SUDBROOK MOOR GOLF CLUB  and DRIVING RANGE

CREATING GOLFERS and BETTER GOLF

The Senior News page is managed and provided by Judith Hutton

WELCOME TO 2018 

THE SENIORS' 2018 CALENDAR

The Senior competition calendar is produced by the Incoming Captain.  Your copy is available for collection from the Golf Shop.  2018 Captain, Mick Massingham, and the Proprietors would love you to get involved, so please collect your calendar, pop in and enquire how to get involved and then come and feel part of the competition scene.

Month by Month

COMING IN OCTOBER = CAPTAIN'S AWAY DAY 

MONDAY 1ST OCTOBER - @ MELTON MOWBRAY GC

MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER

LEAGUE SOCIAL SINGLES S'FORD 

@ SOUTH KYME - £28 inc. lunch

NOW CLOSED - FULL FIELD

LEAGUE STROKEPLAY TROPHIES

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2018

MEMO = CAPTAIN'S DAY THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER

CAPTAIN MICK MASSINGHAM'S MORNING,

FRONT 9 HOLES MEDAL, BACK 9 HOLES S'FORD

FOLLOWED BY BUFFET LUNCH

CHARITY FUND RAISING

PUTTING COMP. OVER 9 HOLES - £1

RAFFLE

At the end of the season -  2018 -  @  13TH SEPTEMBER -   FINAL ORDER OF MERIT

        Gedney Hill    24pts   1ST                      TITLE HOLDERS

             Pottergate           15pts      2ND

                Sudbrook Moor       13pts     3 RD  

                     Kirton Holme            10pts      4TH

                             RAF Coningsby          3pts     5TH

SMGC RESULTS            OF THE 8TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER

 

         VERSUS POTTERGATE - HOME  - A WIN-            4.5  - 1.5 ( 3 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

VERY IMPORTANT MEMO

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND DETAILS BELOW _-

MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER = NOW

 LEAGUE MATCH VERSUS KIRTON HOLME

THURSDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER = NOW

SSSS ROLL-UP

SMGC RESULTS          OF THE 7TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER

        VERSUS KIRTON HOLME - HOME  - A WIN-           4.5  - 1.5 ( 3 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2018

At the end of August 2018,  

The League Order of Merit  

        Gedney Hill    24pts   1ST  

             Pottergate           15pts      2ND

                Sudbrook Moor      7pts      3RD  c/b

                     Kirton Holme         7pts       4TH

                             RAF Coningsby       3 pts   5TH

CHARITY NEWS AT THE END OF AUGUST 2018

Mick has received brilliant support 

and you all have raised    this month : £ TBA

added to PREVIOUS total. 

GRAND TOTAL, SO FAR = £ TBA

after 31-8-2018

THANK YOU, BEN, FOR GIVING YOUR TIME

THURSDAY 23RD AUGUST 

CAPTAIN MICK'S FUND RAISING ENTERPRISE

WITH THE HELP OF PROFESSIONAL BEN HUTTON

BEAT THE PRO PUTTING CHALLENGE

THANK YOU FOR ALL SENIORS FOR SUPPORTING THIS INITIATIVE

£101 ENTRY FEES AND £76 PAID IN PRIZES AND

ANOTHER £25 RAISED FOR MICK'S CHARITY

NOTTINGHAM HOSPITAL NEO-NATAL UNIT

VOUCHER WINNERS = £4 PER SHARE = NIGEL CORBY(5SHARES), PETER PENKETH(5SHARES),ROD EDWARDS(2SHARES),

 ALAN CUTHBERTSON(2SHARES), DAVID GUY(5SHARES) 

AUGUST TROPHY MORNING = OLYMPIC TROPHY

THURSDAY 9TH AUGUST

2018 WINNER = HOWARD FIRTH 

STABLEFORD 41pts

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2018

At the end of July 2018,  

The League Order of Merit  

       Gedney Hill    17pts   1ST  

            Pottergate         15pts     2ND

                Sudbrook Moor     7pts     3RD  c/b

                     Kirton Holme        7pts      4TH

                            RAF Coningsby       0 pts   5TH

SMGC RESULTS        OF THE 6TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON TUESDAY 31ST JULY

       VERSUS POTTERGATE AWAY  - A LOSS-          3.5  - 2.5 ( 0 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

CHARITY NEWS AT THE END OF JULY 2018

Mick has received brilliant support 

and you all have raised   this month : £ 56-20

added to PREVIOUS total. 

GRAND TOTAL, SO FAR = £ 446-70

after 31-7-2018

Another League match versus Pottergate on the 31st of this month.

The hugely popular Trophy Day, The Friendship Cup, on Thursday 19th July, was won with 48 pts,   BETTERBALL !!

  a scorecard returned by Walter Hrubesch and Bob Watson.

MANY CONGRATULATIONS !!

SMGC RESULTS       OF THE 5TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 18TH JULY

      VERSUS GEDNEY HILL AWAY  - A LOSS-         4.5  - 1.5 ( 0 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

Tony Rose won The Gordon Trophy on 12th July - 41 pts

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018

At the end of June 2018,  

The League Order of Merit  

Pottergate  12pts   1ST

      Gedney Hill    11 pts   2ND

        Sudbrook Moor  7 pts 3RD C/B

          Kirton Holme      7 pts    4TH

                RAF Coningsby       0 pts  5TH

CHARITY NEWS AT THE END OF JUNE 2018

Mick has received brilliant support 

and you all have raised  this month : £ 52

added to PREVIOUS total. 

GRAND TOTAL, SO FAR = £ 390-50

after 30-6-2018

SMGC RESULTS     OF THE 4TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 21ST JUNE

     VERSUS RAF CONINGSBY HOME - A WIN -        6  - 0  ( 3 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

SMGC RESULTS    OF THE 3RD OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 14TH JUNE

    VERSUS RAF CONINGSBY AWAY - A WIN -       5  - 1  ( 4 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

SMGC RESULTS   OF THE 2ND OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 7TH JUNE

   VERSUS GEDNEY HILL HOME - A LOSS -      1  -   5  ( 0 PTS )

NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2018

At the end of May 2018,  

The League Order of Merit  

Pottergate  9pts   1ST

     Gedney Hill    4 pts   2ND=

       Kirton Holme   4  pts    2ND=

             Sudbrook Moor  0 pts  4TH

                  RAF Coningsby       0 pts  5TH

CHARITY NEWS AT THE END OF MAY 2018

Mick has received brilliant support 

and you all have raised     this month : £ 100-00

added to PREVIOUS total. 

GRAND TOTAL, SO FAR = £ 338-50

after 31-5 2018

Month by month, follow the 2018 Running Total.

Thank you for REGULARLY donating PRIZES for the LUCKY CARD, drawn each week from the entries.

BY THE WAY !!  PLEASE CHECK WHETHER YOU HAVE WON THE LATEST WEEKLY "LUCKY CARD PRIZE", AND, THEN, PLEASE COLLECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM THE GOLF SHOP.

