On a beautiful summer's afternoon 67 juniors turned out for the final extravaganza of the season with prizes galore to be won, not least the club championship awarded to the best gross score on the day. A record 29 gold competitors competed for the club championship which was won on a countback by Emma Harris who was 1 over par, as was Andrew Dixon. An excellent net score of 63 gave Ed Goulden the net prize with Jordie Lee taking the Silver with a superb 40 points over the 16 holes, Ciara Halton taking the Upper Bronze with 29 points over 9 holes, Katie Watterson the Bronze with 15 points over 6 holes and Harry Pack winning the flag competition with 27 shots over 6 holes. Harry now goes into the Bronze section with a handicap of 54 whilst Ciara and Rachel Hopkinson are elevated to the Silver category with new handicaps of 40.
The Order of Merit trophy fought for over the 22 week season saw Killian Conroy lift the trophy with an excellent 9.5 point average which means that he was rarely ever out of the top 5 in the competitions he played - great consistency.
The numerous prizes were presented to a packed club house after an excellent buffet enjoyed by all. Special presents were awarded to Anita Cairns on her birthday, the bar staff for their gargantuan efforts throughout the season and Suzie who is now going on maternity leave, we wish her all the best.
George Harris now signs off as junior captain after a very successful season for Peel junior golf which has seen its number of members rise to 100, the largest junior club on the island, and a variety of new and old competitions played in the year with our first ever bogey competition, a three club competition as well as the inaugural matchplay knockout competition.
Full results from the evening were as follows: -
Putting competitions Gold and Silver section: Winner Alex McAuley 15 putts Upper Bronze, Bronze and Non-handicap section: Winner Rachel Hopkinson 18 putts
Chipping competitions Gold and Silver section: Winner Ed Goulden 40 points won following a chip off Upper Bronze, Bronze and Non-handicap section: Winner Harry Pack 30 points won following a chip off
Longest drive competitions Gold and Silver section 18th hole: Winner Andrew Dixon Upper Bronze and Bronze section 1st hole: Winner Harry Daniels
Nearest the pin competition Gold and Silver section 10th hole: Winner Andrew Dixon Upper Bronze and Bronze section 6th hole: no winner as no-one got on the green in one
Gold section 29 competitors Gross scores Club Champion : Emma Harris 1 over par Second: Andrew Dixon 1 over par Third: Tom Harris 3 over par
Net Scores: Winner Ed Goulden 77 - 14 = 63 Alex McAuley 86 - 21 = 65 Kayleigh Dawson 99 - 34 = 65
Silver Section Stableford competition over 16 holes 5 competitors Winner Jordie Lee 40 points Second Matthew Kneale 32 points
Upper Bronze Stableford competition over 9 holes 10 competitors Winner Ciara Halton 25 points Second Rachel Hopkinson 23 points
Bronze Stableford competition over 6 holes 17 competitors Winner Katie Watterson 15 points Second Emily Jones 14 points Third Maisie Short 13 points Fourth Emer Halton 13 points
Flag Competition played over 6 holes 6 competitors Winner Harry Pack 27 shots
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Doyle lifts inaugural Lloyds TSB
Match Play Cup
24th August 2010
Sean Doyle and Rob Condra took pride of place at Tuesday's club night as they drove off first to compete in the final of the inaugural club junior match play championship. The first ever to have been held at junior club level on the island. Sean and Rob had fought their way to the final past 24 other competitors over the season long knock-out competition sponsored by Lloyds TSB. In the semi-finals Sean had squeezed past Adam McAuley on the 19th hole whilst Rob had had an equally difficult time in beating Angus Hopkinson.
In the final Rob took an early lead using all his experience as an 8 handicap golfer but Sean was not deterred and as the game progressed his extra shots coming from his 16 handicap were made to count and he finally won 4 and 2.
The splendid silver Lloyds TSB trophy was presented to Sean on behalf of the bank by Paul McAuley who also presented prizes to the losing finalist and semi-finalists.
Next year's competition is much anticipated as Peel golf club have now nurtured 35 juniors to the level of adult handicap status, including 3 girls, and so next year's competition will be even more competitive.
