For full details of the Seniors Open 2010 results, please go onto the Open Competitions section and select 'Open Noticeboard'

It was a case of a hangover from the previous days Away Day for most of the Stags team in the penultimate away match at Copsewood Grange.  Copsewood's tight fairways and undulating greens certainly suited the home team who made up for their defeat at Stoneleigh with a 5 - 2 victory. With 3 home matches still to come there is a good chance that we can finish the year with a positive overall result.

 

Stags Away Day  

44 Stags enjoyed the Summer Away Day at Brandon Wood golf course on Wednesday. The course, as ever, proved a stern challenge with most holes calling for long accurate driving.The weather was kind to us and the fairways were surprisingly green and lush. The prize giving, and an excellent lunch, followed at the nearby Royal Oak.

The results were as follows: 

First - Peter Jamieson - 39 points. 

Second - Roy Pickering - 37 points. (Count back). 

Third - Brian Askew - 37 points (Count back). 

Longest drive - Keith James; Nearest the pin - Tim Lee.

 

Time	Name A	HCP	Name B	HCP	Name A	HCP	Name B	HCP
07:40	FRANK ROUNTHWAITE	18	MICK LLOYD	24	STEVE KILMINSTER	13	FRANK BARNES	22
07:50	DON EDMONDSON		BRIAN CHATER		BARRY McVEIGH		G MATHIAS
08:00	ROGER NEAL	22	COLIN CARTER	28	CLAUDE JEPHCOTT	18	DAVID BURN	14
08:10	MAX JONES	8	ROB WALKER	12	ROGER FRENCH	14	NIGEL EATON	14
08:20	TONY BRITTON	14	RICHARD PARHAM	16	VERNON BATES	19	BRAIN ASKEW	17
08:30	DAVE PEGG	17	D BARBER	21	JOHN PRICE		TIME LEE	16
08:40	DEREK HEALING	20	TERRY SMITH	14	G BARBER	22	B PICKARD	18
08:50	BOB DUXBURY	23	MICK JEPHCOTT	17	JOHN STEED	14	ROSS KINWOOD	14
09:00	BILL BROWNE	12	KEVIN CULLEN	13	KEITH JAMES	10	ROY MASSEY	19
09:10	ROBIN WHITEHOUSE	15	ROGER GILBERT	25	RAY MORRIS	20	JIM McINTOSH	17
09:20	DAVID WILLIAMS	23	KEN HANCOCK	21	LEWIS GOODACRE	20	RON WILLIAMS	21
09:30	PAUL ABBOTT	15	ROY PICKERING	18	JOHN RAWLINGS	23	TONY ATKINS	24
09:40	JOHN WILLIAMSON	24	B TEHAN	24	LYNWOOD JONES	23	TERRY DAVIS	17
09:50	F CRIPPS	27	S HILL	25	RAY JOYCE	21	FRED KERLEY	15
