Well done to Jon Rahm for being the first ever Spaniard to win the US Open. I kept my eyes propped open with matchsticks to see him birdie the 17th but had to to then retire whilst he went onto birdie the 18th as well. He was by far the most impressive golfer on the back nine and this win catapults him into a different league of golfers.
Well done to England for qualifying last night for the last 16 of the Euros without conceding a goal. It looks like next Tuesday will be stiff competition but on the plus side, if you’ve no interest in the “beautiful game” then the course is likely to be pretty quiet!
Open Sweepstake
So the US Open is no more but the good news is that the next major is the Open Championship from Royal St Georges in Kent in July. To mark this occasion, the Pro Shop’s Open Sweepstake returns. Tickets are £5 for one go or £10 for three goes. Prizes are for your player finishing in the top three overall and also for the best and worst score of each of the four tournament days.
Please enter in the Pro Shop or drop me a line and I’ll allocate you some spots and you can pay me when you’re next at the club. Good luck!
Match of Champions
On Saturday, a fun match was played when the current gentleman captain Johnny Yates’ side took on the previous gents captain Chris Wood’s side. Johnny’s team was victorious on the day. As you can see below, the main purpose of the day was to present prizes that have been won over the last 18 months or so that because of Covid restrictions were never formally presented. Hence this most photo packed newsletter that I think we’ve ever done!
Well done to Ian Hunt and captain Johnny for working tirelessly before and during the proceedings to ensure it all ran smoothly.
Charlie Hindle – Medal 2 & Bentley 
Roger Laitt – Owen (Men’s Knockout) 
Jonny Gray – Walker & Captain’s Cup (Medal Final) 
Roger Laitt accepted the Twiss Vase from Brian Twiss on Roger Lamb’s behalf 
Pete Turkington – Medal 4 
Dave Madeley – Medal 8 
Nigel Taylor – Centenary Trophy 
Rob Manley – Medal 1 
Roger Fielding – Timpson (Seniors Event) 
Andrew Fishwick – Morren (Seniors Event) 
Ted Shaw – Medal 3 
Dan Turkington – Captain’s Prize 
Alex Mills – Bogey 2 
Jez Allen & Andrew Hay – Sandiford Winter Foursomes 
Bill Dixon – Sharp Memorial 
David Swale – Ibbotson Memorial (Bogey Final) 
Andrew Gething – Medal 6 
Tony Bray & Vicky Chamberlain – Gordon Murray Salvers (Mixed Knockout) 
A bite to eat during a break from the presentations…
Adult Junior
The turnout was lower than usual for Saturday’s Adult Junior competition, perhaps Friday evenings are the way forward? Despite that, the winning score of 23 points for Sam Morris and Dan Turkington was superb so well played gents.
Handicap Information
We’ve prepared WHS charts now for the front nine, back nine and 18 holes from the blue tees, the men’s tees of the day and the red tees which are now on display in the window next to the first door into the clubhouse (as per the photo below). This should help you work out handicap allowances for any friendly or knockout matches you might be involved in.
Medal 4
The scoring was hot in Medal 4 which took place on the 11th June. Tony Sampson burned the course up with a gross 80 and a nett 64 to win by one stroke from Jez Allen. Roger Sheen finished third with a nett 67. Brian Greenbank scored the lowest gross of the day with a 73. Well played all!
Ascot Day Stableford
Congratulations to Tiff Fielden for scoring an excellent 39 points to win the 18 hole Stableford. Freda Hunt was pipped into second place with 37 points but did win the Granny Cup so well played.
Diana Harris won the nine hole stableford with 20 points and Val Nelstrop was second with 19 points.
Seniors Stableford 3
Well done to Graham Jones for getting back into the winners circle on the 16th June by winning the third stableford of the season with 21 points. John Bacon finished one point behind in second place.