Greetings from Tim, Mark, Adam, Ben & John.

 

Thursday Stableford 

Michael Cheney was in hot form last week. Not only did he win the Thursday Stableford but he and his partner Alan Wrigley playing in the Lees Cup 1/4 final knock on Sunday morning started nett birdie, birdie, hole in one with Michael holing his tee shot! Michael commented "we were 1up through 3, it's a tough school to play in".

Results:

Division 1
1st - Michael Cheney (9) - 40pts, 2nd - John Evans (2) - 40pts, 3rd - Hywel Williams (12) - 38pts

Division 2
1st - David Brooks (17) - 40pts, 2nd - Tony Billson (21) - 38pts, 3rd - Martin Perry (15) - 37pts


Saturday was windy to say the least for the Marshall Cup. Philip Dearing controlled his ball the best in the wind although he modestly said he had a bit of luck on the way around.

Overall Winner - Philiip Dearing - 63
Best Gross score - Gary Purton - 73

Division 1
1st - Gary Purton - 68, 2nd - David Morris - 71, 3rd - Rod Goodman - 72

Division 2
1st - Ross Mason - 66, 2nd - John Wardrop - 68, 3rd - David Green - 68

Division 3
1st - Philip Dearing - 63, 2nd - Keith Haynes - 68, 3rd - Adrian Hanrahan - 71


 

Invitation day was a success with nice weather and some low scoring. 

Past Ladies Captain Di Murkin with her guest Jill Aldous had a convincing win with 45 pts, 5 points clear of 2nd place. 

1st - Di Murkin & Jill Aldous - 45pts 
2nd - Alison Shine & Catherine Tildersley - 40pts (on countback 22pts) 
3rd - Karen Dearing & Stella Caldwell - 40pts (also on countback 20pts) 

Nearest the pin bronze hole 3 - Liz Beaumont (from Wellingborough) 
Nearest the pin silver hole 15 - Brenda Gibbons (The Bedford)


 

Charlie Salter (2nd on the back left) was part of the England's U16 boys' team that began their 2016 campaign against the other home countries with a resounding 15-5 win over Wales at Newport Golf Club. 

The match started with a close opening session of singles in which England edged ahead by one point, winning 4.5-3.5. 

The team extended their lead with a 4-1 win in the foursomes and signed off with an excellent performance in the final eight singles, in which they were unbeaten.

Winning 7 games and halving one.


 

Blimey Charlie, it's the last full week of August. To quote Phil "it'll soon be Christmas!" Ok, then. 

It's the Colin Green on Saturday, so a week of prep. 

- Strim bunkers
- Strim gorse copses, especially 1st and 8th
- Divot tees and landing areas
- Start to mow rough through trees
- The irrigation system still has a few faults to fix

Regards 
Rob Hay