Ladies Club Championship

Over the weekend the Manor witnessed the Ladies Club championships, with a good turn out the ladies set about their task on Saturday. Much fun was had by the Ball Spotter on the 10th for many different reasons but the 2 that spring to mind are Clare (5 Putt) Surgeon and Guilia (3 in the water) Lawless. I would however like to say a massive SORRY!!! to Aileen for not being covert enough at the front of the green.

With Day 1 over the leader board showed our Lady Captain (Clare Surgeon) leading by 3 from Judith Heffer who was another 2 shots clear of Pam Tyler.

Day 2 was played in rain on and rain off conditions, this was not reflected in the scores with most improving on day 1. It is time to mention the shot of the tournament, and a massive congratulations to Margaret Surgeon who simply (but not quietly) walked off the 13th tee with an ACE!

So to the result and it is the year of the Captains, following on from Graham Purnells victory in the Mens Club Championship, its time to congratulate our Ladies Captain, well done Clare Surgeon who shot a Nett 67 on Day 2 to win by 13 shots.

Pictured here is Proud Mum Margaret and Proud Daughter Clare - congratulations to you both on your respectvie success.



Ladies Club Handicap Championship

Pos	Name	Nett Score
1st	Clare Surgeon	-3
2nd	Stephanie McDonald	+10
3rd	Pam Tyler	+11

THEY DID IT - and in record time!

Yes its true - Pictured here (at 4:30am) from left to right are: Steve Coombes (best Mate), Graham Purnell (Captain), Colin McDonald (Vice Captain) and Stuart Lythell (substitute for DAD!) who completed 72 holes in just under 14 hours, and in doing so have raised approx £1100 for the captains charity! The average per round was 3 hrs 12 mins; so no more complaints about slow play! Can we also say a massive thanks to all those who have supported us in our efforts!

Summer Scramble - Late results

There I was; sat at my desk, and along comes this blokey Jeff! Why is my picture not on the blog! My response is not repeatable or printable. So here for the sake of not upsetting him any further are the Summer Scramble winners; Jeff Wright, Steve Dalby; Terry Martinelli and Paul Casey pictured with our Club Captain Graham Purnell!

There were 2 other winners on the day - Kev Cusick (longest drive on the 12th; pictured left)
and Jim Harrod (nearest the pin on the 13th, pictured below). Apparently Kevins shot was a bit special, however, Jim (allegedly) thinned his tee shot and turned away in disgust only for the ball to bury itself into the bottom bank – pop out of its pitch mark and roll to within 2 feet of the pin! Congratulations Jim, all that practice finally paid off!

OOM - Update after June Medal and Club Championships

Congratulations to Mark Heffer on a superb 64 in the June Medal, although the field was small, it was still a fantastic round.

June Medal

Pos	Player	Nett Score
1st	Mark Heffer	64
2nd	James Barratt	65
3rd	Steve Allen	67

Here is the latest from the OOM for 2007.

Men's Order of Merit Standings

1st	Colin McDonald	140 Pts
2nd	Terry Martinelli	118 Pts
3rd	Mark Heffer	98 Pts
4th	Steve Gay	81 Pts
=5th	Chris Leaf	78 Pts
=5th	Simon Evans	78 Pts
7th	Steve Allen	74 Pts
8th	Rhys Purnell	68 Pts
9th	Stuart Lythell	66 Pts
10th	Graham Purnell	64 Pts

Lee Jones Scratch Knock Out Trophy

The Lee Jones Knock Out is contested between the top eight placed competitors in the Scratch Club Championships. The draw is seeded according too finishing position with the Winner taking on the eighth placed; the Runner up taking on Seventh and so on! So here is how it all panned out;

Lee Jones Knockout First Round

Match No	Players
1	Graham Purnell (1) v Mark Riley (8)
2	Steve Barker (4) v Steve Dalby (5)
3	Stuart Lythell (2) v Darren Walpole (7)
4	Dave Bristow (3) v Colin McDonald (6)

Lee Jones Knockout Semi - Finals

Match No	Players
1	Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
2	Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4

All Done and Dusted

So the Club Championships came and went, some of us can remember the good, most just the bad. The tails of sorrow still echoing around the Club House as we left, Ricko still boasting about how he was the tallest in his 3 ball; Steve Barker wondering why on earth he stayed sober on Saturday! Mark Riley contemplating that Pink really is not his colour for Day 1, but the farmer Giles look works on Day 2!

