Good afternoon
Not wishing to tempt fate but this week could almost be described as a dry week!!
Just need that yellow thing to come out a bit more often.....
This weekend is the July Stroke/Elgood Cup, Titleist have a special deal for all those competing, any Titleist ball purchase on the day of the event will be doubled by Titleist if you beat your handicap, it's a good deal if you play well!
Those of you who have qualified for the Millennium Bowl on Sunday 17th July there is a list on the board if you wish to play, can you all confirm by this Sunday so we can put together a start sheet and arrange tee times.
Mens
On Sunday 12 medal winners took part in the 36 hole medal winners bowl. Congratulations to Alfie Hickman for winning the event. The scores were as follows:
1st: Alfie Hickman 71 + 68 = 139
2nd: Andy Craig 75 + 72 = 147
3rd: Barry King 77+ 71 = 148
Invitation Day
Last Sunday was the Club invitation day, open to all 6 and 7 day members, a field of 50 players took to the course for a shotgun start, playing in both a team and individual event, the scores were as follows:
1st - P Fitchett, A Fitchett, T Fitchett, D Deland
2nd - A Craig, K Borrough, D Craig, C Richings
Visitors
1st D Lever 37 points
2nd T Fitchett 36 points
Members
1st A Craig 36 points
2nd S Butler 36 points
Lady Captains Day
We had a very good turnout of 70 ladies. Very well done to Tereza who won the Lady Captain's prize on count back from Angela Darby and Lita Landi with 36 points.
In 2nd place in the other two divisions was Sharon Ahmad with 35 points and in 3rd place in the other one division was Liz Riddell with 32 points.
The best stableford score on the par 3's was won by Ruth Smith on count back from Carol Helm with 11 points.
On Friday 1st July the vets took on Chislehurst golf club on home turf. The start of play was a little wet with the heavens deciding to open, but as the day went on the skies cleared and the day turned out to be rather nice. To make the afternoon even better, the Vets took the match 5/1 for a convincing win. A good win to reverse the 5/1 defeat last week. Let's keep the momentum going.
Last Sunday, Pete and I took on Alan Pestell and Paul Goodliffe, with Paul receiving several shots (17 I think) this looked like being a tricky one. We started from the 12th to avoid the Medal Winners Bowl and Paul was quickly into his stride with a 4/3, we recovered with Petes 5/4 on 14 and then clung on to halves until my 2 at 18 looked to square the game until Alan followed me in, a win at one and at 2 saw us cross the road 1up, a 3/2 from Paul at 5 levelled the match until suddenly somebody flicked a switch and Pete birdied 6, chipped in for 3/2 at 7 and holed from 10 feet at 8 for another 3/2, a birdie from me at 9 and it was all over !
Just for the record, Pete then birdied 10 as well and finished with a nett 64 - nice......
A Reminder that the junior summer camps are starting soon, and there are a few places left for week 1 on Wednesday 27th - Friday 29th July. Call the pro shop on 02086501663 or Nick on 07496823087 for more information or to put your name down.
Is it the 'Big Three' or the 'Big Four'?
Just when you thought Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy were all set to divvy up golf's biggest prizes, along comes big-hitting Dustin Johnson. The US champion is now number two in the world and looks to be finally fulfilling his potential after another fine win at the weekend - and a big one too at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. For years Johnson seemed destined to be the bridesmaid, now he's one of the favourites to go back-to-back in Majors and take the Claret Jug back across the Atlantic.
Next week's Open at Royal Troon could be a classic
Which leads us on to a new section of our website - our regular poll, and we want your votes. Tell us who you think will win the Open Championship next week; will it be Day, Johnson, Spieth, McIlroy or A.N. Other?
Have your say by clicking through to our homepage here...
