Good Morning

From Thursday 2nd November until the end of March the First Tee Off Time for all of our games will be 8.30 a.m.

Good Morning,

On Thursday 2nd November the Roll Up will be a Red, Yellow, White Competition.
The first Tee will be a Red tee, the second a Yellow tee and the 3rd a White tee. This order will then alternate in the same way over the remaining holes.

Please note the first Tee Off Time will be 8.30

There will be a nearest the pin in 2 on the 16th hole, this will be a red tee, for a bottle of wine. I will donate the prize for this game, if anyone else would like to donate a prize for subsequent competitions please let me know.

I am in the process of trying to load the first 6 months calendar onto the Blog, but encountering some difficulties, so below is the November calendar

		NOVEMBER
TH	2	ROLL UP - Red,Yellow White Tees
TU	7	ROLL UP - Stableford
TH	9	MONTHLY MEDAL
TU	14	ROLL UP - Texas Scramble
TH	16	ROLL UP- Stableford
TU	21	ROLL UP - Canadian Foursomes
TH	23	WINTER STABLEFORD 2
TU	28	U-BOAT 1 & ROLL UP
TH	30	PRIZEGIVING - Pairs 4 Ball Better Ball

Sign Up Sheets for the Monthly Medal, Winter Stableford R2 and the U-Boat Pairs will be on the Notice Board this week.

Good Evening All.

Unfortunately Geoff Mills still isn't feeling well enough to play so I'm looking for a sub to play in his place Tuesday.

If more I get more than one offer I will try and add extra teams.

Update
Thanks to Alan Lake who will take Geoffs place

So what about that weather, I don't think that's what the weatherman promised us, I want it looked into.
I am going to have to go to putting school or get the holes made bigger, today I was quite pleased when I three putted, every hole was a struggle to hole out.
So congratulations to Martin Buckingham and Doug Keen who were todays winners and both got cut as a consequence, that does make me feel a bit better.

I'll post next Tuesdays start times on the Tee time Sheet in the next 10 minutes

gentlemen I hope you all enjoyed the "match" today. There were 36 playing in 9 matches and it all came down to the last match on the course who carried off a win for the captains team. The final result 5 to 4.

I have made the draw for Thursdays Winter Stableford Round 1, a few changes from earlier in the day as several people signed up today, the start times will be on the tee time page very soon.

The game is likely to be a qualifying game as today the tees were still on the measured course. If that changes I will let you know.

Looking forward to seeing as many of you at tomorrows AGM as possible.

Good Afternoon,

Can those attending the Presentation Evening on Friday,  please bring tomorrow their £20 per person payment

Thank you

Quick appeal to all you seniors out there.
Unfortunately Geoff Mills cant play tomorrow. As its a teams format  its much better if someone can step into his place, any offers/ suggestions

Dear All
Sorry I couldn't make it today my doctor told me I had to keep my side dry, I presume he meant my out side.
But I have been diligently working on your behalf and am delighted to post the teams for the highlight of the season
The Ryderless Cup

	Captains Team	Vice Captains Team
8:00	Geoff Mills & Eric Wearing	Rod Rapley & Paddy Marcks
8:08	Bill Ford & Alex Tyrell	Dave Butler & Mike Smith
8:16	Alan Jones & Brian Rollerson	Barry Lund & Richard Harris
8:24	Mike Dawson & John Watt	Colin Baker & Martin Buckingham
8:32	John Robinson & Chris Hatherley	Tony Ward & Pat Hiles
8:40	John Alexander & Bob Kirkwood	Alan Lake & Dave Williams
8:48	Ron Feasey & Andy Wright	Doug Keen & Robin Day
8:56	Glyn Rees & Kevin Timms	James Barnatt & Richard Gent
9:04	Cliff Surman & Malcolm Saunders	Cliff Smith & Ron Deacon

Full sheet with rules etc in the changing rooms by start time Tuesday

Hi all,

A bit of a wet one today, so only the hardiest ventured out.

