Hello!

 Hello again!

Well! it's been a bit of a gap but here we go again for 2026!

The weather has taken its toll our competitions, both in numbers available to play and if they took place at all!

We had four comps in January when about 6 players played each time... our scores were well below our handicap - often the best scores were about 9 or 10 below handicap! 

February weather didn't improve and we just had two comps, 8 played in the first and only 5 in the second. Again our scores were well below what we'd expect except for Frieda who relished the conditions on Valentines day!!

Then we began March and our numbers are beginning to pick up. 

March 7th was the Polglase 1 Medal and 9 players entered. 

Our winner was Lyn with a nett 75; in second came Fi with nett 76 and in third was Hils with a nett 81. Well played all!!

The following Saturday was a stableford which Hils won with 32 points; Frieda was in second with 29 and Claire third on 26.

Then at last we had Sunshine!!

Saturday 21st March was beautiful and was the last Saturday comp with Hils as Captain - 12 of us were able to play. 

Countback was needed of course for the first few places!

Our winner was Sue S with 36 points on countback from Liz!

Third also had to be decided on countback with Fi, me and Hils all having 33 points...and Hils came out on top in that race!!

It was glorious to be out in the sunshine and with hardly any wind!

As you can imagine Thursdays were also seriously impacted by the weather with often only two or three people around to play.

Hopefully this will improve as the weather becomes kinder!

Thursday 9 hole fun! (19th March)

Finally, Sunday 22nd was Trevelyan scramble! Fourteen teams of four played in this mixed Scramble.

The weather was fabulous to start with but along with the blue sky and sunshine was a bit of a chilly wind!

It certainly looked gorgeous!

The course is looking better and better now - the green-keeping team are doing a great job.

Afterwards there was the presentation of the Trophy itself, along with the presentation of a cheque to "withyou" Hils and Norman's charity - and then presentation of various trophies.

"withyou" charity cheque presentation

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/

Hils and Norman had raised over £4000 for this charity - an amazing amount for a special charity.

The Trevelyan Trophy winners were Frieda's team!!!

And Hils and Norman also awarded the Wills Trophy to the Cape Men's team. A huge achievement! With a special framed photo of the team too. 

Congratulations everyone !

9 Holes and Lunch

 9 Holes and Christmas Lunch

Well, what a day we had for our 9 holes and Christmas lunch!

The sun shone and the breeze was not too strong!

We started on the 10th and there were 14 of us who played...the rest of the crew joined us for lunch later.

Spotted over the wall!!!

Some ladies came well prepared!

We all want to be in Lyn's group next year!!!!

We played a stableford with two mulligans...and then we did drawn secret pairs at the end... in third place were Fran and me with 29 points!  In second place on countback of course were Carolyn and Fi with 30 points... and winning today were Hils and Sue S! Well played all, it was lovely out there!!

Then we settled to the task of our Christmas lunch...

and what a lovely meal we shared!

We sat on two tables of 11 although sadly Jean couldn't make it as she went down with flu...we missed you Jean!

We were very well looked after by the CCC staff and the meal was excellent and the lovely photos come from Sam.👏

Many thanks to Hils for everything she had done for us over the year! We raise a glass to you!

Weather takes it's toll

 Weather!

Since the previous post we have had no official competitions because of the changeable weather. Four of us did play a few holes of the back 9 on Thursday;  we got caught in a heavy shower so we sheltered till it had passed but it was good to have some fresh air and exercise!

Mullion winter open

 Mullion Winter Open

Tuesday 25th saw several Cape ladies playing at Mullion's November winter open.

We were so blessed with the weather - it was absolutely glorious!

These competitions are well run with a big field playing and a two tee start. There are always nearest the pins on all the par threes, and twos of course, plus a fabulous raffle with prizes ranging from chocolate to fruit and veg! 

Thanks to Sam for this glorious picture!

I was fortunate enough to have nearest the pin on the first hole after a lucky low strike but among the proper prizes were  Hilary and her partner Wendy who had a score of 40 points coming third. 

Then first and second both had 41 points! If it's Cape...it's Countback...and this time it meant that Sam and Liz were in second with this great score.

In first were their playing partners who were two Mullion ladies!

So, well done Liz and Sam! A fabulous score!

And many thanks to Mullion for their welcome and the super weather!!!

Bob Lynne Trophy

 Bob Lynne Trophy

Saturday 15th saw 14 ladies take to the course to play the Bob Lynne trophy which is a Betterball competition, off 85%, with pairs drawn with a high/low combination.

The draw was done Fi and Lindsay on Thursday and the teams sett off in overcast mainly dry weather.

The scores ranged from 27 to 35 with our winners Sue D and Chris D scoring the 35. 

In second place were Sam and Antoinette with 34 points and in third with 32 were Ros and myself.

The format is always a bit slow but we were grateful to stay dry.

Well played Sue and Chris!

Thai and a Me Too experiment!

Thai Meal

Huge thanks to Sue D who arranged a meal for the Cape Ladies at Sukothai!

What a fabulous evening we had. Eighteen of us were able to be there and the food was fabulous.

It was so lovely to have Jean, Sarah and Angie with us to catch up and share time together.

Thanks so much Sue - a really special evening.

The next morning saw nine of us turn up for golf called a Me Too!

It was slightly chaotic as the format was not clear for everyone and, because we weren't sure how many were coming, we played in different size groups! That affected the fairness of the comp so in the end we decided not to award any prizes but put the entry fee into the Ladies fund!

However, it's worth mentioning that Antoinette had the best score when we made a basic adjustment for the group sizes, with others not far behind!

If we repeat the experiment we will try and make the rules clearer 😆 and have the same size groups!

For the group of four it was really good fun!

Stableford and Millennium qualifier

 Stableford and Millennium Qualifier

On Saturday 8th November ten of us were able to play and the weather was still decent! It was cloudier than was forecast and a bit breezy at times but all things considered it was pretty good. 

The winter eclectic started today and most ladies signed up to take part.

Underfoot the course is heavy after all the rain and by the time were were half way through the back 9 we were all feeling a bit tired. 

In third place with a couple of pars was myself with a sore of 30 points; in second place also with 30 points was Antoinette with three pars,  and in first place with 31 points was Hilary - with four pars!

It was a close competition as so often is the case at Cape. Well played all and congratulations to Hils going forward again for the Millennium Competition.

Long may this better weather continue!