Dee and Ray's Trophy

 Dee and Ray's Trophy

What wonderful conditions we were given for the Trophy competition!

Sunshine and blue sky, a little breeze which was cool, but nothing like the freezing ones we've had lately.

Thank you Mother Nature!

Twenty ladies entered the competition and we were in teams of three or four. 

We haven't played a Texas Scramble for so long - and it was lovely to do so.

No pressure, just fun.

The course is looking fabulous and the edges of Crocodile Creek have been turfed so it's looking super.

The green-staff have done such a fantastic job - the course has never looked better.

There were some lovely scores today; seven birdies and an eagle! A two for Chris J on the 5th - all her own work; and a two - an eagle - on the 12th for the team in second place!

Well played guys!

I must report Liz's skilful use of the bridge on the 14th to get her drive on to the fairway!  

The winning team were Angie, Antoinette, Ros  and Sue D with a rounded score of 62.

In second were Claire, Jayne and Jenny with a score of 63; 

and in third were Bev, Bronwen, Lindsay and Lyn with 64.

Congratulations to the Trophy winners!

Next week is a Greensome - another enjoyable format.

It's lovely to see everyone again, and enjoy coffee or a drink on the terrace afterwards.

Thanks Di for preparing all the cards and doing the results for us, you're a star and thanks also to Fran for sorting out all money - we're not the easiest!

Thursday Morning

Thursday Morning

Today was our first Front 9 Qualifier! Eighteen ladies played using the amended front 9 score card and handicap adjustments. 

Once again we were treated to blue sky but also cold winds!

There was also a new duckpond... if the other is crocodile creek perhaps this is alligator alley!

This one is behind the red and yellow tees on the fifth  (but in front of the white tees).

Hopefully it will not affect us on the 5th - it would be quite a shot if it did - but it might have an impact when playing the 6th!

This is the first time we have done a qualifier using the new WHS system; it will be interesting to find out tomorrow how it impacts on our handicaps.

Countback was needed of course... in fourth place on countback from Fran was Tonia with 16 points.

In second place was Pam with 17 points, beating Jenny on countback; and in first place was Lindsay with a lovely 18 points.

Overall Position	Player	Score	Placing	Countback
1	Sawdon, Lindsay	18 pts (14)	Overall Winner
2	Fletcher, Pam	17 pts (19)	Overall Runner-Up	Last Three Holes
3	Lawrence, Jenny	17 pts (15)	Overall 3rd
4	Ley, Tonia	16 pts (23)		Last Three Holes
5	Polglase, Fran	16 pts (10)

Well done all! Don't forget to check EG tomorrow for any changes to out handicaps. 

Dee and Ray's Trophy is on Saturday, Di is kindly preparing the scorecards for us which is great.

Thanks Di and thanks Frieda and Di for doing the results today.

Altogether it was a very enjoyable morning, many stayed for coffee afterwards on the patio - the glass surround is now in place.

Some of us even stayed for lunch! 

Delicious! 

 

Friday morning.. I've just checked the handicap adjustments from yesterday's competition. 

5 Handicap Indices were unchanged;

 4 more were altered but you remain in the same bracket so the Course Handicap remains unchanged.

 1 lady has had a reduction 

and 8 ladies have gone up.

Please check via the EG app; Masterscoreboard or on the Just Handicap page on this blog.

PS My handicap has increased by one. When I look back over my scores it is clearly a reflection of how I have been playing.  I am hoping the extra shot (and maybe another one back at some point) will help me score better and then hopefully, when I'm back in the swing, I can bring the Handicap Index back down again. 

Polglase 2

                                                                      Polglase 2 

The sun shone but what you cant see in the picture is the fierce and biting wind!

Eighteen ladies entered the Polglase 2 Stableford competition and the conditions proved very challenging!  There were no holes on which we all scored, with 64 NRs between us once again averaging over 3 each!

Jenny and Sue D were the only ones among us who scored on every hole! Well done you two!

The pond was being filled (and also worked on) so we had to avoid the men and dumper trucks up near the second green or when teeing off from the first! It's looking impressive.

Our winner on countback was Liz with 32 points. Angie was in second and Jenny pipped Sue D to third on countback of course!

