Competition Results
New Years Eve Texas Scramble 31st December
It was certainly a good end of year for 1 golfer as long time member Lee Brown struck an ace on the par 3 15th hole! A great achievement tinged with dispair when rememering as a shotgun start the bar was going to be full afterwards! Ever the generous man, Lee kindly put up a couple of bottles of scotch for everyone to join in his celebration. Lee is pictured below
The overall event was won by favourites, Dave & Tracey Morris along with father and daughter pairing of Andy and Millie Billson. With an outstanding score of 52.2 they were 2 shots clear of 2nd & 3rd placed teams who were only separated after countback! The runners up were heard to be a little grumpy after recording 4 eagles! Life is hard.
1st – Dave & Tracey Morris, Andy & Millie Billson – 52.2
2nd David Hollely, Chris Malton, Scott Moffat & Brendon Moss – 54.6
3rd Ray Connolly, Paul Hammond, Keith Smith & Dick Spaughton – 54.6
The winners can be seen below
Nearest the Pin winners were:-
5th – Gary Simpson
8th Marc Keeble
12th Millie Billson
15th Lee Brown – HOLE IN ONE!!
Turkey Trot 17th December
A cold and frosty morning greeted those who turned up for the Annual Turkey Trot and with Frost Greens in play, scoring was always going to be good.
A magnificent score of 49 points by Father and Son team of Paul and Carl Leeson saw a 1 shot victory over the rest of the field.
1st Paul & Carl Leeson – 49 points
2nd Simon Haywood & Mark Chartress – 48 points
3rd Carl Hollingsworth & Yoga Gill – 46 points
A great mornings fun was had by all and each of the three winning teams picked up a Xmas Hamper for their efforts. There was some confusion over the 3rd placed pairing and Lady Captain Angela Crawley and Jane Rowe, after discussions with the Competitions Committee were awarded a further 3rd place prize for their score
The annual Xmas pudding prize went to another father and son pairing of Martin & Robert Peat who, unfortunately, had the lowest score of the day. ED – has refused to put score up not wanting to embarrass the pair but needless to say we are delighted they joined in the festive spirit.
The winning pairing can be seen below with Club Captain Craig Robb.
In addition to presenting the main prize on the day, the Junior Knockout trophy was awarded and was won for the first time by a Female Junior and congratulations go to Millie Billson who won the Final beating Sian Cotton on the 18th. Millie has shaved a mere 20 shots of her handicap this year and in the process taken much money from her father, Andy, who agreed to pay her for each shot reduction she received! Well done Millie! Millie can be seen below receiving her trophy
As the last Competition of the Year, Club Captain Craig took the opportunity to wish all golfers and their families a very Merry Xmas!
Mens Monthly Medal December
Again a Non Qualifier, in good conditions and with 69 entrants, Chris Leonard struck a superb level par 72 gross and net 67 to win comfortably from the field. Within this score Chris birdied 3 of the 4 par 3 holes!
Other members of the 2′s club were:-
Paul Dimmock, Kieron Healey, Kevin Durkan, Richard Spaughton, Rob Horton, Dave Morris, Nick Hansell, Gary Simpson, Russell Sizer, David Bunting, David Fleet.
Division 1
1st Place – Chris Leonard
2nd Rob Horton
3rd Chris Malton
Division 2
1st Zac Nedimovic
2nd Gareth Davies
3rd Gary Simpson
Mens Monthly Medal 13th November
With forward tees in operation, this was a Non Qualifying event and scoring was typically good. The best score of the day was Trevor Twelftree, but unfortunately for him, he was disqualified for not signing the Competition Entry book! Well done to Chris Bennett who was the overall winner of the event with a net 68 and also to our Club Captain, Craig Robb who won Division 1
Division 1
1st 80-11=69 Mr Craig Robb
2nd 80-10=70 Mr Harry Williams
3rd 83-12=71 Mr Tony Greenhill
Division 2 Results
1st 82-14=68 Mr Chris Bennett
2nd 85-17=68 Mr David Messom
3rd 83-13=70 Mr Ben Alders (j)
£500 Stableford Competition 23rd October
Playing off 3/4 handicap scoring was always going to be tough and so it proved. With a field of 73 the winning score proved to be a very creditable 36 points. Sharing this score were Adrian Watson playing off 17, and Greg Abbott off 6. Unfortunately with the light drawing in fast we were unable to conclude the event with a playoff, but instead the Committee ruled that the funds would be split evenly, something which both players were both delighted and a little relieved at! Congratulations to both players.
The aim of the Competition was to raise funds towards the New Computer System which we hope to bring in during 2012. Watch out in the November Newsletter for more news around the system and what it is we are trying to achieve.
