Seniors Golf this Friday

• Playing for – Autumn League – Round 4
• Format – Single stableford over 15 holes
• Handicap – 95% of course handicap
• Entry to competition on IG necessary? – Yes

Rules quiz

A player hits their shot out of bounds from the fairway. When dropping the ball under stroke and distance, they must drop the ball as near as possible to the spot from where the last stroke was made, no nearer the hole.

A – True
B – False

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Autumn League – Round 3 – Friday 9 October

Reporter: Steve Bird

I had the dubious pleasure of collecting the soggy cards for today’s competition and the big subject of conversation in the clubhouse afterwards was the anomaly as to what was par on the 15th. 

To clarify, as per Keith Melias email of 7 October, ‘stroke indexes and pars for all holes remain the same as the equivalent summer courses’ 

So the 15th remains a par 5. The problem was that, for whatever reason, it was allocated as a par 4 on ig. I spoke to Steve and Fizz about this and was informed that only Keith could correct the issue and he would do so when he returned after a day off. So, hopefully, by next week ig will be correct.

So, for the sake of clarity, I have shown both the ig score (in brackets) and the correct ‘card’ score.

A total of 36 players registered for today’s event which was marred by intermittent torrential rain. 24 completed the full 15, 6 started but didnt finish and 5 departed before starting.

No twos were recorded today.

Results

Division 1

Division 2

Happy Mondays Report – 12 October

Reporter: Steve Bird

Fifteen players today in three teams of 3 and three of 2.

The number of holes played, and indeed, which holes we played was very ‘fluid’ as initially Hole 1 was closed for work but by the time we reached the 11th this was also closed.

So not only did we have different numbers in teams but we had a variety of holes played in permutations of between 13 and 16, and the big challenge in the clubhouse was how to decide the Winners.

However, without resorting to Pi, integral calculus, Pythagoras, sines, cosines and tangents and the rules of thermodynamics, our Club Treasurer came up with a formula based on number of players in a team and number of holes played which was acceptable to all – some of us understood it and the remainder were probably too embarrassed to admit they didn’t.

So the winning team was that of Peter Willson and Andrew Barker (again) with a score of 5.34 (don’t ask!!)

Runners up were Steve Barlow, Kevin Bocquet and Tony Dixon with 5.23.

And the leading individual scorer for the day was…. who knows? My brain was, by now, frazzled after spending most of the weekend trying to understand last Fridays cards and whether the 15th is a par 4 or a par 5. (It IS still a par 5 by the way)

But most importantly….. a good morning was had by all.!!!

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 15 October

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 18 October

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer B
Explanation: See Rule 14.6b. When dropping a ball under stroke and distance in the general area, a ball must be dropped within one club-length of the point from which the previous stroke was made and in the same area of the course as that point.

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

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?

1. Alister represented Durham County Cricket at Under 14, 16 and 18 level as a leg spinner and aggressive middle order batsman
2. Alister turned down an invitation to play golf with American shock rocker Alice Cooper
3. ⁠Alister was a regional bridge master and played against Omar Sharif at Manchester Bridge club

Answer below

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!

Leader Boards

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.

Seniors Golf this Friday

• Playing for – Autumn League – Round 2
• Format – Singles stableford over 15 holes
• Handicap – 95% of course handicap
• Entry to competition on IG necessary? – Yes

Red tees option

All senior members now have the option to play from the red tees for the whole of their round should they choose to do so. Members should sign up for competitions in the normal way.

Handicaps for those playing from the red tees are shown in IG, under Handicap Record, Calculator, the handicap is beside Lymm 9 Minutes (Red) in the Playing Handicap (95%) column.

If you decide to play off the red tees your scorecard should be completed using the Par and Stroke Index next to the yellow column on the card, except for hole 12 which will be a par 4 off the red tees.

If you elect to play off the red tees you should complete your score in IG choosing the red tee option.

All of the above has been approved by the Club, is WHS compliant and your score will be taken into consideration for your handicap as normal.

Rules quiz

A player plays their second shot, searches for the ball briefly and then goes back and drops another ball under penalty of stroke and distance. Before the player can play the dropped ball, the player’s original ball is found within three minutes of when the player first started searching for it. What is the ruling?
A – The player must continue with the original ball.
B – The player must continue with the dropped ball.
C – The player may choose whether to continue with the original ball or the dropped ball.

