29 attended for the pairs trophy. Thanks to Charles Woodhouse for stepping aside to allow even numbers.
A clear winning pair of Tom Borthwick, 45 points and Tony Davis with 37 points, giving a combined 82 points. Tom having a fantastic round of golf.
Nearest the pin was our very own Happy Gilmour.
A reminder that if you put your name down for one of the 28 slots and can’t make it. Please take out your name or at least tell us you cannot attend, allowing someone else to slot in where possible.
Another sunny but chilly day faced our 28 competitors. Two gentlemen from Whitehaven came out on top with Gerry Fisher enjoying a lead in the clubhouse with 36 points only to be beaten by Tony Davis who was in the last group and won with 37 points.
Booking through BRS was in place for the first time for todays game and in the main worked well. We thank Alan Oliver for setting this up for us in a user friendly way. A reminder that you can also book by speaking to anybody in Alan's office. If you find the times are all taken and you wish to play. contact one of the committee directly and they will work to have you included in the competition.
29 played in the warmest day of the year so far. Clark Black coming out on top with 40 points just pipping John Parker who had 39.
One of our regular summer players, Sandy Toner, visited us this morning to let us know he will not be rejoining us this year. We wish Sandy well.
15 players took on a severe prevailing wind and cool conditions.
Mike Carter with 34 points lost on a countback to Martin Fouracre.
Today marks a new era for the Sandpipers as we start using the BRS booking system to let our colleagues know we are going to turn up. There is now a maximum of 28 permitted to use the 7 tee-times allotted to us on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Malcolm Donald, former Sandpiper, lived Silloth, retired farmer, died March 18. Age 88
Thanksgiving Carlisle Crem Thurs 3 April 11.40am.
TUESDAY 25TH MARCH 2025
29 competed for the Sandpiper Qualifying Championship on a lovely sunny day at Silloth. Some excellent scores with two experienced Sandpipers coming out on top. Tony Davis came second on countback with 38 points, beating Joe Holmes and Terry Bunn.
Harry Wright won with 39 points.
The full list of qualifiers in seed order are listed below.
1. Harry Wright 9. Jim Shaw
2. Tony Davis 10. Tim Herbert
3. Joe Holmes 11. David Frith
4. Terry Bunn 12. Jonathan Derry
5. Roy Ledingham 13. Martin Fouracre
6. Charles Woodhouse 14. Denzil Addison
7. Steve Whitehead 15. Jim Johnson
8. Tom Borthwick 16. John Parker
At last we all enjoyed warmer conditions as we took on our wonderful course once again. 29 played with the first group teeing off at 10.50 Excellent scores were returned and once again a count back saw Jim Shaw pip John Parker. John's excellent 24 points on the front nine saw him finish with 40 points but that not enough to beat Jim.
Joe Campbell knocked up another milestone by inviting us to celebrate his 85th birthday with him. Thank you Joe.
A reminder that next Tuesday the 25th March is the day we play for entry into the 2025 Sandpiper Knockout with the top 16 places going forward to the draw.
Bright sunshine and a cool breeze for the 24 who played today. The breeze proved the challenge on the back 9 for a change. 3 players finished with 37 points but Howard Foster came out on top and Martin Fouracre was second ( unlucky Woodie ).
It was noted with some pleasure and a lot of respect that Joe Campbell enjoys ( I think that is the correct term ) his 30th Year as a Sandpiper this month. Well done Joe.
Another bright sunny day saw an excellent turnout. Plenty of good scores were returned with 40% of the eager competitors playing to handicap or better. Repeating last Thursday's win was Vince Ross with 40 points, pipping Joe Holmes on a countback.
A warmer day than forecast welcomed 24 Sandpipers today. The bogey competition ended in a close finish at the top with Gerard Fisher missing out on second on the count back. John Gibson was second with +5 with Steve Whitehead taking 1st with +6. David Low was nearest the pin at the 9th.
Bright sunshine encouraged a very high turnout of eager Sandpipers for the first game of the Spring League 2025. They however encountered a very strong prevailing wind which made the round quite challenging. Meeting the wind head on was Vince Ross who won with 36 points. David Blain took second ( on a countback ) with 35 points.
A reminder that next Tuesday the 11th March is the Bernard Keighley Cup which is a Bogey Competition.
A suggestion that Spring was not far away in the playing conditions today. 24 players took part in the Winter League finale. Gilmour McKellar won with 37 points, somehow managing to outplay his more talented, more experienced and far more stylish counterparts for the second time this week. Harry Wright and Terry Bunn also had 37 points but Harry claimed 2nd place on a countback.
With last Thursday being cancelled due to bad weather, we saw today form the 9th round of the Winter League. 19 players took on a stiff prevailing breeze in dry conditions. Second with 36 was Gordon Shaw and Gilmour McKellar won with 37 points. The final round takes place on Thursday 27th with 3 of the top 4 places still up for grabs.
