- Monday normal roll-up for 3B Texas Scramble Medal.
- Tuesday is Challenge Cup at Sherborne
- Start Sheet V43 Posted in Challenge Cup
- Wednesday is the Canadian Greensomes Trophy.
- It's a roll-up event
- Thursday, 2 events,
- Friendly at Long Sutton ( Team {Posted InterClub Matches
- and Avalon League fixture at T&P.
- Friday is a normal roll-up
- Mr&Mrs Greensomes postponed as Ladies struggling to get numbers.
- Roll-up 3ball 123 Waltz, Stableford, Holes.
Captain's Bowel Cancer Charity Day
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| Early Leader Board shows Mark Cording's CST 2 Team with an impressive early lead..although the Mathematicians among you may spot reasons not to get too carried away.... |
Quinny & John..another 10 Hour Shift..checking In, Checking Cards, Chasing Money, The Engine Room of the Day
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Our
reliable ladies always smiling serving the Seniors at the Charity Day event and it was only 07:00 Pics by Roger Stone  Penny
full of humour dishing out bacon baps at the Charity Day Competition "Do you want 'Sauce' with that ? |
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| Horizons all set up for Check-In and Dinner later. Early Coffee and Bacon Rolls were served in main Bar, |
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| Thank You for all the Raffle Prizes and of course for buying Tickers - expecvted to make over £600 on the Raffle Alone. |
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| Dave & June on Duty as Starters.....Yes we know Stuart is late Dave...tell is something new..but their efforts were much appreciated - considering Dave was bedbound the day before. |
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| Plenty of Prizes on Offer....I expect mine are in the post !!! |
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| Whole Course was stunning and perfect weather. Didn't get a Picture of the halfway House but thank you for all those Cakes and other contributions. Also to Donna & Liz for the early shift and the Ladies that replaced them at 13:00   One of many very generous sponsorships who were featured on every Tee - well done to you all must have raised close to £1000..fingers crossed........ Captain had been very busy personalizing every Sponsors Board - well done to everyone that participated..we'll attach a full list later.  and then there was a 3-Course Dinner - beautifully presented by the catering team, led by Tim. Peter was so hungry he started to eat the Flowers ! It's just a pity we lost the Marquee and the old 'Shotgun Start' and Presentation Dinner can no longer be held. Most people will have left by the time the last group sit down for dinner. |
Few people getting confused, so apologies.
From Sir Alex of Hill:- We
hope you are well and enjoying your week.
As
you may be aware already, today is Stefan's last shift here at CST before he
starts his new job at Bridport Golf Club next week. We wish him the best of
luck with the next step in his career.
We
also said goodbye to Roy Holland last week and wish him the best of luck in his
new teaching professional role at Windmill Leisure in Bristol.
And
of course, Helen departed last week as well, and we will all miss her bubbly
smile and attitude behind the bar!
We
would like to thank you all for your hard work, from all the staff and
members here at the club. You will all be missed greatly and will all be
welcome back for a drink and some golf whenever you please.
FINALLY...If
you didn't already know, Helen and Katie are taking part in a sky dive on
14th May for Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support. They are 75% of the way there
to reaching their fundraising target! If anybody wants to donate, please CLICK HERE.
If you are not playing Thursday, not baking a cake or bringing a Raffle Prize - please give this your kind consideration - no need to Register at the end, just put name in and then "Continue without Registering" - you can use paypal if your don't want to use your Card Number.
I'll even do it for you if you just want to give us cash up at the Club - but even easier you can do it behind the Bar off your account..modern technology makes it much easier to become penniless these days...come on..just £150 more for all those lovely smiles we get from the Girls in the 19th
We
hope you have a great bank holiday weekend.
Kind Regards,
Alex Hill
General Manager
Latest Bid on Henry machine is £83.75 from Tony.
Chris
Duncan, the founder and owner of Numatic has kindly donated a Henry
Vacuum cleaner to be auctioned with proceeds to the charity. Retailing at well over £100.
If you think Life Sucks...
try getting Bowel Cancer !
