Competitions
Competitions
Winter Comp Rd 5 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 3
Ladies
Ten ladies competed in round 3 of the Dukes Eclectic in spring like but rather muddy conditions. Two excellent scores led the way. Jayne Maxwell was the winner with 36 points closely followed by Julie Smith on 35 points. Results…
The CSS remained at 71 (37 stableford points) and there were no changes to playing handicaps.
It looks like this will be a three horse race for the cumulative Dukes Eclectic competition. Julie maintains her lead with 75 with Jayne close behind on 77 and Sheena Harrington third on 79. R3 Leader board…
Men
Pre-springlike conditions prevailed, with the first large field of the year competing. Some excellent scores were recorded with Brett Colley emerging the winner with a very creditable 42 points, one ahead of Paul Robinson. In third place was Kerry Sargeant with 39 points and now just 2/10ths of a shot from coveted Category 1 handicap. Results…
CSS remained at SSS 68 (36pts) with Brett being cut 1 and Paul 2 shots.
Winter Competition, Paul Robinson now has a commanding lead being 5 points clear of Lee Eden and Paul Doran but there is still time for a dark horse to emerge. R5 Leader board…
Master of strategy Ian Smith remains Duke’s Eclectic leader improving by 4 to 64. But Paul Doran may have timed his finishing run perfectly with an improvement by 9 to 65 and focused final rounds from others on the leader-board may yet bring a surprise result. R3 Leader board…
Monthly Medal / Ladies Team Event
Ladies
Three teams battled it out for the honour of a box of three golf balls as the prize given to each of the winning team, which turned out to be Jini, Lia and Veronica. Results…
Well done to these three musketeers! The rest of us plodded along in their wake but a good time was had by all. The weather, although chilly in the morning, turned out to be a glorious day to play golf and even the sun shone.
It is the last of the team events until November and from the beginning of March, the serious business of medal rounds begin!
Men
Favourable playing conditions on Prince’s induced some good scoring, with Mike Smeal the winner of the monthly medal on 65. Nigel Ward and Toby Hunt were just one off the pace with 66. Results…
CSS computed to 1 less than SSS @ 66.
4-Ball Better-Ball
Cognisant of the need for team-work, the Handicap Secretary and Lady Secretary delivered a fine performance with a net 68. The former putted poorly, particularly on the last hole having driven the green – and then 4 putting! Partner came to the rescue with a 5 net 3 which was enough to see off 4 other pairs on 69. Results…
Ladies Survey
Two women from the MBA programme at the London Business School are researching the needs of golfing women for clothing and equipment. They are hoping that our members will fill in the web based questionnaire. Full details…
Winter Comp Rd 4 / Princes Eclectic Rd 2
Ladies
The competition was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Results…
Men
In spite of wet inclement conditions, 14 hardy competitors completed the course, with some very good scores returned. Matt Roadnight led the way with 43 points over three other scores in the 40s by Paul Robinson, Paul Doran and Jim Fogarty. Results…
The event was a non-qualifier for handicapping purposes.
In the Winter Competition, 3 now tie for first place on 106:
Paul Doran, Jon Morris and Ian Smith, with Lee Eden and Jim Fogarty just one behind. R4 Leader board…
In the Prince’s Eclectic, John Morris on 67 leads Jim Fogarty by one with Graeme Syme one further back. R2 Leader board…
Winter Comp Rd 3 / Dukes Eclectic Rd 2
Ladies
Nine ladies turned out on a day that turned out better than forecast (weather-wise – no hail!). Jayne Maxwell won with 32 points with Julie Smith came second with 29 points. Results…
The CSS went up by 3 points (34 stableford points) and this was a reduction only round.
Julie Smith leads the pack in the cumulative Duke’s Eclectic competition after 2 rounds. R2 Leader board…
Men
Duke’s absorbed most of the heavy overnight rain and for many competitors it was a change not to play on frozen ground. A level par back 9 helped winner Ian Smith on 38 points to draw one point clear of Sean Dalton. Richard Kenwood and Lee Eden were a further point adrift. Results…
CSS computed to SSS 68.
Ian’s fine round means that he now leads Lee Eden by one point after three rounds of the Winter Competition. R3 Leader board…
Ian leads Paul Doran by 4 points in the associated Duke’s Eclectic competition. R2 Leader board…
Stableford Sweep
Ladies
Ten ladies turned out to play in rather warmer conditions than have been the norm recently. The competition of the day was a stableford. The winner was Susan Smith with 31 points followed by Lia Donath with 29 points just shading it from Maureen Slade also with 29 points (Lia had the better back nine). Results…
The CSS increased by three (33 stableford points) and this was a reduction only round with no changes to handicaps.
Men
On another cold and frosty day, the clear winner by 3 points from Graeme Syme was Richard Kenwood on 39 points. Results…
With CSS unchanged from SSS 67.
Monthly Medal / Ladies Team Event
Ladies
On the first Sunday in January, a very cold frosty day, five intrepid ladies turned out to play a four ball better ball off full handicap. Doreen Dolby teamed up with Cheryl Woodhouse, Alison Chadwick and Susan Smith partnered each other and Sheena had a secret partner chosen at random, who turned out to be Susan.
Sheena and Susan ended the game with 39 stableford points. Cheryl and Doreen dove tailed their game and came in with 41 stableford points to win the day, Close on their heels were Alison and Susan coming in with 40 points. Results…
Men
A hard frost set the scene for play for the day. Scoring overall was good with CSS down one from SSS 68. At first five 67s seemed to have been returned, but close scrutiny of Sean Dalton’s card revealed a marker’s casting error on the back 9 in Sean’s favour. Sean was therefore the winner with 66 from Ron Linden, Paul Doran, Gurpal Sekhon and John Morris with count backs applying for the latter. Results…
Members toasted the New Year with some shivering more than others.
3 Sixes
The first 6 holes were Stableford where men conceded 2 shots to ladies. On a back 3 count back, Jim Fogarty emerged the winner from Graeme Syme.
The next 6 holes were the unforgiving Bogey format with men again conceding 2 shots to ladies. Julian James was the clear winner finishing 3 up from John Morris, Sean Dalton and Richard Owen – all 2 up.
The last 6 holes were Medal with ladies receiving 4 shots from men before the 1/3rd reduction. Paul Patching coasted to victory finishing with eagle 18 for his 20.67. John Morris was second with 22.33 – a sixth of a shot ahead of Ian Smith. Julian James would probably have been in the frame but for a 10 at 17. Results…
The Victor Ludorum prize went to non-participant Kerry Sargeant for 3 birdies and an eagle in a gross 65 net 59 round. Mindful that a general play adjustment for Kerry would require referral to SCGU under CONGU Clause 23.4(b) [becoming a Category 1 player] the Handicap Committee will nevertheless keep his performance under close review.
American Greensomes
Fourteen pairs competed in this popular format. Ladies received 4 shots before the 3/8ths combined allowance and 2 pairs produced a score of 37 points.
On count back, Ian and Julie Smith won on the back 6 from Tracy Wright and Kerry Sargeant. New member Mads Bruun accompanied Sean Dalton to take 3rd position on back 6 count back from Captain Richard Owen and Vice Captain Gurpal Sekhon. Results…
Good teamwork was evident from Peter and Sheena Harrington who recorded the only ‘Two’ at 3.