Monday 5th December was the date for the Christmas Par 3 competition and Christmas lunch for the Stoneleigh Deer Park Stags. 56 attended lunch including two guests Mark Brown and Dave Wallace from the Pro Shop who provide such help to the Stags on Mondays and Tuesdays  interpreting and explaining the rules of the many competitions played during the year. Lunch was preceded by the annual  Par 3 Course Texas Scramble which this year was won by the team of Ron Maudlin, Frank Needham, Jim Britton,John Collingbourne,Tony Davies and Brain Aspinwall with 24 points. It was lucky that there were no penalties for slow play!. Scoring was very close with two teams on 25 points, two on 26 points, three on 27 points and Martin Rennolds team bringing up the rear with 28 points. After lunch The Stags Captain thanked Linda for her help during the year and the bar staff for their attentive service on the day and regular supply of Brew XI during the year!. Everyone seemed to have a good time

STAGS Compeition Winners 2011 - 12 Season

Grimmer & Norton Cup – Roy Pickering

Beere O’Neill Shield – Bob Duxbury & Ron Maudlin

Challenge Cup – Malcolm Lunn

Bill Jones Trophy – Roy Walker

Nett Champion – Roy Cann

Stone Trophy – Peter Cleary

Bill Collier Trophy – Mike Lovie

Tasker Shield –  Keith James

Stags Champion (Gross) - Ron Edmondson (Club Captain)

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"48 Stags enjoyed a great Away Day at Tadmarton Heath Golf Club on Friday 21st October. It was a dry day with a little breeze which made the course even harder. Not many people managed to avoid the gorse bushes!

Only 17 holes could be played as the seventh is undergoing reconstruction but everyone enjoyed the challenges that this course poses to every standard of golfer. In the end 34 points won the trophy with Roy Pickering triumphing ahead of Tony Britton and Robin Whitehouse. Mark Brown won the longest drive and Mike Lovie the nearest the pin and there was a special prize for the hardest working golfer of the day which went to Alan Wild. This concludes this year's programme of Away days and everyone is looking forward to finding out where we will be going next year!"

The Ladies and Stags Am Am held on Thursday 13th October was well supported, whereby a total of 14 teams took part giving a total of 28 ladies and 28 stags playing on the day.

The winning team was that of Sheila Tomalin, Anne Aveyard, Jim Britton and Tony Richards with a tremendous score of 87 points who took the trophy for 2011. Narrowly beaten into 2nd place with 86 points was the team of Janet Parham, Shirley Proctor, Ron Edmondson (Club Captain) and Steve Bale who on countback just pipped into 3rd place also with 86 points the team of Margaret Hancox, Sue Langford, Mick Lloyd and Charles McTear.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the competition and those who donated raffle prizes for the day.  A total of £176.00 was raised towards the Captains' charity for 2011 - the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

" The Stags Four Nations competition took place on Wednesaday 5th October and was a closely fought affair with some high individual scores. The highest scorer for Wales was Keith James with 44 points, for England was Keith Caterall with 41 points, for Ireland was Richard Parham with 40 points and for Scotland and overall individual leader was Neville Burton with a magnificent 46 points.

In the team competition Wales, last year's champions,  were in fourth place with 327 points,. Ireland struggled manfully for a total of 334 points and third place. Second were England with 339 points but the winners this year with a great total of 342 points were Scotland. Scotland were captained by Hugh Stewart who was ably assisted by his team of Charles Mc Tear, Rick Pedrick, Neville Burton, Malcolm Hancock, John Collingbourne, Mike Anderson,Peter Jamieson,George Dick,and Steve Kenny"

Photos courtesy of John D Woodward

The Staverton Park Veteren's Open was held on 29^th September which turned out to be one of the hottest days of the month, with a field  of competitors in excess of 90 players.

The winner on the day was Ron Edmondson the Club Captain of Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club playing off handicap of 4, recorded a magnificent score of 41 stableford points.  Being in the first group to set out on the day meant that there was a long wait for all results to be registered, which was worthwhile as Ron took 1st place winning the Staverton Plate trophy.

