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Ladies
Unfortunately due to the awful weather conditions and with only four Ladies playing the monthly medal competition was abandoned. Results...
Men
Honours
Board
Conditions were atrocious on Sunday with the rain just getting heavier. The CSS reflected the adverse conditions being raised +3 to 67. However, there was some remarkable scoring with Chris Thompson the winner on 66 and earning a cut to single figures. Ed Henery, Steve Cross and Kieran Green had creditable 69s. Results...
This was the last round for the Grand Medal Trophy and Steve Cross hung on to win by one from Ahmad with Anthony a further two behind. Final Leader board...
Silver Jubilee Honours Board | Anniversary
The last jubilee of the year was played in glorious sunny autumn conditions and the results matched the weather with a closely contested competition. Ten people were within five shots of the winning score, but Nick Rogers prevailed with a net 66 beating Ahmad Al-bader and Paul Brown by one shot. All 3 have been rewarded with cuts to their handicaps. Results...
In the Anniversary Cup Charles Ajani emerged victorious by 4 shots from Nigel Ward and a further 2 shots back, Veronica Mitchell. Final results...
Three people recorded twos on holes 5, 7 and 10. These were Paul Patching, Osman Chaudry and Steve Cross respectively
Burgess Cup / Club Championship
Ladies
Honours
Boards
Few ladies were available for the re-arranged dates of the CC in August, so with a change of format only 27 holes were played in order to complete it on the day.
18 ladies competed in the day which started with the 9 holes of Prince's, followed by tea/coffee and a cake before playing Duke's. The day was rounded off with a 3-course meal at the 19th hole.
Club Championship
Jayne Maxwell is the ladies' club champion for the second year running
with a gross score of 126. The runner-up is Rianda Markram who was six
shots behind on 132.
Final result...
Handicap Cup
The result was reversed in the lower division for the Handicap
Cup (handicaps up to 21) with Rianda taking the honours on the back 18
from Jayne.
Final
result...
Pembroke Cup
In the Pembroke Cup (handicaps 22 and above), Susan Smith was the winner
with a net 101, and Amy Hocking was runner-up with a net 106.
Final
result...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Ladies
Due to the changes we had to incorporate into the fixture list, the Committee Cup is an 18-hole-only stableford competition this year.
The promised sun and temperatures in the low 20s never materialised, but there was some good scoring despite the conditions moving inexorably towards autumn with considerably less run on the ball. It was tight at the top with 3 shots separating the top 3 ladies. Sheena Harrington emerged the winner on 39 points followed one point behind by Susan Smith (evidently still on form from her 45 points on the Sunday of the weekend away) and Julie Smyth was third with 36 points. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
With full rain gear adorned and a continuous and deadly drizzle to endure, the formidable RPGC ladies - Val (Captain of the event), Susan(45er), Jayne, Doreen (Demon Putter), Maureen and Fiona successfully defeated the Mitcham Ladies by 3 nil (total aggregate score 6 nil) to regain the Annual Friendly Trophy which began in 1962.
Despite the drizzle there was only the best of hospitality -hot coffee to start and a scrumptious meal afterwards -from these friendliest of golfers the Mitcham Ladies. Long may this event continue!
Club Championship Rd2 & Monthly Medals
Ladies
Susan Smith was the winner of the Monthly Medal by three over Veronica Mitchell. Results...
Men
Honours
Boards
Club
Championship
Aidan Hurley has won in a keenly contested 2nd round, three clear from
Nick Rogers.
R2... |
Senior results...
In the junior division Paul Grand won with a four shot margin from Tony Kopczack. R2... | Junior results...
Handicap Trophy
Winner of the Handicap Trophy is Nick Rogers.
R2... |
Handicap results...
Monthly Medal
Nick picks up the September Monthly which was played simultaneously.
Results...
In the Grand Medal Trophy Steve Cross has a 3 shot advantage from Ahmad going into the final 8th round with Ed Henery 4 further behind. R7 Leader board...
Club Championship Rd1 & 4-Ball BB
Ladies
Report due soon. Results...
Men
Honours
Boards
In the men’s Club Championship Aiden Hurley leads Nick Rogers by 2. Results...
In the Junior division Nigel Gaymond and Paul Grand share the lead. Results...
The Handicap Trophy net result leaders are Nick Rogers and Stephen Wilcox on 68. Results...
Rickmansworth Friendly
Report by Jon
Cooper
Rogered, again 6-0.
Overall result 8½-3½ (home leg).
