Golf News – Seniors
Stowmarket Golf Club has an ongoing thriving Senior section.
Stableford Competitions are held monthly, normally, when other fixtures allow, on the first Tuesday in the month. These are keenly contested by an entry of approximately 65 – 70 members each month.
In April we play our only medal round on the Senior Calendar, this is for the Charles Grayston Salver.
During the main playing season from March until October we play matches against other clubs in the County. These range from as far as Thorpeness on the coast, to Haverhill inland. We have a total of 37 matches including home and away against other clubs in 2011. We also play the Ladies (twice) and the Juniors once.
Senior Committee for 2011-12
Captain & Matches: Bill Darling
Vice-Captain & General Competitions: Bill Morrison
Treasurer: Nick Ross
Fixtures Secretary: Grant Corrigan
Competitions, Golf 55, Inter-Club, Eclectic: Pat Jacklin
Senior Open: Ken Cooper
Committee & General Competitions: Barry Lloyd
Past Captain: Derek Roberts
Match Results 2011
March
15 March - Won against The Suffolk (home) 6 - 2
16 March - Won against The Ladies (away) 8 – 5
22 March - Lost to Brett Vale (away) 5 – 3
29 March - Won against Stoke-by-Nayland (home) 5.5 – 2.5
April
12 April - Won against Thorpeness (home) 3.5 – 2.5
19 April - Lost to Diss (away) 5 - 3
26 April - Won against Colchester 5.5 – 2.5
May
5 May - Lost to Fynn Valley (away) 5.5 – 2.5
9 May - Lost to Felixstowe (away) 5.5 – 2.5
10 May - Drew with Thetford (home) 3 – 3
16 May - Won against Thetford (away) 3.5 - 2.5
17 May - Won against Rushmere (home) 4.5 – 3.5
24 May - Won against Newmarket (home) 5 – 3
25 May - Won against Rookery Park (away) 4.5 – 3.5
June
3 June - Lost to Ipswich (away) 6.5 – 1.5
6 June - Lost to Colchester (away) 6.5 – 1.5
13 June – Lost to Thorpeness (away) 4.5 – 1.5
15 June – Lost to Bungay (away) 5 – 3
20 June – Won against Flempton (away) 4 – 2
21 June – Lost to Felixstowe (home) 3.5 – 4.5
29 June – Won against Stoke-by-Nayland (away) 5 - 3
July
12th July - Won against Flempton (home) 4 - 2
19th July - Won against Woodbridge (home) 4 – 2
25th July - Lost against Bury St Edmunds (away) 4.5 – 3.5
26th July - Lost against Juniors 4.5 – 3.5
29th July - Match v Haverhill (away) 2011 , match drawn 4 – 4
August
9th August - Match v Ipswich (home) lost 5 – 3
September
2nd September v Bury-St-Edmunds (home) won 6 - 2
9th September v Newmarket on 9th (away) lost 6.5 – 1.5
13th September v Diss (home) won 5 - 3
15th September v Rushmere (away) won 5 - 3
27th September v Haverhill (home) lost 5.5 – 2.5
October
11th October v Bungay (home) won 5.5 – 2.5
18th October v Brett Vale (home) won 8 – 0
25th October v Rookery Park (home) drawn 4 – 4
Monthly Stableford results 2012
17th January 2012 - Seniors Stableford (Non Qualifier, Frosty and 18 Temporary Greens)
1st Andrew Lillistone 47 Points
2nd Paul Bulow 46 Points
3rd John G Chappell 43 Points (o.c.b.)
