Seniors Stableford

Nineteen players for today's senior competition on a very chilly and windy course. The winner today with a very respectable 37pts was Richard Hook. Just one point behind was Gordon Turner who just pipped Brian Grace on count-back. Behind them on 35pts were Steve Thompson and Raymond Bilton, again separated on count-back.
Full result - click here.
It was unanimously agreed by all the players today that all proceeds from today's competition go to Ted Fitzsimons charity. Well done everyone.
RIP Ted - we will always remember you.

Turkey Trot

Fourteen players for today's Turkey Trot 3-club challenge Stableford competition at the racecourse. Once again, a chilly north-westerly blowing across the course making scoring quite difficult. Well done to those who dressed for the occasion and in particular John Cooper in his full turkey outfit!!! We were all winners today as there were prizes for all the competitors - thanks to Sam Whiting for organising this and to Dean Butler for his extra contribution to the prizes and for presenting them afterwards.
Top scorer today with 30pts was Derrick Perrin. One point further back was Jon Miller (nice to see him back playing at the racecourse again). Stuart Briginshaw, Jason Allum & Sam Whiting were next in line all on 28pts.
Full result - click here.

Merry Christmas

Seniors Xmas Fayre

Today's event for the seniors at the racecourse was the Seniors Xmas Fayre. A 3-club Bowmaker Stableford with nine teams taking part. Scoring was particularly difficult today with a very strong north-westerly wind blowing across the course - tricky with a full set of clubs never mind just two and a putter!!
The winning team today were Richard Hook & Linda Vale (with just a little help from Doris!) scoring 64pts. Second place went to Paul Tebbutt, Roy Whiting & Christine Cooper on 61pts. Third place was decided on count-back With Harry Jackson, Steve Vale & Steve Thompson just edging out the two-man team of Chris Piper & Colin Cox. The top individual scorer today was Colin Cox with 32pts.
Full result - click here.
Following the golf and prize giving, the players and partners were treated to an excellent Christmas dinner. Huge thanks to Nuffield for providing a top quality meal for everyone and to Libby for organising and taking care of us today.

Ted

The funeral for Ted Fitzsimons will be held at West Berks Crematorium on Tuesday 23rd December at 12:45

Ted Fitzsimons

So sad to report that Ted Fitzsimons passed away yesterday following a short but brave fight against cancer. Ted was one of the great characters at the club who was always ready with a kind word but a wicked sense of humour. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with Ted's wife Maree and his family at this sad time.

Seniors 123 Watlz

A very cold day for the eleven teams of seniors yesterday as they played a 123 Waltz strokeplay competition. The cold wind made scoring difficult, but not for Richard Aldred who shot an excellent gross 71!!
The winning team with a score of 132 was Richard Aldred, Gordon Turner & Richard Cross. Runners up, a full 14 strokes behind were Christine Cooper, Geoff Denner & Derrick Perrin followed by Paul Tebbutt, Allan Trotman & Steve Vale in third place (147).
Full result - click here.

December Medal

Twelve hardy souls braved the freezing conditions first thing this morning to play in the December Medal and were rewarded with some nice sunshine later on (even though it didn't warm up too much!!). Scoring was particularly difficult with the changing temperature, but at least two of the competitors put together excellent scores in this Stableford competition.

The winner today with 38pts was Mike Miller who was closely followed by John Baron just one point behind him. Third and fourth places were decided by count-back with Jeremy Twaits just edging out John Day after both scored 30pts.
Full result - click here.

Just one 2 recorded today by John Day at the par 3 11th. Unfortunately, John was not in the two's pool so the prize fund rolls over to the January Medal.

This is the second medal of four which count towards the Winter Medal Aggregate (best 3 Stableford scores from the 4 winter medals). Mike Miller is currently leading on 67. John Butcher and Jeremy Twaits are just behind on the same total of 64.
Full listing - click here.

Seniors December Medal

Twenty-eight men and five ladies took part in this month's seniors medal played as a Stableford. Despite some welcome sunshine, the cold north wind made scoring very challenging.

In the men's competition, Chris Piper was the victor with a very respectable 35pts. Just one point behind was runner-up Gordon Turner followed by seniors captain John Day who just pipped Richard Hook after both carded 33pts.
Full result - click here.

For the ladies, Sam Whiting was the winner with Sam Whiting closely followed by Sandy Deacon and Sian Soanes.
Full result - click here.

Just one two recorded today for Raymond Bilton who, as usual, did not enter the two's pool. The jackpot will therefore roll-over to next month.

Seniors 123 Stableford

Today's event for the seniors was a 123 Stableford with 30 players taking part. The scoring was not as high as usual but with the recent weather conditions the course was rather damp ... but very playable.
The winners today with a score of 64pts were the two-man team of Les Eden & Bob Evans. In second place were Christine Cooper, Rodney Spring & Paul Tebbutt with 62pts who just pipped Chris Piper, Roy Whiting & John Butcher on count-back.
Full result - click here.

Winter Texas Scramble

Six teams took part in today's Winter Texas Scramble. Despite the damp conditions today and the recent rain, the course was in excellent condition although still playing quite long.
The winning team today were Jeremy Twaits, Dave Wallin & Jason Allum with a score of 60.0. In second place on 62.0 were Paul Tebbutt, Stuart Briginshaw & Judy Willson closely followed by John Day, Christine Cooper & Brian Grace (62.2).
Full result - click here.

Seniors Bowmaker

An excellent turn out today for the seniors at the racecourse. Thirty-six players in twelve teams of 3 played a Bowmaker Strokeplay competition. A bit on the chilly side but at least we didn't get any rain today. With the course playing very long at the moment, the scoring wasn't quite as good as usual, but a good time was had by all!!
The winning team today with a score of 135 were Mike Pritchard, Les Eden & Malcolm Passey. Runners-up were Chris Piper, Mike Workman & Sam Whiting (135) followed by Brian Grace Paul Tebbutt & Bob Evans (139) in third place.
Full result - click here.

