Goodbye and Hello

John Tudor is ‘downsizing’ and moving nearer to family in Yorkshire.  "I send best wishes to all the Sandpipers who have put up with my rather poor golf over the past 16 years, and to thank everyone for their companionship, friendly rivalry, and the odd pound!"
John
Also it was good to see John Kennedy on Monday who took the trouble to travel from Moffat to catch up with old acquaintances playing in our match at Powfoot.

Tuesday 26th July

Sixteen played with seven holes marred by wind and rain.
John Gibson won with 35 points, taking first place over Jim Gilfillan by virtue of a better back 9.

Powfoot v Sandpipers Result

The 6 - 2 win was a good result played in a strong wind on a course in good condition.
Captain Grant Anderson thanked all concerned at the apres golf meal.

Powfoot v Sandpipers Team

Monday 25th July

Dress: Smart Casual

11.00 - G Anderson (C) / T  Neilly
11.07 - C Milburn / J Campbell
11.14 - T Davis / D Frith                
11.21 - R Williams / W Smith
11.28 - D Wood / I Hind
11.35 - J Holmes / G Waite
11.42 - I Porter / J Gilfillan
11.49 - J Johnson / M Mapleton
Reserves: J Gibson, G Fisher, D McCrum, A Heywood

Thursday 21st July

17 turned up in very pleasant weather.  Very exciting when it came to the draw, as I was the only one with a suitable bag and was consigned for the job.
It all came back to me and I got the groupings right, and the competition underway on time.
The winner with 37 points was Peter Taylor and Joe Holmes was second for the second time this week with 35 points.
Geoff

Tuesday 19th July

Perfect conditions today for 21 who tried to win the John Eilbeck trophy. David McCrum finished well ahead of the field with 42 points and Joe Holmes second with 38. Monday's coaching seems to have been a success so I'll arrange another in the near future if there is sufficient interest.
I won't be there on Thursday so hopefully someone will email the result to me.
Finally, best wishes to Eddie Varah who goes for an op on Friday

Coaching Update

Meet Bev at the clubhouse for 10am and stroll over to the practice area to get advice on any aspect of your game you wish to improve. I forgot to ask whether you need to supply your own balls.

Seascale Match Result.

Closer than expected perhaps but a win is a win and 4.5 - 3.5 in the Sandpipers' favour brought us back to winning ways.
Our next match is AWAY at Powfoot on Monday 25th.

7th and 12th July

Clive Milburn was the winner and John Gibson runner up on the 7th out of 17 with Bruce Bedford followed by Richard Brogden on the 12th out of 22.

Group Coaching, Monday 18th July.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to attend the last two Sandpiper days but the winners will be recorded for posterity soon.
I've had some positive feedback for next Monday's proposed coaching session and it will help if I know by weekend the number who will attend so Bev can plan accordingly. Six was my suggested starting point but I'm sure that more can be catered for.
Tomorrow is our home match against Seascale.

Sandpipers v Seascale Team

Thursday 14th July

Dress: Jacket and Tie

10-30 - R Williams ( C ) / G Fisher
10-37 - H Wright / M Mapleton
10-44 - W Smith / B Taylor                        
10-51 - D Wood / A Heywood
10-58 - T Davis / R Cutts
11-05 - J Campbell / I Porter
11-12 - T Neilly / J Johnson
11-19 - J Gilfillan / D Frith
Reserves: C Milburn

Brampton Match Result

A reverse in fortunes against our home match with a 6 - 2 loss played on a course in superb condition and finished off with a good meal.

Tuesday 5th July

The beauty of golf is occasionally managing to put a good round together. That happened to me today out of the blue, the downside being that my 44 points cost me seven shots. Ian Porter came second on 37. Just a reminder that Thursday is a normal Sandpipers day.
If anyone is interested I have provisionally booked a group coaching session for six on Monday 18th July with Bev New who also coaches the Silloth ladies and juniors. The fee is £10pp for two hours commencing at 10am. Please advise if you are interested in joining in so I can finalise the details and if successful could lead to an ongoing arrangement.