Seniors Golf this Friday
- Playing for – Autumn League – Round 1
- Format – Singles Stableford over 15 holes
- Handicap – 95% of course handicap
- Entry to competition on IG necessary? – Yes
The Autumn league is played over ten rounds with your best five rounds scoring. Players are split into Division 1 (seniors with a 95% paying handicap of 19 or below) and Division 2 (those with a 95% playing handicap of 20 or above). No-one moves between the divisions once the league is underway. Here is a link to a page showing which division you are in. Our handicap secretary Paul Foster will update the document before battle commences.
Now that the days are getting shorter our ‘Man Friday’ Mike Kendal will start putting you out a little later each week.
Good luck all!
Rules quiz
A player is always entitled to free relief from tractor marks in the general area when the grass is cut to fairway height.
A – True
B – False
Answer at the end of this newsletter
Find the Fact – Barrie Simpson
Only one of the following statements about Barrie is correct. The other two are false. Can you pick out the true fact?
- Barrie is a published author having written a book about his other hobby, tropical fish. The book is called ‘Tropical Fish Care Handbook’ and has been in print now for 16 years
- In his younger days Barrie quit his job, hitchhiked alone across Canada into the Rockies then down to California, climbed in Yosemite National Park and then hitched back to New York via Chicago
- Barrie once won a wildlife photography competition with a picture of a heron that wasn’t actually a heron. It was a plastic garden ornament
Answer below
Memorial Trophy – Friday 18 September
Reporter: The Editor
Continuing his recent run of good form John Armstrong was the clear winner of the Memorial Trophy with an impressive score of 36 points over the 15 holes played.
Results
| Winner | John Armstrong | 36 points |
| Runner up | Mike Bennett | 33 points |
| 3rd place | Richard Smyllie | 29 points |
Happy Mondays Report – 21 September
Reporter: Steve Bird
With eight of our regulars being involved in the final Inter Club Match of the season our numbers were severely depleted with only eight players present making up two teams of three and one of two.
The winning team was that of Alan Copeland, Eric Cox and Alan Thomas with an average score of 27
Runners up were Steve Bird, Tony Dixon and Les Williams with 25.6 and to complete the picture we have Mike Bennett and Richard Yates with 25.5.
Top scorers for the day were evenly spread across the teams with Alan Copeland on 29 and Tony and Richard on 27 each.
Hopefully as there are now no matches until Spring 2027 our numbers will be back up to usual levels next week and just a reminder that Happy Mondays is open to all Seniors. If you are not a ‘regular’ please feel free to add your name to one of the teams should you wish to join in.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 24 September
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 27 September
Rules Quiz answer
Correct answer B
Explanation: See Clarification Ground Under Repair/1. A rut made by a tractor is not ground under repair by default, but the Committee is justified in declaring a deep rut to be ground under repair.
Find the Fact answer
Answer 2 is correct. Barrie did quit his job and hitch hike across Canada and the USA in his younger days
Newsletter editor: Ian Goodman
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