                

TUESDAY 22ND MAY : LADIES VERSUS SENIOR GENTS, GREENSOMES MATCHPLAY.  RESULT: LADIES 0.5 - SENIORS 5.5

  SMGC RESULTS  OF THE 1ST OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY 2ND MAY

  VERSUS KIRTON HOLME AWAY - A LOSS -        2.5 - 3.5  ( 0 PTS )

The individual match results looked like this -

Captain Mick Massingham with Bob Watson       WON 3&2

Chris Wilmot with Roy Nelson      LOST 2&1 

Barry Rohland with Tim Newbery           WON 5&4

         Tony Rose with Ian Nicholson        HALVED

Simon Gray with John Chatburn         LOST 1 DOWN   

Pete Farmer with Andy Milner      LOST 5&4

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2018

Please sign up on the Senior notice board for the Annual Greensomes Match between the Senior Gents and The SMGC Ladies,  scheduled for TUESDAY 22ND MAY at 8-30am

THE NEW SUMMER ECLECTIC STARTED ON THURSDAY 5TH APRIL.

FINAL RESULT OF THE 2017-2018 WINTER ECLECTIC

Many congratulations, Nigel Corby, winner of the Seniors’ Winter 6 month Eclectic, in his third season as a senior golfer. From one shot behind, two birdies changed the prospects and brought about a leapfrogging of the leaders in the penultimate competition of the season.  Slotting in single putts on the 145 yard 16^th and the 347 yard 18^th, reduced Nigel’s running total by the vital 2 shots, to take the lead, and no one was able to catch him in last Thursday’s closing stableford.  The final 6 month scoreboard shows Nigel’s best scores over the 18 holes as 6 gross birdies and 3 pars on the front 9 holes followed by 6 gross birdies and 3 pars homeward.  Nigel’s challenge each season is borne out as the lowest handicap player of the senior turn-out, a 7 handicap player, to beat the higher handicaps.  Commiserations to Chris Wilmot, playing off 20, to lose the lead at the end of his best ever season, when he had had one hand on the trophy.  3^rd place went to Pete Armstrong, playing off 18, and then, Mike Carelton, who had led for 3 months in the early part of the winter.  Tony Rose leapt from 7^th place with his one shot improvement in the penultimate event, and that score brought him to equal 2^nd score overall, and 5^th on the necessary Back Nine Countback.  Last season’s title holder, Tim Newbery, and Simon Gray finished 6^th and 7^th, with Simon recording his best result since retiring from work and joining the seniors last year.  Well played too Barry Rohland, Ken Wingad, John Morley, David Guy, Phil Hall and John Came, many of whom have also enjoyed their best seasons.

SENIORS' PRACTICE MATCH - 9TH APRIL

Tuning up a month before the League Inter-Club Matchplay starts, the Seniors met this week for a practice encounter, playing amongst themselves.  Drawn teams of 4Ball pairings, under the experienced eye of Senior Captain Mick Massingham, played from the Championship tees. The final score was a very convincing win for Team B,  4 - 1, against Team A.  Winning partnerships were Nigel Corby and Graham Mackinder whose final putt on the 18^th green, brought home a 1 Up victory against Pete Farmer and Bob Watson.  Roy Nelson and David Guy won 2 and 1 in a match that went to the 17^th green, against new pairing Melvyn Claricoats and Dick Marshall.  Tim Newbery and Barry Rohland resumed a highly successful partnership from the 2017 season, to win 3 and 1 against the very experienced John Chatburn and Steve Squires, who themselves have enjoyed a history of successful League match results.  Trevor Whatton in partnership with Jim Carr found a point-winning niche in the final match to beat Captain Mick Massingham and Simon Gray. For Team A, despite giving ample strokes to the opponents, the point winning rookie pairing, Ian Nicholson and Chris Wilmot, had a super morning’s golf, bringing back a 4 and 2 victory against Ken Wingad and Colin Henfrey.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018

  Thursdays in March have been either snowbound or wet, but tenacious Pete Farmer has added another achievement to his playing record.  After a score of 3-under CSS for the day, and a newly reduced handicap of 17.9, Pete explained, “I had on so many layers  and  my water-proofs, that I could hardly swing”.  Despite this, Pete described it as finding his winning form, wet through, as he triumphed in the March stableford, securing The Singleton Shield, one title Pete has not previously won since finding golf at the age of 67.  In very tough conditions Pete’s winning score of 41 is evidence of his energy and “can do” attitude.  He acknowledges the privilege of being so young at heart, with an active and fit regime.  The Thursday Seniors share the celebration of Pete’s trophy win, especially as 20 years ago a health scare could have looked like an end to golf.  Those who regularly play with him at first light know there’s a message in Pete’s attitude and performance, for those who want to keep on being active and involved.  Though Pete started that winning round with a double bogey, he went on to score on every hole, including a birdie 2 on the 15^th  hole, to return a card of gross 80, quite an achievement to beat his age of 86 with his gross score.  This is what the golf world call an age-shooter; easier for the Professional world, but much harder for club amateurs when talking gross scores.  Pete is fuelled by the weekly challenge, a golden veteran, whose regular successes are a combination of his courage, talent, determination and focus.  Golf is his passion, behind his devotion to family and his newly acquired rescue pooch.  His family are immensely proud of him.  Pete has won most of the senior trophies, some of them several times over, and retains his place in the annual League Team, all of which records the best playing history of the club’s all-time octogenarians.  Pete’s handicap is fully genuine, turning out 50 weeks of the year, and always striving to play well enough to lower his handicap.  Long may Pete continue to keep his sparkle, remain vibrant and continue to inspire

MARCH WEATHER......

At the end of March 2018,  

The League Order of Merit     

 Kirton Holme   1 pt   2ND

        Pottergate    2pts     1ST

           RAF Coningsby yet to play

            Gedney Hill yet to play

                 Sudbrook Moor yet to play

Mick has received brilliant support and you all have raised  this month : £46, added to January's total.  GRAND TOTAL, SO FAR = £106-50

Month by month, follow the 2018 Running Total.

Thank you for REGULARLY donating PRIZES for the LUCKY CARD, drawn each week from the entries.

BY THE WAY !!  PLEASE CHECK WHETHER YOU HAVE WON THE LATEST WEEKLY "LUCKY CARD PRIZE", AND, THEN, PLEASE COLLECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM THE GOLF SHOP.

Please sign up on the Lobby Senior noticeboard for a place in the Team Trial, ready to take a place in the 2018 League team.

Team Trial is MONDAY 9TH APRIL @ 7am.  League Matches start on WEDNESDAY 2ND MAY, AWAY, VERSUS KIRTON HOLME, 

PLAYED @ 9am.   League format is FOURBALL BETTERBALL MATCHPLAY, teams of 6 pairs, aged 55+.  Matches are played off 90% of the difference in handicaps, with Home and Away fixtures each season.  Member Clubs are Gedney Hill, Kirton Holme, Pottergate, RAF Coningsby and Sudbrook Moor. This is the 26th year in the history of the SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE SENIORS'LEAGUE.

CHARITY NEWS AT THE END OF JANUARY 2018

Mick has received brilliant support and you all have raised £60-50 this month..........

.........Follow the Running Total during 2018.