4th David Kemp 43 Points
Monthly Stableford results 2011
4 January - Stableford, Yellow Tees
1st Mike Brewster 38 points
2nd Nick Foster 36 points
3rd Chris Pitt 36 points
4th David Rooney 36 points
1 February - Stableford, Yellow Tees, Temporary Greens.
1st Richard Wood 45 points
2nd Mike Brewster 44 points
3rd John Smith 43 points
4th David Rooney 43 points
28 February - Senior Captain’s Final Fling at Gog Magog
1st Mick Cobbold 40 points
2nd Stuart Law 37 points
3rd Tim Pitt 36 points
4th Bob Osborne 35 points
1 March - Stableford, Yellow Tees
1st Gerald Prior 39 points
2nd Stuart Law 39 points
3rd Roy Rogers 36 points
4th Graham Judge 34 points
5 April - Charles Grayston Salver, Medal, Yellow Tees
1st Bill Darling 82 – 12 = 70
2nd Richard Wood 93 – 21 = 72
3rd Derek Roberts 89 – 17 = 72
4th Pat Jacklin 87 – 14 = 73
5th Barry Lloyd 88 – 14 = 74
7 June – Senior Captains Day Stableford, Yellow Tees
1st Gerry Hoy 37 points (21 back 9)
2nd Richard Dewar 37 points (18 back 9)
3rd Alex Wylie 37 points (17 back 9)
Nearest pin 11th Hole - Ken Bannister, only two of the 58 playing managed to hit the green!
Longest Drive 12th Hole - David Barnes
5 July - Stableford
1st Brian Lummis 41 points
2nd John A Smith 39 points
3rd Gerry E Hoy 38 points o.c.b.
4th Roy Hunter 38 points
4th October 2011 - Stableford
1st Nigel Kirby 42 26 24.1
2nd Mike Heywood 41 20 18.3
3rd Ian Brown 39 18 17.8 After Count-Back
4th Roy Gardner 39 27 26.1 After Count-Back
1 November - Stableford
1st Philip Fairbrother 40 points
2nd Martin Rodgers 39 points
3rd Raimund Schlindwein 38 points
4th Richard Gale 37 points (o.c.b. from 7 players)
December 2011 - Gren Hibbert (4 Clubs including a putter)
1st David Barnes 37 points
2nd Gerry Hoy 36 points
3rd David Kemp 36 points
4th Ivor Evans 36 points
Winners, left to right Richard Dewar, Alex Wylie and Gerry Hoy
Other results
Gren Hibbert Four Club Competition (including putter). 6th December 2011
1st David Barnes 37 points
2nd Gerry Hoy 36 points
3rd David Kemp 36 points
4th Ivor Evans 36 points
Nearest the pin 18th hole David Barnes
Ladies v Seniors - Tuesday 20th September
The Senior’s won the “Wooden Spoon”, the trophy played for in the Annual match v The Ladies, having won 3 matches up in March we won 5 matches up on Tuesday 20 September.
The format was Greensomes with Sunningdale rules.
21 April Golf 55 day at Fynn Valley Golf Club
CLUB |
60-68 |
69+ |
TOTAL |
Fynn Valley |
155 |
152 |
307 |
Rushmere |
151 |
138 |
289 |
Stowmarket |
142 |
121 |
263 |
Waldringfield |
131 |
128 |
259 |
Best 60-68 Score - Peter McCartney 37 points Fynn Valley
Best 69+ Score - Tony Adams 36 points Rushmere
Nearest The Pin - David Brown Rushmere
Seniors Invitation Day - 14 June, Results
1st Pat Jacklin & Les Howard 41 points
2nd Roy Rogers & Keith Gilbert 39 points
3rd John Rowland & Roger Lowe 38 points
Best Front 9 Barry Dove & M? Lovett 18 points
Best Back 9 Bill McKinley & Dave Wright 22 points
Nearest pin 11th hole – David Cordle
Nearest pin 18th hole – Larry Marsh
Nearest pin 6th hole in two shots – Roger Arbin
Longest Drive 12th hole – Phil Fairbrother
Veterans Inter-Club Team event at Clacton-on-Sea – 4 July
(Teams of 9 players, best 8 scores to count)
Results
1st Stoke-by-Nayland 253 Points
2nd Ipswich 242
3rd Clacton-on-Sea 240
4th Channels 232
5th Gosfield Lakes 232
6th Felixstowe Ferry 232
7th Waldringfield 231
8th Colchester 222
9th Stowmarket 219
10th Frinton 218
11th Rushmere 209
Next year’s event will be held at Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club
Stableford August 2nd
1st |
Paul N Kent |
40 |
22 |
20.1 |
|
2nd |
John A Rowland |
38 |
21 |
20.0 |
After Count-Back |
3rd |
Raimund Schlindwein |
38 |
15 |
14.1 |
After Count-Back |
|
Gerald Prior |
38 |
17 |
16.7 |
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