Overall Position	Player	Score	Placing	Countback
1	Nicholls, Liz	32 pts (34)	Overall Winner	Last Nine Holes
2	Cape, Angela	32 pts (41)	Overall Runner-Up
3	Lawrence, Jenny	31 pts (30)	Overall 3rd	Last Three Holes
4	Dicker, Sue	31 pts (15)

Well done all who soldiered on through to the end.

There are four handicap changes which impact on Course handicap so please check yours before you play next.

I for one am hoping for a Saturday without any wind - but at least it was dry.

The new pond - the picture below was taken Friday evening.

Thursday Front 9

 Thursday 8th April

Yesterday we played the front 9 as a practice for a WHS stableford qualifier.

There were more new things to take in of course! 

Because of the new WHS system both the front and back 9 have their own slope index which is why there are different adjustments to make to our handicaps and different stroke indices too.  

One approach is to think that the front and back 9 are no longer two halves of our 18 but two separate 9 hole courses - I found that a useful way to think.

Once we'd made these adjustments and were out playing it seemed a much fairer system than the one we tried out in 2017. 

We will have to see how it impacts on our handicaps when we enter the scores next time but it certainly appears fairer than the before.

Thanks Di for all the work that has gone on behind the scenes. The WHS system has created a lot of work and calculations but hopefully will be a much fairer system for everyone.

The only photo today is to show the progress of 'Crocodile Creek' - the new water feature. 

It looks almost deep enough to swim in!

Golf Access has started, with youngsters coming on Sunday afternoons and adults on Thursday afternoons. A lot of fun seems to be taking place and progress made too!

The course is looking absolutely amazing. Huge thanks to greenkeeping staff and also a reminder to everyone to smooth the sand in bunkers as best you can after you've played.

A reminder: England golf say that preferred lies in bunkers is 6" and is acceptable while Covid restrictions are in place. You are not allowed to smooth the sand before you place it; of course you can play it as it lies if it's ok. 

  

Stableford

 3rd April 2021

Whoop Whoop! 

Back on the course and playing  a competition!

Fifteen lovely ladies entered the Stableford and a few extras played 9 holes.

We had blue sky and sunshine and in the picture it looks perfect...

...but there was a very cold wind blowing - especially on the exposed parts of the course.

The wind, combined with a lot of us being very rusty through lack of play, made it challenging to say the least.

Only one of our number managed to score on every hole. The rest of us averaged 3 NR's each!

Our winner was our NR-Free golfer - Frieda with 36 points.

    In second place was Antoinette with 33 points and in third, beating Sue D on countback, was Sarah with 32 points.

Well done everyone for achieving what we did. It is only to be expected that we will struggle after months of lockdown.

Overall Position	Player	Score	Placing	Countback
1	Pring, Frieda	36 pts (28)	Overall Winner
2	Richards, Antoinette	33 pts (23)	Overall Runner-Up
3	Blight, Sarah	32 pts (23)	Overall 3rd	Last Six Holes
4	Dicker, Sue	32 pts (14)

Please check your updated handicaps, they are updated overnight by England golf so please check the day after you have played. We enter the results and determine winners etc straight away but the handicaps are not adjusted until overnight.

Most of us remain in the same bracket for our Course handicap but there were four changes.

Huge thanks for the Greenkeepers - the course is looking amazing! 

Next weekend is Polglase 2!

Drive ON!

 Drive On

Yesterday some Covid restrictions were lifted which meant that we are allowed out on the course again!

It felt so good!

Several ladies were able to get out there and it was so lovely to be able to meet and chat.

The weather started overcast but turned into blue skies and warm sunshine. 

The club was a hive of activity - the course is looking amazing!

Next Saturday will be our first competition! 

Getting Closer

 Getting Closer

As we know, we will be able to play golf from Monday March 29th! We're getting closer to that date and today the BRS system began taking bookings for that date.

The driveway has received some emergency treatment with the help of some lovely volunteers.

The course itself is looking fabulous - some of the changes affect the GUR bunkers, the one below is the old bunker on the 12th - looking really good.

The small bunker out on the end by the 14th green has also been turfed.

Some plants have also been placed at points to mark the different fairways,

and I am sure there are more things to surprise us.

Huge thanks go to Leanne and Andy for their commitment to improving the club and the the ground-staff for all their work!

Looking forward to being out there soon!