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Kirton Holme Golf Club

2006 REPORTS ROUND-UP

 

October 2006

 

October 29 news:

 

Autumn continues to be a busy time for members of Kirton Holme Golf Club. The past month has seen several competitions being held, results of which are as follows:

 

October medal, 1 Guy Bull gross 71 nett 65, 2 Ron Hulley 80-66, 3 Gary King 77-66, 4 Ben Harris 82-67; Seniors’ October medal, 1 Roger Florence 78 –67, 2 Jonathan B Shead 90-68, 3 Ron Sykes 94-69, 4 Doug Holt 87-60; Rabbits October medal, 1 Ken Gaunt 90-63, 2 Roy Thorley 84-64, 3 Michael Reilly 85-65, 4 Jonathan Shead 88-66, 5 Ron Spence 86-66; October stableford, 1 Jerry Philo 43 points, 2 Ben Harris 41 pts, 3 Simon Horton 41 pts, 4 Fred Leedle 37 pts, 5 Graham Morris 37 pts

Jean Coope Trophy, 1 Barbara Slade and Vee King, 2 Barbara Pell and Val Richardson; seniors’ pairs, 1 Brian Tinsley and Jonathan Shead, 2 Cliff Edmondson and Ron Spence; seniors’ singles, 1 John Green; 2 Peter Dyer; McSpadyen Memorial  Trophy, 1 Simon Horton and Sam Green, 2 David Hall and Graham Morris; Smith Cup, 1 Gary King, 2 Rod Bursnell; Mixed knockout, 1 Tricia Sharpe and Jez Hyland; 2 Chris and Gerry Gill.

Texas scramble, 1 Guy Bull, M Nundy, P Cook, Yvonne Prior 33.4 points; 2 Ian Prior, M Pledger, A Hall, G Bursnell 34.4 pts; 3 Steve Robinson, G Atkins, T Sharpe, D Richardson 34.9 pts; seniors’ and women’s mixed betterball stableford, 1 Bob Cook and Margaret Johns 47 points (countback), 2 Cyril Foster and Janet Smith 47 pts (countback), 3 Peter Dyer and Barbara Pell 45 pts; David Hall Trophy, 1 Simon Horton, 2 Lance Pulling.

October 22 news:

 

The last two ladies friendly matches have now been played — one at Kirton Holme against Sutton Bridge with a loss of 4-0 and the away match at South Kyme also with the score being 4-0.

 

A group of 24 members went on a weekender trip to Barnham Broom in Norfolk. Both courses were played on the first day with partners and the second day was devoted to a ladies’ fourball and men’s fourball, both  playing stableford.  There were competitions for nearest the pin and longest drive, best singles and best couple.

 

The ladies October medal was played on Sunday and Tuesday. Jean Belton recorded an outstanding score to become the overall winner with a nett 64.  She was also the winner of the best front nine and won a ball.  Several other good scores were returned in that same category.  Winner of category five was Beryl McDermott.  Barbara Pell also won a ball by scoring a two.

 

On Friday evening the club held a fun Texas scramble in the dark with special balls and markers along the course. Torches accompanied every player. Afterwards everyone enjoyed a sausage and mash supper.

 

September 2006

 

September 30 news:

 

It has been a busy week for golfers and committee members alike at Kirton Holme Golf Club. Tuesday September 26 saw the ladies section play Sutton Bridge at home for one of the few remaining friendly matches this season.  The score was a win of 2½-1½.

 

On that same evening an auction was held at the Four Crossroads public house organised by Jean Spratt.  Donations were gratefully received and auctioned by former clu captain Mick Nundy. And a grand total of £590 was raised and split between both the men’s captain’s charity, the Butterfly Trust, and the ladies captain’s charity, LIVES.  At the club on Friday Jean Belton organised the Macmillan coffee morning where cakes,  raffles, tombola etc brought in a resounding £500.  A big thank you went to all who contributed.  That same evening lady captain organised a fun social evening for all members, the emphasis being on fun with many games being played to keep everyone entertained.  Although this was a completely free evening another £20 was raised toward the LIVES charity.

 

Saturday September 30 was matchplay finals day.  There was mixed doubles, men’s doubles, men’s singles and for the Jean Cook Trophy the winning pair were Barbara Slade and Vee King.

