October 2000 Issue No. 8 Captain: Peter Griffin
Despite
what the weathermen may say, the Millennium summer has been one of the wettest
in memory - causing several competitions to be postponed and creating horrendous
conditions for some of the finalists in Werneth's majors.
Nevertheless,
the season's programme has been completed and the roll of honour is as follows:
Club
champion: Les Dooley, for the 12th time.
Veterans'
champion: Jim Maloney.
Challenge
Cup: Simon Stott.
Hetherington
Cup: Paul Higgins and Joe Cassidy.
Fairway
Cup: Ian Turner.
Mellor
Cup: Tony Roddy.
Grasshoppers
Cup: The Captain.
James
Waterhouse trophy: Ken Holt.
Mixed:
John Barlow and Fiona Dooley.
D.Mail
Foursomes: Les Dooley and John Barlow.
Werneth
Spoon: Brian Taylor and Kevin Roberts.
Eclectic
Div. 1: Adrian Brierley.
Div. 2: Arnold Parker.
Congratulations to all the winners, commiserations to all the
runners-up, and many thanks to all those who took part - not forgetting the
squeegee crews on that awful finals day.
Jack
Cooper is the latest member of Wedge's Millennium Hole-in-One Club, having aced
the third - with a driver.
Closing
invitation day.
Ron
Beresford and Crompton and Royton's Jim Booth carried off the first prize with a
better-ball Stableford score of 46pts, edging out John Booth and Simon Birgin,
of North Manchester, by two points.
Third
were John Andrew and Brian Power, also from North Manchester, on a card
play-off, along with Dale Hobson and Hector Whitworth, of Blackley.
The
longest drive on the 18th was achieved by D.C. Berry, of Brookdale, and the
prize for nearest the pin on the 15th went to our own Gary Seville.
It's
taken eleven long months of cajoling, helping, threatening, arguing, cursing,
demanding, and pleading - not to mention dozens of frustrating phone calls - to
produce the tee-to-green course planners which are now on sale in the Pro's shop
for £1.50 per copy.
Hopefully,
they will help members to decide which club to use from any spot on the course,
and will be especially helpful to visitors to our "Hidden Gem."
Many
thanks to the advertisers, without whose help this invaluable guide could not
have been published.
Also
available in the shop, free of charge, are packets of McDivots, biodegradable
divot repairers, which claim to be an effective way to providing better
fairways.
Pinned
into divots, they break down into naturally occurring elements over a short
period of time - and prevent those infuriating bad lies.
And
don't forget to take your free bunker rake,
which attaches to
any
golf club, out with you.
Finally,
be Wedge-wise - always repair your pitch mark, and one more.
You
know it makes sense.
Just
when it seemed Paul Rowbotham had been tamed, up popped young son Lee to get
among the prizes.
His
30 Stableford points in a 12-hole event were two better than runner-up Kevin
Roberts, who held off the challenges of Gary Mellor and Les Lawton on a
countback.
And
in a 13-hole medal comp. a week later, six-handicapper Lee scored a double over
Kevin, who plays off 5, with a net score of 43- one better than his rival.
Poor
Kevin came second yet again in the subsidiary medal which accompanied the
Fairway Cup the following week, losing on a card play-off to 21-handicapper Ian
Briscall, who shot a net 66.
A
sad case of third time unlucky for Kevin.
Adrian
Buckley and the devastating duo of John Armstrong and Paul Rowbotham won a
three-man team event with 79 points, thwarting the trio of Sid Jolley, Fred
Whittingham, and Tony Roddy by one point.
Mick
Manion won the rain-delayed September medal, played on the last day of the
month, with a score of 75-12-63, despite a fine two under par round of 66
(net 64), by club champion Les Dooley.
The
second division prize went to Peter Haq (76-15-61), with Curt Helme (77-14-63),
as runner-up.
Adrian Brierley, who won first prize in the seniors' Spring meeting, was again
victorious on chairman Tom Blackshaw's day, scoring 37 Stableford points,
despite having his handicap reduced to 5. Second, a point adrift, was playing
partner John Booth.
Austin
Hall, with 33 points, was top of the over-70s.
It
was almost a case of "all-change" at the AGM which followed. Tom, Stan
Shackleton (treasurer), and Austin (handicaps), all decided to retire, and were
replaced by Albert Kingham, Stuart Kenworthy, and Terry Marner respectively.
In
his farewell report, Stan expressed regret that membership had fallen to 64,
despite 11 new recruits, mainly because a significant number had failed to renew
their subscriptions.
Jane
Fletcher, who has played for Lancashire's B team, has been named as the ladies'
next vice-captain.
In
her teens, she won the Manchester Evening News knock-out, and has twice
reached the semi-finals in the last three years.
And
this season, playing off a handicap of 6, she has been in prime form, sinking
eight birdies in a gross three-under-par round at Oldham GC during a recent
mixed team event.
Results
LGU Medal (14-9-00) - Fiona Dooley 75-8-67.
2-ball Stableford: - Sally Newton 34 pts (CPO Hilda Garner).
2-ball Charity Stableford - Brenda Kingham 28 pts
(CPO Sally
Newton).
LGU Medal (9-10-00) - Ann Fallows 84-10-74
(CPO back 6 Jane Fletcher 80-6-74).
2-ball Stableford (12-10-00) - Noreen Butterworth 31 pts.
Juniors.
With
a name like A.Palmer, Werneth's young Alan was born to succeed at
golf.
Already
the club champion in the juniors' over-14 section, he recently added the
captain's prize to his collection with a round of 86-18-68.
Aaron
Rowbotham (98-27-71), was runner-up.