Seniors Away Day 2010

Seniors away day will be at Bewdley Pines Golf Club. It will include coffee and bacon baps on arrival, eighteen holes of golf and a two course meal to follow. Buggies are available, the format will be set by the captain and a sheet will be on the seniors notice board before long.

The cost will be about £30.00 and for more information about Bewdley Pines click the following link. http://www.bewdleypines.com/default.htm

Members Offer...get a £50.00 voucher

A great new offer. Introduce a new member to the club between now and the end of March and you will recieve a £50.00 voucher to spend in the clubhouse

Round Robin v The Worcestershire
25/02/10

The dream is still alive following a comprehensive seven matches to nil victory over The Worcestershire. It was closer than it looked as four of the matches went down to the wire. The stars of the show were two 5 and 4 wins from the pairings of Jimmy Lindsay/ Bernard Hughes and Tony Guest and Ray Chambers. The captain congratulates everybody on a magnificent performance.

Two home matches to go and if we win them both we retain the Round Robin trophy. Next up Ross at home this coming Monday and Sapey a week later. Ross will be tough and need to beat us to win the trophy themselves. We can do

Round Robin v Burghill..23/02/10

A good start following the resumption of the Round Robin matches with a comprehensive six and a half to one and a half away victory over Burghill Valley. In icy conditions and falling snow we won five matches, lost one and halved the other. The sixth pairing of Wilf Arrowsmith and partner were the lucky ones winning eight and six and were first back in the warmth of the clubhouse.

A good day out as usual at Burghill followed by a much appreciated meal and the feeling of a job well done.

Next up. The Worcestershire at home on Thursday.

Round Robin v Ross on Wye

Sad to say we suffered our second defeat of the current campaign at the hands of Ross on Wye losing 6 to 2. Ross are up for it this year and fielded a strong team. Our only win came from the valiant efforts of Tony Guest and Ray Chambers with two matches halved. Still. it was a good day out and the course was not to bad considering the rain with only a few temporary greens.

Next up Ross at home so an opportunity for revenge.

Round Robin v Burghill Valley

The wheels are back on. We followed the narrow win over The Worcestershire with an 8 - 0 thumping of Burghill Valley to replicate last year's score. Confidence is high, the putts are going in and the captain had a pretty good joke (not repeatable here) at the post match festivities.

Round Robin v Worcestershire

following the disappointment of Sapey the team came back strongly and achieved a narrow victory of four games to three over Worcestershire on their own course. It was evident that Captain Kaz motivational skills were successful and this time we did not let him down..

Round Robin v Sapey

We are off again defending our round robin trophy for the second year in succession. Only this time it was different as we lost our first match away to Upper Sapey by 5.5 to 2.5 (we won there in the past two years). Captain Kaz showed his disappointment and there is much to ponder before the next match against Worcestershire. However it was a beautiful sunny day, the company was good and there was a fine 'round robin' breakfast to follow to challenge our cholesterol levels.

New fixture....

Round Robin v Sapey... 8/3/10

A wonderful finish to the Round Robin season with a comprehensive 8 - 0 victory over Sapey. Sweet revenge as they defeated us in the first match of the competition. It was a wonderful sunny day in good company and Captain Kaz extends his appreciation to all those who took part in this and earlier matches. Home form has been very impressive again with three clean sheets and only four pairs lost. Unfortunately these four were against Ross resulting in a halved match.

The position now it that if Ross defeat Sapey in their last match they will be champions. One ray of hope, if that match is halved then we will retain the trophy on aggregate as we have plus 22 compared to their plus 12.

Come on Sapey you can do it. Full results and tables on the Round Robin link above

March Medal..4/3/10

An excellent turn out of fifty one seniors competed in the March medal, the first stroke play event of the year. In the top section Jimmy Lindsay, with and impressive net 66 took the honours from Barry Vickery in second place (net 69). The star of the show was Tony Watham in the middle section. In his first senior medal he carded a net 67 despite taking ten on the sixteenth hole. The round included a birdie on the 14th and an eagle on the 15th In the bottom section Guy Thompson with a net sixty nine took the honours on countback from the very reliable Jeremy Finney.

