Richmond Report

Thursday saw a great turn out of men for the unique combined scoring system for the annual Richmond trophy of which I’m pleased to say has finally been found. I shall not name and shame the holder for fear of mass micky taking……..ok it’s Lee Worth!

A great time was had by all and I’d like to say thanks again to Richmond G.C. for their hospitality on a day that saw some awesome golf and in turn saw some not so awesome golf.

The morning 9 hole stableford was won by Keith Barnes with a great score of 22 points. He pipped Karl Clark who finished in second on a count back but it would be Karl who was to take the last laugh later in the day. Read on to find out…….

The afternoon saw the weather warm nicely and the golf certainly hotted up for the 18 hole medal competition.

In third place with a net score of 70 was Billy Milne, Second was Karl Clarke with 69 and the winner of the afternoon with an unbelievable 67 playing with a handicap of just 5 was James Pickersgill. This meant James’ gross score was just 72 shots which is almost a society record only ever been beaten with a 71 at the Oaks in 2011 by Ian Dyson (yeah come on I had to get that in as I was rubbish yesterday and hey, I’m writing this report!!!!).  In all seriousness well played James sir, a fine round of golf that I’m sure wouldn’t have been out of place on Sky Sports.

The nearest pins were taken by Billy Milne on the 4th & 7th Holes. Steve Patrick on the 12th and Rob Russel on the 9th & 18th. The longest drive was won by Billy Milne.

The 2’s club saw visits from Billy Milne, Rob Russel and James Pickersgill.

And finally the captains prize for nearest in 2 was won by Lee wetherill who it a monster tee shot, almost taking out Keith Barnes who was about to putt on the green!

So back to the Richmond trophy and the winner who had 27 solid holes of golf was Karl Clarke with a combined score 40 points (on the sliding scoring system we use for the trophy).

For the handicaps, the average score in the afternoon was 75 meaning the buffer zone was 72-78. Please see the handicap section the website for the updated handicap list.

Finally I’d like to say welcome back to Robin East who had his first outing after his Hip replacement, Hope you had a good day after the saga with finding you a buggy!

Well done to all who won a prize and thanks to everyone who turned up to support the society it does make the organising worth it to see so many people attend our days out.

Our next meeting is on Friday 18th June at Howley Hall G.C. Details can be found on this website in the events list. This is a rescheduled day from April and as its only 2 weeks away can you please advise me ASAP of your intentions of playing or not.