Malc Williams Wins Cheverton Cup

The first competition of May was the Veterans Stableford on Friday the 2nd with consistently high scoring from the 28 entries bringing the competition standard scratch down to 66, Peter Scott ran out the winner with 40 points off his 21 handicap. Second place went to Mike Dowsett (18) with 38 points followed by Steve Goodman (20) in third with 37 points beating Ken Bebbington, Derek Worsley and Gerry Bolton on count back all with the same points.



This marks the halfway point of the Ogle Tankards with Frank Gregory still retaining the lead with 196 points but with Ray Cooke (the current holder) moving menacingly into second spot with a solid 36 points cutting Frank’s lead from 14 to a mere 4 points the competition is stepping up not to mention John Mew lurking ominously in third place.



Saturday saw a club match against mainland Wellow with the Freshwater team victorious five games to one, this subsequently reduced the entries in the medal to only 26. Scoring was however still impressive with Gary Cooke (16) returning the best round of the day to take first place in the Division 2 ahead of two players on 68, Cliff Sanders (19) taking second place from Michael Black (18) on the back nine.



In Division 1 the scoring was almost as good from the single figure players; Keith Wright (6) shot a net 66 and the lowest gross to finish three shots clear of second placed Steve Orchard (8) on 69 with third place going to Simon Smith (5) on nett 71.



An excellent turnout of for the Cheverton Cup on Sunday 4th May saw 59 entries in the men only 20 handicap limited event with additional ladies playing a fun competition and nearest the pin prizes as well, overall winner of the trophy was Malc Williams playing off 17 handicap and returning a nett 65. Lowest nett of the day went to Steven Cooke (25) carding a 64 for first place in Division 2, second was Malc Williams with his 64 and in third place was Dennis Smith (20) on 69 on the better back nine from Peter Cooper (16) and John Riddelsdell (20). Sixty nine was the best score that big guns of Division 1 could manage; first place on count back went to Keith Wright (6) from second placed Kevin Garrett (6) and Miles Oldershaw (10) in third all scoring the same nett.



Young Steven Cooke put another good round together on the Bank Holiday Monday, partnering his father Gary and fellow junior Kasey Tuckey they finished first in the Yellow Ball Stableford with 81 points. Second place went to the team of Chris West, Kevin Garrett and Dennis Smith only two points behind on 78.



Results of the Winter Competitions show a good spread of members with Kevin Garrett and Club Captain Bill Hinchen beating Stuart Morris and Cliff Sanders in the final of the four ball better ball knockout. A worthy mention goes to the losing semi final pairings of John Burke and Chris Tansley, as well as Graham Wells and Keith Wright who lost to the eventual winners.



The winter eclectic was a close run thing with Dave Wilkins (14) coming out the eventual winner with a nett 59 off of half handicap. John Riddelsdell (20) finished second on 60 beating Steve Sargeant on count back with Dick Downes and Richard Couse narrowly missing out on prize money each with a nett 61.



Pieter Sheldon won the singles knock out Jacom Trophy beating Nick Punter in the final, losing semi finalists were Myles Taylor and Adam Keen.

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WEST AND JONES SOAR WITH 42 POINTS

The midweek stableford held on Wednesday 23^rd April saw 21 entries with excellent scores of 42 points winning in both divisions helping to take the Competition Standard Scratch down to 66. Chris West (13) took first place in Division 1 for 0 to 14 handicaps, second went to Kev Garrett scoring 38 points off of 6 handicap and Derek Worsely (14) finished third on 37.

Similar scores in Division 2 for 14 to 28 players with Kevin Jones (24) finishing on top scoring 42 points and Ken Bebbington taking second with 38. Dave Richards (20) took third place with 37 points beating Richard Couse (18) on the back nine.

This months Monthly Medal was played on Saturday 26^th April with a smaller than normal field due to a dozen players representing the Club in a match against Bramshott Hill with Freshwater victorious six matches to one. Top of the single division for the twenty eight entries was Michael Black (19) with a very useful nett 66 closely followed by Nick Riby (12) on 67 and Kevin Miles (14) in third spot with a 68. Frank Ing (13) carded a 69 to take fourth spot on the back nine from John Veal (14) and Derek Wright (4) who picked up a consolation prize for the lowest gross.

