Aldwickbury Park Early Birds

Excellent weather today, light wind, hot but not as hot as it has been. Course looking quite good considering the amount of heat we have had this week. Greens slow but they are probably being saved for the Club Championship next weekend, expect them to be much quicker. Today was more than golf but the farewell to three of the Swindle, Peter Williams moving to another club and Peter Laurence and Tony Froud moving to 5 day members. Peter Laurence has been with us since 2006 so twenty years, Tony Froud since 2010 so sixteen years and Peter Williams 2021 so only five years. They will all be missed as they all added something to the group. We will see Peter L and Tony around the course and no doubt occasionally grace us with their presence on our away weekends. Peter Williams is also welcome to join us as once a Early Birds always and Early Bird.  First and second was tight today with Martin Lythgoe taking the spoils with 36 points, well done Martin. A solid 35 gave Richard second. That...

Gardner Masters the Course While the Rest Master the Excuses Another week, another gathering of golfing optimists assembled with dreams of glory, tales of miraculous practice sessions, and a variety of brand-new excuses already prepared for the clubhouse afterwards. Fifteen players teed it up hoping for a place among the prizes, but by the end of the day there was one clear winner and plenty of stories involving unlucky bounces, missed putts, and "the best round I've played in years despite the score." Gardner Produces a Masterclass While the rest of the field spent the afternoon alternating between moments of brilliance and moments best described as "character building," Paul Gardner quietly went about compiling the round of the day. His winning total of 39 Stableford points was built on consistency, smart course management, and a remarkable ability to avoid the sort of catastrophic holes that featured prominently in many of his competitors' scorecards. A...

Great weather today fairways were running fast and greens less so. Excellent win for Martin Lythgoe this week with a solid 38 points and two birdies. Andy a commendable 37 points to grab second, poor bunker play scuppered a win for Andy. Praise must go to Roger Gibbs who was the only player to score a par on the 6th hole, the hardest hole on the course, well done Roger. Paul received rapturous applause from the patio when he hit his second onto the green to within 10ft and score a fine par, Paul didn't think it was that good when he hit and threw his club to the ground in disgust before seeing the ball land on the green, forever the optimist Paul, not. Next week is the Swindle Challenge, a competition we have never won. We have 11 players participating, could this be our year! The average gross score today was 90.13 and the average Stableford score was a very respectable 32.38. Best gross of the day was from Richard Hyne with 83. There were 0 Eagles or better today. There were...

Great weather this weekend heading into the bank holiday, somewhat rare as it normally rains. A great win for Martin Lythgoe with 38 points, closely followed by Richard on 37 points. Thanks for the contributions from a number of guest writers this week From Steve R Sighted, the rare occasion of Tony hitting a wood, it went straight and true, must have been lucky. A very dapper hat. From Richard The weather was lovely which lead to a fight to get a shady seat on the patio. Golf was good in parts with Jock keeping up his recent form. Roger not so much. But Roger did excel with his impressive command of Anglo Saxon. If Jock and I were younger, less worldly wise, men we might well have blushed. Guest writer this week was ChatGPT! The Unfortunate Case of Andy’s Round Subject: A catalogue of avoidable misfortune, suspicious circumstances, and general golfing injustice during Andy’s round. Andy’s latest golfing outing provided compelling evidence that there is, in fact, no shortage of things ...

Weather was fine today with little wind and no rain. The greens were much better than of late with far fewer bumps. Quite a good turnout of 15 players with a few missing due to Summer Knockout commitments and holidays. Some excellent scoring again this week with the winner Jock scoring a mighty 41 points and one of the best gross scores of the day 82 shared with Peter Laurence. Not much to write about this week apart from Steve B having a few tantrums and throwing the odd club. From reporter Duncan on the course "For those that don't know. Andy found a secret par 6 hole at Aldwickbury yesterday. We've all been playing the 8th as a 508 yard par 5 up the hill but there is a secret 585 yard par 6 hole in the same area with invisible trees which you have to navigate around. I've drawn out how Andy played it yesterday to help you all visualise it." From reporter Roger Gibbs on the course "Jock misses out on hole in one on 14th" The average gross score today w...

The weather was kind to us today, no rain, warm and no wind, something we have been plagued with for a while. The greens are much improved but still slow, I'm sure they will be faster for the Coronation Cup next weekend.  A good turn out of 17 players this week making it a worthwhile week to win. The winner this week with a magnificent 42 points was Peter Williams, Peter played a fabulous round and was sinking putts from all over the green. A huge one of 20 feet or so on the 12th gave him a well deserved  birdie. It's the first weekend of the Summer League, I'm sure his team will be very pleased! A commendable 37 points for Steve Brewerton gave him second place. Some good scoring this week with half the field scoring 34 points or more. An injury for Richard who managed to hit his ball into the hedge on the 13th and cut his head whilst retrieving it. Carried on as it was merely a scratch. The average gross score today was 92.41 and the average Stableford score was 32.00. Be...