conditions, there were a large number of no returns and Clause 19.8 adjustments. All the more credit therefore goes to Gurpal Sekhon for winning the medal with a 69 on the back 9 from Kerry Sargeant. Results...
Not quite a Qualifier for (handicap) Reduction Only purposes, CSS was 2 more than SSS @ 71. Men's handicap list...
Unusually, the Grand Medal has had all 3 rounds played Duke’s but in the lead at present is Martin Goldsworthy on 210 just 1 ahead of Martin Wright. R3 Leader board...
Captain's Log
Captain David Marsh has issued his third monthly Log. It's available now online. More...
Coronation Cup, NAPGC Medal Qualifier
The winner of the Coronation Cup on the back 9 was George Martin from Di Jackett – both on 66. In the first £2 sweep with 6 places, Bruce Cuff, Julian Diamond, Jon Cooper and Paul Appleton completed the leader-board frame. Results...
The handicap secretary, playing Richmond Park Golf Course in Norfolk, noticed a couple of exceptional things whist shuffling the cards.
- 5 birdies and an eagle from Bruce Cuff
- 15 on the 7th from Michael Rossiter
For the men, the scoring elevated CSS by 2 from SSS to 69.
Men's handicap list... It
is thought the ladies CSS was similarly 2 above SSS @ 72.
NAPGC entrants will be notified in due course since it depends on numbers in the various handicap categories.
George Martin and Kate Friswell were the eventual victors, scoring 34 points from Jon Cooper and Doreen Dolby (31 points), with Martin Wright and Jini Beacham third. More...
In time for the Ladies first tee
Report by
Dave Williams,
Happy Grandfather
Anthony and Joanne (Jo) have a baby daughter. Bea Amelia arrived at 10.10 on Sunday (just in time for the first ladies game) and weighed in at 6lb. Bea is Dave and Lou's fourth grandchild.
Mother and baby are well, as are father and grandfather apart from slight hangovers.
Winter Rules End
Winter rules end from today. The Local Rule regarding an embedded ball through the green is unaffected. More...
Ladies Better Ball Spring Meeting, Men's Sweep
LADIES
Six pairs (plus one individual) took part in the 2nd round of the
Ladies
Spring Meeting, the Four Ball Better Ball Stableford. A cool but
sunny spring day saw good scoring, with Joan Mulcahy and Rosalind Lake
clinching first prize with 38 points (look out for those frog head
covers!). Only one point behind were Tracy Wright and Doreen Dolby in
2nd place.
Results...
Wine, snacks and "hummingbird" cake were enjoyed by all afterwards prior to the Lady Captain handing out the prizes from both rounds of the Spring Meeting.
Since the event is a better ball format there are no handicap changes.
MEN
Three bucket size holes made it a non-qualifier for handicap purposes
but Jon Cooper was the victor with 40 points, Michael Rossiter a point
further behind and David keen snapping up 3rd prize with best 36.
Results...
Captain's Log
Captain David Marsh issued his second Log at the start of the month. It's now available electronically. More...
Ladies Challenge Cup
The draw for the Ladies Challenge Cup has been issued. All lady members have been entered. Participants should note the conditions of the competition at the bottom of the draw. Draw...
Diamond Jubilee, Ladies Medal Spring Meeting and Committee Cup Rd1
LADIES
Twelve ladies competed in the first round of the Spring Meeting individual medal round. Tracy Wright just pipped Sheena Harrington on the back 9 for first prize, both carding net 75's. Di Jackett took Best Front 9 (net 40) and Julie Smith Best Back 9 (net 35½). Results...
This was also the first round of the
Committee Cup so
Tracy and Sheena hold a 2 point lead over the rest of the field. The 2nd
round will be played in September in conjunction with the
Autumn
Meeting.
R1
Leader board...
The CSS increased to 73 and it was a Reduction Only round for
handicap.
MEN
Congratulations to the clear winner – John Ahad on 66 with 3 69s taking the other sweep prizes – Dave Winter, Kerry Sargeant and Richard Owen. Results...
Unsurprisingly, scoring elevated CSS by 2 from SSS to 69. Men's handicap list...
