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Ladies
Sunday saw one of the coldest days this winter so far but a great turnout from the Ladies.
Four teams entered the "Waltz". Sheena, Susan, Jayne and Lorna just edged into first place by one point. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Ladies
In a complete contrast with last week's weather, today's competition was held in glorious sunshine and excellent visibility, although the wind and speed of the greens made it a tricky day.
The winner of the champagne for the ladies was Jayne Maxwell with 36 points, she was followed by Lia Donath on 33 points and Veronica Mitchell was third with 31 points. Results...
In what has become a bit of a tradition, the ladies again provided mulled wine for everyone after the round.
Men
The Champagne Chase was won by Simon Hay on 43 points, just one ahead of Nigel Ward, Jon ‘Top Dog’ Cooper and Rowley Barrett. Peter Harrington put in a good end of season performance, finishing 5th with 41 with back to back birdies at 12 & 13. Results...
Winter Comp Rd 2 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 1
Ladies
With visibility limited to about 75 yards for the whole round, conditions suited the Lady Captain, Susan Smith, who scored a very impressive 40 points to win today's Stableford competition. It didn't suit the rest of the field quite so well, although both Lia Donath and Val Riziotis came in with 34 points to take 2nd & 3rd places respectively. Results...
As might be expected Susan is also the first round leader in the Eclectic, with Lia and Val again in 2nd and 3rd places.
Men
In the 2nd Winter Competition round, Itsawat excelled in the fog with 46 points on Duke’s with Rowley Barrett 2nd on 42 and James Cowling 3rd with 41. Nigel Ward scored an eagle on 11th, witnessed by Secretary Peter Harrington from 7th. Results...
As might be expected, Itsawat leads the Winter Competition by 4 points from Kerry Sargeant. R2 Leader board...
Itsawat also leads the Duke’s Eclectic by 2 from Kerry and James. R1 Leader board...
Winter Comp Rd 1 / Princes Eclectic Rd 1
Ladies
The amazingly mild and sunny conditions of Remembrance Sunday just served to confound the ladies, with the first round of the Princes' Eclectic leaving plenty of room for improvement in the subsequent rounds!
The winner of today's stableford was Nina Humphreys with a score of 31, followed on 29 points by Jayne Maxwell. It was a reduction only round. Results...
Men
Round 1 of the Winter Competition saw a cluster of 37s posted in the clubhouse from early games, but Nick Rogers romped home to victory with 39 points from Toby Hunt, Kerry Sargeant, Julian James and Richard Owen. Results...
Conditions were balmy for mid November with T shirts being the appropriate attire mid-round.
In the associated Prince’s Eclectic, Kerry emerged the early leader on 71, three ahead of Toby. R1 Leader board...
Ladies
November marks the start of the ladies' team events rather than winter medals. Today's event was best score on par 5s, 2 scores on par 4s and 3 scores on par 3s.
Only 8 ladies played on the first chilly day of winter rules. Kate, Lia, Maureen & Suzanne comfortably beat Inge, Jini, Molly & Sheena by 7 points. Results...
Men
A tidy 68 from Paul Appleton won the November Medal, one ahead of Tony Kopczak. Results...
Lissaman Cup
Honours Board
In the 3 club and a putter Lissaman Cup which has had a tradition of stormy weather but low scores, Toby Hunt was the clear winner on 65, two ahead of Darrin Siiankowski. Results...
Jon Cooper takes the associated Top Dog Trophy on 28 points, 4 clear of Paul Patching. The result of the J H Taylor matchplay knockout will not affect the outcome. R7 Leader board...
Silver Jubilee
Honours Board |
Anniversary Trophy
The Silver Jubilee was won by Tony Kopczak with a fine 65. 3 behind was Danny Deprez. The highlight of Danny’s round was his first hole in one at the ninth. Well done Danny! Results...
In the associated Anniversary Trophy, Paul McConnell’s 71 was good enough to pip Toby Hunt by one shot on the day and emerge the deserved winner with a 3 round total of 206. Final Leader board...
Ladies
The ladies Captain v Secretary competition was a 5-a-side affair. The Lady Captain, Susan Smith, was in determined mood scoring 37 points for her own team including a birdie on the 7th hole which netted her 5 points! Unfortunately the rest of her team (Val Riziotis, Nina Humphries, Maureen Slade and Julie Smyth) didn't fare so well and the Lady Secretary's (Cheryl Woodhouse) team won by 5 points with Anne scoring a great 39 points.
