More Catch Up!

More Catch Up!

My last post was about Saturday, we have played a couple of times since then and also had some stormy weather!

Thursday 14th was a Back 9 Stableford with just 6 of us playing. The winning score was from Lindsay with 15 points and Frieda in second with 14. Well played both!

Saturday was a drawn pairs stableford, so we all played our own ball and the score could go in for handicap. 

Individually our best scorers were Frieda and Lyn who both scored 33 points followed by Chris L with 30 points. 

Well played everyone... the drawn pairs resulted in a win for Frieda and Chris L with 63 points; and in second Frieda and Lindsay with 56!!

Two for the price of one for Frieda!!!

Well played all...lets hope for better weather!!

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We had very sad news on Tuesday when Di shared the news of the death of Val Fraser's husband Mike. Known and loved by many.. we are all thinking of Val very specially and send our deepest sympathies.

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Saturday Stableford

 Saturday Stableford 

Saturday dull and grey and damp... but the intrepid 9 ladies who played today were blessed with sunshine on the back nine!

Hooray for the sun!

Ros and Lyn put their cards in  for the Royal British Legion competition; Lyn doing both the ladies and the RBL and Ros just the RBL.

Everyone found it tough going with no-one playing to their handicap.

We had to use countback of course to separate 2nd and 3rd, both players having 26 points points and Lyn pipping Ruth to second place.

Our winner with an impressive  30 points was Chris D. Well played Chris!

New bunkers

Work has started on the new bunkers; two are on the 8th - either side of the fairway about 120yds or so from our tee box. The other bunker will be on the 7th  on the right hand side of the 7th fairway quite a long way down...in fact my drive on off the 6th ended up in the bunker works!

It will be interesting to see how they turn out and how they impact our play.

We were able to complete the presentation of the  Botrea Bowl trophy to Liz - well played Liz - a super round! (We couldn't get into the trophy cabinet on the actual day!)

Thanks as always to Di for coming to do the cards.

Well done all.

Thursday winds!

 Thursday Front few!

There were just five of us at golf today, it was cloudy and dull but dry  - the drawback was the wind which was pretty strong!

Still it was good to get some fresh air and lovely to see Marion back on the course, we were talking about how hard it is to get back to playing when you've had a gap. 

We didn't keep proper scores but Liz was the winner in our little group. We were very glad to have a coffee and chat after!

The windy third!

Long time no see!

 Big catch up!

Apologies for the long gap in posts... I had a visit from Covid but hopefully am now getting back to more normality. 

So there's a bit of catching up to do...apologies that it's a bit of a list...and apologies for things I miss!

I left us with the Botrea Bowl and Vets comps... 

The Stableford on Sat 12 Oct had 11 entries with Hilary winning with 32 points. Lyn was second with 31  and Lindsay 3rd with 30  - well done all.

The following Saturday (19th October) was a Greensome stableford. There were 6 teams of two; Chris D and Claire won with a lovely 33 points; Lyn and Sue were second with 31 points and Frieda  and Di were third with 28 - again, well played all.

Sukothai 

Sue D had arranged for us to get together at Sukothai on Thursday evening - I think twenty ladies were there and had a lovely time and super food!

Many thanks to Sue for the planning - those that couldn't make it were sad to have missed it.

The following Saturday  there were just four players who played an informal front nine with Jenny coming out winner - it was beautiful weather!

  Our numbers remain very low especially on Thursday's - on the 31st  4 ladies played the back 9, Lyn posting the best score of 15, with Frieda in second with 12.

And somehow we are into November!

Saturday 2nd November was the Charity cup; a Texas scramble with 21 entries making  7 teams of three . 

Countback was needed of course to separate the top two teams with German, Fran and Ros winning the trophy with a Nett 60 

Chris W, John P and Chris D were in second (also with 60) and Frieda, Dave M and Peter C were third with 61.

Well done all who played.

October was a strange month...the weather has been unseasonably mild; there have been many gone down with colds or been away on trips,  but hopefully we will see an increase in our numbers over the next few weeks.

Botrea Bowl, Vets and Knockouts!

 A bit of a catch up!

Botrea Bowl

We had lovely weather for the Botrea Bowl on Saturday 28th September.

There were only nine ladies able to play and what a score our winner had!

In third place on countback from Fran was myself with 33 points... in second place with a super 36 points was Lyn...

but our winner...

with an awesome 42 points was Liz!

Many congratulations Liz, it was a fantastic round!

Vets

On Monday  the 30th Sept there was a Vets competition at Cape...30 ladies from clubs across the County came and played in conditions we described as a bit of a breeze but was actually quite fierce!

There were many trophies awarded to different sections...Fran and Fi being among the prizes ...but a winner of two trophies was our Sue! She is Cornwall Vets Captain this year so it is well deserved!

Well played Sue and thanks for all your organizing over the year. Thanks also go to Liz for doing the raffle and to Di who was there all day having prepared the cards, signed people in in their correct section and collated the results! Great job!

