Winter League – Round 3 of 10

Reporter: Paul Foster

Well what a day! I would have put my bottom dollar on no one beating their handicap. I rated the possibility the same as Maidstone beating Ipswich and England beating India !!

It was cold, and at times very windy, the par 3 5th playing as a par 4 (anyone hit the green?).

43 hardy souls took the course on, with amazingly 8 players playing better than their handicap, 17 played within the zone. The biting wind and cold played havoc, with a larger number than usual of 18, unable to get within the zone.

Just two incorrect handicaps used this week, this is improving, but please read the handicap page for your up to date handicap.

From a record six 2’s recorded last week, to none this week.

In the 1st Division 4 players played better than their handicap, Tommy Lawless came top of the pile with 35pts, winning on a cpo from Paul Lennie, with Andrew Cox in 3rd place on 31pts, after another cpo with Charlie Hill.

In the 2nd Division, 4 players played better than their handicap, the leading score belonging to ‘knock em in’ Les Williams (whose putter was hotter than Samantha Fox) Les sank 4 30ft putts in the first five holes…r/up was Keith Melia with 34pts and in 3rd place was Stuart Baird with 33 pts. Jim Wilson also managed to beat his handicap.

Division 1 Results
Winner – Tommy Lawless with 35pts on a cpo
R/up – Paul Lennie with 35pts
3rd – Andrew Cox with 31pts

Division 2 Results
Winner – Les Williams with 35pts
R/up – Keith Melia with 34pts
3rd – Stuart Baird with 33pts

Leader in the 1st division is now Paul Lennie at 5 under par, Mervyn Roberts, Mike Pigott and Andrew Cox are in hot pursuit and are all under par.

Leader in the 2nd division is still John Higgins, closely followed by Stuart Baird and Steve Bramall, all under par.

Happy Mondays

Reporter: Paul Foster

We like a bit of confusion on a Monday don’t we..!

Firstly a number of players wandering around the car park couldn’t decided whether to play or not because of the miserable rain. Les Fecitt drove all the way from Altrincham, wound his window down and bellowed I’m going home. However we considered it acceptable to try playing play 2 holes then to walk back in if necessary. Les begrudgingly agreed. Turns out the rain stopped after 10 mins and all was well in the world, and Les was a happy man. On completion of the round we were appreciative for playing, and wanted to thank the person who decided we should play, but alas we couldn’t decide who made the decision in the first place..!

Confused…?

In all fifteen sets of waterproofs strode off from the first tee, accepting that we were going to get soaked. But non of it, all returned cards were completely dry.

The winning team unfortunately for them had a player playing off the wrong hcap. Steve Rowley played off 28 instead of 21. After correction their card had 6 pts taken off.

In the clubhouse we thought Steve Bird had played with Steve Gosling and Steve Barlow (as the name on the card read Steve Bi.) Lots of scratching of heads, and gnashing of teeth ensued as Steve Bird also played with Tommy Lawless…!!!However it turns out it was Steve Bramalls name on the card of the trio of Steve’s.

Confused…?

So team Steve Bramall, Steve Gosling & Steve Barlow who had an excellent average of 26.3pts won the day, and take the gold shillings.

Pete Broady, Stephen Rowley & Charlie Hill were runners up.

Also rans were team Lawless & Bird, team Chisnall, Thomas & Perry and team Foster, Fecitt, Craggs & Cox.

Please don’t leave us alone again Mr Willson. We can’t cope without you.

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow (Thursday 1 Feb)

Happy Mondays

Reporter: Peter Willson

A dry day and whilst still chilly at least the freezing temperatures had gone. 

Ground remains muddy and little-to-no run on the ball. Quiet at first but the wind sprung up late morning but I’m sure all just pleased to get out on the course again

Game – Team Stableford 

7 teams – with 21 players 

Winners –Steve Barlow, Steve Bird, Paddy Moran & Peter Willson – 24 points per player 

2nd – Colin Chisnall, Tommy Lawless and Alan Thomas – 23.3 points 

3rd – Peter Broady, Dave Craggs & Trevor Williamson – 23 points 

Tee Booking Schedule for Tomorrow:

Padding out the Newsletter

Light on news this week. It’s one of those weeks when I could have done with Rob Taylor to pad things out in his own inimitable and long-winded style!