On the hottest 29^th September since 1895 as part of their prize the winners of the ‘2011 Sid Jackson Challenge’ Robin Whitehouse and Bob Duxbury together with the runners-up Nigel Palmer and Peter Yates travelled to Witney Lakes Golf and Country Club in Oxfordshire to enjoy 18 holes of golf in the most beautiful of surroundings.

A most enjoyable and competitive, but hot, round was fought out amongst the players with Nigel and Peter winning the ‘Pairs’ by a 3 and 1 margin, whilst Nigel triumphed in the ‘Singles’ with a creditable score of 36.

The generosity of the Jackson family, Nikki and Peter, continued and a ‘Tab’ behind the bar awaited the weary players in the clubhouse.  With appetites sufficed, it was agreed that a ‘Good Day’ had been had by all, the event being brought to a suitable conclusion by ‘Raising a Glass in the memory of Sid'.

The Mens Senior Open was held on Thursday 25th August and despite the early morning drizzle the rest of the day remained mainly dry for the full field of 172 entrants. 

Although the scores of 44 points were leading throughout most of the day, the overall winners were Fred Butler from Coventry Hearsall and AlanButler from North Warwicks Golf Club with a tremendous score of 48 points, closley followed by Phil Ebbage and Malcolm Porter both from Hinckley Golf Club in 2nd place with another good score of 47 points.

3rd Place winners were the pairing of Brian Hoye and Iain Proctor from Gaudet Luce Golf Club with a score of 46 points beating James Dunse and Ted Real from Brampton Heath Golf Club into 4th place with a back 9 countback score of 26 against 22 points.

In 5th place with 46 points was Neville Burton of Stoneleigh Deer Park GC and Chris Price from Market Harborough GC with a countback of 26 points.  Also with 46 points and taking 6th place with a couuntback of 23 points was the pairing of Brian Ballinger (Leamington GC) and Ian Plant (Stoneleigh Deer Park GC) just pipping Keith James (Stoneleigh Deer Park GC) and Roy Massey (Stratford Oaks GC) into taking 7th place prize.

Nearest the Pin prizes were won by: Graham Budd - WPGC (9th hole), Peter Bates - Nuneaton (11th hole), Bill Burton - Willesley Park GC (13th hole), Brian Ballinger - Leamington (15th hole) and the Longest Drive on 10th hole was won by Malcolm Porter of Hincklyey GC

The raffle held on the day raised a total of £278.00 in aid of the Captains' Charity for 2012 - The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.  Thank you to everyone who contributed towards the raffle.

Thank you to everyone who took part and to those who helped make the day a success.

Please put a note in your diary for next year's Mens Senior Open which is scheduled for Thursday 23rd August 2012.  Forms  available soon on the website!!!

Full results below:

I believe it was only the second time we have played a Stags match in the rain this summer. The previous occasion being at Oakridge two weeks ago.

Clearly away matches have been particularly challenging especially when played in wet conditions. We have not won away since the opening match of the season at North Warwicks. However with three of our final four matches at home we are hoping to end our season on a positive note.

The Copsewood course is a complete contrast to Stoneleigh, being very narrow and having a multitude of hidden hazards, so a special mention must go to Bernie Ray and Mick Lloyd who overcame the course and almost defeated their opponents.  By halving their four-ball they prevented an ignominious whitewash. The final result was Stags 1/2 : Copsewood 5 1/2

The Stags Summer Away Day was held on Wednesday 17th August at Forest Hill Golf Club. 45 Stags attended and played a challenging course followed by an excellent meal. The longest drive was won by Malcolm Hancock, nearest the pin by Ron Edmondson and the overall competition by Roger Gilbert with 38 stableford points.

 A very enjoyable day. Full results were as follows:-

Photos courtesy of John D Woodward

Pos               Name                                             Total     Front   Back

When the Stags played Oakridge at home early in the season, they won by the narrow margin of  4 matches to 3.

The return match at Oakridge early in August turned out a different affair. Played in rain throughout the whole of the contest, the home side were masters of both the course and the conditions, coming out winners by 6 games to 1. It was without any question the Stags’ heaviest defeat of the season so far.

No complaints, the better side won!