Seniors Texas Scramble

Another wet start for the seniors today in their Texas Scramble. Ten teams of three competed for this week's prizes. The winning team with an excellent nett score of 59.0 (and lowest gross of 69) were the team of Linda Vale, John Clark & John Day. Runners-up with a score of 60.2 were Colin Cox, Mike Workman & Richard Aldred closely followed by Steve Vale, Raymond Bilton and Doris(!) on 60.4.
Full result - click here.

Marian Taylor Memorial Golf Day

Newbury Racecourse Ladies, past and present, held a 9-hole Stableford competition, followed by lunch, in memory of past Lady Captain, Marian Taylor, who sadly passed away in August.  The sun shone on the ladies as they took to the course; however, it was still playing long due to the deluge it received the day before.  Coming home in first place was past Lady Captain, Sam Whiting, with her score of 17pts.  Another past Lady Captain, Janice Paulin (now DG), took the second slot on count back ahead of Allison Holmes (also now DG), when they both carded 16pts.  Thanks to Sian Soanes for the organisation and to John Taylor for attending the lunch and presenting the prizes.

Seniors November Medal

A really chilly day at the racecourse today for the November Seniors medal. The competition was played as a Stableford with the men off the yellow tees and a separate competition for the ladies. Twenty-four men and five ladies competed for the medals with scoring quite difficult in the cold wind.

In the men's competition, Raymond Bilton was the winner with a score of 34pts. The runner-up was decided on count-back with Paul Tebbutt just edging out John Day and Derrick Perrin after all three players returned 33pts.
Full result - click here.
Sian Soanes was the winner in the ladies competition with 30pts. Sam Whiting was runner-up just one point further back and Jan Hinks in third place.
Full result - click here.

Just one 2 was recorded today by Raymond Bilton at the 11th. Unfortunately, Raymond was not in the two's pool so yet again the money will roll over to next month's medal.

November Medal

A very wet start to the November Medal today. But the hardy players who decided to play were rewarded with some decent weather later on as the rain stopped after the first half hour or so. This was the first of the winter Stableford medals and was played as two mixed divisions.

In division 1, John Butcher was the winner having amassed an excellent 38pts. The runner-up was decided on count-back with Dean Butler just edging out Jeremy Twaits after both returned 34pts.
Full result - click here.

Count-back was again required as Roy Whiting just pipped Stuart Briginshaw to win the division 2 medal after both scored 36pts. Third place went to Jason Allum on 32pts.
Full result - click here.

Just one 2 recorded today by Judy Willson on the par 3 17th. Unfortunately, Judy did not enter the two's pool so the money will roll-over to next month.

Seniors Bowmaker

A bit damp and drizzly for the Seniors Bowmaker Stableford yesterday but that wasn't enough to spoil what was an enjoyable competition! Ten teams competed for the prizes with good scores returned despite the conditions.
The winning team with a total of 80pts were Harry Jackson, Barry Heath & Gordon Turner. Runners-up 4pts behind were Sian Soanes, Roy Whiting & Stephen Vale followed by Geoff Denner, Steve Thompson & Linda Vale (69pts).
Full result - click here.

Seniors Fourball

A chilly wind blowing across the racecourse today for the seniors fourball Stableford competition. Sixteen teams took part today with some excellent scores returned.
The winning team were Raymond Bilton & Colin Cox with 41pts. Runners-up just one point behind were Geoff Denner & Richard Hook. Third place went to John Day & Stephen Vale just beating Bob Evans & Steve Thompson on countback after both teams scored 37pts.
Full result - click here.

October Fourball

We all expected a very wet day today, but after some rain first thing this morning, the day turned out fine. Ten pairings competed in the October Fourball today which is a strokeplay betterball competition. The course was playing quite long with the damp conditions, but the scoring was excellent.
The winners today were the father and son team of  Richard & Andrew Mead with a nett 66. Andrew was obviously buoyed by his recent hole-in-one in the David Harris Medal at Newbury & Crookham. Runners up were Jeremy Twaits & Dave Wallin on 68. Third place went to Mike Miller & John Baron who narrowly beat Jason Allum & Phil Knight on count-back after both returned nett 69.
Full result - click here.

This was the final competition of the year counting towards the annual Order of Merit. The winner with an unassailable lead was Jeremy Twaits on 56pts. Runner-up was John Butcher (45pts) followed by Jason Allum (41pts) and Dean Butler (36pts).
Final standings - click here.

Seniors Waltz 123

A misty start for the seniors competition today which was a team Waltz 123 strokeplay event with eight teams of 3 competing for the prizes. The winning team with a total of 136 were Raymond Bilton, Malcolm Passey & Mike Workman. Runners-up were John Butcher, Richard Hook & Sandy Deacon on 139 followed by Richard Aldred, Brian Grace & Barry Heath with a score of 145.
Full result - click here.

Mixed Open

Sixteen pairings competed today in the Mixed Open at the Racecourse. The competition was played as a better-ball Stableford and, as well as home players, the Racecourse welcomed players from nine other golf clubs (Bicester, Bishopswood, Chobham, Cotswolds, Donnington Grove, Donnington Valley, Newbury & Crookham, West Berks and Weybrook Park). Many thanks to all the players for supporting this annual event.

The winners today with an excellent score of 47pts were Jim Green (West Berks) & Fay Unsworth (Donnington Grove). Runners-up on 41pts were Steve Bonner & Lorraine Storey (Donnington Grove). Third place went to the Donnington Valley pairing of Keith & Tess Chantrey who just pipped Brian King (Chobham) & Jan Dewey (Weybrook Park) on count-back after both returned 39pts.
Full result - click here.