Golden Jubilee Honours Board | Top Dog
Three players finished on net 68s with Ed Henery emerging as the winner on the back 9, from Nigel Gaymond in 2nd and Tim Meyer in 3rd place. The highest place lady was Veronica Mitchell two shots back in 5th place with a net 70. Results...
John Morris and Nick Rogers both recorded twos on the 10th par 3.
Ladies
Honours Board
With an effective repeat of last year's results, the Lady Captain won her day, followed by Jayne Maxwell in second place! Conditions affected the ladies' scores as well, with Veronica Mitchell, the Lady Captain, winning with a net 75. Jayne was one shot behind and in third place, on count back, was Maureen Slade on a net 77, from Doreen Dolby & Jini Beacham. Results...
Men
Honours Board |
Top Dog
Conditions must have been tricky, since unusually for the men, only 3 played below the SSS with Nigel Marsh putting in a storming performance to win by 6 shots on a net 61. In second place was Richard Own with a net 67, closely followed the Paul Grand on 68. Results...
The Captain, Jon Cooper, recorded the only two on a par 3.
Another team that won through to the area semi-final. This time the home advantage went to Hoebridge - and that is a huge advantage at the best of times there with sloping and elevated greens. The advantage was even bigger on the day with parched fairways exaggerating the slopes and borrows even more. Each match was hard fought and close - but we went down four and a half to a half. Next year the format will take much of that home advantage away and - with the strong team we can field - we should do even better.
Having fought though to the Area semi-final with two good results the team produced what had up till now been the second highest score in the country. Unfortunately it was not enough on the day but an incredibly consistent score from all the pairs home and away. We were unlucky not to have won but wish Ruislip (twice winners of the Clapham and twice runners up) good luck in the area final.
Ladies
Another small field for the July monthly medal resulted in a runaway win for Doreen Dolby with a net 68. In second place, five shots back on net 73 was one of our newer members, Caroline Stilwell. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
The Men's Invitation commanding win goes to Captain Jon and his 'guest' for the day, Lady Captain Veronica. In the runner-up position - and allegedly coming all the way 'especially' from the Emerald Isle was Tony McCullagh whose 'guest' for the day was Sheena.
President's Putter
Honours Board
The President, Tim Meyer, nearly won his own competition, but was beaten by Paul Brown an Cuneyt Sazer who amassed 42 points each. Despite Cuneyt's 26 points on the front 9, he was beaten into second place by Paul Brown who had the better back 9, but who also had 3 back-to-back birdies in the front 9. Tim took third place with 40 points, ensuring that his offer to buy a drink for anyone who beat his score, was limited to just Paul & Cuneyt. With the 3 shot allowance for the men, the first placed lady was Joan Mulcahy just one shot behind on 39 points. Results...
Maureen Slade, Paul Brown and Cuneyt Sazer recorded the only twos of the day on holes 3, 5 and 5 respectively.
The nearest the pins, on the 10th, were won by Toby Hunt for the men and Nina Humphreys for the ladies. The two handicap secretaries were the winners of the 'nearest the pin in two'. Paul Grand taking this for the men on the 17th and Sheena Harrington on the 18th for the ladies. It should be noted that Sheena then took a further 4 shots to complete the hole, unlike Paul who had a far more conventional 2 putts.
Richmond Park GC Open
Honours Board
Breezy conditions prevailed but there was still exceptional scoring.
In first place was Mike Church (Putney Park) who shot two under gross for a net 60, beating Mark Jenkins on a count back. Best lady was Jayne Maxwell with 64 with ladies receiving 4 shots. Results...
A couple of eagles were recorded - Jon Cooper @ the 15th and Tony Kopczak @ the 1st which won him the NTP in two. Mike Church won longest drive and NTP on 7 and 16 with Gordon Turner PP NTP on 8 and 17 - these are shown in the body of the results sheet.
Result: 3½-2½
A most blustery day saw RPGC host Rickmansworth for the home leg of the annual friendly on "Dukes Phase 2". A new look Richmond Park 12 was nearly an 11 due to the volume of traffic on Sutton Court Road. Having overcome that initial hurdle, it was a case of tiring out the visitors with the trek to the first tee.
There were a number of close matches, and at one stage RPGC trailed 1½-2½. Our players coped better with the at-times 3-club wind, though, and won the final two matches to pip Ricky at the post.
In the associated RPGC sweep, Steve Cross and Rick Smith won, collecting a commendable 48 points.
So a repeat of the 3½-2½ score line from the last two years. However, with our new-found depth, we are optimistic that the away result of (6-0) will not be repeated! And we might manage the first overall win for several years.
The date for the away leg is 17 August.