10:00	ALAN MUNCE	16	JOHN KENNELL	19	RAY BYRNE	18	KEITH REDDING	14
10:10	MARTIN BRADFORD	13	JOHN ASTRY	10	MIKE REMINGTON	15	S HEMMINGS	14
10:20	D BUTLER	18	F COOKE	21	MALCOLM BROOK	11	GRAHAM STANDLEY	15
10:30	CHARLIE THOMPSON	15	RAY JARVIS	10	R W WELLS	18	A THOMPSON	19
10:40	D VINE	12	M DOLPHIN	21	VINCENT MARSHALL	18	W MANTHORP	20
10:50	RICHARD BASKERVILLE	14	HUW JONES	20	M DAVIS	19	PETER LLOYD	17
11:00	JOHN PICKERING  B	14	H DAY	18	W BURTON B	17	T LEWIN	15
11:10	GORDON HIORNS	16	JOHN PHILLIPS	22	JACK KIRK	15	ROGER WARD	13
11:20	T RAWNSLEY	15	P SHARP	19	C NOONAN	14	E LAWSON	14
11:30	ROD SINGER	18	PAUL RAWDON	12	BRIAN CHURCHILL		KEITH CATTERALL
11:40	ROY TAPPER	23	JOHN ARNOLD	19	GEOFF CHAPLIN	14	BRUCE WILSON	9
11:50	N BURTON		C PRICE		MIKE LOVIE		PAT McATEER
12:00	PETER BATES	2	PHIL BROADBENT	9	NEIL RAYSON RANDLE	13	JIM ROBATHAN	15
12:10	COLIN POLLARD	21	GRAHJAM MESNARD	19	JOHN WILLIS	16	J HOLLINSWORTH	24
12:20	JOHN BURTON	21	EAMON McDONALD	15	MAURICE SMITH	21	JIM MACKAY	18
12:30	JOHN WOODWARD	17	E LANGDALE		DEREK PARTRIDGE	19	TONY PRATT	23
12:40	A LAWS	18	D JEMPSEY	17	R HIAT          B	12	T HINCHLEY	15
12:50	N BASFORD	16	PHILIP INCHLEY	14	G HOSKIN	9	B WARREN 14	24
13:00	R EDMONDSON		TBA		L KENNEDY	23	R GREENWAY	23
13:10	STAN HARRIS   B	22	HARRY WARD	24	DENNIS BENNETT	16	MICK HUGHES	24
13:20	NEIL ANSELL	12	DAVID GOODWIN	22	MIKE DANSE	20	KEITH PERCIVAL	26
13:30	TERRY STRANGE	13	C BRYANT	16	MARTIN WILKS	8	TOM BARNBY	5
13:40	JOHN ROBARDS	17	ED WHITE	14	DAVE OLLIVANT	15	COLIN HUDSON	21
13:50	S HOOPER	9	H GITTINS	18	J ROBSON	18	B FAULKNER	21
14:00	B BENNETT	21	C BURDETT	18	G ALBERTELLA		R FREESTONE
14:10	TREVOR WILLIAMS	19	BRIAN OUGH	19	BARRIE NUTTER	20	DENZIL HILL	18
14:20	F BUTLER	12	A BUTLER	9	STAN PEARSON	16	BRIAN MILLS	22
14:30	KEN WYKES		TBA		KEN WYKES		TBA
14:40	NEIL SMITH	19	BARRY BRINDLE   B	25	IAN JARVIS	20	DAVID GREGORY	17
14:50	G COULTHARD	13	J MARSHALL	15	FRANK LILES	13	BARRY RICHARDSON	22
15:00	CARL DEUSTCH		I CLARKE		W MORRIS		B BALLINGER
15:10	ROY STURMEY		JOHN PEARSON		R WILLS	17	J FINCH	15