Thank you for donating PRIZES, for the LUCKY CARD drawn each week from the entries.

BY THE WAY !!  PLEASE CHECK WHETHER YOU HAVE WON THE LATEST WEEKLY "LUCKY CARD PRIZE", AND, THEN, PLEASE COLLECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM THE GOLF SHOP.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2018

1st January :- Welcome to our new Senior Captain, Mick Massingham, a very popular and committed member and local sportsman, with a great pedigree of leadership and organisation.

Mick would like you all to support his 2018 Annual Charity, The NeoNatal Unit at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.

THANK YOU, ALL

1st January 2018   At the December Senior Dinner, 2017 Captain, David Guy, welcomed Mick Massingham as incoming Captain, to take over in January.  Mick is a very popular and enthusiastic Grantham sportsman, with experience and leadership skills to his name, and has taken up golf only since his retirement.  Mick is a great ambassador for senior golf and the thriving senior golf scene will be in very safe hands, with a full and varied 2018 calendar.

END OF 2017

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2017

Well played, Tony Rose.  2 club and a putter Trophy Winner, with 39 points !!  5 wood and an 8 iron and a putter

Thank you, David and Carole Guy -  a great evening at Woodies' Lakeside Restaurant, Ancaster.

Raffle, great food, superb company, Trophy Presentation and photo session.  Look for the report and photo in The Grantham Journal.

As part of the evening, Senior Captain, David, thanked the ladies and gentlemen for their support during 2017 and the huge success of his charity appeal.  He welcomed Mick Massingham as incoming Captain, to take over in January.  Mick is a very popular and enthusiastic Grantham sportsman, with experience and leadership skills to his name, and has taken up golf only since his retirement.  Mick is a great ambassador for senior golf and the thriving senior golf scene will be in very safe hands, with a full and varied 2018 calendar.

David's Charity Target has been surpassed - not £1,000 but you have all done amazingly, with a generous and enthusiastic GRAND TOTAL of having reached £1,122-22.  It has been discussed and unanimously agreed to send donations as follows -

£900 to Alzheimers Research, £100 to LIVES and £122-22 to the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire AirAmbulance Charity Trust.

In the photo below, 2017 Captain, David Guy, completed his Charity Year by presenting a share-out of the grand total.  Left to right, David Guy, Jeannie Priest representing The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire AirAmbulance Charity Trust, Mike Francis and Linda Kingston from LIVES, and Matt Clarke from Alzheimers Research UK.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2017

Thank you for playing your part in raising a grand total at

 Sudbrook Moor Golf Club of £228-09

for The Royal British Legion Annual Poppy Appeal

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2017

Captain David took a group of Seniors on an Away Day to Chilwell Manor Golf Club, Notts.,  on Monday 3rd October.

OVERALL WINNER -  MIKE CARELTON - 32PTS

NIGEL CORBY - 31PTS  C/B

PETE ARMSTRONG - 31PTS

BARRY ROHLAND - 30PTS

HARRY CUTMORE - 30PTS

Good, tight finish !!

THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR ORGANISING THE DAY

**** STOP PRESS     -      26TH OCTOBER ****

2018 Senior Captain news

TIM AND JUDITH ARE DELIGHTED TO REPORT THAT, HAVING INVITED MICK MASSINGHAM TO TAKE OVER THE HELM ON 1ST JANUARY, FROM DAVID GUY, AS SENIOR CAPTAIN IN 2018,  MICK HAS AGREED TO ACCEPT THE OFFICE.  MICK SAID "IT IS AN HONOUR"

THANK YOU, MICK - "A POPULAR MEMBER, A PROVEN BRILLIANT LEADER AND AN ALL-ROUND HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPORTS MAN, STEPPING FORWARD TO TAKE HOLD OF THE WHEEL"

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2017

Captain David's Day - Thursday 28th September

Best Overall, winning the Captain's Prize and The Des Godfrey Trophy:  Pete Farmer.  Runner-Up Handicap Division 1 - 3 : John Newton.  Runner-Up Handicap Division 4 - 5 : John Came.  Best Front 9, not in previous prizes : John Costall.    Best Back 9, not in previous prizes : Jim Carr.    Hidden Par 3s  Front 9 : Chris Wilmot.      Hidden Par 3s Back 9 : Graham Mackinder.    Nearest the Pin 7th : Mick Beasley.    Nearest the Pin 12th : Nigel Corby.    Longest Drive 2nd :  Mick Beasley.  9 hole Putting prize ;  Nigel Corby - 15 putts.

 

The South Lincolnshire Seniors' League End of season - 

The Social Presentation Day

  at South Kyme Golf Club

 Presentation Ceremony Monday 18th September 2017

David Guy's squad finished the 2017 League Season in 3rd place.    Roy Nelson  brought credit to the club, with his 3rd place in the Presentation Day Drawn Betterball Stableford results.  4 scorecards of 46 points saw 4 countbacks, with our Phil Hall  just out of the prizes in 4th place.

Sudbrook Moor Seniors enjoyed a clean sweep and made a piece of history in this season's South Lincolnshire Seniors' League Captains' Day .  The team of 12's stableford  performance, captained by David Guy, resulted in 3-part triumph.  Competing for The Ken Crowe League Captain's Trophy, David Guy scored 34 points, beating Gedney Hill's Captain by one point.  RAF Coningsby finished 3rd, from Kirton Holme 4th, for Sudbrook Moor to take home the 1st of day's 3 trophies.  Sudbrook Moor's 85 year old star, Pete Farmer, contesting the Trevor Price Non-Captains' League title, hit his regular amazing form, off his handicap of 19, to return a scorecard of 45 points.  5 shots better than the day's CSS, Pete was cut to 17.8, and beat the field of nearly 70 seniors by 3 stableford points.  Gedney Hill came in 2nd, with 42 points, from Kirton Holme on 39, then RAF Coningsby.  Pete Farmer carried off the 2nd trophy.  The 3rd trophy of the day, for the best team of 12 aggregate score, was a clear run-away success for Sudbrook Moor.  Before play commenced, David Guy pre-selected his team of 12 who scored an average of 35 points apiece, totaling an end of play 421 points.   Gedney Hill came in 2nd, on 390, Kirton Holme on 388, and RAF Coningsby on 345.  Captain David was presented with the 3rd trophy, which is the first time all 3 titles have been won by the same club on that date in the League season's calendar.

