Christmas Fayre and Baz Backhouse Trophy, December 20 2022

 

Seniors Captain Algy Grimes presents winner Nigel Underwood with the Baz Backhouse Trophy

The snow melted, the sun came out and 72 seniors celebrated the return of golf after a week of hibernation with a shotgun start on the Carthagena course to compete for the ever-popular Christmas Fayre and Baz Backhouse Trophy.

The 72 entrants had been on tenterhooks all week as a blanket of snow covered the two courses. The chances of playing the competition looked slim as the icy grip continued.

The seniors committee scratched their heads and came up with a Plan B. With a fridge full of meat prizes which would not keep it was decided to meet in the clubhouse and raffle the prizes off. Some even thought this would enhance their chances of winning!

Then, on the day before the competition,  came the breakthrough we had all been hoping for. Yes the Carthagena course would be playable so it was all systems go.

What  would the scores be like with 18 temporary greens? Well, as it turned out, remarkably high.

In first place with 47 points, four ahead of his nearest rival, was Nigel Underwood. Three birdies and 13 pars. Well done Nigel.

In second place with 43 points was Terry Domagala and in third place, on countback, was Dave Wrench with 42 points.

Commiserations to Nick Schumann and Peter Wade who also came in with 42 points but narrowly missed out on a podium place.

In all, 39 players scored 36 points or more. Maybe it shows how much we have missed our golf during the enforced break.

And after the golf? A pre-Christmas festive atmosphere with everyone enjoying a drink on the Seniors Captain Algy Grimes and a guaranteed prize, which included cuts of meat, bottles of wine, cases of beer, chocolates and biscuits. No wonder this is one of the calendar’s most popular events.

Before the prizegiving Algy awarded trophies to 2022 winners who were unable to attend the annual presentation dinner and a thank you bottle to Jim Kerr for helping to organise the roll-ups.

Second place: Terry Domagala

Third place: Dave Wrench

Michael Newstead: Four Ball Better Ball Trophy

Paul Jones: John Freedman Annual Medal Trophy

Jim McIlwaine: Jubilee Trophy

Clive Bassindale: Gordon Percival Team Trophy and Green Tilley Singles K/O Trophy

Tony Goodson: Foursomes K/O Trophy runner up

Richard Herbert: Third place in the Golfer of the Year Competition 

Jim Kerr: thanked for helping to organise the roll-ups

Ian Riches: Green Tilley Singles K/O runner up

Frosty roll-up December 8 2022

 Nine intrepid seniors braved below zero temperatures rather than go Christmas shopping! First prize, with 38 points, was won by Andy Brown and Blog Editor Tony Lloyd.

Seniors Captain Algy Grimes did not play but made a special journey to thank roll-up organisers Anthony Bell and Peter Salmon for their efforts which he rewarded with a bottle of wine. David Barlow was thanked at the Presentation Evening on Tuesday and Jim Kerr will receive his bottle of wine in due course.

Annual Presentation Dinner December 6 2022

One of the highlights of the Senior Section year took place in the Burgoyne Suite when 2022 winners stepped up to receive their trophies from Club Captain Rob Bage and Senior Section Captain Algy Grimes.

The evening started with the unveiling of a cheque to the Senior Captain's Charity, the UK Sepsis Trust, for £4,060. Algy announced that, with gift aid, the total raised for the charity this year was £6,594.54.

Senior Section Treasurer Richard Coventry and Captain Algy Grimes with the charity cheque

Andy Brown receives the Four Ball Better Ball Trophy which he won with Michael Newstead

Winners of the Ken Robinson Texas Scramble: David Crosby, Steve Collins, Richard Knell and Alban Macdonald

 Peter Imray: winner of the Rex Cleaver Championship Trophy and Bessant/East Scratch Trophy

Reg Batson Aggregate Trophy winner Dominic Murphy

Keith Fuller, winner of the Annual Stableford Trophy

Tony Walters, who won the Whitbread Member and Guest Trophy with Simon Harden

Algy Grimes and Rob Bage, winners of the Captains v Vice-Captains Shield

Rob Bage, winner of the Kethro Tray Captains Trophy

Peter Imray, winner of the Jim Peacock Away Day Trophy

Daryl Hayler, winner of the Bailiff Shield

Chris Roy, winner of the Martin Ives Memorial Shield

Gordon Percival Team Trophy won by George Burnham and James Stirling pictured, and Clive Bassindale

Philip Armstrong, winner of the Leo Pickett Two Clubs and a Putter Shield

Paul Jeeves, winner of the Neville Hoole Autumn Singles Stableford Trophy

Sue Lee, Juniors Organiser, collects the TSB Trophy won by the Juniors against the Seniors

Seniors Vice Captain Jonathan Lean, winner of the Arthur Lucas Cup

Christopher Walker, winner of the Holmwood Plate knockout

Richard Westergreen-Thorne, winner of the Baz Backhouse Christmas Fayre 2021 Trophy

Paul Clark and Fergus Moynihan, winners of the Foursomes Knockout Trophy

Alban Macdonald who, with Tony Goodson, was a Foursomes Knockout runner-up

Golfer of the Year: Barry Donovan

Second place in the Golfer of the Year competition, Rob Bage

Fourth place in the Golfer of the Year Competition Peter Imray

Fifth place in the Golfer of the Year Competition Richard Cobb

Algy thanks Master of Ceremonies David Wood for organising the presentation evening

Algy thanks David Barlow for his help organising the Tuesday/Thursday roll-ups