Mens Competitions

The jubilee invitation is the first competition that is to be played in May. This is a block booking and members can invite a player who is a member of another course. The competition is on Sunday 2nd May and the closing date is Thursday 22nd April with it being a block booking. The Harold Creasey Memorial Trophy is next up (Sat 8th), with a closing date of Thursday 6th. The next day sees the Mens Municipal Cup (Sun 9th.) The Municipal cup is to be held at Oadby this year and it is due to start at 12 PM. The next Mens Competition is the Texas Scramble, and this year the Texas Scramble is to be played over 2 days (Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th.) The winners of the Texas Scramble will go through to represent Oadby in the Centenary Finals. This is an event run by the Leicester & Rutland Golf Union this year as it is the 100th year of the county golf union. The Texas Scramble final will be on Friday 11th June at Lutterworth. The Paul Bottell Greensome is to be played over the weekend of the Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd, with the closing date for entries Thursday 20th. The next weekend (Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th) sees the Hall of Fame Qualifier played. This is the last Mens Competition of May, although the second round of the Pat Murphy KO must have been played by Sunday 30th May.

Mens Scratch League

The Scratch Team have two matches which are to be played in May, with the first away to Beedles Lake on Thursday 13th, and the second at home to Charnwood Forest on May 27th.

Mens Second Team

There are 2 matches for the second team in May, with the first due to start at roughly 3.30 PM on Wednesday 12th at home to Lingdale. The second and final match of the month is away to Glen Gorse on Wednesday 19th, with the match due to start at 4 PM.

Ladies

The ladies also have their invitation on Sunday 2nd May with a closing dat of Thursday 22nd April, while the wollowing Wednesday sees the Ping Ladies 4BBB (Wednesday 5th.) This competition can also be played on Saturday 8th, while in between these two dates there is a match at home to Beedles Lake on Thursday 6th. Wednesday 12th and Saturday 15th sees a ladies stableford take place, while the ladies Coronation Foursomes Qualifier is to be played on Wednesday 19th and Saturday 22nd. There is a 9 hole ladies open coffee morning on Monday 24th while Wednesday 26th sees the ladies charity cup, which can also be played on Saturday 29th. There is a ladies match away to Glen Gorse on Thursday 27th May.

Seniors

The seniors May Stableford (Tuesday 2nd) is first up in the month, while Wednesday 5th sees the seniors travel to Greetham Valley for a match, due to start at 11 AM. The seniors are at home the following week to Notts City (Wednesday 12th, 10 AM.) Tuesday 18th sees Luffenham visit the seniors at Oadby, with the match due to star at 11 AM, while Wednesday 26th sees the seniors travel to Cold Ashby for their final match of the month (12 AM start.) Thursday 27th May sees the seniors Spring Stableford played.

Juniors

The first junior competition of the month is a monthyl stableford on Saturday May 1st, while the following weekend sees a monthy medal (Sat 8th.) The junior Pat & Pat Mortimer Cup is to be played on Saturday 15th May, while there is a monthly stableford on Saturday 22nd. The final competition of the month is on Saturday 29th May which is the junior Summer Trophy.

County Foursomes

The ladies County Foursomes round 1 is to b played on Monday 17th May, while the mens first round is on Wednesday 19th.

Racing

The first race day of May 2010 is on Monday 17th, while the second is on Monday 24th. The next race meet during May is a two day meet, with the first day on Monday 31st and the second day of the meet on Tuesday 1st June 2010.

Jubilee Invitation

The annual invitation was held on Sunday 2nd May and dispite the very tough conditions Tidge Gharial and Paul McReynolds managed to shoot a wonderful Nett 66 to win the competition and get their names up on the board. They shot a Gross 72 for their Nett 66, and the best Gross went to the team of Gary Tipler and Richard Primrose who shot a Gross 70. It was a fantastic knock by the pair and it could have been so much better had they holed a few missed short putts. Geoff Ferrer and John Plews were second with a Nett 67 while Roger Loach and former Oadby member Marc Palmer were third with a Nett 68. Tipler and Primrose also shot Nett 68 while there were Nett 69’s for the pairs of Ben Hall & Gary Tibbles, and Ed Eley & another former Oadby member Liam Morton. It was a good day apart from some bad weather and it was enjoyed by all. A big thanks goes out to all involved in helping make the day a good day, including all who helped to organise the competition and all who helped out putting up and running the half way tent. It should also be noted that the Sunday Lunch’s provided by Bar 19 were absolutely delicious and enjoyed very much by all. It is yet another meal this year that has been met with fantastic approval by the members, with the big credit going to Keith and Jane Day who have transformed the food supplied at Oadby Golf Club.

