Newsletter Editor: Rob Taylor

There are Rules and more Rules . . .
So . as the cold weather spreads its icy grip across our fair land, the Hon Sec to the governing committee has asked us all to bear in mind a few of the senior’s rules pertinent to this season.

 

• If there are 4 or more temporary greens in play on a Friday game, the competition will automatically be cancelled. Of course you can still play, but any scores carded will not count towards the League table.
• There must be at least 9 holes open to qualify as a competition and
• There must be a minimum of 9 players who submit cards.

Unlikely item 2 or 3 will apply, but just in case . . . . . we have been told.

On the bright side –  even on temporary greens , “2”s still count!

Now . . . . a strange tale . . .

This past Friday, Paul Collins was remarking to his playing partners  as they strolled up the 6^th fairway . . . “do you know, I have never seen a ship on this canal”.

He settled into his third shot but suddenly had that creepy feeling up his spine (no not his truss slipping – the ghoulish creepy one) . He dashed the swing, with the inevitable duffed shot.

A scene straight  out of the Panto Season was captured – “Look behind you” the audience cried – “ Widow Twankey, Look behind you”. ( keep up , we are working with thin material here you know)

But blow us all down! – he then had the temerity to complain over the next few holes that his nerves were shattered following the horrible experience of being “ crept up on” by a LARGE ship.

Hence a mediocre score this outing. Any port in a storm , hey Paul!

Round 5 – Autumn Session  Friday 24 November 2023

It seems unbelievable.

In JEST  , the gauntlet was thrown down last week – “try to beat Big Ken’s  record of a 4 ½ shot deduction”. Honestly – we did not think anyone in his right mind would actually try but . . . . enter our hero for this edition – Colin Crail.

Read on:

We always start with the weather – and blow us down! It was brilliant – a bit cool, but plenty of sunshine. A “No–Excuse”  type of outing.

Dancing around the course like leaves blowing in the gentle zephyr ,  49 players . Spookily – nearly  the same as the week before.

Now – the all- important statistics you all enjoy:

• 33 from Div 1 and 16 from Div 2.

• 9 played below their handicap,( as for last week – will they never learn?)
   
• 22 played in the ‘zone’ which is between 25pts and 30pts where their handicap is not affected.
   
• 18 played over their handicap ( juicy shots back) .
   
• Two managed a “2” this week – Bob Mycock and Andrew Cox – (2 nicer men you could ever wish to meet. This is a paid for advert)

OK, so now comes the good bits ( as long as your name isn’t Colin of course)

Division 1 Results

Winner – Colin Crail with 38 points. A mind boggling 5 points clear of the rest of the entire field. Not quite up with BK but a few days to contemplate what it will be like tee-ing off on Friday some 4 shots down on where he was a mere 7 days before!  

Second place – Bob  Mycock with 33 points . Card play off .

Third  place – Andrew Cox again 33 points. Card playoff.

Mike Bennett  also scored 33pts. Lost on the card playoff though so doesn’t get an official  mention– but he still gets his handicap – chopped. Hey-ho, hey-ho , it’s off to work we go . . . loving it!

Division 2 Results

 Now – much better- Not too much to get the handicap secretary excited about.

Winner – Phil Perry with a  34 points. Including  X “4 pointers”.

Second place – Colin Lees with 31 points – 2 X 4 pointers

Third place – Dave Craggs with 30 points ( sensible chap)

But of course – only 5 rounds gone.  . . . 3 more chances to shine still to come.

Where are we in the league?  John Armstrong extends his lead division 1 over Michael John, and Phil Ormesher is still leader in division 2, followed by Dave Craggs.

Please don’t forget to check your handicap on the list – on the notice board and on our lgcseniors.com website. Still too many not playing off the correct handicap.

Now – what do members get up to . . . ?

It started as a hobby, but a Warrington man is now using his jam- making talent to fundraise for a cancer charity after being diagnosed with the disease earlier this year.

Alister Cook moved into a new house in Higher Whitley which hosts a variety of fruit trees and bushes in the garden.

Not wanting to see the produce go to waste, Alister started making jams and chutneys. This was using a range of fruits and vegetables – from damsons, apples, rhubarb, raspberries and blueberries to chillis, peppers and tomatoes.

Then the idea – why not sell the produce for the charity? Which is where we are with the project today.

Alister’s fundraising page can be found at: www.justgiving.com/page/alister-cook-1698356771782.

Alister also  intends to compile the book to compliment the project , “with all the proceeds going to Lymphoma Action.”

So now you know  . . . . . . what one of us does when he’s not playing golf.

HAPPY MONDAYS – 27^TH November

After much prompting, the report that follows was eventually winkled out of the organiser . . .

Sorry  – the weather was so dank and grey I decided to duck out on Monday – 

I don’t know if anybody else played in the Happy Mondays game. 

The quality of our reporters is the envy of the national tabloids. Honest! We get calls every day trying to poach our intrepid, lazy, layabouts.

Christmas Lunch

No stand-up-sit-down bingo this year. We’ve decided instead on a free raffle. Please feel free to donate a prize for the raffle. Perhaps a bottle of something? Dave Waggitt has already offered a few balls he found recently on the course: 2x Pinnacles, 1x Donnay, and an old Penfold.

Tee Booking for Tomorrow