A big thank you to all those taking part which after the Prize fund was paid out raised £595.
Summer Knockouts
Congratulations to Andy Billson & Andy Castell, winners of the Summer Foursomes Competition and to Iain Tait & Liam Davies who won the Better Ball Matchplay knockout. Andy Billson capped off a great year winning the Singles matchplay in a very tight affair, defeating Kevin Parfitt on the 18th 1 up
Foursomes Knockout
Andy Billson and Andy Castell beat Kevin Partfitt and Trevor Twelvetree 3 & 1
FourBall Knockout
Iain Tait & Liam Davies beat Richard Izzet and Anthony Harris on the 19th
Singles Knockout
Andy Billson beat Kevin Parfitt 1 up on the 18th
Club Championships 24th / 25th September
Following the cancellation of this event earlier in the year due to bad weather it was a relief to see the sun shining and a beautiful September day awaited the players on Saturday.
In benign conditions scoring was excellent in the Net Competition and Graham Nicholls won with a fantastic net 66 beating Club Captain Craig Robb on Countback. Carl Hollingsworth was third
Club Champs 18 Hole Net
1st Graham Nicholls Net 66
2nd Craig Robb Net 66(lost on countback)
3rd Carl Hollingsworth Net 69
The Saturday was also the first day of the Scratch Club Championship event. For some reason scoring was not quite as strong although Lee Brown put together a superb 18 holes and was overnight leader with a Gross 75. This set up an enthralling Sunday with 7 players all within 3 shots.
On the Saturday evening approximately 80 people enjoyed a Hog Roast, disco and a return performance by the Deckchairs and a good evening was had by all. For some it was too good and this was used as an excuse for a poor performance on the Sunday!!
No such problems though for Aidan Rosling who carded an excellent 76 along with Roger Morris who was the only player to play to handicap over the 2 rounds and as such was the winner of the 36 hole Net Competition.
At the halfway stage on Sunday the 3 main contenders, Dave Morris, Andy Billson and Ray Connolly were all very closely matched and only a shot separated them. However it was Ray who triumphed with a combination of great driving together with a superb short game when needed, highlighted with a great up and down on 14 and then chipping in on 18 in front of an appreciative gallery.
Ray ended up clear of the field by 5 shots with Dave Morris in 2nd and Aidan Rosling 3rd.
Club Champs 36 Hole Net – Winner Roger Morris 160 Net 144
Club Champs 36 hole Gross
1st Ray Connolly 150
2nd Dave Morris 155
3rd Aidan Rosling 156
Congratulations to Ray who will represent the Club in the County Champion of Champions event later in the year
Winners Roger Morris (left) and Ray Connolly (right) receiving their trophies from Club Captain Craig Robb
Flowers Vase Foursomes 17th September
27 pairs competed in this years event and despite Foursomes Golf being a difficult format, scoring was excellent. Congratulations to Messrs Billson and Castell who triumphed over the rest of the field by 3 shots continuing their great form this year.
1st Andy Billson and Andy Castell 71 Net 66
2nd Michael McGuiness and Craig Robb 80 Net 69
3rd Paul Hammond and Mark Makepeace 91 Net 70
Dallas Texas Scramble 11th September 2011
In sunny conditions, 29 teams took part for the Annual Dallas Texas Scramble. The format being quite different to others in the year, teams played in pairs with 1/6 combined handicap historically favouring the lower handicap players.
Scoring was good, the course in excellent condition once again and the victorious due of Chris Bennett and Lloyd Backhouse triumphed with a gross 71 net 64.7, which was nearly a full shot clear of second.
Top 3 placings were as follows:-
1st Chris Bennett & Lloyd Backhouse Net 64.7
2nd Tracey and Dave Morris Net 65.5
3rd Richard Spraughton and Paddy Morris Net 66.4
After the event the presentation ceremony was undertaken and Ian Dallas, who kindly donated the trophy many years ago, was on hand to give out the prizes. Our winners can be seen pictured below with Ian.
AIB Masters 4th September 2011
Our final Major of the year was keenly contested with 88 people taking part. Scoring was outstanding and Chris Bennet scored a fantastic Net 66 to beat Tom Robb on countback.
Division 1
1st Place: Dan Hayday 68
2nd Place: Aidan Rosling 68
3rd Place: Stan Hall 69
Division 2
1st Place: Chris Bennett 66
2nd Place: Tom Robb 66
3rd Place: Koos Alders 72
There were 11 members of the 2′s Club with congratulations going to Craig Robb, Norman Heskin, Graham Nichols, Brendon Moss, Dan Messom, Aidan Rosling, Kevin Larham, Anthony Langley, Kevin Wetherley, Geoff Chamberlain & Martin Peat.