 

On Thursday September 28 a number of Kirton Holme ladies were guests of Tydd St Giles members in their open day.  Two of the Holme ladies were in the prizes. Vee King and partner were the competition winners and Gill Smith and partner had the best first nine score.

 

September 24 news:

 

With the summer season of events coming to a close the ladies at Kirton Holme Golf Club were lucky to encounter beautiful weather for the September medal.  The winner overall was Rosemary Bell with a nett 66 and the other winners in their categories were Sandra Chester with a nett 70 and Jackie Ward with a nett 73.

 

On Sunday (September 24) a number of ladies played in the Daily Mail Foursomes qualifier playing off half combined handicaps medal play. The winning pair were  Tricia Sharpe and Gloria Bursnell with a nett score of 63.

 

September 10 news:

 

Ladies invitation day at Kirton Holme Golf Club was held on Sunday September 3. As usual the event was fully subscribed with ladies from all over Lincolnshire attending.  Eleven groups of four competitors played betterball stableford.  There were prizes for nearest the pin and longest drive for the home player and guest.  A twos competition was also held and a raffle raised over £100 for charity.

 

The winning pair were Sarah Cantwell with guest Ruth Simpson on 43 points.  Second were Jane Andrew and Ernestina Roe and third on countback also with 41 points were Janet Smith with partner Fran Grant.

Sarah Cantwell also won the longest drive competition and the guest with the longest drive was Fran Grant.  Nearest the pin was Carol Nundy and the twos competition had only one winner which was Vee King.  They both play at Kirton Holme.

 

Many people were thanked by lady captain for all the contributions made to make this day such a success.

 

The winner of the September stableford with 36 points was Jean Cook.

 

Eight ladies went for an away-day to Tydd St Giles on Tuesday. On Wednesday a friendly was played against Boston West at Boston West and the score was a loss of 3½-½. A number of ladies from Kirton Holme played in the North Shore am-am on Friday.  Only one of the Kirton Holme ladies was in the prizes and that was Lady President Carol Nundy whose team named Town and Country Girls came third.  They each won a golfing gilet.

 

 

August 2006

 

August 31 news:

 

It has been another busy month for the men's section at Kirton Holme Golf Club. Latest results include:

 

Seniors August medal: 1 Mick Rickett gross 79, nett 65; 2 Stan King 90-70 (c/c); 3 Jonathan B Shead 92-70.

 

Tigers August medal: 1 John Goode gross 77, nett 60; 2 Paul Welett 73-61; 3 Rene Sweepe 79-63.

 

Presidents Mixed Foursomes: 1 Maurice and Auril Norton 61.5; 2 Catherine Ellis and Michael Vaughan 69.5 (c/b); 3 Graham and Marlene Morris 69.

 

Rabbits August medal: Cancelled due to heavy rain.

 

Seniors v Boston West resulted in a 5-3 win for Kirton Holme. Results: Cliff Edmondson and John Saddler lost 3 and 1; R Hulley and D Martin won 1 up; D Holt and C Foster won 2 and 1; M Pickett and R Spence won 5 and 4; J Green and S King lost 4 and 3; D Bannister and P Dyer won 2 and 1; B Tinsley and B Cook lost 2 down.

 

A-team August results: Only one match was played in August against Sudbrook Moor, resulting in a 4-2 defeat for Kirton Holme.

 

August stableford: 1 Mick Vaughan 42 points; 2 Vick Smith 41; 3 Mark Bellamy 40; 4 D K Ellis 40; 5 Tony Favell 40.

 

Rabbits v South Kyme: Kirton Holme won 3½-2½: Bill Smith and D Barnett lost 5 and 4; Steve Ward and N Cantwell won 5 and 3; T Barnett and M Reilly halved; S Rowett and D Gaunt won 1 up; I Goor and D Wilkinson lost 4 and 3; N Wainwright and P Cannon won 2 and 1.

 

Seniors v Tydd St Giles: A 4½-1½ win for Kirton Holme: C Edmondson and P Dyer won 2 and 1; I Turner and D Martin lost 1 down; R Spence and R Sykes won 3 and 2; J B Shead and B Cook halved; D Holt and S King won 4 and 3; M Pickett and J Green won 1 up.

 

The August Texas Scramble nine holes mixed: 1 I Prior, Roy Mann, L Locking, Hazel Smith; 2 J Thomas, S Ward, G Smith, K Holt (c/b); 3 T Slade, N Ablard, N Wainwright, J Ward. Longest drive: Men, S Horton; ladies, J Ward; nearest the pin, men, N Cantwell; ladies, L Locking.

