Draw for the Andy Ward Winter Pairs Knockout

Reporter: Peter Willson

The draw for partners and the schedule of games has been made.

Thanks to Russ Jones and John McCue for calculating dates and entering the draw for this competition into the club website. Here is the draw, with all details of partners, rounds and expected play-by dates. If you are entered into the draw, you should see a link to the draw in your ‘Upcoming Competitions’ section on the website.

If any players now cannot make the draw please let me know and I can substitute another player before a 1st round match is played.

Good luck to all contestants.

Interclub friendly versus Leigh, home at Lymm, Friday 13 September

Reporter: Mike Bennett

There is an excellent relationship between our two clubs, and so everybody was looking forward to playing in this fixture.

The match was played in good weather. The course was in excellent condition, which was acknowledged by all Leigh playing members.

All enjoyed the meal and speeches after the match.

The result was: Lymm 5 Leigh 3

Mike Bennett and AndyTimms W 2up
Grahame Brickell and Dave Meir W 2up
Tommy Lawless and Jeff Chapman W 1 up
Russ Jones and Peter Willson W 2 up
Peter Broady and Phil Ormisher  L
John Hayes and Dave Craggs L 3&1
Martin Lowe and Steve Bird W 4 & 3
Ian Whitehead and Alan Ramscombe L 2 & 1

Caricature of Phil ‘Little Voice’ Lomas

Ian Lane at Leigh GC is a talented cartoonist, who remembered Phil Lomas becoming totally submerged in a pond when trying to save his runaway trolley. Ian sent this image to us. I’m not sure if it resembles Phil, but at least Ian remembered the big moustache!

Happy Monday’s Stableford competition – 16th September

Reporter: Peter Willson

A thoroughly damp, dank and misty start which was a little on the chilly side – just as we finished the sun came out, as promised, and the temperature rose with blue skies.

Low scoring all round this week – difficulties seem to have been experienced by many on the greens, with some tricky pin placements:

Game: Team Stableford

7 teams – 22 players 

Winners – Steve Barlow, Pete Broady and Ken Narraway – 23.7 points per player 

2nd: Dave Craggs, Tony Dixon, Charlie Hill and Ron Thornton – 22.5 ppp  

3rd: Mike Bennett, Colin Crail, Les Williams and Richard Yates – 21.8 ppp

Bottle of Wine competition – Friday 13th September

Reporter: Peter Willson

BoW competition held whilst Interclub match against Leigh at Lymm was held.

A dry, sunny day without wind, cool at first. But the rain this week has slowed things up with some mud being picked up on balls on the bottom holes.

Winner: John White – 30 points 

2nd: Colin Crail – 28 points – CPO over last 6 holes 

3rd Sammy Lee – 28 points 

Round 1 of Autumn session & Memorial Trophy game: Friday 4^th October

Reporter: Dave Craggs

This will be the first game of the Autumn session, best 5 from 10 scores,  so please ensure you enter the competition when it opens to be sure your score is recorded. As in last year’s Autumn League, we will have two divisions.

On the same day we will also be playing for the Memorial Trophy which will be awarded to the player with the most points on the day.  There will be shots on the bar after the game together with a donation bucket for donations to our charity Prostrate Cancer. Please ensure you bring some cash and, please, no washers or foreign currency!

 Presentation Lunch / Annual Business meeting: Friday 18^th October

Reporter: Dave Craggs

The presentation lunch this year will be held on Friday 18^th October.

The format will be the same as our previous presentation lunches. The business of the ABM will precede the presentation of our 2024 Trophies to those that triumphed during this season.

No long lists to plough through nor boring monologues – just the usual barrel of laughs and a fitting end to another fabulous season.

We aim to sit down to dinner at 14.00 hours – so please plan to be there before to allow time to enjoy a pre-lunch drink with your friends if you so wish.

A list is now upon the notice board in the locker room. Please get your names down as soon as possible so we can have a clear shot at reckoning the numbers for Karen and her team.

The cost is £10.00 and should be paid to:-

Lymm Golf Over 60s
60-20-29
50244779
Ref: ABM-surname

Please note: this is not the same bank account that we use for interclub competitions.

Tee-Booking Schedule for tomorrow: Thursday 19 September

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 22 September

Please be on time booking your slots. Mondays are becoming more at LGC, therefore please be on the pulse of 20:00.

If you’re unable to book in yourself at 20:00 please ask one of your team to do it for you

Newsletter Editor: Mark Pickles