July 2010

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Mens Competitions

The first mens competition this month is a Captains Competition which is to be played on Sunday 4th July. Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th sees the Bambrick Trophy played, and if you are entering this competition before hand you will need to enter on or before Thursday 8th. The following weekend sees the Handicap Trophy played (Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th.) You will need to enter the competition by Thursday 15th if you are entering before, but you can still enter on the day if you wish. The final main competition of the month is a new competition this year which is the 'Rob Williams Memorial Trophy,' in memory of the fantastic Rob Williams who tragically passed away last year. This is to be played over the weekend of Saturay 24th and Sunday 25th, and I am sure that this competition will attract a very large number of members. The trophy has been kindly donated by Rob's former employer, which shows just how much of a great man Rob was. There is also a Captains Charity Stableford to be played on Saturday 31st, while Presidents Day is played on Sunday 1st August. This competition is included within this section as you will need to enter this competition on or before Thursday 22nd July as Presidents Day is a block booking competition.
Mens Scratch Team
The Scratch Team have 2 matches in July, with the first at home to Ullesthorpe on Thursday 8th July and the second at home to Beedles Lake on Thursday 22nd July. Both matches are due to start around 4:30PM.
Mens Second Team
The second team also have 2 matches this month, with their first match on Wednesday 14th away to Ullesthorpe at roughly 4:00PM. The second and final match of the month is on Monday 26th and is away to Scraptoft. This match is also due to start around 4:00PM.
Ladies
The first ladies competition of the month is to be played on Wednesday 7th and Saturday 10th, and the competition is the Bambrick Trophy, which is in memory of Josie Bambrick. The ladies have a match away to Lingdale on Wednesday 14th at roughly 1:30PM. There is also a ladies 9 hole evening event on Thursday 15th, while Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th sees the ladies Handicap Trophy played. Wednesday 21st sees the ladies 9 hole summer trophy, while there is a ladies 9 hole charity competition on Wednesday 28th. Lady Presidents day is on Sunday 1st August, and with Presidents day being a block booking players must enter on or before Thursday 22nd July.
Seniors
The seniors have a home match aginst Beedles Lake on Tuesday 6th July at 11:00A, while there is a Seniors July Stableford on Tuesday 13th. Tuesday 20th sees the Seniors take on Breedon Priory away at 10:00AM, while they also take on Stoke Albany on Tuesday 27th at home at 11:00. The Seniors are set to take on the Juniors on Friday 30th.
Juniors
The first junior competition of the month is a Junior Medal which is to be played on Saturday 10th, while the Junior Summer Trophy is to be played on Monday 12th. Friday 16th sees the John Crane Trophy Qualifier while the Juniors have a match away to Luffenham Heath on Monday 19th at roughly 10 AM. Thursday 22nd sees another away match to Glen Gorse, with a start time of roughly 9:30AM. Saturday 24th sees a Junior Stableford while the Juniors are at home to Scraptoft on Monday 26th at 9:30AM. The Juniors take on The Leicestershire away on Wednesday 28th at 9:00AM, while the Juniors are more than welcome to join in the Presidents Social evening on Friday 30th July. If the Juniors wish to play in Junior PResidents Day (Sunday 1st August) they must ensure they have entered on or before Thursday 22nd July as the competition is a block booking.
Mixed
The John De Roche Trophy is to be played during July, with the date set for Sunday 4th.
Social
The Captains Social Away Day is to be played on Friday 23rd July, while the Presidents social evening is to take place on Friday 30th. It is a 9 hole social competition with a buffet afterwards.
County Foursomes
Round 3 of the mens county foursomes is to be played on Wednesday 14th, while the third round of the mixed county foursomes is to be played on Wednesday 28th.
Racing
The first race day for July is Saturday 3rd, while Thursday 15th is the next. The third race day of the month is Wednesday 21st, while the fourth and final race day of the month is Wednesday 28th.

