Tuesday 4th October 2022
Tonight's social evening starts with Meet & Drinks 6:30pm, Presentation 7:00pm, Buffet dinner 7:30pm followed by live entertainment.
Sunday PM- Just heard the sad news of the passing of Mrs Marian Robinson , Wife of Bert of Course. We know Marian has had a long struggle with illness over the past couple of years. All of us who knew Marian will remember her as a Lady full of fun and ever-present at any Seniors Social Event.
A lovely Lady.
Monday 3rd October 2022
Not sure if you want to put this on the blog, a lot of people think their energy bills will be no more than £2,500 per annum.
Like many, I thought there was confusion by the energy cap which came into force today the 1st of October. To clarify, the figures below relate to the unit price of gas and electricity. The cap does not apply to the amount you use.
If you
are on a fixed rate tariff, it does not apply to you.
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Electricity |
£0.34 per/kWh |
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Gas |
£0.10 per kWh Cheers Clive F RCEC |
Hello everybody John Sweet here just wanting to say thank you to all of you who have sent condolences to me for loss of my younger Brother it’s very much appreciated
Regards John Sweet
Message Capt Dave on WhatsApp or Email or just scribble on NB
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| Headlines say "Total War" - as Tivertoni Bandito wins El Cuppo del Mondi and £150.00 Prize Money for being the only Player to correctly fill out his score card for a Yellow-Ball Discard Scramble off 85% allowance and with preferred lies and forwarding his Card via WhatApp directly to Adjudicator without using a Group Address- all other entrants were disqualified for various misdemeanors. When Interviewed by El Sporto, Senior Ian was modest in victory and simply said " I owes it all to Cricket Seniors ( sic) for all the bollockings ( no translation avail)- and Disqualifications . Also to Jim Lauchlan for sending me the navigation plan as I was supposed to be playing in Madrid but ended up in this Ole-Hampton local comp, which was so much easier. |
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| The Andrews Brothers seen here - Tony comes to us from The Royal Eastbourne Golf Club so be sure to say hello if you see him around. All Chris A was saying all the way round was " I wonder if Chris Basterfiled is missing me " |
Congratulations To Roger Davis who won the Seniors singles KO on the 19th hole
Cricket St Thomas Pair win Autumn Meeting!
Something you May wish to put on the blog, Alan Chance and myself
recently played at the Somerset Captains Autumn meeting at Orchardleigh golf
club near Frome.
With great weather and fast greens scoring was good, but some solid
play from Alan and me being there at the helm we carded a score of 45pts to win
the event.
Many thanks Martin.
Seniors Committee Meeting
- Seniors Dinner - Captain off to St Lucia Mid Nov so ended up with date of Friday 25th November - so get those posh-frocks ready Ladies.
- Seniors AGM - Wed 23rd November, 14:00 but straight after Roll-Up.
- Seniors Prize Giving - Past 2 Captains ( James & Mark) - never got the Chance so idea is to complete a double ceremony on Tues Oct 4th at the Buffett & Music Night organised by Katie & the Club - so you'll finally get your hands on that Trophy you won - but it may only be for a few minutes.
- Then got into position of captain & vice captain - and the reluctancy for members to take on the role for various reasons. One very clever Committee member then outlined a possible solution, to split up the duties of Captain on a formal basis - so he can have a normal life and take his holidays and have a family Life. See Flow Chart below - which may have a few tweaks before finalised. The Member also mentioned names for all those involved in running the various sub-sections - but with the Captain always in overall charge. This person also added, that if this were adopted he would consider becoming Vice Captain with immediate effect. In a flash , 9 hands were raised in support and the plan was adopted and would be formally presented at the AGM. We'll let the Captain announce any further details.
Lots of discussions within those groups, such as the 4 Opens that we Run - under the new Club Rules, where they deal with all the money - and is it worth us continuing on this basis ?
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| Dave looking Coy after being presented with a rather special award from the Odd Balls Golf Society |
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| Tough to make out wording but Dennis assured me it was for the most fake heart attacks... |
Feel no guilt in laughter, he’d know how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile that he is not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever; he would not want you to.
He’d hope that you could carry on the way you always do.
So, talk about the good times and the way you showed you cared,
The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared.
Let memories surround you, a word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day,
That brings him back as clearly as though he were still here,
And fills you with the feeling that he is always near.
For if you keep those moments, you will never be apart
And he will live forever locked safely within your heart.
Copy of the Order of Service is in the Locker Room for your perusal.
Friday 16th September 2022
Waltz 1,2,3
Friendly
result
CST 5½ Long Sutton ½
A great result.
Our miserable failures were Messrs Heath and Hunt, who only halved their match.
Congratulations to Mark Cording and Roger Williams who won 9&7
Ian chose full PPE for his match with Captain ...and Mike King from Long Sutton, partnered by Mike Bowling..
Photo from Roger..oops sorry promised not to mention his name...
