Mens Golf for the W/e Sept 24th 2023

MENS GOLF FOR THE W/E 24TH SEPTEMBER 2023

The sun has come out, the temperatures are rising and the golfers are returning to the course. Our numbers this week have been really promising and with the course drying out we expect the numbers to continue to increase.

On Tuesday a par event was held with 25 playing. Alan Parrott was successful with a score of 0 beating Don Clutterbuck on a countback with Tom Swan coming in third with a score of -1 beating the ever consistent Maurice Walsh on another countback.

On Thursday for the weekly stableford competition we had a great field of 52 playing which is the largest field in a number of months. The scores on the day highlight the terrific conditions that the course is now in. The numbers meant that we had 2 divisions

A Grade

1st Phil Conway 43 points (h/c 12)

2nd Rob Healy 42 points (h/c 17)

3rd Stephen Daykin 40 points (h/c 17) on a countback

B Grade

1st Paul Norris 40 points (h/c 26)

2nd Perrin Gooding 38 points (h/c 31) on a countback

3rd Charles Heath 38 points (h/c 20)

Well done to Phil on a great round which was 7 shots better than his handicap. A special mention to Paul Lange who had a score of 40 points which in most weeks would win him the prize but this week he could only finish in 5th place, and also to Charlie Heath who had a great round on his birthday. There were 11 players who either equalled or bettered their handicaps on the day highlighting how well the course is playing.

On Saturday the September Monthly Medal sponsored by IGA was played with 42 playing (there were 21 ladies playing in their monthly medal meaning we had a total of 63 members playing). The winner of the medal was Jason Christopher who had a great round of 69 net. Once again because of the numbers we were able to hold 2 divisions

A Grade

1st Alan Eustace 70 net (h/c 14)

2nd Paul Lange 71 net (h/c 15) on a countback

3rd Kyle Bridgeman 71 net (h/c 0)

B Grade

1st Jason Christopher 69 net(h/c 26)

2nd Beau Purcell 73 net (h/c 23)

3rd Bob Speed 74 net (h/c 27)

Well done to Jason who is now eligible to play in the Medal of Medals round that will be held in conjunction with the October medal and the third round of the club championships. Alos a special mention to Mark “Funky” Jones who had an eagle on the 15th hole and to Kyle Bridgeman who won the J.D. Perks as the low handicap score.

A reminder that the Mansfield Golf League starts on October 4th, if you haven’t already entered a team the entry sheet is outside the pro shop and a reminder that the Club Championships start on Saturday October 14th