As a reminder, here are our upcoming events.
A cool calm day saw 16 take on the course from the red tees once again. This included our newest member, Roger Humphreys, who was welcomed by all. Peter Taylor was runner up and clear winner was Steve Whitehead.
22, warmly clad Sandpipers, played in round 8 of the Winter League. Pockets of sunshine during the round were very welcome on another cold day. The 4th hole was still N/S but this did not prevent Clark Black from scoring 38 points and taking 1st place. Some extra scrutiny confirmed that Owen Swift was second with 37 points.
Our General Play competition say 17 compete in bitter conditions. It did not rain but was a very dull cold day. Eddie Varah took the honours with 38 points beating Martin Fouracre on a countback. The 4th hole was N/S because of a forward tee in place, due to path maintenance.
Thursday 6th February 2025
A beautiful sunny day for 23 Sandpipers to compete on the links. Welcome to our new member Douglas we hope you enjoyed your first outing with the Sandpipers.
This is a correction to the previously published results, this is due to incorrectly completed score card and computer entry error. Winner Bob Fletton 37 pts, runner up Joe Holmes 35 pts, these are points from computer result not cards. The Thursday League reflects the corrected results. Congrats guys.
22 competed in round 6 of the winter league, in bright sunshine and a cold stiff breeze.
The winner with 44 points was Harry Wright and second with 38 points was Tom Borthwick. Thanks go to John Gibson who supplied the birthday drinks. We wont tell his age but it started ( and ended ) with a 7.
The label printer for our cards is now situated in the pro-shop. As this was new for us, we ended up with a lengthy queue in the shop as too many players wanted their label at the same time. Accessing your label as soon as you arrive at the club may be one way of spreading the demand out. Please be aware and plan accordingly.
22 played off the red tee set once again. Today’s winner was Vince Ross and second was Harry Wright.
One of the results from the analysis of last weeks cards was that the hole playing the hardest was the 7th.
Due to the weather only 3 people set off but only completed 11 holes before heavy rain set in.
20 played off the red tee set in quite pleasant conditions for January and all of their cards were passed to the handicap secretary.
Martin Fouracre won the competition with David Frith second.
The Sandpiper committee has been asked for assistance by the club.
The club intend to have the red tee set measured for everyone to use. They need as many gents as possible to play off the red tees to enable them to enter the resulting cards into a spreadsheet.The readings and analysis gained from that will greatly assist in creating stroke indexes etc.
To help, we have agreed that the Sandpipers playing over the next two Tuesdays - 21st & 28th January, will play off the red tees. These are obviously non-qualifying rounds. They need to clearly show your gross score on the cards, off the reds. “No mats need to be used on the red tees. Thank you for supporting the club in this important task.
The Special General Meeting on Thursday 16th January approved the proposed revision of the rules as outlined by the honorary secretary in his notice of the meeting posted in December 2024. The members at the meeting chose to require score cards, of all attending players, to be registered into the computer for every occasion the submission of score cards is allowed. The revised rules will apply forthwith. The meeting was well attended with in excess of 20 members and lively discussion around a number of issues ensued.
An excellent turnout today for round 5 of the Winter League. 26 played in cool but sunny conditions. Back from injury, and in good form, Bob Finlinson was first with 36 points. John Parker was second with 35 ( beating Harry Wright on the countback ).
There is now a new method of competition entry for all club competitions. Sandpipers now register and have handicap labels for our cards printed off in the pro-shop. Our draw and starting order will still place from the bag 10 minutes before our first tee time. The computer screen in the hallway is for score entry on completion of our round.
The temperature at around 11 degrees was most welcome following the previous weeks big freeze but dense fog prevented the course from opening until late morning. Dave Houldridge reports that eventually 9 played - they went out about 11.30 and the fog lifted totally by the 5th hole.
Terry Bunn won with 38 points
Thursday 9th January 2025
Not to be put off by playing Winter Tees and Greens, 8 hardy Sandpipers braved the sunny , no wind, conditions to enjoy a lovely round of golf . A beautiful day on the links. Congratulations to Dave Atherton on today's win. Also, congratulations to David Blain, celebrating the birth of his grandchild and buying the refreshments, thank you.
Another very chilly but bright day. 16 played Brain Taylor was second on a countback with 37 points, losing to the newest member of the Sandpipers, Colin Graves. Joe Holmes kindly purchased a drink for us all as it is his birthday later this week.
Dave Atherton won today with 43 points.
Jon Derry was second with 37 points.
15 played on the full course in bright but cool conditions. Thanks to Clark Black for his birthday beverages.
The general meeting to discuss/pass the rules revision will take place on the 16th January following the golf on that day.
