Junior Club Championship 21/8/09
		Gross				Net
Name	H'Cap	AM	PM	Total	Placing	AM	PM	Total	Placing
Steff Hughes	7	76	83	159	1	69	76	145	5
Nick Daniels	6	80	80	160	2	74	74	148	6
Huw Rees	11	85	79	164	3	74	68	142	4
Kim Evans	19	84	91	175	6	65	72	137	1
Iwan Rees	18	91	84	175	4	73	66	139	2
Ashley Davies	24	93	95	188	7	69	71	140	3
Liam Shiggins	5	82	NR	NR		77	NR	NR
Liam McCormack	12	88	87	175	5	76	75	151	7
Nick Rees	9	84	NR	NR		75	NR	NR
Josh Medway	26	115	NR	NR		NR	NR	NR
Gareth Bowen	8	95				87		NR
James Lenander	20	NR				NR		NR

 

Missed by a Shot

Penrhos being tough and it being very windy on the mountain contributed to a day when scoring was never going to be net par. The only issue was how few shots over this players could contain themselves to. Milford had 2 better gross scores than us and 3 worse net scores. When we added up (unofficially, awaiting publishing by Dyfed) they got to 398 against our 399. Our 6th card would also have been better than theirs, so any one shot found anywhere in the counting scores would have meant us winning and going into the final event all square at the top. It wasn't to be and we are now 2 points behind, needing not only to win at Derllys, but also hoping for another team to beat Milford into third to tie, into 4th to win.

Counting scores for us were Liam gross 84, Steff gross 88, Luke net 75, Kim net 75, Liam net 77. Had we found 1 less shot, Ashley's net 79 would have beaten their 6th card. Rumour has it that Gareth was tearing up the course and indeed was only 2 over after 5 holes, 6 after 10. Triple on the tricky 14th started the slide and a couple more doubles prevented him beating Steff's score.

2 of the counting cards had doubles, and 2 had bogeys, on the tricky 17th pictured below where club selection is key - about 3 clubs less than normal!!

The other one which claimed victims was the deceptively short par 4 seventh hole, where 2 of the counting cards made bogey, one made double and 2 made triple! For what it's worth Gareth made double on this as well. Nick Rees and Oliver made birdie! Then there's the 12th hole par 5 claiming 2 doubles and a quad! 15 and 16 were probably the best scoring holes, each with 3 pars.

Anyone up for a practice at Derllys??

Milford and Dyfed Championships

This was always going to be tough and Milford had to be favourite to win. We had to make sure we came second if we could not come first, but we certainly didn't go to lose. Hopes were dashed when Liam went 7 off the tee on the first, closely followed by Nick Rees's 5 off the tee and even Luke's 3 off the tee. Liam battled back to a very commendable 82 in the end, which was a counting gross. The other was Nick Daniels', which was looking like being 74 until 4 shots slipped away on the last 3 holes.

Luke came back as well to a net 70 and Liam M and Kim contributed net 69s, showing once again how important the practice round, planners etc all are to the net scores.

The scores were enough to secure second, leaving only 1 point between us and Milford with 2 events to go. Third place Newport and Carmarthen are both 9 points behind, Cardigan 12! Provided everyone turns out for the last 2 events second place is assured and first still very achievable. Only all of you know how much you want this. Good Luck!

Top 5 places in the individual Order Of Merit look like this :

Club	Newport	Tenby	Glyn Abbey	Milford	Penrhos	Derllys Court	Total
				Junior Champs
Date	April 15th	Fri 24th July	Wed Aug 5th	Mon Aug 10th	Sun Aug 16th	Tues Aug 25th
Name	gross/pts
Sam Barton	81 / 0.5	80/8	71/9.5	146/20			38
David Lewis		76/9	75/6.5	152/10			25.5
Liam Shiggins	77 / 7	83/5	71/9.5				21.5
Haydon Mathias	80 / 2.5	83/5		151/13			20.5
Samu Jaakola	76 / 9.5	82/7	76/2.5				19

Well done Liam!