The winning team was Cheryl, Anne Holding-Parsons, Lia Donath, Sheena Harrington & Joan Mulcahy.
Men
Autumnal fog greeted players for the innovative President’s v Captain’s competition and early games couldn’t see far for the first few holes.
Scoring was remarkably good and Stuart Nash put in a vintage performance of 44 points to win the individual event. One point behind was Hans Koppelan with Paul McConnell third on 41. In the team event, Peter Harrington lead from the back to clinch the match with average 33.40 points from Gurpal’s team average of 32.59. Results...
Ladies
The last monthly medal of 2011 was contested by one of the larger turnouts of the year, with 5 full ladies' games in action. The winner with a net 72 was Jayne Maxwell, closely followed by Kate Emanuel, Carrie Ward and Val Riziotis all on net 73s. Results...
The final of the Barton Bowl was also played in conjunction with the medal, and Jayne was also the winner in this event. Results...
Men
Itsawat secured the October Medal with a 67, one ahead of Tony McCullagh and Graeme Syme. Results...
Graeme’s score improved his Grand Medal Trophy total to win on 339 points, four ahead of arch-rival Toby Hunt. Final Leader board...
The club fell to a loss in the first ever friendly at Wimbledon Common. Results...
Burgess Cup / Autumn Meeting
Better Ball
Honours
Board
Ladies
With a great turn out for round two of the Autumn Meeting there was some stiff competition. Julie Smyth and Lorna White took the first prize edging ahead of Veronica Mitchell and Kate Emanuel on count back. In third place were Lia Donath and Sarah Long, again another placing on count back nudging Louise Williams and Sonia Inniss into fourth place. Results...
We were lucky to enjoy perfect summer conditions - probably the last of the season.
Men
The Burgess Cup was hotly contested and on a count-back the pairing of Rick Smith and Danny Deprez were the winners on a commendable 43 points from Anthony Tama and Nigel Gaymond. Third and fourth place also had same points – 40 with Julian James & Tony Koczak piping Jon Cooper and Kerry Sargeant. Results...
3 Sixes / Autumn Meeting Medal
Ladies
Most of the ladies made heavy going of the late September sunshine combined with a blustery wind resulting in a reduction only round (for handicapping purposes).
After a few weeks' absence, Sonia Inniss returned in winning form
with a net 74, to beat Sheena Harrington by one shot, with another
welcome returner, Louise Williams, just one further shot back on 76.
Results...
Hot off the press and showing us all the way to play was Val Riziotis
who qualified for the final of the NAPGC Stableford at St. Andrews
today. Playing off her newly reduced handicap of 20, Val recorded a
brilliant 36 points to win the overall net runner-up prize. Huge
congratulations to Val for a magnificent result!
Men
This innovative format saw some good play and plenty of sweep winners
For the first 6 holes, the format was stableford with Jim Fogarty clinching victory with 16 points, one ahead of Joe Keating with Graeme Syme a further point behind. Stableford results...
The second 6 were bogey and Secretary Peter Harrington shrugged off this difficult format to win finishing 3 up. Commendable performances from Paul McConnell and Graeme Syme earned runner up positions. Bogey results...
The last 6 were medal with Paul McConnell emerging the winner on 17.33, just ahead of Itasawat. One and one third shot adrift were Steve Cross, Brett Colley and Nick Rogers. Medal results...
The Charity Cup winner was in-form Tom Chase with 44 points, two ahead of Tony Kopczak. Flying the flag for the ladies in 3rd position was Val Riziotis with 41 points Val had two 4 pointers – the SI par 4 7th with regulation par and the par 5 18th with birdie. Results...
Congratulations to Veronica Mitchell for capturing the Gill Hibbs Trophy. Results...
Ladies
Unfortunately the heavy rain arrived as forecast and certainly put a damper on the scores in today's medal. There was only a small entry of 5 ladies, while a number of others were playing in matches. Sheena emerged as the winner with a net 78, recording some 16 shots more than in last month's win! Doreen was one shot behind on a net 79. This was a reduction only round! Results...
Men
The September medal was won by Graeme Syme with a creditable 66, one ahead of John Morris and two from Peter Harrington and Kerry Sargeant. Results...
