Catch up number Three! Admiration Cup and Godolphin Goblet

 Catch up Number 3

I have missed a couple of Opens and the jolly to Dartmouth which I'm happy to say Claire won! I'm sorry I don't have pictures... 

...but to bring us up to date I need to mention the Admiration Cup and Godolphin Goblet!

There were ten entrants in total, 3 in the Admiration Cup and the remaining seven in the Godolphin Goblet (definitely sounds like Harry Potter!)

The weather offerd a few challenges as usual and the scores were low.

Winning the Admiration Cup with 26 points was Ros, with Liz and Jenny so close behind both with 25 points.

Well played Ros!

The Godolphin Goblet had slightly higher scores but it was clearly a challenging day.

In third place with 31 points was Lindsay, beaten on countback to second by Lyn who also had 31 points.

In first place and winning the trophy was Fran with 32 points!

Well played Fran - a very steady round.

Congratulations Fran

Well done everyone who played.

Apologies to anyone I have missed in these three catch-ups... 

Catch up number two! Botrea Bowl; Knockouts and Treverven Trophy

 Botrea Bowl

Nine ladies were able to play in the Botrea Bowl stableford competition in fairly normal Cape conditions with a good Breeze.

 Many of us had played a bit too much golf lately... and despite doing the best we could we couldn't compete with kone player in particular!

 In third place with a creditable 32 was Lyn; in second with a lovely 34 points was Jenny...

and our winner.... Chris J with a fantastic 37 points!

Congratulations Chris - Fabulous score

As mentioned above there has been a feast of golf lately!

This gorgeous bunch played in the South West Vets competition at Staddon Heights and spent the evening planning tactics!

It seems to have worked as they were in the winnings with second place with 83 points! (The Point won with 84!)

Knockout finals have also taken place... Steve H and I won the mixed knockout beating Lindsay and Dave in the final - needless to say it was a close match!

The ladies pairs final took place between Hils & Fran  and Lyn &Sue.  Lyn and Sue ran out winners in another close match.

The individual knockout final also took place between Lyn and Sue with Lyn coming out on top!

Treverven Trophy

This Californian Scramble had seven teams of four entered and strokes received ranged between 10 and 14.

In third place with a nett 57were German, John Tw, Norman D and Jayne; in second place with 56 were Ryan E, Fran, Sue D and Rob C, and in first place (on countback!) also with 56 were Alan C, Dave M, Andy Cl and Chris D.

I'm not sure who the gentleman on the right is ....?

Well played team!

Catch up number 0ne! Budock Vean and Captains v Vets at Carlyon bay

 Catch Up... again!

I've been away for a few weeks so this is catch-up time...apologies for things I miss!

Friday Sept 19th was the Seniors Open which was mixed this year...and Andy C invited me to play. Very reluctantly I did - absolutely certain that because I had to play off the yellow tees I was likely to score in the 20s...maybe?

After blobbing the first (for no other reason than poor play!) I played steadily and couldn't believe it when I came in with a score of 37 points! That put me in third...which taught me a lesson or two!

 Budock Vean

The following day a group of about 10 of us set off for Budock Vean. We were booked to play on the Saturday and the Sunday and Frieda had made wonderful plans for us.

The drive up there was a challenge in itself because of pouring rain and huge puddles of standing water.

We delayed the start but heavy rain made play very difficult! All bar three of us stopped on the fourth hole - the main reason for Lindsay, Jayne and I completing nine was that Jayne had never played the course. So with halos shining but very wet we completed those nine and then spread everything out to dry!

Our rooms were super and the food was excellent. Most ladies took advantage of the swimming pool and everyone had a fabulous time. Huge thanks to Frieda for organising us and how wonderful to have Bronwen and Angie with us too. 

We managed to complete 18 holes on the Sunday but the fine morning turned into torrential rain again and we finished with puddles in the cars!

A special time despite everything mother nature threw at us! 

Captains v Vets

It was certainly all go as the following day (Monday) several of us were off to Carlyon Bay to play in the Vets v Captains competition.

Amazingly we had unbroken sunshine! What a turnaround from the two previous days!

The Vets ran out winners - well done Vets Captain Sue... it's been a good year!

Bosullow Bowl

Bosullow Bowl

Saturday 13th September saw 12 pairs take on the Bosullow Bowl Trophy Competition. 

This is the Mixed Greensome begun by Anne and Tony Jones, played off the ladies card with men teeing off the whites and the ladies off the reds except for 10 and 16 where the ladies play off the yellows. 