 FINAL RESULTS

Gedney Hill    22 pts    1ST           

           Pottergate    16 pts      2ND        

                 Sudbrook Moor     14 pts         3RD  

                          RAF Coningsby           6  pts          4TH   ON COUNT-BACK  WITH KH

                                    Kirton Holme            6 pts             5TH     

     

                                       SMGC RESULTS OF THE 8TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON TUESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

 

VERSUS POTTERGATE AT HOME - A WIN -     4 - 2  ( 2 PTS )

SORRY- PAIRINGS AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS  NOT AVAILABLE

SMGC RESULTS OF THE 7TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

VERSUS KIRTON HOLME AT HOME - A WIN -    5 - 1  ( 2 PTS )

SORRY - PAIRINGS AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS  NOT AVAILABLE

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017

At the end of August 2017,  

The League Order of Merit     

            NEW LEADERS with the September results vital to the final outcome

    Gedney Hill    18 pts    1ST           September - 1 match to play

           Pottergate    16 pts      2ND         September - 1 match to play

                 Sudbrook Moor     8 pts             3RD         played  6

                          Kirton Holme        6 pts             4TH           played 6

                              RAF Coningsby           6  pts       5TH              played  8   COMPLETE     

THURSDAY 17TH AUGUST - BEAT THE PRO WITH YOUR DRIVE ON THE 16TH HOLE : "NEARER THE PIN THAN BEN."  ANOTHER OF CAPTAIN DAVID'S CHARITY FUND RAISING IDEAS.  £27-50 ( revised amount after a late gift )WAS RAISED WITH THIS ENTERPRISE, AND THOSE WHO BEAT THE PRO WERE NIGEL CORBY, GRAHAM MACKINDER, TIM NEWBERY AND SIMON GRAY.  P.S. BOTH TIM NEWBERY AND SIMON GREY HOLED THEIR NEXT SHOT AND MADE  BIRDIE 2s.  DON'T SOME PEOPLE PLAY EVEN BETTER WHEN UNDER PRESSURE ?  OR WAS IT THE VALUE OF THEIR STAKES ON THAT HOLE THAT BROUGHT OUT THEIR BEST ?

THURSDAY 10TH AUGUST - MANY CONGRATULATIONS, CHRIS WILMOT.  THERE SEEMS TO BE NO STOPPING THIS PLAYER, WITH HIS SUPERB 44 STABLEFORD POINTS IN THE MORNING'S OLYMPIC TROPHY.   TOTALLY DEDICATED TO SUDBROOK MOOR EVENTS, SO A VERY DESERVED SUCCESS FOR CHRIS' 1ST SENIOR TROPHY. A 3-POINTER ON THE 18TH ENSURED HE CLINCHED BOTH THE TITLE AND TROPHY, FROM HARRY CRUICKSHANK'S 44 POINTS.

SMGC RESULTS OF THE 6TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON TUESDAY 1ST AUGUST 

VERSUS POTTERGATE AWAY - A LOSS -   0 - 6  ( 0 PTS )

The individual match results looked like this -

Captain David Guy with Roy Nelson      LOST 7&5

Phil Hall with Mick Massingham     LOST 2&1 

Barry Rohland with Tim Newbery        LOST 6&5

        Tony Rose with Ian Nicholson        LOST 2&1

Steve Squires with John Chatburn        LOST 2&1     

Colin Henfrey with Pete Armstrong     LOST 5&3

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2017

At the end of July 2017,  

The League Order of Merit     

          Pottergate    13pts     1ST     played  5

            Gedney Hill        11 pts      2ND       played  5

                 Sudbrook Moor     8 pts             3RD         played  5

                         Kirton Holme        6 pts             4TH           played 5

                             RAF Coningsby           3 pts       5TH              played  6    

In line with the Main Club Competition Conditions, Seniors' Green fee tickets are to be stapled to your scorecards before posting your scores after all Qualifying Competitions.

NEW TO THE 2017 DIARY THURSDAY 27TH JULY

AN EXCITING NEW TROPHY,  THE FRIENDSHIP CUP, A BETTERBALL PAIRS' STABLEFORD.   

The Senior Captain, David Guy, introduced to his year of office a new competition with a new trophy, adding to the Thursday calendar a popular and fresh change to the regular weekly singles format.  The Seniors' Friendship Cup challenged drawn pairs to a  Betterball Stableford and a very strong field contested the inaugural event, with many really interesting fresh partnerships.   It looked wide open to the hopeful 22 drawn pairings, but it was a scorecard without any turbulence that emerged as overall winners.  The mixed pairing of Committee man, Graham Mackinder with Sue Watson, had the edge over the field.  Their return of 45 points went to a countback, but it was their very healthy back 9 score of 25 points which proved to be the vital ingredient of the round to secure the title.  Runners-up were Phil Hall and Harry Cutmore, with 23 points on their homeward 9,.  Three pairings shared a result of 44 points.  Harry Cruickshank with Howard Firth had the best back 9 of 25 points, from John Costall with Bob Watson (22 back 9) and Simon Grey with John Ronan (19).  Simon Grey and John Ronan also enjoyed the best front 9 score of 25 points.  Many new friendships were made on the day and that is a celebration of a hugely successful innovation of the annual competition.  Captain David presented Graham and Sue with the trophy at his Presentation Ceremony on the occasion of his Captain's Morning.   

SMGC RESULTS OF THE 5TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY 

VERSUS GEDNEY HILL AWAY - A LOSS - 1 - 5 ( 0 PTS )

The individual match results looked like this -

Captain David Guy with John Chatburn     LOST 5&4

Phil Hall with Mick Massingham    LOST   4&3

Barry Rohland with Tim Newbery    WON 1UP

Graham Mackinder    with Tony Rose    LOST 2 DOWN

Steve Squires with Mick Beasley    LOST    3&2

Nigel Corby with Pete Armstrong    LOST 3&2

WON     6  -    0

THURSDAY 13TH JULY - HEADLINES IN RED CAPITALS.  MANY CONGRATULATIONS, DAVID LESLIE.  BACK TO GOLF AFTER MONTHS OF CONVALESCING, AND A SUPERB 41 STABLEFORD POINTS IN THE MORNING'S GORDON HIGH HANDICAP TROPHY.  YOU CAN'T KEEP A WINNER DOWN, SO A VERY DESERVED SUCCESS IN ONE OF THE ANNUAL TROPHIES.  YOU ARE BACK, DAVID !!

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2017

At the end of June 2017,  

The League Order of Merit     

         Pottergate    13pts     1ST   played  5

           Sudbrook Moor     8 pts      2ND   played  4

                 Kirton Holme     6 pts             3RD       played  5

                        Gedney Hill        5 pts             4TH      played  3

                           RAF Coningsby           3 pts       5TH         played  5   

                         

2017 Just to remind you that the Members Daily Green Fee for June and July is £5 (back to £4 August to December). In response to Members saying that they would prefer whole numbers when getting their Green Fee Ticket, we reduced March to £3, increased April to £4 and for June and July £5. We hope you understand that we have to make gradual increases as time goes by. Yearly Fees alter very little, so   we hope you see that an increase for the next 2 months represents only a small increase in the year taken as a whole. Members please remember if you play 3 times in any week (Monday to Sunday) the rest of that week is free of charge. Please save your 3 Green Fee Tickets to show the Course Ranger. Visitors Green Fees are increased by £2 Weekday and £1 Weekends

NEW 4TH / 13TH TEE OPEN FOR PLAY THIS WEEK-END
Saturday 24th June 2017 - Open Invitation Day. Tee reserved from 7.45am to 12.30pm approx. All welcome after then. Please come and try the new tee. Players are requested to take their golf clubs to the right and behind the green, ready to climb up the front of the new tee.

