Women

Turned out to be a lovely day weatherwise and very warm when the sun came out. Apart from our esteemed captain it would seem that the change in conditions underfoot caught a few out today. Despite the roll on the still very bare fairways, more club was required to get the ball to the green and over the badger damage around the fringes of many greens..

Congratulations to Ali for her 5 shot win with a net 69 ahead of Doreen on 74.

Men

After a chilly start, a very pleasant partly sunny day with only a gentle breeze. Not much rough and plenty of run on the hard, still bare fairways, enabled good scores by the leading players.

Henry takes home the monthly medal glass for Division 1 with a sparkling 5-under net 63. Henry had the lowest score on the front 9 (just 2 over gross) and finished with 3 birdies on the last 4 holes. James Smith was 2nd in Division 1 with a net 64, followed by Joe and Lee, both net 66’s. Joe was just 3-over-gross for his round and level (33) on the back 9. Mel Dunn notched up an Eagle 2 on the 17th as the highlight of his round.

In Division 2 Gio Caboni takes home the medal glass with his net 67, followed by Robin Thomas (net 69) and Tony Kopczak and Steve De Long, both net 71s.

Today was the last round of the 2026 Grand Medal (cumulative best 5 rounds from 8) and the report on the final standings is attached.

In Division 1 Toby Hunt leapfrogged from 5th place to the top of the table, improving his score by 11 shots to 343 shots and sharing the trophy with Brian McMahon (on the same score). Pete Harrison was a close 3rd on 345 shots, with Oz Doyle a further 2 shots back.

In Division 2 today’s scores did not affect the top of the table, so Tony Kopczak is the winner on 342 shots, from Gregory Jean- Baptiste (351) and David Grace (352); the rest of the field was a further more than 10 shots back.

Well, what a day it turned out to be. A lot of constant rain nearly all day with many puddles on the greens.
There were lots of players who, for one reason or another, pulled out of playing and a lot of shuffling of pairs took place.
However early starters Mel Dunn and Billy Jackson topped the pile with 43 points. 24 out and 19 back.
Paul Gullett and Richard Marriott claimed second place on countback with a superior back nine from Kim Jabbour and Brian Ransom both on 42 points.
I think that everyone was glad to get back into the clubhouse and out of the rain. Just need to dry all of our equipment and clothing. Well done to all competitors who took part.

Heavy fog in the Park lead to an interesting start today, with Manny doing sterling work half-way down the first to assist with ball-spotting and to relay back when it was safe for the next group to play. The very early starters must have played a good half, or more of their game with next to no visibility whereas the tailenders probably had very little in the fog. For some it looks like having no view of the hole helped and certainly there was some good scoring.

As seems to often be the case, the clubhouse leader gets pipped for the win at the end and in Division 1 Maher went home in the hope that with most scores in, he would keep hold of his very slender 1 shot lead over Toby. It was not to be with Bill Norman playing more consistently across the 2 rounds (36 & 37 today) to give him 73 points and take 1st place from Maher whose stellar performance last week was not matched today (40 & 30). Toby finished with 69 points and Paul Kamerling & Nick 3 further back on 66.

In Division 2, the first round leader (Niamh) was playing a match, but following her were, Kelly, Tony and Paul Fulham all on 36. The result at the end of the day was an 8 point margin for Kelly who recorded the highest one of the day (& her best since joining us) with 43 to take the Division 2 win with 79. Again Tony was leader in the clubhouse for a good while and with his chauffeur (Nigel) 2 behind him alongside PaulF he was no doubt also hoping to end the day at the top, but his total of 71 was some way off.
Kelly can be sure of a handicap cut tomorrow.

A warm but showery start followed by a warmer sunny back nine greeted the players today.
Andy Johnson topped the leader board with 39 points 20 points out and 19 back. A good steady round.
Julian James was 2nd with 37 points 19 Out and 18 back. 3rd is Robin Thomas with 17 out and 19 back including birdies on 13 and 18. 4th is Richard Owen 16 out and 19 back for his 35 points. 5th is Mehmet Akdeniz 13 out and 21 back with a birdie on 15. Mehmet beat 4 others on countback who also scored 34 points!!

