24 players were met with morning rain resulting in some standing water and water in the bunkers.

Henry LB set the early pace and was leader in the clubhouse with 38pts. Mike Assender kept up his good form and posted 36pts. The charge by the late morning starters was led by Ted Holt. A ferocious back 9 by Ted (21pts !) vaulted him into 1st place. Seong Lim, Mark Rosamond and Tore Burman completed the Top 6. Results…

CSS ended at 37pts. Ted’s good play sees his playing handicap drop to 19.

Ladies

Report due soon. Results…

Men

Chilly temperatures and a cool breeze met the field of competitors this afternoon. Conditions didn’t prove too much of a challenge for Mike (Assender) & Mike (Shabani) and Patrick Murphy. All carded net 64’s. Mike A. edging out Mike S. and Patrick on countback. David Sandifer finished 4th with a net 65. Stephen Mason and Richard Owen continued their good form with net 66’s, Stephen edging out Richard on countback to finish 5th. Results…

CSS finished at 67.

Players were met with some chilly conditions. But overall the course was in good condition. Honours were split between the early starters and 10.00 AM groups. Habe Crocker was the leader in the clubhouse. Richard Owen’s inspired putting supported his challenge. But in the end Habe’s round of 68 (net) was not beaten. Seong Lim (beaten on countback by Richard), Brett Colley, Darren Enthoven and Ted Holt complete the Top 6. Results…

CSS: 71 (Men) – 73 (Ladies). Habe’s handicap now stands at 14.

The foggy conditions persisted until most had finished their rounds, but the lack of wind and with the ball still running the lack of choice of clubs didn’t bother the 6 who played below their handicaps.

The runaway winner was Tenesi Karakaneva with a stunning net 62. Steve Cross took 2nd place from early clubhouse leader, Ray Esin, both on net 67. Results…

The competition was a non-qualifier for handicapping purposes.

Always a challenge to tackle 18 holes with just 4 clubs. Looked like Anis and Cheryl picked the right clubs. Both posted excellent scores. A net 62 earned Anis 1st place. Ann Gardner and Darren Enthoven completed the Top 4. Results…

The level of golf turned out to be outstanding today. Six players scored 40pts or more and no less than 13 (!) 2’s. As a result CSS jumped to 38 pts.

Honour to the Ladies with Jane Fraser winning today’s comp with 46 (!) pts, closely followed by Allison Chadwick with 44pts. Roger Rojas prevented a Ladies sweep by edging out Lia (42 to 40pts). Honourable mention goes to Mike Assender and Martin Heinrich for completing the top 6. Results…

Jane, Alison, Roger, Mike and Martin all saw their handicaps reduced.

Report due soon. Results…

A nice turnout for the Midweek Charity Trophy. Clement weather inspired the early morning games to some pretty good golf.

New member Tim Vaughn-Spencer and Habe Crocker were the early leaders in the clubhouse. But nobody proved a match for Caroline Dewar’s score of 43 pts! The (other) ladies say that this was a long time coming. Results…

CSS for both men and ladies remained at 36pts. In the process Caroline earns an ESR of 0.5 and her handicap now stands at 26.6 (down from 30.3). The top five all saw their handicaps reduced.

The early morning forecast of rain kept a good number away from the park, but by 11am they were probably regretting their decision. Rain cleared and the sun came out leading to some good scoring. For once the early starters got the worse of the weather, although it didn’t affect Keith Cassidy who recorded 43 points to win by 3 points from Kyojung Lee who continues his good run of form.

With the CSS going to 37 points, Keith was rewarded with a 1.8 cut to his handicap and Kyojung a 0.9. First lady was Tenesi Karakaneva in 6th place with 38 points. Results…

Thirty turned out on an autumnal day and scoring overall was very good. Paul Concannon had an exceptional round with 24 points on first 9 to finish winner on 43 points. A countback last 6 separated Tore Borman from Derek Gibbs both 40. Henry Lindesay-Bethune and Joseph Shin took 4th and 5th places with 38s. Caroline Dewar finished best lady on countback from Habe Crocker with 37. CSS was elevated one over SSS at 38 points with handicap cuts for Tore and Paul. Results…

In his first competitive round with RPGC, Tim Vaughan-Spencer shot eagle on 9th to join the Eagle Tree.