The Nearest-The-Pin prizes were won by:
Ladies NTP 5th/14th (second shot) - Jill Edwardes
Men NTP 8th/17th - Paul Bennelick

Huge thanks to Sian Soanes for organising this event and to Judy Willson for processing all the scorecards.

Seniors Greensomes

How fortunate for the seniors today?! The weather forecast looked a bit ominous, but actually turned out fine!! Today's competition was a Greensomes Strokeplay with 12 pairings taking part and the men playing from the yellow tees.
The winners with a nett score of 67 were Richard Aldred & Sandy Deacon. Two strokes behind were runners-up Mike Miller & Brian Grace followed by Roy & Sam Whiting on nett 70.
Full result - click here.

October Medal

It had to happen sooner or later ... the weather was awful this morning!! Looking out the window now, we should have played the medal this afternoon!! Well done to the fifteen players who all showed up today, even if some of us didn't quite complete our rounds. The medal was played in two mixed divisions with the men off the white tees.

Division one winner was Andrew Mead who just beat John Day on count-back after both scored 77. Third place went to John Butcher two shots further back. 
Full details - click here.

In Division two, Jason Allum was the winner with a very creditable nett 70. Mike Miller was runner-up on 73 followed by Dean Butler (75). 
Full details - click here.

The two's pool has been accumulating over the last three months with none of the entrants able to manage a two. Today there was just one 2 scored!! John Butcher was the one to scoop the jackpot with an excellent two on the long par 3 17th.

This was the final strokeplay medal of the season and concludes the Owen Millennium Trophy and Summer Medal Aggregate competitions. Jeremy Twaits wins the Owen Millennium Trophy with a score of 333. Runner-up was John Day (338). The Summer Medal Aggregate competition was won by Jason Allum on 280 followed by Dean Butler on 283. For full details of both competitions, please click the links below.
Owen Millennium Trophy
Summer Medal Aggregate

Seniors October Medal

Fair weather today for the seniors medal today. Nineteen men and seven ladies competed for the prizes in their respective medals.

In the men's medal, John Butcher was the winner with a nett 69. Runner-up was Ken Croucher who just pipped Richard Aldred on count-back after both scored nett 70. 
Full result - click here.

For the ladies, Sam Whiting was once again the victor (her fifth senior ladies medal in the last 6 months!) on nett 76. Sian Soanes was the runner=up just one stroke behind with Sandy Deacon in third place. 
Full result - click here.

Just one 2 recorded today (almost a hole-in-one!) by Raymond Bilton at the 8th hole. Unfortunately(!), Raymond did not enter the two's pool so once again it rolls over to next month.

Parker Hart

Unbelievable weather again for the Parker Hart competition today, a little misty at first but beautiful warm sunshine for most of the day. Nine pairings competed in this fourball strokeplay event off 3/4 handicaps.
It was a very close competition today with the top 6 teams separated by just one stroke! The top 4 places all recorded the same score of 66 and the result was decided on countback. The winners were Paul Tebbutt & Stuart Briginshaw whose back 9 of 30 was enough to claim the trophy. Runners-up were Dean Butler & John Cooper with a back 9 of 33 followed by Geoff Denner & Sandy Deacon and Jeremy Twaits & Jason Allum. 
Full result - click here.

This is the penultimate competition in the Order of Merit with just the October Fourball to come next month. Jeremy Twaits looks to have things sewn up with 51pts followed by John Butcher (44pts) and Jason Allum (38pts). Full details - click here.

Seniors Bowmaker

Today's seniors event was a Bowmaker Stroke-play competition (best two nett scores on each hole) with nine teams of three competing out for the prizes. A bit of a mixed bag of weather today with a chilly, damp start but overall it was quite pleasant with some welcome sunshine later on.
The winning team today with a score of 127 was Linda Vale, Roy Whiting & Geoff Denner. Runners-up on 131 were Steve Vale, Mike Pritchard & Sam Whiting followed by Christine Cooper, John Clark & Chris Moore (132).
Full result - click here.

This was the final week of the 3-monthly seniors eclectic competition.
Full details - click here.

Following the golfing event, Judy Willson presented a cheque for £2,222.22 to Matron Amanda Hart from West Berkshire hospital. The money, which will go towards the Therapy Garden at West Berks Hospital, was raised earlier in the year at the Mike Willson Charity Day. Thanks to all who donated towards this excellent cause.

The cheque presentation with Judy Willson and the seniors today.

Seniors Keith Knight Cup

Twenty-six players (23 men & 3 ladies) competed in today's seniors Keith Knight Cup.
The clear winner today was Geoff Denner with an impressive 38pts. The runners-up position was decided on count-back with Mike Workman just edging out Raymond Bilton and Les Eden after all three players returned 36pts.
Full result - click here.

Seniors Foursomes

Perfect weather conditions for the seniors today - warm, sunny and a slight breeze. Twelve teams played in today's competition which was a foursomes Stableford with the men playing from the yellow tees.
Most agree that this is the most difficult format of golf for a team, but there were some decent scores returned. The winners today were John Clark & Gordon Turner with an excellent score of 39pts. Runners-up were Paul Tebbutt & Linda Vale on 35pts followed in third place by Mike Workman & Sandy Deacon who just beat Allan Trotman & Liz Evans and Raymond Bilton & Steve Vale on countback after all three teams scored 33pts.
Full result - click here.

September Medal

Excellent playing conditions for the September Medal played today. Fifteen players (11 men & 4 ladies) played in two mixed divisions.