Wednesday 14th September 2022
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| View from Clubhouse window |
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| Team from Fingle Glen - Bronze Medal with fine score of 54 |
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| Leader board nearing the end with stunning 47 from Captain Mugwash & his Pirates ! Farmer Bob, with Roger, Rod & Robert held the lead for an hour, with 50 which looked unbeatable, 18 Under-Par with 8 Birdies ! But then this card came in...14 Birdies , Three '2's' and an amazing display of power golf.  |
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| 2nd Place Taunton Team - nett 52 and just pipped on back-6 holes |
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| First team out in the Fog and rain - terrible conditions and on return demanded a 10 Shot Courtesy Handicap " Pathfinder" bonus - but Adjudicator took a considered look at the Score Card and replied "Even if I gave you and extra 10, you'd STILL be out of the Money - so enjoy your Dinner "" |
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| Nice Day's Work I'd Say Other Prizes were for Best Home team Rog, Bob, Bob & Rod £ 160 ( Captain won best overall and you can only win 1 Prize) Runners-Up Home £100 Martin, Peter, Mike W & Keith Hunt see rule 3 - 1st & 2nd had already won prizes. Best Away Team £160 Michinghampton Runners Up taunt & Pick £100 See below update on leader board   Talk about rules - can you answer this one ? 16th Hole, JKP on green so marks it on greenside marker ( easy as we were first team out) . Jim was just off green and needed 1 more drive ( have to have 4 each)... So, could we mark 1 ball as NTP and chose a different ball to play out the hole and credit Jim with a drive. Asked 11 people and got 43 different answers - Is NTP a separate Comp / Sweep please discuss so Chris can define on Roll-Up format page , think Captain is in the 'Yes' camp as he says NTP decision is separate to getting Drives completed. |
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| ..and I hope there's a Blue mac in there somewhere... |
..anothere casualty on the day was Jamie Parkhouse, who went down with Covid - Jamie was happy to come up & play - but wiser heads substituted him with Roger Hinds..
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| Dore , Load, Evans & Parmiter some good Golfers but just 3 shots out of the money with Nett 55 |
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| Ladies on duty running the halfway hut....but who scoffed all those sausage rolls before the Visitors got a chance ? |
Chris G was out early to assist putting up our brand new Gazebo. Nice and easy to erect as one of the concertina types, but a few challenges. One of the corners would not click into place so we had to cut a wooden peg from the hedge. JKP later took frame apart and found spring clip inside Leg had been pushed inside. Using Garden Wire & cunning managed to extract it and reinsert correctly.
Next found we only had 4 pegs to secure it, so used on guy ropes - which did not have tensioners ( now purchased by JKP) = also added 4 extra strong steel pegs to secure into Legs as well as Guy Ropes. All now packed away ready for next use.
..also bought a new Mallet to go with package.
Friday 2nd September 2022
I would like to give all of this free to someone who is
prepared to make a donation to the Captain’s charity (Prostate Cancer).
Best regards, Ted Bryden.
emja.bryden@btinternet.com
Hi
John
I thought I'd better tell someone at the club that I'm on my 3rd spell. I've
been in from
June5-11. July3~28th and August 13 and I'm still in Yeovil hospital
The problem is fluid on the lungs caused by heart failure
They are trying to get the balance right between getting the fluid off without
damaging the kidneys They are hoping to succeed so I go home
later this week. I hope to improve so that I can visit the club mid September
when it will be my 89th birthday
Good luck to you all
Tony
I've
had another consultation and they now say my kidneys are much better and I may
be able to have the balloon job after all
See you all soon
Tony Stenhouse
Dear John,
Friday 26th August 2022
What is the difference between NR and NS ?
Little did Dave, Vic & Keith know what fate had in store for them just a few Years later.
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| ,,and this is me winning the Portuguese Open last year..and luckily my Caddie filled the score card out.... |
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| If you are like me, all alone..you can click on the Star on the left above and you will be available to be added to any team, go into Club Diary or Upcoming Competitions on Club Computer or simply walk into Pro Shop and as the lovely people to do it for you... |
Monday 15th August 2022
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| Roger sinks another on 10th...as greens are highlighted against parched Fairways... |
Friday 5th August 2022
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| Earlies played in low cloud and misty conditions as they start Birdie, Bogey, Par, Bogey, Par Birdie to keep it interesting |
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| NO TURNING BACK NOW... Road Closed on Monday for 4 days to build passing-places for the thousands of trucks that we'll have to dodge when crossing road from 8th from now on... |
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| Very impressed with new 1st & 2nd Holes and how they have been built by Dave & his Team....but don't be long on 1st Green as you'll be up against it... |
Dear Member ,
As
you are probably aware, we have been planning and preparing for our Course
Remodelling Project for a long period of time now and after some recent
discussion we will be moving forward with this from Monday 1st August 2022.
This
means we will be closing holes 8, 9 and 10 for the remodelling to begin and
moving on to the 3 new holes from 7am Monday morning.