The Ladies Whitewebbs Team A fell at the first hurdle away at Portsmouth. More...
Men's Singles Match Play
Competitions
Report by
Jon Cooper,
Competitions Secretary
A very good turn out last weekend for these two qualifiers, with the top 15 and last years winners going into the seeded draws for the two handicap division competitions. Places in the JH Taylor Shield (handicaps 0-16) and the Two Courses Cup (handicaps 17-28) were up for grabs. More...
The condition of the course (fairways and tees like semi-rough, greens like corduroy with added bare patches for extra bounce and an ill timed decision to suspend winter rules to allow most of the mud on the fairways to adhere to the balls) made conditions difficult enough, without using the back tees and introducing a biting wind.
Not surprisingly scoring was moderate and net 69s were enough for the top three places. Robert Urquhart recalled his youth battling the Scottish winds to see off Anthony Williams for first place with Martin Wright in third. Qualifier results...
The draws have thrown up some interesting matches and we will be losing some very good golfers (and a few frequent playing partners) in the very first round. JH Taylor Draw... & Two Courses Cup Draw...
Hopefully the course and weather will quickly improve for these first round knock out matches. They need to be played as soon as possible - and latest by 23 May - to ensure we do not run into time difficulties later in the year.
LADIES
The ladies' April monthly medal was a 2-horse race, with Di Jackett ultimately beating Maureen Slade, net 73 vs 75. No doubt this will be Di's first wine glass of many! Results...
The CSS increased by 1 to 72.
MEN
Three 69s gained the first 3 places – Rob Urquhart, Anthony Williams and Martin Wright. Fourth sweep prize fell to Julian Diamond. Results...
CSS was unchanged from SSS 69. Men's handicap list...
Fifteen qualified each for the JH Taylor Shield and Two Courses Cup competitions with the cut-off at 78 and 81 respectively. The seeded draw will naturally include the respective holders Peter Harrington and David Marsh. Draw...
After just 2 rounds in the Grand Medal, Martin Goldsworthy sets the pace 3 ahead of Jason Strong and Martin Wright. R2 Leader board...
Mixed Four-ball Match Play
Competition
Report by
Jon Cooper,
Competitions Secretary
Due to clashing with the Easter weekend, the entrants for this years mixed knock out totalled only 12 pairs, ensuring all of them qualified. Scoring was very close, with Jon Cooper and Di Jackett just piping Ian and Julie Smith for first place with Martin and Tracey Wright in third slot. Qualifier results...
The draw therefore included 4 spaces for byes in the first round
which went to last years winners and the first three in the qualifier on
the seeded draw basis.
Draw...
Qualifier for Mixed Pairs Match Play
All 12 competing pairs qualify with Jon Cooper and Di Jackett the winners with 35 points on the new stroke indices for the first time. A number of pairs didn’t enter the sweep [Jon & Di, Ian & Julie, John & Norma & Stan & Ros]. Results...
Continuing good form from George Martin earned the simultaneous non-qualifier sweep on 38 points. There was drama on the 6th hole in a friendly side match with Kerry Sargeant and Bruce Cuff settling for a half – in eagles! Results...
Ed's Final Toast
In August 2003 Ed Easton made his initial enquiry for Club membership and since this time he has been a regular participant in our Sunday competitions.
Ed is returning to live in the States (Texas) in a few weeks and has limited opportunities for holding pre-departure drinks.
Ed has a prior engagement at the Half Moon in Putney this Monday 28th March at 7pm, and it has been decided to use this event as a final toast from the Club's golfing clan.
For those who are not familiar with the Half Moon it has a function room at the rear for live music. This coming Monday, one of Ed's US colleagues (a guitar coach) will be playing a session, therefore everyone will be welcome to listen in. Tickets for the function room are typically £2.50 or thereabouts - roughly the amount of tax in a pint of beer! If you are curious about Ed's choice of music, check www.sevensouth.com/recordshop/ClarkeCy/bio.php.
The evening promises to be a chance for everyone to have a good gossip. Hope you can make it.
In the first shirt-sleeves weather of the year Lorna White wins the Lockie Trophy. Report...