In Division 1, Paul Tebbutt was the winner with a nett 67 and lowest gross of the day (80). Runner-up was John Butcher (69) followed by Chris Moore (72) in third place.
Full result - click here.
In Division 2, Mike Miller was the victor on nett 68 followed by Jason Allum (70) and John Baron (71). John Baron carded the lowest gross in Div 2. Leading lady was Dianne McIntyre with a nett 73. 
Full result - click here

Just one 2 was recorded today by John Baron on the short par 4 14th hole. Unfortunately(!), John did not enter the two's competition, so no payout this month. There was a roll-over from last month's medal, so the October Medal will be a double roll-over!!

This is the penultimate medal for both the Owen Millennium and Summer Aggregate Medal competitions. 
In the Owen Millennium Trophy, Jeremy Twaits leads the way on 333. The chasing pack of John Day(342), Andrew Mead(343) & Dean Butler(343) have a lot of ground to make up in next month's medal!! 
Latest standings - click here.
The Summer Medal Aggregate competition, is a lot closer at the top with 3 strokes covering the top 6 players. Dean Butler is ahead at the moment on 283 closely followed by Andrew Mead(284), John Cooper(284), Jeremy Twaits(285), Mike Miller(286) & Jason Allum(286). All to play for next month!! 
Latest standings - click here.

Seniors September Medal

Twenty nine players (23 men  and 6 ladies) for this months Seniors Medal played in some very nice weather today. As we had six ladies competing, there were separate competitions for both Men and Ladies.
In the men's medal, the top three players all posted scores in the 60's. The winner was Geoff Denner with a nett 67. Runner-up for the second month in a row was Chris Moore on nett 68 and the lowest gross of the day (78). Third place went to John Butcher one shot further back. Full result - click here.
In the ladies medal, Sam Whiting completed her hat-trick with a third medal win in a row with a score of nett 75. Judy Willson was the unlucky runner-up just beaten on count-back having carded the same score as Sam. Sandy Deacon grabbed third spot with a nett 79. Full result - click here.
No two's were recorded this month so there will be a roll-over next month.

Seniors Texas Scramble

Today's competition for the seniors was a Texas Scramble with twelve teams of 3 taking part. The weather wasn't too bad at all really - a bit chilly to start with but at least it stayed dry. Can't wait for the forecasted "heatwave" at the beginning of September. The pessimist in me thinks it will probably turn into another deluge!!!!

Today's winning team with a super score of 55.0 (gross 66) was Chris Moore, Sian Soanes & Colin Cox. Runners-up were Raymond Bilton, Richard Hook & Stephen Vale (58.0) followed by Harry Jackson, Roy Whiting & Chris Piper (60.0). Full result - click here.

3 perfectly aligned chip shots from the Perrin, Miller, Fitzsimons team!!

Tuesday Evening League - W16

Week 16 and the final week for the Tuesday Evening League at the racecourse. With a few people away, there were just eight players this evening battling it out for the prizes.
Tonight's winner was the in-form Jeremy Twaits with another consistent performance and 18pts. Runner-up with yet another good showing was Diane McIntyre on 17pts followed by a quartet of players on 15pts.
The Best7 ladder was finally resolved this evening. Ian Martinez held a two point lead going into this evening and his two closest rivals could not better their own scores so Ian took the overall winners prize of a golf day for two at Frilford Heath. Dave Warwick was the runner-up just 2 pts behind Ian followed by Dean Butler another 2pts further back. Both win a Golf-Break voucher. Full results and details - click here. Well done also to Dean and Dave who competed every single week of the league ... rain or shine!!

A big thanks to all who participated in this years event - hope you all enjoyed it. We will definitely be repeating it next year and hope to enlist more players into the competition. Many thanks also to Jason Allum who was instrumental in getting this league started again and for organising things on the first tee each week.
Also thanks to Ed Richardson for taking time out to organise the prizes and for attending this evening to make the presentations to the winners.
Hope to see you all next year!!

Chris Moore wins

Chris Moore's gross 78 ensured victory in the prestigious Freddie Weeks trophy at The Warren Golf Club in Devon this week. The trophy is in honour of Freddie Weeks who was a member of the club for over 50 years. Well done Chris!!

 

Seniors 123 Stableford

Eleven teams of three for today's seniors competition which was a 123 Stableford. Good playing conditions and most importantly ... no rain!!!
Two teams were tied on 79pts at the top of the leader board and the winning team on count-back were Malcolm Passey & Steve Thompson (playing with Doris!!). Runners-up were John Butcher, Richard Hook & Colin Cox followed by Geoff Denner, Chris Piper & Ken Croucher on 76pts.
Full result - click here.

Tuesday Evening League - W15

The penultimate week of the Tuesday Evening League was played tonight and after last weeks biblical downpour it was nice to get back to some reasonable weather again!!
Eleven players this week still battling for the end of competition prizes. This week's winner with a very impressive -2 gross and a score of 21pts was Ian Martinez. Runner-up was Jeremy Twaits with 17pts followed by Cilla Osgood who just pipped Ofer Ben-David on count-back after both scored 16pts.
In the Best 7 ladder, Ian Martinez has jumped into the lead with this week's score. Dave Warwick is just 2 points behind with Dean Butler in third place. All to play for in the final week next Tuesday!!!
Full details - click here.

Captain's Day

Captains Dean Butler and Sian Soanes organised an excellent Captains Day today. A very good turn out of 35 players met at the starters hut at 08:15 for early morning drinks ready for the shot-gun start at 09:00. The theme for the day was "At the Beach" and well done to all those who entered into the spirit of the day by wearing colourful shirts, shorts, hats and other appropriate beach wear!!! It was a typical English day at the seaside with a chilly start, some heavy rain showers but also some welcome sunshine!

