Scores for Saturday 15 March 2025



Weather was kind to us today, quite cold with, at times, a stiff wind. Course playing shorter and greens playing faster. All ropes gone except the 13 for some reason, no more winter wheels. Two bunkers now filled in on the 12th.

Great round for James today to take the win with 40 points and a gross of 73.

Some of the things said by his peers.

"Amazing round today James. Well played. 40 points off 5??? That will be the best round of the year !!!"

"One over Par!!! Hope everyone appreciates how amazing a round that is"

"Bloody Nora! Imagine if he could chip"

"No comment…."

So regarding the chipping for James, not his best part of the game, today he replaced chipping by putting whenever he got near the green, even from the rough apparently. Obviously worked very well for him.

Also some excellent front nine scores of 20 points. Tony felt let down by Martin Lythgoe as Tony was hoping that Martin would take second and gift him the front nine, in my experience that never happens, best to play your own game.

Martin Deery played a solid round but was let down by his poor putting.

Late News update (16/03/2025) from our reporter on the ground

"Also like to note that Martin Le holed a 45ft birdie putt from the front of the 7th green. And Steve B had a superb birdie on 17 by landing his Rhamquarterswing tee shot 30 yards short and rolling it on to 2.5 ft. Which he holed like a bomb disposal expert cutting the red wire."

The average gross score today was 93.83 points and the average Stableford score was 29.67.

Best gross of the day was from James Miller with 73.

There were 0 Eagles or better today.

There were 6 birdies today.

James Miller with 2 on holes 2 and 18.
Martin Lythgoe with 1 on hole 7.
Peter Creighton with 1 on hole 14.
Jock Hunter with 1 on hole 4.
Stephen Brewerton with 1 on hole 17.

Our winner today with 40 points was James Miller.
In second place on 33 points was Paul Gardner.
The front 9 went to Martin Lythgoe with 20 points.
The back 9 went to Coenraad Fourie with 17 points.

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