 

Claret Jug results: 1 Bill and Hazel Smith 76, 2 Graham and Merna Atkins 73; nearest the pin, men, C Moore; ladies, J Ward; longest drive, men, J Hyland; ladies, B Pell.

 

Seniors captain day: 1 P Scott nett 60; 2 P Dyer nett 63 (c/b); 3 J Coulter nett 63. Best front 9, R Florence, back 9, J Thomas; target goilf, P Pell 55; best gross, G Morris 78.

 

August 30 news:

 

The August medal for the ladies section at Kirton Holme Golf Club was played over two days. Both days kept dry and warm making some impressive scorecards. The overall leader with a nett 65 was Mavis Ablard.  First in category 5 with a net 68 was Sarah Cantwell and with a net 72 Barbara Pell was the leader in her category. The Bank Holiday weekend started on Saturday with a Texas Scramble.  A combination of men and ladies with mixed handicaps playing, followed by a barbeque.  On Monday the mixed competition was for the Claret Jug.  Congratulations to the winners Bill and Hazel Smith.

 

August 19 news:

 

At Kirton Holme Golf Club 44 points was the score to beat in the ladies’ section’s August stableford contest. Barbara Slade who promptly and deservedly had her handicap chopped by three strokes bringing her down to 27 achieved this grand total.  Linda Childs was second with 42 points and third with 39 points on countback was Gill Smith.

 

On August 11, Kirton Holme league ladies travelled to Stamford to play against their opponents at Burghley Park.  The wind was rather blustery but the weather stayed fine throughout. The pairings were Anthea Hall with Val Richardson, Janet Smith with Lorna Locking, Margaret Johns with Avril Norton and Barbara Pell with Jackie Ward. They came away with a 3-1 loss.

 

Next up August 12 should have seen the Paul McCartney Trophy contested. The format was three men and a lady playing as a team but going out individually. The men played 27 holes, the first nine being followed by a bacon roll and drink and then another 18 holes with the ladies following behind.  Unfortunately this had to be called off due to the heavy and persistent rain that fell that morning.

 

On August 15, the ladies played a friendly against Eagles at home and the score was evenly matched in a 2-2 draw. The remaining ladies had a bit of fun just counting the amount of putts they had over nine holes.  Here there was a tie between Chris Gill and Pam Cook who both scored 13 and they each received a ball.

 

Boston Golf Club held a Charity am-am on Wednesday August 16 and a number of Kirton Holme ladies entered.  Lorna Locking and Heather Scarboro were part of the team with the highest score for the first nine.

 

On Thursday, August 17, eight ladies including lady captain travelled for an away day at Belton Woods near Grantham.  The first nine holes were played in beautiful sunshine before the heavens opened and thunder and lightening stopped play. The players were drawn into two teams of four and the format was stableford with two scores to count on the par four and par five holes and all four to count on par threes. 

 

Everyone enjoyed the competition organised by lady captain and hope to finish the remaining nine holes when they play again next Friday. Some other ladies from the club played in the Katie Clarke Memorial Trophy event at Boston West.  Lorna Locking and Carol Nundy were in the winning ladies team. Unfortunately due to the thunder and lightning, which resulted in a waterlogged course, the home league match against Sutton Bridge on Friday August 18 was abandoned.

 

 

July 2006

 

July 31 news:

 

Latest men's section results at Kirton Holme Golf Club are as follows:


Holme A-team v Martin Moor (away) yielded a 5-1 defeat, although the match was closer than the score suggests. Results: Rod Bursnell and P McCartney lost 4 and 2; Ian Prior and G Bull won 2 and 1; C Edmondson and D Hall lost 4 and 3; J Philo and T Favell lost 2 and 1; G King and R Hulley lost 4 and 3; D Smith and David Smith lost 1 down.


Tigers’ July medal: 1 Kevin Bateman gross 73 nett 62; 2 Ben Harris gross 72 nett 62 (cb); 3 Robert Ellis gross 74 nett 65 (cb); 4 Jacob Thomas gross 83 nett 65.

 

The club championship was won by Simon Richardson with scores of 65 and 75 (total 151), second was Jerry Philo on 154 and third was Robert Ellis also 154 (on countback).