The competition was a singles Stableford with the beach theme continuing out on the course. All the bunkers were out of play and were adorned with wind-breaks, sand castles and deck chairs ... and for some reason(?), a parrot was perched on the 2nd flagstick?!?! There were double points available for any birdies on the 2nd/11th hole ... nobody managed that! But there were also some penalties ... anyone visiting the water on the last 3 holes of each nine were made to putt out wearing what looked and felt like industrial swimming goggles!!! There was also a chip in the paddling pool contest and more putting with giant sunglasses and a flotation aid!!! At the end of play, players were treated to a hot meal back in the clubhouse.
The winner of the main competition was Ofer Ben-David on 41pts. Runner-up was Roy Whiting just one point behind Ben. Third place was decided on count-back with Richard Mead edging out John Day, Steve Vale and Chris Moore after all scored 38pts. The leading lady was Dianne McIntyre on 37pts. Full result - click here.
Longest drives were won by Sam Whiting and Dave Warwick and the Nearest-the-Pin prizes went to John Butcher and Sandy Deacon.
Many thanks to Dean and Sian for organising this excellent day of fun and thanks to all competitors for completing your rounds making it a fantastic success.

Seniors Four-ball Salver

Back to some sunshine for the Seniors Four-ball Salver competition today. This is a better-ball stroke play competition played off 3/4 handicap from the yellow/red tees. Sixteen pairings played for this board competition and the scoring was very close with the top 8 places covered by just 4 shots.
The winners today with a score of 68 were Raymond Bilton & Jan Hinks. Runners-up just one shot behind were Bob Evans & Ken Croucher. Third place was decided on count-back with Paul Tebbutt & Ted Fitzsimons just edging out Sam Whiting & Steve Vale after both returned nett 70.
Full details - click here.

Winners Raymond Bilton & Jan Hinks with Seniors Captain John Day

Marian

The funeral for Marian Taylor will take place on Thursday 14th August 12:45 at West Berkshire Crematorium. Family flowers only please. Any donations in Marian's memory to NSPCC and Macmillan Cancer Care may be sent c/o Geoffrey Church & Co, The Broadway Thatcham, RG19 3HX.
The family requests that attendees wear something blue.
 

Seniors August Medal

After a night of heavy rain, the sun shone kindly on the Seniors today for their August Medal. There were separate competitions for both men and ladies.

In the men's competition it was very close with the top seven places separated by just one shot! Three players were tied on nett 72 with Steve Vale just edging out Chris Moore and Les Eden on count-back with a better back six holes to win his first Seniors Medal!! Tom Wallin, Ken Croucher, Derrick Perrin and Monty Norman all finished one shot further back on nett 73.
Full result - click here.

For the ladies, Sam Whiting was the victor on nett 76 just beating Sian Soanes by a single shot. Sandy Deacon grabbed the third spot.
Full result - click here.

Just one 2 recorded today by Mike Miller on the par 3 8th hole. He wins the two's pool.

Tuesday Evening League - W13

Pleasant conditions for week 13 of the Tuesday Evening League tonight. Fourteen players took part this evening with more good scores being returned.
Tonight's outright winner was Geoff Denner with a creditable 20pts. He was followed by four players all on 18pts separated on count-back - they were Ian Martinez, John Cooper, Richard Osgood and Roy Martinez.
Just three weeks left to go now and the Best7 ladder is getting very close. Dean Butler leads the way on 132 followed by Ian Martinez (131), Dean Butler (130), Roy Martinez (126) and Dianne McIntyre (125). One good score in the next 3 weeks could change everything!!
Full details - click here.

August Medal

Thirteen players (11 men and 2 ladies) for today's mixed medal. This was the first medal played on the new layout with the different tees in operation. I think we all agree it makes it a lot more interesting!!
After some glorious weather recently, today was not the kindest. After a couple of mid-morning light showers, there was an absolute deluge with the last couple of groups taking the full brunt of it!!!
Despite all that, there were some good scores returned. The winner today was Stuart Briginshaw who narrowly beat Jeremy Twaits on count-back after both scored nett 66. Jeremy's excellent gross 78 was the lowest of the day. One shot further back was last month's winner Andrew Mead on 67. Fourth and fifth places went to Jason Allum and Dean Butler who both carded nett 69.
Full result - click here.

No 2's were recorded today, so the two's pool will be carried over to next month's medal.

This is the sixth medal in both the Owen Millennium Trophy (best 4 gross scores) and the Summer Medal Aggregate (best 4 nett scores). 
In the gross category, Jeremy Twaits leads the way on 333 followed by John Day (342) and Dean Butler (344). In the nett competition, Dean Butler has a narrow lead over Jeremy Twaits closely followed by Andrew Mead and Roy Whiting. For the latest standings click on the links below.
Owen Millennium Trophy
Summer Medal Aggregate

Marian Taylor

It is with great sadness that I have to report that one of our senior stalwarts Marian Taylor passed away on Friday 1st Aug after a long and brave battle in hospital with heart problems. Marian, a previous lady captain at the club, will always be remembered as a truly lovely lady who always had kind words for everyone. Our thoughts and prayers are with John and the rest of his family at this really sad time.

Seniors Texas Scramble

Today's competition for the seniors was a Texas Scramble. Eleven teams of three played in the glorious sunshine and returned some excellent scores.
The winning team was Derrick Perrin, Stuart Briginshaw & Ken Croucher with a score of 55.4. Runners-up were Harry Jackson, Chris Piper & Jan Hinks (56.4), closely followed by Paul Tebbutt, Roy Whiting & Mike Pritchard ((56.8) in third place.
Full details - click here.