SMGC RESULTS OF THE 4TH OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 22ND JUNE 

VERSUS RAF CONINGSBY HOME - A WIN    6   - 0  - (3 POINTS)

The individual match results looked like this -

Captain David Guy with John Chatburn    WON 7&6

Ian Nicholson with Tony Rose   WON   3&1

Barry Rohland with Tim Newbery   WON 2UP

Melvin Claricoats   with Pete Farmer    WON 4&2

Chris Wilmot with Mick Beasley   WON   2&1

Nigel Corby with Pete Armstrong   WON 4&2

WON     6  -    0

SMGC RESULTS OF THE 3RD OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES 

PLAYED ON THURSDAY 15TH JUNE 

VERSUS RAF CONINGSBY AWAY - A LOSS   1.5  - 4.5  - (0 POINTS)

The individual match results looked like this -

Captain David Guy with Mick Massingham  LOST 6&5

Ian Nicholson with Tony Rose  LOST  3&1

Steve Squires with John Chatburn  LOST  8&6

Andy Milner   with Pete Farmer  LOST I DOWN 

Barry Rohland with Tim Newbery  WON  5&4

Nigel Corby with Pete Armstrong  HALVED

LOST     1.5  -    4.5

The golf course has never looked so good

SMGC RESULTS OF THE 2ND OF 8 LEAGUE MATCHES

 PLAYED ON THURSDAY 8TH JUNE 

VERSUS GEDNEY HILL AT HOME - A HALVED MATCH 3 - 3  - (1 POINT)

The individual match results looked like this -

Captain David Guy with Chris Wilmot HALVED

Ian Nicholson with Tony Rose WON 2&1

Steve Squires with John Chatburn WON 6&4

Graham Mackinder   with Pete Farmer LOST I DOWN 

Barry Rohland with Tim Newbery  LOST 3&2

Andy Milner with Mick Massingham HALVED

3   -    3

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2017

At the end of May 2017,  

The League Order of Merit     

        Pottergate    10pts     1ST   played  4

           Sudbrook Moor     4 pts   2ND   played  1

                   Gedney Hill    3 pts    c/b   3RD      played  2

                      Kirton Holme   3 pts        c/b     4TH       played  3

                             RAF Coningsby           0 pts      5TH         played  2

               

 

LADIES VERSUS SENIOR GENTS

ON TUESDAY 23RD MAY, RESULTED IN A VICTORY FOR THE GENTS -  5.5  -  2.5

CONGRATULATIONS, GENTS, AND THANK YOU TO

GRAHAM MACKINDER AS ACTING CAPTAIN, 

AND 

A THANK YOU TO EVERYONE

 FOR A THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE MORNING, WITH THE GOLF COURSE IMMACULATE AND THE WEATHER PERFECT, AND THE COMPANY SUPERB

The month of May has scheduled a 2 part competition, played 11th and 18th May.  This is the Millennium Trophy.  Week One is a stableford from yellow tees.  Week Two is a Medal from white tees. (  This is in line with the normal rhythm of Weeks 2 and 3 of every month. )

The calculation for the 36 hole result goes like this - SUBTRACT your 1st round stableford score from your 2nd round nett score, and the player with the lowest number is awarded the Millennium Trophy.

The prize money on both Thursdays is given in the normal weekly fashion, and is not related to the Overall Winner who wins the Trophy.  This trophy takes "guts" to come back on week 2, regardless of how you scored the previous week, and put that tough medal card together, from white tees !!  An excellent format !!

ROUND ONE - WON BY HOWARD FIRTH ON 45 POINTS

ROUND TWO - WON BY JOE GREEN ON NETT 62

TROPHY WON BY BARRY ROHLAND

NETT SCORE ON 18.5.17  = 63

MINUS STABLEFORD POINTS ON 11.5.17  = 42

=21    MANY CONGRATULATION, BARRY.  HIS 1ST SENIOR TROPHY

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2017

At the end of April 2017,  

The League Order of Merit     

 Kirton Holme   3 pts  = 1ST                                  NEVER SEEN THIS LEVEL OF EQUALITY

       Pottergate    3 pts    = 1ST

              Gedney Hill    3PTS    =  1ST                              AFTER 2 MONTHS' PLAY

                  RAF Coningsby yet to play

           

                       Sudbrook Moor yet to play

The draw for the Ron Boxell Matchplay Trophy, played each summer, was posted in The Lobby in the Senior area of the noticeboard on Tuesday 18th April.  The right hand side of the draw leads to the Trophy Final, and all losers of their 1st match move to left hand side, to The Consolation Knock-Out.  Please check the draw, make a note of the contact telephone numbers, contact the opponent and play by the due date.   ENJOY !!

The trophy of the month of April is the occasion of The Double Trophy,

 The Stanborn Shield and The Rolfe Shield, played on Thursday 20th April.  The Best Gross score and The Best Nett scores of the Q Medal day were returned by Nigel Corby.  An excellent achievement, Nigel.

RESULTS OF THE TEAM TRIAL PLAYED ON MONDAY 3RD APRIL 

The Possibles were victorious over The Probables, 3 - 2

The individual match results looked like this -

THE POSSIBLE TEAM PAIRINGS - Pete Farmer with Graham Mackinder beat Nigel Corby with Pete Armstrong 1UP

David Guy with Ian Nicholson beat Andy Milner with Mick Massingham 3&1

Ken Wingad with Tim Newbery beat Melvyn Claricoats with Joe Green 1UP

Ted Johnson/John Costall with Dick Marshall lost to Steve Squires with John Chatburn 5&4

Tony Rose with Colin Henfrey lost to Mick Beasley with Barry Rohland 2&1

3   -    2

Getting ready for the 1st League match of the 2017 season versus 

Kirton Holme, AWAY, on Wednesday 3rd May

6 MONTH SUMMER ECLECTIC - Started on the 6th April and finishes on Thursday 28th September.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2017

At the end of March 2017,  

The League Order of Merit     

 Kirton Holme   1 pt   2ND

       Pottergate    2pts     1ST

          RAF Coningsby yet to play

            Gedney Hill yet to play

                 Sudbrook Moor yet to play

1)The League Captains' Day at South Kyme Golf Club, Monday 6th March, has been cancelled.  With apologies, it has not been possible to re-schedule during the spring, with 5 clubs and 72 players to consider.   There will be a revised format for competing for the 3 Trophies that belong to that day out. 

Please keep an eye on details of the evolving format.

2)On Thursday 30th March, Captain David held another fund-raising charity effort,combined with the weekly roll-up.

It's a Beat the Pro Challenge - compete with Golf Professional, Ben Hutton's front 9 score on that morning. 

 Entry to the Sweep is  £1 minimum, maximum £5.  

Barry Rohland and Steve Squires beat Ben's fron 9 hole score of 32  and won a share of the Sweep.  £22 was raised for the Captain's Annual Charity Fund.

   3) The Finals of the Winter League were  completed at the end of March, with the following results - 1st - Andy Milner and Mick Massingham - UNBEATEN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON  2nd - Dick Marshall and Ted Johnson  3rd - John Came and Ken Wingad  

4th - Ian Nicholson and Bob Watson   PRIZE MONIES ARE CREDITED IN THE GOLF SHOP

4) The entire competitors' RESULTS of the Away-Day at Newark GC on Tuesday 28th March are on the Handicaps Results page, under Seniors, but here are the prize winning names and scores.