Seniors July medal: a Cliff Edmondson gross 78 nett 65; 2 Peter Dyer gross 94 nett 67; 3 Brian Pullen gross 85 nett 68.


The A-team recorded a fine 5-1 victory against Humberstone Park. Results: Derek Smith and Lance Pulling lost 3 and 2; Cliff Edmondson and David Hall won 4 and 2; Jerry Gill and David Welberry won 4 and 3; Guy Bull and Steve Robinson won 3 and 1; Gary King and Ian Sloan won 8 and 7; Tony Favell and Jerry Philo won 2 and 1.


July stableford: 1 Richard Watson 44 points; 2 Dave Woods 42 points; 3 Zak Watson 42 points; 4 Simon Horton 41 points.


Rabbits July medal: 1 Roy Thorley gross 89 nett 66; 2 Dennis Barnett gross 92 nett 70; 3 Michael Reilly gross 92 nett 70. Rabbits’' championship was won by Roy Thorley with an 89 and 999 (total 188). Second was Nick Cantwell on 193 and third was Daton Gaunt 205.


Seniors team against Pottergate away resulted in a 4½-1½ defeat for Kirton. The seniors team result against Martin Moor resulted in a 3-3 draw.


Captains Day was a huge success with 46 members taking part. it has been a very busy year for the captain Jacob Thomas. Results: 1 Ian Sloan 48 points (cb); 2 Jason Ward 48 points); 3 Jerry Gill 45 points; 4 Lance Pulling 43 points. Nearest the pin, Gary King; longest drive, Guy Bull.


Seniors stableford: 1 Cliff Edmondson 43 points; 2 John Saddler 41 points; 3 Phil Scott 40 points.
The J P Trophy: 1 Sam Green and Simon Horton 66 points; 2 Steve Robinson and Derek Bannister 73.5; 3 John Goode and Cindy Bakewell 75; 4 Vie Smith and Mick Vaughan 75.

 

July 24 news:

 

Kirton Holme Golf Club was a hive of activity when 32 players took part in the annual ladies v seniors match. A slight breeze amid bakingly hot weather made conditions reasonably pleasant. Summer 2005 had seen the men as decisive victors. But this year the ladies took the game more seriously and tried several tactics in a bid to gain an advantage. However, the seniors were just too strong and the result ended 4½-3½ in their favour. A re-match invitation has already been accepted for seniors’ morning in October.

 

In other areas, the Kirton Holme ladies played a league match against Spalding at home and once again they achieved a 3-1 win. The pairings were Jackie Ward with Avril Norton, Barbara Pell with Val Richardson, Margaret Johns with Merna Atkins and Anthea Hall with Tricia Sharpe.

 

Lady Captain’s Day was an excellent occasion enjoyed by 36 female members of the Kirton Holme club. The format for an18 hole competition was a medal over the first nine holes and stableford for the second nine. Prizes were given for nearest the pin and nearest the line in all three categories of bronze, silver and gold.  Ladies in the prizes were Catherine Ellis, Jackie Ward, Christine Page, Linda Childs and Barbara Pell. There were three ladies who scored twos. They were Helen Airey, Mavis Ablard and Jackie Ward. The winner of target golf with 35 points was Jean Cook. The overall winner was Sarah Cantwell, second was Gloria Bursnall, third was Carol Nundy, fourth came Barbara Slade, fifth was Helen Airey and sixth was Jean Williamson. 

 

Raffle prizes were donated the draw raised in excess of £120 for lady captain Barbara Pell’s charity. The husbands of committee members served a superb meal with home-made wine flowing made by Jane Andrews. 

 

July 17 news:

 

The July stableford for the ladies section at Kirton Holme Golf Club was contested over two days.   The overall winner with an exceptional score of 43 points was Janet Smith, second was Margaret Johns with 38 points and third with 36 points was Mavis Ablard.

 

Ladies’ day was reasonably quiet as a dozen ladies from Kirton Holme went to Gedney Hill Ladies’ Open Day.  There were prizes for the local club as well as visitors.  Unfortunately the Kirton Holme ladies did better winning raffle prizes, apart from Linda Childs who came in third and also got a two. A number of ladies also played at Sleaford Golf Club.

