Seniors Golf this Friday
- Playing for – Autumn League – Round 3
- Format – Single stableford over 15 holes
- Handicap – 95% of course handicap
- Entry to competition on IG necessary? – Yes
Important Reminders
Please remember to pay your Senior’s subscription of £25 for 2026/27 which falls due for payment on the 1st of October.
Last call for our subsidised Presentation Lunch / Annual Business Meeting to be held on Friday 16th October. Cost for the meal is £15. There is a sign-up sheet on the Seniors’ noticeboard.
Holders of last year’s trophies please remember to have them engraved and returned to Dave Craggs or a Committee member before Friday 9 October. The cost of engraving can be recovered from Mervyn Roberts our treasurer.
Payments above should be made to:
- Lymm Golf Over 60s (Business account)
- Sort code: 60-20-29
- Account no: 50244779
- Reference: Your surname
Rules quiz
A ball is outside of the teeing area when any part of it lies outside of the teeing area.
A – True
B – False
Answer at the end of this newsletter
Find the Fact – Alister Cook
Only one of the following statements about Alister is correct. The other two are false. Can you pick out the true fact?
- Alister represented Durham County Cricket at Under 14, 16 and 18 level as a leg spinner and aggressive middle order batsman
- Alister turned down an invitation to play golf with American shock rocker Alice Cooper
- Alister was a regional bridge master and played against Omar Sharif at Manchester Bridge club
Answer below
Child Bereavement UK – A gentle request from Bob Ellison
Bob and his son are raising money for Child Bereavement UK in memory of Bob’s grandson Thomas who would have been ten this year. Bob’s son Simon is running in next year’s London marathon. Here is a link to Simon’s page where you can make a donation to this fantastic cause.
Autumn League – Round 2 – Friday 2 October
Reporter: Paul Foster
It was a typical autumn day on the golf course this week, with frequent showers, plugged balls and more changes of waterproofs than anyone really cares to admit. Dark, menacing clouds hovered over us for much of the round, but thankfully they mostly kept their worst intentions to themselves and the rain never got too heavy. Even our friendly crows decided that discretion was the better part of valour and, for once, chose not to venture up to the 10th hole. Clearly even they had checked the weather forecast! Funny ‘Moment of the Day’…award went to Andy Timm’s trolley, which apparently decided that golf was far too slow and took matters into its own hands. With a mind of its own, the trolley suddenly took off, leaving Andy and Ian Smith with the unenviable task of chasing after it down the 6th fairway, looking very similar to the ending of a Benny Hill show! Whether Andy was trying to catch his trolley or the trolley was trying to escape Andy remains unclear!
Congratulations to all the card markers, every one correct…Well done…
Once again, Grahame Brickell came out on top in Division One. His run of form is becoming something of a problem, and there are growing calls for hatchet man Foster to step in and do something about it! At this rate, Grahame’s handicap might soon put him in the elite class of players…
This week’s Division Two winner was Les Williams, who navigated the showers, plugged balls and general autumnal chaos to come out victorious. Congratulations to both winners — and to everyone else who managed to keep their balls, waterproofs and trolleys under control!
2s today were Mark Pickles…AGAIN…. and Martin Franks
Until next week… keep swinging, keep smiling, and watch those runaway trolleys!
Happy Mondays Report – 5 October
Reporter: Steve Bird
Firstly, a warm welcome to our newest member Andrew Barker who made his first appearance with Happy Mondays. He wishes to play as a ‘regular’ and everyone will get the pleasure of playing alongside him in due course.
A glorious autumn morning greeted 13 players, one team of 4 and three of 3.
The winning team was that of Andrew Barker, Steve Bird and Alan Copeland with an average score of 28.
Runners up were Phil Lomas, Ken Pearce, Steve Rowley and Peter Willson with 25.5.
Top scorer for the day was Andrew Barker with 32.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 8 October
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 11 October
Rules Quiz answer
Correct answer B
Explanation: See Rule 6.2b. A ball is in the teeing area when any part of the ball touches or is above any part of the teeing area
Find the Fact answer
Answer 2 is correct. While working at American Golf Alister received an invitation to play with Alice Cooper at the Worsley Marriott course. He turned the invitation down because he didn’t think his golf was good enough. He did however meet the famous dead chicken flinger backstage after his Manchester gig. Answer 1 refers to Sir Alistair Cook. Answer 2 is partly correct: Alister was a regional bridge master, but he didn’t play against Omar Sharif despite being in the same bridge tournament in Manchester.
Newsletter editor: Ian Goodman