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Harold Creasey Trophy

Kev Wood put in yet another good performance this year to win the Harold Creasey Trophy in very tough conditions on Saturday 8th May by 1 point. On a day where there was rain, wind and cold temperatures Kev came in with a very respectable and solid 39 points to win the competition by 1 point ahead of Ben Hall. It was Kev's second win of the year having won his first gold letter in the Lionel Vaughan with Andy Vale, and this win has seen him rise to third in the Order of Merit behind Tim Bingham (215 points) and Dave Sewart (206.23.) Kev currently has 190 points and is 5 clear of Martyn Morton. It is stillvery early days yet in the season but everybody in the top 10 will be pleased to get off to a good start and they will all look to be adding to their points tally in a few weeks once the singles competitions start again. Ben Hall was second in the Harold Creasey with 38 points despite missing a short put on the last for birdie which would have given him 15 points in the last 5 holes had he dropped. Ben has now been cut back to 5 while Kev has been cut to 10. Ben beat Ryan Archer on count-back to second place, with the ever solid Roger Loach 4th and Dave Sewart 5th (36 and 33 points respectively.) Werner Brach, Darren Peden, Andy Vale, Geoff Kiff and Ron Allen also finished with 33 points to complete the top 10 and take Order of Merit points.

Mens Municipal Cup

The Mens Municipal Cup was played on Sunday 9th May and unfortunately the Men could not win the cup back that was lost the previous year. On a day when the greens of all 3 courses seemed to be struggling for condition Western Park came through to win the trophy with 375 points. Oadby finished second on 370 points while Humberstone were a further 5 points back on 365. The scores were not brilliant by either course, but the end result was still very close. A big thank you goes out to the caterers of Bar 19 who once again put on a fantastic meal. The meal was enjoyed by everybody and Bar 19 have once again this year given everybody a fantastic meal. A greater detail match report and winners scores can be found on the Teams-Other OGC Teams-Mens Municipal Cup page.

Scratch Team

The Scratch Team had their second match of the season on Thursday 13th May and managed to come away from Beedles Lake with a 4 - 4 half, although the team are slightly disapointed not to come away with a win. There were wins for Lee Tebbutt (a big win against former county 1st teamer Richard Wells,) Ben Hall, Geoff Ferrer and Dave Sewart. The team now have two home matches in which they can hopefully recover some of the goal difference lost in the Ullesthorpe game, but it is certainly very nice to pick up a half away from home this early into the season. A full match report can be found in the Teams-Scratch Team-Match Reports 1-5 section of the website.

Mens Texas Scramble

The format for the Texas Scramble was changed this year due to the winning team being invited to play in the County Centenary Texas Scramble, and Scramble was changed to 4 man teams instead of 2 man. It was extremely close at the top but it was the 4 man team of Darren Peden, Roger Loach, Shayne Kenney and Danny Noton who edged out the other pairs. The team scored Gross 62 Nett 57 to win by 0.375 of a shot. In doing so the 4 win a £22 voucher each and it continues the good form recently shown by Peden and Loach. The second and third placed teams both had a Nett 57.375, with the team of Tidge Gharial, Lee Tebbutt, Dave Goodman & Geoff Ferrer edging out the team of Asra, Alan Ball, Tony Greaves and Malcolm Pratt to win a £10 voucher each. Gharial’s team shot a Gross 60 while Asra’s team shot a Gross 67. The winners now go on to play in the final at Lutterworth, although the second placed team might also get in depending on entries.