A non-qualifier due to the bucket size hole on 14th nevertheless saw some good scoring off Duke’s winter tees (for last time in season) with Pat King and Toby Hunt on 40 points – Toby nudging Pat on the back 6. Jini Beacham led the way for the ladies with 39 points to come 3rd (a birdie and 2 ‘blobs’ included and coincidentally had the better back 6 from Kaare Langeland 4th). Results...
Mo Bah submitted his 3rd card @ 18 and joins the handicap listing
(only change from last week) @ 10.0, this being the best of 3 cards.
Men's Four-ball Match Play
Competition
Report by
Jon Cooper,
Competitions Secretary
Probably the best turnout of 2005 for this years qualifier, and unfortunately some good scores and promising pairs have fallen by the wayside. Fifteen pairs qualified to join last year's winners Paul Appleton and Dave Winter in the random draw for this year. Qualifier results...
Off ¾ handicap, anything less than 38 points was not enough to
qualify. Outstanding scores from Ian Smith and George Martin of 48
points (with 27 on the back nine) set the standard with 46 points the
next nearest from Peter Harrington and Jack Koychev.
The draw for the knock out is now on the website and will soon be on the Club house notice board. It would really help if pairs could add their email addresses to the draw sheet to make contacting for games easy. Fitting matches in is always tight for time, so please book up your matches as soon as possible.
Rusper Golf Club Away Day
The Club has arranged an away day to Rusper Golf Club near Newdigate Surrey for Wednesday 4th May. There are places for the first 40 applicants. Details...
Qualifier for Men's Pairs Match Play Qualifier
In the qualifying round for the Men's Pairs Competition, the co-ordinated team of Ian Smith and George Martin with no less than 6 birdies were the clear winners on 48 points, 2 ahead of Peter Harrington and Jack Koychev and 3rd a point further behind on 45 were Dave Lawrance and Rob Urquhart. Results...
The first 15 pairs qualify and it is good to see scratch/low handicappers Bruce Cuff & Kerr Sargeant just making it. Upon sweep reconciliation, no card was returned from the paring of Abdulaziz & Mick.
The handicap list now incorporates new member Osman Chaudry @ 22.0.
Captain v Vice Captain (Ladies)
With an empty slot in the fixture list the committee decided to test out the teams for the forthcoming Whitewebbs competition by pitching the squads for each team against each other in a match-play event.
To foster team spirit prizes were awarded to the winning team rather than just the individual winners! These were presented in Avis' hut afterwards accompanied by tea & buns.
Sheena(A) and Cheryl(B) as organisers of each team were the captains and the teams were split roughly into the A & B team squads. The competition was played off full handicap difference which is the new rule for the Whitewebbs.
The result was a comprehensive defeat for the Captain's team and much crowing from the Vice-Captain and team with the suggestion that the A & B squads were switched! In the event, once the Whitewebbs details were released, this is what occurred!
Both team captains are looking forward to a return match when a suitable slot in the fixture list occurs!.
LADIES
In a close-fought race, with scoring relatively high, Maureen Slade edged ahead of Molly Hood to win the March monthly medal by 1 shot (net 77). Results...
Again, this was a Reduction Only round for handicap purposes with the
CSS increasing
by 3 to 73.
MEN
The first Grand Medal round saw Martin Goldsworthy the winner with a commendable 66. Congratulations to new member Jason Strong 2nd on 67 with Phil Flanagan and Dave Williams 3rd & 4th with 68s. Results...
CSS was unchanged from SSS 66. Men's handicap list...
A new feature appeared during the round on the 5th Duke’s – a bunker to catch mis-hit tee shots. Only time will tell the impact this has on scores.
Green Fee Schemes
The course operators Glendale have announced a new pricing scheme and confirmed the PPC card for a further year. More...
Fixture Changes
The Committee has made a few changes to the Fixture List and confirmed the dates for the Summer Event, 2006 Dinner Dance and Ruffians Ryder Cup and. More...
Captain's Log
The newly anointed Captain David Marsh has issued his first Captain's Log, which he intends to produce on a monthly basis. More...
LADIES
Tracy Wright's 34 pts won the final round of the
Princes Eclectic from
Maureen Slade in 2nd on 32 pts.