Stableford 1st, 38 points, Joan Alton  2nd on count-back, Steve Squires from Mick Massingham and Barry Rohland, all on 33 points. Best Front 9 Geoff Wilkins       Best Back 9  Graham Mackinder Nearest the pin on hole 2, Steve Daly, on 15th Graham Mackinder  17th Pete Armstrong.   2s sweep , 5th Pete Armstrong and 17th Colin Henfrey.   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRIZE WINNERS AND OUR THANKS TO CAPTAIN DAVID GUY FOR ORGANISING SUCH AN ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DAY.

5)  The Singleton Stableford Shield was won this month by Harry Cruickshank with a brilliant score of 45 points

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2017

The Finals of the Winter League are being completed by the end of March, but below is the news of who reached the Finals after the 1st Round encounters 

of  Division 1 and Division 2

~ Team Captain, David Guy, returned the best scorecard in last Thursday’s Mixed Senior “Q” Medal roll-up.   This result of 3 under CSS earned an impressive winter handicap reduction of point nine, to play off 13.1, and gain top points in the monthly Order of Merit, The Senior Golfer of the Year Award, which runs through to November.  One shot adrift, Geoff Wilkins, took best of Category 4 and a reduction of point four to his 24 handicap.   In the same Category, David Leslie, Colin Henfrey, Bryan Heydinger and Dennis Brownlee all posted cards that will win Order of Merit points, as did Tim Newbery and Graham Mackinder in the lower handicap division.  Melvin Clarricoats had a fruitful day, with two birdie 2s (holes 3 and 6) to win half of the weekly sweep, shared with Tony Rose (hole 16) and Mick Massingham (hole 16).  Inter-linked with these results, 6 competitions remain in the Thursday 6 month Winter Eclectic.  How’s this for a line-up of past winners locked in combat?  2014 winner, David Leslie, holds onto 1^st place, on a count-back from Ted Johnson, the 2015 winner.   8 times winner, Tony Rose, who captured the title between 2000 and 2013, is a mere half shot behind the top 2, a shared score with David Guy who won the title for his 2^nd time in 2014.  Tim Newbery, last season’s trophy holder is in 5^th position but only one and a half shots separate him from another title.

~  The Seniors’ Winter League Matchplay is one of the section’s newer initiatives and is half way through its 3^rd season.  The ten pairings, in two divisions, have completed their first rounds, with the 4 leading points winners going through to meet each other.  There are plenty of new partnerships which appear to have been tuned into a very lively set of results.   In Division One, the title holders from the last two seasons, John Costall and Pete Armstrong won only one of their four encounters and have failed to make the Final.  New pairing, Andy Milner and Mick Massingham were straight out of the blocks, gaining 7 points, having won three out of four matches and halving with another of the new partnerships, Bob Watson and Ian Nicholson.  Bob and Ian won two, halved one and lost to Rod Edwards and Tim Newbery.  So, Milner, Massingham, Watson and Nicholson will go through.  In Division 2, a week ago any of the pairings looked to have the potential to make it through but the end of January playing deadlines made a strong impression on the next stage.  Some exciting and surprising results turned it all around.  Despite a Hole In One for Ted Johnson in one of the decisive matches, Ken Wingad and John Came beat Ted Johnson and new partner Dick Marshall.  Johnson and Marshall went on to win their final match to go through on 6 points, as divisional victors, along with Wingad and Came who go through with 5 points, sharing a count-back on "goal average" with Tony Rose and David Guy.  Commiserations to Tony and Captain David.

~  Senior Steve Squires appears to be back on very hot form with another prize winning return over a playing week.  The 40 point stableford card on a very bleak Thursday, was best overall, with Sue Watson also on a winning roll, with 40 points, as runner-up.  Melvin Claricoats, Bryan Heydinger, Chris Wilmot and Tony Hall all looked good in the top frame.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017

Welcome to the New Year !

A huge thank you to outgoing Senior Captain, Graham, and a warm welcome to incoming Captain, David Guy.

~ DON'T FORGET TO COLLECT A SENIOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS FROM THE GOLF SHOP

AND PLEASE FEEL WELCOME TO COME AND BE A PART OF ALL THE EVENTS

2017  THE SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE SENIORS'  LEAGUE

~ MEMO - The series of EIGHT 2017 League Matches start on Wednesday 3rd May and finish on Thursday 14th September

~ A 2ND REMINDER PLEASE - DON'T FORGET TO COLLECT YOUR COPY OF THE 2017 SENIOR CALENDAR WITH THOSE 8 LEAGUE DATES

~ PLEASE SIGN UP ON DAVID'S INVITATION SHEET FOR THOSE EIGHT FIXTURES AND TICK AVAILABILITY - TO BE FOUND ON THE SENIORS' BOARD IN THE LOBBY

SENIOR GENTS ON WINNING FORM IN JANUARY MAIN CLUB EVENT

~  There were top Order of Merit points for senior golfer, Dick Marshall, in the January Monthly qualifier, in a mixed field of all ages of gents, ladies and juniors.  Last autumn, Dick made a conscious effort to put a bit more golf into his semi-retired working schedule and the now regular two competitive rounds a week are undoubtedly showing better his years of experience and consolidating his current performance.  Off 19.2 before the competition, Dick beat the CSS by two, with a margin of 2 from the best of the rest, and was reduced to 18.6.  There were no other handicap reductions in this event.

On a count-back, the day's overall runner-up was Trevor Whatton with a superb back 9 score, off his 22 handicap.  Trevor's card was best of Category 4, one better than Steve Squires, Martin Whistler and Jeff Ward, who all shared that category's prize fund. 

WELL DONE, ALL THESE SENIOR GOLFERS !!

SENIOR NEWS AT THE YEAR-END, DECEMBER 2016

The club’s Seniors, who generally meet on Thursday mornings, have had a packed calendar of events over 50 weeks, and have had the solid steady leadership of Captain Graham Mackinder for the past 12 months.  Nothing is ever too much trouble for Graham and he has steered the ship with his characteristic modest and pragmatic style, and we thank him for making such a sound success.  In the Matchplay League, Graham finally brought his team through strongly to a very commendable 2^nd place, despite a topsy-turvy run of early results.  David Guy is to take over the wheel in the New Year and, again, we know all will be in very capable hands; we wish David well.  Newcomers are always welcome, so come and have a chat and ask how to get started, pick up a Senior weekly calendar of events, get involved, just as long as Gents are 55 years young, and 50 plus the Ladies.

GRAHAM'S FINAL CHARITY ACCOUNT STANDS AT £386, TO BE SHARED BETWEEN THE SKEGNESS RNLI AND MACMILLAN NURSES Thank you, Graham, for such a generous heart and enthusiasm to raise funds.  Seniors, thank you for donating prizes and supporting in many ways, to help to raise this sum.  