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Dawson and Cairns families clean up on
fun night
A three club competition for the golds and Silvers produced a Dawson and a Cairns as the winners whilst the normal Stableford competitions for the Upper Bronzes and Bronzes produced a Cairns and a Dawson winner. Whilst Kayleigh Dawson won the Golds three club competition with an impressive 40 points, her cousin Lea was busy winning the six hole bronze competition with 13 points. Meanwhile whilst Thomas Cairns was winning the silver section three club competition with 36 points, his brother Matthew was winning the Upper Bronze nine hole Stableford competition with an amazing 25 points. Congratulations to the Dawsons and Cairns and make sure you all check your handicaps before next week, particularly Lea who will now be moving from the Bronze section to the Upper Bronze section.
Results were as follows:
Gold three club Stableford competition 19 competitors including one visitor
Winner: Kayleigh Dawson 40 points
Second: Andrew Dixon 34 points
Third: Dan Hawke 30 points
Fourth: Adam McAuley 29 points
Silver three club Stableford competition 7 competitors
Winner: Thomas Cairns 36 points
Second: Louie Parmar 36 points
Upper Bronze three club Stableford competition 10 competitors
Winner: Matthew Cairns 25 points
Second: William Cross 23 points
Third: Jay Waters 20 points
Congratulations to James Kelly who had 19 points which was enough to get his handicap lowered by one stroke moving him into the silver category for next week.
Bronze three club Stableford competition 14 competitors
Winner: Lea Dawson 13 points
Second: Emily Jones 13 points
Third: Matthew Cain 10 points
Fourth: Katie Watterson 10 points
Flag competition 4 competitors
Winner: Sara McLaughlin who got to near the hole on the seventh green.
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Kelly Reynolds/Daily Telegraph Open
Last week the Dawsons, this week the Condras with both Rob Condra and Michael Condra figuring in the top 3 of the Kelly Reynolds competition which was run in tandem with the Daily Telegraph Open Medal competition.
It was a record turnout in the Gold section with 30 players competing for the impressive Kelly Reynolds trophy, whilst at the same time hoping to win a trip to Abu Dhabi by being one of the best 16 scores in the UK for the Daily Telegraph Open competition. 12 of the 30 competing players came from other island clubs which was another record for Peel Junior Golf.
Congratulations to Kayleigh Dawson who earlier in the week had a round 11 under her handicap and has now moved into the Gold section, whilst good rounds by Lizzy Jones and Hollie Dawson moves them from non-handicap status into the Bronze section for next week's competition.
Results were as follows:
Kelly Reynolds Trophy 30 competitors (12 from other clubs)
Winner: Rob Condra 74 - 8 = 66
Second: Andrew Dixon 70 - 4 = 66
Third: Michael Condra 89 - 22 = 67
Fourth:Dan Hawke 78 - 10 = 68
Fifth: Matthew Nicholson 77 - 8 = 69
Daily Telegraph Open
Girls' Winner: Ana Dawson
Boys' Winner: Andrew Dixon
Silver Stableford competition 4 competitors
Winner: Matthew Corlett 37 pts
Upper Bronze Stableford competiton 6 competitors
Winner: James E Kelly 20 pts
Second: Liam Costain 16 pts
Bronze Stableford competition 14 competitors
Winner: Kian Broadhead 12 pts
Second: Chelsey Kneen 12 pts
Third: Emily Jones 11 pts
Fourth: Lea Dawson 11 pts
Flag competition 6 competitors
Winner: Lizzy Jones getting to the ninth green with her 36 shots
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Dixcart Competition
10th August 2010
The Dawson Family Show
The Dawson family virtually swept the board last night at the Dixcart competition held on a cloudy but largely dry evening. Ana Dawson won the Gold Section, her cousin Kayleigh won the Silver and Ana's sister Lea won the Bronze section following a three day course at the Lee Westwood Academy which appears to have paid dividends. Only Matthew Corlett was able to break the Dawson family monopoly of the prizes by winning the Upper Bronze Section. Congratulations to both Matthew and Thomas Cairns who both had 23 points over 9 holes resulting in handicap reductions for both of them which will move them to the Silver section next week.
The results were as follows: -
Gold Section Stableford 18 competitors Winner: Ana Dawson 42 pts Second: Jorge Wylde 40 pts Third: Andrew Dixon 39 pts Fourth: Matthew Nicholson 38 pts
Upper Bronze Stableford 10 competitors Winner: Matthew Corlett 23 pts Second: Thomas Cairns 23 pts Third: James E Kelly 22 pts
Bronze Stableford 16 competitors Winner: Lea Dawson 15 pts Second: Lucie Short 13 pts Third: Emily Jones 13 pts Fourth: Matthew Cain 12 pts
Flag competition 7 competitors
Harry Pack reached the ninth green with his 36th shot
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Stuart Blackley Easymix Construction Shield
Debut Double
3rd August 2010
The inaugural Stuart Blackley Easymix Construction shield was won by a debutant gold player, Ronan McDonnell with an excellent stableford score of 40 points. Just missing out on the shield were Michael Condra and Scott Donald both with 39 points.