The
green surfaces have had rabbit scrapes removed and areas re-seeded and are
looking good. Approaches have been heavily watered and fertilised and have also
filled in well. However there are still some small areas with poor coverage,
which will be marked as GUR from which relief can be taken. With the closing of
8, 9 and 10, this means the green keeping team will have less areas to focus on
and therefore can concentrate more time into getting these areas up to speed as
soon as possible.
We
also have an additional green keeper joining our team later in August, to help
move the course forward throughout the remodelling project.
Golfers
with GPS watches and devices, we ask for your patience as we have contacted the
relevant companies and they are unable to make any changes to the layout until
after this date, so for an unknown period of time (hopefully short) your devices
will be synced to the old layout.
If
you have any questions regarding the changeover, please feel free to get in
touch.
Thanks
for your patience with this, and your continued support of the club.
See
you again soon.
Kind Regards,
Alex Hill
General Manager
Hole 1 –
That nasty Dog-Leg and OOB becomes a 400 Yard Shot straight down the middle to
a beautiful new elevated green with spectacular views towards Wales and Glastonbury
Tor. Still SI 5
Hole 2 – Nice little 275 Par 4 with dog-leg left to old 1st
green, from a brand new tee protected by fencing from 1st hole
approach shots. SI 17
Holes 3, 4 ,
5 & 6 unchanged but all numbers up by 1.
so Hole 3 was Hole 2 etc...
Hole 7 –
from old 6th Tee to a lovely little Green, sparklingly new & tempting after a kick-right and 335
Par 4. SI 9
Hole 8-
Tester for that little wedge, as a 120 Yard shot to the old 6th
green awaits you. Brand new Tee in use and promises to be a busy little triangle
of golf. SI 13
In
the Winter, when we lose West part of course periodically, we’ll now have an
11-hole Couse without crossing any roads.
Hole 9 – Unchanged
layout from when it was the 7th, but with a lower stroke index – Need
a new location for the halfway Hut at the end of it – time to eat that banana.
Holes 10, 11
& 12 – Unchanged but all numbers down by 1.
so Hole 10 was hole 11 etc
Hole 13 – Brand
New 115-yard par 3 with green guarded by new bunkers. May look easy but errant
shots that are long or right will be OOB and anything left will be lost !
Holes 14
through 18 are all unchanged as you head for home and some welcome refreshment. Hole 15 drops to SI 2 and Hole 18 to SI 6.
Do we see change of rule for Fixed sprinkler heads ?- getting relief for putting even though off the actual green.
No Play Zones - have they taken over from GUR -
Danny came in today with a superb two under par gross 68.
Well Done !!!
Result Inter Club match Vs Taunton and Pickeridge
Today we hosted a strong team from T & P. It had rained
slightly before the start however we managed to finish out the match without
any further rain.
Dave Mugridge had to withdraw from this match due to
contacting Covid so the Captaincy was taken on by Roger Stone.
All the matches were very tight and the final result was a
Draw 3 - 3
Richard Holmes took the wine with nearest the pin on the
16th hole.
Match Results as follows:
1. Roger Stone and Frank Martin
Lost 1 Down
2.Richard Holmes and Jim Lauchlan
Won 3 and 2
3. Barry Keates and Stuart Seery
Halved
4. Edmundo Paoloni and Peter Spencer- Farr Won
2 Up
5. Neil Cochran and John Baker
Lost 1 Down
6. Mark Cording and Roger Davis
Halved
25/7/2022
Roger Stone Captain of the Day.
Friday 22nd July 2022
Due to heavy rain flooding the greens and fairways. Todays 2 from 4 Stableford had to be cancelled. All entry money will refunded.
Team For Mondays Match v's T & P posted in Inter Club Matches
Start Sheet for Jubilee Salver Scramble Wed 27th July
on Internal Competitions Page
All tee times full.
Seniors Championship
Friday 5th August
Sign up now on line & Competition Rules
Medal
White Tees
Entry £2.00
Birdies £0.50
All entrants will be entered into both the Scratch and Handicap competitions.
Start times in strict handicap order, highest handicap will tee off first, with lowest handicap teeing off last. No exceptions, if tee time is not suitable please withdraw from competition
Close off for entries and allocated tee times Monday 1st August at 17.00. No entries will be accepted after this time.
In the event of a tie play off over 2 holes 1st and 2nd, and then sudden death on 3rd, 4th and 5th, returning to 1st.
Wednesday 20th July 2022
Monday 18th July 2022
Friday 15th July 2022
Jubilee Scramble sign up sheet is now up in the changing rooms and also online.
Invitation day scheduled for Tuesday August 2nd has been cancelled.
Wednesday 13th July 2022
Covid Updates:-
Roger Withers: HI Dave thanks for enquiring, I’ve had all the normal symptoms, a bit like having a mild dose of proper flue, it might be to early say but after the weekend, I am hoping I’m looking at the tail end, I am feeling a little better and very fortunate nothing serious. Looks like the vaccine is doing its job
Edmondo : Slight improvement but still positive
Good for the diet
Do not wish to anybody
Thanks should be ok next week
I hope so
Take care
Rod Young: It is like a very nasty cold - let’s hope it stays that way. It did for Sue.