In the Sunday Stableford on the 27^th thunder and lightening disrupted early competitors with only ten players completing their rounds, first place went to Brandon Thompson returning 39 points off of his five handicap one point ahead of six handicapper Kev Garrett with Shaun Clark (25) finishing in third place on 36 points.

Arthur Ford Quaiche

On Sunday 20^th April the Arthur Ford Quaiche, which is open to all playing members, was played as a start timed event with sixty six entries following its postponement due to the snow blizzards of two weeks ago. The trophy was first played for in 1999 in memory of long serving Club Treasurer and Past Captain Arthur Ford who was known to be partial to a drop of malt and as a fitting tribute a bottle of his favourite McCallan always figures in the prizes, this year it went to Dick Downes for nearest the pin on the 14^th and was duly opened adding even more merriment to the proceedings.

The Ladies first prize went to Joan Martin scoring 34 points playing off of 34 handicap closely followed by Sheila Francis (17) a point behind with Claire Hearn (30) a further point adrift on 32.

The best the Men could do was to gain fourth place overall with the top three places going to juniors – no doubt in top form due to two weeks of solid golf during the Easter holidays. Twenty handicapper Bob Godden scored a very useful 39 points to take fourth spot ahead of John Veal (13) on 38 in fifth with Barry Crooke (12) and John Crosbie (8) tying on 37 points in joint sixth.

Special mention must be made of up and coming Junior Lady Sammi Keen (23) who out hitting most of the men finished in joint second on 40 points with fellow Junior David Hartley (20). The trophy was comprehensively run by a margin of six points by 15 year old Kasey Tuckey with an excellent 46 points playing off 18 handicap, he commented in his winner’s speech how pleased he was to win but also to beat his 5 handicap father off of scratch.

Freshwater Ladies competed in the Hampshire Past Captains event at Corhampton the following day with pairing of Rita Smith and Val Kimber leading the tournament right up till the last group off the course who piped them to the gross trophy by a single point but still managing to bring home the handicap prize.

The Mid Week Medal played on Wednesday 16^th April saw forty three entries with the best score of the day coming from David Hartley in Division 2 returning a nett 62 off his then 23 handicap. Second place went to Pieter Sheldon (16) with a 65 followed by Dennis Smith (21) 66 in third and Peter Dawson (23) taking fourth place with nett 67.

In Division 1 the big guns figured highly only to be ousted from the top spot by an old stager, Keith Wright (6) managed to pip Richard Frost (5) to third place on the back nine with both players returning creditable 68s. Second place went to Derek Wright (4) on 67 while first place by two clear shots went to Bill Lavers with a nett 65 playing off 12 handicap.

Results 26th March to 13th April

The Mid Week Medal played on 26^th March saw Club Captain Bill Hinchen take pride of place in the first division with an excellent 64 off of his 6 handicap, second place went to Keith Wright also off 6 who beat Keith Brown (17) in to third on the back nine with both players returning nett 68 as did Derek Wright (4) and Dave Morey (17).

In Division 2 Mike Back carded an excellent 63 off his 23 handicap only to be beaten on count back from a very inform Gordon Day (26), third place went to Ken Bebbington (18) with a 68 easing out Pete Bryan (19) on count back with the same score.

Due to poor weather conditions the Saturday Medal played on 29^th March had only 16 entries and was declared a Reductions Only with Steven Cooke (25) returning the best nett round of the day with a 74 in Division 2 beating fellow Junior Kasey Tuckey (20) who scored a 75. Seventy five was also the best Division 1 players could muster from Derek Wright (4) taking first spot with second going to Dave Wilkins (15) on 78.

The weather perked up a bit for the Sunday Stableford with Derek Wright again taking first in Division 1 this time with 37 points on the back nine from Kevin Garrett (5) followed by Simon Smith in third returning 36 points again off of 5 handicap.