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Autumn League – Round 1 – Friday 25 September

Reporter: The Editor

Our handicap secretary has ‘delegated’ this week’s report to me; so, I’ll keep it brief. 43 seniors took part in week one of our Autumn League, 18 in Division 1 and 25 in Division 2. You can check the full results, including which division you will be in, on the Club’s website. Congratulations to our week one winners: Grahame Brickell in the First Division with 33 points and Dave Craggs in Division two with 30 points. Compelling evidence that being a committee member is good for your golf. Top placings below:

Results

Division 1

Division 2

Joint winners of this week’s ‘bad planning award’ – Peter Willson and Mervyn Roberts who, on a windy day, both parked their trollies with umbrella mainsails aloft by the second green. Whilst putting out both of their trollies tacked into the bunker depositing their contents into the sand. This didn’t however prevent Mervyn from sinking his putt for a 2. Peter, who had recovered from his trolley tragedy by the 13th, carefully applied his brake and carded a 2 on that hole.

Two’s recorded (worth a sleeve of balls each):

Happy Mondays Report – 28 September

Reporter: Steve Bird

A heavy dew greeted 17 players comprising two teams 4 one team of 3 and three teams of 2. No wind and when the sun appeared a most glorious autumn day albeit with the low sun and fallen leaves sometimes hampering ball searches. But we mustn’t complain – we would take this any time.

The winning team was our starting pair of Eric Cox and Alan Thomas with an average score of 27.5

Runners up were Phil Lomas and Peter Willson with 25.5.

Best score of the day was Kevin Bocquet with 31 points closely followed by Mike Bennett with 30.

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 1 October

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 4 October

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer B
Explanation: See Rule 18.1. Once the player put another ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance, the original ball is no longer in play and must not be played.

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

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?

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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

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

Seniors Golf this Friday

• Playing for – Memorial Trophy
• Format – Single stableford over 15 holes
• Handicap – 95% of course handicap
• Entry to competition on IG necessary? – Yes

The overall winner will be awarded the trophy at the Annual Business Meeting on 16 October (see news item below). A donation bucket for our nominated charity will be on the bar in the clubhouse for you to donate your hard-earned cash.  The Committee will provide the customary shots of whiskey in remembrance of those members who have gone before, recent and past.

Rules quiz

As a player was searching in a pile of leaves, they accidentally kicked and moved their ball as well as a number of the leaves around the ball. The player estimated where the ball originally lay and replaced it on that spot but did not replace the leaves before making their next stroke. What is the ruling?
A – The player gets the general penalty for improving the lie of their ball.
B – There is no penalty.
C – The player gets one penalty stroke for causing the ball to move but does not need to replace the leaves.

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Championship Trophy – Friday 11 September

Author: The Editor

With our Handicap Secretary currently away in Aberdaron I am afraid that I have no report on last Friday’s Championship Game. I also had to withdraw after qualifying as my lovely daughter decided to move house on the day in question. Family first! So, I simply list the results of this prestigious competition below and convey hearty congratulations from all of the Seniors to our Championship Golfer Bob Ellison for a great performance on the day.

Results

Happy Mondays Report – 14 September

Reporter: Steve Bird

A ‘perfect storm’ of our Inter Club Match against Warrington, our Tatton League Fixture and our away game against Leigh on the following day meant that numbers taking part this Monday were down to 12, comprised of two teams of 4 and two of 2.

A beautiful autumn day with little or no wind, the sun now noticeably lower in the sky, lush fairways and superb greens made for ideal golfing conditions.

The winning team were Alan Copeland and Ken Pearce with an average of 30 points. Runners up with a score of 25.25 were Colin Chisnall, Sammy Lee, Alan Thomas and Dave Waggitt.

Top scorer for the day was Phil Lomas with a superb 33 followed by Alan Copeland with 32.

It says much for the other members of Phil’s team (me included) that despite Phil’s contribution we managed to come last – sorry Phil!

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 17 September

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 20 September

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer B
Explanation: See Rule 7.4 and Clarification 7.4/1. There is no penalty for accidentally moving the ball while trying to find it. In replacing the ball the player is not required to replace loose impediments.

