Volunteers Required!

Andrew Cox would like volunteers in the section section to help raking bunkers on Friday, after we have played golf.

As you probably know, we are temporarily understaffed by greenstaff. Over the next few weeks this will problem will be made worse, as each member of the greenstaff takes a week’s holiday, in rotation.

Andrew has asked how we can help, the greenstaff suggest that we can rake the bunkers on Friday afternoons, which is a task that is done every Friday in preparation for the Saturday competition. Andrew suggests that those of us who would like to volunteer are nominated bunkers on two or three holes. Please contact Andrew if you think you can help.

Summer League, Round 5, Friday 31 May

Reporter: Paul Foster

A beautiful early summer’s day, a great day for golf, but we didn’t seem to make the most of it, with only 5 out of 39 scoring under par. Note there were a cards handed in that had not had their scores entered via Ig, and some scores entered via Ig but didn’t hand their cards in!!

Thanks and congratulations go to Mike Pigott on his 70th birthday for providing a celebratory shot of Whisky (or was it Whiskey) to all seniors on the day. I can’t believe he’s 70…Mike must have had a very easy paper round..or perhaps non at all..!

Onto the results…

Winner of the first division was Paddy Moran with 33pts, followed by Mike ‘70’ Pigott with 32pts a cpo over 3rd placed John Higgins. (who blobbed the 15th after looking at his score for the first time in the round on the 15th tee)

In the second division, the winner was Ron Thornton with the top score of the day of 34pts, r/up was newcomer Alan Copeland with 31pts, and in 3rd place Michael John with 30pts.

Mike Pigott now leads the way in division 1 with Martin Franks and Paul Collins tucked in behind. These three wise men are 15 pts ahead of the field.

In the second division, Michael John still has a sizable lead going into the second half of the summer comp, Michael stays at 22 under par, playing for a distant second place are Bob Ellison and Richard Yates.

Four 2s recorded today, Alan Burton, John Higgins, Martin Lowe & Peter White.

Interclub Friendly – Hale V Lymm

Reporter: Andy Timms (CoD)

On a day that started with clouds and the odd shower, but ended in bright sunshine, the seniors chosen to represent Lymm at Hale acquitted themselves admirably (well, most of them did)!!

The course itself was in excellent condition, particularly the greens which were fast and true, and as ever we received a first-rate meal following the golf as we’ve all come to expect from this venue. Even the captain’s joke raised a laugh, so all told a good day out and another win for our Seniors team.

Match results – 
Andy Timms & Jeff Ashurst – Won 4&2
Grahame Brickell & Pete Broady – Lost 4&3
John Woodward & Steve Gosling – Lost 3&2
John White & Dave Craggs – Won 6&5
Stuart Baird & Paul Collins – Won 2&1
Phil Perry & Ron Thornton – Lost 3&2
Jeff Chapman & Paul Lennie – Won 4&3
Steve Bramhall & Steve Barlow – Won 2&1

Overall score – Lymm – 5, Hale 3

Happy Mondays – Waltz

Reporter: Paul Foster

Yet another day of mass confusion, deliberation, disputes, debate, conflict and challenges, all for the sum of seventeen English Stirling one pound gold coins. This week’s fun game, the Waltz we had two teams of 2, three teams of 3 and one team of 4. Steve ‘mathematician’ Gosling construed some method of turning all the teams into 3 balls. (that’s why Steve is the treasurer and we’re not).

Weather was fair, with a smattering of rain early doors. Sanctuary was taken with lots of discussions back in the clubhouse, over lashings of hot coffee and a teacake.

Leading the way with a fine score of 8 under par were team El Bandito, consisting of Steve ‘chipped in twice’ Barlow and big Ken Pearce. Their third person’s score selected at random being Steve Gosling.

(Can I just point out if Steve Barlow had chosen Mark Pickles or Steve Bramall instead of Steve Gosling as their ‘ghost’, they would have finished in 4th place….just saying….)

The honourable runners up, a set of fine upstanding young men, who played the wrong format, before correction in the clubhouse were team Top Banana Collins, Foster and Bird. In third were newcomers Alan Copeland, Ray Rigby with Peter Willson. Also rans were team Bramall, Pickles & Gosling. Team Narraway, Cox, Bocquet and Broady, wooden spoonists were team Booth and Lomas who picked Mr Pickles as their third persons score. (if they had chosen Steve Gosling instead, they would still have won the wooden spoon)

A very enjoyable mornings golf had by all.

Tee-booking schedule for tomorrow (Thursday 6 June)

Happy Mondays Tee Booking (on Sunday 9 June)

Welcome to a new member of the senior section:

Ray Rigby

Hello senior golfers! 
I’m Ray Rigby and have been a member for over 3 years now but soon after joining I was taken seriously ill and couldn’t play for 7 months. I’m now fully recovered and try to play 3 times a week. I’ve been an avid golfer since my early twenties and have been a member of local clubs including Birchwood, High Legh, The Mere, Frodsham and Widnes. Hopefully my nomadic period is over and I am now very happy here at Lymm. I can honestly say out of all of my previous clubs Lymm is by far the friendliest and I know more people here than  all of the others combined!

I look forward to meeting you all over the next year!

Newsletter Editor: Mark Pickles

[ I know that a few people have recently joined the senior section. If you are new to the senior section, please send me a photo of yourself and a short write up, to introduce yourself. ]