Time	Name A	HCP	Name B	HCP	Name A	HCP	Name B	HCP
07:40	FRANK ROUNTHWAITE	18	MICK LLOYD	24	STEVE KILMINSTER	13	FRANK BARNES	22
07:50	DON EDMONDSON		BRIAN CHATER		BARRY McVEIGH		G MATHIAS
08:00	ROGER NEAL	22	COLIN CARTER	28	CLAUDE JEPHCOTT	18	DAVID BURN	14
08:10	MAX JONES	8	ROB WALKER	12	ROGER FRENCH	14	NIGEL EATON	14
08:20	TONY BRITTON	14	RICHARD PARHAM	16	VERNON BATES	19	BRAIN ASKEW	17
08:30	DAVE PEGG	17	D BARBER	21	JOHN PRICE		TIME LEE	16
08:40	DEREK HEALING	20	TERRY SMITH	14	G BARBER	22	B PICKARD	18
08:50	BOB DUXBURY	23	MICK JEPHCOTT	17	JOHN STEED	14	ROSS KINWOOD	14
09:00	BILL BROWNE	12	KEVIN CULLEN	13	KEITH JAMES	10	ROY MASSEY	19
09:10	ROBIN WHITEHOUSE	15	ROGER GILBERT	25	RAY MORRIS	20	JIM McINTOSH	17
09:20	DAVID WILLIAMS	23	KEN HANCOCK	21	LEWIS GOODACRE	20	RON WILLIAMS	21
09:30	PAUL ABBOTT	15	ROY PICKERING	18	JOHN RAWLINGS	23	TONY ATKINS	24
09:40	JOHN WILLIAMSON	24	B TEHAN	24	LYNWOOD JONES	23	TERRY DAVIS	17
09:50	F CRIPPS	27	S HILL	25	RAY JOYCE	21	FRED KERLEY	15
10:00	ALAN MUNCE	16	JOHN KENNELL	19	RAY BYRNE	18	KEITH REDDING	14
10:10	MARTIN BRADFORD	13	JOHN ASTRY	10	MIKE REMINGTON	15	S HEMMINGS	14
10:20	D BUTLER	18	F COOKE	21	MALCOLM BROOK	11	GRAHAM STANDLEY	15
10:30	CHARLIE THOMPSON	15	RAY JARVIS	10	R W WELLS	18	A THOMPSON	19
10:40	D VINE	12	M DOLPHIN	21	VINCENT MARSHALL	18	W MANTHORP	20
10:50	RICHARD BASKERVILLE	14	HUW JONES	20	M DAVIS	19	PETER LLOYD	17
11:00	JOHN PICKERING  B	14	H DAY	18	W BURTON B	17	T LEWIN	15
11:10	GORDON HIORNS	16	JOHN PHILLIPS	22	JACK KIRK	15	ROGER WARD	13
11:20	T RAWNSLEY	15	P SHARP	19	C NOONAN	14	E LAWSON	14
11:30	ROD SINGER	18	PAUL RAWDON	12	BRIAN CHURCHILL		KEITH CATTERALL
11:40	ROY TAPPER	23	JOHN ARNOLD	19	GEOFF CHAPLIN	14	BRUCE WILSON	9
11:50	N BURTON		C PRICE		MIKE LOVIE		PAT McATEER
12:00	PETER BATES	2	PHIL BROADBENT	9	NEIL RAYSON RANDLE	13	JIM ROBATHAN	15
12:10	COLIN POLLARD	21	GRAHJAM MESNARD	19	JOHN WILLIS	16	J HOLLINSWORTH	24
12:20	JOHN BURTON	21	EAMON McDONALD	15	MAURICE SMITH	21	JIM MACKAY	18
12:30	JOHN WOODWARD	17	E LANGDALE		DEREK PARTRIDGE	19	TONY PRATT	23
12:40	A LAWS	18	D JEMPSEY	17	R HIAT          B	12	T HINCHLEY	15
12:50	N BASFORD	16	PHILIP INCHLEY	14	G HOSKIN	9	B WARREN 14	24
13:00	R EDMONDSON		TBA		L KENNEDY	23	R GREENWAY	23
13:10	STAN HARRIS   B	22	HARRY WARD	24	DENNIS BENNETT	16	MICK HUGHES	24
13:20	NEIL ANSELL	12	DAVID GOODWIN	22	MIKE DANSE	20	KEITH PERCIVAL	26
13:30	TERRY STRANGE	13	C BRYANT	16	MARTIN WILKS	8	TOM BARNBY	5
13:40	JOHN ROBARDS	17	ED WHITE	14	DAVE OLLIVANT	15	COLIN HUDSON	21
13:50	S HOOPER	9	H GITTINS	18	J ROBSON	18	B FAULKNER	21
14:00	B BENNETT	21	C BURDETT	18	G ALBERTELLA		R FREESTONE
14:10	TREVOR WILLIAMS	19	BRIAN OUGH	19	BARRIE NUTTER	20	DENZIL HILL	18
14:20	F BUTLER	12	A BUTLER	9	STAN PEARSON	16	BRIAN MILLS	22
14:30	KEN WYKES		TBA		KEN WYKES		TBA
14:40	NEIL SMITH	19	BARRY BRINDLE   B	25	IAN JARVIS	20	DAVID GREGORY	17
14:50	G COULTHARD	13	J MARSHALL	15	FRANK LILES	13	BARRY RICHARDSON	22
15:00	CARL DEUSTCH		I CLARKE		W MORRIS		B BALLINGER
15:10	ROY STURMEY		JOHN PEARSON		R WILLS	17	J FINCH	15