Knockouts

There are two knockouts to catch up with...the first was on the afternoon of 20th...the mixed knockout final between Fran and Brian and Steve and I.

We were on the receiving end of 6 shots but it certainly didn't help us at the start! We were 4 down after the 7th hole so we had stern words with each other (😂) to try and at least give them a game. We both started to play better and crawled our way back to all square on the 15th (the shots were helping at this point!).

We went ahead on 16 and finally won on the 17th ! It was good fun and after the way we had begun it was a real surprise to win!

The other knockout was the final of the ladies singles. 

Fiona and I played with Lindsay being our referee. This was such a close contest, with holes being halved, won or lost in succession. 

A massive amount of concentration led to me winning 14 and 15 ...Fi's reply was to win 16 and 17 ... and finally 18 as well!

It was a super match!

Winner of the Knockouts for 2024!

Well played Fi...a great contest!

Bosullow Bowl

 Bosullow Bowl

Saturday 14th was the Bosullow Bowl. This lovely Trophy that Annie and Tony began back in 1990 is a  mixed greensome off the ladies card.

What a beautiful day we had for it, blue skies and little wind at the start though the breeze picked up a little through the day.

Thirteen pairs were able to play and there were some lovely scores.

In third place (on countback!) were Lindsay and Dave M with a lovely round including 3 pars and two birdies and a score of 43 points.

In second, also with 43 points were Hilary and Rob A with super round of 10 pars and two birdies!! Awesome play off a combined handicap of 11!

In first place with a superb 47 points were Lyn and Alan, with a fab 8 pars and a birdie.

This is such a lovely competition and what a treat to have such fabulous weather. Well played all and congratulations to Lyn and Alan!

League and Knockouts

League

Firstly an update on the league.

Thursday Sept 5th and Saturday Sept 7th saw our final two league matches. The first against The Point which we won 6- 1; the team were Captain Sue, Hilary, Fiona, Fran, Lyn, Lindsay and myself.

 Our final match was against Falmouth who brought a strong team despite one  player being missing. Each match was hard fought and we won that one 6-1 as well. The team were Captain Sue, Claire, Fiona, Lyn, Jayne, myself and Di who in the end didn't have to play.

There were some comments from Mo about the greens but it was a hard fought and great result for Cape.

Apologies for the format of the picture below but it shows the final positions of the teams in Division two!

Huge congratulations to everyone who played this year...

that is our League Captain Sue and ...

Fran who has sorted out all the money, Claire, Di, Fi, Frieda, Hilary, Jayne, Lindsay, Lyn, Ros and myself. 

We go back up to Division 1 where we are likely to be with Carlyon Bay, St Mellion and possibly Bude but their final matches haven't been played yet so that may change.

Many thanks to Sue who had to contend with the difficulties of the horrid weather scuppering several of our later matches and the delay to the start of the season because of the temporary greens. All these things mean numerous phone calls and emails... huge thanks Sue!

Well done all - a brilliant job!

Ladies Pairs Knockout Final

Monday 9th Sept was the final of our ladies pairs knockout which was contested by these lovely ladies - Claire and Chris against Hilary and Fran.

It was a super match, closely fought with some lovely play. 

The match finished on the 16th green with Hilary and Fran winning 3 and 2.

Well played - a lovely match.

Medal and WRVS Trophy and Men's Captains Charity Day

Medal and WRVS Trophy

There were fourteen lovely ladies able to compete in the Medal and WRVS Trophy. It was a bit overcast with a strong easterly wind (for a change) and there were some good scores recorded.

Of course we needed countback ...in third place with a nett 69 was Liz, which included three pars; in second place was Hilary with a nett 69 including 6 pars and a birdie, but our winner was Lyn with a fabulous net 67 including 5 pars and a birdie!

Worthy winner Lyn.

Well played everyone...there were three birdies on the 9th today, Lyn, Hilary and Di, and also one on the second by Fi!

Men's Captain's Charity Day

The following day was Rob's Captain's Charity Day raising funds for Marie Curie.

Six of our ladies were able to play, Claire won longest drive on the 11th and came second; and in first place with an outrageous 42 points was...

...plus winning nearest the pin in two on the 10th!

Among the Seniors Robin S won with an even more outrageous score of 43 points ; and for the men the winner was Brogan also with 43 points!

Super scores for the winners!

It was a lovely day and afterwards we enjoyed a hot dog or burger in a bun with chips and delightful coleslaw. 

There followed an auction and a raffle, altogether over £2000 was raised for the charity - a brilliant total!

Well done to Rob and all his helpers for a lovely day.

Sydney Grose

 Sydney Grose

Saturday 24th August saw the playing of the Sydney Grose Trophy. There were 12 ladies able to play and we were blessed with sunshine, but a very gusty wind accompanied it!

3rd green

In the pictures it looks glorious, and it was but for the wind!

Third place had to be decided on countback with three ladies scoring 33 points; Liz claimed that third place ahead of Lindsay and Fran!

