Seniors Trophy Friday October 25th 2013

Jim attempts a long putt on the 4th hole………

Friday saw the final major competition of the year, and the early starters were hampered by fog. But this soon cleared into another sunny day, with a breeze which has been absent in the last few weeks. 72 players took part, with 53 in the seniors, yet another busy day. The competition was split into 2 divisions, which were basically seniors (55 & over) and non seniors. Ladies were included into both overall competitions.

The captain, Paul Briggs continued his recent run of good form, and went one better than last year when he was the runner up.

Seniors

1st   Paul Briggs………….39pts

2nd  Geoff Lightie……….38pts

3rd  Dave Dale…………….36pts (on countback)

4th  Ray Rollett……………36pts

Non seniors

1st  Dave Knight………….41pts

2nd Alison Valentine…..38pts

3rd Anthony Howell…….34pts

Paul Briggs with sponsor Sandy Simpson……..

Paul Knight was the best junior (under 55!)……………

Next week is a pairs betterball competition.

Barry

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Ryder cup qualifiers & IRM offer

Here are the qualifiers for the Ryder Cup at Aguilon. We have 3 society members on the list:
Dave Lloyd, Peter Beatt and Paddy McKee. Well done to them all.

POINTS HANDICAP SHIRT SIZE
1ST CHRIS BAKER 39 6.2 XL
2ND BRIAN GYER 39 18.3
3RD GLYN OMBLER 38 5.7 XXXL
4TH PETER BEATT 38 10.8 XL
5TH TONY REDSTON 38 16.5 XXXL
6TH DAVE SIMPSON 38 16.1
7TH NICK POGSON 37 18.4 XL
8TH DAVE LLOYD 37
9TH ALAN CHIPPENDALE 36 14.8
10TH STEVE WILLINGHAM 36 8.1 L
11TH LEE COXEN 36 11.5
12TH RAY DIXON 36 XXL
13TH ADRIAN LAWRENCE 36 16.6 XXL
14TH PAUL HOLLEY 36 10.4 XXXL
15TH GORDON BATCHELOR 36 10.4 L
16TH ANN LAWRENCE 35 20.4
17TH DAVE SHARP 35 5.1 XL
18TH BILL GIBB 35 8.4 XL
19TH PAT GARRIGAN 34 20.3 XL
20TH TONY HARWIN 34 13.8 L
21ST GEORGE GIBSON 34 19.3 XXL
22ND JOHN HAYDON 34 17.3 XL
23RD CAROLINE WILLINGHAM 34 8.5 M
24TH BRIAN EVERITT 34 13.7 XL
25TH KEVIN BIRCHER 33 15
26TH LES RAUFER 33 19.5 XXL
27TH MARK DANSON 33 4
28TH PHIL MILES 33 11.9
29TH ANN MILES 33 25.3
30TH RENO PALAGANO 33 22.2
31ST NORMAN WHIBLEY 33 12.6
32ND PADDY MCKEE 33 14.1 L
33RD DERRICK STEPHENSON 33 9.8

Below find the latest offer from IRM to be played at Mar Menor.

Dear Golfer,

We are holding the Grand Final of the IRM Golf Experience tour at Mar Menor Golf on the Saturday the 23rd of November.

There will be 3 categories.

Prizes for winners, a cocktail after golf and a raffle.

Entry Fee:

€25 Members and Golf Right Holders

€40 Residents

€50 Public
Please see the attached flyer for more information.

If you are interested in playing please respond to this email.

Many Thanks,

Christopher Ahern Comercial de Golf

Tel. (+34) 626 346 853 | e-mail cahern@irmgolfexperience.com

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Viking Cup (part 3) evening presentation

The golf was followed by a great night out at Mariano’s restaurant in Camposol A which was attended by 122 players, families and friends, where the result was announced and prizes given to the individual winners.

a nice presentation table……..

Billy & Robert had the best score……….

Les & Mr Captain lost out on countback………

Multiple winner Birgit and Ylva were 3rd…….

Les was nearest in 2 on the 8th……

Helge was nearest on 17………..

Cath’s input in arranging the evening was recognised……

the winners celebrate……..

