Winter rules
The Winter Course is now in play, along with "Winter Rules" . A quick reminder that the blue tees are for Ladies and the green tees for Men.
Please can we remind all members to do their bit with repairing pitch marks. With softer ground conditions, these will become more frequent and it only takes a few seconds to repair. If it's left it could be weeks to heal.
14th green - The remaining Leylandi trees have been removed to the right of the green on 14. This will improve grass growth and the overall condition of that area.
The worn area at the first is one of the first areas to be returfed.
Saturday's Stableford saw some impressive scoring throughout the divisions. With the course playing longer and the greens being more receptive it provided a good test for all. It was the last of the summer competitions ahead of this week's move to the Winter Course.
Tom Kennedy took the honours with an impressive 39 points, Alan Wrigley continued his notable season with winning Gross score once again and George Elderton continued his strong finish to the season.
Overall Winner - Tom Kennedy 39
Best gross score - Alan Wrigley
Div 1 - 1st George Elderton 39 2nd Russ Francis 37 3rd P Noble & A Wrigley 37
Div 2 - 1st David Howitt 38 2nd Adam Naylor 37 3rd Ken Stroud 36
Div 3 - 1st Tom Kennedy 39 2nd Phil Harris 36 3rd Martin Hammill 34
Thursday's Stableford winning score was the same as Saturday's - 39 points. This time it was in favour of David Thomas, Greg Smart had a solid round to win best gross score.
Overall Winner - David Thomas 39
Best gross score - Greg Smart 31
Div 1 - 1st David Thomas 39 2nd Stan Hall 38 3rd Frank Mallon 37
Div 2 - 1st Marcus Constantinedes 38 2nd Richard Kendrick 35 3rd Adam Naylor 35
Details of the last two Senior Matches for the 2014 Season
At Home on October 20th against Northampton Golf Club Seniors......Northants County won 4.5 - 1.5
Peter Darby with David Adams and John Roberts with Steve Battison both had resounding wins by 7/6, followed by Paul Osborne and John Draper with a fantastic 6/4 win.
William Wells with Terry Butcher won 3 and 1, and Rob Spokes with Herbie Gowen had a very honourable half. Finally, our Captain of the day Frank Ainger partnered by the normally very reliable, and mostly unbeaten this season Ray Kingston lost 3/2.
At Home on October 27th against Staverton Park Vets.........Northants County won 5 - 2
The ever reliable Peter Darby and Paul Osborne won 5/4, whilst our other winners did very well in tight matches against a very strong visiting team. Rob Spokes with Paul Phillips won 3/2, John Draper partnered with David Whalley won 2/1. William Wells with Neil Huston won 1 up as did Nick Godden and John Roberts.
David Adams with Frank Ainger were really up against it with a 6/4 loss against a very strong pair. One of the opposition played off 19 and secured an opening hole win with a 4 net 3, and it went on and on!! Finally Captain of the day Terry Butcher with Roger Street were mercilessly hammered 7/6, with one of the opposition playing off 12 and never having set foot on our course previously, shot a gross 78. He really gave us a golf lesson that will not be forgotten in a long while.
Seniors Events to come for the remainder of 2014 -
Monday, 10th November (at 10.30 am) Texas Scramble with our Ladies Section.
Thursday, 11th December (Shotgun Start at 10.30 am) Seniors Xmas Greensome competition
Greensomes - 29th October 2014
Angela Duck & Bobbie Austin came in as overall winners with 36pts, 2 clear of Di Saunderson & Jane Shearer with 34 Pts, taking second place on count back from Christine Rudge & Sally Williams.
Spring/Summer ranges now in for 2015
The Ladies Fashion Show - 18th November 2014
We will be hosting a wonderful evening on Tuesday, 18th November between 6pm - 8:30pm, where we will be running a Ladies Fashion Show. We will be showing off some of the clothing that we will be selling for Spring and Summer, with brands such as Green Lamb, addidas and Glenmuir!