And so I thought of the next best thing: Artificial Intelligence.

I put the following into Bing AI Chat:

“Write me a short golfing tale about Mr and Mrs Rob Taylor, playing at Lymm Golf Club in a strong wind, and Mrs Taylor gets a hole in one”.

And this is the response (I haven’t touched a single word of it). It could have been written by Rob himself. It just goes to show what a genius we have in Rob: he had arrived at Artificial Intelligence several decades before all the world’s best supercomputers caught up with him!

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It was a windy day at Lymm Golf Club, and Mr and Mrs Rob Taylor were enjoying a friendly round of golf. They had reached the 12th hole, a par 3 with a water hazard in front of the green. Mr Taylor teed off first, but his ball was caught by a gust of wind and landed in the water. He cursed and took a drop, hoping to salvage a bogey.

Mrs Taylor smiled and said, “Don’t worry, dear. It’s just a game.” She placed her ball on the tee and took a swing. Her ball flew straight and true, landing on the green and rolling towards the hole. Mr Taylor watched in disbelief as the ball disappeared into the cup. He dropped his club and ran to hug his wife, who was jumping up and down with joy.

“Hole in one! Hole in one!” she shouted. “Did you see that? I did it!”

Mr Taylor congratulated her and said, “That was amazing, darling. You’re a natural. I’m so proud of you.”

They continued their round, but nothing could top Mrs Taylor’s hole in one. She had the best score of her life, and Mr Taylor had the worst. But they didn’t care. They had shared a memorable moment, and they were happy.

Winter League, Round 2 of 10

Reporter: Paul Foster

Another fine and pleasant winter’s day. Very little wind, no sun to blind us and all on summer greens, does life get any better..?

A good turnout of 48 seniors ready to brave the extra holes on offer.

Another three incorrect handicaps used this week, one senior gave himself another 4 shots, but I spotted it..! please read the handicap page for your up to date handicap.

So, 48 players completed the 13 holes, 26 from Division 1 & 22 from Division 2.

9 played above the zone, at last this number is coming down

25 played in the zone, this number is going up, which is good

14 played below the zone, perhaps the extra holes tired a few out, It did me….!

A record six 2’s were recorded, John Armstrong, Mike Pigott, Ian Whitehead, Andrew Cox, Paul Lennie and Ron Thornton. It has to be mentioned John Armstrong scored his 2 on the 11th, scoring an impressive 5 points on 1 hole (more than my first four holes)

In the 1st Division 4 players played better than their handicap, topped by a terrific score from Michael John with 37 points, Michael got off to a great start, recording 3 points on each hole, for his first 4 holes (handicap suitably walloped). Good to see Tommy Lawless and Mike Pigott also on the 1st division podium. Mike bogeyed the first hole then played the next 12 holes in 1 under par gross, However, deviously, he kept himself warm and cosy with an impressive newly grown beard, grown without permission from the committee. I’ll be looking into this.

In the 2nd Division, 5 players played better than their handicap, the leading score belonging to Keith Melia with 35 points. John Higgins 2nd, and Ron Thornton 3rd.

Just a note here about the tennis wine group, unbeknown to me, after the late starters have finished on a Friday, Gordon Ballantyne and Art Laird purchase a bottle of red wine each for consumption with their teacakes and chips. Followed by an invitation from Alan Ranscombe, Art, Gordon and Colin Lees to join them at the Sadlers pub in Lymm. Members…please be aware of these ridiculously happy people..

Division 1 Results

Winner – Michael John with 37pts
R/up – Tommy Lawless with 32pts
3rd – Mike Pigott with 31pts

Division 2 Results

Winner – Keith Melia with 35pts
R/up – John Higgins with 33pts on a cpo
3rd – Ron Thornton with 33pts

Leader in the 1st division is now Mervyn Roberts at 3 under par, with 63 points, newly promoted from the 2nd division Phil Perry and Mike Pigott complete the top three, and are all under par.

Leader in the 2nd division is John Higgins, closely followed by Art Laid and Peter Willson.

