Scores for Saturday 30 September 2023


A perfect day for golf following an almost perfect start to the 2023 Ryder Cup. Europe ahead 6 1/2 to 1 1/2 after day 1 and we all felt like a bit of Rahm magic was on the cards as we started off the day. In truth we were a bit more like the US as a group with people dropping out at the last minute probably protecting themselves for the big Red/Blue match-up tomorrow morning at Wokefield Park and confusion about who was joining which group as we kicked off. 

Steve B and myself both started as we meant to go on both blobbing the first hole although Steve managed a bit of low handicapper luck on the second. His second shot found the tree to the left on the approach to the green, a fairly hefty clunk suggested we'd find the ball somewhere level the tree. We scouted around unsuccessfully for a couple of minutes before Pete Creighton realised there was an extra ball at the back of the green. Yes, it was Steve's ball and he'd managed to ricochet onto the green in regulation. A par followed and all was well. 

Average scores were not great today with Gross average up at 95.2 and stableford down at 29.08. 

There were 8 birdies out there today, not surprising given the benign conditions: Steve Reynolds (9) Pete Laurence (3) Jock Hunter (1) Coenraad Fourie (4) Steve Brewerton (18) and James Miller (5) Well done all.

Our winner today is coming back into form, not quite at his best but good enough to beat Pete Laurence on count-back with 33 points. Congratulations Steve Reynolds, surely feels better than second spot I'm sure. 

Pete Laurence will be ruing the blobs on 12 and 17 which handed victory to Steve but manages to hold on to second place. Well done Pete.

The front 9 goes to Coenraad Fourie. Coenraad managed 21 points on the front 9 and stuck with numbers ending in one for the back 9 (11) Well done Coenraad

Jock Hunter wins the back 9 with 15 points leaving a few of us regretting the missed shots which could've left us with the point. Well done Jock.

See you tomorrow those taking part (come on you reds!!) Good luck next week for those taking part in the other Autumn Cup. Have a great week all.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Scores for Saturday 6 April 2024

Image
Middle of the green today! Windy again today, but that wasn't a problem! A nice warm brisk breeze from the south made it seem like we were driving into the wind for the most part today but we seemed to cope ok with that, it was the greens that were the problem. Even the best puts today were coming up short or swerving from the hole. All of them spent more time in the air than on the ground just bobbling along.  13 players set out today but only 12 returned. Jock was lost somewhere along the way leaving a 2-ball to wait patiently behind our 4 ball. Steve and Martin both made the most of the extra time they had (see below) Average scores were not great: 99.25 average gross score and 26.25 average stableford score. Judging from what I saw the putting was the biggest contributor to extra shots.  Only 2 birdies today. Martin Lythgoe on 10 and Brian Geddes on 18. Well done both! Still the extra time that Steve Reynolds had as a result helped him refocus for his back 9 and he came in...
Read more

Scores for Saturday 11 May 2024

Image
  Ball hunting was the game this week, at least for some of our number. The rough has thickened given the recent rain and sunshine combination and it's making it very hard to find balls that find their way in, not ideal for our standard of golf. This combined with the firming up of the course would make ideal conditions for our one and only metro-gnome and it looked like he was in the hunt on the front 9 until his groin gave out following the other side effect of good weather, gardening duty. I have a sign for you Paul, refer to it on Thursdays or Fridays.... Anyway rest up and we'll see you back to form in no time.  The weather this week was stunning, summer having followed us back from Menorca, thankfully the wind hasn't followed us! The course is in fantastic shape but they have let the greens grow out a bit making putting pace a bit tricky to judge. I'm sure this resulted in a few shots left out there this week, it did in our group.  Average scores this week reflect...
Read more

Score for Saturday 14 September 2024

Image
  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...
Read more