In the related Grand Medal Trophy Toby Hunt and Graeme Syme are now tied on 343, six clear of Danny Deprez. R7 Leader board...
Shaun Feldon and Kate Emanuel won the scratch trophy on 81, four clear from Sheena Harrington and Michael Hansler. Shaun and Kate also won the net trophy with 70, two clear from Alison Chadwick and Jon Cooper. Results...
The final hole was memorable with 12 players teeing off Shaun flicked a little metal wood to leave Kate to tap in (4 feet) for birdie. Well done to Shaun and Kate for some splendid golf.
Diamond Jubilee
Honours Board |
Anniversary Trophy
A fine 64 from in-form Tom Chase secured the trophy, four clear of Graeme Syme – both earning handicap reductions on a showery day. Best lady was Amy Rudolph with 73. Results...
In the associated Anniversary Trophy, Toby Hunt has a 3 shot lead – again from Graeme Syme. R3 Leader board...
Captains' Day
Honours Boards |
Men |
Ladies
Ladies
The ladies turned out in force to support the Lady Captain with one of the highest attendances so far this year and also received a gift, from Susan, of a ball marker and key ring.
The winner was Christina with a net 65 cutting her handicap by 3 shots to 30. Runner-up was Jini on a net 68, who also claimed one of the nearest the pin prizes. Gina won the other nearest the pin and Amy took the longest drive prize. Results...
As thanks from the ladies, Alison (Vice-Lady Captain) presented Susan with a bottle of champagne.
Men
Winner of men’s Captain’s Day was Nathan Bower with a truly amazing 62 with neither a 6 nor a birdie. Hot on his heels just 3 behind with glorious 65s were Paul Patching and John Morris. Results...
The event counted for the Top Dog Trophy and a tally reveals that at this stage Jon Cooper is the leader by 5 from Itsawat Mahdumwronkul. R6 Leader board...
Longest drive and a NTP went to Tom Chase.
Rickmansworth Friendly
Report by Jon
Cooper | Full match report
Nurturing a slender 3½ to 2½ lead from the home leg it was decided to put out as strong a team as possible to see if we could gain the necessary 3-All draw or better at 'Tricky Ricky' to win the cup back. Not an easy task given the 6:0 drubbing we had received the previous year there.
After lots of telephone calls and cajoling a suitable team took shape and duly decamped to Ricky. The pairs were a strong mix of old heads who knew the course and young talent with handicaps sliding downwards. So confident was I that I told them this was the strongest team I can remember taking and that if we didn't win this year we never would.
Some fine golf ensued with our top pairing picking up 46 stableford points in the sweep and our next pair a creditable 42. A great time was had by all and as always Rickmansworth treated us to some great hospitality and a filling meal afterwards.
Oh yes, and we lost. Six - nil.
Mitcham Friendly
Report by Susan
Smith
We played the second leg of the annual friendly match against Mitcham Ladies at home and had a great result - 4-0. Results...
This year marked a special milestone in the history of the event as it was the 50th year. Results now stand at 23 wins to Richmond Park, 22 to Mitcham and 5 draws.
Ladies
Following her success last week, Sheena continued her winning streak to card a net 64, gross 80, to win the August monthly medal. Julie Smith making a welcome visit to the Park was second with a net 73. Results...
Men
Mike Smeal was the winner of the medal with an exceptional performance returning 63, two ahead of Lee Eden. Results...
Toby Hunt leads the Grand Medal Trophy by a margin of 6 from Danny Deprez. R6 Leader board...
Club Championship RD2
Honours
Boards
Ladies
Club Championship
First round leader, Sheena, kept to the fairways to extend her lead and
win the ladies' Club Championship for the first time with a score of 171
(Rd1: 86, Rd2: 85). In second place was Suzanne with a 179 (Rd1: 88,
Rd2: 91). Lia also had an 85, including 2 birdies, in this round, and
gets her handicap cut by 1.8.
Final result...
Handicap Cup
Positions remain unchanged after the second round of the Handicap Cup
with Sheena maintaining her lead to finish with a net 139 over the two
rounds, followed by Kate on a net 147.
Final
result...
Pembroke Cup
Jini also kept her winning position after the second round finishing on
a net 146, however in second place Gina was overtaken by Julie Smyth who
finished on a net 151.