In second place was Fi with 34 and in first place...

...with a score of 36 points.

Fiona and Fran both had twos on the 13th...and Claire birdied the 6th!

Well played everyone!

Our league matches have been on hold because of some inclement weather on the days we were hoping to play....but hopefully our last two matches will be played soon.

Treverven Trophy

 Treverven Trophy

Saturday 17th was the Treverven Trophy.

This is a mixed California Scramble and we played in teams of four.

Twenty of us entered and we were blessed with decent weather in the end.

There were only four points between all five teams!

In second place with a Nett 56 were Sue D, Chris D, Lyn and Brian.

In first place with a Nett 55 were Fran, Lindsay, Andy C and German.

Well played all!

It was fun to be out there 😃

Admiration Cup and Godolphin Goblet

 Godolphin Goblet and Admiration Cup

These were competed for on Saturday 3rd August with six ladies competing for the Godolphin Goblet and five for the Admiration Cup.

In second place in the Admiration Cup was Chris D with 37 points and the winner with 40 points was Lindsay.  Well played!

In second place in the Godolphin Goblet was Sue D with 35 and the winner was Fi with 36 points. Well played all!

Polglase Trophy

 Polglase Trophy

The fourth round of the Polglase Trophy was held on the 27th July - a beautiful sunny day.

The Trophy competition standings at the start of the day had Fran out in front and with Sue D in second place. The results of the medal round would be crucial to who would win the trophy.

This is what happened - a super round from Fran had her earning 10 points as winner... giving her a total Trophy score of 27;  Sue came in fourth and she earned enough points to join Fran on 27! 

So there will be an 18 hole play off to decide the winner! What an amazing competition and good luck to both in your deciding round!

The poppies are still looking amazing in the field between the first green and the 18th fairway.

The Charity Cup which had been planned for the previous week was postponed due to poor weather and also a low turnout - it was Lafrowda weekend.

The Presidents' Cups

The Presidents' Cups

Sunday 14th July was the Presidents' Cups. A stableford competition with trophies for each section of the club.

There wer 9 ladies able to play and we were blessed with benign conditions!

Hardly a breath of wind!

It was a shotgun start with the ladies starting on the 10th, 12th or 14th tees (it's quite nice getting the back 9 hills out of the way early!!

The course is being clearly defined and rightly punishes us when we get involved in the long rough!

It was really lovely to be treated to refreshments ...a drop (or two!) of prosecco  and some  chocolate went down very well!

See how still the sea is!

There were the occasional lost balls of course but our winner with a fabulous 38 points was Claire.

Many congratulations!

In the Seniors competition the winner was Robin Smith with 40 points with Alan Cragg in second with 36; 9 players entered.

In the Men's competition the winner was John Stock with 38 points, pushing Ryan Eddy into second on countback; 12 men entered.

Well played all and thanks to Lyn and Roy for arranging everything, it was a lovely day.

The following day should have been our next league match, (against Falmouth), but the weather was not kind so we have postponed it for a month.

Bronze Shield

 Bronze Shield

Wednesday 10th July saw four of our ladies venture to Merlin for the Inter Club Handicap Shield... more commonly known as the Bronze Shield.

This is a medal round with the best three individual scores totalled to give a team score.

Huge well done to Sue D, Fran, Fiona and Jayne for coming third with a nett 220; in second place were Looe with 219 and winning the Bronze Shield this year were West Cornwall with 216 so it was a close run thing!

Well done all, and thanks to Di for being there the whole day too!

Club Championship Weekend

 Club Championship Weekend

The start of Round 1 

July 6th and 7th was the Club Championship - two rounds of golf - medal and with trophies for the best gross and best nett scores.

The Saturday was blustery; a strong wind and a shower or two, in contrast Sunday was sunny and so much quieter in terms of the wind.

There were 11 ladies able to play in the competition.

The format is a medal and is the only competition at Cape where you can't pick up after 10 shots - that was a challenge in Saturday's conditions.

However everyone battled through and Fiona came out on top after Round 1 with the best gross score of 89. Hilary was second with 90, Fran was in third with 96 and Claire 4th with a 98.

Two drives on the 18th! Couldn't have done that if we tried!

On the Sunday we went out in reverse order with 9 ladies playing. 

The final group was Fiona, Hils and Fran.

Fi, Hils and Fran on the final hole!

Hilary posted a gross 85 in that second round, Fran a 90, Fiona 92 and Claire an 87!

This resulted in a win for Hilary, our Club Champion for 2024 with a combined score of 175.

Club Champion

Fiona won the best nett competition with 143 ...

Best Nett

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... just one ahead of Fran with 144! A close run thing!

First and second Nett

Claire was our second best gross score winner with a total of 185.

First and second gross

I for one lost countless balls, I was reassured to find that others had also ended up taking 5 (or more!!) off the tee at various points!

I think we all deserved a medal for completing that first round!

Many thanks to Di for organising and processing the cards and to Lyn for doing the presentation.

All our winners!

Well played everyone!