Seniors Stableford

Thirty seniors (26 men & 4 ladies) played in a singles Stableford qualifier today. A blanket of fog covered the course for the first few holes making navigation a bit of a challenge, but it soon turned into a glorious spring day with plenty of warm sunshine!!
Today's winner with a score of 42pts was John Butcher. Runner-up was Mike Pritchard who narrowly beat Roy Whiting on count-back after both scored 41pts. All of the top three were rewarded with a handicp decrease!!
Full result - click here.

Bogey Competition

Everyone was prepared for the forecasted bad weather in today's Bogey Competition, but it didn't turn out quite so bad with just a couple of light showers. There was a strong southerly wind blowing, but that didn't seem to worry the players at the top of the leader board and some excellent scores were returned. Eleven men and three ladies braved the conditions to play today.
The winner was Paul Hickey who defeated the course with a score of +6. Runner-up, with the lowest gross of the day (79) was Jeremy Twaits with another great score of +5. Third place went to Jason Allum with another good score of +4. All of these top three players are now playing off new handicaps!!  Full result - click here.
This is one of the events for the season-long Order of Merit which, after four counting events, is now starting to take shape. Jason Allum heads the standings at the moment with 21pts. He is closely followed by three players (John Butcher, John Cooper & Paul Hickey) all on 19pts. Leading lady at the moment is Sian Soanes not too far adrift on 13pts.
Latest standings - click here.

Seniors 123 Waltz

Thirty players in ten teams of three competed today in the seniors 123 Waltz Stableford competition. There was a stiff southerly breeze blowing but at least it stayed dry again!!
The winning team with a score of 79pts were Paul Tebbutt, Mike Miller & Stuart Briginshaw. Runners-up on the same score narrowly beaten on count-back were Derrick Perrin, Roy Whiting & Alan Owen. Third place went to John Day, Geoff Denner & John Clark with 78pts.
Full result - click here.

April Weekday Stableford

Eight players (4 men and 4 ladies) for the April Weekday Stableford played last week on Thursday/Friday. The winner with a score of 36pts was Dean Butler. Runner-up just one point behind was Steve Cobb followed by Tim Page who just beat John Cooper on count-back after both scored 33pts.
Full result - click here.

Seniors vs Bishopswood

On Tuesday the seniors welcomed the players from Bishopswood Golf Club for their first friendly match of the season at the racecourse. There were five four-ball matches and the racecourse were the winners by 3 1/2 to 1 1/2 in a closely fought contest. We all look forward to the return match at Bishopswood in October.

Seniors Four-ball Strokeplay

More gorgeous weather for the seniors in their four-ball strokeplay competition. Thirteen pairings (twenty-two men and four ladies) competed for the prizes today.
The winning partnership by 5 strokes and an excellent score of 63 were seniors captain John Day & Chris Piper. Runners-up were Bob Evans & Steve Thompson on 68, closely followed by Brian Faithfull & Mike Miller just one shot further back.
Full result - click here.

Match vs Donnington Valley

There is a men's match at Donnington Valley Golf Club on Sunday 11th May for which we require ten players. Meet at Donnington Valley at 09:00 for breakfast. Tee times will be from approx 10:00. Chips and sandwiches after the golf - no need to change for this.

If you wish to play in this match, please write your name on the entry sheet in the yellow folder in reception at Nuffield or contact Paul Hickey (07880674381 or paulhickey@aol.com ).