Final
result...
Men
Club Championship
The declared Club Champion for 2011 is Shaun Feldon with an aggregate
total of 148 (74, 74), four clear of Mike Rowe 152.
R2... |
Senior results...
In the junior division James Cowling pipped James Webster to win by 1 shot on 172. R2... | Junior results...
Handicap Trophy
Winner of the Handicap Trophy is Mike Rowe 129, 6 clear from Chris
Webster, Richard Owen and Julian James.
R2... |
Handicap results...
Club Championship RD1
Honours
Boards
Ladies
Summer finally returned for the first round of the club championship and after the first round there are 3 players within 3 shots of each other at the top of the leaderboard.
Club Championship
Sheena on 86 has a two shot lead over Suzanne, who is one shot ahead of
Kate. Suzanne & Kate both played the front 9 in style, but Sheena's
better back 9 allowed her to gain a narrow lead at the end of 18 holes.
R1 Leader
board...
Handicap Cup
In the Handicap Cup, for players up to 21, Sheena, on net 70 has a one
shot lead over Kate in second place.
R1
Leader board...
Pembroke Cup
The Pembroke Cup, for players on 22 and above, Jini is leading the way
by 3 shots, with a net 69, followed by Gina on net 72.
R1
Leader board...
Men
In the men’s Club Championship Mike Rowe shot the lights out with a gross 73 net 61 to lead the senior division by one from Shaun Feldon. Mike eagled the 18th in a blazing finish and joins the group of 4 with eagles this year. Results...
The Handicap Trophy net result also falls to Mike, five ahead of Julian James. Results...
Secretary Peter Harrington was DQ rule 4-4c for playing 15 clubs.
The Putney Park Open was won by Dean Morgan (PP) on a count back from Michael Hansler with glorious 65s. Results...
Best RP lady was Jayne Maxwell 71. Results...
Ladies
Despite the apparently benign conditions, the ladies didn't find the conditions particularly easy, with no one playing to handicap, which is unusual in a summer month. Congratulations go to Ann Gardner who has won her first monthly medal in some time. Ann and Jayne both recorded net 73s with Ann piping Jayne to first spot on the back 9. Results...
Four birdies were recorded today: Johanna and Sheena on the 4th, Christine Brazier, the 10th and Sheena on the 11th.
Men
Brett Colley and Russell Cavell shot cracking 64s with Brett the winner on a back 6 count back. Third was Nigel Ward from Tony McCullagh both returning 67s. Results...
A lost ball on 6 forced an ‘NR’ from Kerry Sargeant who nevertheless scored gross 66 on 17 holes and was cut .4 with a deemed net double bogey 6 on 6th.
Danny Deprez has extended his lead in the Grand Medal Trophy to 8. Nigel Ward occupies 2nd place. R5 Leader board...
Hawtree R3 Match At Bird Hills
The club fell at Bird Hills in round 3 of the Hawtree competiion. Results...
The Richmond Park Open attracted 75 competitors with Jon Cooksley (PP) the winner on 63 with Paul McConnell 2nd on a count back from Brad Sutherland (PP) both with 65s.
The scoring standards were overall high but CSS for men remained at SSS 70. Nearest the pins and longest drives are as indicated on the results sheet. Results...
Both the Ladies and the Men's teams finished first in their respective matches. Results...
President's Putter
Honours Board
Report due soon. Results...
John Cooper has a slender leads over Itsawat and Mike Rowe after 5 rounds of the Top Dog Trophy. R5 Leader board...
Rickmansworth Friendly
Report by Jon
Cooper | Full match report
Once again the first leg of the annual Rickmansworth friendly was held at Richmond Park. For both sides some of the usual faces turned up but there was also a fair smattering of new ones too which is good to see.
The Rickmansworth 12 looked very smart in their peacock blue outfits but the Richmond Park Eleven looked even more colourful in a rainbow display of colours that had the opposition confused for several holes. It was particularly worrying for the 6th game who were playing Gurpal and on the lookout for a player in camouflage. Once it became clear our Captain was bravely battling on his own his opponents slowly started to take charge and we were one down despite a plucky display by Gurpal.
Overall we turned out winners by 3.5 to 2.5. This is not a great lead to take to Rickmansworth where we lost 6:0 last year, so we will be looking for a very strong squad to take this year - we might even take 12 this time.