Diamond Jubilee
Honours Board
Keep to the fairway and there would be no problems, but for many this looked to be a forlorn cause judging from the number of NRs and the occasional double-digit score recorded on many cards. It obviously didn't present a problem to Charles Ajani with a net 67. Just one shot behind on 68 was Nigel Ward. Veronica Mitchell, celebrating her birthday pipped John Ahad into 3rd place on the back 9, both with net 71s. Both Veronica and John had a run of pars on the front 9 and John still pulled off a 71 with an 11 on the 12th. Results...
In the Anniversary Cup, Steve Cross leads followed by Veronica Mitchell, one shot behind after the first two Jubilee events. R2 Leader board...
Ladies
The sunny weather of the previous week did not prevail for the June medal. Another small field on the 9-hole Prince's course saw Susan Smith emerge as the winner on a net 76 from Julie Smyth on 79. This was a reduction only round. Results...
Men
More than half the field scored in the 60s but CSS was raised 1 from SSS 64 because only 3 Cat 1-3 scored within buffer of SSS. Accordingly, players got cut by more than they may might have envisaged.
The winner was in-form John Fordham with a net 60 with a hitherto rare appearance from Abdul in the placings coming second a shot behind. Results...
Ahmad leads the associated Grand Medal Trophy on 261, 6 clear of nearest rival Steve Cross. R4 Leader board...
Some highlights from the round included an eagle 3 from Mark Jenkins on 13 and a 330 yard drive from Osman on 3rd. The Glendale ‘tea-hut’ remained closed having been vandalised 2 weeks ago.
JQ Robertson
Honours Board
The first Sunday of June showed signs of heralding the start of summer but the warm, wet weather of the previous weeks made the rough penal for those who strayed off the fairways.
A new signature will adorn the JQ Robertson trophy, with Alan King beating the men's handicap secretary, Paul Grand, on the back 9 with a score of 42 points. In third place, and continuing his run of form was our junior, Ahmad Al-Bader on 41 points. Results...
With the course changes and the difficulty in organising the games now, the men need to remember to add 3 shots to their scores in a stableford competition on the Duke's to take full advantage of their shot allowance (although the first lady was in 11th place).
Mid-Spring conditions prevailed with the cold north-easterly winds not encroaching from the East. The rough was punishing and all but one green (the fourth) was slow and woolly.
The early clubhouse leader appeared to be Captain Jon but scrutiny revealed marker awarding a win at 10 whereas a half was appropriate. Charles Ajani became the winner 6-up on back 9 count back from Jon. Third was first lady Susan on count back from Ken Ukoko being 5-up. Susan benefited from scrutiny where a 6 at 10 was a win not a half as awarded by marker. Ladies received 4 shots allowance. Results...
Basking in sunshine at new clubhouse, members toasted John Fordham who scored his first hole in one at 16. Well done John!
The originally scheduled Ladies Committee Cup Rd 2 has been postponed, date to be advised.
Ladies
Having won the Ladies' Invitation on Saturday, Alison Chadwick followed up her evident return to form by also winning the day's stableford event with 37 points. Giang Chatelan, our newest lady member and playing in her first club competition, was a close second on 36 points. Results...
The originally scheduled Committee Cup has been postponed, date to be advised.
Men
Honours Board
Report due soon. Results...
The winners were Alison Chadwick & Nick Rogers, and the runners-up Sheena Harrington & Steve Cross.
Ladies
Six ladies fought against thickening rough and windy conditions for the May Monthly Medal. Maureen Slade emerged the winner. The round was a RO for handicapping purposes. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Platinum Jubilee
Honours Board
Surprisingly, the Bank Holiday weekend offered up a taste of summer although the lush grass on the fairways limited the amount of roll to the extent that CSS went up two shots to 72 for the men and 73 for the ladies.
Conditions didn't affect either Gina Jillett or Ahmad Al-Bader who both continued their good runs of form to take 1st and 2nd place respectively. Gina took the honours with a net 68 followed by Ahmad on net 70 with Steve Cross one shot further back on 71. Results...
Congratulations go to our only junior (Ahmad) who now joins the ranks of the senior players with a CONGU handicap of 28.
Shaw Cup
Honours Board
An auspicious day in the life of RPGC. Following 9 years of working from our portacabin after the pavilion burnt down today saw the first event to be played from the Chohole Gate location of the new building. With the white board having been transferred across, there was a degree of comfort in being able to see the order of play, if not the first hole.
One result of the changes, was that no one was aware that the men now get 4 shots on the Duke's course in a mixed competition and that with the forward positioning of the white tee on the 16th (the old 10th) it was a par 4 from there. So the published scores for the men will be different from the ones they recorded on their cards.
