Winter League – Round 6 of 8

Match Reporter: Peter Willson

A cold day only 5 degrees but it felt much colder with the stiff Easterly breeze. 

47 entrants and at least 5 NR’s

Division 1 – 27 entries. Division 2 – 20 entries 

Only 3 players bettered their handicaps this week, with 31 players in the “no change” zone and 13 playing worse than their handicaps   

Handicaps – only 2 incorrect handicaps used and corrected this week. There will be 9 handicap changes next time – please check your handicaps before Friday’s game 

Three 2’s scored this week – Tommy Lawless – 9th , Paddy Moran – 13th and Ian Whitehead – 5th 

Division 1 – Winner this week is Peter White with 32 points followed by Tommy Lawless with 31 and Colin Crail on 30.

The Division 1 leader is still Paul Lennie with Dave Meir and Mark Pickles following 4 points behind. Andrew Cox and Mike Pigott are a further 5 points back 

Division 2 – Winner this week is “Super” Joe Priestner with 31 points followed by Keith Melia and Peter Willson with 30 points 

Steve Bramall maintains his position on the top of the pile but his lead has been cut to 1 point by Joe Priestner. John Higgins is a further 5 points back 

Only 2 rounds to go and it’s still all to play for !

Happy Mondays – 11th March

Reporter: Peter Willson

Game – Best 2 from 3 or Best 3 from 4 

Played over 14 holes – 9th closed for new bunker build .

6 teams – 19 players 

Weather – dry, no wind, cloudy and 6 deg. C

Winners:
Steve Gosling, Mark Pickles and Dave Waggitt: +11 (11 points better than level 2’s)

Men’s Committee Annual Business Meeting – Thursday, 7pm

LGC main committee will hold its business meeting tomorrow at 7pm. Please try to attend if you can. Its own rules stipulate that at least 30 members attend in order to form a quorum, but last year that number was not reached, making it impossible to ratify the measures.

The main men’s committee supports our senior section committee, with Andy Timms representing us. The whole club benefits from the work of the men’s committee. If you can attend tomorrow, it would be much appreciated.

Mike Smith Plate

The entry sheet for the Mike Smith Plate – Summer Individual Knock-out is now on the seniors’ noticeboard. Please add your name if you wish to compete.

Peter Willson will take the list down on Friday 5th April in order to do the draw.

No booking schedule for tomorrow

Grahame Brickell informs me that he does not need to do a booking schedule for tomorrow, because Friday 29th March is Good Friday.

Goodbye Charlie

Charlie Heath, my best friend at LGC, is leaving us for pastures new, although many of us are hoping he will return to LGC occasionally to play as a guest.

Charlie and his partner Irene will be spending much of their time in Charlie’s native Doncaster, on Charlie’s super new narrowboat, to be moored in a marina at Doncaster. Charlie will be rejoining his old club: Doncaster Golf Club. However, Charlie and Irene will continue to be based in Cronton (on the Cheshire/Merseyside border).

I’m sure everyone in the senior section wishes Charlie well in his new adventure, and I know that I will be far from the only LGC senior to miss him!

Newsletter Editor: Mark Pickles