The date for the return is Sat. August 21st, so anyone in form might want to pencil that date into their diaries now before anyone tries to slip wedding anniversaries or Mothers 100th Birthdays in instead.
Golden Jubilee Trophy
Honours Board |
Anniversary Trophy
Report due soon. Results...
Paul McConnell leads after two rounds of the Anniversary Trophy. R2 Leader board...
The team put up a good fight but were unable to overcome the notoriously strong Hoebridge. Results...
JQ Robertson Trophy
Honours Board
Jon Cooper won the JQ Robertson on a back 9 count back in persistent light rain. Results...
John, Itsawat & Hans share the lead in the Top Dog Trophy. R3 Leader board...
Ladies
With the ball running over the rapidly browning fairways Gina took full advantage to record a net 68 to win the monthly medal by 4 shots from Val and Maureen on net 72s. The dry conditions allowed 4 birdies to be recorded by the ladies this week, but an almost equal number of scores were also in double digits!! Results...
Men
The dry conditions obviously caused some clubbing problems for many, although the ever present swirling wind doesn't help! It didn't seem to affect Danny Deprez who was this month's winner with a net 65, followed 4 shots behind by James Cowling with a net 69 and Ed Henery on net 69. Results...
Danny Deprez leads the Grand Medal Trophy by 4 from Tony Kopczak. R4 Leader board...
The result of this year's friendly is set to be a close run thing compared to last year's 8-0 win. At the end of the first leg we are tied on 2-2. The home leg is scheduled for 13 August. Results...
The rains held off just enough for a great day of golfing at Hersham. Report...
Summer Cup / Committee Cup Rd 2
Ladies
A very windy day kept the scoring down as the ladies battled against the elements. Despite her despondency at not getting a third week of reductions to her handicap, Lia's 32 points were enough to extend her first round Committee Cup lead to win by 4 shots from Sheena Harrington in second place. Lia finished on 70 points and Sheena on 66. Susan was the day's winner, beating all those who'd signed up to play her in the Barton Bowl. Results...
Men
Scoring was difficult, no doubt due to a stiff wind. The winner was decided on a back 6 count back with Andy Furniss victorious from Arthur Dolby. Both had their handicaps reduced a stroke. Results...
Platinum Jubilee / Committee Cup
Rd 1
Honours Board |
Anniversary Trophy
Ladies
Speed of play for round 1 of the Committee Cup, played on Princes, didn't seem to affect too many with Sunday's results producing a tight grouping at the top. Lia, maintaining her good form, leads at this stage by one on 38 points from Anne Holding-Parsons, Kate Emanuel and Sheena Harrington all on 37 points. Results...
Platinum JuBilee
Jim Fogarty pulled out all the stops to produce a glorious 63 and win the Platinum Jubilee. Excellent rounds were produced by a number of players - notably Paul McConnell 64 and Itsawat 65. Best lady was Lia Donath on 68. Results...
Jim naturally leads the associated Anniversary Trophy. R1 Leader board...
Sheena Harrington and Michael Hansler proved a strong pair and were clear winners on 45 points. . Results...
Ladies
With a number of ladies playing in various knock-out matches, the field for the medal was reduced to 12. Both the wind and state of the greens made it a challenging day, but one that Lia took by the scruff of its neck and subdued, coming in with a net 67, some 5 shots ahead of both Maureen and Rianda who finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Results...
Men
Toby Hunt was the decisive winner of the May Medal with an astounding score of 63 which included 3 birdies. Well done Toby. Nearest rivals were Danny Deprez 68 and Andrew Byrne 69. Results...
Toby commands the lead in the Grand Medal Trophy through 3 rounds, 7 ahead of Tony Kopczak. R3 Leader board...
The stableford sweep was won by Greg Saunders with 38 points on a back 9 countback from first lady Alison Chadwick. Results...
New member Nigel Gaymond was the clear winner on 40 points from first lady Alison Chadwick who ceded 2 shots and scored 38 points. Third on a count back was Toby Hunt. Results...
Coronation Cup
Honours Board
A couple of splendid 64s were returned with Val Riziotis declared the winner on a back 9 count back from Hans Koppelmann. Greg Albertyn was 3rd three shots behind. Ladies received shots in the competition. Results...