Results...
Julie Smith added the Princes
Eclectic to the Dukes Eclectic for 2004/05, with a net 68½. In joint
2nd place were Jan Oliver and Tracy Wright on net 70.
The CSS
decreased by 3 to 35 pts and it was a Reduction Only round for
handicapping purposes.
MEN
The outright winner of round 8 was Mick Lennard with 45 points! Gurphal Sekhon and Jon Cooper took 2nd and 3rd places on 40 points with John Ahad best of the 39s in 4th. Results...
CSS
again remained unchanged from
SSS 40.
Bruce Cuff joins the handicap listing off non-CONGU handicap of
scratch. His scores will not contribute to
CSS calculations
but his handicap will be adjusted according to
CSS, etc for the
day. The Handicap Secretary’s office eagerly awaits possibly the Club's
first ‘plus’ handicap!
Captain David Marsh is confirmed as winner of both the
Winter Competition and the
Prince’s Eclectic! Well
done indeed!
In the Prince’s Eclectic
David had a net 56½, 3½ ahead of Tim Meyer, Martin Wright and Kerry
Sargeant (the latter with 7 birdies) – and of course includes that
eagle on 7th.
Local Rule Change
As a result of a decision change by the new courses operator the requirement to ‘Drop Off Tees’ has been reinstated. More...
LADIES
On a bitterly cold day, scoring was relatively low - except by Molly Hood who won the final round of the Dukes Eclectic on 34 pts, 3 ahead of Sonia Inniss. Results...
Julie Smith won the Dukes
Eclectic with a net 69½ from Ros Lake on net 73.
This was a Reduction Only round for handicap purposes with the
CSS decreasing
by 3 to 35 pts.
MEN
Phil Flanagan struck form again to win round 7 on 40 points followed by Mick Lennard on 39 with Peter Harrington & Martin Wright taking 3rd & 4th positions with the best 37s. Results...
CSS was 39
points, 1 higher than SSS.
A 3rd card for handicap evaluation was received from Jason Strong who
now joins the handicap list @ 20.0.
David Marsh still commands the
Winter Competition and
despite Steve Peacock now making a move to within 3 points, looks to be
the winner with just 1 round on Prince’s remaining.
In the associated Duke's
Eclectic, Ian Smith improved his score by two, including a superb
birdie at the 7th. However it wasn't enough to hold off a charging Geoff
Foreman who shaved his eclectic score by four. Both players finished in
a tie on a net 59. It was closely fought, with George Martin and Kerry
Sargeant finishing one shot further back, the latter with 7 birdies.
Sheena has made available on the Internet her photographs from the
recent Dinner-Dance.
You'd better hurry - they'll be available only until 20 March.
Following the new Committee's first meeting, the Club Officers and
other roles for the coming year have been settled.
Vic Wadley is the new Bookings Officer and you can reach him on the
Club bookings line
LADIES
The Lady Captain Sheena Harrington once again showed how to lead from
the front by posting a four shot win over Julie Smith.
Results...
MEN
In a 2 horse race, John Bennett nipped Adrian Wilder on countback, both with superlative 61s. Five shots back were David Marsh 3rd and Richard Owen. Results...
On a chilly day, CSS
remained unchanged from SSS
@ 65.
LADIES
With 37 points, Kate Friswell nipped both Molly Hood and Maureen
Slade in Round 3 of the Dukes
Eclectic by a single point.
Results...
MEN
Vic Wadley struck form to win Round 6 on 43 points with a better back 9 - 22 points from freshly appointed captain David Marsh. They were closely followed by Phil Flanagan who pulled 42 points out of his bag. The best 39 in 4th position was Geoff Foreman. Results...
CSS was 39
points, 1 higher than SSS.
In the Winter Competition,
David Marsh increased his grip on the title by a further 2 points over
Jack Koychev but many others could threaten in the remaining 2 rounds.
Cruising comfortably into the lead in the associated
Duke's Eclectic is Ian
Smith. With the birdies illuminating his eclectic card he'll be hard to
beat.
The winner was Richard Owen on 51 points, 1 ahead of George Martin and Kerry Sargeant and 2 ahead of Tim Meyer. Results...