This years John Reay Trophy was held at Whetstone Golf Club in deepest Leicestershire. 12 teams of 8 took part with Stoneleigh being led by Captain Peter Jamieson and team members Robin Whitehouse, Richard Parham, Neville Burton, Ron Maudlin, Charles McTear, Tony Britton and Martin Rennolds.

All the team found Whetstone's tight and tricky course a challenge with approaches to the greens on a very dry and undulating track especially demanding. With 7 out of the 8 scores to count our total of 207, with a points spread between 28 and 31 , gave us a mid table finish.

The winners, unsurprisingly, were the home team with 225 points, closely followed by Ingon Manor and Henley. Next years hosts have yet to be confirmed but the as shown by the turn out at Whetstone the JR Trophy will continue to be one of the highlights of the local golfing calendar. 

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The Stratford Oaks Seniors call themselves SOAKS but there was no chance of a soaking from the weather on the day. Hardly a cloud was to be seen over Stratford Oaks Golf Club all morning; it was only perspiration that required mopping up on a beautiful very warm day.

The course is in very good condition and there was an abundance of good below-handicap rounds.

With two four-balls ending in halves and five being settled on either the 17^th or 18^th greens, it was a very competitive tie. A special mention goes to the partnership of John Woodward and newcomer Bruce Mosely who achieved the largest winning margin of the day. They beat a former Stag and his partner 5 and 4. Unfortunately this valuable contribution was not quite enough to secure the overall match: the final result was STAGS 3 : SOAKS 5

 Stags v Naunton Downs Seniors, Away, 19 July 2011

 The Stags travelled deep into the Cotswolds for their eagerly awaited contest against Naunton Downs Seniors.On a very tricky course, the team put up a strong performance to secure a draw - the final result being three and one half matches each.

 The overall contest hinged on the outcome of the last match out on the course, where the Stoneleigh pair of Malcolm Hancock and Mick Lloyd fought their way back from a two-hole deficit, winning the last two holes to secure a draw on the 18th green.

 Both teams look forward to the return fixture in early September.  

Stags v Ingon Manor GC Seniors - Home 14 July 2011 - Result

On a beautiful day at Stoneleigh, It was the turn of Vice Captain Frank Rounthwaite to lead the stags against close rivals Ingon Manor. It was a satisfactory day for the Stoneleigh side, winning by 5 matches to 2.

It was a much closer contest than the score might suggest, with four of the seven matches only being settled by the final putt on the final green! Of those, two were halved, one was won by the home side, and the other by the visitors.

The outstanding performance of the day came from two former Stags' Captains - Martin Rennolds and Brian Churchill - who paired each other in a sparkling 7&5 win over their opponents.

Having lost the away encounter at Ingon Manor,earlier in the year, by a margin of 3 games, this result means that the two sides have shared the honours for this season. The rivalry will continue next year!!!

Sid Jackson Trophy 7th July 2011

The second Sid Jackson Trophy competition, hosted by Sid's daughter Nicky, was held at Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club on 7th July 2011. The format was a Pairs Texas Scramble which we don't play very often but is a lot of fun. The golf however was taken very seriously.

The event was well supported and even the heavy downpour around midday, which resulted in a few soggy scorecards, did not dampen the enjoyment of the day.

Sid's family very generously provided prizes for the top seven pairs while the entry fees were donated to the Air Ambulance Charity. It was a fun day in a good cause.

Even allowing for the “Scramble” format there were many excellent scores. The winners, Robin Whitehouse and Bob Duxbury, with a fantastic net score of 61, were 3.9 strokes clear of second placed Nigel Palmer and Peter Yates.

The prizes were presented by Vernon Bates who was a good friend and golfing buddy of Sid's for many years. Vernon had the extra honour of presenting himself and Warren Flatley with the prize for third place having been pipped on countback by Nigel and Peter.

As well as the very handsome Sid Jackson Trophy which will adorn Robin's and Bob's mantelpieces in turn over the next twelve months, the first prize included a day's golf for four at Witney Lakes Golf Club, to be shared with the runners up.