Young David Hartley (25) blew away all opposition in Division 2 with a great 44 points from Seniors Captain Ray Cooke (17) with a very creditable 40 points, while Steven Cooke (25) took third place beating Mike Hailes (16) on count back with both players returning 38 points. A mention in dispatches for Tony Hammonds who’s hole in one for five points on the third helped him to a total of 33 points.

The first competition of April was a better ball stableford played on Wednesday 2^nd with father and son pairing of Simon Smith and Kasey Tuckey taking first place with 46 points from Pieter Sheldon and James with 43 points. Third and fourth places were split on 42 points with Dave Wilkins and Ken Bebbington seeing off Kevin Garrett and Derek Wright on the back nine.

Friday 4^th April saw Ken Bebbington (18) again in the frame, this time finishing first in the Veterans Stableford with 38 points from second placed Pete Cooper (15) on 37. Third and fourth places were decided on count back with two players tied on 36 points, honours going Frank Gregory (25) and John Mew (13) respectively.

Fine scoring in both divisions for the Saturday Medal on the 5^th April with Tony Keen first in Division 1 with a nett 63 off of 11 handicap closely followed by Richard Frost (5) returning the lowest gross and a nett 65. Third place went to Fred Smith (12) with a 69 whist John Veal (14) took fourth spot with a 70 beating fellow fourteen handicapper Hugh Morrison on count back.

Scoring in Division 2 was even better with Gordon Day carding a nett 62 off of 25 for first spot, Pete Miller (16) took second with a 66 beating Kasey Tuckey (20) on the back nine, making Paul Gardner’s 68 for fourth spot seem almost mundane.

Due to a serious covering of snow at 8am on the Sunday the Arthur Ford Quaiche was called off and players returned to the clubhouse where the event was postponed to the Sunday 20^th April amazingly the course was clear of snow with members and green fees happily play the course at lunchtime.

More spring like conditions prevailed for the Wednesday Stableford on the 9^thApril with nearly 40 entries, best score of the day was returned by Ryan Harmer (28), one of the up and coming Juniors, returning an excellent 44 points to take first place in Division 2 from second placed Pete Bryan (19) on 41. Third place went to Kevin Jones (24) on the back nine from Ken Bebbington (17) both returning 39 points.

In Division 1 40 points was the best in with Dave Wilkins (15) taking first place ahead of Derek Wright (4) on the back nine and Nat Riddett (8) finishing in third place with 38 points.

The Par competition on Saturday 12^th April saw 20 players struggle against difficult conditions with the best score returned only level with the course returned by Kevin Garrett to pick up first place in Division 1 followed by Graham Wells (10) on one down in second place and Stuart Morris (also playing off ten) four down in third place. Division 2 players fared even worse with two down taking first and second places going to Kasey Tuckey (19) and John Burke (13) respectively, there was also a tie for third and fourth places with David Hartley (23) beating Dave Morey (15) on count back.

Blustery conditions continued with 25 entries in the Stableford on Sunday 13^th, Division 1 was won by Tony Keen (10) with 36 points and John Burke featured again this time in second place with 35 points, count back was once more in operation for third place with Nick Punter (11) scoring 34 points and holding off Keith Wright and Simon Smith on the same score. Division 2 winner Roger Thomas (18) managed a respectable 38 points as did second placed John Riddelsdell (38) who lost on the back nine, with Ken Bebbington (17) coming third with 34 points.

This week sees the first of the Freshwater Bay Golf Club FREE taster sessions where anyone interested in taking up the game is giving instruction by our Profession James Veal on the practice area before being taken out for a four hole introductory round. Should you wish to try your hand at the golf then please ring the Clubhouse on 01983 752955 to book your FREE session

GARRETT HAS BUMPER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Seventy eight players took advantage of the fine weather and a course in
excellent condition to compete in Ernie's Two Ball Scramble on Bank Holiday
Monday. Nearest the pin on the 14th hole was held for most of the day by
Tony Keen that was until his son Adam almost last out had a go and put his
tee shot to 7ft to claim the prize. Not to be out done Mum Sue Keen was also
in fine form taking second place in the Ladies section with a nett 69.2
partnered by Ann Smith, first place went to Pat Long and Claire Hearn with a
67.4.