39 players competed in the various competitions which Stuart Blackley's companies kindly sponsored and scoring was good on a cloudy but calm evening. Special congratulations must go to Matthew Cairns whose 15 point stableford score over 6 holes result in his handicap being lowered to 46 moving him up the the Upper Bronze section and 9 hole competition next week.
Gold Section Stableford 17 competitors Winner: Ronan McDonnell 40 pts Second: Michael Condra 39 points Third: Scott Donald 39 points
Flag Competition 5 competitors Winner: Lizzy Jones getting part way down the 7th fairway with her 36th shot.
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Angus stakes claim to Whittaker Trading Cup
27th July 2010
Angus Hopkinson just managed to pip Sean Doyle and Ana Dawson to the Whittaker Trading Open Cup on a benign evening at Peel. The competition saw five entrants coming from other clubs in the hope of lifting this prestigious trophy.
In the silver category excellent scores by Jason Crease and Ronan McDonnell have resulted in them being elevated to the gold standard.
Results for all the competitions are as follows:-
Gold Section Medal competition 24 competitors including 5 visitors
Winner: Anthony Saunders holing out on the seventh green with his 36th shot
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Scottish Widows Trophy
20th July 2010
The skies finally cleared at lunchtime to produce ideal golfing conditions for the 45 competitors playing in the Scottish Widows competitions. The gold section were playing for the magnificent Scottish Widows Silver cup and after three net 64s were recorded a countback resulted in Rob Condra pipping last year's winner, Angus Hopkinson. Results of the numerous competitions were:
The rain came eventually but it did not dampen the spirit of the 50 or so Peel Juniors who contested the third running of the Ramsey Crookall Cup. The Peel Junior Committee were delighted to welcome Patrick and Joanna Crookall to present the prizes after play to the winners of the Silver and Gold sections and taking the main honour this year was Sean Doyle who edged home with a steady 35 pts to deny Angus Hopkinson by a point. The results were as follows
Gold Section
1st Sean Doyle 35pts 2nd Angus Hopkinson 34pts 3rd Herman Loubser 31pts
Silver Section
Winner Louie Parmar 31pts
Upper Bronze
1st Matthew Kneale 18pts 2nd Jay Waters 17pts 3rd Harry Daniels 16pts 4thCiara Halton 16pts
Bronze
1st Matthew Cairns 14pts 2nd Emer Halton 17pt 3rd Katie Watterson 11pts 4th Emily Jones 7pts
Cowley Groves deja vu
29th June 2010
On a lovely sunny evening Anthony Young lifted his second trophy in eight days when he won the splendid Cowley Groves silver cup. His sister Natalie also repeated her triumph of last week in the flag competition and her prize includes promotion to the bronze section. James Pringle who won the bronze section this week also gets special mention as his 17 points over 6 holes result in him being promoted to the Upper Bronze section. Many thanks to Mr and Mrs Creane of Cowley Groves for presenting their prizes to what was an exceptionally large field of competitors numbering
67.
Gold Stableford 21 competitors
1st of Cowley Groves cup Anthony Young 39 points
Runner up Ana Dawson 38 points
3rd Emma Harris 38 points
4th Michael Condra 36 points
Silver Stableford 2 competitors
Winner Louie Parmar 35 points
Upper Bronze Stableford 14 competitors
Winner Harry Daniels 16 points
Runner up Nick Lodge 16 points
3rd Jordy Lee 16 points
4th Alex McGowan 16 points
Bronze Stableford 16 competitors
Winner James Pringle 17 points
Runner up Chelsey Kneen 16 points
3rd Matthew Cain 14 points
4th Lea Dawson 13 points
Flag competition 14 competitors
Winner Natalie Young almost reaching the 9th green in her 36 shots. Congratulations to Natalie and also Issy Dunn who are both playing so well that they are promoted to the Bronze section.