Ladies County Foursomes

The ladies were handed a tough draw in the first round of the County Foursomes with a trip to Kibworth. Despite the tough draw the ladies put in a fantastic performance but unfortunately came up just short, losing 1 Down in the end. Briony Allen and Bev Dodds lost 1 Down, and Cathy Smith and Kerry Coulter halved, with their opponents holing a 3 foot putt on the last to win the match. A full match report can be found in the Teams-Other OGC Teams-Ladies County Foursomes page.

Mens County Foursomes

The Mens County Foursomes team unfortunately lost to Whetstone on Wednesday 19th May 5 Down, after the team of Lee Tebbutt & Geoff Ferrar lost 2 Down, and Ben Hall & Ed Eley lost 3 Down. Both pairs played some very solid golf but at the end of the day it would appear to have been putting which cost both pairs. A big thank you goes out to everyone who came to support the team, and a full match report can be found in the Teams-Other OGC Teams-Mens County Foursomes page.

Paul Bottell Greensome

The Paul Bottell Greensome was played over the weekend of Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd May and it was a fantastic weekend in terms of weather. Players would have no weather excuses for not shooting good scores, and in the end it was Lee Tebbutt and Dave Goodman who came out victorious with a Gross 68 Nett 64 to win the trophy and the £32 voucher each for the first prize. Dave and Lee played some very solid golf on their way to victory, with Lee in particular holing some solid putts and hitting the ball in a way that sees him returning to good form. The pair who came second were actually Lee's Dad Mick Tebbutt and Ron Allen, with a Gross 84 Nett 66.5, winning them an £18 voucher each. Prakash Magdani and Raj Pattini were third with a Gross 82 Nett 66.5 to win the £12 voucher each, beating Ben Hall and Ed Eley on count-back after they had shot a Gross 71.

Scratch Team

The Scratch Team won their first match of the season on Thursday 27th May when they beat Charnwood Forest at home. It was Oadby’s first home match of the season and when put with the half a point picked up away at Beedles Lake the first three matches of the season have gone well for the team so far. There were wins in the match for Ed Eley, Ben Hall, Dave Goodman, Tidge Gharial, Dave Sewart and Geoff Ferrar, who has now won all three of his matches so far this season. The final result was 6 – 2 to Oadby and a big thank you goes out to all those who came out to support the team. A full match report can be found in the Teams-Scratch Team-Match Reports 1-5 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.

Hall of Fame Qualifier

Geoff Kiff won the Hall of Fame qualifier over the weekend of Sat 29th & Sun 30th May when he shot 41 points in very tough conditions. Conditions were very tricky on the Saturday with strong winds and lots of rain, and despite the fact the rain held off on Sunday the wind was much stronger than it was on the Saturday, meaning any score of 36 points or better was very good throughout the course of the whole weekend. Geoff has been cut down to 19.4 as a result of this competition and has moved up a large number of places in the Order of Merit as a result. Geoff won the competition by 2 shots, beating Ed Eley into second place after a very respectable 39 points. Ed has been cut back down to 3 and he finished the competition 2 shots clear of third place. Brian Orgill was third on count-back ahead of Roger Loach and Tim Bingham. There were then 8 people who shot 36 points, with the 8 players finishing in the following order: Nick McCaffrey (cut to 26,) Richard Bonser, Kev Wood, Ryan Archer, Alan Hutchby (cut to 13,) Derek Archer, Steve Buckley and Brian Stevenson.

Mens Order of Merit

Tim Bingham still sits on the top of the Order of Merit as we enter June with a very solid 245 points. Tim has been putting together very solid performances all year and he sits clear of Dave Sewart in second place (206.23.) Kev Wood is third on 193.50 while Martyn Morton is fourth on 185 points, although Martyn has missed the last few competitions as he has been away. He will be hoping to continue his before holiday form now he has returned. Roger Loach is fifth on 169.92, 3.09 points clear of Ed Eley (166.83.) The next 3 are all very close together, with Jan Reading seventh (140.83,) Ben Hall eighth (139.25,) and Darren Peden ninth on 138.67. Ron Allen completes the top ten with 117.83.