It
also supports your warning on the blog. We know too many in the same situation
at this time. Neither are they connected.
Ted Bryden :- No Drama really down in sunny West Bay, just a 9 iron from the Beach ( Judith says more like a Driver these days) - Being 'Ex-Job' - I just take a deep breath and get on with life. Oh well, time to walk the dog again. Ted B
in the absence of factual data, the Blog reserves the right to input non-sourced text periodically, as in the last report.
Wed 13th July 2022
Seniors Monthly Medal
Entry full and reserve list in operation.
Start sheet in Internal Competitions
Will this be the last time we play the current course from white tees?
Friday 8th July 2022
We have decided to delay the changeover to the new course layout. While the greens and tees surfaces themselves are generally progressing well, we still have some work to do on the approaches and fringes.
At some point in the next few weeks, we will of course make the transition to the new layout. Whilst our green keeping team are doing their best to produce 3 new holes which are close to the standards of the current holes, realistically this will take some time. There will therefore be a period of adjustment and we ask for your continued patience and support.
We will keep you updated in the weeks ahead.
Kind Regards,
Alex Hill
Monday 4th July
2 from 3 Stableford
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Seniors 2 from 3
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Pts |
Twos |
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1st |
Dickie
Hall (29), Robert Barrow (13) & John Sweet (36) |
86 |
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2nd |
Roger
Withers (22), Gordon Brent (12) & Terence Hackling (28) |
83 |
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3rd |
Paul
England (28), Martin Bargery (14) & Richard Holmes (13) |
82 |
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4th |
Ian
Fielder (31), Nobby Hodder (28) & Roger Williams (17)* |
81 |
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5th |
Barrie
Heath (16), Douglas Oliver (21) & Phantom Pro |
80 |
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6th |
John
Pearce (24), Robert Rees (23) & Rob Coombs (17) |
79 |
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7th |
Alan
Chance (20), Roger Stone (13) & Bryan Frost (28) |
78 |
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8th |
Ken
Trott (24), John Evans (16) & Andrew Rowland (13) |
75 |
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9th |
Jeremy
Stephens (26), Eric Smallwood (27) & Ian Frost (26) |
75 |
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10th |
Michael
Hone (16), Stewart Seery (17) & James Parkhouse (20) |
74 |
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11th |
Philip
Hunt (47), Stuart Pope (22) & Norman Markby (18) |
67 |
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Dickie
Hall, Robert Barrow & John Sweet |
£9.60 |
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Roger
Withers, Gordon Brent & Terence Hackling |
£6.40 |
Each |
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Twos Sweep |
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Paul
England, Martin Bargery & Richard Holmes* |
£5.33 |
Each |
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1st July 2022
Thanks for all the Dickie's Draw in June - Results were drawn Friday:-
1st Prize
Boatman Beale Ticket 57
'Wonderful Wimbledon'
Wicker basket, Champagne, Strawberries & Chocolate
2nd Chris Gingell Ticket 41
Case of Craft Beers
3rd Jeremy Blackburn Ticket 114
Box of posh Shortbread Biscuits
Covid Alert
David Asquith
John do you have contact details for Brian Marsh, Jerry Stephens and Terry Hackling - my playing partners on Friday? Felt rubbish after golf yesterday and this morning and have tested positive for Covid. If not can you put a message on the blog as they don’t use WhatsApp. I think they need to be aware. Thanks.
Brian aware & OK; Jerry aware & OK;
Bob Dennett latest:-
Lungs
have improved, still got an infection, but improving all the time. Won’t be
long now hopefully. Cheers Bob
PS Doc recommends a 20 handicap Minimum.
Now Fink Carefully
Do you recognise this Senior ?
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| No more can we scorn at Stuart's Cider offered at the half-way house in our Opens - it has finally been recognised at the Devon County Show in Honiton as the region's finest. Thanks to ace reporter 'RS' for spotting and sampling the brew. Couple of shots of the Captain, fully recovered from his marathon and still gathering the many £100's in sponsorship.... |
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| Hmmm....I know this Pennisetum villosum tends to grab a little - so a full blooded 58 Degree methinks ! |
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| Flag please Barrie.....and you'd better call Dave's boys as there could be some carnage... |
Barrie & JKP had the ignominy of been whupped by Dave playing alone in Medalford ( off 85%) and being 5 ahead at the half-way point....
Note There's no Roll up on Monday 11th July and the July Medal has been rescheduled for Wed 13th
Wed 29th June 2022
Heavyweights Martin & Peter polished off their opponents by the 11th Hole in the Semi-Final of the Summer KO Pairs. They now have to take on Boatman Beale & Sir Clive of Sardinia in the Finals
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| Nice Bench on 15th Remembering Mike. John Wallis Funeral will be held at Taunton Crematorium on 30/06/2022 at 12pm. |
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| It only took them a couple of hours to bury a new septic tank for the site-office toilets.... |
Take a look on Club Website, on Golf Tab for a fly-over over the layout of the 3 new holes - it does look rather special and let's hope we live long enough to see it.