This years John Reay Trophy was held at Ingon Manor and the Stags team of Charles McTear (41 pts), Ron Edmondson (39 pts), Ron Maudlin, Bernie Ray, Robin Whitehouse, Brian Churchill, Keith James and The Captain (not many pts !!) did the club proud. The competition featured 12 teams, 6 of whom are not on the Stags normal match rota. On a challenging course The Stags came in a clear 3rd, just one point behind a strong Shirley team but a few points adrift of the winners, home team Ingon Manor.

This result, coupled with the positive match results this year, show what a fine band of senior golfers we have at Stoneleigh at the moment and, with a significant number of new members, bodes well for the future. 

Next years trophy will be held at a new venue, Whetstone, where we can look forward to an even better result.

The Stags completed the set of results with a half at Oakridge to go with the win and loss from the 2 previous away matches. On a blustery day the Stags gave a good account of themselves on a course where previous experience is essential.The matches lost were very close with a final putt often being the only difference. We now have a break to allow for the John Reay Trophy at Ingon Manor before getting on the road again at Copsewood Grange.

 

The Stags returned from their latest away match at Stratford Oaks much chastened. After the excellent result at Naunton Downs hopes were high but these were quickly dashed by a very much in form SOAKS team. The general view was that the Stags players had played near their handicaps but could not match a sparkling display by their opponents who ran out 7 1/2 to 1/2 winners. The return match at Oakridge this week gives us a chance to salvage some wounded pride!!

The Stags farthest away match proved to be well worth the journey. The team enjoyed both good weather, in direct contrast to last year, and an excellent result. Perched on top of the Cotswolds Naunton provides both stunning views and a stern test of golf. The Stags rose to the occasion and returned home with a 4 1/2 to 2 1/2 victory.With a run of away matches to come this provided an encouraging start.

On Wednesday 14th July Gaudet Luce Golf Club at Hadzor in Droitwich hosted their Senior Mens Pairs Open Competiton. 

Playing off the white tees Barrie Nutter (Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club) and his partner Denzil Hill (Gaudet Luce Golf Club) scored a magnificent 43 points off 3/4 handicap which resulted in them taking the 1st Prize in the Seniors Mens Pairs Open competition.

Well done to Barrie and Denzil what a great result!!!

Tuesday 6 July saw the inaugural playing of the Sid Jackson Pairs Challenge, a competition held in memory of long-standing Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club member, Sid Jackson, who died in March this year at the age of 87.  For many years, Sid was involved not only with golf, but helped to devise and run Cancer Cup cricket, football and darts in the Leamington area, as well as playing league badminton into his 60’s.

 The competition, arranged by the Stags, saw a departure from accustomed formats, playing a two-ball Texas Scramble with pairs being randomly drawn.  It was clearly a format that appealed as 64 golfers took part, the highest ever entry for a Stags competition.  To explain the format and to get the golfers off to a flying start, European Senior Tour Starter, Peter Coles, provided the Pro Tour experience at the 1^st tee and many who participated said that it was great to have the “1^st tee tingle, just like a Pro”!  And – just like the Pro Tour – players were provided with bottles of water and fruit, along with commemorative balls and tees at the start of their round.  

The hot weather conditions and the new format made the competition rather longer than anticipated, however, many of the members stayed on well into the afternoon to attend the presentation of the perpetual trophy and prizes, kindly donated by Sid’s family.

The winners of the Sid Jackson Pairs Challenge were Tony Britton and Mike Jephcott (46), with Dan Brady and David Glasock (43/22) taking second place from the final group of the morning and Robin Whitehouse and Bob Duxbury (43/18) in third place following a count-back on the final nine holes.  Prizes were awarded down to tenth place with a couple of consolation prizes for good measure!  All agreed that it had been an excellent competition and that it would become an annual feature in the Stags calendar.

The Stags beat both the weather and opponents, Ingon Manor, in their latest home match.  Two matches were not completed due to nearby lightning and were declared halves, although the Stag teams were up in both. The remaining matches did, however, battle to the end with Stoneleigh winning overall by 6 to 2. So far this season we have won 7, lost 3 and halved 2.

This years Senior's Championship was, for the first time, played over two rounds. The second round was played by the top 24 players off the white tees over a course that was dry and testing but still produced some excellent scores.

The winner of the Ken Dunlop Trophy for best gross was Ron Edmondson with 74 +75 = 149.

The top 3 for nett scores were: 

1st and winner of the Seniors over 55 trophy - Gordon Hiorns 64 + 65 = 129.

 2nd - Bernie Ray - 72 + 63 = 135.

 3rd - Carl Deutsch - 66 + 71 = 137.

 The format was judged to be a great success and will be retained for next year.

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The Stags returned to winning ways on Thursday with a comprehensive victory, 51/2 to 1/2, at home to Copsewood Grange. The win has to be tempered with the fact that Copsewood had a few over 80's in their team, including an 88 years youngster who played against the Stags Captain.

What a great day on Wednesday 23rd June!

The friendly get together between 8 pairs of seniors from Stonebridge GC and home club, Stoneleigh Deer Park, went without a hitch in splendid weather and on a course in great condition.    

Well organised by Ron Williams and Robin Whitehouse, the event was played in great spirit and it was especially good that the individual pairs winners both got 42 points.

The winning pairs were:  Ron Williams & Dave Williams [Stonebridge] and Keith James & Roy Cann [Stoneleigh]

Even better that the Stoneleigh Stags won with a combined score just 3 points better than the visitors!   Let's hope the return event is as well supported and that the weather is fine. 