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Anthony Young retains Alex Neill Trophy
22nd June 2010
Anthony Young won his second trophy of the season in addition to retaining the Alex Neill Trophy with an excellent net 64 which just pipped Matthew Nicholson's net 65. With the competition open to all junior golfers on the island, it was good to see that two of the visitors, Richard Clark-Wilson (Rowany) and Josh Kennedy (KEB) were in amongst the splendid prizes presented by Tony Neill in memory of his father. Other prize winners on the night were:-
Gold Medal 18 competitors (including 2 visitors)
Net prizewinners: Gross prizewinners:
Winner: Anthony Young 81 -17 = 64 Winner: Andrew Dixon 71
Congratulations to Greg who not only won the competition but now moves into the Gold category.
Upper Bronze Stableford 10 competitors
Winner Josh Carthew 24 points
2nd Kayleigh Dawson 19 points
3rd Jay Waters 19 points
Bronze Stableford 13 competitors
Winner Emer Halton 13 points
2nd James Pringle 13 points
3rd Emily Jones 13 points
4th Katie Watterson 12 points
Flag competition 8 competitors
Not to be outdone by her brother, Natalie Young won the flag competition by reaching the 9th hole with her 36th shot.
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Pugh and Chatel Trophies.
15th June 2010.
Herman a Hole-in-one "Ace"
66 young players attended Peel GC to compete for the Pugh /Chatel trophies in glorious conditions and they did not dissappoint There was some very high scoring in each of the handicap sections and the highlight was Herman Loubsers 42 points winning score which included a hole-in-one on the second hole.
Gold results
1st Herman Loubser 42 pts
2nd Michael Condra 41 pts
3rd Killian Conroy 38 pts
4th Rob Condra 38 pts
Silver Winner
Jason Crease 34 pts
Upper Bronze
1st Jordon Lee 24 pts
2nd Thomas Cairns 23 pts
3rd Tom Anderson 21 pts
4th Louie Parmar 21 pts (now silver)
Bronze Section.
1st Lucie Short 15 pts
2nd Jamie Crook 13 pts (now Upper Bronze)
3rd Catherine Craig 11 pts
4th Matthew Cain 10 pts
Flag competition winner.
TT Clubnight 8th June 2010
As normal on this week of the year numbers attending clubnight were well down on previous weeks but still very respectable as 39 juniors made the effort to avoid the motorbikes and their exam studies. All categories played Stableford competitions excepting of course those in the flag competition which was won by a famous name at Peel golf club.
Results
Gold Stableford 17 competitors
1st Killian Conroy 46 points (equivalent to a net 58 off his 18 handicap!)
2nd Herman Loubser 40 pts
3rd Jorge Wylde 40 pts
4th Oliver Lockley 39 pts
Silver Stableford 4 competitors
Jason Crease 34 pts
Upper Bronze Stableford 6 competitors
1st Rachel Hopkinson 17 pts
2nd William Cross 13 pts
Bronze Stableford 8 competitors
1st Jamie Crook 14 pts
2nd Emer Halton 10 pts
Flag competition 4 competitors
Holly Dawson won the flag competition getting to the seventh green in her 36 shots. For her efforts she won a golf ball from Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill golf club in America.
BallaAfrica Clubnight
1st June 2010.
This nights club night was dedicated to the charity BallaAfrica and Mr Johan Loubser gave a short presentation about the work the people involved do and the difference it makes.During the prize giving the Junior Captain, George Harris, presented a cheque from the golf club as a donation to the charity and a collection was made on the night for the same.
The competition was played in near perfect conditions and over 60 juniors were out on the course. On their return the scorecards were testament to the high standard of golf being played by the young people in each of the sections. Once again Ana Dawson overcame a stern challenge from the boys by returning 43 stableford points to claim the honours by three clear points from no less than four players on 40 points.
In the Upper Bronze Louie Parmar dominated the section with a super 20 points from 9 holes and after his handicap reduction he is only one stroke from inclusion in the Silver section.
A further highlight of the night was another young lady - Ciara Halton, who is showing lots of improvement and is gaining in confidence. So much so that she scored 18 points for her 6 holes and breezed the bronze competition and with her new handicap of 45 is elevated into the Upper Bronze section and will be a danger to all in there.
