Thursday 28th March

Having lost the last two Thursday comps to rain, this morning was not looking promising, however the day turned out to be very pleasant including a reduction in the strength of the wind by the time we teed off.         Clark Black came out top of the 14 who played. His 38 Sandpiper points lost him 4 shots. Gordon Shaw ( Jim's young brother ) came second with 34 points losing 1 shot. As the clocks go forward this weekend we will get one hours less rain!

 Tuesday 26th March

Sandpipers Championship Qualifier, 28 played with top 16 going through to knock-out rounds. Conditions were cool with a tricky wind. Winner with an impressive 42 pts Brian Taylor (12 to 10), second Philip Curran with 40 pts (17 - 16). The Knock-out draw sheet will be published on Thursday, Dave Atherton and Gilmour have withdrawn, Terry and Tony are their replacements.

Thursday 21st March

 7 turned up but nobody ventured out!!

Tuesday 19th March

19 keen golfers set off this morning, returning to the clubhouse with a very mixed bag of smiles and frustrations. Two great performances of 40 points came out on top.

David Blain ( 5 off ) beat Jim Johnson ( 4 off ) on the countback. 

Bernard Keighly Cup

Tuesday 12th March 

Bernard Keighley Cup, good turnout despite miserable weather conditions, congratulations to our winner Howard Foster with +5 (moves from 10 to 8) second Philip Curran +4 on countback (moves from 18 to 17).

We wish Owen (Swift) a speedy and successful recovery following his surgery this week.

Reminder

A reminder that this coming Tuesday, 12th March, is the Bernard Keighley Cup which is a Bogey Competition. Everybody registers on the computer.

Thursday 7th March

Our efforts in 2023 to have more of our members register acceptable scores ( previously called Qualifying scores) have been congratulated by the Club. The increase in numbers attending on Thursdays was also very satisfying.  Today saw the first Thursday of the new season with the start of the Spring League.

21 registered to play. Dave Atherton came out tops with 39 points and Steve Whitehead was runner up with 38.

We were advised today that Woody is in hospital and we all wish him a speedy recovery. I am told his body is covered in wires for monitoring purposes but he is feeling fine. I hope that any sudden peaks in his printouts are all "pretty nurse" related.

Tuesday 5th March

Todays Texas Scramble was won by the team of Dave Atherton, Martin Fouracre and Gordon Shaw. ( 2 points deduction each. ) We had 22 participants who enjoyed a bright day and a fresh wind. 
Thanks to Clark Black for organising the event and donating the prize for the nearest the pin on the 9th which was won by John Wraight, Thanks also to Arthur for a refreshment after the game  as he admits to being another year older.