Seniors Golf this Friday

Playing for – Championship Trophy Game (for those eligible)

Format – Stableford over 15 holes

Handicap – 95% of course handicap

Entry to competition on IG necessary? – Yes

Rules quiz

In stroke play, a player swings at and misses a wrong ball. What is the ruling?
A – There is no penalty.
B – The player gets two penalty strokes and the stroke at the wrong ball counts.
C – The player gets two penalty strokes but the actual missed stroke does not count.

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Bottle of Wine Competition – Friday 4 September

Reporter: Paul Foster

Confusion was the call of the day, with players wondering whether Friday’s competition was over 13 holes, 15 holes, or possibly whatever number they happened to fancy! The newsletter of 19th August did state that Friday’s competition would be over 13 holes because of the afternoon shotgun start, with concerns that not everyone would get back in time. Simple enough, or so we thought. In hindsight we should have reiterated this in last week’s newsletter, so apologies from the committee! (Editor’s note: future newsletters will always now start with details of what the Friday format will be).

In the end, 16 players completed 15 holes, while 8 players completed 13 holes. The 13-hole players entered their 13 holes into IG and put NS for holes 14 and 15. Thankfully, IG appears to have been less confused than the players. It doesn’t matter which holes were completed, because the competition had been set up as a 15-hole competition. The WHS algorithm then calculates an Expected Score for those unplayed holes based on your Handicap Index and course difficulty, rather than just automatically giving you a net par. Holes not started/skipped entirely for a valid reason (such as bad weather, fading light, sudden injury, or a hole closed for maintenance) are recorded as “Not Started” (often marked with an asterisk *).

So, if you played 15 holes, your score counts. If you played 13 holes, your score also counts. In short, everyone wins…apart from anyone who was hoping their missing holes would conveniently disappear!

So there we have it: 13 holes, 15 holes, holes not started, shotgun starts and a touch of golfing confusion — all sorted by the magic of IG! Official conclusion: Nobody really knew what was going on, but thankfully the computer did.

Back to the competition! The early starters were treated to heavy autumn rain, ensuring that nobody could complain about the greens and fairways being too dry! Thankfully, conditions improved for the later starters, who enjoyed a much more pleasant round. The fairways were a deep British Racing Green, the wind was mercifully light, and the greens were wonderfully receptive — although perhaps a little too receptive for some of the players’ approaches!

Despite the favourable conditions, only one player managed to beat par, proving once again that the course is considerably easier to admire than to actually score well on. A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all, with plenty of good golf, a few questionable shots, and, of course, the important matter of competing for that highly coveted Bottle of Wine.
Congratulations to the winner — and commiserations to everyone who went home empty-handed and had to buy their own wine!

Winner – Stuart Baird with 33 points

Happy Mondays Report – 7 September

Reporter: Steve Bird

Eighteen players started in six teams of three, although only five teams finished as they started – more of that later.!!

After heavy overnight precipitation the rain abated to leave a damp and lush course. No wind and a grey sky provided for good golfing conditions although the fairways are now greening up meaning the ball roll of a couple of weeks ago is much less and consequently stableford scores were lower.

The winning team, fresh from their victory at Abergele, was that of Mike Bennett, Colin Crail and Richard Yates with an average of 27.6 points

Runners up were Kevin Bocquet and Ken Pearce with 27. 

The latter team started with three members but Les Fecitt had foot issues, and he sadly had to depart after 9. Similarly, Ken had a massive blister on his heel and reverted to trench surgery, when he used a Hawkstone Park scorecard to provide a buffer zone between the back of his shoe and his heel. He gallantly finished his round with Kevin.

There were some notable individual scores – Richard Yates with 33 points, and Ken Pearce and Pete Broady with 28 points each. But ‘hole of the day’ must go to Colin Crail who had a gross 2 on the par 4 11th for five points!

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 10 September

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 13 September

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer C
Explanation: See Rule 6.3c. Since the player made a stroke at a wrong ball, they get the General Penalty, but the stroke does not count.

Rules quiz

A player is entitled to free relief when their ball is embedded in the rough.
A – True
B – False

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Seniors’ Exchange Day at Hazel Grove GC – Friday 28 August

Reporter: Ian Smith (LGC Seniors Competitions Secretary)

A high-quality field of Lymm senior golfers assembled at Hazel Grove Golf Club on Friday 28^th August for the inaugural seniors’ exchange day. At precisely the same time a group of senior golfers from Hazel Grove rocked up at Lymm for their reciprocal day out in line with the plan agreed between the two clubs at the beginning of the year.

