Summer League Round 8 of 10

Reporter: Paul Foster

It ain’t half hot mum…!

Only 6 players beat par on Friday. Well, It was I believe like playing on the runway at terminal 2 at Manchester, all wearing Benny Hill shorts and silly hats, you know it makes sense to cover up… and slap on the sun cream…

44 hot and bothered entries for round eight of the Summer league, which is now starting to take its final shape. N,n,n,n,n 19 from players from division 1, and 25 from division 2.

No 2s recorded, Mr Gosling is well pleased again!

Division 1 Results:
Winner – Dave Meir with 33pts
R/up – Peter White with 30pts on a CPO
3rd – Paddy Moran (that man again) with 30pts

Division 2 Results:
Winner – Stuart Baird with 33pts
R/up – Dave Craggs with 32pts on a CPO
3rd – Bob Ellison with 32pts

Still leader in division one is PC Collins, followed now by newcomer Colin Royle, and Paddy Moran. Clear leader in division two is still our favourite Joe Priestner, followed by Stuart Baird, then Barry Smith.

A great run of 9 consecutive pars from Mike Pigott. One ‘keep a six off your card’ from the 1st division: Martin Franks. No-one managed a ‘keep a seven off your card’ from the 2nd division.

Senior Friday competitions in Ig have been tweaked, such that, all rounds from now on, will not require an NS to be entered for the last 3 holes.

Happy Mondays – 23 June

Reporter Paul Foster

The Four Seasons…!

What a difference a day makes…Play started in the wind and rain, with players donning winter hats (Dave Waggitt’s luminescent hat taking the silly hat award) and coats, with umbrellas a plenty. Not a good day for scoring.

Six teams, consisting of 20 hardy souls, battled through to compete for the gold coins. A really tight battle ensued, with first to fourth places separated by an average of just 0.66 points per person.

Winner of the day were team Craggs, Foster and Narraway, beating by a solitary point that well know solicitor’s firm Copeland, Cox, Lomas & Lee.

Top dog was Steve Rowley with an excellent 34pts. Funnies: from 10 yards, Dave Craggs managed to hit flush, slap bang in the middle the 150yd marker post on the 14th, Dave’s ball rebounded no less than 60 yards back towards the tee he had just left…! Tony Dixon drove into the fairway bunker on the 8th, and played an excellent shot towards the green. His playing partners could not find the ball, until Tony checked the hole, and it was there! A great eagle 2!

By the size of the poop splashed all over Paul Foster’s bag, we have a Pterodactyl soaring above the trees above the 10th hole.

Tee-booking schedule for tomorrow (Thursday 26 June)

The tee-booking schedule tomorrow is for the Gordon Wood Trophy, an 18-hole competition for Senior Section members only.

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 29 June

Senior’s Calendar

Check the Seniors’ noticeboard for entry sheets for:

The Mitre Cup (Seniors v Ladies) on Tuesday 12 August.

Seniors v Juniors on Wednesday 20 August.

Dave Craggs has updated the Seniors’ Calendar. (See the ‘Senior Section Calendar’ tab.)

Please note that we have moved round 10 of the summer league to 18 July, because it conflicted with the Captain’s Charity Day on 4 July (with a shotgun start at 13:00. 4 July will be a fun comp for the seniors.

BBQ on Friday

If you are attending the Seniors’ BBQ on Friday, please make sure that you have money in your bar account beforehand. Karen will be taking £5 from all names on the list on Friday morning.

Annual Business Meeting – Election of Committee Members

Reporter: Dave Craggs

Whilst this may seem an early request we would like all members to give some thought to putting their names forward to join the Seniors Committee in October.

The end of our financial year sees a number of our 10 elected members completing their term in office.

We therefore have a seats to fill at this year’s Annual Business Meeting which is on the 17th of October (concurrent with the Presentation Lunch).

We need volunteers now please! A list asking for nominations will be pinned onto the Senior’s Notice Board in the Locker room.

If you would like to give something back to the Senior’s by joining the Committee, please: Add your name to the list, or speak to any member of the existing Committee, or e-mail/ phone the chairman, John Armstrong.

If more applications are received than seats available voting papers will be prepared, and a run off will be held at the ABM.

The closing date for applications is the 15th of October (2 days before the ABM)

Many thanks,
Dave Craggs, Secretary to the Gents Seniors committee.

Newsletter Editor: Mark Pickles