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P{hotos: Courtesy of John Woodward

The Ces Dowson Am Am Trophy was played for on Monday 14th June, with a good turn out of Stags (Seniors) to play in this 4 Ball Am Am Stableford competition.

Ces Dowson presented the trophy to the winning team of Brian Churchill, Robin Whitehouse, Don Hounslow, and Jim Jobson

Photo - Courtesy of John Woodward

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All good things must come to an end, so they say, and this proved correct with the Stags latest match at Shirley ending the recent run of good results. The course was much altered from last year and proved an even sterner test than before. Shirley nearly turned the tables on our home result against them but we managed to hang on for a half for a 6 1/2 to 1/2 defeat. Still we won on aggregate against probably our toughest opponents so some solace there.

This years Stags Captain's Day was played in glorious sunshine and the 50 players enjoyed the course in near to it's best condition. It was a memorable day not only for the Captain but also for the Stags Secretary, John Chard, who had a hole in one at the 15th and, for good measure, was closest to the 18th pin in 2. 

The winner of the Bill Jones Trophy with 40 points on count back was Malcolm Hancock from two past Stags Captains, Brian Churchill and Don Hounslow. The day raised a magnificent £370 for the clubs charity, Acorns Children's Hospice.

The Stags fine run of form continued on Wednesday with a convincing home win over the seniors of The Windmill.  The away match had been halved but this time the Stags closed out the majority of the matches on the 18th to win 6 matches to 1. With a good representation from newer members it showed what a good standard we are setting against our local rivals but, with many hard matches to come, we will not be allowed to bask in the glory for long.  

A total of 60 players took part in the Ladies & Stags Four Ball better ball competition on Thursday 27th May.

The Winning team of Ann Whitehouse, Mary Foden, Mike Lovie & Malcolm Hancock carded a score of 90 points.  2nd Place was Heather Wood, Joan Collingbourne, Roy Pickering and Peter Jamieson (Stags Vice-Captain) with a score of 88 points, closely beating 3rd place team of Jan Baines, Sheila Tomalin, Robin Whitehouse and John Sidey with a score of 87 points.

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photo courtesy of Ann Jones

The Stags 6th match of the season, home against a strong Shirley team, proved to be a memorable day for the Stags team. On a clear day with the course in ever improving condition the smile on the Captains face got broader as each team reported their result.  The vice captain brought home the final pairing to give the Stags a whitewash, 7 nil.  The Shirley Captain was gracious in defeat but I'm sure we will be assured of a very warm welcome in the return fixture in a few weeks time.

The Stags 5th. match of the year, away at Whitefields, proved to be a very close run thing.  In fine weather and with fast greens the Stags had early success but then fell behind.  Fortunately the final pairing of Stags stalwarts brought in a 2&1 win to half the match overall.  With only one close defeat so far it has been a bright start to our matches.

 

The 14 Stags who played in the match at the Windmill were treated to a memorable days golf. The weather was near perfect, the course was in surprisingly good condition after the recent weather and the golf matched both. A hard fought match ended all square at 3 1/2 to 3 1/2 which, bearing in mind the quirky nature of The Windmill, is an excellent result.

As with last weeks first match the home fixture against Whitefields mirrored the weather but, this time,with a sunnier result. With one exception all the matches were close run things with 4 going to the last putt. This time, however, the Stags provided the stronger finish and won the match 4 to 3. The commitment and enthusiasm from the Stags in both matches has been excellent and bodes well for the rest of the season

The Stags traditional opener against North Warwicks was much like the weather, a very mixed bag.The matches started in light rain and finished in bright sunshine, unfortunately the Stags did the opposite. After 3 matches the Stags were 2 1/2 up but, like Manchester United, we were unable to keep the advantage. The last 3 matches went to the 17th but North Warwicks managed to close them all, giving them victory by 3 1/2 to 2 1/2. On the bright side this was a better result than last year and, hopefully, will give us hope of matching Tim's excellent record of last year.

A total of 53 players took part in this week's Stags Stableford played on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd March.  The first three placings all scored 38 points which were decided on countback

Congratulations to the winners

1st Place - Paul Abbott - 38 points

2nd Place -  Roger Gilbert - 38 points

3rd Place - Malcolm Hancock  & Over 70's winner - 38 points

 

Well done for all who played in our Monday and Tuesday competition.  We had 63 players, a very good turn out for this time of year. Here are the results and congratulations to the winners. 

The next Texas Scramble is on April 26th and 27th 2010.

