Appleby Match Result

In sunny conditions with a wind from the North the Sandpipers entertained the Ramblers from Appleby.
8 matches in total all closely contended with some going down to the last putt on the 18th green.
Pick of the matches was the pairing of Barry Bower and Joe Campbell paired against a 3 & 10 handicaps. The result had Barry & Joe strutting round the Club house like a couple of cockerels.
Captain Trevor Wilson in his speech said that their match's topic of conversation was Ladies underwear which was discussed all the way round?????
Match result was a 5-3 victory for the Sandpipers.
Once again a super meal was served up by Octavia & David.
Regards
John W Gibson

Tuesday 28th August

Twenty one Sandpipers competed for the J.W.Banks Trophy in bright sunshine but a wind that was blowing a hooley.
Roger Cutts came second with 36 points but a few lucky putts gave me the trophy with 37 points.
Thursday is our home match v Appleby and the list for the Ellis Beattie pairs with the ladies is on the notice board.

Beckfoot Traffic Lights

The Allerdale office of the County Highways Department inform me that they are unable to undertake any work to counteract the erosion that threatens to undermine the road until Natural England have completed an impact assessment that any work may have on the local wildlife and habitat.
it appears that no timescale has been allocated so the road may go before it gets fixed!!!

Seniors Open

The Seniors Open started in very wet conditions with the first groups going out in some very heavy showers.
As the day progressed the conditions improved and the sun did come out for a while.
The best result of the day came from the first group out, J Maddison of Silloth with 43 points.

Congratulations to Sandy Tonner, winner of the Sandpipers Trophy with 37 points.
Also in the prizes from the Sandpipers: J Gibson 37 pts, R Cutts 35pts and D Low 33pts.

Thanks to Geoff Waite and John Tudor for their efforts through  the day inputting the scores and updating the leader board.
Also thanks to Joe Holmes (Competition Secretary), and Brenda Gibson for her assistance with the computer and final results sheets.
Thanks to Captain (and fellow Sandpiper) M Cowen who presented the prizes.

Regards
John W Gibson

Tuesday 21st August

Once again the difficulty of the course got the better of most of the twenty six players who turned out today and was reflected in the scores.
Robin Binny won with 34 points, one ahead of Geoff Scott.
This Thursday is Silloth Seniors' Open and I'll certainly be taking a few extra balls with me, having lost four today.

Sandpipers v Appleby Team

Thursday 30th  August

Dress: Jacket & Tie

10-30-  T. Wilson (C ) / J. Holmes
10-37-  B. Bower / J. Campbell
10-44-  J. Gibson / G. Anderson
10-51-  W. Smith / T. Stubbs
10-58-  T. Davis / R. Cutts
11-05-  D. Barnes / I. Porter
11-12-  S. Tonner / J. Tudor
11-19-  H. Wright / G. Waite

Reserve: D.Wood

Tuesday 14th August

Twenty three turned out today and three scored more than 36 points.
Trevor Wilson won the Carrick Trophy with 39 points, Grant Anderson came second with 38 and Tony Davis just missed out with 37.
The course is in good condition but the rough is very punishing for anything off line.

Tuesday 7th August

Twenty two contested the Ronnie Thompson Trophy in blustery conditions.
Sandy Tonner was the only one to break ninety gross and carded a creditable nett 70.
Joe Campbell was second with 72 nett.

Maryport Match Result

Terry Stubbs captained the Sandpipers against Maryports Bankenders.
Off to a bad start, the Sandpipers were 5 down before the tail end rallied
to take the last 4 matches.

Regards
John W Gibson