Juniors Club Championships
This years Junior Club Championship was won by Aidan Rosling who won by 7 shots over the 2 rounds.The Net competition was won by Jack Biggs whilst Sian Cotton continued an excellent year winning the Girls Tournament shooting an impressive Net 64 on the last day!
Our Junior Champion : Aidan Rosling
2nd: Dan Hayday
3rd: Dan Messom
Throughout the Year the Juniors have been superbly marshalled by Mark Cotton and there have been a number of events that culminated at the Junior Club Championships. The Season long titles were won by Ben Alders and Connor Rosling
Our Order of Merit Champion : Ben Alders
Our Colonial Champion : Conor Rosling
Special thanks need to go to Alan Justice and the Seniors Section who made a significant contribution to the Prizes.
From left to right Aidan Rosling, Junior Club Champion, Dan Hayday, Connor Rosling and Sian Cotton.
Tour Challenge Medal 9th August 2011
In tough conditions for our penultimate Major of the year, both windy and wet, Richard Underwood continued his excellent form of late shooting an exceptional 76 net 65 for a 6 shot victory. Along with Marc Pettican this was also the lowest recorded gross score for the day.
Division 2 was much tighter with the top 3 only seperated on Countback all scoring Net 71 – congratulations to Carl Hollingsworth who led the way
Division 1
1st Richard Underwood 65 Gross 76
2nd Tom Philbin Jnr 71 Gross 82
3rd Marc Pettican 71 Gross 76
Division 2
1st Carl Hollingsworth 71 Gross 88
2nd Glyn Maddox 71 Gross 92
3rd Tony Greenhill 71 Gross 84
Well done to David Hodgkinson, Mark Rosling. Andy Billson, Howard Gillard, Stuart Hammond, Julian Roberts , Adrian Watson, Jim Fyles who all were successful in scoring a ’2′ and thus sharing in the pot!
Midweek Medal – 2nd August 2011
In good conditions Andy Castell blasted away the rest of the field with a fantastic round of 70 (net 65). His round comprised 5 birdies and 3 bogeys and an outward nine of 33 certainly set the tone for his round. Keith Evans was runner up with an 82 (net 68).
1st Andy Castell 70 (Net 65)
2nd Keith Evans 82 (Net 68)
In the 2′s club Andy Castell birdied 8 as did Ben Alders.
Sat Insure Trophy 30th July 2011
Under perfect blue skies conditions could not have been better for the annual Sat Insure Trophy hosted by our own Dick Underwood. The course was again in wonderful condition and the greens true and well paced. Thanks should go to Kevin, Colin and the rest of the greenstaff for the excellent work on the course this year.
92 people entered making this the largest field of the year for a team event and with prizes right down to 7th place there was much to play for. With the best 2 scores counting on the par 4s, best 3 scores on the par 5′s and all 4 on the par 3s it was the latter than proved to be the decisive holes with several teams coming unstuck especially on the tough 5th and 12th holes.
Scoring was tight and only 2 points seperated 3rd from 7th.
Congratulations to the top 3 teams who were as follows:-
1st place:- Kevin Larham, Richard Bulmer, Mark Johnson and Marc Keeble 116 points
2nd place:- Ray Connolly, Dick Spraughton, Paul Hammond and Lewis from Sat Insure 114 points
3rd place:- Andy Castell, Andy Billson, Jay Hall and Tim Faulkner 108 points.
Our Sat Insure Winners 2011 along with our Host, Dick Underwood
There were a number of spot prizes for Nearest the Pin, Longest drive and also nearest the Pin in 3 on 18. The 18th was won by Ben Horgan who was on the green in 2 off the back tee (wont mention he did then 3 putt!)
Richard Underwood made an award for the Best dressed male which was won by Andy Billson with Rosie Cullis picking up the Ladies award. If you see Rosie be sure to ask her about how her outfit was co-ordinated!!
After the presentations by Dick, a superb meal was had by all.
Club Captain Craig Robb gave special thanks to Dick for his generosity in putting on food, drinks & prizes. Not only that but Dick also donated the £460 Competition fees to the Captains Charity, Cancer Research UK
Wooden Spoon winners!!
Stonhill Founders Trophy – 23rd July 2011
In difficult windy conditions there were some very high scores which is hardly surprising when you are looking to count the best 3 Net Medal scores from 4 players.
However 2 teams excelled and with scores of 207 (-9) and 210 (-6) they were several shots clear of the field.
Well done to our winners, Steve Davies, Gareth Davies, Charlie Jackson and Chris Williams and to our runners up Dick, Mark and Richard Underwood along with Tom Philbin.
