Saturday Stableford 30th June

Saturday Stableford and County Prize

Thirteen lovely ladies came today and played a Stableford , the winner also winning the County Prize which is a voucher for spending in a Cornish pro-shop.

Conditions were lovely at the start as there was a bit of a breeze and we were playing in the shadow of a bank of cloud.  As we began the back nine the wind dropped and the cloud bank shifted away a bit and it became stiflingly hot,

The course is running fast, the ground could really do with a lovely gentle soaking of rain... that's not likely over the next few days it seems.

Being Cape... we had to have Countback of course to decide the winning places!

Four ladies scored 33 points, with Sue S just missing out on the prizes. Sue D was third with myself in second. 

The winner of today's Stableford was Lyn - well played! Her back 9 was really steady and included a par on the 15th!

For the full results click here 

How dry the ground is.

Thanks to the card markers and well done all.

Next Saturday is the Club Championship!

Thursday front nine

Front Nine

Twelve gorgeous girls competed and there was some excellent scoring!

Three ladies scored 18 points each... Frieda, Chris L and Liz! It's great to see Chris back out playing 😃.

Close behind them were Fiona, Antoinette and Sue S.

But the winner scored 20 points... and that was Chris J - well played Chris!

Well done all!

League v Looe

League v Looe

 Sorry for the delay in writing up the blog...I had visitors all this week and have had a lovely time being a guide!

I hear that the Swimming Gala was great fun... and extremely competitive! It raised £75 for Captain Sue's Charity... many thanks to Frieda and Liz for organising. 

Last Monday saw us play our Home match against Looe and we had near perfect conditions again. 

Can you see the pink?

Captain Sue led the team to a convincing victory, well done to all who played...Di, Fiona, Fran, Lyn, Sue myself and in her first match, Sarah.

Well done everyone!

Meadery Masters

Meadery Masters

What a wonderful day!

It was absolutely glorious for the Meadery Masters competition, blue sky, the lightest of breezes and the course running fast!

Ten ladies competed today and our winner was Jenny with a lovely 37 points and a handicap cut to 29.  

Jenny birdied the second and had four pars... and her score could have been even better because of two blobs!

Well played Jenny.

In second was yours truly with 35 points and in third was Fiona with 33 - this included back to back birdies on 12 and 13! Fabulous stuff.

For the full ladies results click here.

Di won the longest drive on the 8th and Claire was nearest the pin in two on the 10th.

Half way round we were waylaid by two wonderful men who were bringing refreshments!

Cold fresh orange juice and a kitkat... perfect!

Thank you Robin and Cyril.

Kenny won for the seniors

Terry Dodd won for the men

Many thanks to Cyril and Robin for arranging the day and sponsoring all the prizes - it was a lovely, lovely day.

Cup Cake Invitation Day

Invitation Day

What a beautiful day to play golf!

What a gorgeous day for Captain Sue's Invitation 'Cup Cake' Day!

Ten Pairs of ladies were able to compete today and conditions were perfect. The course is looking amazing, the greens were running well as were the fairways. Many thanks as always to Mark and his team for the condition of the course, and for help with putting out the straightest drive line.

Prize table with Pam's beautiful flowers

The scores today were impressive! 

The winning team had 46 points - 5 pars and a birdie on the 9th!

The team in second had 43 points and also birdied the 9th!

Five teams came in within two shots of each other!

Pam on the 12th

In third place with a lovely 41 points were Lindsay and Elsa Fraser - they had a run of 6 three-pointers in a row!  Great play!

3rd place to Lindsay and Elsa

In second place with that fabulous 43 were Jane and Jenny Storey who had one 4 pointer and 7 three pointers - super golf!

2nd to Jane and Jenny

Our winning team with 8 three-pointers and 2 four-pointers were Frieda and Jean Anne - great play!

Winners Frieda and Jean Anne

We had a Nearest the Pin in two competition on the 9th, and this was won by Frieda who was approximately 30 inches from the hole... and the straightest drive on the 10th was won by Elaine from Mullion just 10 inches from the rope!

Chris L and Judy organised a putting competition for after we had finished our round... and that was won by our President Lyn with 35 points!  

Pam enjoying the putting competition

There were delicious cupcakes to enjoy after we played and Sue raised £179 for her Charity.