In the associated Top Dog Trophy Hans and Itsawat Mahdumwronkul share the lead, each with 12 points. R2 Leader board...
Susan Smith and Kerry Sargeant came tops with a big score in a big turnout. Results...
Shaw Cup
Honours
Board
Duke’s played more difficult off the white tees and variable greens but the deserved winner on 39 points was Itsawat Mahdumwronkul with 39 points. A point behind were Mike Rowe and Darrin Siankowski. Sheena Harrington was leading lady on 36 points on a back 9 count back from Val Riziotis. Results...
Notables: Maureen Slade scored the only ‘Two’. Ed Henery incurred DQ for signing for the wrong gross score at 15. View card...
Itsawat leads the associated Top Dog Trophy with 12 well earned points in a field of 59. R1 Leader board...
Ladies
The first round of the year off the proper tees seemed to cause the ladies a fair number of problems, with the outcome being a reduction only round. Cheryl was the first medal winner of 2011 with a net 74 followed by Jayne & Lia on net 76. Results...
Men
A captain’s innings saw Gurpal claim victory in a back 9 countback for 68 from Rick Smith. Kerry Sargeant maintained his run of good form earning 3rd with 69. Results...
In the associated Grand Medal Trophy, Gurpal and Graeme Syme now tie on 138, two ahead of Toby Hunt, Tony Kopczak and Kerry. R2 Leader board...
A scorcher! The Ladies weekend away was played in glorious sunshine (if we ignore the arctic wind on Saturday). Report...
Kerry Sargeant maintained his recent form off of his new handicap to emerge the winner on 35 points, two ahead of Andy Furniss and Paul Doran. Kerry tops the Twos, Birdies and Pars trees to date. Results...
Play was off the medal tees and only there were only male competitors.
Spring S'ford Rd 2 / Spring Meeting S'ford
Ladies
There was a great turnout for the second Sunday of the Spring Meeting with 10 pairs playing. Sheena and Julie Smith were the winners with 40 points and Cheryl and Val in second place with 38 points. There were four pairs in contention for third place with 35 points and the prize went to Amy and Christina on count back. Results...
Many thanks to Julie for providing two wonderful cakes and Jayne for the savouries and drink. A great start to the season.
Men
Round 2’s winner was an in form Kerry Sargeant who crafted a superlative 3 under par 66 including 5 birdies for 46 points. A long way behind were Paul Grand and Graeme Syme with CSS 40s. Results...
The course itself played well with some early grass growth although greens were very variable.
Kerry’s 46 was good enough to also win the overall 36 hole competition on 80 points, two clear of Simon Mandelbaum with Mike Rowe one further point behind. Results...
Spring S'ford Rd 1 / Spring Meeting Medal
Ladies
The medal round of the Spring meeting saw 13 ladies tee'ing off on a relatively dry underfoot (although not overhead) Duke's course.
There were some mixed fortunes out there, but the runaway winner was the ever-steady Jayne with a net 69. In second place was Lorna, making a welcome return to the park, with a net 72. Best front 9 was taken by Val, with a net 36.5 and best back 9 by Gina with a net 35. Results...
Men
The clear winner emerging in unexpectedly wet conditions was Simon Mandelbaum with 44 points, four ahead of Toby Hunt with Mike Rowe and Paul Brown two further behind. Well done to Simon who earns a 3 shot handicap reduction. Results...
Celebrations were in order after the round with Paul scoring the first hole in one of the year – and his first ever. Holes in one...
Ladies
The first monthly medal of 2011 was won in style by the lady captain, Susan, with a net 69 which was five shots in front of Rianda in second place on a net 74. After last week's mud bath it was a cold but much drier day, both underfoot and overhead, but with the exception of these two, the scores for the ladies did not reflect this significant improvement in conditions. Results...
Men
In somewhat drier conditions than of late, John Morris was the deserved winner with an excellent 62, Tony Kopczak 2nd on 63 and Hiro Ushido 3rd on 64. All very commendable scores which give an early advantage in the Grand Medal Trophy. R1 Leader board...
Winter Comp Rd 8 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 4
Ladies
As we started off in glorious sunshine, it was hard to understand the high number of 'no shows'. A few hours later, we knew why! It was extremely muddy underfoot and we got drenched on the last few holes. The conditions kept the scores down, with Val back to winning form on 32 points closely followed by Jayne on 31 for the last round of the Eclectic on Duke's. Results...