84 people played in the event so yet again it was a great turnout for one of the Team competitions
1st Place:- Steve Davies, Gareth Davies, Chris Williams & Charlie Jackson Scored 207
2nd Place:- Dick Underwood, Richard Underwood, Mark Underwood & Tom Philbin Scored 210
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE
The Seniors and Ladies kicked off our weekend of activity and what a day they have had. A further report will follow but the results are as follows:-
Seniors Section
1st Place – Alasdair Gibson Net 71 Lowest Gross 83
2nd Place and Winner of Net Prize – Alan Justice (Seniors Captain) Net 71
3rd Place – Kevin Durkan Net 73
Ladies Section
This was a really tight contest and the top 3 all scoring a Net 75 were only separated on Countback!
1st Place – Angela Crawley (Ladies Captain)
2nd Place – Jane Croft
3rd Place – Michelle Kingston (Ladies Vice Captain)
Unfortunately, the Handicap and Scratch Club Chamionships were cancelled due to the bad weather. With play well underway, the rain finally took its toll and with the greens waterlogged, play was suspended.
The decision was made to postpone the event until the 24th / 25th September to ensure the competition could be played over the 2 days as originally planned – members should look out on the notice board for the Signing on sheet. Please note that the Club Championships do require all players to have completed in 3 competition rounds to enable them to win this outright.
Colonial 4 Stableford – 9th July 2011
In blustery conditions the field of 81 players battled both wind and rain to post some impressive scores with 10 people playing better than their handicaps and a further 4 playing to it. CSS for the day was 72.
The top 2 spots were held by members of our Junior Section and congratulations should go to Alex Hall for an impressive 41 points off a handicap of 22 – this great round has seen Alex get a 2 shot reduction. Father and son duo Dave and Dan Messom were 6th and 2nd respectively, the latter looking set to get a handicap reduction to 4!!
Hardest hole on the course was unsurprisingly the 18th with an average score of 7.05, 2 shots over par! Might be worth thinking about this next time – would you be better with a rescue / iron off the tee??
The top 6 placings were as follows:-
1st Alex Hall – 41 points
2nd Daniel Messom – 40 points
3rd Tom Philbin – 39 points
4th Richard Underwood – 38 points
5th Brian McLaughlin – 38 points
6th Dave Messom – 37 points
There were 5 entrants for the 2′s club so well done to Alex Duncan, Steve Hickson, Dan Messom, Mark Cotton and Capper Rose
Esporta Trophy 25th June 2011
As one of the 4 ‘Majors’ the Esporta is always high on the agenda at the start of the playing season for most players and with a strong field of 80 entrants taking part this year was fiercely contested and congratulations must go to Mark Rosing who triumphed with a Stableford score of 41 points. CSS for the day was 73.Reece Greenhill was 2nd with 40 points and the consistent Rob Horton 3rd with 39.
1st Place Mark Rosling
2nd Place Reece Greenhill
3rd Place Rob Horton
4th Place Andy Dennis (Junior)
5th Place Ben Alders (Junior)
6th Place Lamont Montezu
There were 6 2’s on the day all of whom will receive a share of the 2′s club monies. well done to Brendon Moss, Rob Carver, Rob Horton, Andy Castell, A J Garner & Kevin Parfitt.
Izzard Trophy – 5th June 2011
81 people entered this year in the 2nd of our 4 ‘Majors’ and the winner by a single shot was Andy Castell shooting a gross 71, net 65! This was unsurprisingly the lowest round of the day and gave Andy a nice handicap reduction continuing the great form he has been in this year following on from the Dubai UK Matchplay win. Overall CSS for the event was 72.
Division 1
1st Andy Castell 71-6=65
2nd Roger Morris 75-9 =66
3rd Dave Hodgkinson 81-12=69
In Division 2 Tom Philbin was the winner with a net 68 and his gross score of 81 was the lowest for the day in that Division
1st Tom Philbin 81-13=68
2nd Rob Carver 84-15=69
3rd Alistair Biggin 94-21=73
Shotten Trophy – 28th May 2011
This years event was held at the weekend and the scoring proved to be as competitive as ever.
Despite the tough conditions with the wind blowing hard there were 20 teams who entered and the format as popular as ever.
With best 2 scores to count on each hotel, players could afford to be a little more aggressive and this was backed up by over 40 birdies along with an eagle on the par 5 9th.
The top 3 groups were as follows:-
3rd place:- Lee Brown, Emily Cotton, Paul Dimmock and Ade Kilshaw -16
2nd place:- Dec & Kevin Brandley, Dan Messom and Mark O’Neill -18
1st place:- Ian Dallas, Paul Harris, Gerry Monaghan and Mark Orchard -20
Congratulations to our winners who were presented with the Trophy and their individual prizes by Club Lady Captain, Angela Crawley.