Thank you Sue for arranging such a lovely day.

The Longest Day - the Longest Round

Bronze Shield

June 21st... the Longest Day... the Longest Round... and it really was!

Four brave women were willing (along with their Cadddies) to tackle the Bronze Shield at Bude.

A Rant!

Eighteen Cornish Clubs were represented by what the CLCGA describe as a 'small field' of 72 players... if it takes SIX hours to complete a round of golf with a 'small field' my heart quakes to imagine what it would have been like had there been a large field!

Cape players teed off alongside ladies from Mullion and Falmouth, at just after 12 (already about 10 minutes later than scheduled). The round proceeded with long waits before every shot and waits on the tee of sometimes 10 minutes... it was frustrating to say the least. There was no chance to establish a rhythm. 

  The round took 6 hours to complete. 

Why?

The organisation of these days needs looking at. A 6 hour round is just dreadful. Either the format needs adapting...  or the venue should be chosen with greater thought as to its appropriateness. 

Rant over!

This was a new course to nearly all of us. At the start it was cloudy with some sun but with a strong cool breeze and we had to add layers and hats! Jane was the first to step up to the tee and despite first tee nerves... especially with all the other players and their caddies watching on... Jane hit a glorious drive and went on to get a par - brilliant start.

Jayne, Frieda and Ros followed on behind... several times three of our teams were playing/waiting on the same hole.

The course itself was in beautiful condition... the fairways were cut short and the rough was the wiry type. The greens were fast and undulating, the slightest of touches would send the ball beyond the hole and sometimes even off the green. The clouds blew away and for the later part of the afternoon there was just blue sky and sunshine! 

Looking across the 18th green

Once we were all in (sometime after 6pm)  we enjoyed a nice meal (thank you for the bottle of wine Captain Sue). 

The result was as we expected...  a win for Bude... but what a star our Jane is!

Second in the individual competition with a Nett 78. 

2nd Place!

Well played Jane... a super achievement in those conditions.

About 7.15pm we all set off for home... I got back to my little nest just as the last of the sun disappeared below the horizon... the longest day indeed!

9.36 pm not quite home yet

League v Looe

League match v Looe 

Are you sitting comfortably?

Then I'll begin.

Once upon a time three ladies from Cape were travelling to Looe to play a League match. Four of their fellow Capers and Captain Sue, were already on their way.

Just after Indian Queens... the car decided to play silly beggars... and an engine warning light flashed on the dashboard and the car slowed to a crawl!

Limp mode was a concept new to me (other than when I had poorly ankles) but not any longer.

We 'limped' into the Cornwall Services at Roche and ground to a halt.

While Di rang the breakdown people Fran and I went hunting a hire car... none was forthcoming.

Fran rang Brian who was enjoying a leisurely relax at home...he leapt into his car and headed for us... International Rescue was on its way!

In the mean time... Di had contacted the breakdown people who would be with us within 90 minutes... and we had talked to Sue to let her know.

She would ask if we could go out as late as possible.

Time passed....

...we had a takeaway coffee...

more time passed....

Fran went to wait for Brian by the services roundabout... and she spotted the Breakdown guy.

Have you fallen asleep yet? 

I did ask if you were sitting comfortably!!!

Breakdown man tested the cars computer (telemetry or somesuch!) and pronounced it fine! 

"It's an intermittent emissions fault" he said.

"Drive it with high revs and you'll be alright... if it stops again...just switch it off and it'll be ok again... you can get it sorted later.

If it were me... I'd drive on to Looe" said the man.

We weren't persuaded by this but thought we would drive on with Brian (who had by now arrived) following in case of another incident.

Sue and her fellow Capers had in the meantime got lost and were driving all over to try and find the golf course!

The day did not improve... Di drove up to the services roundabout...  the light flashed on and Limp Mode  was back in play!   

We headed back to the car park... transferred all the golf stuff to Brian's car and squeezed ourselves in... messaging Sue to tell her the latest!

Some time later... we arrived at Looe...the first four matches were already on the course... the ladies made us very welcome... offered us snacks to take out with us... and without further ado, Fran and Di were in action.

Because of the delay getting there Sue had taken my place in the team...it was a good job she had her clubs.

Was that the end?