As we arrived we had the threat of rain along with a brisk breeze. Fourteen teams had hoped to play but the heavy rain of Friday had meant that initially buggies were off so two teams dropped out. 

In the end buggies were allowed at drivers discretion which enabled some to play. We missed you though Chris L and Sue S.

Annie was smiling down on us and it wasn't long before the sun was coming through, though she left us with the breeze!!

There were some good scores and more than a handful of birdies.

There were two twos (Sue D and Chris W, Claire and John S) and 13 birdies mostly coming on the 10th and 16th!!

Almost unbroken sunshine by the time we finished

Scores were very close with 6 teams within two points of each other!

Notable in the scoring (but not in the winnings!) were Claire and John S whose back 9 comprised of 2 pars, three birdies and an eagle! Awesome!

In third were Bruce and I with 40 points, this included a birdie and 8 pars;

in second place, also with 40 points were Antoinette and Roy, including 5 pars;

and in first place, also with 40 points, were Chris and Norman D with a par and two birdies.

Bosullow Bowl Winners Chris and Norman

Congratulations Chris and Norman - well played!

Well done everyone - what a lovely competition - so grateful for the sunshine!

Millennium Trophy

Millennium Trophy

Wednesday lunchtime saw our Captain Hilary take to the Falmouth course for the final of the Millennium Trophy.

This is the knockout competition for the Captains of Cornish Clubs and Hils was our representative this year having won our Cape Millennium competition last year.

Hils had won all her matches and was playing against Brenda from Lanhydrock in the final.

The day was squally showers, strong wind and sunshine! Waterproofs and umbrellas were constantly being used but the sun was lovely when it came out.

Linda, the Captain of the Captains Society hosted and acted as a referee.

Hils had to give 14 shots!

The course was in good condition and there were no holdups which was great.

The match itself was very close with some lovely play. 

Hils was two up on the 17th and played two magnificent shots straight down the fairway to give herself the opportunity of winning the match...which she did on the green with a win 3 and 1.

A lovely afternoon tea was enjoyed with the presentation of the trophy

Super play Hils, hard fought and a very well deserved win!

Well played Cap'n

Medal and WRVS Trophy and Presidents' Cups

 Medal and WRVS Trophy

Saturday 6th September was the monthly medal and WRVS Trophy.

Once again it was bright with a brisk breeze; eleven ladies were available to play and considering the wind there were some good scores.

In third place was Lyn with a nett 77; countback was needed to divide first and second with me in second with a nett 75 and Chris D winning on countback on the last 6 holes.

Well played Chris!

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The Presidents' Cups were due to be played for on the Sunday but the forecast of heavy rain led to this being called off... and it did pour on the Sunday morning so it was a good decision!! It has been rescheduled for Sunday October 12th.

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Poldhu Cup

Sue D, Frieda and Fran played in the Pokghu Cup at Mullion on Friday with Sue coming 4th and Fran winning nearest the pin on the 11th!

Well done girls, keeping the Cape flag flying high!

Catch up!

 Cancellation, League, Molson Coors Scramble

The Abbotswood Trophy was due to be played on Saturday 30th August but yet again the weather scuppered our chances to play.

However the weather was decent enough to play our final league match on the following day.

It was breezy though and it was a close run thing with us beating Bude 4 games to 3.

Well played all, the team was  Claire, Fiona, Fran, Hils, Lindsay Sue and me.

This gives us 8 point in the league, at the moment in third place of 5 but with two matches left that other teams have to play. 

We may stay in Div 1 or move down to Div 2. Either way we've had a great year despite the challenges arising from our small numbers and handicaps.

Altogether ten of our ladies have played so my thanks goes out to them all.

They are Claire, Hils, Fi, Fran, Frieda, Lindsay, Lyn, Ros, Sue and myself.

Thanks everyone!

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Molson Coors Scramble

Wednesday 3rd September was the Molson Coors Open Scramble which turned out to be great fun for all those who could play. 

It was bright and breezy and there were some fantastic scores too with the winning team of Roger Nicholas, Terry Dodd, Gary ODonnell and Martin Kaluza having a gross score of 57 and nett score of 51!

A group from Falmouth were second with a nett 54 on countback from another Cape Team of Chris Wade, James McMullen, Bruce Pow and John Stock.

There was one all ladies team of Sam, Fran, Jayne and Liz who came in with a nett 58 taking 13 place. There were 26 teams whose cards were recorded!

I think everyone who played had a fabulous day!

Thanks to Cape for all aspects of the organisation.