Following some excellent pre-round clubhouse hospitality from the Hazel Grove staff, including freshly brewed filter coffee and ‘substantial’ bacon rolls, our 37 players prepared for battle in an individual stableford competition including a double checking of golf bags for waterproofs and brollies with some seriously dark clouds looming overhead.

The early groups were fortunate enough to start play in dry conditions, but this changed dramatically with an almighty downpour as the leading group reached the 6^th hole and the late starters were just going out. The weather conditions were an added challenge to what the course was already providing with some tricky tee shots and unpredictable greens. Thankfully the rain eventually relented in time for most golfers to finish their rounds in dry(ish) golfing attire.

They say that ‘form is temporary and class is permanent’ and in the end there was a handful of classy performances although only 3 out of our 37 golfers played to handicap or better.

Please see the table below for the winners and runners up in both divisions.

Results

Division 1 (handicaps 0 to 18)

Division 2 (handicaps 19 and above)

Well done to all the prize winning golfers and to all who took part in the day for ‘sticking with it’ in the face of some challenging weather which might have caused lesser mortals to head for the clubhouse mid round!!

The post match meal of Cheshire beef and ale pie followed by chocolate and raspberry cheesecake was of the highest quality and we were well looked after in all respects by the team at Hazel Grove. This definitely helped to create an overall positive view of the day and some excellent feedback has been provided by those who took part – about the golf course and the clubhouse hospitality. It has already been suggested that the exchange day could become an annual event in the seniors calendar so watch this space…..

Editor’s note: Once again, a massive thank you to Ian Smith on behalf of everyone who attended this excellent day out. From start to finish the planning, organisation and communications of this event were all first rate.

Happy Mondays Report

Reporter: Steve Bird

No report this week as Monday 31 August was a bank holiday.

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 3 September

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 6 September

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer A
Explanation: See Rule 16.3b. When a player’s ball is embedded in the general area, the player may take free relief.

Rules quiz

In match play, a player observes a breach of the Rules by his opponent but decides not to act on it. What is the ruling?
A – Both players are disqualified.
B – The player who ignored the breach is disqualified.
C – There is no penalty.

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Fun Game – Bottle of Wine competition – Friday 21 August

Reporter: The Editor

With ‘Far-flung Foster’ still on his jollies last Friday, a very brief report this week for the bottle of wine competition. Yet another victory for Les Williams who wins another bottle of high-quality vino. Ladbrokes have now opened a book on which will happen to Les first – a single figure handicap or alcohol dependency. Well played Les, can you make it three bottles of red in the same year?

Results

Happy Mondays Report – 24 August

Reporter: Peter Willson

A slightly chilly start (12 deg. C) but by the finish only a few fluffy white clouds against an azure-blue sky were to be seen and the temperature had risen to 21 deg. C.

What a perfect day for golf and for some of us – it turned out to be true – namely “Big” Ken Pearce – what a start he had 26 points on the front 9 followed by another 15 points on the last 6 holes – 41 points, surely one of the highest scores this year. The nearest competitor was Colin Chisnall with 33 points – although he did have the pleasure of scoring a birdie 2 on the 13th. He admitted to a poor, thinned tee-shot but this was followed by what can only be described as a wonderous 90 plus foot putt from the far end of the green. 

Colin’s score contributed to the overall winning total for team – Colin Chisnall, Alan Thomas and John White with an average of 30 per player. 

Second place – Les Fecitt, Paul Foster, Ken Pearce and Ron Thornton – 28.5 per player.

Total of 19 players – 2 x 4; 3 x 3 players and pair 1 of 2 

No Happy Mondays next week as it’s the late Summer Bank Holiday. Normal service resumes on Monday 7 September (yes, September is nearly upon us).

Correction – Championship Game – Friday 11 September

With apologies to our loyal readers, the Championship game will be held on Friday 11 September not on the incorrect date given in a previous newsletter. Please see the full list of qualifiers below:

Tee times for the Championship Game are set out in the table below.

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 27 August

Seniors whose names appear in green below have qualified for the Championship Game. This is a stableford competition, from the yellow tees, over 15 holes played off 95% of your course handicap. Please remember to enter the competition on IG once it is possible to do so.

Seniors whose names appear in black have been scheduled for a social game.

