Thursday 27th October

We were lucky the rain held off today or the strong wind would have made play impossible. Thirteen played with Ian Hind's 31 points enough win, three ahead of David Frith.
Geoff Waite presented Ruth with a card signed by most of the Sandpipers and a gift as a thank you to mark her retirement after many years service.
Big changes next week as our start time moves forward to 10.50am and the course will be reduced to fourteen holes whilst new drainage is installed.
Finally, Willy Smith reports that John Tudor is in good spirits and misses his outings with us.

Tuesday 25th October

The morning chill gave way to pleasant sunshine for twenty three competitors. Mike Walton won with 36 points followed by Roy Williams with 34. Lidl's is opening in Maryport on Thursday which may caused traffic delays in the morning.
"Tip of the Month": If you volunteer to do the draw, make sure you've put your own ball in the bag.

Thursday 20th October

Today's result was decided by the best two back nines out of five cards with a further five just one point behind. Conditions were warm, sunny and calm and the surprise was that David Barnes' back nine of 19 points gave him the win with a total of just 30 points. Jim Gilfillan's 15 back secured second place. Fifteen played.

Tuesday 18th October

Sixteen Sandpipers turned out today but as the rain and wind came in so did some of the Sandpipers.
Only three hardy souls completed the course (in sunny conditions), D Low winning with 32 pts h/c 17 to 15 and B Bedford second with 30 pts h/c 18 to 17
C Milburn was the third player and his h/c  went from 10 to 12
John

Thursday 13th October

Thirteen played in fine and windy conditions which deteriorated to wet and windy. Roger Cutts 32 points seemed pretty good but only earned him second place. Joe Holmes, however, just sneaked it with his 40 points which earned him the princely sum of £7.80 and a handicap cut from 17 to 12.
Brian

Secretary's Report to AGM - 4th October 2016

The last year has been relatively stable, with membership hovering just below the 50 mark.  Two of our more recent recruits are impressing us with the distance they drive, Peter Taylor all the way from South Shields, and Tim Herbert, all the way to the 2nd and 8th greens. Feats such as these are welcomed, adding to the interest and variety within our ranks.
We now also have the distinction of having our first over 90 player who qualified only last week on his birthday. Bob Saunders is the man, and he wasted no time in playing (albeit only 12 holes and not with the Sandpipers), but signalled his continuing allegiance to the Sandpipers by paying his £5 subs for next year.
Sad to have to report that one of our most popular and memorable past Sandpipers, Arthur Todd died earlier this year, and of course, only in the last couple of weeks Malcolm Donald sadly lost his wife to cancer.
There has been an encouraging regular increase in the numbers turning out with the Sandpipers averaging a little under 20. This is despite what seems to be a regular list of hospitalisations, for new hips, toes, knees, eyes, shoulders, and not only for the Sandpipers, but their wives. Surprisingly, in view of the amount of medication being taken, the Club are still not supporting our request for a Pharmacy being opened on the course.
Never-the-less, the NHS are to be commended for taking on the ever ageing Sandpipers and coming out very much on top, and we wish all those being treated a full recovery.
Joe Campbell reports that our inter Club matches resulted in 6 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw when the Match with Carlisle was ruined by the rain. After our rare win last year, the Shanks Trophy returned to Workington.
Although John Gibson couldn’t make the Seniors open this year  Joe Campbell proved vital in overcoming the computer generated problems, but he was well supported by John Dixon and Tony Davis. I extend may thanks to them to include Dave (The Blog) Wood, Brian Taylor and John Gibson for their work on the committee. A mention also of  another lost regular in administering the Open, John Tudor, who has finally completed his long expected move down to Yorkshire.

Tuesday 11th October

Brian Taylor once again organised a Texas Scramble with favourable reports about the format from all those who took part. Six of the eight cards returned were within half a point or less of one another but the winning team of Eddie Varah, Tommy Neilly and Jim Gilfillan  was three points clear of the pack.

Thursday 6th October

A strong east wind played havoc with scores on the back nine, making some of the fairways difficult to reach. Joe Penrice managed to hold it together with 32 points followed by myself one point behind and only two of the remaining eighteen scoring over 29.
Next Tuesday is a Texas Scramble.

Tuesday 4th October

Twenty eight enjoyed excellent conditions whilst playing for the Brindley Salver. Thanks to the unselfishness of Alan Heywood who withdrew to enable pairs to be drawn, John Gibson and Ian Porter came out on top with 40 points.
The ensuing AGM turned out to be a quite a lively affair and decisions taken will be recorded in the forthcoming Secretary's report. The existing committee and officers were re-elected en bloc.
Only one person was unable to collect their trophy at the prizegiving, a tribute to all those who turned up to support it.
Proceedings closed with everyone rushing up to John Dixon to pay their £5 subscriptions.
Next Tuesday's event will be a Texas Scramble.