Mixed weather for the Golden Jubilee. Sun and clouds but it stayed dry and breezy. Greens need t recover from the recent works e.g. hollow tinning and sanding..
Winner of the Golden Jubilee with an excellent 63 was Gavin Laniger off 17 – Gavin scored just 2 over par on the front 9. He was chased on 66 by Greg Wright who also returned 2 over par om front 9. Paul Fulham, Richard Prosser and Chri Mellish were next with commendable 68s.
Wil Balakrishnan took front and back 9 honors – 36 and 39 with best ross of the day 75. Best woman was Monique Hubaille net 73.

The round was 4th in the Anniversary Cup series which is headed by Michael Pham 284 from Nigel Ward and Iker Lanzargote 287.
It was also 6th competition in the men’s Top Dog series. Division 1 (Senior) is headed by Aidan Hurley on 22 points from Kerry Sargeant and Richard Smith 15. Division 2 (Junior) sees Abdullah Almasud lead 21 points from Michael Pham 20.

Somewhat windy but otherwise a dry course and true greens.

Winner with a superb 45 points was Oz Doyle (13) playing ‘the best round of his life’. A front nine of 26 set the pace and contained 3 birdies. The back nine collected another 19 points. Second was Toby Chidavaenzi (19) with 41 points. A further ’40s’ score was made by Alastair Montgomery (04) in third place, who collected 40 points, playing an amazing 1 under par on the front nine and one over par on the back. Fourth was Adrian Wells (11) with 39 points and 5th was Greg Wright (08) with 38 points.

Overall, the weather was probably slightly better than forecast. However, there was a torrential downpour at 10:10 and a few considerably lighter showers as well. Added to that, there was a strong gusty wind to contend with. When it really blew, it was affecting the ball considerably in the air and was even having an influence on long putts. Despite the rain, the fairways still had plenty of run and the greens were in excellent condition. Hitting a good teeshot downwind was a joy, hitting one into it. not quite so much!

There are several competition results to report on:
Starting with the Men’s Scratch results:
In Division 1 (Senior), Richard Back takes top spot with his aggregate 158 strokes, Justin Wildman is second with 163 and Richard Owen is third with 164.
In Division 2 (Junior), top spot goes to Andy Johnson with his aggregate of 189, Steve De Long is second with 191 and Seymour Lairdjust pipped Richard Norden for third (both with 195).
In the Women’s Scratch, Gina Jillett takes first place with her aggregate of 165. Sheena Harrington is second with 175 and Jayne Maxwell took third place with 180.
Congratulations to Richard, Andy and Gina for their championship-winning performances.

There was also a handicap competition played over the two rounds for the lowest aggregate net score.
Winner by 2 strokes was Jayne Maxwell with her combined net total of 138.
There were a heap of players just 2 strokes behind on 140. MS shows that Alison Chadwick took second place ahead of Justin Wildman in third. Commiserations to Richard Owen and Gina Jillett who had the same score but, in terms of placings “computer says no”.
Congratulations to Jayne on her fine win.

And a special mention for Will (playing off 5) who had the lowest gross score of the day with his hugely imressive 74.

A sunny start for the August Bank Holiday Plate but it clouded over.

There was some truly excellent scoring. Michael Pham returned 45 points and will be subject to a WHS Exceptional Scoring Record well done Michael. He was followed by a super 42 from Ellie Rhodes that included a front 9 of 23 points with a ‘blob’ at 5th

Alison Chadwick had another good round with 40 points, one better than Adrian Wells on 39.
Congratulations to Rannesh Jansari for another eagle – this time at the first hole.

It was an overcast day for the first round of the Midweek Club Championship and the word “chilly” came up more than once in post-round conversations. A fairly strong breeze accompanied the grey skies in the morning although it died down somewhat as the day went on. Nonetheless, it was decent weather for golf.

In Division 1 of the scratch competition, Richard Back took the honours with 78 (39 for both 9’s). Highlights of his impressive round were birdies on the 5th, 9th and 11th holes. Just behind him, Angus Robertson scored one shot more for his 79 (42 out, 37 in) which included 8 pars and a birdie on the 14th. In third place with a score of 80 came Duncan Matthews. Unfortunately his score will not count for the Championship because he hasn’t played the required 6 midweek rounds this year to qualify. Nonetheless it was a fine effort and at least he’s rewarded in the sweep. So Richard Owen and Gina Jillett’s scores of 81 mean they’re tied for third at the halfway stage.

