TEL - Week 13

Another dry night for the Thursday Evening League!!!

It seems to be getting harder to return those big scores now that the handicaps have been reducing, but still 5 players manged to break the 18pts barrier. Josh Wallin scored 19pts, Shey Walder and John Day scored 20pts each and Jim Purvis was just pipped on count-back for tonight's prize by Jack Unsworth after both returned 21pts each.

The team winners tonight for the third week running were Bottle Jobs closely followed by Birdies & Bogeymen and Easily Second. Bottle Jobs are top of the league with 81pts with Birdies & Bogeymen and Easily Second just behind on 78pts each. It looks like the league will be won by one of these three teams, but the lower placed teams can still have a say in things by putting in some good scores in the next couple of weeks. The Best5 table is still topped by Sean Sargeant on 98pts, but Jack Unsworth and Josh Wallin are only just behind on 97pts and 96pts respectively. Full details - click here.

Just to make things clear, the final Saturday (18holes) does not count towards the Best5 standings, but still counts as one of the four compulsory weeks that each player must play. There are still four players who haven't played their compulsory four games yet (see bottom of Best5 table) and only three opportunities left to do so. Any player not playing their compulsory four games will count as a zero score for their team for the relevant number of weeks they have not played.

The fixtures for the 18-hole final Saturday on 8th September have now been published - click here to view them.

Seniors 123 Waltz

Eleven teams of three seniors played a 123 Waltz strokeplay competition today. For those unfamiliar with this format ... each team counts the best net score on the 1st hole, the best two net scores on the 2nd hole then all three net scores on the 3rd hole. This is then repeated on holes 4, 5 & 6 and so on for the rest of the round. Great conditions again today with just enough of a breeze to make club selection a bit tricky!!

The winners today were the team of John Butcher, Roy Whiting and Lesley Cratchley with a score of 130. One stroke further back were runners-up Paul Tebbutt, Les Eden  & Jan Hinks, followed by Geoff Denner, John Clark and Steve Thompson on 132.

Thanks to all those participating today. Texas Scramble next week.

Good Luck Lizzie

The Newbury ladies were out in full force for a farewell tea for Lizzie Swallow who has earned a scholarship to the University of Tennessee, USA. The ladies all played in a 9-hole fun Stableford which was won by Jill Warwick on 21 points.

Lizzie has been a very popular and well-respected member of the club for the last few years as was shown by the great turn-out to her farewell tea. In her short golfing career so far, she has become a very fine player, reducing her handicap to 2.7, winning the Ladies Club Championship (3 years in a row from 2009) along with many other junior and adult competitions as well as breaking the course record on more than one occasion!! Lizzie has also been a great ambassador for the club winning county championships and represented the county on many occasions.

We all wish Lizzie the very best in her new adventure and hope to see her some time again in the future.

Good luck Lizzie!!!!

August Junior Medal

Eight players competed in the August Junior Medal last Sunday.

The winner on count-back was Max Nicholls from Oliver Overend after both returned scores of net 70. This is Max's fourth medal win of the year (2 Junior and 2 Adult medals) and his gross 72 was easily the best of the day. Well done also to Oliver playing in his first competition at the Racecourse. Third place was secured by Jack Unsworth.

Full result - click here.

The Junior Masters table is now updated and shows Jack Unsworth with a healthy lead at the top of the standings with 47pts. George Baker and Luke Bannister are in equal 2nd place on 31pts each.

Full standings - click here

TEL - Week 12

Good conditions and some excellent scoring for week 12 of the Thursday Evening League.

Six players returned the highest scores of the evening (20pts), and had to be separated on count-back. Malcolm Cox (Colts & Fillies) was the winner with Steve Bonner, Sean Sargeant, Ian Folwell, John Taylor and Andrew Moore the unlucky runners-up.

The team scores were also very close this week with only two points separating the top 5 scores. This weeks winners with a better fourth score were Bottle Jobs from One For The Road - both with 56pts. Runners & Riders were third with a better fourth score from Easily Second who both scored 55pts.

The league has all of a sudden become very close indeed!! Easily Second are the new leaders on 72pts from Bottle Jobs on 71pts and Birdies & Bogeymen on 70pts.

The Best5 table also sees some changes. Sean Sargeant has regained top spot on 98pts from Josh Wallin (95pts) with Lawrence Rowe and Roger Tillett just behind on 94pts each.

Full details - click here.

With three more Thursdays and the final Saturday to go, and handicaps being cut each week, it's all shaping up nicely for a very tense finish!!

Seniors Four-ball Salver

Thirty-two players in sixteen pairings competed for the strokeplay Seniors Four-Ball Salver today in mild but slightly damp conditions. Luckily, everyone was safely in the clubhouse before we had a torrential downpour!

The winning team this week were John Butcher & Chris Piper with a score of net 67. Runners-up on net 69 were Brian Faithfull & Tommy Lees. Raymond Bilton & Lesley Cratchley (winners of this event for the last two years) were a creditable third on net 70. Full result - click here.

August 9-Hole Stableford

Four players took part in the 9-hole Stableford yesterday.

The winner on count-back was Christine Cooper with a score of  22pts. John Taylor was runner-up on the same score. Third place went to John Cooper on 18pts. Full details - click here.