So I hope you all had a peaceful and relaxing Christmas and are ready for the New Year. Or perhaps you enjoyed yourself instead.

On Thursday we have a Teesing Stableford Roll Up to ease us into the new year. I am going to take a relaxing break in the West Country for the next couple of days. Getting over the turkey and grandchildren, (eating one playing with the other).

So the sign up sheet is posted up in the changing rooms already and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

Kevin

So I hope you all enjoyed the day yesterday, I know I did. I got the club selection wrong and putted like a fool but apart from that ........

Winners yesterday

Div 1 Winner Alex Tyrell with 37 Second Bob Kirkwood with 36

Div 2 Winner Cliff Smith with 32 Second Eric Wearing with 31

So thats the end of the calendar year but only 2 months of the golfing year so no time to rest on your laurels.

Whos going to take the "Bandit of the Year" award away from Mr Watt there surely are a number of fancied candidates in the over 28 handicap section.

Next organised golf will be Thursday 3rd January 2019 but keep on practicing

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

but most of all

A PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR

Kevin

So its 3 clubs and a putter and starting from tee 1 and 10 so that we can get together after the game and have a prize giving. I'll have the sign up sheet and will be there 8 (ish)
To improve the situation even more I notice that the club are offering a complimentary mince pie and mulled wine and Brian is offering a bowl of chips for each 3 ball.
LUXURY!!!!

So nearest the pin prizes aplenty and a reasonable looking morning I'll see you all tomorrow

Kevin

What a day, I hope all you late starters got in before the rain started. I didn't see the actual time as I was sat indoors having a nice hot chocolate. But every man to his own I say and I certainly wouldn't want to spoil your fun. I played 9 holes with the group that has affectionately become known as the Old Geezers (at last by me) and interestingly I was the youngest by around 10 years

So 21 played today and from the scores I can see you all struggled with the conditions that is with the notable exception of Mr Gent. Results below.

So I hope you all saw Rods email from earlier today the only thing to add is that we do almost have a two tee start and there will be refreshments available after the game. What more can a man ask for?

A lovely sunny day but crikey that wind was cold

4 UBoat games but I didn't get the result of the first two out on the course yet, everyone had gone by the time we got in. It was about an hour later when I had thawed out and realised.

So all first round matches (and one second round) before Christmas, Well Done

The next round is scheduled for January

Te rest of us played a Stableford game won by Paddy Marcks with 37 points  and Tony Ward with 34 second on countback.

Next Tuesday is round 3 of the Winter Stableford which we hold as a Roll Up as that seems to work OK at this time of year,

Next Thursday is three clubs and a putter, the last game of this year and we will try and arrange a two tee start and hold our final Prize Giving of the year. We dont seem to have had a prize giving for ages.

So are you all ready

Tomorrow is the big day for all you UBoaters, all the matches I'm aware of are on the Tee time web site. I couldn't find a email for Alex I hope its all OK.

For the rest of us its a Roll Up Stableford and we should just fill in the spare slots as best we can. It might be an idea to play in groups of 4 so that the pace can match the matches more easily. As I say in these circumstances Up To You

The sheet is up in the Sports Bar for all you early starters

A lovely sunny day today, greens a bit slow to start but as soon as they dried out everything going honky dory.

Anyone know where honky dory originates, I am sure some of you are old enough to remember it

Anyway winner today Peter Cartwright with 17
Second Barry Lund with 18 and
Third (on countback) John Alexander with 19

Thursday currently has 3 UBoat games scheduled. The playing order can be found on the Tee Time sheet. For the rest of us its a Roll Up Individual Stableford game

So I know all you golfers are getting excited, only 15 more sleeps till the big day. But still Golf to be played

I think we'll play Erics game again tomorrow, we did have Erics game two weeks ago but the weather was so bad only 6 turned up. The weather tomorrow looks good(ish) maybe not so good Thursday but still not bad.

Only 0ne first round UBoat match not signed up for Thursday I'll bring the list tomorrow

I am going Christmas Shopping today with Mrs Timms so I may not get tomorrows sign up sheet posted in the sports bar tonight. They can be very tiring days and I may be in trouble by tea time.
If its not in the sports bar tonight I'll be there 8 or soon after in the morning

I hope you all enjoyed the game today and that the Roll Up format worked well. I had a lovely time at the dentist in the warm and dry.

Congratulations to Rod coming back and winning, it just shows what happens when the heavy burdens of captaincy are lifted.

I'll post something about next weeks games when I have worked out what they are, but don't forget UBoat Round 1 outstanding matches must be played before Christmas

Full Result and Playing Handicap changes

Good Morning Gentlemen golfers of West Oxfordshire

Several things to get through today so I will go in the order they happen


27 played in the Yellow Ball roll up yesterday a pretty pleasant day but getting to be wet under foot. The greens were frosty and pretty inconsistent at the start but had sorted themselves out by 10:30

Winners were John Watt, Brian Rollerson and Graham Simpson with 143 points
second were Ken Gregory Barry Lund and myself with less (a lot less)

Six heroes (several of whom are pre war) played 9 holes and there game was won by Ron Deacon.

Just an aside to the 9 holers if Ron keeps winning someone will need to nobble him

Tomorrow's weather forecast is looking rather poor (but so was todays and it doesn't look too bad as I sit here). Already people are contacting me with can I put them in and contacting me with can I scrub them and thats before I've even produced the start sheet
SO TOMORROWS MEDAL IS A ROLL UP
  That should eliminate the need to juggle the tee times in the morning. I'll post the sheet in the Sports Bar later today

I wont be playing tomorrow ( ask Doug Keen he knows why) but I think Rod will be back.
Tomorrow should be a qualifier but the course is set up pretty short at the moment and someone needs to make a decision about if it is OK.

Last but not least only half the UBoat matches were played in November, that is OK we still have time to catch up but that is scheduled for next Thursday the FIRST ROUND GAMES MUST BE PLAYED BY CHRISTMAS

See you all next week

So, last Thursday was a bit of a wash out, actually not a wash out more a gale off.

So 6 brave? souls managed 18 2 managed 9 and 2 managed 3

132 holes of very windy golf

Tomorrow is another team game
YELLOW BALL
I will be there soon after 8 with the start sheet and if we can select the teams like we did last time that seemed to work well

So first 9 there draw out the first 3 games and then the next 9 and so on

Of course if the turn out is like last week..........?

Its the December Medal on Thursday dont forget to get your name on the sign up sheet which is on the notice board in the Sports Bar