Weather was bright for the early starters with a modicum of autumnal breeziness for the tailenders. Thankfully the rain that was forecast stayed away even though there was the mildest hint of precipitation around lunchtime. Conditions are becoming a little tougher as only 10 of the 54 starters were at handicap or better.

In Division 1 Maher Sharma had the best score of the day with a most splendid 40 points. Maher takes a 1 point lead into next week, being one ahead of Nick Rogers on 39 with Toby Hunt & Alan Treacy close behind on 38. In Division 2 it’s nearly as close with Niamh Grace scoring an excellent 38 points. Niamh takes a two point advantage over Paul Fulham and Kelly Hewitt who are both on 36 points. There are a few players within 5 points of the leaders in Division 1 & 2, so it’s all to play for next week.

Special shout-out for Paul Kamerling who recorded a crowd-pleasing eagle 3 on hole 9.

A warm pleasant day with a slight breeze.
Peppe Monterosso had a steady round 21 out and 18 back for his 39 points beating Toby Hunt and Graham Cull into 2nd and 3rd places with their 38 points. Graham had amassed 24 points on the front 9 but found the back 9 a little tougher going. Angus Robertson beat Kim Jabbour on countback both having 37 points.
For the first time for a while there were no 2’s recorded.

After a cloudy start, the sun came out and it was a very pleasant, warm Autumn day, with a moderate westerly breeze. The greens seem to have now recovered from the restoration work a few weeks ago and the fairways are beginning to ‘green up’. Substantial cutting back of the brambles and mowing of the long grass over the past week was evident.

This year’s winner of the Silver Jubilee trophy is Oz Doyle with a very steady and impressive net 64 (7 under par). Perhaps surpringly no birdies but 10 pars and no double bogeys. In second place was Tony Kopczak with a 6 under par 65; Tony started with 3 pars, finished with 3 pars and did little wrong in between. Three players had net 67’s, Richard Prosser beating Tom Laybourn and Richard Owen on countback, respectively. In 6th place, and best lady, was Ellie Rhodes with a net 68.

This was the final round of the Jubilee series and this year’s winner of the Anniversay Cup is Niamh Grace with a total of 275 shots from her best 4 rounds, 3 ahead of Nick Rogers (278 shots) and Oz Doyle (279 shots). The final results sheet is attached.

10 mixed pairs played for this year’s Men’s Invitation on a warm, sunny, but very breezy day. The greens on the Duke’s course were found to be running pretty true and the fairways were a little softer and greener than they have been for months – so less run!

Three pairs scored 40 points or more and the results at the top were very close. Two teams had 41 points and on countback (by one shot) Brian Ransom & Monique Hubaille beat Jonno McLean & Kelly Hewitt. In 3rd place, just missing out on the prizes, were Nick Rogers and Alison Chadwick (40 points); Dennis Keough & Doreen Dolby took 4th place with 39 points.

Pizza and chips were enjoyed after play and a good time was had by all.

A fine pleasant day with a light breeze which became warmer as the round went on greeted 41 entries for the September Monthly Medal and Round 7 of 8 of the Mid Week Grand Medal.
I Div 1 Simon McKnight showed everyone how to play with a gross 68 Net 61. Out in 38 and back in 30. 11 pars, 4 Birdies and 3 bogeys. On the back 9 he finished with 6 straight 3’s following 3 fours for his 3 under par 30 gross.
Dave Cato played more steady golf with 41 out and 38 back with a birdie on each 9 holes for his net 63.
Brian Ransom had 45 out and 36 back for his net 66 which included 3 birdies. Gina had 43 out and 33 back for her net 67 with a birdie on the15th.
In Div 2 Andy Johnson edged out Graham Cull on countback with his net 67. Andy had 41 on the back to Graham’s 42. Graham also had a birdie on the 4th Hole, Peter Miller edged out Chris Jones and Ian Burgess with his 40 on the back nine.

With one round to go in the MW Grand Medal, Angus has a 6 shot lead of 334 over Richard Owen and Julian a further 6 shots back.