All above made full use of the playing card points available, as did a number of others. An analysis confirms 2nd and 7th as having the highest success rate - 100%, whilst 8th and 15th the lowest - 40%. The most popular hole for playing a card was 12th whilst least 16th. Also of interest, just 2 players elected to play a card at a hole whilst not in receipt of a shot - John Bennett and the Paul Grand at 13th. Playing cards analysis...
Annual subs are due on 1st February and are £45 with Senior members paying £22.50 (men 65 and over, Ladies 60 and over on 1st February 2005).
Make cheques payable to RPGC and either see
Dave Williams
at the Park on Sundays or post to Dave Williams at
Two Dave's were the winners of the Better Ball competition held on the morning after the dinner dance.
Dave Lawrance and Dave Williams started as a train with 15 points through five holes, until reality struck. Nevertheless each had a 4 pointer on the way to 41 points. Ian & Julie Smith played good steady golf for 2nd place on 40 points and Peter & Sheena Harrington were 3rd. Each player received 3/4 handicap allowance. Results...
The Competitions Secretary reports the standard of scorekeeping on cards was high and in accordance with the Rules of Golf with just one card not signed.
LADIES
Kate Friswell prevailed in Round 3 of the
Princes Eclectic.
Results...
MEN
Round 5 of the Winter Competition was won on the back 9 by Mark Bean from Jason Loubser – both with 43 points. Captain-elect David Marsh emerged third on the back 3 from Captain Martin Wright - both on 42. Results...
The Handicap Secretary’s office noticed a superlative back 9 by Kerry Sargeant of 4 under par 31. For some reason (probably not looking at listing on notice board) Kerry played off 5 not 6.
An eagle was scored on the 7th - by David Marsh. Records show this was just the second eagle over the last 12 years on that hole - see table below.
| Eagles on the 7th (Princes) | ||
| Name | Date | Competition |
| Bland Ray | 28 June 1998 | RPGC Open |
| David Marsh | 16 Jan 2005 | Winter Competition Rd 5 |
This was a Non Qualifying Competition for handicapping purposes.
In the Winter Competition,
David Marsh draws two clear from Jack Koychov
In the Prince's Eclectic,
David Marsh leaps into the lead one shot ahead of Kerry Sargeant and
Martin Wright.
LADIES
A McKenzie walked off with Round 2 of the
Dukes Eclectic by a
whopping 10 points.
Results...
and
MEN
Jack Koychev won Rd 4 and continues to impress. With 43 points he was two clear of John Sowter (nice to see a good round John). Paul Appleton was 3rd with 40 and Ian Smith 4th with 38. Results...
CSS was
reduced by 1 from SSS
38 to 37.
In the Winter Competition,
Jack’s round has placed him top of the leader board – sharing a total of
124 with David Marsh.
In the Duke's Eclectic,
Toby Hunt still leads on 64½, but skilled eclectic campaigner Ian Smith
changed gear, touched the accelerator and lies menacingly 2nd a half
point further back.
LADIES
Ros Lake scored 71 to nip Kate Friswell by one shot.
Results...
MEN
In conditions where the low sunlight sometimes made tracking balls difficult, four players scored 66s. The positions were determined on back 9 scores - Captain Martin Wright takes the medal. Results...
CSS was
unchanged from SSS 65 and unusually no changes to playing handicaps
arose.
The Handicap Secretary’s office was intrigued by Ed Easton’s 14
strokes at the 16th and wondered if this was a record. A trawl of 11
year’s records reveals not, with two other members having had worse
experiences. See if you can spot those meriting more than one mention in
the following link.
It will soon be time to dust off your party gear and polish your dancing shoes - the annual dinner dance is set for 22 January.
Some people go for the food and drink. Some people go for the music and dancing. Some people go for the prize ceremony. A few sorry souls go for the speeches. And some people are attracted to the wealth transfer opportunities of the famous tombola. Full details...
The Club's AGM will take place at 8.00 pm on Thursday 27th January 2005 at All Saints Church Hall, Park Avenue, East Sheen, London SW14. Map...
Click here for information about the AGM or to make your own proposals or nominations.