But with your help we can find a cure.
Bid for me at me@ clivefisk.com
or on Seniors WhatsApp Page - Closes Midnight 4th May - announced at Captain's Charity Day on Thursday 5th
Still could use 3 more players to make our 3rd team of 8 - see Captain's Charity pages.
JKP Bids £69.95 ..any advance ?
Dickie did his Monthly Draw with Martin Leigh winning the Hamper and Keith Hunt / memory blank taking the wine & the Chocolates..Captain reminded us about Raffle Prizes for Thursday 5th and of course most important - some of those lovely Cakes & treats for our famous half-way House..so thanks to our lovely Lady bakers in advance...Tee Times will be out shortly for Thurs - starts from 06:45 so please allocate all day for your participation with superb dinner afterwards..couple of extras for ball spotting would be much appreciated...
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| Jim has shed a few pounds lately and the Asquith / Lauchlan pairing amassed 43 Points..with a staggering 27 point back 9 which raised a few eyebrows...and earned them a hatful of Vouchers. Chris G and Terry R scored 40 James Siabi & Roger Hinds 33 Big Upset in the Summer KO. All Results are being entered ON-LINE on the Club Computer and can be seen in the Competitions Section as below |
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| Captain still in shock. He was walking up 18th Hole in prime position, Eric was way-right on 5th Fairway. Suddenly from Dave's right a ball appeared, bounced on the hump of the greenside bunker..onto the Green and followed the contours towards the pin.....allowing Eric to pat the hole, with a shot of course and progress to Round 2. Captain took a strong Team to Weymouth on Tuesday but as usual, found it tough to steal many points and went down 1 -5 with Mark Cording and the Chicken Farmer being the only winners. Great Day Out for £10 and Mediterranean Lamb Pie. Heard accounts of dress code enforcements..with black socks being frowned upon. Please take note those that have signed up for Long Sutton May 12th - there is a Somerset Bowl Match that clashes, so the Captain will be prioritizing that Comp over the Friendly - so more names please so Chris Gingell can field a team to Long Sutton. |
Last
opportunity in the Sponsor a Hole for the Captains Charity day 5th May. Sponsor
£50 on your own or partner a Senior for £25.
I'm closing the bids today. Email me at: me@clivefisk.com
thanks for your support.
Clive
Thank
you to everyone that has stepped forward to help raise funds for Bowel CancerUK.
Special thanks to Sir Clive for driving this forward.
Your generosity has raised £1000+.
Please keep on trying for Corporate or Company Sponsorship - all the money will
go to further research into this dreadful disease.
Dave Mugridge
presume Captain will pick an 'A' Team - but we need a few 'handy' Players to form the 'Gold & Bold' 'B' Team with the sole objective of beating the A Team. Couple of lower handicappers would be nice ( jeremy/mark/roger/ian/paul/danny etc etc as the high/low pairings always seem to work best...but Bandits most welcome.
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- Nobby is out of Hospital - Collar-Bone Injury and you should see the bruising - he was in Musgrove overnight on Friday.
- Bob Dennett is back home and recovering
- Nick Hill is having a Hip Replacement on April 19th
- Richard Holmes is getting Married Tuesday
- Alan Davis was back with us today and sunk a 40 foot Birdie on 12th
Wednesday is the Captain's Charity Greensomes.
The weather was good to us, with the final group getting slightly damp as a shower blew through as they played the 18th.
The winners were Phil Hunt and Nick Clarke, with a magnificent score of 54 pts.
You have to feel sorry for Jeremy & Brian who were 14 points behind before they even teed off, with just 19 shots compared to Phil's 33.
They pulled back 8 of them with a magnificent score of 24 out & 24 back, playing some of their best golf of the year...a Gross 77...and the only "2" of the day...
..but he did manage a smile as he walked off with a nice Litre of Bells Whisky from the raffle.
The sleeve of 3 Mizuno balls each for nearest the pin on the 9th was claimed by Normski and Dickie Hall.