CHARITY NEWS FROM THE ENTIRE CLUB

The club has continued a strong commitment to its nominated charity, Marie Curie Cancer, and with over 20 years of fund raising we decided to make a bigger effort over the summer.  Funds came in from golf competitions, the forfeits from the charity bunker on the 6^th hole (15^th), gifts and donations.  The special boost came from an idea from Paul McCarthy, who lent us his own Olympic Torch that he had been privileged to carry as part of the 2012 pre-Olympic relay through Lincolnshire, on its way throughout the UK.  So, during the month of the August Rio Olympics we took donations for photos to be taken with the torch.  The Tuesday Ladies also played a Pentathlon of Golf Competitions and the total sum raised here for Marie Curie Cancer in the July to October period was £722.33.  The total for the year was £1,047.33.  The Seniors’ Captain’s morning raised £119 for the Skegness RNLI Lifeboats.  The national endeavour, Sports Relief, in March inspired the raising of £117.32.  In November, our collection for The Royal British Legion also realised the sum of £135.84.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2016

Take 5 winners.  The Senior Captain’s Christmas Dinner, hosted by Graham Mackinder and his wife Kath, concluded with the sharing of honours for the late year trophy winners.  Four of these had come through the endurance events which had run through the length of the year.  All of the line-up celebrate their first time named on the trophy.   19 handicap, Roy Nelson, the new Matchplay Champion, had met the title holder, Pete Farmer, in the final round and, with steady confident golf, had come through with a convincing victory, 4 and 3, to win The Ron Boxell Matchplay Trophy.   Colin Henfrey went out equipped with his selected rescue wood and 8 iron in last week’s event, the annual 2 clubs and a putter stableford.   Finishing with a scorecard total of 40 points, Colin got into an impressive back 9 rhythm and carded 23 points, going on to win by 3 points.   Captain Graham presented Colin with The Christmas Trophy.   Mick Massingham is named The Senior Golfer of the Year.   Part of an exceptional year of medal scores, played from championship tees, Mick’s 6 qualifying scores in the event included four top scoring returns.   Going into the last event, Mick capped the leader board with another top score, 2 under CSS, and a newly reduced handicap of 19, to win The Order of Merit.   Mick’s final scorecard assured him of overtaking top of the leader board, Tim Newbery, and left him 7 points behind.   Tim Newbery started the autumn with a comment that he had never won a trophy before, and has now gone on to win 3 trophies in a 3 month period.   Tim clinched the Summer Eclectic that had started in April and ran to the end of September.   Climbing from 3^rd position in July to take over the lead early September, Tim recorded 7 gross birdies and 11 gross pars off his 19 handicap, to win by one shot.    It must be added that Tim was also leading the Super Stableford and The Senior Golfer of the Year until the final scorecard came in and therefore holds two Runners-Up achievements to add to a splendid autumn.   16 handicap Bob Watson took another major title in one of the newer series in the Se niors’ calendar.   In its 3^rd season, The Seniors’ Claret Jug, The Ken Jameson Trophy, is awarded for the colloquially named SSSS, the Sudbrook Seniors’ Super Stableford, played from championship tees.   Each player’s best 6 Super Stableford scores, played over 10 designated dates between February and November, form the Order of Merit aggregate.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016

The focus early November is traditionally fund raising for The Royal British Legion.  The Seniors had their annual Poppy Stableford Roll-Up in their Thursday routine of The Super Stableford.  In this the final event of the 10 month season, the Royal British Legion Gold Medals were presented to the day's best card Winner, Tim Newbery, on 42 points, and the two division runners-up. Geoff Wilkins, 40, and Melvin Clarricoats, 38.  However, the 2016 Order of Merit was concluded with the aggregate of each player's best 6 Super Stableford scores.  Bob Watson was intending to hold on very tightly to his lead, and though his last score did not feature in his final tally, Tim Newbery's final score of 42 nearly ousted Bob.  However, Bob's final 6 score total of 209 points ensured him of The Ken Jameson Claret Jug Trophy, by just 3 points, from Tim Newbery on 206.  There was a break-down of prizes from the scheme and the following featured :3rd Bryan Heydinger - 205-  4th Melvin Clarricoats - 200 - 5th Steve Squires - 196 -  6th Mick Massingham - 195 -  7th John Morley  - 194- and  7th equal Ken Wingad and Sue Watson - 192.

The sum of £135.84 was realised for the Royal British Legion with the whole club's efforts.

  SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2016

17th October - The Winter League 4ball Betterball Matchplay matches are now underway.  The 2 grids of 5 pairs are posted on the Seniors' board in the Lobby.  This round of matches must be completed by 23rd December 2016.  David Guy is in charge of this competition, so please make any enquiries to David.

The new Winter eclectic starts on Thursday 6th October 2016 and you can still enter up until that morning.  Fee is £3 and the event runs until 30th March 2017.

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2016

At the end of the season 

Gedney Hill WON the League Order of Merit   20 pts   

 Sudbrook Moor  2ND    13pts         

     RAF Coningsby 3RD  11pts    c/b  - 4

     Kirton Holme   4TH  11pts    c/b  - 10

       Pottergate   5TH    9pts  

VERY MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2016 SENIOR CAPTAIN, GRAHAM, AND HIS SQUAD

On Monday 26th September the 5 Golf Club League members, 72 gents in all, celebrated the 23rd season with a Social Presentation Day.  Held at Rutland County Golf Club, a shot-gun start from 18 tees, and drawn partners from one of the other 4 member clubs,  for a Betterball Stableford,  all capped off with a formal all-sit-down-together lunch, and grand presentation of the season's prizes.  -  3 Trophies from March2016 Captains' Day held at South Kyme.  2016 League Matchplay Champions' Shield.  Pairs' Betterball vouchers from the 26th September and Best Team Trophy on that day.  Congratulations to John Chatburn who came in with the 3rd best scorecard of 45 stableford points with Merv Davis of Gedney Hill.  Sudbrook Moor's team aggregate was 3rd best on the day.

RESULT -   2016

MATCH VERSUS POTTERGATE ON THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER HOME       WON   4.5  -  1.5

RESULT -  2016

MATCH VERSUS KIRTON HOLME ON THURSDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER HOME      WON   5 - 1

SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016

At the end of August,  

Gedney Hill lead the League Order of Merit   16  pts   

 Kirton Holme    11pts         

    RAF Coningsby 11pts      MATCHES COMPLETE

     Pottergate    9pts

     Sudbrook Moor 7pts

It's all in the name.  While Great Britain's Justin Rose won gold in the Olympic golf in Rio, our Sudbrook Moor Tony Rose clinched the 2016 Senior Olympic Trophy, all in the same week.  Everything's coming up roses, for two players who were on top strokeplay form.

Tony Rose is certainly no stranger to the winning frame and he has been itching to add his name to this particular trophy, as he donated it to his club's Senior Section in the year of the London Olympics, 2012, and so, this win will have a special significance for Tony.

Popular for his smooth and modest manner, Tony will turn 80 years this October, a true gent and still reaping the rewards of always having a routine of pre-golf range practice and warm-up, regular lessons, and several rounds of competitive golf each week.

Tony who discovered golf in the 1970s continues to be just as passionate and still quietly hooked on the game after nearly 50 years.  A scorecard of 43 stableford points outplayed a full field, with a winning margin of 2, as well as a handicap adjustment of one point one shots.