The winner of the Shaw Cup and continuing his run of good form is Ahmad Al-bader with 42 points, reducing his handicap by a further 2 shots to 32. In second place was Steve Cross on 40 (if only his football team could do so well!) with Darrin Siiankowski and Nigel Ward one shot further back. Results...
Berry Holding-Parsons scored the only 2 of the day.
The new Club House comes into use today at Chohole Gate, located in Norstead Place, London SW15 3AS. Details...
If travelling towards London on the A3, take the next exit road on the left after the ASDA junction.
If travelling towards Kingston on the A3, turn off at the ASDA junction, first left at the mini-roundabout, take the underpass beneath the A3, filter in to the A3 heading towards London, and in 300/400 yards turn first left into Norstead Place.
The first of the year's mixed competitions was held on Saturday 13th April. Whilst not blisteringly hot it was the first of the better days of the year and the competition was fiercely fought with Nina Humphreys and Osman Chaudry missing out by one point to Jayne Maxwell and Paul Grand who scored 39 stableford points.
The rain at the end merely drove us all inside to finish the sandwiches and wine provided and we now look forward to a good turn out in May for the Ladies Invitation.
Coronation Cup
Honours Board
In early Spring conditions, competition was fierce for the Coronation Cup with good scoring generally. Indeed, there were 16 scores returned in the 60s.
The winner emerging was Darrin Siankoski with 62. Darrin kept a 6 off his card and his irons and putts were a joy to watch. Second was Susan Smith with an especially tidy back 9 crowned by a birdie on 18. In 2 weeks time that would be an eagle off the new Duke’s card – well done to Susan!
In third place was Hiro who shot the best gross – 3 over 71. Results...
On the coldest Easter Sunday on record, 28 hardy souls ventured forth to play on a very empty course.
The 3 ladies' results are not included as it is not possible to play a combined competition on a course with no SSS - but we would have needed a lot of shots to beat the winner.
As the scores seemed to get better in the later games, one can only assume that the early frozen ground didn't help - either that or the extra sleep did!
The winner was Chris Jones with 43 points, followed by John Fordham on 42. In third place with 40 points was Osman Chaudry who beat Ed Henery on the back 9. Results...
14 hardy souls turned up at the Park for a 6-6-6 sweep in occasional blizzard conditions on the Dukes course. 13 lasted the course, which remains very wet and muddy.
The winners are:
- Guy Williams 14 stableford points on holes 1 to 6
- Ed Henery 22 strokes on holes 7 to 12
- Ken Ukoku plus 1 bogey on holes 13 to 18
While most of the country was snowbound we were lucky to get in a full weekend of golf at Glorious Goodwood. Results...
Spring Stableford Rd2 / Spring Meeting Rd2
Ladies
Report due soon. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Spring Stableford Rd1 / Spring Meeting Rd1
Ladies
The change in weather last week prompted a number of ladies to dust off their clubs for this Sunday. However, the return of the cold winter conditions meant there was a considerable number of cancellations leaving 11 ladies in the Spring medal round. To no one's surprise it ended as reduction only round, with the CSS rising by 3 shots. The winner with a net 74 was Emma Davies who was two shots ahead of Gina Jillett. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Ladies
This was the first monthly medal of the year for the ladies. Played on the non-qualifying 9-hole Prince's course it produced an interesting mix of results!
The first ladies' 4-ball recorded five birdies, but it was Doreen Dolby in the second game who took the honours with an net 66, just beating Val Riziotis who despite two birdies on her card was one shot behind on net 67. Results...
Men
Somewhat milder and calmer conditions greeted players for the March Medal. Scores plummeted with three in the 50s with victory going to Ahmad on 58 with Paul Grand and Charles Ajani on 59. Results...
Winter Com Rd 8 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 4
Ladies
Eight ladies braved the bitter conditions, but the state of Duke's was a pleasant surprise after all the weeks of wet weather. It had dried out quite considerably and the greens has been rolled and tined.
Jayne Maxwell won the day's stableford competition with 33 points from Cheryl Woodhouse on 32. The event was a reduction only in terms of handicaps. Results...
Today was also the last round of Duke's 2012/3 Eclectic and Jayne used her winning round to good effect and reduced her score to take first place with a net 75, one shot ahead of Sheena Harrington and Cheryl Woodhouse. Final Leader board...
Men
A bitter Nor’easter tested the resolve and concentration for the last round of the Winter Competition. Ken Ukoko proved the hardiest player with a skilful 39 points, one ahead of Danny Deprez and four ahead of junior Ahmad. Results...
