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Scores for Saturday 12 October 2024

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It was good to be back on our home course after visiting Donnington Valley last weekend, I will never complain about the slopes on ours again. The greens were in excellent condition today, unfortunately the ropes have been put up to protect the approaches and it is a long walk from your trolly when you end up short of the green. The weather was fairly kind to us today with a few showers towards the end. A small field of only 9 players with no outrageous scores. The course was fairly empty today and we had a leisurely four hour round. An excellent score from Steve Reynolds today to take first place, not the bridesmaid on this occasion. Martin Lythgoe asked for a picture of the colourful bruise he inflicted on me last Monday, he said it was for his wife. I (Paul), thought I was playing well today after a reasonable front nine but 1 point from the first four holes on the back put paid to any hope of winning anything. A special shout out to Andy for his par on the 11 his first of the year,
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Scores for Autumn Cup Day 2 Monday 07 October 2024

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Designed by Freepik After a good breakfast and a night’s sleep, some slept more than others, we arrived back at the golf course. Today the groups were in reverse order with the leaders going out last, except that is for the first group which comprised of three player that needed to get away early, two needed to catch flights and one for a family meal in London. The weather looking good on the forecasts. The leaders from the first day and going out last were Peter Williams, Steve Brewerton, Paul Gardner and Steve Reynolds. Would the winner come from this group or would they collapse under the pressure? The first to break was Steve Reynolds, well not Steve but his seven iron which he managed to wrap around a tree on the 2nd. Not a good start for Steve. On the 5th hole Paul “Blofeld” Gardner hit a shot to the green went to put his club in his bag and was hit in his side by a ball coming from the 6th. This the first of two assassination attempts to stop him gaining Swindle domination, this
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Scores for Autumn Cup Day 1 Sunday 06 October 2024

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The final away weekend of the year for the Aldwickbury Park Earl Birds swindle, fifteen golfers arrived at Donnington Valley golf club, fortunately nobody put Donnington Park into their Satnav and ended up at a race circuit in the east midlands. Some arrived early in the hope that they could get a breakfast at the club only to find there was minimal hot food available with a bacon bap taking 15 minutes to arrive. Not the best and we should have gone to McDonalds or Greggs on the way down like some others. In the club house Peter was given the nearest the pin and longest drive markers in exchange for his bank card which was held until the markers where returned. Apparently they get stolen! The course looked splendid, little did we know what was to come. Paul "Blofeld" Gardner had updated last year's spreadsheets to support score recording, however James highlighted a small issue with the handicaps which necessitated as last minute update before we started. James was the fi
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Scores for Saturday 28 September 2024

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Whilst the long shadow of Brian’s Volvo slowly left the golf club, for his final Early Birds Saturday Swindle, Paul Blofeld Gardner, stroked his snow white cat in his secret holiday hideaway, plotting his next move in Early Bird domination, determined to stop, once and for all, the spurious and continuous diatribe regarding rules and handicaps. Soon all the voices will be silent!!! Meanwhile in leafy Hertfordshire, we all set off with optimism and hope, on a beautiful and particularly Autumn morning. I did manage to miss my group, brain freeze and no reflection on the company of the two Martins and Jock, but fortunately due to JJ’s withdrawal I was able to join Richard Steve R and Coenraad and I’m sure you are all pleased I did! At this point I would like to thank Danny Maud on You Tube for my current good form. Particular sympathy to Richard, who entered the Medal, only to lose his ball on the first after his second shot, it quite simply disappeared and also to Coenraad, who showed
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Scores for Saturday 21 September 2024

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After a week of multiple polls and much discussion we got down to a great day of golf. Course conditions were excellent. Very lush fairways and the greens being a bit slower than normal. I played with two of the Peter's today, Peter Creighton and Peter Williams, both played an excellent game of golf. Thought I could compete with them but after a lost ball on the 10th, in the hedge on the 12th and one in the water on the 18th and I ended up with a very poor back nine.  All the golf Peter Creighton is playing has certainly helped his game, very positive on all of his shots and a solid round from Peter Williams. One more Saturday game with Brian present and then it will be the Autumn Cup away day. The average gross score today was 93.92 points and the average Stableford score was a very respectable 32.85. Best gross of the day was from Peter Williams with 80. There were 0 Eagles or better today. There were 7 birdies today. Jason Landau with 2 on holes 10 and 17. Peter Creighton w
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Score for Saturday 14 September 2024

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  Due to Brian moving in the next few weeks the newsletter team is looking for a person to assist with the production of this newsletter, do you have the skills required, a flair for an arty production, at least a grade C in English Language 'O' level or GCSE. Please make contact. No interview required and no remuneration provided, what more could you want? Anyway on to the golf.................... The day started out a bit chilly but turned into a beautiful day. The course was in fabulous condition with the bunkers that were in play in a good state. Lots of work going on around the course with a number of bunkers being worked on and the removal of the old winter green on the second, how many more will disappear I wonder?  A chip in for Andy Simpkin on the 6th to make a par even though it was a thinned shot, but I won't mention that. A monster 50ft putt for Jason on a hole that escapes my memory, told you I would forget by the time I got home Pete L. The average gross score
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Scores for Saturday 17 August 2024

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  Magic man was out with us on the course today. Paul Gardner (AKA Paul Daniels?) performed some pretty amazing slight of hand/magic with the ball on the putting green. We watched in amazement as he putted the ball straight through the flag to the opposite side of the hole. Had he done this just once we would've suspected it was just a fluke and maybe our good old friend lady luck was up to no good but he repeated this feat on a number of occasions. Did he make the ball disappear and reappear or was it the hole? Either way we were all perplexed by this show. Steve Brewerton had a go at doing what Paul was doing but could only manage to sling-shot round the hole and end some way back from where he came. Best leave these dark arts to those who understand them! Paul tried to play it down by missing a certain put on 16 by hitting the ground before the ball but we were not fooled by this, we've seen what he is capable of. Behind us on 16, Steve Reynolds found a way to avoid putting
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