Results
Gold Section
1st Ana Dawson 43pts
2nd Sean Keane 40pts
3rd James McDonald 40pts
4th Matthew Nicholson 40pts
Silver Section
Andy Hopkinson 35pts
Upper Bronze
1st Louie Parmar 20pts
2nd Matthew Kneale 16pts
3rd Tom Anderson 12pts
Bronze Section
1st Ciara Halton 18pts
2nd Kian Broardhead 16pts
3rd Emer Halton 12pts
4th Matthew Cain 11pts
Ingham Competition
25 May 2010.
Winners
Gold Section
Matthew Nicholson 5up
George Harris 3up
Sean Doyle 1up
Adam McCauley 1up
Silver Section
Jason Crease
Upper Bronze
Louis Parmar
Thomas Cairns
Matthew Kneale
Bronze
Matthew Corlett
Jamie Crook
Matthew Cairns
Lea Dawson
A Young Renaissance
Anthony Young finally re-discovered his 2009 form on the seventh week of the 2010 season with a back nine gross 38 which on a count back allowed his 67 to beat those of Dave Gardner and Killian Conroy and take the Perry Kneale Cup. Tom Harris captured the prize for the best gross score with a 71.
Ronan McDonnell took the Perry Kneale Cup for the Silver category with an excellent 39 points over the 16 holes that the Silvers play.
72 juniors took part on an overcast evening which once more produced a chilly breeze. Results for the evening were:-
Gold Medal 20 competitors
1st Anthony Young 85 18 67
2nd Dave Gardner 78 11 67
3rd Killian Conroy 87 20 67
4th Matthew Nicholson 79 11 68
Best gross Tom Harris 71
Silver Stableford 5 competitors
1st Ronan McDonnell 39 points
2nd Andy Hopkinson 35 points
Upper Bronze 14 competitors
1st Louie Parmar 22 points
2nd Rachel Hopkinson 20 points
3rd Jay Waters 19 points
4th Kayleigh Dawson 17 points
Bronze 21 competitors
1st Matt Corlett 17 points
2nd Lea Dawson 15 points
3rd Ciara Halton 14 points
4th Emer Halton 13 points
Flag Competition 12 competitors
Almost a clean sweep for the Young family with Anthony's sister Natalie winning the flag competition (just) by getting to the 7th green with her 36th shot. Holly Dawson just missed out being just off the 7th green with her 36th shot.
Doyle's Delight at Captain's Drive-in
George Harris Junior Captain at Captain's Drive-in
Sean Doyle won the Captain's Drive-in competition by three points in the Gold Section on yet another cold, breezy evening. There was a good turnout for the new junior captain George Harris, with 65 juniors attending the evening's competition, with a special prize for the junior who collected the drive in ball. Having already driven the first in competition, George decided to play wide of the green in order to avoid any injuries and a mad scramble in the grass between the first and the second fairways ensued after his drive. Kayleigh Dawson was the winner, finding the ball after a few minutes. Competition results for the evening were: -
Gold Stableford 19 competitors
1st Sean Doyle 41 points
2nd Rob Condra 38 points
3rd Tom Harris 37 points
4th Rob Kelly 37 points
Silver Stableford 3 competitors
1st Andy Hopkinson 35 points
Upper Bronze winners
Upper Bronze 13 competitors
1st Jason Crease 24 points
2nd Ronan McDonnell 23 points
3rd Nick Lodge 18 points
4th James E Kelly 18 points
Congratulations to Jason and Ronan, whose points' totals ensure that they will be playing in the silver category next week.
Bronze winners
Bronze 16 competitors
1st Lea Dawson 16 points
2nd Chelsey Kneen 16 points
3rd Matthew Cairns 14 points
4th Emer Halton 14 points
Flag competition 14 competitors
Winner Emily Jones holing out on the 8th with her 36th shot. Congratulations to Emily and Joe Saunders who are now both being moved into the Bronze section with handicaps of 54.
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HARDING LEWIS COMPETITION 2010
Ruairi roars in to snatch cup
On a count back with last week's winner Ana Dawson, Ruairi Mooney won the Harding Lewis cup with 41 points against a field of 18. The weather again did not aid scoring as there was a brisk, cold, northerly breeze and no sign of the sun, despite which a Peel Stableford points record was created when Catherine Craig off a handicap of 54, had a gross 2 on the par 4 fifth hole giving her 7 points on just 1 hole. In all 63 players enjoyed the chilly conditions.