Les & Phil both won their games………

122 people attended the evening and were entertained by Dave Rawson, hypnotist. He made it clear that no one would be forced to be part of the act and gave the suitable subjects the option to return to their seat if they so wished. He settled on 6 volunteers and each of them were put under the influence and asked to do strange things!

They were baking in the sun, then freezing cold. They were back at school as 6 year olds pulling faces behind the teachers back and laying square eggs! Martina made an impression as a translator of Klingon in a star wars sketch. She also didn’t know the number 4 existed. This meant when she counted her fingers she had 11 or 12! She didn’t think that this was strange!

these were the chosen ones………

they were really out cold……..

no, it really wasn’t that boring!……..

a really hot day in Spain………..

cuddling up as it is now minus degrees………..

imagine a very funny joke……….

all dab hands at milking cows…….

quite difficult to lay a square egg……….

got all the numbers on £14 million lottery!……..

stuffing £100 notes everywhere………….

everyone wants a good view……….

fascinating………

Jim can see naked women……

Martina is the translator ….. Klingon to Irish……….

the band were really going for it…….

unfortunately Jim’s sax became stuck to his lips…….

James Bond has his gun cocked as he sets off to rescue the heroine……

after drinking the magic potion Jim & Martina realise what has happened……

now the disco…….

midnight was Helen’s birthday…….

A great night all round, and we look forward to the next.

Barry

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Viking Cup (part 2)

Too many pictures to post on the results blog so here are some more…………………

Another report tomorrow on the evening presentation and entertainment tomorrow.

Barry

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Viking Cup Tuesday October 22nd 2013

the organisers…..Jan H Olsen, Jan Skjold, Dave Lloyd, Graham White…..

The masses of players descending on Condado this week could only mean one thing – it’s the Viking Cup!  Developing from a humble challenge match of 14  players each side, and first played off site at Saurines 3 years ago, the match has become a monster, with 88 players filling the course for a shotgun start (and reserves on standby) for this 4th annual event. It must rank as the premier event of the society calendar, and has been recognised as such with its elevation to ‘major trophy’ status. All week the range has been full all day with golfers trying to up their game to a new level in order to win the crucial points for their team.

getting used to the very fast greens……

The successful format from last year was used again. The pairs with the highest points total in each game earned 10 bonus points, and the top 35 scores from each team were added to that. There were prizes for the best pair, individual and nearest the pin, but obviously the prime objective was the overall team score to win the Viking Cup.

Everything went off perfectly, the organisation was spot on, and the weather was just right for October golf with cloud cover making temperatures ideal. All the players were treated to free tapas and drinks after the golf at the clubhouse, which was sponsored by the society. IRM provided free buggies on the day and also gave us a voucher for 2 players.

they drink as a team…….

Also thanks go to the shirt sponsors (Tore Johnsen, Phil Marlow and Clover/Condado Club). Both teams looked very smart in their red and white polos.

UK & Ireland very smart in their new team shirts………

Scandinavia same colours in reverse…….

The result was in the balance until the presentation, both teams having important wins, and good individual scoring on both sides. Jan made the introductions, and revealed the winners of the individual and pairs prizes. He then handed over to Dave to announce the final result – I thought this meant that Dave was going to present the cup to Jan – but……..

the winners are UK & Ireland!

Jan presents the cup to Dave……….

The venue erupted on one side of the restaurant as we realised we had the cup back! The vikings were very gracious in congratulating us on our win (as we have been for the last 2 years), but now the series stands at 2 -2 and it makes it even more exciting for next years competition. We have already been asked when names are accepted for next years competition!

UK/Ireland team and supporters celebrate the news they have won……

Winners

UK & Ireland

Team scores

UK & Ireland team score

won 13 halved 1……………….135pts
Top 35 scores………………..1106pts
Total………………………………..1241pts

Scandinavia team score
won  8  halved 1……………….85pts
Top 35 scores………………..1080pts
Total………………………………..1165pts

Individual

Men
Rune Wingsternes……………….38pts (on countback)

Ladies
Birgit Petersen……………………38pts

Pairs

1st Billy Drake & Robert Beaton………….71pts (on countback)

2nd Les Hurren & Paul Briggs…………….71pts

3rd Birgit Pedersen & Ylva Johnsen…….70pts

Nearest pin

Men
hole 8…………………..Les Hurren
hole 17………………….Helge Kristoffersen

Ladies
hole 3…………………..Birgit Pedersen
hole 15………………….Birgit Pedersen

UK & Ireland team of Billy Drake and Robert Beaton were the best pair……..