Tuesday Evening League - W12

Fifteen players for the Tuesday Evening League this evening, Nice warm temperatures again but a stiff north-westerly breeze just to make things a bit more interesting!! The good scores just keep on coming despite the handicaps getting lower!?
Tonight's winner with 21pts was Paul Tebbutt. Just one point behind was Ian Martinez followed by Stuart Briginshaw and Dave Warwick both on 19pts.
On the Best7 leader board, Dave Warwick leads the way with 132pts closely followed by Dean Butler on 130. Ian Martinez has climbed up into 3rd spot on 129 with Dianne McIntyre in 4th place on 125. It could be a very tight contest with only a few weeks left to play.
Full details - click here.

Captains Day

Seniors Four-Ball

Today's competition for the seniors was a four-ball better-ball Stableford with twelve pairings taking part. With the course running hard and fast, some excellent scores were returned, especially as it is off 3/4 handicap.
Today's winners with 46pts were the team of Paul Tebbutt & Mike Miller. The runners-up had to be decided on count-back with Steve Thompson & Les Eden just edging out John Butcher & Stuart Briginshaw after both scored 44pts.
Full result - click here.

Tuesday Evening League - W11

Week 11 of the Tuesday Evening League was played yesterday and once again, the weather was "scorch-io"!! Eleven players took part with varying degrees of success!
The weekly winner with an excellent 21pts was Dave Warwick. Runner-up was Roy Martinez with 18pts who just beat son Ian on count-back with the same score. Unfortunately(!?!), Ian managed to blob his last two holes to retain his current handicap.
The Best 7 table is now headed by both Dean Butler and Dave Warwick both tied on 130 with Dianne McIntyre not too far behind.
Full details - click here.

Newbury & Crookham Summer Party

Seniors Bowmaker

The sun shone on the seniors again today!!! Nine teams of 3 played a Bowmaker Strokeplay competition (best two scores from three on each hole).
The winning team were Malcolm Passey, Mike Miller & Linda Vale who carded an impressive 126. Runners-up were Roy Whiting, Les Eden & Ken Croucher on 130, followed by John Clark, Richard Hook & Gordon Turner.
Full details - click here.

Tuesday Evening League - W10

A glorious evening with warm sunshine and a light breeze for week 10 of the Tuesday Evening League and some excellent scores were recorded by the sixteen players who competed for the weekly prize and also trying to add to their Best 7 scores.
This week's prize winner by a narrow margin was Roy Martinez who recorded an excellent 22pts. Jason Allum and Stuart Briginshaw shared second place on 21pts closely followed by Dianne McIntyre on 20pts.
More players have now completed at least 7 scores, so the Best 7 table is starting to take shape. Dean Butler still holds a narrow lead over Dave Warwick and Dianne McIntyre. But there are still plenty of weeks for that to change a bit!!!
Full details - click here.

Club Championships

Club Championship weekend at the racecourse for both men and ladies with round one played on Saturday and the concluding round two played today. Steamy hot weather on Saturday was replaced by slightly cooler conditions today with a squally shower or two towards the end of the competition. Only a small field this year with many players away, but that doesn't diminish the achievements of the winners.
Special thanks to Richard Holmes and his team for preparing the course for the championships, a very early cut of the greens on both days and different pin positions on both days as well.

In the ladies competition, two steady rounds from Sam Whiting ensured that she captured the Ladies Club Champion title with a total of 178. Lady captain Sian Soanes was runner-up. In the ladies nett competition, Dianne McIntyre led after round one and continued her good form to the end to win the cup with rounds of 74 and 73. 
For full details click on the links below.
Ladies gross result
Ladies nett result

In the men's competition after day one, three players were separated by a single stroke with Dave Warwick just ahead of Richard Mead and Jeremy Twaits. But it was Richard Mead who saved his best round for day two and became Club Champion with a second round 79 and a total of 160. Dave Warwick was runner-up just 3 strokes adrift.
There were two divisions in the nett competition. Richard also finished ahead in the division 1 nett standings but, as the rules say you cannot win both, the nett division 1 prize went to Dave Warwick with a total of 141. Jeremy Twaits was the runner-up. In division 2, Brian Grace was the round one leader but was overtaken on day 2 and the prize went to Mike Miller with a total of 161. Roy Whiting was runner-up on 163. 
For full details click on the links below.
Men gross result
Men nett div 1
Men nett div 2


Both these competitions count towards the season long Order of Merit. Jason Allum still leads the way with John Butcher, Dean Butler and Jeremy Twaits all in close attenance.
Lastest listing - click here.

Seniors Stableford

Today's event for the seniors was an individual mixed Stableford with twenty five players (22 men and 3 ladies) taking part. Although the weather was dry and mostly warm, there was a strong south-westerly wind blowing across the course. However, this did not prevent some very good scores being returned.
The winner today had to be decided on count-back after Paul Tebbutt and Brian Grace both posted 40pts each but with a 24pt back nine, Paul Tebbutt just clinched it! In third place was Ted Fitzsimons with another excellent score of 38pts followed by Richard Aldred 2pts further back.
Full result - click here.

Tuesday Evening League - W9

Week 9 of the Tuesday Evening League and very fortunate with the weather. With dark, threatening clouds heavy showers and rainbows all around us, we escaped with just a small 5 minute sprinkle of rain!! Just ten players this week with a few players away.
This week's winner with 20pts was Sam Whiting. Second place was decided on count-back with the next three players all on 19pts. Ofer Ben-David finished just ahead of Dianne McIntyre and Geoff Denner.
Dean Butler still leads the way in the Best 7 table with Dave Warwick and Dianne McIntyre in close attendance.
Full details - click here.

July Medal

Thirteen players (10 men and 3 ladies) for today's mixed medal at the racecourse. Slightly tricky conditions with a stiff breeze blowing but mostly warm with a couple of drizzly showers.
The winner today with an excellent 69 (and the lowest gross of the day - 85) was young Andrew Mead. Runner-up was Mike Miller just one shot behind on nett 70. Third place went to Sam Whiting who just pipped Dean Butler and John Baron on count-back after all 3 carded net 74. 
Full result - click here.
Just one 2 recorded today from Dianne McIntyre on the 17th hole. This was a roll-over from the previous medal so Dianne can now retire comfortably on her winnings!!