Results from the evening were:-
Gold Stableford 18 competitors
1st Ruairi Mooney 41 pts
2nd Ana Dawson 41 pts
3rd Rob Kelly 40 pts
4th Ryan Shepherd 39 pts
Silver Stableford 3 competitors
1st Owen Dawson 34 pts
Upper Bronze Stableford 10 competitors
1st Ronan McDonnell 20 pts
2nd Kayleigh Dawson 19 pts
3rd Josh Carthew 13 pts
Bronze Stableford 16 competitors
1st Cameron Pringle 20 pts
2nd James Pringle 18 pts
3rd Jamie Crook 17 pts
4th William Cross 16 pts
Flag competition 16 competitors
The winner was Joe Saunders who reached the 8th green in his allotted 36 shots. Joe was also given a prize for a hole in one achieved on the 5 hole flag competition course.
Congratulations to Jenna Woodward on her promotion this week to the bronze category.
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Amazing Ana takes Conroy Henry Cup
On an evening of records,78 junior members turned up to play, a record by some 17 players and this despite overcast skies and a cold easterly breeze. Scoring was not easy as the greens had just been scarified but this did not deter our newest and youngest gold junior, Ana Dawson who in her first gold competition, carded 40 points to take home the Conroy Henry Cup.
Results for the evening in the various categories were: -
Gold Stableford 24 competitors
1st Ana Dawson 40 pts
2nd Scott Donald 39 pts
3rd Tom Downward 37 pts
4th James McDonald 35 pts
Silver Stableford 5 competitors
1st Will Bayley 39 pts
2nd Greg Kelly 35 pts
Congratulations to Will Bayley as over the 16 holes his score will result in a handicap reduction which will take him into the gold section.
Upper Bronze Stableford 8 competitors
1st Matthew Kneale 24 pts
2nd James E Kelly 14 pts
3rd Louie Parmar 13 pts
Bronze Stableford 25 competitors
1st Josh Carthew 18 pts
2nd Ronan McDonnell 18 pts
3rd Jason Crease 16 pts
4th Matthew Corlett 15 pts
Congratulations to Josh Carthew who now moves into the Upper Bronze section, following a 3 shot reduction to his handicap.
Flag Competition 16 competitors
The winner was Joe Saunders who reached the 7th green in his allotted 36 shots.
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Results Gallagher Reid 4BBB 20th April 2010
A cold northerly wind made conditions difficult for the 61 juniors turning out this evening but nonetheless the scoring was good particularly by the bronze section juniors, whilst golds and silvers played one of their rare competitions together with partners being drawn on the basis of a high handicapper playing with a low handicapper, which produced some exceptionally good scoring.
In addition for the first time a prize was given to the marker for the neatest scorecard.
Prize winners on the evening were:-
Gold and Silver 4BBB Stableford 20 competitors i.e. 10 teams
1st and winners of the Gallagher Reid cups David Gardner and Andy Hopkinson 44 pts
2nd Matthew Nicholson and Alex McAuley 44 pts
3rd Oliver Lockley and James P Kelly 42 pts
Upper Bronze 6 competitors
1st Louis Parmar 13 pts
2nd Thomas Cairns 13 pts
Bronze 14 competitors
1st William Cross 18 pts
2nd Rachel Hopkinson 17 pts
3rd Matthew Cain 15 pts
4th Matthew Cairns 13 pts
Non Handicappers 21 players
For the second week they were given lessons by Paul O'Reilly and Neil Richmond and 8 of them were promoted to bronze status for next week.
Neatest scorecard
Angus Hopkinson
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Clubnight 13th April 2010
After the inaugural clubnight of the 2010 season was washed out last week, 39 competitors and 15 new members, were champing at the bit to get on the course and fortunately the conditions were good, it was dry but there was a cool northerly breeze. Prizes were awarded in the following categories:
47 competitors turned out on the final day of the Junior season with the weather mirroring much of the season, blustery with intermittent heavy showers. Nonetheless, it did not prevent a wonderful day of competitions, many of which are peculiar to the junior championship. In particular for the first time ever, a girls competition was featured as the junior section now boasts 13 girl members of which 11 have handicaps. Approximately 100 people including competitors and their relatives attended the buffet and presentation held in the clubhouse. The numerous prizes generously donated by Peter Cain Electrical Services Ltd were presented by Peels two captains, Mrs Yvonne Crane and Mr Willy Pugh to the following competitors.