Paul Patching is confirmed winner of the overall Winter Competition by seven from Nick Rogers whilst the order was reversed in Duke’s Eclectic with Nick winning on net 59 from Paul’s 61.
Winter Competition
Final Leader board...
Duke’s Eclectic Final Leader board...
Winter Com Rd 7 / Princes Eclectic Rd 4
Ladies
After the last few cold & wet Sundays, today was a welcome change with sunny & blue skies for most of the round. Gina Jillett making her first visit for 2013, continued her winning ways from last year with 37 points to take first place. Three points behind in second place was Sheena Harrington. Results...
With the course changes, and one round not being played due to the weather, today was the second and final round of the re-started Prince's Eclectic. Sheena Harrington took 1st place with a net 77 from Cheryl Woodhouse, one shot behind on 78. Final Leader board...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Winter Competition
R7
Leader board...
Prince’s Eclectic
Final Leader board...
Ladies
Texas Scramble was the order of the day for the February team game and despite the rain, cold and mud six Ladies turned up to compete. First place went Cheryl Woodhouse, Suzanne Malloy and Val Riziotis and second to Doreen Dolby, Sheena Harrington and Susan Smith. Results...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Annual subscriptions are due on 1st February. The rate remains unchanged at £50, with Senior members paying £25 (65 and over on 1st February).
Please check this recent Committee Notice for details and payment options.
A scintillating AGM was held at the BHGA, where reports and discussions included developments of the new club house and associated changes to the courses.
For those members not able to attend the Secretary's Report for 2012 is available at this link...
Winter Com Rd 6 / Princes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
Eight ladies braved the decidedly cold conditions to play, but at least it stayed dry. The shortened course should result in higher scores, but the muddy conditions aren't helping much. It didn't affect Doreen Dolby too much who won the day with 33 points, 19 of them on the back 9. Lia Donath and Cheryl Woodhouse were three behind with 30 points. Results...
This was the new first round for the Eclectic on the changed course and Lia leads the way by one from Doreen. There will only be one further round in this competition. R3 Leader board...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Winter Competition
R6
Leader board...
Prince’s Eclectic
R3 Leader board...
Winter Com Rd 5 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
The snow & rain of the previous week lead to a non-qualifier with half of the holes having temporaries of interesting quality which served some of the ladies better than others. The results reflected the difficult conditions with Lia Donath's 28 being the top score. In close second slot was Cheryl Woodhouse on 27. Results...
After three rounds of the Eclectic the leader board is fairly tightly packed with 5 ladies within three shots of each other. Rather surprisingly there were a number of improvements today. Veronica Mitchell and Sheena Harrington share the lead on net 78. R3 Leader board...
Men
Report due soon. Results...
Winter Competition
R5
Leader board...
Duke’s Eclectic
R3 Leader board...
Winter Com Rd 4 / Princes Eclectic Rd 2
This round of the Winter Competition and Princes Eclectic was abandoned due to adverse weather and course conditions. Please see the Course Report of 19 January.
Paul Grand snapped the attached photos about 13:25 today revealing a desolate wintry situation with the shop and course looking closed. With more snow forecast for tomorrow morning, playing conditions will suit the hardiest of perennials. Pic1 | Pic2 | Pic3
Winter Com Rd 3 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 2
Ladies
With Duke's showing the effects of the flooding, conditions underfoot were very muddy, leading to the inevitable low scoring from the ladies. As a results it was a reduction only round, so no changes to handicap are recorded for the 9 ladies who played.
Veronica Mitchell led the way with a score of 30, followed in second place by Cheryl Woodhouse on 28 points. Results...
In the associated Eclectic, Veronica Mitchell leads after two rounds with a net 79 followed by Sheena Harrington on 80. R2 Leader board...
Men
Considering the amount of rain in previous weeks, conditions were fair but muddy in places. CSS remained at SSS 38 points with 2 beating this - Cuneyt the winner with 42 and Paul Grand with 39. Results...
Richard Owen leads the associated Winter Competition by three points from Danny Deprez. R3 Leader board...
In the Duke’s Eclectic, Paul Patching is our leader on 61, two ahead of Nick Rogers. R2 Leader board...
Ladies
The first ladies competition of 2013 was a team competition. 10 ladies in 5 teams of two played a game of two nines (best score on the front 9, both scores on the back nine). Conditions were very very muddy, lets hope they will improve!
The winners were Jayne and Susan with 54 points. Hot on their heels were Maureen and Gina with 53 points. Results...
Men
Three players returned net 60's, with Jim Fogarty winning on count back over Nigel Gaymond and Thomas Chase. Results...
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