The nearest the pin in 2 on the 18th was claimed by Barrie Heath and Chris Gingell.
Dickie Hall ran his usual brilliantly successful raffle, which raised £156
towards Bowel Cancer UK. Another £60 was raised from the entry fees.
£216.00
Monday 4th March
Friday 1st April
Phantom Pro (Andy) elevated both teams that used him- with 8 Par Holes, he added 8 points to the Gingell Group and presume similar to team Jeremy who had been the bridesmaid just about every day this week - nothing personal Jeremy, honest !
..talking about Phantom Pros...many Seniors are sad to see the loss of Roy, who has held so many of those group sessions especially for the Seniors.
We
are sad to announce that our PGA Professional Roy Holland’s last day of
coaching at Cricket St Thomas Golf Club will be Friday 22nd April.
Please
ensure you contact Roy directly regarding any outstanding lessons as Roy is
retained on a self-employed basis only and the golf club takes no liability for
incomplete packages. Roy’s contact is royholland@gmail.com.
We
thank Roy for his service and all of his help over the last 3 years and wish
him the best of luck in his future endeavours.
Thursday Update
March raffle - Dickie Hall drew the Numbers today with another 3 figures raised for Bowel Cancer UK
- 121 - Richard Holmes - Litre Bells Whisky
- 211 - Dennis Hussey - Litre Vintage Port
- 250 - Brian Marsh - Tin Sweets
Still in Hospital on Oxygen and a new course of Anti-Biotics - hoping for some improvement tomorrow.
Sounded quite chirpy when chatting with Captain, can't wait to get onto a nice warm Golf Course.
Took his shot on 14th fairway as Chris G & JKP strolled ahead. Looked behind and expected to see him appearing over the horizon in his Club Buggy. Walked back up to find him sprawled half-in / half-out of the buggy and immobile. Got him to seated position in the buggy after a few cries of pain as we man-handled him.
He claims he had a dizzy outage as he turned back from his shot and clattered the buggy with his shoulder as he fell to the ground. He wouldn't be driven back to Clubhouse, so we wrapped him up well and Chris took over the driving,
May well have dislocated his shoulder as it was giving him gyp - left him in the Clubhouse for CST Staff to see him safely home. Apparently he had a similar spell on Wednesday - so there is a problem that needs resolving by the look of it.
Fish
& Chip Supper
Seniors
Captain
Next event already on NB- with further options added -
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Match
report, Friendly away at Wheathill.
A team of intrepid golfers from CST took on their counterparts at Wheathill on Thursday. The weather was very cold, with a strong (2-3 club)`northerly wind blowing throughout. There were occasional snow flurries to liven up the proceedings and keep play brisk..
Result: CST 2½ - 3½
Wheathill
Seniors
Captain
Wednesday 30th March
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| Farmer Bob -back as team manager...determined to get the Drives in early... |
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| Even Bob the Builder was impressed with speed of play today - with rounds completed in around 3 1/2 Hours.. |
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| Mike Hone had just 1 inch to go for their Eagle 2 on 17th....but Bogeying 1,6 & 10 meant that even this came a little too, late. |
Morning Alex
Bobby
Dennett has been struggling with Covid for the last two weeks until eventually
he was taken into hospital yesterday in a pretty bad way.
He
can't have visits, but he does have his phone for texts, WhatsApp etc. I
don't know his buddies at the golf club in the seniors and Avalon League these
days but if you could pass on to who you think might want to send him a
message. Anything might help right now. He probably wouldn't
respond but that doesn't matter.
Announcement made at Roll-Up that Seniors will no longer be allocated Tee-Times on Bank Holidays - which will affect Friday 15th & Monday 18th April initially - so you can get in early to reserve a Tee-Time from Friday Morning if you wish.
We have seen this before in the Seniors, but in truth there is never a sudden influx of Members booking those Tee-Times as people don't necessarily take Bank Holidays off any more. All they end up with is a deserted Clubhouse and Golf Course...so let's see how this develops.
Wednesdays competition has been changed to a 3 man Scramble (Medal) 5 drives each due to the 18 temporary greens.
