Abbotswood Trophy and Logan Rock

 Abbotswood Trophy

Saturday saw a new format for the Abbostwood Trophy. This Trophy used to be for Thursday morning Stableford competitions but since Covid (and WHS) there have been less of us playing these so Sue D who sponsors the trophy decided to change the format.

It is now a mixed competition with teams of four - teo men and two ladies. It is a betterball and the two best scores count however one must be from a lady and one from a man.

This made for a really interesting competition.

We started off in warm sunshine, not a breath of wind and blue skies.

Absolutely perfect!

However as the round progressed the wind began to pick up and the clouds came over so having started by taking off layers because we were warm we ended up putting on everything we had!

                                It was great to play a different format!

The scores were perhaps a little lower than Betterball is sometimes but that is a reflection of the conditions - everyone scored less on the back 9 compared with the front!

Naturally, countback was needed to separate some scores!

Overall Position	Player	Score	Placing	Countback
1	Pring, Frieda	74 pts	Overall Winner
	Manley, Hilary
	Pring, John
	Ferris, Paul
2	Dicker, Sue	71 pts	Overall Runner-Up	Last Nine Holes
	Smith, Robin
	Smith, Sue
	Dicker, Steve
3	Darby, Norman	71 pts	Overall 3rd
	Darby, Christine
	Fletcher, Pam
	Pengelly, Alan

Well done Hilary, Frieda, John and Paul on your win!

Many thanks to Sue and Steve for sponsoring this competition! 

Logan Rock Trophy

On Sunday several ladies joined in the Logan Rock Open which was also a betterball but in teams of two this time.

Conditions were much tougher - strong winds from the start and an absolute downpour in the middle! Soaked to the skin again!

However by the time we finished the sun actually came out and we mostly dried off!

Really tough playing conditions... congratulations to Mark and Brian on their win!

Well done to those who played  and thanks to Mark G  the men's captain for arranging it and Kim and Bunchy for their part in it. 

Little India!

Little India

Wednesday evening saw about 20 of us head for Little India in Penzance - Sue D had arranged an evening for us there and how lovely it was to get together, have fabulous food and great company.

Many thanks to Sue for organizing and we're hoping to do something similar again in February next year.

Thursday

Five of us turned up to see if we could squeeze in a few holes...and that is exactly what we did before an absolute downpour!

There was a huge shower as we arrived but as soon as it cleared we got our stuff out and instead of the Back 9 we headed to the first.

The storm clouds were out to sea so we kept a very close eye on them... deciding after each hole if we try and get another one in!

Fran, Sarah and I got to the fourth green and spotted a huge rain cloud heading in so we dashed across to play the 11th and then ran in... just getting in in time!

Frieda and Liz who had set off a little after us unfortunately got caught in it and were soaked through!

Still, the fire was roaring and we enjoyed a lovely coffee and chat, Di and Ros had come over to join us which was great.

We felt glad we had got out for a few holes - even Liz and Frieda!

Royal British Legion

Royal British Legion Open 

This was run to raise funds for the Poppy Day appeal and there was a pretty good turn out for it.

Once again the weather looked fabulous but the wind was strong and always seemed to be in our faces!

And the rough... one of the men we played with lost 4 balls in the rough...on decent shots! That was frustrating and I know he was not alone in this!

Jayne and Hilary were in fourth with 39 points, Mark P and Brian were 3rd also with 39 points, George and Ash were second (also with 39!) and the winners were Ryan Eddy and  Alan Cragg with 41.

A generously filled beef or pork roll was awaiting us when we came in. £600 was raised for the British Legion.

Botrea Bowl

Botrea Bowl 

Saturday 12th November

The Botrea Bowl had been twice delayed but at last we were able to play it!

Nineteen lovely ladies were able to play and despite the wind and the long rough were glad to be out on the course again!

There were some lovely waves to admire - more so than the golf where the majority of us found conditions quite challenging...or perhaps we are all a bit rusty!

The mild conditions continued though which was great!

There were some birdies to be had; Anne U birdied the 2nd; Angie the 9th and  Lindsay, Chris D and Fiona birdied the 12th. Our Par Queen was Hilary who had 6!

All that said, the scores for the majority were in the twenties. Angie was 4th with 30 points; Liz was third with 31; Anne U with 33 and our winner with an amazing 37 was Lindsay! 

Overall Position	Player	Score	Placing	Countback
1	Sawdon, Lindsay	37 pts (30)	Overall Winner
2	Uren, Anne	35 pts (25)	Overall Runner-Up
3	Nicholls, Liz	31 pts (33)	Overall 3rd
4	Cape, Angela	30 pts (40)

Our Lady Captain was away so Lyn stepped in to award the trophy!

Well played Lindsay!

A point of explanation...you may notice that Anne U had 35 points on the Masterscoreboard results but was only credited with 33 for our competition.

The reason was that she had put a lower course handicap on her card than she should have done. This doesn't mean disqualification (a higher one would have been a disqualification) but it means the competition score had to be off the incorrect lower handicap. It did not effect the position results.

I mention this because as from January this sort of problem will not exist in our Stableford and Medal competitions... the rules are changing and an incorrect handicap will no longer mean disqualification in these formats!! It makes it much easier for the card markers!

I expect it will be useful for us all to continue filling in the cards in full but no longer will the disqualification knife be hanging over us.  Handicaps in other formats will still need accuracy though!

 

Thursday 10th November

 Thursday 10th November 

Wind gusts in the mid 30s did not put off thirteen intrepid ladies from playing the front 11 holes today, with two putting their cards in for handicap.

There were a range of scores...some having a nightmare and others obviously playing a different course to the rest!!! 

Lyn was fourth with 17 points; Fran and Pam both had 19 points, with Pam winning on countback...

and in first place (on that different course!) was Super Sue S with 25 points!

This included pars on the second and the 5th 😄 well played Sue - that's a super score in those windy conditions!

Hopefully the weather will hold for the weekend competitions...fingers crossed!

and more...

...and again!

 More stormy weather put paid to any serious golf at the start of November with more gales and heavy rain blowing in from the Atlantic...the only up-side is that the weather has been really mild so most of us have been able to delay putting on the heating!

Four of us played a few holes on Thursday before the torrential rain returned!