In Division 2, Jayne Maxwell was the winner with 87 (45 out, 42 in). Jayne played an incredibly solid round with nothing higher than a 6 carded all day. Two shots behind her in second, we find Richard Norden (45 out, 44 in). Richard scored well throughout apart from an ugly 8 on the 10th hole. But he then showed his fighting spirit by getting a birdie on the 12th. Third on 90 was Ged Quinn who scored a commendably steady 45 out and 45 in.

There is also a trophy for the best combined net score over the two weeks and at the halfway stage, Jayne Maxwell(off 20) leads the way with her net 67. Again, Duncan didn’t qualify so Gina Jillet(12) is second on 69 while Richard Owen(11) and Sheena Harrington(15) are both on 70.

Sunny and warm for the President’s Putter – not so hot and humid as recently.

There was some very fine golf played, particularly by Aidan Hurley and Kerry Sargeant playing off 4 and 8 respectively with 40 points, Aidan clinched the win on countback; Aidan was out in level par whilst Kerry just 1 over. Next with 38 points were Abdullah Almasud Alison Chadwick – both could have been so much better; Alison Abdullah likewise didn’t score on 2 holes had pickups on front 9 and just 4 points on last 4 holes whilst A. Abdullah got the countback with back 9 21 points whilst Alison secured best score for the women, 5 followed with fighting 37s.

Nearest the pin prizes:
Women only
1st in 2 : Alison Chadwick; 18th in 2 : Lia Donath

Men only
1st in 2 : Aidan Hurley; 18th in 2 : Kerry Sargeant

Men and Women
2nd Ducan Taylor
4th Nigel Ward
9th in 3 Bill Norman
11th Peter Needham
13th Adrian Wells
16th Joe Goncalves

I think most of us were expecting bright blue skies and scorching heat but the reality was somewhat different. Although pleasantly warm, the temperature didn’t feel that high. The humidity however, was a different matter! As the day wore on, a cloud covering slowly appeared and distant thunder could be heard. Luckily, the last groups just about made it home before the lightening got too close and the klaxon sounded. All in all it was still a good day for golf with very little breeze and plenty of run on the fairways. The greens were in very good shape as well.

Clear winner today with a hugely impressive 43 points was Jonathan Evans who played of 12 from the white tees. Jonathan scored 22 points going out and 21 coming in with no less than 10 pars and a birdie 2 on the 7th. He didn’t card more than 5 shots on any hole throughout his round. An attractive little salver will be winging it’s way to him in due course once the engraver’s done his stuff.

The next four players all scored 39 points so it was down to countback to pick the bones out of the heap. Once it had, we find Richard Owen (14 also off white) came second. Richard scored a solid 18 points going out but bettered that total with 21 coming in. His round included a birdie on the par 4 11th and 7 pars. In third place was Seymour Laird (21 off yellow tees) who scored 20 points on the way out and 19 coming in. Perhaps Seymour got over-excited with his birdie 3 on the SI 5 15th hole because he followed it up with an ugly 7 on the par 3 16th. But for that, outright second place was his for the taking. Steve De Long (20 off yellow) claimed 4th spot scoring 21 points out and 18 back. Steve didn’t card anything higher than a 6 throughout his round and managed 6 pars. Last of the clutch on 39 points was Richard Prosser (also playing off 20 and the yellow tees) who scored an impressive 22 points out but a more moderate 17 on the way in. Richard also managed 6 pars including the par 5 12th.

Hot and sunny for the Diamond Jubilee and a good turnout of 67.

Iker Lanzagorta returned to form with a glorious 65 to win the trophy from Tm Laybourn 67 and then Michael Phan and Justin Wildman 68s. Justin unfortunately had 9 at 17th ,
Best woman was Deborah Potter 70; best 9s were both 2 over par – front Brian McMahon 37 and back Aidan Hurley 38.
In the Anniversary Cup after 3 rounds Michael Pham leads 210from Tom O’Hare 213 and Tom Simpkins 214.