Home Win and Carmarthenshire Championships

In brief : We beat Milford and placed first - just! - which put us in joint first place for the first time ever in the Club's history. We did this with 5 players away and only 8 playing! Home advantage helps of course.

Liam Shiggins won the gross and is Carmarthenshire County Champion for the second year running. Amazingly, Luke also won the net County Championship for the second year running - this is a sign of a constantly improving golfer.

353 was the combined team score with gross 71, gross 79 and nets of 66, 67 and 70. Amazing! This is the best score we have ever carded - 350 would be considered "perfect". Milford had 356, which shows how tight it was.

Who's the good looking guy in the middle?

Tenby Success

Well done to everyone who played, not just those whose scores counted! Who would have ever thought the team would win up there. The practice round made a huge difference, especially to the net scores for those who had not played before, but most important is making sure we get the full side there with 10 medal scores to choose from, each being the best any individual can manage on the day - and always completing a card. Have a look at the picture below to see what impressed the Club - they took this and sent it to us.

They also sent us this one of second place net - well done Liam!

Pontypridd Match

Regrettably this was cancelled due to the Welsh event at Southerndown over running due to weather. This has now been re-arranged and takes place on Monday 17th August. Start time 10.30am, meal to follow, shirt and tie obligatory.

Scandinavian Night Fundraiser

Following on from French Night, the Scandinavian Night raised another £195. Total funds raised through these meals now amounts to a staggering £1,350! This has been the source of everything the team have been able to do this year.

27th March 2009

French Night Fundraiser

French Night on Friday 3rd April was a huge success - possibly aided by Martin's trip to France to source certain ingredients (oh and a couple of bottles of wine for himself!) £285 was raised and everybody had a great time. Surprise dish voted best by most people was the home made pate de campagne, making all the effort that goes into making this from scratch rather than buying in worthwhile. The bouillabaise was also cleaned out within gthe first few minutes, so who says nobody likes fish soup? Well done Loraine.

27th March 2009

Shirt Sponsor!

A huge thanks to Peter Evans of P&S Services Ltd of Trimsaran for sponsoring this season's team shirts which are now on order. Anyone needing drain jetting or similar services should use Peter's company and can contact them on 01554 810846. The shirts are supplied through the Pro shop at wholesale cost (ie no profit) to help make this possible so express your thanks there as well!

17th March 2009

New Professional Appointed

Mike Davies who came down to take the last 2 saturday morning lessons will be joining us as our new head professional, following on where Darren left off. He has 10 years experience, has been Head Professional at Bowood and Alice Springs, coached men's county in Gwent, Glamorgan and Wiltshire and is NLP (the Karl Morris mind thing) certified and a REPS level 3 qualified personal trainer, so covering golf conditioning as well as swing and mind. I can't replace Darren, but I can fill the vacant post with the best person available, which is what I have done. How he got on with you guys was a key part of the appointment, so please make him welcome.

This Saturday (21st March) we will be having a discussion on the first OOM event on 15th April at Newport, the possibility of a practice round there and my ongoing plans for team coaching.

22nd February 2009

Hole in One for Martin

Finally, after 10 years of near misses and, to be fair, trying every time a ball was hit from a tee!!, Martin has made a hole in one on his own course on Sunday 22nd February. Not his first hole in one, but his first at Glyn Abbey, despite having the greens cut or rolled or shaped to suit, or tees adjusted, hole cut bigger and everything else he could have the greens staff do! You are bound to hear the shot described in detail numerous times, but here it is : a 9 iron hit firm into the wind, having considered and rejected the option of hitting an 8 iron softly. A straight flight, never deviating from its line directly at the pin, a mid flight cry of "now that's a proper golf shot" from the originator, a bounce just past the pin, just enough backspin bringing the ball back into the centre of the cup.

15th February 2009

Minibuses for Dyfed Events

Fantastic news for the team. Tigers B Team Captain 2009 Craig Bennett has very generously given a deeply discounted price for his minibus and committed to the dates of the Order of Merits. His generosity and the success of our recent themed fund raising events means that there will be NO CHARGE for transport to these key events. All you will need is your entry fee.