5 teams in all participated, but only 4 scorecards were left in the sports bar, I assume that one team did not wish to show their score.

The winners and the points scored were

Mike Smith, Alex Tyrell & Barry Lund 132 points

Doug Keen, Cliff Surman & Rod Rapley 124 points

Brian Rollerson, Ron Deacon & Nigel Pitchforth 109 points

Mike Dawson, John Watt & Brian Floyd 106 points

Individually the top points scores were;

Alex 48 points
Rod 47 points,
Doug Keen 46 points 

Good afternoon,

For those attending the Presentation Evening, I firstly thank you for your support, it is appreciated that you have made the time to attend and keep the Witney Seniors club spirit going.

Secondly I need your money, ideally please let me have your £20/£40 either tomorrow or on the Ryderless Cup match

Thanks
Rod

Good Morning Golfers

Thanks to all for putting your cards into the magic electric box yesterday even though it was a non qualifier ( I kept it like that as a reflection of the greens maintenance).
Having the cards in the system means I dont have to worry about waiting around and sorting them out, unfortunately I went home  nodded off and forgot to do anything about the result.

So here it is in full

We will have a Roll Up Team game on Thursday (tomorrow already) and I will pin up a start sheet in the changing rooms  some time today

HI All,

Just a note to remind everyone that if you have not already signed up for the Annual Presentation evening on 27th October and provided your menu choices, Tuesday 17th Oct is the last day to do so.
To remind you the menu is as below

I think that it is important that Trophy winners do attend and we get more of a club feel to our Seniors section, so everyone's support would be welcomed

Meal Cost £20 per person		Menu choice
		Main Course			Dessert
	No of persons attending	Roast Breast of Chicken with bacon	Cornish Pollock	Goats Cheese, pepper & basil tart	Chocolate  torte with berries	Tropical Fruit Salad with mango sorbet	Cheese & Biscuits

Good Evening Golfers

Another lovely day today, a great day for a walk, unfortunately whacking a little white ball around for 4 hours got a little bit dispiriting today. I normally struggle putting and when I saw the state of the greens I thought well everyone will be in the same boat as me on the greens today. Probably true but as a compensating factor my chipping was diabolical, so no real advantage.

Due to the maintenance work the greens  were bad and after the game we discussed that this had happened the last few years for the Masters so we will look at moving the date forward next year to try and avoid it.

Congratulations to Peter Burdon for putting together a winning round today, Peter seems to keep his best golf for these big occasions while the rest of us struggle to keep our game together.

Next week we have two Roll Ups and I will set up an Individual Stableford for Tuesday but I wont take a decision on whether its a qualifier or not until we see the state of the greens. Thursday we will have a team game as we havent had one for some time.

Another Autumn day, it felt like November but with leaves on the trees.
The greens obviously made it difficult today but hopefully everyone enjoyed it.
A complex day because not all were qualified to play and some of those who werent still put cardsin, but I think I have sorted it all out.
So winner of the Ewart Chitty memorial was Doug Keen on 37 points beating Rae Comley on Countback.
Third was John Alexander with 36 points ahead of Martin Buckingham also on Countback

So handicap increases as below there were no handicap reductions

Starters for the masters on Thursday will be on the blog soon, I have not heard from everyone about their availability so I have made some educated ? guesses. If anyone can see what I have got wrong let me know asap
I have left time before the masters empty so that anyone who wants to roll up and play early can use those slots

Just a brief reminder about the Seniors AGM of the evening of the 25th October. We are looking for your nominations for the roles on the committee and any points you want to raise.

You can of course raise whatever you want at the meeting but it might be more productive if you let James Barnatt or any committee member know in advance.

With the same thought in in mind Tracy Langdon the new Witney Lakes General Manager will be attending the meeting and if you want to raise any questions or points with her let me know and I will make sure she is informed and so able to give us a fuller answer.

