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.