The whole event was a great success so much so that Nicky has undertaken to host next year's competition for us. This is splendid news and greatly appreciated. We anticipate that the Sid Jackson Trophy event will remain as a regular feature in the Stag's calender.

A very special thank you to the starter for the day, Peter Coles.

Photos by courtesy of Nicky Jackson

Fifty five Stags entered the Stags Championship held over three days. The first round on 27th and 28th June was played off yellow tees and resulted in some very low nett scores with Jim Bradfield and Ted Lewis leading the way with Nett 64's.

Thirty six qualified for the final round and it was played off White tees. Whether it was the pressure of White Tees or their leading positions but all four leading nett players blew up on the second round, played on Monday 4th July, and it was left to Roy Cann with a nett 66 after a nett 67 on the first round to comfortably win the Seniors over 55 Trophy with a combined 133. His round was memorable and included an 11 (eleven) on the fifth hole. Second was Peter Cleary with a nett 135 over the two rounds and third was Ron Maudlin on 137.

The best round of the final round was by Keith James with a gross 75 (nett 63) but this was not quite good enough to take the Ken Dunlop trophy off Club Captain, Ron Edmondson, who retained the trophy with a gross 154 over the two rounds.

Copsewood Grange's Captain for the Day, Mike Clarke brought a team of only twelve to compete with the Stags. A significant number of the Copsewood team are former Deer Park members or have played the course many times and seemed very familiar with the lay out. However the Deer Park's extra yardage (when compared with Copsewood Grange), and our wide open spaces seemed to have a detrimental effect on their game and the Stags had a comfortable victory. The return match on   18^th August might pose more of a challenge to the Stags.

 We enjoyed the company of our near neighbours and after an excellent lunch the scores did not seem especially important.

 Result  Stags 4 1/2  Copsewood Grange 1 1/2

Ingon manor is not usually a happy hunting ground for Stags and this year's encounter was no exception. The course was in excellent condition, the weather was ideal for  golf and we fielded what on paper appeared to be a team in good form. So no excuses.

We were made very welcome by Ingon Manor Seniors, led by Vice-Captain John Atkinson, but local knowledge prevailed and from the Stags point of view the result was disappointing.

Result:  Stags  2 1/2  Ingon Manor 5 1/2

At the halfway stage (11 out of 21), of our season we have Won 5, Halved 3 and Lost 3.

 Both teams had heard the early morning weather forecast so most players teed-off well prepared for inclement weather. It is not certain whether the Met Office got it wrong or the rain god smiled on us, but nobody got wet. It was uncomfortably warm at times being slightly overdressed, but we all stayed dry.

 There were a number of very good rounds on both sides which resulted in the majority of matches being settled well before the 18^th.  However the overall match result was very close with the Stags just shading it .  

Result - Stags 4  :  Feldon Valley 3

Stags Captains Day Monday 23rd May 2011

On what was destined to be one of the windiest days of the year, Stags Captain Peter Jamieson hosted the annual Stags Captain's Day in aid of the Captains Charity, Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.  The day remained dry and the course played well and, despite the gale, several competitors posted very high Stableford scores.  Over 50 Stags took part and many wore the customary "outrageous" shirts allowed on this occasion.  This year's winner of the shirt competition was Tim Lee in a garish orange number.  But the main event was to decide the winner of the trophy donated by, and bearing the name of, the late Bill Jones who was the first ever Stags Captain and who was named the first ever "Honorary Stag" a few years ago.  The honour of carrying off the trophy this year went to Roy Walker with a terrific 44 points, followed by Charles McTear with 42 and Malcolm Lunn with 41.  

Stags Spring Away Day 19th May 2011

Nuneaton Golf Club proved to be a very popular choice with the 45 Stags who attended the Spring Away Day to compete for the Bill Collier Cup.  The going proved tough for many of the visitors, although weather conditions were favourable and the course was in magnificent condition.  Emerging as a worthy victor with 35 points was Stags Treasurer, Mike Lovie, who was presented with the Bill Collier Cup by Stags Captain, Peter Jamieson.  Keith James was runner-up with 34 points followed by Charles McTeer with 34 points and Roy Walker with 32.  The longest drive was won by Tim Lee and Nearest-the-Pin by Ken Hathway.  Competitions Secretary, Richard Parham, was congratulated for his organisation of the day and his selection of the venue, which also laid on a splendid meal in the clubhouse after the game.