Tuesday 28th June
Captain's Birthday Challenge
Play 69 Holes - Walking
Thanks to all of the Support team that were with Dave every step of the way - Roger, JKP, David A, Barrie, Martin, Gordon Ian & Chris...and The Clubhouse Team for keeping him fed.
As expected with Royal Navy Veteran's - The 2 Non-Commissioned Officers , JKP & Jolly Roger were on parade at 04:30 waiting for The Captain to make his appearance.
Dave Duly arrived and we loaded up the Club Buggy ( Thanks Alex & CST) - and were Teeing off just after 05:00 on a chilly morning with a bit of a nippy breeze. Roger was up ahead on his Buggy, JKP in Club Buggy carrying Dave's Clubs and 2 Hampers full of snacks.
Dave started 5,5,5,5,5 and finished first 18 ( of 69) in 79 Gross and what was the time as we walked off 18th...Just 07:15 - around 2 Hours 8 Minutes. That was not by any 'speed' factors, just by minimizing how far Dave walked, heading direct from tee to green, tending the pin etc - but he certainly intends to walk every step of the way and definitely no sneaky lifts on the buggy.
Comfort break in Clubhouse, then back down 1st ( 19th) by 07:30 . After Amen Corner JKP departed at 08:15 as David Asquith & Barrie Heath took over. Jolly Roger carried on for another 18 in his Personal Buggy. Dawn in the Clubhouse had supplied bacon butties to keep us going - thanks Dawn ( and a nice donation)
Still have Gordon Brent, Ian Fielder, Rod Young, Martin Bargery to take over later with Chris G and Ian H at the back end to see him home.
Crazy Dave was at Vivary Monday ( Mugged 5.5 to 0.5) - Individual Wed, Avalon Thurs etc - but reemember he is doing it all for Bowel cancer UK - if you feel like donating - wqe can put cash in his box on your behalf - just tell us how much ( which we'll put in tin) - and we'll get from you at some later date.
Just had Round 2 Completed - 80 Shots inc OOB - 24,250 steps so far - That was 2 Hours 20 Mins and just 10:09. Gordon Brent & Ian Fielder + Barry for Round 3
So if Round 3 is 11:00 to 14:00 - his final Round will be over before 17:00 - which will be amazing if he keeps it up.
Barrie reports at 11:15 - 41 Holes completed - so Round 3 will finish well before 14:00 so I'm heading up for 12:30 - if nothing else I can eat some of the Scotch Eggs & Sausage Rolls...
Monday 27th June 2022
But he will have a Support Team - see below - thanks to all those that appended name to list.
JKP has keys to a Club Buggy, that will be available from 05:00 ( Alex has promised) - so we can load up Dave's Clubs and some snack & drinks to keep everyone going.
As you can see from the above - shift times are a little bit loose - as basically we don't know how long each round will take and how fast Dave will be as he nears the 20 Mile points...
I think Roger Stone & JKP can pick up the early shift through till past 08:00 when 1st 18 holes should be finishing. Alex has kindly allowed us to swap buggies as they run flat . So if we have more than 1 on shift - they can assist ball spotting etc or just fill out the Holes Log we hope to keep so that we can do a nice report on this Mammoth event.
Just added Sir Clive to the Sponsor Sheet £1 for every Nett Par - thanks Clive.
Another Mystery sponsor has offered £5 per Birdie Round 1, £6 Round 2, £7 Round 3 and £10 Round 4 - Make him pay Dave !
Super Seniors & under 75’s Stableford
Wednesday 29th June
Entries are now closed as both lists are full.
First come, first served.
No more tee slots available.
Reserve list on club website
Mixed Start Sheet to accommodate all requests.
Please do not try and enter via the Pro Shop.
Friday 24th June 2022
Make sure you enter the right one.
For info
- Super Seniors Cup Wednesday 29th June.
Entry is by ON LINE entry found on the Club upcoming competitions page
NOT as a Roll Up
For the under 75 age group on Wednesday 29th June
the Stableford comp for the under 75 players is also an on line entry. There is
not the normal Roll Up on Wednesday 29th
Draw
for both Super Seniors and under 75 Stableford will be carried next Monday.
Super Seniors will be first out starting at 9.04. The rest of us will follow
From Pro Shop
Hi
David,
I
hope you are well. After quite a few occasions now where the Seniors have not
been using all of their allocated tee slots and hearing some comments from
other morning-playing members who are struggling to fit in games around your
blocks (especially on a Friday morning) we have decided to make the following
changes as of Friday 24th June.
Monday
will be reduced: 9:04am – 10am.
Wednesday
will remain the same: 9:04am – 10am.