This is an event not to miss, and we would love to see you at the club! You are welcome any time between stated hours!
Click here to find out more about the event.
On Sunday, Rhys Taylor (5) and Taylor Morgan (23) played our Junior Knockout Final. Taylor, who was receiving several shots from his close friend Rhys closed the match out in fine style with a Par 4 on the 17th hole (nett birdie) as Rhys' birdie putt agonisingly lipped out.
The Shires Junior Golf Tour
Several of our junior members, young and old were in fine form at the Shires Junior Golf Tour Final.
George Elderton fired the leading score in the Grand Final of the 2014 Shires Junior Golf Tour at Northampton GC. George already has a place in SJGT history after shooting the best round in the opening event at Kingsthorpe in May, when he bagged 41 points.
Jack Brown relished the challenge of competing with the lowest handicap of plus one as he bagged 37 points in the Golf category to finish four ahead of his nearest rivals.
Max Faulkner (Brampton Heath & Northants County) finished on top in the Order of Merit standings for the top division.
Jackson Harris (son of Paul & Grandson of David's) grabbed the plaudits in the 9 hole competition with 22 points.
Northamptonshire Golf Partnership Order of Merit Grand Final
The final of the season-long order of merit took place at Northants County Golf Club on Wednesday, 29th October. Qualification for this event took place during the summer over a series of junior open competitions around the county. To qualify for the final, players had to finish in the top 12 places in the boys table and top six in the girl table at the end of the season. The event was once again kindly sponsored by Moulton College and FootJoy/Titleist. The day was mild and started a little drizzle which for the late starters became steady rain but this did not dampen the spirits of those attending.
The final was split in two events. The Girls' Final and the Boys' Final with two divisions gross and nett.
Eleven boys and six girls played an eighteen hole medal to decide the overall champions. The scoring reflected the weather but a number of standout scores settled the final results.
The Girls Champion was Ellie Darnell of Wellingborough Golf Club with a score of 83 and the boys Champion Tom Forster of Oundle who shot 73.
The nett prizes went to Hattie Billson - Northants County with a score of 76 and Fergus Robinson also Northants County with a score of 71.
At the prize presentation, thanks were given to the golf clubs around the county for their support in hosting the twelve qualifying events, the arrangements for next season are well in hand and will be published shortly on the various competition web sites.
Overall Scores
Gross Girls
1st Place - Ellie Darnell - Wellingborough 2nd Place - Raynor Edwards - Whittlebury Park
Girls Nett
1st Place - Hattie Billson - Northants County 2nd Place - Millie Billson - Northants County
Gross Boys
1st Place Tom Forster - Oundle 2nd Place - Jason McGuinness - Kingsthorpe
Boys Nett
1st Place - Fergus Robinson - Northants County 2nd Place - Liam McNeela - Collingtree Park
Christmas is fast approaching and we will begin selling the tickets for this year's Dinner and Dance on Monday, 3rd November from 10.30am onwards. You will need to contact the office to make your payment in order to book your places. The event will take place on 13th December and the cost this year is £37.50 each which includes a Disco, a glass of bubbly on arrival and a three Course Meal.
All reserved spaces need to be paid for when booking.
- Thursday 6th - Social Supper Bridge - Dining Room Learners Bridge - 19th Bar 18.00 19.00
- Friday 7th - Society County Seniors 11.00 - 12.30
- Saturday 8th - Social Champions Presentation Dinner 19.00
- Monday 10 - Team Seniors vs. Ladies 10.30 - 11.30
- Tuesday 11 - Competition Social Final Fling - Inc 9 Holes Duplicate Bridge - 19th Bar Learners Duplicate Bridge - Dining Room 08.00 - 13.00 19.00
- Wednesday 12 - Meeting Ladies' AGM 14.00 - 16.30
- Thursday 13 - Social Crib - 19th Bar 19.00