There were seven "two's". Dave Botwood, Ray Chambers, Jimmy Lindsay and Paul Merriman one each and two for Tony Wathen . Handicap changes. Those paying the price of success were Tony Watham from 16 to 14 and Jimmy Lindsay from 6 to 5 Those requiring a little more help; Bill Brown from 12 to 13; Dilwyn James from 18 to 19 and Paul Merriman from 8 to 9

The Senior Medallist of the Year competition is warming up. Charlie Tune is still in the gold medal position but Jeremy Finney is only one point behind in second place. Jimmy Lindsay is in the bronze position with Guy Thompson fourth. In the King of the Two's Taffy Jones occupies first place with 4 and Tony Watham and Ray Chambers share second place with two each. Full tables can be seen on the 'Monthly Medals' link from this page

Round Robin v Ross..01/03/10

The dream is fading after a 4-4 halved match with Ross. It was a wonderful St David's day with sunshine throughout but the gods of golf decreed that it was not to be our day. Most matches were very close but Ross are a good team and deserved to share the spoils with us. We enjoyed their company on the course and in sharing a meal in the clubhouse afterwards.

The situation now is that if Ross (8 points) win their remaining two matches at home to Sapey and Burghill they will be champions with 12 points. If we beat Sapey in our final match we will have 11 points. However should Ross draw or lose either of their matches and we win ours then we could still end up as champions either on points or on aggregate of pairs won.

Next up Sapey at home next Monday

January medal...18/02/10

The January medal eventually got off the ground and the weather did not let us down, three degrees and plunging with steady snow. However the scoring was extremely good in such adverse conditions and in the top section Taffy Jones stole the show with an impressive 40 points, including a double two', on countback from the equally impressive Ray Chambers. .

In the middle section John Hunt had a very credible 39 points beating Andy Timmer by one shot with Ken Vale third on 37 points. In the bottom section Jeremy Finney took the honours with 36 points from the in form Charlie Tune, 34 points on countback from Paul Oatley

Four 'two,s' were recorded. Ian Fraser on the 6th; Taffy Jones on the 11th and 17th and Ray Chambers on the 17th. There were six handicap adjustments. Coming down Ian Fraser from 12 to 11 and Taffy Jones from 13 to 12. Going the other way, Dave Botwood from 11 to 12; Bob Martin from 25 to 26; Ian Robertson from 15 to 16 and John Teece from 27 to 28.

Captains's Drive In.....12/02/10

After three postponements the captain's drive-in eventually took place. The zero temperature and snow covered course did not deter our seniors from turning out in force to celebrate the coronation of our captain in a three man team texas scramble competition.

As befitted the occasion Captain Kaz Rudnicki, ably assisted by Dave Botwood and Ian Robertson, set the expected standard for the season by taking first place with a net sixty three and one sixth. Leek and potato soup was welcomed after the play and there were presentations to the first three groups.

Prize Winners
First: Kaz Rudnicki, Dave Botwood, Ian Roberstson net 66 1/6th .
Second: Tony Watham, Phil Cassidy, Cyril Jennings net 66 2/6th
Third: Bill Harris, Alun Davies, Jimmy Lindsay net 66 3/6th

February medal...

At last we have a competition. Twenty six seniors took part in the first medal of the year and the leader board provided no surprises as the same old names are up there. Derek Craddock (37pts) took the honours in the top section followed closely by Terry Webb and Jimmy Lindsay with 35 and 34 points respectively.

The ever consistent Bill Harris (31 pts) won the middle section with Paul Chapman taking second place on countback from Dilwyn James (30 points). Pride of place goes to Charlie Tune (again) with a magnificent 39 points in the bottom section. Paul Oatley was second on 35 points from Guy Thompson with 33.

There was only one 'two' from Taffy Jones on the sixth hole and only one handicap adjustment, Charlie Tune from 28 to 27.