 Richard Parham

	Stags Three Ball Texas Scramble - Results
	Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd February 2010
				Gross	H'Cap	Nett
1	M Rennolds	S Kenny	J Jobson	70	9.8	60.2
2	P Cleary	H Stewart	M Stevens	71	10.5	60.5
3	P Abbott	R Pickering	N Palmer	69	7.8	61.2
4	K James	R Cann	M Jephcott	70	8.3	61.7
5	R Duxbury	C McTear	K Hathaway	72	9	63.0
6	M Hancock	C Walkey	M Dinely	75	11.8	63.2
7	G Green	T Lee	B Aspinwall	75	11	64.0
8	T Britton	M Munro	L Bennett	73	8.8	64.2
9	R Whitehouse	B Andrews	B Ray	74	9.3	64.7
10	W Flatley	A Gresty	V Bates	76	10.8	65.2
11	J Saxton	D Turpin	J Williams	77	11.5	65.5
12	J Britton	C Deutsch	R Pickering	77	11.3	65.7
13	G Hiorns	A Wild	J Phillips	75	9	66.0
14	J Wheeler	B Goddard	B Askew	76	9.5	66.5
15	B Ray	M Lloyd	F Rounthwaite	76	9.5	66.5
16	K Catterall	M Lovie	B Churchill	76	9.3	66.7
17	B Tomalin	D Munday	A Economides	79	11.2	67.8
18	J Woodward	A Tate	C Dowson	80	10.2	69.8
19	J Sidey	L Day	J Newbery	82	12	70.0
20	E Langdale	D Partridge	T Pratt	80	9.7	70.3
21	D Hounslow	V Layton	W Feely	no return

 

On Monday 7th December 2009 over 40 Stags assembled for a shotgun start on the Par 3 Avon Course for their annual Christmas fun competition.  Amazingly the weather stayed fairly fine and a great time was had by all.  The winning team of 5 put in a great 2-under-par score of 25 and after a slap up Xmas lunch they were congratulated by Stags Captain, Tim  Lee, wearing his very fetching seasonal hat!  The large gathering of Stags also witnessed the presentation of prizes for the summer competitions and, especially, Tim Lee congratulated fellow Stag Ron Edmondson on leading the SDPGC team to become Mail on Sunday National Golf Club Champions in the finals held in Spain last month.  In response, Ron said it was a great achievement for the club and commented on the tremendous support the team had from the members, especially in the semi-final and final rounds.

Summer winners presented on the day were: Carl Deutsch [Knock out Singles],  Richard Parham [Eclectic, net joint winner], Brian Aspinwall [Eclectic, net joint winner] and Ron Edmondson [Summer Eclectic, gross].  

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On a cool but fine day at Whittlebury Golf and Country Club on Monday 26th October 2009, a band of 26 Stags enjoyed an interesting round of golf in unfamiliar surroundings.  Most of those taking part found the front nine, played on the 1905 Course, a little more straightforward than the back nine, played on the Royal Whittlebury Course.  But everyone seemed to enjoy the challenge and a special "thank you" must go to Competition Secretary, Richard Parham, for organising and publicising the event.  The average Stableford score for the group was just above 29 points but the out-and-out winner with a terrific 40 points was Bernie Ray.  Second place with 38 points was Malcolm Hancock and third with 36 points, on a count-back, was Neville Burton.  The prizes were presented to the winners by Stags Vice Captain Martin Rennolds.

  

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photos courtesy of John Woodward

Stags Four Nations Challenge 2009 - Results

Four teams of 8 Stags, each allegedly representing the Four Nations of the British Isles [although some with unconvincing surnames!] played in the annual challenge match for the Dermot Hurley Trophy on Wednesday 7^th October 2009.  With the best 6 Stableford scores from each team to count , the competition was played in fine autumn weather and the end result was as convincing as it was unexpected.  Previous three-time winners, Wales, last year’s winners, England, and the ever-hopeful Irish were simply put to the sword in a devastating performance by the Scottish team ably led by their Captain John Sidey.  This is the first time that Scotland will be engraved on the trophy and their 225 points against Ireland’s 207, Wales’ 206 and England’s 205 underlined a quite emphatic victory. 

 The best individual prize was taken by Scotland’s Malcolm Hancock with a splendid 41 points.

 After a warming lunch Stags Captain, Tim Lee, made the presentations on the patio amongst much whooping and ribald comment.

 Everyone agreed it had been another good Stags event and we look forward to another international tussle next year. 

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