Monday 28th March
Friday 25th March
Just ordered a free lateral flow test ( box of 7) from Gov Website - get in quick as they won't be free for much longer.
I
would advise all Seniors to request an at home “poo test”. Once you’re over 75
you don’t get one unless you ask for one .
FROM THE NHS
If you're 75 or over, you can ask for a kit every 2 years by phoning the free Bowel Cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.
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| Good score from Terry & Chris who carded 40 Points |
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| Strange looks from Terry, Chris, Andy & Chris as Farmer Bob takes a 3-Rescue Club for his next shot.....but he was not heading for the nearby pin but for one 200 yards South on 18th Green after his Partner was rather errant from the 18th Tee - name withheld for Security Reasons.... |
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| Peter splashes out on 8th with 3rd shot enabling partner Martyn to make a 6 for 1.. but Peter had other things on his mind such as his Mum's 94th Birthday Party this evening. Mrs Pat Spender-Farr- Moore lives just down the road in Broadwindsor so the whole Village will be whooping it up no doubt...until 19:00 anyway.. when Emmerdale comes on... |
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| Feisty Ian & Jim on 1st Tee..where Ian hit a lovely tee shot down the middle..... moments later Ian was in action again playing their 4th shot as Jim's opening effort was never to be seen again.....and 8 on 1st and 4th meant this was one trophy that was not heading over the hill to Collumpton..or even further to Colluden.... |
Wednesday 23rd March
I telephoned today (119) and getting the 4th Jab tomorrow at Beaminster
thought perhaps seniors would like to know that it is now available
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| Dickie Hall, Nick Clarke & Ruth Dowell Winners with 60. 39 Out, 35 Back with 14 Shots Finished 3,3,5,3,3,3, |
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| David Asquith, Julie King, Rod Stevens Second with 60. 38 Out, 36 Back with 14 Shots Finished ,3,3,3, |
37 Out, 36 Back with 13 Shots
3 Birdies
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| Mark "Stacks 'em High" |
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| Sweetie heads for the Buffet |
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| Jan has last drive on 3rd hole..Ladies tee is 120 yards ahead of men's tee |
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| All 3 missed this 3-footer on 10th for Par !!!! |
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| I'm a 6 handicapper at Dinner ! |
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| David takes his time on the Buffet.,, Thanks to Tim Ackland & his team for a great spread. |
Mark Cording with a superb 23 points on the back nine secures the win on count back
Wednesday 16th March 2022
It never happened as course was fogbound all day..and if it started to lift it started to rain..earlies hung around until 09:00 so Captain drew the raffle.
Captain's Charity Greensomes, Wednesday 16th March.
This will be a normal roll-up with the usual entry fees going to my Charity, Bowel Cancer UK.
Each player drives off and the better
tee shot is selected, with alternate shots thereafter until the hole is
completed. Handicap 40% high + 60% low.
The entry fees go to Charity. There will be 2's prizes.
There will be team prizes for:
- Nearest the pin on 9th
- Nearest the pin in 2 on 18th
- Winning team.
There will also be a raffle, tickets sold on the day. (Donations of prizes most welcome).
We'll be up early to collect Prizes & sell Tickets - or buy at end of Round.
Already donated - Fish & Chip Supper for 2 on Wed 30th March, plus a drink on arrival .
The decision to have normal roll-up has been made as the weather forecast for the next few days is poor, getting better by next Wednesday. However, the poor weather may seriously affect ground conditions and preclude use of buggies & hence teams. A normal roll-up will allow a more flexible entry list.. Captain Dave.
Monday 14th March 2022
Covid Update:- We have to report that Jolly Roger and peter 3-Names have fallen to the pandemic and are isolating at home. Neither say they contacted it up at the Club and they were due to external activities - both are doing well at this time we believe,.
Hi John just thought I would let you know, I would have been back playing, but I had a slip down the bottom three stairs at home, no I had not had a drink, happened about 4.30 PM before I went out, really sore knee, so would not be able to swing a club at the moment. Hoping to pop up to club on Weds or Fri this week, even if only to pay my seniors subs, hope to see you then. Happy to play off 8 Handicap as before until I get back up to speed.