Dont forget the Handover Dinner and Prize Giving on the Friday the 27th a list with the menu choices is on the seniors notice board, ask any committee member about the evening and get signed up as soon as you can

Next Week we have the Ewert Chitty memorial and the start ist will be on the Tee time blog in the next 5 minutes and the Masters. The eligability list is as below and I need you to confirm if you will be playing by next Tuesday if possible. James will post a sheet on the notice board this weekend please look at it as soon as you can.

Also notices will be appearing re the AGM and Handover Dinner in the next day or so, (just as soon as I work out exactly whats happening). Again watch the notice boards

2017 Seniors Section Masters Invitees

To be played on Thursday 12^th October.     White Tee (Qualifying Competition)              £2 Entry

Please confirm your availability and intention to play asap. (Except the Ewart Chittey winner)

	Name	Qualification	Confirm Available
1	Doug Keen	Past Masters Winner (2011)
2	Pete Burdon	Section Champs (gross) Bennett Cup, Bill Graves
3	Tony Ward	March Medal, June Medal, Wilf Shirley winner
4	Kevin Timms	Summer Stableford 1 Winner, Summer Stableford 3Winner
5	Rod Rapley	April Medal Winner, Summer Knock Out Winner, Summer Stableford Overall winner
6	David Williams	January Medal Winner
7	Brian Rollerson	Winter Stableford 1 Joint Winner
8	Ron Feasey	U Boat Winner, Summer Stableford 2
9	Roy Williams	May Medal, Summer Stableford 4
10	James Barnatt	Spring Away Day Winner
11	Paddy Marcks	Eric Clack Trophy Winner
12	John Alexander	November Medal, Invotec Trophy Winner, Masters Winner 2015
13	Mike Smith	Past Masters winner (2014) (2016) Section Champs (Gross) 2014 Reg Mills Trophy Winner, Joint winner Summer Stableford 5
14	Richard Gent	December Medal, Winter Stableford 4, U Boat Winner	X
15	John Robinson	Gavin Brown Trophy
16	Alex Tyrell	Winter Stableford 1 Joint Winner, August Medal winner,
17	Gerry Collier	Lan Com Trophy Winner
18	Terry Edmunds	Section Champs (Gross) 2015 & 2016, 2nd Masters 2016
19	Barry Lund	Winter Stableford 2, February Medal
20	Geoff Mills	Winter Stableford Round 3 & 5 and Overall Winner, Steve Putt Trophy Winner
21	Alan Lake	Hot Toddy Trophy Winner, 3rd Masters 2016 October Medal	Yes
22	Cliff Surman	September Medal Winner
23	Bob Kirkwood	Autumn Away Day Winner
24		Ewart Chitty Trophy
25	Ron Deacon	Summer Stableford 5 Joint winner
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A lot of notices to bring to your attention in the next few days, rather than confuse everyone totally I will try and keep them as separate as I can.

First Todays Result.

On a really pleasant Autumn day  (if you ignored the wind) a good game of golf but with poor scoring on the whole, The winner of the October Medal congratulations to Alan Lake.

I notice that even with the poor scoring many (all?) handicaps didn't change I'm not sure why I will try and check it out.

Seniors KO Competition

After a hard fought match which ebbed and flowed, it went down to the last putt on the 18th green, where Rod Rapley beat Alan Lake

In case any of you missed the notification on the signage by the first tee, it is now Winter Rules

Last match of the year  and what a lovely day. we played Banbury and its a new fixture with this the first time they have visited us. A good win for us 4 to 2 and as my ears were blocked all the way round I couldn't hear any complaints so it must have been good.

Thanks to all the members who supported the matches this year, I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.

22 in the roll up today thanks to Paddy for hosting it all and really pleased to see that now Stuart and Chris finally have their handicaps live on the system they are going to win all the matches.

Finally lots of changes to the start sheet for Thursdays Medal so I have reprinted the sheet and put a new post on the blog

See you all Thursday