Thanks to the green staff, who ensured the course was in excellent condition. Thanks to Oscar and Ben for some excellent pin positions and the pin position sheets (most useful on Saturday; however no so useful on Sunday). As always during these occasions a massive thanks to Bob and Val Walker without whom the weekend would not have been the success it was! And of course by no means least, a thanks to all those members who competed over the weekend, it was refreshing to see everyone participating on both days, irrespective of Day 1's performances!

So we come to the congratulations! The 2007 Club Handicap Champion is Steve Gay, congratulations and thoroughly deserved. Steve finished -8 with a Day 2 round of 64 (gross 83). Steve is pictured being presented with his prize by our Club Captian Graham Purnell.

Mens Club Handicap Championship

Pos	Name	Nett Score
1st	Steve Gay	-8
2nd	Terry Martinelli	-4
3rd	Colin McDonald	-1

The Club Champion for 2007 is Graham Purnell, a massive well done to Graham a first time winner, Graham came from 3 behind the leader after Day 1 to take the championship. Graham is pictured being presented his prize by Club Vice Captain Colin McDonald.

Mens Club Championship

Pos	Name
1st	Graham Purnell
2nd	Stuart Lythell
3rd	Dave Bristow

Club Championship Day 2 - Tee Times

Many thanks to all those who turned out today! Its all to play for! Special thanks to the ladies Pam Tyler; Jean Clarke; Guilia Lawless; Stephanie McDonald for ball spotting.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 2
10th June 2007
18 HOLE SINGLES MEDAL (SCRATCH & HANDICAP)

Time PIN Player Name

07:32 2622 Evans S.
07:32 2666 Glock M.

07:40 2381 Casey P.
07:40 2531 Clarke J.
07:40 1101 Leeds C.

07:48 2063 Kebble T.
07:48 1302 Leigh R.
07:48 2690 Wright J.

07:56 2517 Chapman G.
07:56 1825 Harrod J.
07:56 2145 Smith S.

08:04 2596 Attewell C.
08:04 1352 Cater T.
08:04 1230 Kennedy R.

08:12 2057 Bartlett S.
08:12 1270 Twigg M.
08:12 1159 Reading J.

08:20 1757 Allen S.
08:20 1894 Marshall D.
08:20 2485 Leaf C.

08:28 2423 Manley M.
08:28 2286 Purnell L.
08:28 1110 Mcilwham K.

08:36 1273 O'conner M.
08:36 2688 Foot R.
08:36 1647 Challis W.

08:44 1434 Anderson G.
08:44 2667 Butterworth M.
08:44 1168 Costantinou S.

08:52 2716 Martinelli D.
08:52 2274 Gay S.
08:52 2298 Heffer M.

09:00 2072 Trevillion B.
09:00 1164 Hayter A.
09:00 1360 O'Riordan T

09:08 1358 Rixon C.
09:08 2163 Callen I.
09:08 2736 Barker G.

09:16 2587 Riley M.
09:16 1010 Bristow D.
09:16 1672 Gillard P.

09:24 1353 Rowe J
09:24 2689 Martinelli T.
09:24 1562 Walpole D.

09:32 2210 Cutmore G.
09:32 2150 Mcdonald C.
09:32 2683 Dalby S.

09:40 2569 Lythell S. (Jnr)
09:40 2173 Purnell G.
09:40 1006 Barker S.