Thursday 31st August

Eighteen was a good turnout considering we had a qualifier on Tuesday and our Penrith match yesterday. David Frith won with 35 points, Bruce Bedford second with 34. The draw for the Penrith team game will be sorted after next Tuesday.

Penrith Match Result

Unfortunately we couldn't carry forward our success at Silloth to Penrith, going down by the very narrow margin of 3.5 - 4.5 but the match was played in good conditions followed by a good meal.

Tuesday 29th August

Twenty three played in the Bob Saunders Cup competition, my 39 points winning followed by David Low with 37. Conditions were cool, dry and a bit breezy.

Penrith Match Update

Several things to note, firstly that the published team on the blog has been amended and that matches 7 and 8 will commence at 9.20am and 9.30am from the 15th tee which is the par 5 after crossing back over the road.
Secondly, the road we would normally take up to the golf course is closed which means taking a detour from the Stoneybeck roundabout (off Junction 41) up Bowscar Road (signposted Bowscar and Gt Salkeld) for 1.8 miles and turning right at the "T" junction into Salkeld Road downhill towards the course which is then 2 miles away. The lane below the course is also closed.

Seniors Open Highlights

SANDPIPER WINNERS
Wet conditions for the early starters then clearing out.
Nearest the pin on the 9th: Sandy Tonner
Two's: David Wood, Johnathan Crookall-Nixon
Division 3
1st Ian Hind 42 pts (Competition Winner)
2nd Bruce Bedford 41pts
3rd David Low 37pts
Division 2
5th Barry Carruthers 37 pts
Numerous comments from competitors on the good condition of the course.Thanks to Brian Story and his staff.
Thanks to all the office staff, Simon and Hannah in the pro shop.
Catering and bar staff did a sterling job in providing liquid and food refreshments throughout the day.
A very big thank you to Roger Cutts, Willie Smith, David McCrumb, Geoff Waite, Harry Wright and John Dixon for all their help throughout the day and not forgetting Joe Campbell who through the year has trained Roger, Willie and David up on the computer for this event.
John Gibson

Tuesday 22nd August

Possibly the best turnout this year and equally good playing conditions. Andy Edwards won the Banks Trophy with 39 points, once again just one point ahead of David Frith. Twenty eight turned out but nobody else reached 36 points.
Thursday is reserved for the Seniors' Open.

Thursday 17th August

Just a quick note that from the fourteen players, John Gibson won and Clive Milburn came second.