We will continue to raise as much as we can to continue team coaching, extend the inter club matches and arrange other away events.

11th February 2009

Dyfed Order of Merit events were set at last night's Dyfed Organisers' meeting. If we are to try to win this year, it is essential that all of you are available for every one of these. They are as follows :

Wed 15th April              Newport Links

Fri 24th July                       Tenby

Wed 5th August               Glyn Abbey!!!!!

Mon 10th August                  Milford Haven

Sun 16th August                        Penrhos

Tue 25th August                Derllys Court

Note that Milford is also the County Championships

Buses will be provided to all events except Glyn Abbey (??) and Derllys, so help us with the fund raising.

Scroll down for all Dyfed Junior Fixtures in 2009

March 2009

Another Junior fundraising success.

The Spanish Tapas theme went down a storm on Friday 6th March, attracting 54 people and raising a further £270. Nice to see so many juniors there as well, trying new things! A massive thank you to the supporters of all the events. Next event is French night on Friday 3rd April so try to persuade parents and friends to buy tickets asap.

All you can eat for £10, £5 of which will go to the junior section.

The night starts a 7pm, all are welcome and tickets are available from any member of staff.

Don't delay.

Please do your part to make this night a success as you will all benefit from the money raised. SELL SELL SELL...Pretty please!

Dyfed Junior Fixtures

Date	Event	Venue	Notes
April
Mon 6th	S.Wales Spring Medal	Wenvoe Castle
Thurs 9th	Under 18's v Gwent	Parc
Wed 15th	Newport Links Junior Open	Order of Merit
Sat18/Sun19	Central Wales Boys	Borth/Aberdovey
May
Wed 6th	Dyfed Schools	Newport Links
Wed 27th	S.Wales Under 15's / 13's Champs	Tredegar Park
June
Sun 28th	Junior Open	Trefloyne
July
Mon6-Tues7	Welsh Schools	Cradoc
Mon 13th -	South Wales Boys	Newport Links
Wed 16th	South Wales Boys	Newport Links
Sun 19-Thur23	Welsh Girls	Holyhead
Mon20-Thur23	Welsh Boys	Caernarfon
Mon 20th	Junior Open	South Pembs
Fri 24th	Tenby Junior Open	Order of Merit
Mon 27th	Under 18's v Glamorgan	Carmarthen
Mon 27th	Junior Open	South Pembs
Tues 28th	Under 14's v Glamorgan	Morlais Castle
Wed 29th	Junior Open	Carmarthen
Thurs 30th	Under 16's v Gwent	Ashburnham
Aug
Sun 2nd	Junior Open [free entry]	Aberystwyth
Wed 5th	Glyn Abbey Junior Open	Order of Merit
Thurs 6th	S.Wales U16's & U/15's Champs	Builth Wells
Sat 8th	Junior Open	Borth
Sun 9th	Adult / Junior	Borth
Mon 10th	Junior Championships Milford Haven	Order of Merit
Fri 14th	Under 16's v Glamorgan	Glyn Abbey
Sun 16th	Penrhos Junior Open	Order of Merit
Mon 17th	Junior Open	Ashburnham
Mon 17th/	Pembs v Wexford	Away
Tues 18th	Pembs v Wexford	Away
Fri 21st	Welsh Under 15's &U/13's	Cradoc
Mon 24th	Under 14's v Gwent	Llanwern
Sun23/Mon24	Wales v England	Fulford Heath
Tues 25th	Derllys Court Junior Open	Order of Merit
Fri 28th	Welsh Intercounties Under 16's	Pontypool
September
Sun 13th	John Collins Adult / Junior	Creigiau
Sun 27th	Under 18's v Caernarvon/Anglesey	Away
October
Wed 28th	Welsh Intercounties	Builth Wells

Easter - Mon 6th April - Fri 17th April; Summer - Thurs 24July - Mon 1st Sept