All the best Bim.
We
will be playing away to Yeovil in 1st round of the KHKO on 24th March, with a 1st tee
off time around midday.
Team criteria:
Over 60, singles match play, off the tee of the day, team of 10, playing in
strict handicap order, handicap limit of 18.
A sign up sheet will go up ASAP - Skipper
Challenge Cup Round 2 - is 4th May at Sherborne, not 10th - please update your Seniors card. James Siabi. - See Challenge Cup Page for all dates & venues ..still time to sign-up for Round 1 on NB.
What a sorcher !!!
John Andrew, Stu Pope and Andy Beale in shirt-sleeves as 17 Eggs contest the Turtle Trophy Texas Scramble
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| Which is exactly what the Eggs did as they enjoyed a lovely breakfast courtesy of Katie and her team Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Hash Brown , Baked Beans and lashings of toast & butter... something it would be good for main peloton of Seniors to do sometime. |
Standing proud Steve Atyeo & his trio who won the Trophy and a nice brown envelope.
The 'Ringers' team - Pearce/Markby/Trott came firmly last with 67 !
Steve. Malcolm & J-Mac were nearer 60 !
Keith Segal, Malcolm Roy, John Andrew, Mick Aldridge, Alan Davis, Alan Chance, Stu Pope, Norman, JKP, Ken Trott, Andy Beale, Steve Atyeo, John MacOmish, Mike Banfield, Tony Church, Bert Robinson, Clive Fisk
Notice Board & Blog Page Update
- Challenge Cup Round 1 Entry Sheet on NB and on new Blog Page explaining what it is all about.
- Team Sheet for Bridport Friendly ( Mar 17th) posted in InterClub Matches
- Entry Sheets for Summer KO on NB and please read Summer KO Pages to find out what the Comp is all about...One of our few 'Matchplay' Comps.
- Swing into Spring - Texas Scramble with the Ladies Mon March 21st - course will be closed for Shotgun so you may as well just add your name to list on NB- followed by Buffet Meal, Prize giving and Raffle...See Internal Comps
- Foursomes Trophy Fri 25th March - Entry on NB ( Pick a partner) and on Internal Comps
Captain's Charity Greensomes, Wednesday 16th March.
This will be a normal roll-up with the usual entry fees going to my Charity, Bowel Cancer UK.
There will be team prizes for the winners, for nearest the pin on the 9th and for nearest the pin in 2 on 18th.
There will also be a raffle, tickets sold on the day. (Donations of prizes most welcome).
The decision to have normal roll-up has been made as the weather forecast for the next few days is poor, getting better by next Wednesday. However, the poor weather may seriously affect ground conditions and preclude use of buggies & hence teams. A normal roll-up will allow a more flexible entry list.. Captain Dave.
Social Correction... Fish & Chips Night is on Wed March 30th, not April as per sheet.
Quiz....Raffle...Irish Bingo.... £20.00 Putting challenge, that Ladies usually win...please join us as our Social Scene and our Ladies are so important to us...
Monday 14th March 2022
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| Welcome to Kevin Rosenberg - new to Seniors but been out a few times with Ian H and others. Yes Keith, Chris G extracted £3 at 08:15 and posted in letter box. |
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| Can I exchange Mr Pearce for the Phantom Pro ? .....Normski looking gloomy on 8th after a 'modest start' but minutes later he was much happier after making a '2' on the 9th |
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| Usual busy interchange of 7,15.14.13 - people going everywhere. |
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| Good Evans striding up the 3rd as Bob puts one just short of Green. On 6th Hole JE sliced drive right and played his 2nd to new green ready for next year - Hole 7 as it will become. He then pronounced " You know, this isn't a bad route to take for this new hole'..which should prove popular with players striding up the 17th ! |
Captain has posted Team & Pairings for Avalon League on NB, also taken down entry sheet for Bridport Friendly- as it had 149 Names on it....so let's see you keep it up for the year.