Rune Wingsternes won the individual mens prize………

Birgit cleaned up, winning the ladies prize, both nearest the pins & 3rd in the pairs……

I will post more pictures tomorrow, along with more details on the amazing hypnosis show we saw presented by Dave Rawson. Several well known society members got up, and had the audience in stitches! A raffle was held in aid of CPR, and €510 was raised for this worthy cause.

Friday is another major trophy – the Condado seniors. The start sheet had been filled by Monday (a maximum 76 players) and several have been unable to get a game. Numbers have been amazing in October with 78 for the Apollo Air, 88 for the Viking Cup, and 76 this Friday. Even Mondays and Wednesdays have exceeded 20 players. If you want to be certain of a game contact bookings@cdagolf.com

More tomorrow

Barry

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Apollo Air individual stableford Friday October 18th 2013

buggyland………..

A record 78 players took part in this month’s Apollo Air competition which was played in perfect conditions. 24 players had to start on the 10th tee as the original start sheet filled up quickly. With so many players the organisation of the event proved difficult with entry fees and membership money needing to be collected. This is a problem with no permanent volunteer to collect the money, so we have asked for volunteers to tee off at the end so they can manage this important duty. Several have offered to join a rota, and if anyone else feels they can help please contact a member of the committee.

Geoff Lightie won at 1st attempt…..maybe course isn’t that hard!…..

The results were:

Apollo Air winner

Geoff Lightie…………………41pts (on countback)

1st division

1st   Paul Briggs…………………..38pts (on countback)

2nd Daniel Markenfeldt………38pts

3rd  Eugene Reynolds…………38pts

4th  Steve Locker………………..37pts

2nd division

1st   Garry Elder………………….39pts

2nd  Steve Freiberg……………..38pts (on countback)

3rd  Peter Mitchell……………….38pts

4th  Dave Rollett………………….35pts

Ladies

1st  Fran Hobson………………..41pts

2nd Bernie Twomey……………30pts

Mr Captain is on all the photos but this one is just for him as 1st division winner…….

Garry Elder won division 2……….

Fran wins ladies, just pipped for top prize…….

plenty of profit for intercontinental on Fridays…………

Phil has devised a computer program which will improve the process of working out the winners each week and it has proved successful on trial today. It will automatically update the handicap list which will then just need printing.

Send any request for a booking to bookings@cdagolf.com. This will go to Dave Rollett who will take full responsibility for that role. Any request to any other committee member will be forwarded to him so deal direct with Dave to streamline the process.

Sandy & Dorothy donated a basket of balls for a sweep to guess how many were in – this raised 50 euros for CPR and the winner was Paddy McKee.

We had a draw for the monthly members draw for September and October. The winners were:

September…………..346 – Geoff Cole

October……………….516   Paul Knowles

These must be claimed by November 17th 2013 (bookings@cdagolf.com)

Players going to Aguilon on Monday meet at Al Kasar car park at 09.00 to arrange transport.

10.40 Jim Alwell, Peter Beatt, Les Hurren

10.50 Peter Ridley, Paddy McKee, Anthony Howell, Anthony McAdam

11.00 Lynda Lloyd, Colin Lloyd, Lee Hobson, Fran Hobson

Arrangements for the Viking Cup on Tuesday are now complete. Find out pairings and tees in Clover 7.30 pm Monday night. Green fees etc must be paid in advance on the night. Also collect team shirts then, none will be given out on the day.

Next week is the Seniors trophy and already the sheet is nearly full, so if you want to play be quick to add your name as spaces are limited and no more times are available.

Barry

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offers

Lorca Golf Resort is going to give you and exceptional offer for playing Lorca Golf Resort from the 16^th till the 27^th of October.

 

·        30€ Gf 18 holes and sharing buggy

·        25€ Gf 18 holes for walkers.

 

For more info and bookings please contact us! 968 11 35 35 / infogolf@lorcaresort.com

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