There was a 3-way count-back on 41 points for 2nd spot, with Barry Kay 2nd, Ian Nicholson 3rd and Bob Watson 4th, and handicap reductions for Barry and Bob.

RESULT - 2016

MATCH VERSUS POTTERGATE ON TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST  AWAY

LOST   2.5  -  3.5

  SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2016

At the end of July, Gedney Hill lead the League Order with 13 points.  

2nd (11pts) Kirton Holme

 Sudbrook Moor, 3rd, (7pts)

 In 4th place, Pottergate (6pts) and

 5th RAF Coningsby (5pts)

In the hottest week of the summer, a sizzling result came from Senior Captain, Graham Mackinder in the Thursday roll-up medal played from yellow tees.   A credit to him after a niggling season of injury.  The result yielded a handicap reduction of 2 point 2, down to 18.6, and top imput of order of merit points in The Senior Golfer of the Year Scoreboard.  27 handicap Howard Firth is settling in as a newcomer  to the section and took a very worthy runner's-up prize, one shot behind, and was cut 2 point 4 shots down to 24.  Tim Newbery is looking very strong and consistent in this medal result, with a 3rd place, acquiring a high number of Merit points.

 

  Thursday 14th July

The Senior Gordon High Handicap Trophy was won, after a 5-way count-back, by 23 handicap Harry Cruickshank with 34 stableford points.  3 points on the 18th clinched it, Harry !!  Good play !!

Well played, Harry.   A 5-way tie on 34 stableford points and Harry Cruickshank’s par on the 18th, to finish with a 3 pointer, proved to be the essential point for a 9 hole count-back of 17.    Harry never misses a Thursday Senior Roll-up, and now in his 70s, and always playing very excellent consistent golf off 23 handicap, Aberdonian Harry will enjoy that bonie winning feeling as he takes home his first Sudbrook Moor trophy, The Gordon Trophy. This trophy was first presented back at the inception of the senior section in 1995 to encourage all those with handicaps of 21 and upwards and that continues to be the qualifying criteria to this day.   

RESULT -                            2016

      MATCH VERSUS GEDNEY HILL ON THURSDAY 2OTH JULY

                                            AWAY

                                       LOST   6  -  0

   SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2016

At the end of June, Kirton Holme lead the League Order with 11 points.  

2nd (7pts) Gedney Hill on a count-back - on difference of games for and games against -

 from Sudbrook Moor, 3rd, (7pts)

 In 4th place, Pottergate (6pts) and

 5th RAF Coningsby (5pts)

History was made last week by senior golfer John Chatburn who notched up the twin achievement of a double trophy win in the weekly Thursday roll-up. Never before recorded in the 24-year history of this event in the club’s senior calendar, the two trophies have always been won by two different competitors. John outplayed a strong field, off his 15 handicap, returning a scorecard of one over CSS and four shots ahead of any rival competitor, to win both the gross and net line-up.John took home The Stanborne Shield and The Rolfe Shield as Gross and Net Champion, and a handicap reduction of 0.9.  Net prizes were awarded to Dave Guy and Harry Cruickshank as runners-up.

RESULT 2016

      MATCH VERSUS RAF CONINGSBY ON THURSDAY 23RD JUNE

                                             HOME

                                         WON 4 - 2   

  ( A HOME WIN YIELDS 3 POINTS ON THE ORDER OF MERIT TABLE )

RESULT -                             2016

      MATCH VERSUS RAF CONINGSBY ON THURSDAY 16TH JUNE

                                             AWAY

                                      WON 3.5 - 2.5    

  (AN AWAY WIN YIELDS 4 POINTS ON THE ORDER OF MERIT TABLE)

RESULT -                           2016

      MATCH VERSUS GEDNEY HILL ON THURSDAY 2ND JUNE

                                            HOME

                                      LOST   1.5  -  4.5

 

The Club's tradition of The Annual Open Invitation Day has its roots in inviting back old friends, as guests, to enjoy a team of 4 event, in Am-Am stableford format.

2016 has further enhanced this celebration with a Royal and national and birthday flavour, commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.

There was a fantastic parade of colours, as teams wore the national reds, whites and blues, and the team names were suitably matched.

There were even prizes for the best attire.

VIVA 90 were the top team, on 93 points, comprising Fiona Hutton, Glenn Carpenter, Keith Maclachlan and guest, Colin Gray, of Belton Park.

In 2nd spot, on a back 9 count-back, were NATIONAL TREASURE, with 89 points, in a team of Orlando Pabunan, Peter Alipio, Ronie Alipio and guest, Eddie Berridge, from Belton Park.

Dave Guy and his WINDSOR OLD GUARD pals of Dave Martin, Pete Armstrong and guest from Belton Woods, Darren Woods, also carded 89 points for 3rd prize.

LONG TO REGN OVER US, scoring 88 points, were team led by Mick Massingham, with 3 guests from Belton Park, Gary Scott, Steve Parr and Steve Chambers.

Darren Woods had a bumper day, with 3 spot prizes, namely, Longest Drive and nearest the pins on both hole 7 and 12.

Lorna Jackson, TEAM RED ROYAL STRIKERS and guest from Sandilands, won the Ladies' Trophy for longest Drive on hole 5 and 14.

The 2s sweep was excellently supported with 51 entries, and was shared out amongst the following competitors -  Simon Green of the TEAM ROYAL FOURSOME - hole 12 - Colin Gray TEAM VIVA 90 - hole 3 -  Paul Thompson TEAM GREAT IS HER FAITHFULNESS - hole 12 - Darren Woods TEAM WINDSOR OLD GUARD - hole 12 - and Judith Hutton TEAM GREAT IS HER FAITHFULNESS - hole 12.

Brothers Barry and Chris Pogson were awarded best overall team colours prizes, from TEAM RULE BRITANNIA

KEY -  RED = SENIOR

 

     SENIOR NEWS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2016

At the end of May, Pottergate lead the League Order of with 6 points, on count-back from Kirton Holme 2nd (6pts) Gedney Hill are 3rd (3pts), on count-back from RAF Coningsby, 4th (3pts)  In 5th place, Sudbrook Moor are yet to score points.

Pete's Senior success, amongst the bumper Saturday turn-out, to win one of the Club's majors -  

The Ken Crowe's Challenge Trophy

 

In last week's Trophy Medal round, another superb winning score came from last year's Senior Captain, 18 handicap Pete Armstrong, who beat the course by 5 shots.  Pete's scorecard had balanced under-par front 9 and back 9 scores, so a very steady motivation towards the event.  From a bumper field of all-comers, Gents, Ladies, Seniors and high handicap Juniors, all turning out for this Memorial Medal, The Ken Crowe Callenge, Pete won by 3 shots from nearest competitor, 6 handicap, Ben Richards.  Pete will be so proud, after such a convincing quality round, to take home the annual trophy and his newly reduced handicap of 16.7.

Ben Richards and Martin Corby shared the best Gross prize with gross 69s.

THE 2015 - 2016 SENIORS' WINTER LEAGUE