Thursday 30th June

Thanks to Willie for providing the following report.

Pleasant playing conditions, although not reflected in the scores.

23 played.

Eddie Varah's (Sandpiper) handicap goes up from 15 to 17.

Runner-up - Owen Swift who had another good round with 35 points and his (Sandpiper) handicap reduces further from 26 to 25.

Winner, and in a class of his own with 39 points, was Bob Finlinson whose (Sandpiper) handicap reduces from 19 to 15.

Sandpipers v Seascale Team

 Thursday 7th July

Dress: Smart Casual

10-30 J Johnson ( C ) / T Bunn

10-40 T Davis / O Swift

10-50 P Taylor / W Smith          

11-00 G Anderson / C Black

11-10 B Taylor / D Frith

11-20 D Wood / J Shaw

11-30 T Neilly / J Parker

11-40 E Varah / J Holmes

No Reserves

Tuesday 28th June

Twelve brave souls found the weather to be not quite as bad as forecast with Owen Swift's 37 points winnings going towards his recent golf lesson (29 - 26) and John Parker second with 36 (29 - 27). Thanks to Gilmour for his photo of what used to be a nice tidy results sheet.

Covid

Looks like I won't be around for a few days after having tested positive this morning. Don't feel too ill, just chesty and no appetite so hopefully back soon.

Thursday 23rd June

Another real summer's day for twenty five players to enjoy. Gilmour McKellar excelled with 42 points (15 - 9) and in form Peter Taylor second with 36 (7 - 5).

Congratulations to sandpiper Andy Edwards for his hole in one on the twelfth and appreciation for his generosity paying for a drink for everyone that came into the lounge.

Brampton Match Result

An excellent day with good company, a well manicured course and good food at a very reasonable price. Unfortunately it was a reversal of our home score with a 3 - 5 loss. Our next matches are against Seascale 7th July and away against Workington 11th July. Sheets for players who wish to play are on the notice board.

Anderson 5 Clubs Result

Peter Taylor celebrated his birthday with an excellent 40 points win (9 - 7) edging out Jim Shaw on countback (23 - 22). Four players handicaps increased and twenty six took part in fairly calm conditions. 

Brampton Slope Rating

For anyone who wants to calculate their handicap to play the yellow tees in our match at Brampton on Wednesday, the yellow tee rating is 138 which means several of us receive an extra shot. This will be amended assuming Brampton wish to use the 90% rule and both calculations will be on the team sheets available on the day. Our stroke allowances are correct as of today at 4pm.

Sandpipers v Powfoot Result

Another good result with a 4.5 - 3.5 win in very favourable weather conditions. 

Next Tuesday is the Anderson 5 Clubs  competition and Wednesday our away match against Brampton.

Brampton v Sandpipers Team

Wednesday 22nd June

Dress: Smart Casual

09-30 D Wood ( C ) / J Gibson

09-40 T Borthwick / G Anderson

09-50 P Curran / B Taylor

10-00 C Black / S Whitehead

10-10 P Taylor / C Campbell

10-20 R Cutts / D Frith

10-30 O Swift / G Fisher

10-40 J Johnson / T Bunn

Reserves: J Parker, W Smith, G McKellar 

Walters Cup Winners

Twenty four took part in the drawn pairs greensomes  with Tim Herbert and Steve Whitehead clear winners with 46 points. 

Brampton Match Result

Another satisfying 5 - 3 win  at home for our team today in blustery conditions and thanks to the substitutes for filling vacancies. The return match is on Wednesday 22nd June.

Next Tuesday is the Walters Cup Greensomes.

Sandpipers v Powfoot Team

Thursday 16th June

Dress: Smart Casual

10-30 G Anderson (C) / T Borthwick

10-40 D Frith / J Johnson

10-50 C Campbell / O Swift            

11-00 J Gibson / W Smith

11-10 J Holmes / T Davis

11-20 P Taylor / S Whitehead

11-30 G Fisher / J Parker

11-40 T Herbert / T Neilly

Reserves: T Bunn, D Wood 

Stroke Allowances

Following yesterday's qualifying competition, eight Sandpipers have their yellow tee stroke allowance increased and two have lost a shot so please check you are playing off the correct handicap next time you tee up.

Norton Cup Result

Twenty nine enjoyed  perfect conditions today, Brian Taylor winning the cup with 43 points (12 - 10) and Terry Bunn second with 40 (14 - 13). Steve Whitehead gets two shots back. No doubt several WHS indexes will be altered.

Home Match Tee Times

Just a note for those not selected for home match teams, as we now only use eight slots from 10.30am there are two unused reserved times 11.50 and 12.00 for Sandpipers rather than use the BRS system to book a time. 

Thursday 2nd June

Hard to believe that out of twenty eight entries in today's benign conditions two 34s took first and second places, Jim Shaw (25 - 23) won on countback over second placed Joe Campbell (30 - 29). Several players get two shots back. Good to see David Holdridge manage to get a game with us again.

Next Tuesday we play for the John Norton Cup and Thursday is our home match against Brampton for which we only have one reserve.