The Mike Smith Trophy

The draw, over 7 rounds, has been done for the summer knockout: the Mike Smith Trophy.

The competition will be managed as usual on the Seniors’ noticeboard. Here is the spreadsheet for the draw, for your own handy reference:

There are some differences this year. The Committee has decided in favour of our senior-section handicap rather than WHS handicap for the knockout.

Use your Senior’s handicap, 100%, as it stands on the day you play any match.

Please ensure that you play your matches before the dates for each round. If you cannot manage to complete in time, contact Rob Taylor.

The format is match play, 18 holes. If 18 holes are unavailable, play over as many as are open. Agree between yourselves before commencing any shortened round.

Match Report for Summer League: 2 of 10 – Friday 24th March

49 cards posted (28 Div 1 and 21 Div 2).

Alister Cook – scored 35 points, and he would have been 2^nd in Division 2 but Alister is still on WHS handicap.

Cool in stiff breeze – 13 deg. C. Heavy showers

2s recorded: Ron Thornton

Division 1	Division 2
1st: Mike Bennett 34 points	1st: Ron Thornton 39 points
2nd: Mike Pigott 33 points	2nd: Alan Ranscombe 33 points (on CPO)
3rd: Alan Thomas 32 points	3rd: Richard Yates 33 points

Peter Willson reports that all handicaps were correct on the cards! Thank you, all.

Alister Cook – scored 35 points in Division 2 but is still on WHS handicap.

I have updated the leader boards.

Tee Booking for tomorrow (Thursday 30 March)

This is the tee booking schedule for 14th April, which is the date of the 2022 Senior Championship, postponed from last year. The Championship slots run fron 08:24 to 09:04

If your name is in the left column, please book for your group.

Trips

Graham Brickell has had a poor response to the Portal trip. Please contact him this week if you would like to be included.

John Hayes is organising the Padeswood and Buckley Golf Club Senior Open Tuesday 4th July. There is a group of 20 seniors booked in for this competition, 19 takers so far, therefore a vacancy for one more player.
The format is 4 ball better ball and tee times are 10:30 onwards. The cost for the event is £18 per head. Please contact John Hayes if you are interested – first come first served!

Senior Section Rules Updated

Rob Taylor has updated the Strategy, Rules and Guidelines. I have updated the page on this website.

Happy Monday Report

The format was Team Stableford.

In 5th place was the team of Steve Gosling,  Bob Mycock, Charlie Heath with +9

4th place was Peter Broady,Graham Utton, Les Fecitt  with   + 6

 3rd place was John Boyle, Ron Thornton, Charlie Hill with +5

2nd place was Steve Barlow Sammy Lee and Peter Wilson with  +4

And the winners were Richard Yates,  Les Williams  David Waggitt , Mike  Bennett with –  4

And finally

Apologies if I’ve missed anything this week. I’m in Israel, on a working holiday doing research for my upcoming book on philosophical theology. Of course, Golf is the meaning of life, but there are a few other things to go at! I will catch up with everyone when I return next Monday. I believe that the chaos caused by left-wing anarchists in Israel has been reported in UK news. Hopefully they won’t shut down the airport again! Thanks to those who have sent messages asking if I’m OK. Coincidentally, on Monday I was with my good friend Yishai Fleisher (who took this selfie), a well-known broadcaster, writer and theologian in Israel, and special advisor to the Minister of National Security. I couldn’t be in safer hands!