Wed 2nd March 2022
today the ground was particularly wet & slippery
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| Earlies went out in a single group and played an Ind Stableford in some of the worst weather |
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| Roger & Bob stride up 6th as weather hung on tenacitiously |
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| Chicken Farmer was reluctant to play but picked the right trio ..they were the only ones under par gross and the only ones with birdies..so probably deserved the win...for reference, the Chicken Farmer is the one facing in the wrong direction... |
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| good Day for Mark as he wins the Feb Draw , his new Sofa arrived and he won the Golf... Well done to Dickie for keeping the fund-raising going as he made another £3.75 for Charity after expenses, travel & settling his Bar Bill. Mark C Won 1 Litre Brandy Number 211 Mart L Won the Red Wine on Number 65 Mark S won the Quality Prize on Number 71. Captain thanks you once again for your support of his Bowel Cancer Charity (by the way, we were joking about the £3.75 profit) |
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| On Temps, Pedro would have made an easy 2 on 2nd hole... |
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| Bob's Trio were fastest around the course today, but were embargoed for Russian and looking rather suspicious in Red..JKP was an innocent bystander... |
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| OK..discard 1st, 2nd & 3rd and we still have enough to get ahead of that annoying 'Hunt' person....who seems to keep winning everything and The Captain who called me "2-faced" |
They arrived early and played the 9-hole Course and then were seated at a VIP Table in the Clubhouse where Katie & the Team looked after them .
Keith said it was all " Very Very Good " and the Family was most impressed.
They have yet to discover that the Golf was Free as part of one of Alex's half-Term Promotions and the Kids even had a Free Carvery Dinner as part of the deal.
Granddad - You are BUSTED !!!
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| If I win this game Granddad, can I get at least a couple of shots on Sunday...Playing off Scratch is tantamount to Child abuse..... CST Famous Sunday Carvery is now back on from 12:00- 15:00 on Sundays and numbers are restricted until they get back up to full speed . Phone 30231 and get booked in or you may be too late. £13:95 events@cricketstthomasgolfclub.co.uk |
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| Paul & Chris stride down 5th in the welcome Sunshine |
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| Don't forget to mention Seniors Fish & Chips Night Wednesday 30th March £10 per Head Including Peas & tartar Sauce List on Notice Board |
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| Beautiful Hedge Cutting down the lane to Chaffcombe. All done as per advice from Environmental Agency ad Dormice will be cuddled up in ground-Cover and will shortly be nesting in the higher foliage. Did we mention that Today was the LAST DAY for Seniors Pick & Place local rule. From 1st March we will fully comply with Club Winter Rules .  More Hedge Work on 11th as R/H side is about 10 Foot Wider in Places  Martyn , Rod & Keith stride up 10th...all enjoying the totally unexpected Sunshine. |
Friday February 25th 2022
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| Busy 2-way traffic on 13th..although some on 14th..nice to see Stewart Seery back with us playing |
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| James & Roger wait for Green to clear on 5th, whilst in the background are Farmer Bob, Jolly Roger, Ian Covid and James 'Pasty' Lauchlan - forced to walk the course. |
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| Few 'Dream Teams' out today but none topped the leader board |
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| Martyn chips one to 7th ..you can see ball if you look closely. Remember clicking on any of these pictures allow you to zoom in. |
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| Yes it was close and he made the 2... |
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| Roger W calculates the age of fallen tree on 6th to be 47 Years old..meanwhile out of shot stands Martyn in half-teapot pose having missed to put for par. Seemed to be an unwritten law today - if a putt is heading for the pin, it will miss as they all seemed to veer off when within 6 inches... |
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| Just liked the shadows on 15th - no real reason for it..except maybe to mention that this was where Steve & Bob D managed a big fat ZERO !!! |
Well Done Barrie, Richard and Martyn, you were too good for us all this year
Good defence from Champions Pope/Chance/Evans but the 11 Points they were behind after 1st Round were never recovered.