Friday
will be reduced. 9:04am – 9:44am.
As
mentioned previously, we will continue to review these slots going forward and
please ask that you continue to give us your roll up sheet’s three times a
week, so we are able to review this accurately. I hope you can see that this is
a reasonable decision, as only twice in the last month have you exceeded your
10am slot on any day , both of which were on trophy/monthly competition days.
Roll up sheet’s attached.
Matt Contreras
Wednesday 22nd June 2022
..Days get shorter from today....
Thanks to David Asquith for adding name to list of 'Helpers' for Captain's Marathon next Tuesday,
and from Sir Clive himself...
In Sardinia, sorry I won’t be around on the 28th.
The objective I think is to raise money for your charity.
Can I propose a sign up sheet is put on the main page of the Blog and updated
daily.
Seniors to sponsor £1 for every net par David makes on
his 69 hole attempt.
Put me down, hope it doesn’t cost me £69!
LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO!
Friendly v. Honiton, Monday 20th June
Heath
& Gardener Halved
Lauchlan
& Paoloni Lost
1 Down
Hunt
& Spencer Farr Won
3&1
England
& Stone Won
4&3
Cording
& Siabi Lost
2&1
Match result 3 - 3
Dave Mugridge
Seniors
Captain
Tuesday 21st June 2022
John
Wallis
WALLIS John Sadly passed away peacefully at Musgrove Park
hospital on the 05/06/2022. Loving husband to Ruth, caring father and
grandfather. Doting great-grandfather and great friend to many. Will be forever
missed. Funeral will be held at Taunton Crematorium on 30/06/2022 at 12pm. Wake
details to follow. Family flowers only, but if you wish to make a donation in
lieu please visit John's tribute page at stuartfosterfunerals.com or forward a
cheque made payable to Dorset and Somerset Air ambulance C/O Stuart Foster
Funeral Services Ltd, 27 Market Street, Yeovil, BA20 1HZ.
Mrs Ruth Wallis
14 Halcombe Estate
Chard, Somerset TA20 2DS
Tel 01460 65289
Monday 20th June
Now a request for YOUR help !
The Club has kindly offered us a Buggy for use on the day - but we now need a few drivers and maybe spotters if you fancy stretching your legs. Captain Dave will walk the whole way, which could be well over 20 Miles - so carrying Clubs is just too much, so we'll use the Buggy to transport them and carry food/drinks etc to support Skipper. Jolly Roger and JKP will support the first few hours, but it would be great if you could append your name on the list below ( posted in Clubhouse) - to drive Buggy and come up and support him in other ways - once again - It's all for Bowel Cancer UK .
If you think this is a pain in the arse...try the treatment for BC - which is not uncommon in our generation I'm afraid.
Welcome back to Chris Gingell who has resumed his Results Co-ordination and updates.
2 from 4 Stableford
Wed 15
th June 2022
Challenge Cup and Plate Finals Day
Chris Andrews Wins The Cup..more later
Andy Beale wins the Challenge Cup Plate with a magnificent 43 points only to be surpassed by Ken Trott (not eligible for the Plate competition) with a stupendous 44 points.
Monday 13th June 2022
Stableford Qualifier
Friday 10th June 2022
CRICKET ST THOMAS GOLF CLUB
SENIORS MATCH
V
TEIGN VALLEY SENIORS
Date Friday,
l0th June 2022
Venue: Cricket
St Thomas
CST Seniors won the match 5 to 1
1 Stuart Pope © 25.8
and Alan Chance 22.2
WON 4 and 3
Stan Jones ©
16.8 and Len Thomas 18.8
2 Mark Cording 13.6
and Derek Gardener 22.4
Won 3 and 3
Wow, and the game wasn't even over at 3 & 3...
Chris Davies 17.1 and Ken Bessent 19.9
3 Jim Lauchlan 19.8
and David Asquith 25.4
Won by 2
Dave
Stevens 13.3 and Gordon Thompson 19.4
4 John Baker 15.8 and
Ian Houshan 19.6
Lost on 18th
..their opponents presumably ?
5 Edmondo Paoloni 23.4
and Keith Hunt 18
Won by 1
Ken Casssidy 18.4 and
Keith Rickervance 20.1
6 Bill
Hilson 33 and
Richard Hall 32
Won 3 and 2
Brennan
Mountfield 18.6 and Roger Bigg 24.8
Just left CANNINGTON with every pair querying their opponents handicaps.
Not
the first time and probably not the last.
RESULT
CORDING & PAOLONI. LOST. 3 &2.
ASQUITH &
LAUCHLAN.
HALVED
STONE &
BAKER.
LOST. 6&4
GARDENER & WANDLESS. WON 2&1
HOLMES & LEIGH.
LOST. 4&3
PEARCE &
HONE.