Photos: Courtesy of John Woodward

Stags v Staverton Park Golf Club Seniors: 18^th May :- Result

The inaugural Stags v Staverton Seniors, held at Stoneleigh, was a great success. The company was delightful, the weather was kind and the course was at its picturesque best. Many of the visitors had not previously played at the Deer Park and found it offered interesting and different challenges compared with their home course. We don't have a return fixture arranged for 2011 but hope to take a team to Staverton next year. The trend towards close finishes continues; the final result was   Stags 4.5, Staverton 2.5.

Stags & Ladies Am Am - Thursday 26th May

Stags v Shirley Golf Club Seniors: 13^th May 2011 :- Result

With both last year's home and away matches resulting in emphatic victories for the respective home teams,this was an eagerly awaited fixture. In spite of the blustery conditions there were  an number of very low scoring rounds,mainly but not exclusively by the visitors. The overall score did not follow last year's pattern, it was a win for Shirley by the narrowest of margins: Stags 2.5, Shirley 3.5.

Stags v Whitefields GC Seniors, Away 4th May 2011 – Result.

In the first return match of the season, it was Stags Vice Captain Frank Rounthwaite’s turn to lead the Stags at Whitefields, following their hosts' strong showing at Stoneleigh last month. In near perfect weather, it turned out to be another very enjoyable and close-fought contest and the final result at 4 matches each was a fair outcome. One luckless Stoneleigh pair found themselves edged out on the final hole by an opposing pair with a combined age of 168! However the best individual win of the day went to a Stoneleigh pair who recorded a 5&3 win and they were later rewarded with souvenir ball markers by their gracious opponents. All in all it was a great day’s golf for everybody. Having shared the honours 4/4 in both home and away legs, we all look forward to renewing the rivalry next year.

Stags Seniors Inter-Club Match results for April 2011

 Stags v North Warwickshire GC Seniors, 6th April 2011 – Result.

On 6th April, the warmest day of 2011 so far, the Stags opened their season of inter club seniors matches with a rare win away to North Warwickshire GC Seniors.

The overall score was 4 to Stags and 2 to North Wawicks.  An excellent start to the season.

Stags v Whitefields GC Seniors, 13th April 2011 – Result.

On a chilly April morning, the STAGS entertained Whitefields Seniors for their first home match of the season.

It was a very competitive match with most games being decided on the 17th or 18th holes.  The final result could not have been closer at  4 games each.  The return match will be at Whitefields on 4th May.

Stags v Windmill Village GC Seniors  21st April 2011 – Result.

On another glorious late spring day the Stags visited Windmill Village for the annual fixture. The short but tricky course was in wonderful condition with a few additional bunkers having been brought into play since our last visit. This did not help the Stags who lost, Windmill 5, Stags 2.

The result however was much closer than the numbers suggest with two matches going to Windmill by one stroke on the 18th green.

Stags v  Oakridge GC Seniors 28th April – Result.

After a heavy defeat the previous week it was nice to secure a home win even if it was by the narrowest of margins. The final score of Stags 4, Oakridge Seniors 3, could only have been closer if we had halved the match.  Two four-balls were halved and we had to wait for the final four to come in to know which of the three possible results was to be announced.

This result means we have made a reasonable start to the season having won 2, lost 1 and halved 1.

Stags Captain’s Team versus Past Captain’s Team – Tuesday 26^th April 2011

Using the popular format of 6 holes Better-ball, 6 holes Greensomes and 6 holes Foursomes, this comptetition attracted 8 teams per side.  The Captain’s team was led out by Peter Jamieson partnered by John Reay and the Past-it Captain’s team was skippered by Martin Rennolds partnered by Ron Edmondson.  Fittingly, the top match was halved but Oh! how happy Martin was with the team result, which was as follows:    

Captain's Team 3,  Past Captain's Team 5              

There were 6 winners of the “forecast result” competition and Don Hounslow’s name was picked out of the hat. £59 was raised for the Captain's Charity.