This is also a medal counting towards the Owen Millennium Trophy and the Summer Medal Aggregate competitions. Jeremy Twaits leads the way in the Owen Millennium Trophy and Roy Whiting is ahead in the Summer Medal Aggregate. For full details click on the links below.
Owen Millennium Trophy
Summer Medal Aggregate

Seniors July Medal

A bit of a scorcher (weather wise) at the racecourse today for the Seniors July Medal. Twenty-five men and five ladies competed for the prizes.

In the ladies medal, the winner was Sam Whiting carding a nett 74 and the lowest gross of 87. Runner-up was Jan Hinks followed by Linda Vale and Liz Evans. Full result - click here.

For the men, the clear winner was Richard Aldred with an excellent round of nett 66 (gross 77). Second place went to John Butcher on nett 71 followed by Mike Miller just ahead of John Clark on count-back after both returned nett 72. Full result - click here.

Three 2's were recorded today - Rod Spring at the 17th, Harry Jackson at the 5th & Richard Aldred at the 14th. Of these three players, only Richard Aldred entered the two's pool so he scoops the "jackpot"!!

Tuesday Evening League - W8

Week 8 of the Tuesday Evening League was completed this week. With some players on holiday or away at the moment, 12 players took part.
The weekly winner was Ofer Ben-David with an excellent score of 22pts, followed by three others on 18pts (Geoff Denner, Stuart Briginshaw & Paul Tebbutt).
The Best 7 table is now beginning to take shape with Dean Butler just ahead of Dave Warwick followed by Dianne McIntyre in third place.
Full details - click here.

Seniors Yellow-Ball Stableford

This week's event for the seniors was a yellow-ball Stableford. Teams of 3 players with each player taking turns to use the yellow ball for double points and one other score to count on each hole. Eleven teams joined in the competition.
The winning team with an excellent score of 135 was Paul Tebbutt, Mike Pritchard & Steve Thompson. Runners-up on 116 were Les Eden, Derrick Perrin & Jan Hinks closely followed by Stuart Briginshaw, Sandy Deacon & Geoff Denner just 2 points further back.
Full result - click here.
Only four yellow balls were lost by the teams ... unfortunately for two of the teams, it was on their first hole!!! It's all good fun!!!!!

Racecourse Cup

Fourteen players (11 men and 3 ladies) played in the Racecourse Cup today in superb weather conditions - hot sunshine and very little breeze.
It was a very close finish with three of the top four players carding the equal best gross of the day (84). The winner with a nett 69 was Dean Butler. Runner-up was John Butcher (70) followed by Jason Allum (71) and Jeremy Twaits (72). The best lady was Dianne McIntyre who finished fifth overall on nett 73.
Full result - click here.
This is another competition counting towards the Order of Merit. Jason Allum currently leads the way followed by John Butcher and Dean Butler. 
Current standings - click here.

Senior Club Championship update

As reported yesterday, the men's senior club championship had to be decided by a play-off after Richard Aldred and Paul Tebbutt tied for first place. Due to circumstances, the play-off could not be played immediately after the event so was postponed until this morning.
The two-hole aggregate play-off was played over the 1st and 9th holes and the winner by a narrow margin after the two holes was Paul Tebbutt.
Full result - click here.

Paul Tebbutt & John Day

Seniors Club Championships

This week was the second and final round of the Ladies and Men's Senior Club Championships. Conditions were excellent and again our thanks to the green keepers for preparing the course in great condition.

In the Ladies competition, congratulations to Linda Vale who came out on top in both the gross and nett categories, but as the rules say you can only win one prize in this event, the nett prize goes to Jan Hinks. For full details click on the links below.
Ladies Gross
Ladies Nett

Linda Vale & John Day

Jan Hinks & John Day

In the men's gross competition, there was a tie for first place between Richard Aldred and Paul Tebbutt which meant a play-off! Unfortunately, we were unable to complete the play-off today, so this has been scheduled for tomorrow morning. Watch this space for more news!!
In the men's nett competition, John Clark was the victor on 153 just one stroke ahead of first round leader Ted Fitzsimons. Harry Jackson was third on 155. For full details - click here.

John Clark & John Day

Ted Fitzsimons & John Day

Tuesday Evening League - W6

More glorious weather for week 6 of the Tuesday Evening League (albeit a bit windy!!). Fourteen players this week played in this 9-hole Stableford competition.
The best individual score this evening was from Dean Butler on 21pts who wins the weekly prize for the second time!! Runner-up was Dave Warwick with 20pts closely followed by Cilla Osgood just one point further back. We're nearly at the point where the "Best 7" scoreboard will come into it's own!
For full details of this week's scores - click here.

Match at Bishopswood

A nice afternoon was had by all as Bishopswood welcomed Newbury Racecourse for a mixed four ball match.

The weather was pleasant and the course looked in beautiful condition.

In the end Bishopswood prevailed with a score of 4 to 1 with some excellent golf on their home course. Paul Hickey and Diane Mcintyre played very well to secure the only point for the Racecourse.

 

We look forward to a return match next year at the Racecourse

Paul Hickey.

Message from Paul Hickey

I need to announce that as from June 20th, I will be leaving my post as Club Captain at the Racecourse.I am moving home to East Sussex which sadly is a little too far to travel to play golf regularly at the Racecourse.

I have carried out the Captains duties for around about 9 months now working alongside Sian Soanes the Lady Captain and the Club Committee. I have been a member of this club for a few years now and have really enjoyed playing social and competition golf with the most fantastic group of people.

I thank all the members for making this club a thoroughly enjoyable place to come and play golf and long may it continue.