Not really...it began to mizzle then drizzle and then fog came in... but not thickly enough for the course to be closed... 

Looking at the 18th Green

 It has to be said that our team did a sterling job getting out there and playing, particularly Fran and Di. 

The conditions did make things more difficult and the ladies from Looe were the deserved winners 5 matches to 2.

The matches were played in great spirit and we enjoyed a very welcome and tasty meal together. 

While the matches were being played, Brian and I put the world to rights with the aid of Looe's Lady Captain and cups of coffee and tea! We discovered Cape and Looe share many similarities! 

We're looking forward welcoming them back to Cape on Monday.

Well done everyone for soldiering on. The team today was Claire, Di, Fiona, Fran, Hilary, Ros and Sue,  (Brian and I were the support team!)

Huge thanks to Brian for rescuing us... we would not have made it otherwise... and well done Di for your equanimity. Staying calm and unruffled throughout was very impressive.

I do need to add one final thing... in the car on the way home Brian quietly pointed out... that if the three of us hadn't made it to Looe... the result of the match would have been exactly the same!

Thanks Brian!

  

England Golf Stableford

England Golf Stableford

Today was the England Golf Stableford competition where the best score in the Bronze and best score in the Silver divisions can go through to play in a regional competition.

Conditions were grey and overcast with a brisk wind. Most of us needed jackets and hats!

The sun threatened briefly but it soon tucked itself behind clouds again...at no point could we say that it was warm!

The course is looking lovely - the greens are running well and the cut grass in the rough is gradually improving. 

Having said that... I managed to lose two balls in it and several times was hunting for some time before actually finding it sunk below the surface of the rough! (I know... stay out of the rough!)

Sixteen wonderful women came and played today... and there was some great scoring.

There were two outstanding scorers... our winner Captain Sue with 40 points and Di with 39. Fantastic scoring both!

Sue had 7 pars and her highest number of shots on any hole was  6 on the 15th! How super steady is that?!

Di's round included a chip in birdie on the 4th!

In third place was Ros with 35 points.

Looking at everyone's scores these rounds had some great play; Fran and Hils both had 6 pars; Antoinette birdied the 10th and Lyn the third.

For the full results click here.

Well done to all the Ladies who represented Cape at the Baron Rosebowl at Mullion on Thursday.

The team competition was won by Falmouth and the best individual pair were from Carlyon Bay.

Fiona and Bev were third in the morning round... missing second place on countback...  and Hilary and Sue were second in the afternoon just losing out on first place on countback to a St Mellion pair! What are we like with Countback!

Well played all.

Monday sees us off to Looe for our next League Match...followed by the Bronze Shield at Bude on Thursday.

Good Luck Cape Ladies!

Thursday morning

Here we go again....

With our six strong Baron Bowl team busy at Mullion, a select group of eight players turned up today. Despite the overnight rain, conditions were very pleasant with quite a breeze.

The winner with 17 points was Jenny. Anne, with her 'swan song' appearance of 14 points, came second on count back from Chris J

Land's End Open

Land's End Open

Well done everyone who played today, especially to Fiona who had the best score for the Women (with 35), followed by Jayne and Sue D who both had 33 points.

For the full results click here.

Congratulations to Hilary for winning her round in the Millennium competition - Hils won two and one against a player she gave 12 shots to!  Role on the Semi-final!

Fantastic! 

Well played! 

Coronation Foursomes

Coronation Foursomes

A beautiful day awaited us at Cape for the Coronation Foursomes. Sixteen wonderful women entered the competition and it was closely fought as always.

Conditions were lovely, a beautiful blue sky, sunshine and a breeze to keep us cool.

Foursomes is always a challenge but we all seemed to have good periods during our rounds even if they weren't sustained throughout!
In other words... if we had a good front nine it was followed by a less good back nine... or vice versa!

So to our winners today... it had to be Countback!
Two teams scored 31 points each...
one team scored 14 on the back nine... the other team 19, and of course they were the winners!

Congratulations then go to Fran and Jane who won today - pushing Ros and Jayne into second place!

Well played!

For the full result click here.

Spot the ball competition!

Hide and seek!

Well  done Jane and Fran 😊

A Fickle Mistress!

The Fickleness of Golf

Golf is a decidedly fickle mistress. 