Happy Mondays

Reporter Peter Willson

A bright sunny start with a cloudless blue sky only interrupted by passing high level jets and their vapour trails and the odd skein of geese 

A light breeze at first but it was cold. Hard frost and all on temporary greens. Played over the 13 holes open 

4 teams with 14 players 

The winners with an average of 25.5 points were 

Charlie Hill, Tony Lambert, Sammy Lee and Mike Pigott

2nd : Steve Barlow, Dave Craggs, Les Williams and Richard Yates – 24 points average 

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow: Thursday 18 Jan:

Happy 80th Birthday!

Happy 80th to Stuart White, whose birthday was yesterday (16 January).

Stuart will be presented with a LGC jumper by our chairman Mike Bennett.

Winter League – Round 1 of 10

Match Report: Paul Foster

The first round of the winter session was played on a rather pleasant day. Very little rain and no wind.

Three incorrect handicap used this week, please read the handicap page for your up to date handicap.

There were 43 players in total, 23 from Division 1 & 20 from Division 2, note division 1 is now 21 hcap and under, division 2 is 22 hcap and over.

13 played above the zone (I’ve got them..!)

21 played in the zone

9 played below the zone

Three 2s were recorded, John Armstrong on the 5th, Peter Willson & John Higgins on the 9th,

So to the all important results;

In the 1st Division 7 players played better than their handicap, topped by a super score from our chairman with 36 points. John Armstrong has now seen his handicap docked five times in six rounds, surely a candidate for the most improved player!

In the 2nd Division, 6 players played better than their handicap, the leading score of the day belonging to Steve Bramall with 38 points. The familiar name of Phil Ormesher looms large again on the podium!

Division 1 Results

Winner – Mike Bennett with 36pts
R/up – John Armstrong with 33pts on a cpo
3rd – Mervyn Roberts with 33pts on a cpo

Division 2 Results

Winner – Steve Bramall with 38pts
R/up – Art Laird with 36pts
3rd – Phil Ormesher with 35pts on a cpo

See the Leader Boards page for the full results.
See the Handicaps page for the updated handicaps.

Happy Mondays – 8 January

Match Reporter: Peter Willson

17 intrepid golfers set out in cold wintery sunshine but mainly dry underfoot with little frost but still plenty of mud. 12 holes open – played on main greens 

However but the time the 6th hole was reached a stiff breeze sprang up and it was freezing! 

Everybody was pleased to reach the warmth of the clubhouse where the cards were scrutinised and the winners were:

Steve Bramall, Tommy Lawless and Alan Thomas with a very respectable team average of 24 points.  

2nd with 23.75 points Charlie Hill, Ken Pearce, Ron Thornton and Peter Willson

Tee Booking Schedule for tomorrow (Thursday 11 Jan)

Happy New Year to all !

Comms were not very good last week. Some of us were away, and most of us have not ventured out to Lymm Golf Club, put off by the wet and windy weather.

Last week, I gave you some duff gen that I had received from rumour control. Apparently, Martin Franks is not the outright winner of Division 1 of the Autumn League; he shares first place with Michael John and John Armstrong. Congratulations to all three.

Winter League

The Winter League will begin this Friday, 5th January. Paul Foster has created an updated handicap list. See the handicap tab and/or the Seniors’ noticeboard.

On full consideration of the results and outcomes of the Autumn League, the committee has decided not to reset the handicaps for the Winter League. The adjustments of handicaps will continue on the same basis as the Autumn League.

Individual Stableford – Friday 29th December

Reporter: Peter Willson

A grey, dank morning but most managed to stay dry, if slightly muddy, throughout the round. Confusion as usual on the 1st tee – “what are we playing today ?” 

The planned Texas Scramble game was dropped and a decision made to have an Individual Stableford – played under WHS handicaps off 95% – not sure why as it’s a Seniors unofficial competition.

A little shuffling of players and off we set some at a great pace.
By the time the last groups arrived back in the clubhouse the early starters had departed – without leaving cards. From the remaining 3 groups – 10 players –  7 cards submitted and the winner Barry Smith with an astounding 30 points over the 12 holes open. Congratulations – Barry

Monies were handed over with the exception of the missing early participants – please see Barry with your contributions to his healthy purse

Tee Booking schedule for tomorrow (Thursday 4 January)