I hope everyone enjoyed watching the Ryder Cup, I thought it was a great weekend of golf and really showed golf at its best. The standard of golf under pressure was fantastic and it was of course great to see, as predicted, the European team lead by Paul McGinley come out victorious.
Tom Lloyd Tankard
Congratulations to Stephen Haylett and Paul Somers who both shot nett 66 on Sunday. They will now compete in an 18 hole playoff for the trophy.
1st Stephen Haylett - 66
1st Paul Somers - 66
2nd Jonathan Harris - 67
3rd Sean McCarthy - 67- Best Gross
4th Martin Reader - 67
5th Adrian Roberts -67
Well done to Sean McCarthy who by shooting a gross 68 achieved his goal of getting his handicap down to scratch.
Thursday 9 Hole Qualifier
Congratulations to Chris Male who shot a level par gross score to win the competition.
Chris Male - 21pts
John Hole - 19pts
Graham Palmer - 18pts
George Valler - 18pts
Lady Captains Whim
Congratulations to the following winners;
Sue Marsh, Mary Saull and Marion Adams - 99pts
Linda Mottram, Gloria Howell and Margaret Warren -89pts
Liz Harding, Margaret Stephens, Barbara Dixon - 87pts
Monday Mixed Results
The results of the last Monday Night Mixed Greensomes of the year are as follows:
Dave Kidby and Marion Adams (23 points)
Bob Hill and Maggie Smith (20 points)
Caroline Sycamore and Roy Dodd (19 points)
Congratulations to Bob Hill who won the Charles Mumford Cup. The Charles Mumford Cup is presented to the overall winner of the Monday Mixed.
'The Fun Final' will be played on Saturday 4th October - the start sheet is on the noticeboard.
Tina and Hilary have emailed me and would like to thank everyone who has played in the Monday Night Mixed Greensomes this year. There were also a number of helpers who have made the evenings run smoothly - we couldn't do it without you! Most weeks 28 people played in the 9-hole competition and enjoyed a meal afterwards it has been a very enjoyable and successful year.
Junior/Senior Greensomes Competition
Last Saturday in perfect conditions 28 competitors played in the annual Junior/Senior Greensomes competition. It was a fantastic day which provided some interesting situations, it is very refreshing to see the juniors playing with absolute no fear and taking every shot on. Even when you found your ball in an impossible situation there attitude was stand back and watch this.
Richard Beason organised the event in to 2 divisions the juniors with official handicaps and those without. Congratulations to Larissa and Sara Jones who won the Division 1 Trophy.
I would also like to thank my daughter Katie who partnered me and managed to hole a 4 ft putt on the 18th green for a par which gave us a win in division 2.
Simon Davies
Congratulations to Simon Davies who has now completed all the requirements to start his PGA training. Simon has worked very hard on his golf this summer and also had to sit some academic qualifications in order to become eligible to start his training. Colin Thaw, through his training company, helped Simon attain the correct academic credentials and then last Monday Simon travelled down to Essex to take his playability test which he passed by a couple of strokes. Simon will now become a registered PGA trainee at Shrewsbury Golf Club and therefore will lose his amateur status later this month. Simon now has a very intense 3 years of training ahead of him in order to become PGA qualified and I would like to wish him all the best.
Club Social Diary
Saturday, October 11th, Quiz night
This is always a good, fun evening with some interesting light-hearted questions. The price is £5 a head or £20 for a team of 4. The price includes a buffet.
Please sign up in the Main Entrance
Saturday, October 18th The Porthywaen Silver Band Concert
Entrance £10 per person to include a Ploughman's supper.
Tickets on sale behind the bar