LOST. 3&1
4 1/2 to 11/2 to CANNINGTON
I
tried not to be churlish but I may have mentioned their handicaps in my
speech. It just slipped out four times. In the
tradition of Captains winning nearest the pin, I did manage a good shot to win
the wine. Mark C
JKP picked up Mark & Martin en-route Cannington, at Mark's beautiful brand-new home in Ilton. 450 Years Younger than his old one, 15 fewer bedrooms, 5 less acres - but sets him up for a quieter life.
As Mark said about Handicaps - Mike Hone tried his very best against our pairing and we managed ( yes I helped once or twice) - to get us to 4 Up on the turn. Then things seemed to change when their 22 handicapper , who had been longest driver by far - turned on the heat and made Par on 12-thro 17 ( and getting shots off Mike) - and there was nothing we could do as the lead dwindled away.
Much was said about the catering at Cannington - which is all under the control of Bridgwater College. No reception Butty or Coffee, 1 course Dinner - served 4 at a time ( we were last and an hour behind Captain to eat) -They are still in Covid-Land with Bar screened off and only 1 person allowed in Kitchen - all for the princely sum of £15.00. - Members had apologised to us as there were no showers or change of clothes for Dinner. Luckily the rain stayed away and it was a nice short drive home with no issues.
Note:- Chris Basterfield has chastised me for 5 different ways of spelling Bridgewater / Brigewater / Bridg..oh I give up !
It was thought the town was originally named Brigg, meaning Quay, but the Domesday Book listed the town as "Brugie".
Following the Norman invasion, it was given to Walter of Douai and the area became variously known as Burgh-Walter, Brugg-Walter or Brigg-Walter.
An alternative story believes the town's name was once known as Bridge Walter as in the Bridge of Walter or Bridg-of-Walter.
At some point, the name was eventually shortened to Bridgwater.
Historical records show the town was never spelt as "Bridgewater".
So even if the exact reasons for the spelling Bridgwater are not known, it was never correct to say Bridgewater.
WEDNESDAY MEMORIAL DAY
Apologies for lack of Fee Deduction and Payout - as Pro Shop awaiting return of Matt to set up Comps and payouts, but we are confident normal service will be resumed shortly.
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| Definitely a day of Sunshine & Showers |
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| But at Times it was Beautiful |
We'll all be thinking of you today - those that have passed through our ranks and on to better things.
Mike Burt 2021
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Ron Sutherland " Mr Whirly" 2021
Geoff Harris 2006; Bill Phillips 2010; Bob Tanner 2011; Tony Fairbanks 2012; Martin Curtis 2013; Ray Howlett, Kevin Shaw, Mike Cox, Dave Johnson 2014; Ken Harper; Gareth Jones, Alistair Weir 2015 David Birch 2016. James Dick... |
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| Reiner Winkler 2017 |
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| James happy as usual to see the Camera James Dick - ex Royal Navy PTI |
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| Peter Smith |
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| 'well it's not 1967 now is it !!! ' |
Still with us but no longer able to Play - Old Rivals George and Brian face- off - both Club Champions in their time.
Monday 6th June 2022
Knighton Heath Knockout Result - Away
Terry Rutherford Lost 1 Down
Mark Cording. Lost 4 & 3
Dennis Hussey. Won 1 up
Martyn Jewell. Lost 4&3
Andy Rowland. Won 4&3
Steve Holt. Lost 3&2.
Barrie Heath. Lost 4&2
James Siabi. Lost
Ian Housham. Lost 6&5
Derek Gardener. Won 3&2.
Match result Lost 7 games to 3
But Steve Holt had a hole in one on the 4th hole not an easy par 3 and a hole the none of the opponents had seen an ace before, unfortunately nor did Steve as the hole was blind from the tee.
Picture of Holty handing over a very nice bottle of 10 year old Malt to Wareham. He donated it to their Charity Day on Friday following his HOLE IN ONE.
it was fortunate that Steve had a few bottles in his bag for such occasions.
Steve replied " It happens so often to me these days I have to be prepared. Perfectly pressed trousers & shirt, immaculate hair and my best set of teeth fitted - There will probably now be some sort of Street Parade over in Chardstock, and with Muggo away - I may even have a chance to make a speech "
Congratulations to Andy
Rowland, Dennis Hussey and especially Derek Gardener for winning their
matches. Derek was forced to play off 5 less shots as handicaps were 17
max, yet still won on an away course by 3&2.
Thank you to all who played, it was a fun day out with no cost at all.
Shame about the result but at least we fulfilled the fixture.
Mark Cording
Start of a very busy week with 12 away at Knighton Heath and the remaining 31 participating in a 3,2,1 Waltz.
Bit of domestic news as we discovered Nobby Hodder had been in Hospital for the past 16 Days ( did nobody miss him?)...rushed in with ultra- low blood pressure and bombarded with tests over many days - one firm diagnosis is Lewy Body Dementia - with more results to come .
Poor old James Siabi was subjected to another break-in , causing damage to his newly installed Double Glazing - and this time they took more items of value _ Passport etc
Valuable Scores from Phanton Pro - John Weir whose notable scores included 4 Points on 4th, 4 Points on 9th and 3 other 3 point holes - but not quite enough to move those teams onto the leader board.