Last week Frieda hit a drive on the first that went through the gap in the wall, out-driving Claire, and with the ball ending up past the 150 marker!

It was nothing short of a beautiful shot!

Today... same place...same shot... and this happens!

How infuriating is that!

 It sums up golf - for us all!

ps... thanks Frieda for letting me share this!

Thursday Back Nine?

Thursday Front Nine!

Fourteen fabulous golfers came to play the Back Nine today...  to find that the fairways were being sprayed to get rid of the daisies. In use was a BIG tractor and the guys had just finished the front nine and were about to start on the back!

It was an easy decision to swap onto the front nine!

There was a brisk easterly wind blowing and though the rough is improving with each cut, conditions were still tricky and several balls are still out there on the course...nestling comfortably in the lush rough!

The wind was helpful in some instances... for example the 7th became a little easier because of the wind being behind. Chris J got a 5 for 4 on this hole (the sole 4-pointer of the day).

It also made 6 and 8 more difficult because it was straight back into it - well played Jane for parring the 6th!

The winner of the B group was Lynne with 12 points. In the A group yours truly was third with 16 points; Chris J in second with 17 and in first place with a lovely 18 points was Jane!

Talking of whom... I discovered this picture on the CLCGA website... our proud winner of the Div 2 Spring Meeting.

Well done everyone for today.

A reminder about an upcoming Charity FUNdraiser!

Wednesday 27th June is the date for your diary for the 'Swimming' Gala... I believe 'swimming' is a generous description and basically it is a time to have fun together regardless of our swimming prowess! 

There is a sign-up list on the board - any questions - Frieda and Liz are the ones to ask.

🏊

Presidents' Cups

Presidents' Cups

There were three Cups to be won today in three competitions - the Women; the Seniors and the Men.

The sky was blue/grey; the sea was the deepest blue...  and the wind whipped in from the East. It was a warmer wind than yesterday but more difficult to play in.

The ladies started on holes 16, 17, 18 and the first... quite a trek involved for some of us! It was a shotgun start at 9am.

Lush rough!

Countback was needed to split second and third places with myself just pipping Sarah to second place with 32 points - (sorry Sarah)!

In first place  and winning the President's Trophy for the ladies was Claire with 33 points.

Well played Claire!

There were three noteworthy birdies... from Bev on the 7th; Di on the 9th and from Claire on the 10th.  Well played ! 

And there's one more thing... Liz was the only one among us to Par the first hole! That's brilliant!

I don't usually include the Seniors or Men... but in the circumstances I thought I should!

Winning the Seniors Trophy ... was this young fellow... 

...well done Kenny!

And winning the Men's Trophy...

...our Head Greenkeeper... who told us there was nothing wrong with the rough! 

Many thanks to Lyn and Roy for organising the event and for our refreshments while we played 🍷.

Lyn reminded us that the President's Cups were originally presented after a competition on New Year's Day!    We were glad it's moved!

For the results of the Women's competition click here.

Polglase 4 Medal

Polglase 4 Medal

Our first competition of the Met Office Summer was a Medal - the final round of the Polglase Trophy Competition.

This is a difficult trophy to win and it requires consistent play over at least three of the four rounds!

The result?

Our worthy winner for 2018 is Hilary!

Well played indeed! 

An example of Hilary's standard of golf is that her round today included NINE pars! 

 The medal itself had 16 entries and although the sun flirted with us there was a southerly breeze and when we started it felt surprisingly chilly!

The Foxglove (GUR) bunker on the 9th!

There was the usual hunting for balls but there were also pars and birdies! Sixteen pars on the front nine and Di had a birdie on the third!  

The Back nine threw up 4 birdies (on the 12th) and 22 pars!

In fourth place on Countback, was Di with a Nett 77; also with a Nett 77 was Fran who was in third place.

Enjoying our coffee!

In second was Sue D with a Nett 76 and in first was your ex-capitano with a Nett 71! (You have to blame Chris J and Claire for insisting on a picture... I much prefer to be on the other side of the camera!)

 For the full results of the medal round click here

Well done everyone.

 It was lovely to see Annie who joined us for coffee; we wish Jean all the best with her op next week and send a multitude of wishes to Val for a speedy recovery.