Scoring was extremely competitive with the first four pairs all with in a
shot and a half of each other, Kevin Garrett and Kevin McArthur took pride
of place overall with an excellent nett 61 only a quarter of a shot ahead of
second place John Veal and Barry Hunter. Third place went to Derek Wright
and Kasey Tuckey returning a 62.2 with Paul Gardner and Barry Crook in
fourth on 62.4.



Kevin Garrett (6) also performed well in the Sunday Stableford the day
before taking first place in Division 1 with 36 points, a good round in
itself considering the weather and the fact that the Competition Standard
Scratch went up from 68 to 70, second place going to Derek Wright (4) with
33 points and brother Keith picking up third spot with 31 points off of his
six handicap.



Division 2 produced the highest score of the day with Pieter Sheldon (17)
taking the honours with 37 points followed by John Riddelsdell (21) on 32
and finally John Meredith (23) in third on 31 points.



The Mid Week Stableford played on Wednesday 19th March saw 34 entries split
into two divisions with Richard Couse (18) recording the best round of the
day to take first place in Division 2 with 39 points, in second was Pete
Bryan (19) with 37 points and Mark Pearce (26) in third with 34. Division 1
was a close run thing with John Veal scoring 36 points off of 14 handicap to
finish a shot ahead of second placed Derek Wright (4) on 35 getting the
better of Keith Wright (6) on count back.

PETE BRYAN MAKES THE MOST OF THE GOOD WEATHER

Due to inclement weather this week only one competition was played; the Saturday Stableford on the 15th March which had 32 entries which was split into two divisions – Div 1 0-13 handicap and Div 2 for players in the range 14-28.


Nick Riby (12) took first place in Division One narrowly beating Les Mew (13) on count back with both players returning 38 points. Third place went to Kevin Garrett with 37 points playing off five handicap with three players tied for fourth place on 36 points Keith Wright (12), Colin Jones (13) and Richard Frost (5).


In Division Two Pete Bryan made the most of the fine weather returning 40 points off his 20 handicap (now 19!) to take pride of place ahead of no less than three 14 handicappers, Kevin Miles finished in second place on 38 points, third going to Hugh Morrison with 37 and finally Dave Wright in fourth scoring 36 points.

CONVINCING WIN SEES KEITH WRIGHT CUT TO SIX

This week the Mid Week Medal at Freshwater Bay was won convincingly by Keith Wright with a nett 63 reducing his handicap down to six, second and third places in Division One were fought over by the Captain and Vice Captain with Club Captain Bill Hinchen (6) having to step aside for his Vice Barry Hunter (13) on count back with both players carding 66s’. Thirty members entered the event with Division Two being won by Pete Miller (16) with a 67 followed by Bob Godden (21) on 68 and third place won on the back nine by Ray Cooke (16) from Ken Johnson (19) both players finishing on 71.



The March Veterans Stableford was played on Friday 7th March with the first three players all reducing their playing handicaps, of the twenty eight entries Ken Johnson again featured this time in pole position with the best stableford round of the week an excellent 42 points one point ahead of John Hill (26) on 41 with third place going to Peter Warr (19) scoring 38 points. No change at the top of the Ogle Tankards with Frank Gregory still leading with 134 points but last years winner Ray Cooke moves menacingly into second place with 130 points ahead of John Mew on 124 in third spot.



Only fifteen players competed in the Monthly Medal on Saturday due to inclement weather and the scoring was justifiably high with the competition classed as a reduction only. Four handicap Derek Wright took first place and the prize for lowest gross with his net 72 while two players tied on 73 with Colin Jones (10) picking up second place on count back from John Burke (12).



Sunday saw the return of better weather and subsequently better scoring from the thirty three players in the Stableford competition. Highest score of the day was returned by Malc Williams (18) in Division Two taking first place with 41 points, second went to Gordon Day on 39 and third to Frank Gregory with 35 points. In Division One Nick Punter took pride of place with 40 points off twelve handicap followed by Peter Cooper (16) in second with 38 points. Four players tied on 34 points with Simon Fisher (14) finishing in third place beating Graham Wells, Nick Riby and Keith Wright on count back

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