Coronation Foursomes Surprise!

Coronation Foursomes

The day started rainy, foggy and windy... it really wasn't looking good for golf - there were a few texts flying backwards and forwards wondering if the competition was going to be on.

At 8.15 at the club, the wall was just visible... fingers were very much crossed and we were blessed with the fog lifting. Not completely but enough to get us started.

The mist hung around tenaciously and the wind was definitely chilly but everyone soldiered on and by the back 9 the mist had definitely lifted. However at no point were we warm! Such a contrast to yesterday!

In third place with 35 points were Lyn and Sue - our Daily Mail Foursome representatives who will soon be playing their next round at Treloy. They played very well today with some amazing putting!

Now for an apology and a surprise... there was an adding error on one of the cards which became apparent this evening... so the winners were Claire and Bev with 36 points. Well played both. Lindsay and I were second with 35 points, just beating Lyn and Sue on countback.  

We remembered Marilyn today and also send loving thoughts to Jean and Geoff.

Anniversary Scramble tomorrow!

Thursday Back 9

Thursday Back 9

It was a gloriously sunny but breezy day at Cape.

Today's beautiful colours.

Fourteen fabulous ladies came to play the back 9. Conditions proved to be challenging, but in the scheme of things golf seems unimportant. 

The events of last Monday in Manchester; Marilyn's funeral tomorrow and Jean's news of the passing of her son Ivan, on Monday night, puts everything into perspective. We hold them all close to our hearts.

Yesterday's peaceful seas.

The results from today feel irrelevant but for the record, Lynne was second in the B group with Liz winning with 15 points - this included a par on the first hole played! Well done Liz.

In the A group Sue D was third on countback with 17 points; Lyn just pipped her into second on said countback and yours truly won with 18 points. My claim to fame was on the 14th hole, with the drive reaching the green and the putt (from just off the green) just lipping out but getting a birdie!

Thanks for today everyone, 

sending love to all... 

WRVS

May Medal and WRVS

What lovely sunshine for our May medal!


There are several of our number still away so our numbers were reduced, only 11 of us played plus Marion and Jean who came and played 9 holes for their eclectic. Jane - hope your ankle mends quickly... football in the garden eh!



There was lovely sunshine, a beautiful deep blue sea and a fair breeze but we found it difficult!



Several of us had potentially good rounds... but things didn't go quite right. In my case I was playing to my handicap after 13 holes (with 4 of those coming on one hole!); at which point the wheels fell off! On the last 5 holes I added another 17 shots (over par!) It could have been an alright round! 

Hils had almost the opposite problem with her extra shots being taken on the first 5 holes - but she still registered 6 pars and a birdie! Well played Hils!

In third place was Lyn with a nett 75; in second was Hils with a nett 74 and in first place, winning the WRVS Trophy and the May Medal was Chris J with a nett 72!

Well played Chris!

For the full results click HERE

Shot of the day was awarded for the most awkward shot!

On the 16th, after a good drive I managed to put the ball on top of the wall!

At first I thought it had gone over and searched for it unsuccessfully. Di called me to see if I'd found it and as I looked over the wall to talk to her I saw it sitting happily in the grass on top of the wall!

I could get to the back of the ball with the club so fashioned a shot of sorts to get it off the wall and back on the fairway!

Not really deserving of the head-cover methinks but certainly different and entertaining!


Next Saturday it is the Coronation Foursomes; the mixed scrambles are also up, on the men's board.

Don't forget Tuesday Evening golf and Thursday morning roll up.

Hopefully we'll be back to usual numbers soon.






ps I was the only Cape player at the Silver Division County Spring Meeting at China Fleet. It was lovely to play the course again and it was in great condition. I played within my buffer zone so was very content with that :-)

pps  Jean and Marion felt the need to polish the table ready for the Lady Captain's lunch!

Thursday

Front 9 Stableford

Despite the rainy weather earlier in the week, nine of us enjoyed very pleasant conditions today, while others were basking in Spanish sunshine or busy elsewhere. A few spots of rain were not a great problem. However scoring points was more troublesome, with balls stopping on the edge of holes and burying themselves too near the walls. 

The four way countback on ten points was not need as Jenny came in first again with a more respectable seventeen points. Val was second with thirteen.

No TEG

No Tuesday Evening Golf because of the fog...

Envy and disappointment!

First... Disappointment

The league match against St Austell we agreed to call off because of the near gale...

 and thick mist which rolled in...

17th Green and 18th Tee

And...  envy?

Clearly having a hard time in Spain!

Wheeler Bowl

Wheeler Bowl

Today 16 ladies were able to compete for the Wheeler Bowl.

This is a Foursomes Medal, with drawn teams with a high and lower handicap playing together.

Several of our ladies are heading off for Spain today so couldn't make it... hopefully they will have better golf conditions than we had today - although I am grateful we played in the dry!

In fact blue sky and sunshine welcomed us at Cape but the wind was certainly fresh and not exactly warm!

The shadows of the clouds ran patterns across the course... 

Foursomes is a format that doesn't really give you a chance to get into a rhythm, which seems to have been the case for most of us. 

23 times we as a group took, 8,9 or 10 shots to complete the hole! And 27 times we took  7!

It was tough out there!

A huge thank you to Mark who came especially today to make sure the greens were in good condition - he'd been worried about rabbits damaging the greens after the heavy rain of yesterday. 

We appreciated it Mark - the course was looking fab... it was just our golf that was lacking!

In third place with a Nett 81 were Sue D and Val; 

in second with a creditable Nett 76.5 were Lyn and Jan;

in first place and winning the Wheeler Bowl Trophy, were Chris J and Sue S with a Nett 75!

Well played ladies - a deserved win!

Sue is is also holding the shiny, pink "Shot of the Day" head-cover for chipping into the hole from off the 8th green!
Well done!
Great shot Sue!