Another hot, sunny day after a cooler early morning than we have been used to.

Scoring was good, especially for our winner Alex Catlow playing at the back of the field (47 points) and for Giovanni Caboni, playing in the first game (45 points). Brian McMahon (40 points) continues his recent good form in 3rd place and Lia Donath was the highest placed woman on 38 points.

In the men’s Top Dog accumulator, Brian McMahon moves into first place after 4 rounds in the Senior Division (25 points), with Allan Boyd (20 points) and Richard Back (18 points) in 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. In the Junior Division, Robin Thomas and Mike Shabani retain their 1st and 2nd places (18 & 16 points respectively), with Sean O’Sullivan & Gio Caboni both just behind on 14 points (points table below).

Another hot and sunny day with running fairways and good greens.

Angus Robertson showed everyone how to play in Div 1 with a gross73 net 67. 4 Shots back was Richard Owen gross 84 net 71 with Bret Colley gross 83 net 72 in third place. Special mention to Adrian Wells in 4th place gross 88 net 73 which included 4 birdies.

In Div 2, Mr and Mrs Grace went out early (09.30 game) to avoid the heat of the sun. David beat Niamh on countback; both had net 62’s. They were accompanied by Alison Chadwick who carded a gross 88 net 65 for 5th place. Peter Harrington dropped his card into the results box last with a gross 91 net 64 for 3rd place leaving Brian Ransom with gross 83 net 65 in 4th place on countback.

Women

Doreen strikes again with her second monthly medal win of 2026 – which is currently 50% of the Sunday ones played.
Couldn’t get much closer today with 3 on net 69s.

It took some time before the birdie tree got populated this year, but today there were 4 recorded, with Joan getting 2 of them.

The 16th hole was an interesting one – 2 of the birdies coming there (Doreen & Seshi), 1 par and 3 bogeys and then the rest! One game contributing in the last category for all 4 as everyone visited that bunker!- Cheryl didn’t get there with her tee shot, but not to be left out, dinked her 2nd shot in, but was then the only one to get out first time.

After a relatively chilly start, the temperature soon ramped up and the breeze was very welcome.

Men

A warm but cloudy morning for the early starters, with the sun breaking through around 10am and temperatures rising to the mid/high 20s C by midday, with very little breeze. Lots of run on the hard, dry fairways with some very good scores (although also some high hole scores by some players on individual holes).

The Division 1 winner of the July Monthly Medal glass was Richard Smith with an excellent 2-over-gross 70 (net 62). Richard had the best front and back 9s (1 over par on both), with birdies on the 5th and 12th holes. Brian McMahon continued his recent good form as 2nd in Div. 1 with a net 64, scoring 3, 4 or 5 on every hole. Bill Norman and Peter Harrison complete the top 4 Division 1 sweep winners with their net 67s (Oz Doyle not entering the sweep with his net 66).

In Division 2, Steve de Long wins the Monthly Medal glass with his net 64 – but for the 9 on the 18th, he could have had a net 59, with a par on the last ! In 2nd place was James Deissler with a super steady net 65; in 3rd place Alan King with a more volatile net 66 (which included 3 birdies); and in 4th place Tony Kopczak.

With only 5 (of the 8) rounds of the Grand Medal played, it’s too early to spot the main contenders.

Very pleasant weather for Sunday golf, the heat wave having subsided and a stiff, warm breeze. Greens in excellent condition.

Winner of the Platinum Jubilee Trophy was Nick Rogers, with a superb gross 79, net 65 (to par of 71), a very steady round with 2 birdies and 8 pars. Hilary Casey was in second place, narrowly beaten by countback, carding 96 gross and 65 net (to par of 74), with a birdie on 10. Congratutions to them.

In the following places, Mike Shabani was 3rd with a 65 net, Bella Mahale was 4th with a 67 net, Niamh Grace was 5th with a 68 net, and of the group of players on 69 net, Duncan Taylor claimed 6th on countback.

This was the second round of the Anniversary Cup and two ladies top the rankings, Lia Donath on 135 from Niamh Grace on 136, beating Mark Bean in 3rd place on countback (report attached).

It was reported to be the hotest day of the year so far and the Prince’s course was subject to a reduction to only 14 holes, with holes 10 t0 13 inclusive not played due to a sewage spillage caused by very heavy, thundery overnight rain.
However, Angus Robertson managed to golf his way around to score 28 points with 19 out and 9 in. Hot on his heels were Bill Norman and Joe Goncalves who each scored 27 points but Bill gained second place on countback. Jonno McLean followed in 4th place with his 26 points.

A blisteringly hot day with very little breeze made for tiring conditions, however the Prince’s course was in good condition and the scores were good overall.

This year’s winner of the Shaw Cup is Brian McMahon with a solid 39 points (18 out and 21 back) with a birdie on the 14th. Brian’s win was on countback, from both Allan Boyd (last 3 holes) and Richard Back (last 9 holes). Allan amassed his 39 points notwithstanding 2 blobs on the front 9, and Richard Back’s excellent gross 69 included 4 birdies. Best women were Bella 4th on 38 points (no sweep entry) and Deborah 5th on 37 points (did enter the sweep !).

The status of this year’s men’s Senior and Junior Top Dog, after 3 rounds, is shown below. In the Senior Division, Allan Boyd (20 points) leads from Richard Back (18 points); in the Junior Division, Robin Thomas (18 points) leads from Mike Shabani (16 points) – but it’s still early days in this competition.