Payout Calculation by JKP as Chris G & Skipper away having fun.
With my Braces and new shoes...
all my balance problems have disappeared overnight...
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| Neil in long stuff on 11th...Nil points on this hole |
Thursday 2nd June 2022
Platinum Day 4 -
Hi All
I have decide that my days of golf are over.
My game has deteriorated of late and is an embarrassment to me and those I play with. The only enjoyment now rests with the company it provides.
I will play at Honiton in order to say goodbye and maintain the numbers agreed with Keith.
Thank you all for your patience and encouragement over the time with Eggs.
Best Wishes Malcolm Roy
Malcolm was a stalwart of the Early Birds and organised the early Roll-Up until recently, looking after all the Sign-Up sheets etc
..I don't normally get to do this for people who are still alive !
See below for next week's Teams
Colin Ireland's been on the phone moaning about Monarchs - "I wish they'd make their flipping minds up - George V, Edward VIII, George VI and then Elizabeth...I suppose I'll be bowing to King Charles next....Oh that reminds me - The Spaniel needs feeding"
...alas not on the Golf Course..
Seniors Captain 2008
TEAM UPDATES
Monday 06 JUNE WAREHAM AWAY 11AM TEE
Knighton Heath Trophy
10AM MEET
INDIVIDUAL MATCHPLAY
1. CORDING
2. HOLT
3. SIABI
4. JEWELL
5. RUTHERFORD
6. GARDENER
7. HOUSHAM
8. ROWLAND
9. HUSSEY
10. HEATH
TUES Oake Manor AWAY 14.00 START
MEET 13.00 if poss
AVALON LEAGUE
1. DOWELL/ WANDLESS
2. CORDING/ HINDS
3. LAUCHLAN/ JEWELL
4. CLARKE/HILDRED
5. ACKLAND/ HARTLEY
RESERVE MIKE HONE
Wednesday 8th - Memorial Trophy - 2 from 3 Roll Up
THURS 9TH JUNE CANNINGTON AWAY FRIENDLY
12.00 START 11 AM MEET
1. CORDING ( Capt)
2. PAOLONI
3. ASQUITH
4. LAUCHLAN
5. STONE
6. BAKER
7. GARDENER
8. WANDLESS
9. HOLMES
10. LEIGH
11. PEARCE
12.HONE
( JKP Picking up Mark en-route ( Ilton)
Friday 10th June - Teign Valley at Home
Start 11:30 - Meet 10:45
1. Stu Pope ( Capt)
2. Jim Lauchlan
3. David Asquith
4. Mark Cording
5. Alan Chance
6. Derek Gardener
7. Dickie Hall
8. Ian Housham
9. Edmondo Paoloni ( tbc)
10. Keith Hunt
11. Roger Stone
Need 1 more
Contact Stu on stuartpope06@btinternet.com Tel 07875 299697
Roll-Up is a 4BBB
Thanks for all the messages and volunteering...we really appreciate it.
cordingsales@aol.com 07309 044006
Mark Cording
Team Sheets are also up for Honiton (20th) & Vivary 27th
Our Captain once again demonstrates his wisdom and courage - he is leaving these shores for a short while, so we will have shorter Roll-Ups until 17th June ( speeches)..his courage is on display as he and his good lady MUG1 in the fleet of cars - are off to Bristol Airport on Sunday for an Easy-Jet flight to Greece...our thoughts will be with them !
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| OK, If you insist.......I'll Fly the Plane...but as I've said before, I'm not actually that sort of Captain... |
Meantime he is concerned that we will manage the hoard of fixtures and games that loom ahead of us and is LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
( I'LL NIP UP CLUB AND SNAP ANY TEAM sheets SO WE CAN GIVE YOU THE FULL PICTURE)
Wednesday 1st June 2022
Mixed Open
John
Hi
Thank
you for the pictures-they are great. Nice write up on the blog as well!
Please
would you mind to put a small piece on your blog just to thank all the seniors
from myself and ladies section for their help in making the mixed open a
success.
ATB
Donna
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| Mark played his 2nd shot on 4th to within 12 inches - for his partner to make an easy-eagle |
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| We were stunned when her Majesty arrived, needed the loo en-route to a tea-party at Bryan Frost's Apartment in Crewkerne. |
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| Quinny-Vision showing Leader Board |
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| Terry feeling guilty for putting Donna into bunker - but she was well up to the task...can you spot the ball ? |
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| No surprise that The Ladies excelled with their baking efforts once again |
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| another good raffle, all run by Dickie , making a handy Sum for Asthma UK ( Donna) and Dave's Charity somewhat lower down in the body... |
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| As usual, Donna's attention to detail, with little easels for the Prize Envelopes/ |
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| Quinny & JW took no prisoners when checking cards - no-one was above reproach.... |
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| Best Mates |
