Mixed weather for the Golden Jubilee. Sun and clouds but it stayed dry and breezy. Greens need to recover from the recent works e.g. hollow tining 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 on front 9. Paul Fulham, Richard Prosser and Chris Mellish were next with commendable 68s.
Will Balakrishnan took front and back 9 honours – 36 and 39 with best gross 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.

What a difference a few days make in conditions! Bit of a triple whammy today with the course having just re-opened following the scheduled maintenance, about an inch of rain in the previous 24 hours and a fairly gusty wind and then add in the format of a bogey comp.
Of the 36 booked players only 27 decided to brave the elements and for those playing after 9.30 it was relatively dry overhead except for one rather heavy squall though it doesn’t seem to have helped the scoring much!
Not sure at what stage Tom realised that his 1 up score was going to not only be in contention but would see him winning today, but it was close with Sookkyung (Seshi) topping the leaderboard for most of the day, tied with the course but was pipped by Kim Jabbour on the back 9 to take 2nd spot.
Dave Cato was so happy with his 1 down that he forgot to sign his card or he would have taken 3rd spot, which goes to Angus (2 down) with Andy (3 down) in 4th.

…. In comparison with last year’s Fred Hawtree, the winner was 5 up and through to 22nd place was still only 3 down. It was played on Prince’s so score might be expected to be better but not perhaps so extreme.

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