Seniors' Rex Bullock Trophy - 24th April 2018

We are considering a class action case against the BBC Weather Centre following their appalling failure to provide dry and warm conditions for our first Singles competition of the year on Tuesday 24th April. We should not be subjected to such conditions when we are focussing on winning. Such conditions should be limited to "The North" - they are used to it. Which is probably why a Geordie won! Pat Gilgallon scored 40 points (even after dropping 3) to lift the Rex Bullock Trophy but was punished severely for his audacity with a 1.2 shot reduction in handicap to 16.6. Serves him right! He must have been driving very well indeed - hahahaha! (Ask Pat if you don't get that.)

Winner - Pat Gilgallon

Ominously Malcolm Falconer (38) and Peter Imray (36)  were second and third playing off 8 and 10 respectively, Peter beating three others with the same score on countback. The handicapping system obviously doesn't work! What hope is there for up and coming golfers like me ... did I hear someone laugh?

Second - Malcolm Falconer

Terry McSweeney was nearest the pin on the 8th and received a bottle of wine for his efforts.

Anyway, in all other respects the day was dull - no incidents - not even with incorrect scorecards. Did I hear someone laugh again? That's bullying. Congratulations Pat, Malcolm and Peter. Just you wait until the Annual Medal on the 1st May."

Hon Secretary - David

 

 

Away Match v Aspley Guise Willmotts - 20th April 2018

Panic over, the winter wheel saga was ended by our old friend common sense and the Aspley Guise club ban on wheels was lifted for the JOG team to play the match. Lots of emails were exchanged prior to the match about the wheels situation together with meals and changing of opposition players.

What a day, the welcome and the weather were great, the temperature was in the high twenties and to the credit of the Aspley Guise team they gave us a great days golf and food.The course played well with the greens having just been ironed, it was a test of golf.

We looked like we were going to have our second defeat of the season but we rallied and saved the day with a hard fought half, 4/4 a good result for an away match.

  

Ray and I had a up and down day we were 3 down, we then had a late surge and stood on the 17th tee 1 down with 2 to play only to be beat by a miracle shot from the opposition's Jim who played a magnificent shot from the other fairway over the trees to land on the green 2 putts and game over.

 

It was a two tee start with the last three pairs going off the 17th, we were all in and sitting down for lunch at 2.15pm, the food was very good and only cost £16.00!

Looking forward to the rest of the season.

 

Captain Jim and Organiser Ray

 

Comment from Ray Smart - Organiser

"Captain Jim managed a good speech with a very funny joke to finish off an excellent day".

Home Match v Bourn - 17th April 2018

At last, the dawn broke on a sunny home match day against our old adversaries from Bourn Golf Club. Optimism was high; we had a strong team so maybe this was the occasion when we could win back the Christening Scroll. A trophy contested between our 2 clubs each year over a home and away leg since 2011.

A week of dry, relatively warm weather had transformed the JOG course which, from the clubhouse conservatory looked green and manicured. But looks can be deceptive. The fairways remained soft and the rough had become ball-hidingly and club snaggingly long and thick, and anything straying off the fairway or just 2 metres off the green risked being lost. So when a stiff breeze picked up half way through the round, staying on the fairway became very challenging.

In the end, only one JOG pairing, Steve Cooper and Neil Pinnington, tasted clear victory while 2 other matches were halved. So a final ignominious result of a loss 2-6 was the outcome. So, lots to do in the away match at Bourn on 26 July where a victory of 6½-1½ or better will see the scroll returned to its rightful place. GAME ON!

Bill Walker - Organiser

Home Match v Aspley Guise Willmotts - 10th April 2018

I am very pleased to be able to report that our home match against Aspley Guise was played on the Carthagena Course today in DRY weather. It was so nice to finish and put the gear away without everything being soaking wet.

The match went very well led by Captain Jim who managed to talk to just about everybody before he teed off!! We all played very good golf and finished the match with the best score of the season and a resounding win to JOG 7.1/2 to 1/2 and guess who got the half.... Captain Jim and myself.

Dinner was served at 4pm it was an excellent meal and enjoyed by all.

The team are looking forward to playing the away match next week hopefully in the sunshine.

Ray Smart - Organiser