Tuesday 29th April

A much higher standard in today's ideal conditions as those with 41 points weren't in the hunt.
Ian Porter took second place with 42 and Clive Milburn winning the George Doughty Cup with 43.
Good to see Peter Hetherington paying a social visit and best wishes to Jim Gilfillan who is having a knee op in early May.

Seascale v Sandpipers Team

Tuesday 6th May

Dress: Smart Casual

10-00 -  J. Gibson  ( C ) / G. Anderson
10-07 -  J. Dixon / H. Wright
10-14 -  T. Davis / D. Wood
10-21 -  I Porter / T. Neilly
10-28 -  R. Cutts / B. Bedford
10-35 -  R. Williams / J. Campbell
10-42 -  C. Milburn / J. Tudor
10-49 -  M. Mapleton / G. Waite

Reserves:

D.Barnes, B.Taylor, J.Holmes, J.Crookall Nixon, A.Proud   

Thursday 24th April

Brian Taylor added to his winning streak with a 38 points score followed by Roger Cutts one point behind.
Sixteen turned out to enjoy the warm sunshine.

Tuesday 22nd April

Twenty joined in today for a drawn pairs format with both scores added for the John Cooper Trophy.
Although conditions weren't too clever several scores were much higher than we have posted recently with three 37s, three 36s and most better than 30.
Brian Taylor and myself combined well with a winning 71 points and as we played off club handicaps it was a qualifying competition.
The sheet for those wishing to play at Workington is on the notice board.

Penrith Golf Club

Extract from Penrith Golf Club newsletter –Dad’s Army section
Commenced interclub matches and played Eden, Carus Green and Silloth.
The return of the Silloth fixture has been welcomed and those who played  there had a really enjoyable day
You have to sample the fish & chips @ Silloth!!

Thursday 17th April

David Barnes' 27 points second place score sums up today's conditions with Clive Milburn the only one in front with a winning score of 32 from a field of thirteen.
Joe Holmes is trying to source a pair of buoyancy tanks for his Powacaddy after his encounter with the flooded bunker on the eighth.

Allonby Speed Limit

It appears the men in blue are active and booking anyone exceeding the temporary 30mph between Allonby and Mawbray. Be warned.

Carlisle Match Result

Captain Tony Davis hosted our match against the Red Squirrels in ideal sunny conditions which the Sandpipers won by 5.5 to 2.5.
Our next three matches are all away commencing 6th May at Seascale.

Workington Match Result

Match Captain Brian Taylor led the troops to a 6 - 4 victory which will be carried forward to the away fixture that will decide the winners of the Shanks' Trophy.
After five hours out on the course in cool and draughty conditions everyone was ready for the sumptuous meal provided by Octavia and David.

Tuesday 8th April

A creditable twenty seven turned up for our Championship Qualifier with the first sixteen going through to the knockout stages. The draw and play by dates will be on the notice board on Thursday which coincides with our home match against Workington.
The £54 entry fees go towards the £100 available to the eventual Champion to donate to a charity or good cause of his choice.
Once again modesty makes me reluctant to name the winner today, but I finished one point in front of second placed Joe Penrice who had 37 points.

Thursday 3rd April

Once again the east wind made the back nine difficult.
Geoff Waite made light work of it with a winning score of 38 points and myself second with 33.
Next Tuesday is our championship qualifying competition with an entry fee of £2 that the eventual champion can donate to a good cause of his choice.
If you wish to play but not have your name go forward into the knockout stages please advise the starter.

Sandpipers v Carlisle Team

Tuesday 15th April

Dress: Jacket and Tie

10.30 -  T. Davis  ( C ) / J. Campbell
10.37 -  I. Porter  /  J. Johnson
10.44 -  T. Neilly / R. Williams
10.51 -  R. Cutts  / J. Holmes
10.58 -  D. Wood / B. Taylor
11.05 -  J. Gibson / D. Barnes
11.12 -  W. Smith / L. Heyes
11.19 -  I. Hind / J. Tudor

Reserves:   G. Anderson, B. Bower, H. Wright, B. Bedford

Please note a couple of amendments to our Workington team.

Penrith Match Result

A good start to our season with a 5 - 3 win against our new opponents in good conditions.
This is the start of a busy month with two more matches plus three handicap qualifying competitions.