I am very thankful for being able to work with and be supported by a hardworking dedicated group of people who make up the committee and I thank them for helping me with my duties as Captain over the time I have been doing it.

At the beginning of my Captaincy we were still playing the old 18 hole layout just prior to all the new changes starting and the move to a 9 hole layout in the middle of the racecourse.

We had Captains Drive in, a Mixed Open and a few other events leading up to the Last Hurrah ( last day on the old 18 hole layout) in January.

During that time we raised fantastic amounts of money which went to a number of good causes including rarer cancers and GOSH.

We also had a very enjoyable presentation evening during February just prior to the old clubhouse closing.

Having now moved to a 9 hole layout and into Nuffield Health as a base we move on to the next stage in this clubs history.

For that I would also like to thank Ed Richardson and his team for all their efforts and determination despite much red tape in getting the club to where it is now and in the future.

I really wish everyone well for the future and look forward to coming back and playing the course occasionally.

Lastly I would like to thank Dean Butler for taking over from me until the end of the year.

Dean is a well respected Member and I am sure members will be really pleased that Dean has taken the role on.

I am sure you will all support him as much as you did me.

My last event as a member will be the Mixed Pairs match at Bishopswood on Sunday 15 June 2014.

I hope I get an invite to the odd non member event and the next presentation evening.

 

Play good golf everyone and Goodbye,

Paul Hickey

Seniors Open

Wednesday 9th July 2014

Four Ball Better Ball Stableford

Morning beverages and biscuits

+ 2 course meal after play

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd 

+ Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin

For full details and entry form - click here

Seniors Club Championships - Round 1

Round one today for the Seniors Club Championship. Twenty-five men and three ladies took part in today's event in beautiful weather. With the course in excellent condition (our thanks to the green staff for that), all was set fair for some good scoring ... but it never happened?!?! Nobody played to their handicap and consequently both the ladies and men's competitions were calculated as "reductions only".

In the men's event Paul Tebbutt leads the way in the gross category closely followed by Brian Faithfull, Harry Jackson and John Butcher. Ted Fitzsimons is at the top in the nett competition just ahead of Harry Jackson and John Clark. For full details - click on the links below:
Senior Men Gross - round 1
Senior Men Nett - round 1

In the ladies competition, Linda Vale is the current leader in both Gross and Nett categories followed by Jan Hinks and Sandy Deacon. For full details - click on the links below:
Senior Ladies Gross - round 1
Senior Ladies Nett - round 1

All to play for in round 2 on Wednesday 18th June.

Tuesday Evening League - W5

Week 5 of the Tuesday Evening League tonight and the best weather we've had so far!! Warm sunshine but a bit of a stiff breeze to keep everyone on their toes and making scoring quite tough. Thirteen players fought it out for the weekly prize. The winner this week was Roy Martinez with a creditable 19pts. In second place was Dean Butler on 17pts followed by Dave Warwick & Ian Martinez just one point further back.
For full details - click here.

Chris & John Golf Challenge

John Butcher & Chris Moore at the start

At 6:00am this morning, two of our spritely seniors, Chris Moore & John Butcher, set off in the early morning sunshine to play 4 rounds (72 holes) of golf in a single day (walking all the way) to raise money for a very worthy cause - Macmillan Cancer Support charity.

There were a number of people who supported them throughout the day either playing some holes with them or just generally encouraging them. Thanks to Gary Moore, Les Eden, Tom Wallin, Judy Willson, Marlene Moore, Peter Smith, Paul Tebbutt, Stuart Briginshaw and Barbara & Errol.

John & Chris at the finish!!

Chris & John completed their four rounds at approximately 5:30pm with no breaks in between rounds which is a tremendous effort.

Most importantly, they have so far raised more than £3000 in donations for this effort which is a fantastic sum. Chris & John would like to personally thank all the people that have sponsored them to raise this money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Summer Sizzler - cancelled

Due to logistical problems, we have had to take the decision to cancel the Summer Sizzler competition scheduled for Saturday 14th June.

Apologies to all the people who had already entered this event - we will try to organise a replacement event a bit later in the year.

Seniors June Medal

Not quite sure what has happened to "flaming June"!?!? It was a wet and wild day at the racecourse today for the monthly seniors medal making scoring extremely difficult for the 20 players brave enough to take part.
The winner with a score of nett 72 was Mike Pritchard. Two shots further back was runner-up Sam Whiting, the leading lady in the competition and the lowest gross of the day (88). Third place went to John Butcher on nett 76.
Full result - click here.
Just one 2 recorded today by Sam Whiting on the par 3 17th.

Tuesday Evening League - W4

Eighteen players for week 4 of the Tuesday Evening League tonight. Still waiting for a completely dry Tuesday, but everyone seemed to enjoy the evening.
The scoring was very close this week with 2 points separating the top ten players. With 4 players all scoring 18 points, the winner had to be decided count-back. Stuart Briginshaw came out on top with a slightly better back 6 holes than the others. Just missing out on the same score were Jason Allum, Jeremy Twaits and Ian Martinez.
For full details - click here.

June Medal

Probably the best golfing conditions of the year so far!! 
Lovely warm sunshine, very little breeze .... beautiful!!

Sixteen players set out to enjoy the day playing in the June medal. Those who weren't able to play from the short grass, didn't find things quite as enjoyable as the ones who did - the rough is extremely penal!!

One person who enjoyed it more than most was today's winner Roy Whiting who returned a very impressive nett 65. Runner-up on nett 69 was John Cooper. Third place went to John Butcher who just beat Jeremy Twaits on count-back - both scored nett 73.
Full result  - click here.

Just one 2 recorded today by John Day on the 11th. Unfortunately, John was not in the two's pool so the kitty rolls over until next month.