Gold Medal competition 21 competitors
Gross Competition
1st Richard Gault 68 Junior Club Champion 2009
2nd Emma Harris 75
3rd Tom Harris 76
Net Competition
1st Richard Gault 68 3 = 65
2nd Emma Harris 75 2 3 = 70
3rd Andrew Dixon 78 7 = 71
Boys Competitions :
Silver 4 competitors
1st Andy Hopkinson
2nd Greg Kelly
Upper Bronze 6 competitors
1st Matthew Kneale 16 pts
2nd Chris Moore 13 pts
3rd Louie Parmar 13 pts
Bronze 5 competitors
1stJay Waters 11 pts
2nd Josh Carthew 10 pts
3rd Jamie Crook 5 pts
Girls Competitions: Bronze and Upper Bronze combined
11 competitors playing 6 holes Stableford
1st Rachel Hopkinson 17 pts
2nd Ciara Halton 14 pts
3rd Ana Dawson 14 pts
Order of Merit for the 2009 season
1st Emma Harris
2nd Anthony Young
3rd Jack Grace
4th Oliver Lockley
Gold and Silver combined competitions
Putting - Winner: Tom Harris
Nearest the pin on the 10th - Winner: Jack Grace
Longest drive on the 18th- Winner: George Harris
Chipping - Winner: Oliver Lockley
Upper Bronze and Bronze combined competitions
Putting - Winner: Rachel Hopkinson
Boys Nearest the pin on the 2nd Winner:Matthew Kneale
Girls Nearest the pin on the 6th Winner: Ana Dawson
Boys Longest Drive on the 1st Winner: Louie Parmar
Girls Longest Drive on the 3rd Winner: Ana Dawson
Chipping Winner: Maisie Short
Dixcart Competition 25th August 2009
At the second time of asking the Dixcart sponsored competition got lovely sunny weather and a gentle breeze which encouraged 40 competitors to compete in the five different classifications.The competition standard scratch was 1 mirroring the benign weather conditions. Players winning the superb Dixcart prizes this evening were:
Gold Stableford competition 15 competitors
1st Richard Gault 42 pts
2nd Nick Hamer 39 pts
3rd Alex MacAuley 39 pts
4th Dan Hawke 39 pts
Silver 3 competitors
Winner: Greg Kelly 32 pts
Upper Bronze 7 competitors
1stKayleigh Dawson 20 pts
2ndMatthew Kneale 19 pts
Bronze 12 competitors
1stRachel Hopkinson 16 pts
2nd Ciara Halton 10 pts
3rd Jay Waters 8 pts
Flag competition 3 competitor
Winner : Nathan Grace reaching the 8th hole
Kelly Reynolds Open Competition and Daily Telegraph Open 18th August 2009
The Kelly Reynolds competition this year was twinned with the Daily Telegraph Open allowing juniors from other clubs to partake in both competitions on a less than perfect evening with intermittent rain and very windy conditions. Nonetheless although the competition standard scratch was finally judged at +1 and there was some good scoring from the 32 competitors. The Kelly Reynolds trophy and prizes were awarded to the following competitors: -
Gold Medal competition 18 competitors including 5 from other clubs
1st Billy Harris Castletown 78 -13= 65
2nd Nick White Ramsey 89 -20 = 69 and winner of the Daily Telegraph Under 14 competition.
3rd Oliver Lockley Peel 88 -18 = 70
4th Tom Gandy Rowany 74 - 2 = 72
Best gross and winner of the Daily Telegraph Open Tom Harris 73 gross
(L to R) Tom Harris, Billy Harris, Nick White and Oliver Lockley
Silver No competitors
Upper Bronze 6 competitors
(L-R) Kayleigh and Ana Dawson
1st Kayleigh Dawson 19 pts 2ndAna Dawson 17 pts
Bronze 7 competitors
(L- R) Alisdair Kelly, Josh Carthew and Jay Waters .
1st Josh Carthew 15 pts 2nd Jay Waters 14 pts
Flag competition 1 competitor
Winner : Alisdair Kelly reaching the 9th hole
Report for Junior Clubnight 11th August 2009
For only the second time this season the heavens opened for junior clubnight. The competition to be played should have been the Dixcart but it was decided in view of the conditions and potentially poor turnout that the Dixcart trophies should be played for on the 25th August. Nonetheless 31 juniors braved the elements and were rewarded not only by some prizes but also by the weather, which cleared after half an hour. The prize-winners were as follows: -
Gold Stableford competition 15 competitors
1st Shay Waterworth 43 pts
2nd Sean Doyle40 pts
3rd Matthew Nicholson 40 pts
4th Rob Condra 40 pts
Silver Stableford 3 competitors (only played 6 holes)
1stWill Bayley 8 pts
Upper Bronze 6 competitors
1stOwen Dawson 22 pts
2ndAna Dawson 16 pts
Bronze 6 competitors
1stJay Waters 11 pts
2nd Josh Carthew 9 pts
Flag competition 1 competitor
Winner : Alisdair Kelly reaching the 8th hole!!