This was a reduction only round for handicapping.
Despite improving her score by 4 shots, it wasn't enough for Val to catch Susan who maintained her lead to win the competition with a net 71 having knocked a further 3 shots off in today's round. Final result...
Men
The final round of the Winter Competition was played in progressively muddier conditions with the later games suffering from persistent rain. All credit then to the Mandelbaum brothers taking the top 2 slots with Matt two clear of Simon on 29 points. Paul Doran played a splendidly competitive round after a layoff and finished 3rd on 37 on a count back from Simon. Results...
The runaway winner of the Duke’s Eclectic was Toby Hunt with an unbeatable net 59 after 50% handicap allowance – 3 clear of John Morris with Jon Cooper a further shot behind. Final result...
The overall winner of the Winter Competition Was Matt, 3 clear of John Morris and 4 clear of Graeme Syme. Well done Matt. Matt started the winter Comp off 24 and is now 19. Final result... | Dukes scores... | Princes scores...
For those with an analytical bent, 2 additional reports showing scoring analysis over the 2 courses from 14 November (when Winter Competition started - roughly equating to start of winter tees) are attached. Dukes scores... | Princes scores...
Winter Comp Rd 7 / Princes Eclectic Rd 4
Ladies
The glutinous consistency of the mud had little effect on Cheryl's game today. With an impressive 39 points on a tricky day to judge shots because of the conditions underfoot, Cheryl was the winner by 4 points from Jayne in a small field of 10 ladies. Results...
This was the final round of the Princes Eclectic and Jayne improved her score by an amazing 10 shots to finish with the same net score of 72 as Lia. However, Lia hung on to clinch victory on the back 9. Final result...
Men
Wet muddy conditions prevailed and it was decidedly nippy as the day progressed but there was only the one temporary green. Mike Rowe was the winner on 43 points, two ahead of Matt Mandelbaum and Mike Smeal. Results...
Back office staff in the Handicap Secretary’s office opined that the results seemed a perfect statistical fit to an SSS of 40 points and indeed CSS was unchanged.
Matt’s performance leaves him with a three point lead in the associated Winter Competition from John Morris with Graeme Syme one point further behind. R7 Leader board... | Dukes scores... | Princes scores...
John and Graeme finished as leaders in Prince’s Eclectic with net 59s with John shown to be the winner on a back 9 count back. Final result...
Ladies
Four teams entered the last winter team event and fought with fairly windy conditions. Alison, Christina, Jayne and Lia took the first place with 78 points followed by Cheryl, Maureen, Norma and Sheena in second place with 74. Results...
Men
Windy conditions again prevailed and Paul Brown emerged to win the medal, 2 ahead of Ed Henery and Richard Owen. Graeme Syme was again on the leader board claiming 4th place with 70. Results...
CSS was elevated by 3 to 69.
Winter Comp Rd 6 / Princes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
The blustery conditions kept the ladies' scores down to make it another QRO round. Lia is the lady in form and has followed up last week's victory with another one, winning by one point from Sheena. Results...
After 3 rounds of the Eclectic, this week's win has seen Lia move into first place ahead of Val with one round to go. Leader board...
Men
Graeme Syme shrugged off the windy conditions to win with 42 points, 3 clear of nearest rivals Tony Kopczak and Matt Mandelbaum. A high point of Graeme’s round was an eagle 2 at the SI 1 7th - well done! This is the first eagle of 2011 and accomplished at the same hole that David Marsh a few years back. Results...
CSS
remained at SSS
40 points (65).
Graeme now leads the Winter Competition by 5 clear points from Matt. R6 Leader board... | Dukes scores... | Princes scores...
And Graeme lies just one off the pace from John Morris from Kerry Sargeant in the Prince’s Eclectic. R3 Leader board...
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Winter Comp Rd 5 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
On a cold but sunny day, the 7 ladies who ventured forth carded an interesting collection of scores, both high and low which resulted in a QRO game. Lia was the winner with a consistent 17 points out & back, one shot behind was Christina who had an impressive 20 points on her back 9. Results...
Susan maintains a 3 shot lead in the Eclectic after 3 rounds over Val, Lia and Sheena. Leader board...
