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.

 

Captains' Charity Day

 Captain's Charity Day

What a day!

Hilary and Norman had arranged a pairs betterball competition with a shotgun start and it was brilliant to see the course absolutely full!

Everyone found it tricky with the ball running and I for one was very grateful to be in a buggy as it helped with ball spotting and finding! 

Bunchy did the honours with the auction, setting and raising the bidding on  rounds of golf at various places around the UK; a variety of meals; a golf lesson and Harry Hall's Hat among others!

There are pictures on Facebook I believe but I'm thrilled to say the day raised £2500 for Hils and Norm's charity 'We Are With You'. Awesome indeed!

Norman spoke of how the charity had been a great support to Katie. 

For the first time ever there was a presentation of a Men's Charity Cup named in memory of Norm's great mate, Paul Ferris.

Winning prizes is unimportant compared with what life throws at us however

the Ladies Charity cup was won by Lyn and Sue D, with Claire and Ros in second place!

Lindsay 'I never get a two', got another two (the first one was yesterday!) this time on the 12th hole! 

Longest drive on the 2nd and Nearest the pin on 4 I claimed! And Chris L claimed the one on the 3rd.

I cannot remember all the men's prizes  but the inaugural Paul Ferris Trophy was awarded to Cyril and Robin. Well played boys!

A great barbecue was enjoyed on the terrace with live music from BandEkoot accompanied by lots of singing and dancing!

It was great to see old members and friends too.

A really special day... thank you Hils and Norm.

Carmen Payne

 Carmen Payne 2025

 Thirteen players entered the Carmen Payne Trophy competition on Saturday 24th August.

It was another glorious sunny day and fortunately the fierce wind of late had dropped!

The course is so dry and the greens, which have quite a bit of treatment this week, were not easy to putt on.

It's lovely to see  a good number of players out on the course,  though the challenges of Cape in the hot dry conditions make rounds a bit slow from ball hunting! A buggy can be a great help with this!

There were two twos today! Fi had one on the 12th  and Lindsay had one on the 4th! Well done you two!

Countback was needed to separate Fi and Sue D who both had 35 points. Sue pipped Fi to third place.

Then we have a superb score of 40 from Lyn! Brilliant second place, and in first place with a sparkling 43 points was Fran! That's 6 pars and the equivalent to playing to a handicap of 15.6 on the day! 

Fabulous score and a fabulous win! 

Carmen Payne Trophy winner Fran!

Well played Fran and all who played.

21st August

Thursday 21st August

These pictures are from the Wednesday...shows the dryness of the course

And also where the fire had been on Saturday, it stills smells of smoke! We are pleased that the Club have asked folk not to smoke anywhere on the course.

The patch looks quite small in this photo but reaches right down over to the coast path. 

No-one wants these back!

And clearly pretty fierce when you see the effect on what were a couple of balls lost in the bracken!

On the Thursday itself a Par Bisque was played, I don't have details of how many played but I believe Sue D was the winner with Fran in second! Well played both.