Results Clubnight 4th August 2009
After 36 hours of continual rain miraculously the skies cleared at 2.30pm allowing 35 competitors to play in near perfect conditions as shown later by the fact that the competition standard scratch was two below the normal standard scratch. Prizes were given in the following categories: -
Gold Stableford 16 competitors
1st Jorge Wilde 41 points
2nd Richard Gault 37 points
3rd Shay Waterworth 37 points
4th David Gardner 37 points
Silver Matchplay 2 competitors
In their first ever matchplay competition, Andy Hopkinson beat Will Bayley on the final hole.
Upper Bronze Stableford 6 competitors
1st James E Kelly 14 points
2nd Kayleigh Dawson 12 points
Bronze Stableford 9 competitors
1st Ana Dawson 15 points
2nd Josh Carthew 8 points
Flag Competition 2 competitors
Chelsey Kneen and Katie Watterson could not be separated after they had played their 36 shots with both being just off the eight green. Both were awarded a prize and have been promoted into the bronze section.
Results Whittaker Trading Open 28th July2009
The Whittaker Trading Open was played in extremely poor weather conditions resulting in the Silver category reducing the number of holes they played from 16 down to 10. Nonetheless 40 hardy juniors including five from Castletown, KEB and Ramsey showed up and performed extraordinarily well under the circumstances. Prizes were awarded to the following players:-
Gold Medal 21 competitors
1st Rob Condra 83-14=69
2nd Oliver Lockley 90-21=69
3rd Angus Hopkinson 91-19=72
4th George Rawlinson 93-20=73
Best gross: Andrew Dixon 80
Silver Stableford 4 competitors (played over 10 holes)
1st Alex McAuley 24pts
Upper Bronze Stableford 3 competitors
Matthew Kneale 22 pts
Bronze Stableford 8 competitors
1st Jay Waters 15 pts
2nd Ana Dawson 14 pts
Flag competition 4 competitors
Winner: Emer Halton halfway down the 9th hole and now promoted to Bronze
Results Pugh Chatel Trophies21st July 2009
Miraculously the day long rain stopped half an hour before this clubnight started but the wet course and the stiff south westerly wind made scoring difficult with only Ana Dawson, Richard Gault and Anthony Young managing to break par from the 36 competitors plus one visitor that took part in the various competitions. Prizes were presented to the following players.
Gold Stableford 16 competitors
1st Richard Gault 40 pts
2nd Anthony Young 38 pts
3rd Rob Condra 36 pts
4th Oliver Lockley 35 pts
Silver Stableford 2 competitors
1st James P. Kelly 26 pts
Upper Bronze Stableford 7 competitors
1st James E. Kelly 17 pts
2nd Jordan Lee 15 pts
Bronze Stableford 7 competitors
1st Ana Dawson 13 pts
2nd Ciara Halton 12 pts
Flag competition 4 competitors
Joint winners were Emer Halton and Katie Watterson who reached the 8th fairway with their 36 shots.
Report of Ramsey Crookall Competition 14 July 2009
Another pleasant summer evening for golf with the forecast showers holding off to allow the 43 competitors to complete their rounds in near perfect conditions.For the first time anyone could remember, the winners cup was presented by a father to his son, with Perry Downward, a director of Ramsey Crookall having the pleasure of passing the cup to his son Tom who recorded a superb round scoring 43 points. Other prizes awarded were as follows: -
Gold Stableford competition 10 competitors
1st Tom Downward 43 pts
2nd Andrew Dixon 40 pts
3rd Sean Doyle with 39 pts
Silver Stableford 6 competitors
1st Jack Grace 40 pts (now promoted to gold)
2nd Will Bayley 36 pts
Upper Bronze 8 competitors
1st Jordan Lee 22 pts
2nd Matthew Kneale 17pts
Bronze 10 competitors
1st Ana Dawson 13 pts
2nd Jay Waters 11 pts
3rd Lucie Short 8 pts
Flag competition 9 competitors
Winner : Katie Watterson just off the 7th green in her 36 strokes