Latest News From Month

Captains Competition

There was a Captains Charity Stableford played on Sunday 4th July and it was Brian Haines who won with a very solid 40 points. The competition was played off the yellow tees and Brian has now been cut to 21 in winning the £27 voucher for first place. Brian won the competition on count-back, beating Oadby legend Martyn Morton who won a £17 voucher but is still off 12. Richard Holt was third with 39 points to win a £10 voucher and get cut to 17, while Prakhash Magdani also finished on 39 points to get cut to 17. Tim Bingham finished on 38 points while Stuart Monksfield and Steve Ablett both ended up with 37 points.
Mens Scratch Team
The Scratch Team dropped points at home for the first time this season on Thursday 8th July when they lost 6 - 2 at home to Ullesthorpe. It was not a great performance from the team although Ullesthorpe do have a strong side and they turned up with a fantastic attitude and a very good team spirit, so full credit goes out to Ullesthorpe. Dave Goodman and Ed Eley were the only victors for Oadby, and a full match report can be found in the Teams-Scratch Team-Match Reports 2-10 page, but you must be a logged in member of the website to view this page. Membership of the website is only available to members of the golf club.
Bambrick Trophy
The Bambrick Trophy was played over the weekend of Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July and on a weekend where scoring was very good, Darren Pededn proved to be slightly better than the rest of the field, shooting a very good 43 points to win the trophy on count-back. It was a very solid round from Darren which didn't included many dropped shots, and it is a round which has seen him cut down to 7.9, with a playing handicap of 8. Darren's 42 points equated to a Gross 74. Well done Daz, keep up the good scoring! Barry Lovell was the man just edged out by Darren after his 43 points was just not quite good enough on the back 9 local rules. Barry still picks up a voucher for £36 and also gets cut down to 26. Ben Hall continued his recent good form to finish 3rd on 42 points, a round which included a back 9 of 32 Gross. Ben picks up a voucher for £21 and also goes to the top of the Order of Merit. Steve Ablett was 4th on 41 points which sees him cut down to 12, whil Raj Pattini and Joe Larkey were 5th and 6th respectively on 40 points, with Joe getting himself cut down to 20.
Mixed John Des Roches Trophy
The John De Roche trophy was played on Sunday 4th July and it was Gary and Cathy Smith who won the mixed gold letter with a score of Nett 68. John Giles and Shirley Hardy were second with a Nett 70 with Shirley Bright & Jan Reading, Ed Eley & Briony Allen, and Ben Hall & Margaret Palmer all on Nett 71.
Mens Handicap Trophy
All the write-ups and results for the Mens Handicap Trophy have now been posted on the website. These results can be found through the Results-Mens page of the website, by scrolling down to July and clicking the 'Handicap Trophy' link. This link will take you to a new page of the website which contains all the results and write-ups for the 3 divisions.
Mens Scratch Team
The Scratch team took on Beedles Lake at home on Thursday 22nd July and the team were extremely keen to pick up a win after the disapointing previous result against Ullesthorpe. Another home loss would have put the team in a difficult position with a few games to go, but the team came through to record a 5 - 3 victory against a good Beedles Lake side. Ben Hall, Lee Tebbutt, Adam Jacques, Jan Reading and Dave Sewart were the victors, with Ed Eley, Geoff Ferrar and James Whitehead losing. a full match report can be found in the Teams-Scratch Team-Match Reports 2-10 page, but you must be a logged in member of the website to view this page. Membership of the website is only available to members of the golf club.
Ladies Municipal Cup
The ladies Municipal Cup was played on Sunday 25th July and Oadby ladies did the club proud by bringing the trophy home. All the ladies played very solid golf, with all the ladies returning scores of between 33 and 35 points to give the team a total of 204 points. Humberstone Heights were second with 195 points while Western Park were third on 178 points. It was a fantastic result for the team after the disapointment of the men failing to win the trophy. The mixed was cancelled but it is due to be played in October.
Rob Williams Memorial Trophy
The Mens Rob Williams Memorial Trophy was played over the weekend of Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July in memory of the fantastic Rob Williams who passed away last year. It was brilliant to see so many entries and good scores over the weekend and in the end count-back was required to determine a winner. Mick Tebbutt and Chris Smith both shot 42 points and it was Mick who just edged Chris out on count-back, with 22 points to 21. As a result of this Mick becomes the first winner of the trophy and also picks up a voucher for a very impressive £85, getting himself cut down to 17 in the process. It is great to see Chris returning to form over the last few weeks, and this 42 points equated to a 2 over par 74, not a bad score considering a triple bogey 7 down the 12th was on the card. As a result of Chris's solid knock he has been cut back down to 7, and also picked up a £55 voucher. Tim Rushin picked up a £32 for finishing third after his 40 points saw him get cut back down to 14. Tim beat Sam Buckley into the third spot after Sam also got 40 points in his first mens competition. A cracking score by young Sam which will no doubt give him more motivation to get that handicap down and try and get lower than his Dad. Steve Ablett has regained his solid form over the last few weeks and he finished 5th with 39 points, while Stuart Monksfiled, Barry Swift, Geoff Ferrer, Darren Peden and Roger Loach all finished with 38 points. Richard Bonser, Richard Primrose, Adam Jacques and Malcolm Pratt were the other players to play under their handicaps after all shooting 37 points.
Mens Pairs Competition
A Pairs competition was run on Saturday 31st July with the format a 4BBB Medal. There were some good scores on the day but none as good as a Nett 62 from Andy Vale and Brian Stevenson. It was a fantastic score from the pair and it has seen them pick up a £20 voucher each. They won the competition by 1 shot, beating Ben Hall & Oliver Fletcher-Warrington (Nett 63.) Hall & Fletcher-Warrington each pick up a £10 voucher for finishing second. Ed Eley & Adam Fletcher-Warrington were 3rd with a Nett 64.