Thursday 27th.November

Result of today's Pairs, Better Ball:

1st. -  Barry Holmes and Gerry Collier -  44 pts.
2nd. - Dave Westman and Derek King -  43 pts. (C.B.)
3rd. -  Bob Kirkwood and Ron Deacon - 43 pts.

There were 3 incorrectly completed cards today which were unfortunately DQ'd!!

Tuesday 25th. November 2014

The result of today's Roll Up (18 players)

James Barnatt - 36 pts.
Mike Steward - 35 pts.
Geoff Mills -     34 pts.

The U-Boat Competition

A reminder that there is a sign up sheet on the notice board for the matches scheduled for Thurs. 4th. December. If you are in Round 1 and all of your group are able to play on that day, please book your tee time asap.
If you are not involved with the U-Boat, the 1st. tee will be available from 9.04 a.m. and I am hoping that the 10th. tee will be available from 8.04 a.m. Watch this space!

STINCHCOMBE HILL GOLF CLUB - SENIORS PAIRS OPEN 2015

STINCHCOMBE HILL GOLF CLUB

Dursley, Gloucs, GL11 6AQ

SENIORS PAIRS OPEN (4BBB)

Wednesday 15^th April 2015 Entry Fee £30 per pair

A few of us have played this event for the last couple of years, indeed Mike Steward & Cliff Smith won the prize for the best visiting team last year. It is a nice open course, with a 'links'y feel', it has fantastic views across the Severn Valley and beyond into Wales.

It is about a 1 hour drive, via Cirencester and Tetbury. The entry fee includes coffee on arrival and entry into the 'Nearest The Pin' and 2's comps. Also, based on past years, you will most likely receive a voucher to return and play for £10.

I have posted a list on the noticeboard, If you would like to come along, arrange a partner and put your names on it. I will take the list down on Friday 19^th, December and collect the money, so that I can get the entry in before Xmas.

I will be requesting tee-times in the 1000 – 1100 period, but this is not guaranteed.

Thurs. 4th. December

I have allocated 6 tee times for 6 of the 8 first round matches where teams are known to be able to play on 4th. December. These range from 8.04 to 8.54am. There is a sign up sheet on the notice board for matches to claim a particular slot.
 For the remaining members tee times are available on the first tee from 9.04 and I am very hopeful that we will be able to use the 10th. tee from 8.04. Watch this space.

Thurs. 27th. November

A reminder that prize giving is being held over until the 'Christmas Bash' on Tues. 16th. December.
Thursday's format will be similar to the 'end of the month' arrangement last year, i.e.Pairs Better Ball
Stableford. Pairs will be drawn at random from successive groups of eight, as players arrive at the Sports Bar. We will be using both the 1st. and the 10th. tees to start the matches. There will be prizes for the best 3 pairs.

Two Tee Starts

It has not been possible to organise a two tee start for Tues. 25th. November (U-Boat and Roll Up) such that the roll up will commence at 9.00am as per the tee time sheet.
Thurs. 27th. Nov. (the end of the month Pairs Betterball) will be a two tee start and I am hopeful that we can organise further two tee starts for some of our Roll Ups in the future.

Result - Thurs.20th. November

The result of today's Winter Stableford - Round 1

Division 1
                John Alexander - 36pts.
                Mike Smith -       35pts.

Division 2
                Roger Laban - 34pts.
                Cliff Smith -    33pts.

Division 3
                Richard Woodward - 35pts.
                Graham Rutson -       31pts.

Sand Wedge Found

Has anyone lost a Ping G10 Sand Wedge? I found it today by a bunker on the 14th.

At the moment it is still in my bag, I forgot to take it out!

The U-Boat Competition

The draw was made in the Sports Bar this afternoon. With 46 entries there needs to be 7 matches (i.e. 14 pairs involved) in the Preliminary Round on Tues. 25th. November. These matches have been allocated to the first 7 tee times that day and the roll up for remaining members will begin at 9.00am.  Pleases look at the tee time section to see whether you are involved and if so, when your start time is. The full draw, including round 1 will be published shortly.

Result - Tues. 18th. November

The result of today's Individual Teasing Strokeplay:

Division 1
                Andy Wright - 69 (CB)
                Richard Gent - 69

Division 2
                Kevin Timms - 64
                Bill Ford -        69 (CB)

Division 3
                Ron Deacon -   70
                Bob Harvey -   72

Thurs. 27th. November

Although prize giving will be held over until the Christmas Bash (Tues. 16th. December) I still intend to make use of the arranged 'Two Tee Start' for Thurs. 27th. November. This will mean less waiting around to start play that day BUT our last tee time will be 9.00am. I hope that all members are able to arrive in time.