Men
On a good day for scoring, Paul Brown emerged as the winner on 40 points, 2 ahead of Richard Owen and Toby Hunt; CSS computed to 39 points. Results...
The leader in the Winter Competition with 5 rounds played and 3 to go is John Morris on 115 points, one ahead of Graeme Syme and two ahead of Toby Hunt. R5 Leader board...
John and Toby are currently tied in the Duke’s Eclectic
on 63.
R3 Leader board...
A glance at the ‘Pars’ reveals the consistency of Graeme’s game leading
the season with 50 to date.
Some good complementary play was in evidence and the winners on 46 points were Nigel Ward and Tony Kopczak on 46 points from Matt and Simon Mandelbaum. Early leading clubhouse pairing of Toby Hunt & Paul Grand finished 4th on count back with 43 points behind Graeme Syme and Craig Froude. Results...
Points were awarded against the men’s par and SI, the Committee deciding against the CONGU recommendation of play to the ladies par and SI. The handicap software only permits all players playing to one gender’s card or the other’s in pairs competitions.
Winter Comp Rd 4 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 2
Ladies
On a blustery day, the new Lady Captain followed her excellent shot for her drive-in with a magnificent 39 points, leaving the rest of the field trailing 10 points in arrears, with Sheena in second place. Results...
Not surprisingly, this has put her into the lead at the half-way stage of the Eclectic, with Sheena again in second place. R2 Leader board...
Men
The wind featured but otherwise conditions were fair and it was surprising that scoring was so low. Tony Kopczak was the clear winner on 36 points, one ahead of Toby Hunt and 3 clear of Russell Cavell, Simon Mandelbaum, Jim Deissler and Ed Henery. Results...
Tony was the only Cat 1-3 player (and only by 2/10ths of a shot) to
come within 2 of SSS
38 points and so SSS
fell -3 to 35 points with only Tony receiving any handicap reduction.
In the associated Winter Competition, Graeme Syme now leads by a point from Toby hunt, Matt Mandelbaum and John Morris. R4 Leader board...
Toby leads the Duke’s Eclectic by 1 from Nigel Ward after two rounds. R2 Leader board...
Winter Comp Rd 3 / Princes Eclectic Rd 2
Ladies
A lovely sunny day didn't seem to help anyone but Lia who beat the rest of the field and Alison by 8 points. Results...
After 2 rounds Val still leads the Eclectic, followed closely by Lia after today's winning score. R2 Leader board...
Men
New member Jon Scriven emerged the runaway leader with 45 points – well done Jon. Maintaining his consistent form, Graeme Syme scored 40 points to finish second. Tony Koczak, Hiro Ushido and Simon Mandelbaum followed 2 points further back. Results...
The competition was a non-qualifier for handicapping purposes, with 2 temps and the high probability of the course varying by more than 100 yards from the measured course. Further good play from Jon could see his handicap cut under the General Play provisions.
In the associated Winter Competition, Matt Mandelbaum leads Graeme Syme by 2 points. R3 Leader board...
And in the second round of the Prince’s Eclectic, Kerry Sargeant leads John Morris by 2 with a net 63 after ½ handicap allowance. R2 Leader board...
Millennium Monthly Medal / Team Event
Ladies
Great to be back on the golf course after all the snow.
Three ladies took advantage of the good weather on Sunday. Val stormed into the New Year with a superb 40 stableford points leaving Alison and Susan floundering in her wake!. Results...
Men
The winner of the monthly medal and Millennium trophy with 65 is Richard Owen. Perhaps Father Christmas gave Richard an indoor putting device since his putting was a sight to believe – especially from off greens into the hole. Second was Graeme Syme with a highly commendable 66 with Kerry Sargeant 3rd on 68. Results...
Conditions were favourable and
CSS
remained at SSS 66.
Richard also leads the 2011 Birdie tree. New member Chris Jones leads the 2011 ‘Twos’.
| Upcoming Events | |
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| 2012 | Next Year |
| Stableford Sweep | |
| Monthly Medal Team Event (L) |
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| Committee Meeting | |
| Winter Comp
Rd 3 Dukes Eclectic Rd 2 (L) |
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| Winter Comp
Rd 4 Princes Eclectic Rd 2 (L) |
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| Winter Comp
Rd 5 Dukes Eclectic Rd 3 (L) |
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| AGM | |
| Dinner Dance | |
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