Captains Weekend – Pre Prep

Whilst most people were in work today the Captain, Chairman of Match & Handicap and Chairman of Greens were out and about in the wet conditions working together to set up the course for Mr Captains special weekend in July.

Working together with the Captain both the M&H and Greens committee plan to deliver a weekend course that offers something specially unique, will challenge both young and old, high and low and sets out the biggest club competition of the year from all other majors.

A quick reminder

The list of qualifiers so far is now on the notice board in the locker room.  We would be grateful if everyone that has qualified could indicate their preferred tee time on the sheet or indicate that they are not available for the weekend.

Play well Helsby!

Presidents Day 2016

After the biblical rains during the week competitors arrived Saturday morning to a dry and well presented course.  While shops at Cheshire Oaks remained closed, as well as many local roads Helsby showed little signs that  any rain had actually fallen.  After the rains work had been undertaken to drain the new pond that had formed in front of 17 as well as many bunkers, with greens spiked and double cut on Friday and Saturday morning.  Praise indeed to our Greens Team and committee who worked to achieve a fine result.  Although it played long, greens were receptive and club President Jimmy Potter was delighted to host his day and surprised by the scores that transpired.

From the early starters Mark Poland posted a remarkable 71 gross, 67 net recovering well after a double at 3.  Tony Archer would follow with a 66 bettered thereafter by Eddy Cottrell who could have gone even better but suffered at 14 and 17 before posting a solid par at 18.  Playing with the Captain and placing last week Simon Chadwick again showed good form to join the ever growing list of players breaking par.  It appeared for a time that early afternoon starter Glen Makin would take the title after his 64 constructed with a strong front nine and steady back nine including an unlikely birdie at 15 despite finding the right side rough.  Makins 64 didn’t stand long though as it was immediately bettered by Chair of Greens and all round good guy Peter Simpson who posted an unbelievably steady 69 gross, 63 net.  A barrage of pars along with birdies at 4 and 5 and a dropped shot at 8 was all Simpson needed as he made a mockery of a course playing longer and harder than the card stated, with a surprising CSS of 70.  Simpson took home a beautiful wine decanter and two champagne flutes care of his win and best gross thanks to the generosity of our President but most importantly his win is immortalised on Helsbys honours board.

Full results can be viewed here

OOM & Eclectic – Update

Another competition another chance to earn Order of Merit and Eclectic points.

OOM

We have a new leader, last years winner Simon Pay takes over number one spot after his 3rd place in the Dave Kitchen Quaich.  Previous leader Charlie Fletcher failed to score any points this weekend which not only sees him lose top spot but has allowed Tom Rowland to gain ground in 3rd place.  Big mover Scott Butler sits nicely in forth overall after his weekend win with Lee Horton best of the rest improving his score with a solid 19th place finish on Sunday.  Still a long way to go though.

You can see the latest table Here

Eclectic

Another set of scores added to everyone’s eclectic and rounds being bettered all the time.  Tom Rowland under attack from Dave Pilkington improved his eclectic by 1 thanks to a birdie at 12.  Dave kept up the pressure improving his own eclectic with a par at the 4th to get his gross eclectic to 71, net 60.38 with 4 bogies still to eradicate.  Simon Pay has paid the price with his recent handicap reduction reducing his eclectic by 0.63 seeing him tumble to 6th.  Chair of Greens Peter Simpson is a new addition to the top 3 with John Sowerby leaping into 4th with a two shot improvement from previous rounds.

You can see the latest eclectic and plot your way to the top Here