Apologies

My apologies to Bert Hale, Brian Woodburn and Tony Carter whose emails regarding entry to the November Medal, I failed to find. I am now, belatedly up to speed with this.

Did you know

At the AGM of the main club last week, Sean Parker (MD of the company) introduced the possibility of again having a golf shop at Witney Lakes. There are a number of interested parties in this idea but one of them is not the John Cooke School of Golf such that the arrival of a golf shop would mean the departure of John and Matthew Cooke and Deana Rushworth. John's point of view is that in the internet age, golf course shops are not commercially viable and very few members would use one for significant purchases. If, like me, you value and use the John Cooke School, which has a deserved, national reputation you may like to make the Witney Lakes Company aware of your opinion.
Of course, if you think that a shop may be better than the golf school, then you may wish to make the company aware of this.

Result - Thurs. 13th.November

The result of today's Individual Stableford:

Division 1
               Dave Williams - 38pts.
               Ron Feasey -      35pts.

Division 2
               Cliff Smith -     40 pts. (CB)
               Barry Holmes - 40pts.

Division 3
               Bob Harvey -         37pts.
               Graham Rushton - 35pts.

Nearest the pin (8th. hole) - Bill Ford

Christmas Bash - Tues 16th. December

We have arranged for a 'free' meal of Turkey and Ham Pie, Glazed Carrots and Mashed Spuds to be available following the golf.
There will be a sign up sheet for the event for two reasons: 1- so that I can get accurate meal numbers and 2- so that I can organise teams for the golf.
We will also use this day for Prize Giving for all the competitions that will have been played since the start of November. There will also be a quiz for you to attempt over your meal.
I hope that everybody will be able to make this date.

Poor Visibility - an update

Following discussions with Steve Putt, he will be adopting a policy of closing the course if mist or fog means that it is not possible to see the mound of the bunker, on the right of the first fairway, from the tee in use at the time. The Seniors will operate within this framework as of today.

Result Correction

There was an error in the published result for the competition on Tues.28th. October.
For Division 1 the result should read:
Geoff Mills - 38pts.
David Williams - 36 pts.
Paddy Marcks - 35pts.
Apologies to David who was missed off the list and to John Watt who now finds himself displaced.

Result - Tues. 11th. November

The result of today's Medal:

Division 1
                Mike Smith - 67
                David Williams - 72 (cb)

Division 2
                Bill Ford - 78
                Dougie Keen - 79 (cb)

Division 3
                Richard Woodward - 75
                Ron Deacon - 76

November's Medal winner - Mike Smith

Result - Thurs. 6th. November

Result of today's 3's, 4's and 5's Team Game:

1st.   -88 pts.
       Gerry Collier
       Dougie Keen
       Andy Wright
2nd. - 83 pts.
       James Barnatt
       Barry Holmes
       Kevin Timms  

Decision on Poor Visibility

There were clearly (no joke intended) issues regarding the poor visibility and associated safety of players this morning (Tues. 4th. Nov.).

Following the game, the committee met and decided on the following policy, until there is further guidance from Witney Lakes Golf Club.

For an organised competition to take place the visibility must be good enough to see the 150 yard marker, on the left of the 1st. fairway, from the 1st. tee.
If this is not the case then the organised competition will be delayed until conditions improve enough for the above criteria to be met, or ultimately cancelled.

Members who are delayed by this situation are able to make their own decision regarding the safety of the conditions and tee off if they wish, providing that Witney Lakes Golf Club has not closed the course. In these circumstances they will not be part of that days organised competition and The Seniors Section will not be responsible for their safety.

Hopefully this will rarely, if ever, apply.

Roll Up Result - Tues. 4th. Nov.

Division 1
1st.   Alex Tyrell -     40 pts.
2nd. Paddy Marcks - 37 pts.

Division 2
1st.   Kevin Timms - 39 pts.
2nd. Cliff Smith -      37pts.

Division 3
1st.   Bob Harvey - 33pts.
2nd.  Barry Lund -  30pts.

Nearest the Pin (6th.) - Gerry Collier

Tues. 4th. November

A reminder that tomorrow's Individual Stableford Roll Up will be the first competition under the new system of 3 divisions (Division 1- handicaps up to and including 19; Division 2- handicaps 20 to 24; Division 3- handicaps 25 to 28). There will also be a N.P. prize at the 6th. hole.

The Handover Dinner

I think that all who attended the dinner (otherwise known as the Mike Smith Trophy Evening) would agree that it was a highly enjoyable, social occasion. Thank you to all the members who made this possible.
Please see Barry's photographs, posted by Alan, on the post below.

Cliff Smith

Pics From Presentation Evening