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 30 August

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer C. Explanation: See Rule 3.2d(4). If a player knows that the opponent has breached a Rule that has a penalty, player may choose whether or not to act on the breach.

Rules quiz

When should you play ready golf?
A – In match play you should play “Ready Golf” when it is safe and responsible to do so.
B – In stroke play you should play “Ready Golf” when it is safe and responsible to do so.
C – In match play and stroke play you should play “Ready Golf” when it is safe and responsible to do so.

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Find the Fact – John Armstrong

Only one of the following facts about John is correct. The other two are false. Can you pick out the true fact?

1. Whilst in Kenya John was involved in a bad traffic accident. He was taken by truck to the nearest medical facility which was a leper colony. The nurse that treated his injury was from Lymm
2. John has played golf at the Home Park Golf Course near Sandringham, a private members’ club for staff and invited guests only. The club has no public tee times
3. John has been stood next to Big Ben in the Elizabeth tower at the houses of Parliament whilst it was striking 11 o’clock

Answer below

Peter Herrity Trophy – Friday 14 August

Reporter: The Editor

No in depth report this week as our roving reporter Paul ‘Axeman’ Foster is currently in Portugal doing his bit to support the local wine producers. Results for the Peter Herrity Trophy below. Well done to the worthy victor Colin Hughes who was two points clear of the rest of the field. Colin’s victory adds him to the list of seniors who are eligible to play in the Championship Game on Friday 17 September

Happy Mondays Report – 17 August

Reporter: Steve Bird

Firstly, a warm welcome to Keith Edwards who has recently joined our group and will be playing most Mondays and Fridays.

A total of sixteen players made up two teams of 4, two of 3 and one of 2. Again, a good turnout because 16 of our group were playing in the interclub match.

The morning commenced with welcome drizzle and continued overcast with little or no breeze.

The winning team was that of Colin Chisnall, Eric Cox and Alan Thomas with a remarkable average score of 34.3.

Joint runners up were the teams of Bennett, Crail and Yates and Bird, Bocquet, Edwards and White with scores of 29. Top scorers for the day were Eric and Colin with 37 each. A commendable score of 35 by Kevin ‘three trees’ (you ask him) Bocquet was third highest individual score. 

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 20 August

Please note: As there is a junior shotgun start on the 20th of August the course needs to be cleared by 12.45. The Friday bottle of wine competition will therefore be played over 13 holes to make sure everyone can take part

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 23 August

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer B
Explanation: In stroke play, players may play “ready golf” in a safe and responsible way (see Rule 6.4b(2)).

Find the Fact answer

Answer 3 is correct; John has stood next to Big Ben while it was striking eleven. Everything in fact 1 is correct other than that it happened in Nigeria. Fact 2 is correct except that the course with royal connections is at Windsor, not Sandringham

Rules quiz

A player hits their shot out of bounds from the fairway. When dropping the ball under stroke and distance, they must drop the ball as near as possible to the spot from where the last stroke was made, no nearer the hole.
A – True
B – False

Answer at the end of this newsletter

Fun Game – Bottle of Wine Competition – Friday 7 August

Reporter: Steve Bird

A turnout of 22 for today’s competition which is a decent number when you consider that 16 of our members were playing in the home match against Ringway. Our tee times were split either side of those in the match which meant that some didn’t start until after 11 am and finished after 2:30.

Another glorious day weather wise with the course, and in particular the greens, looking magnificent.

The scoring reflected the conditions with 9 players playing better or equal to their handicaps.

Results

Happy Mondays Report – 10August

Reporter: Steve Bird

A perfect golfing day greeted 15 players comprising three teams of 3 and three of two.

The winning team Steve Gosling, Les Williams and Steve Bird with an average of 30.66 points.

Runners up were Mike Bennett, Colin Crail and Richard Yates with 29.66 – only one shot per player difference between the teams.

Individual best score was Les with 33 with Richard scoring 32.

Please note that Monday 31 August is a Bank Holiday where traditionally we do not play Happy Mondays. Therefore, there is no roster in this newsletter and no bookings to do this coming Sunday. 

Tee booking for Friday 28 August 2026

Rules Quiz answer

Correct answer B. Explanation: See Rule 14.6b. When dropping a ball under stroke and distance in the general area, a ball must be dropped within one club-length of the point from which the previous stroke was made and in the same area of the course as that point.