 

Elsewhere, glorious sunshine and no wind made it perfect weather conditions for ladies’ championship day at Kirton Holme when the majority of the players chose to play 27 holes. First the 18-hole medal was played and then everyone had a break before contemplating, in reverse order, the final nine holes to establish the winner.  This year the ladies’ champion was Chris Gill, second was Val Richardson and third Merna Atkins, who was also the nett champion with 99.5. 

 

The conditions were practically identical with the ground being hard and dry when, with a fantastic nett 64, the winner of the July medal was Carol Wilson.  First in category three was Tricia Sharpe and the winner of category five was Pam Cook.

 

July 10 news:

 

Results from the latest array of competitions played at Kirton Holme Golf Club are as follows:

 

Seniors’ June medal: 1 Peter Dyer, gross 98, nett 70; 2 Ron Hulley, gross 86, nett 71 (lowest gross); 3 Jim Bennett, gross 91, nett 74.

 

Tigers June medal: 1 Paul McCartney, gross 77, nett 64 (lowest gross); 1 Ben Harris, gross 83, nett 66; 3 Ron Hulley, gross 82, nett 67.

 

Seniors v Pottergate (at home), a 5-1 defeat for Kirton: Cliff Edmondson and B Pullen won 3 and two; R Hulley and D Holt lost 1 down; J Bennett and D Locking lost 3 and 1; Alan Lomas and R Spencer lost 2 down; S King and D Martin lost 4 and 3; G Morris and J Green lost 4 and 3.

 

A-team v Coningsby (away), a fine 6-0 win: Rod Bursnell and Paul McCartney won 3 and 2; Ian Sloan and Jerry Gill won 5 and 4; Cliff Edmondson and David Hall won 3 and 1; Gary King and Derek Barrister won 5 and 4; Rony Favell and Jerry Philo won 7 and 6; Derek Smith and Lance Pullin won 3 and 1.

 

Seniors Hall of Fame stableford: 1 Jim Bennett 44 points (countback), 2 Ron Hulley 44 points, 3 Peter Dyer 43 points, 4 John Green 40 points.

 

Men’s Invitation Day: 1 Tom King and Kevin Chamberlin 57 points, 2 Jacob Thomas and T O’Grady 54 points (countback), 3 Phil Scott and Hayden Lewis 54 points; longest drive, guest, Jez Woodcock; member, Morris Norton; nearest pin, guest, Paul Strudwick; member, Doug Holt.

 

Rabbits June medal: 1 Darren Gaunt, gross 84, nett 63 (countback), 2 Colin Graves, gross 84, nett 63; 3 Tim Calvery, gross 89, nett 65 (countback), 4 Ken Gaunt, gross 93, nett 65, 5 Steve Ward, gross 88, nett 66.

 

June stableford: 1 Steve Ward 38 points, 2 Kevin Bateman 37 points, 3 Irene Sweeney 36 points (countback), 4 Derek Bannister 36 points.

 

Sunrise special: 1 Sam Ealham 26 points, 2 Nigel Wainwright 25 points (countback), 3 Pete Bray 25 points, 4 Darren Wilkinson 24 points.

 

Open day: 1 A Favell, T Medlock, S Hartfil, S Ealham 94 points (countback); 2 P Scott, C Woodcock, P Walker, J Sewell 94 points, 3 M Tooley, M Lewis, T Ireland, C Runnells 93 points (countback); 4 D Hall, M Vaughan, M Woods, B Savage 93 points. Men’s longst drive, Simon Richardson; men’s nearest pin, J Rylatt; ladies’ longest drive, A Hall; ladies’ nearest pin, A Norton. Mavis Hulley Trophy (played at Rutland GC): 1 Cliff Edmondson, 2 Jack Coulter, 3 Peter Dyer, 4 Ron Sykes, 5 Reg Florence; nearest pin, A Lomas.

 

Seniors v Coningsby (home), a fine 5-1 win to Kirton: Cliff Edmondson and B Pullin won 4 and 2; Ron Hulley and D Holt won 2 and 1; Jim Bennett and D Martin won 4 and 3; Ron Spence and D Locking won 2 up; Mick Pickett and J Green won 5 and 4; Stan King and B Cook lost 2 and 1.

 

June 2006

 

June 2006

 

June 30 news:

 

The ladies section members at Kirton Holme Golf Club are really beginning to take the game seriously.

Especially when it comes to playing the men. During couples evening they duly won for the third time in a row making it 3-0 in matches. 

 

However, the past week has seen a turnaround with the men taking control for a victory of their own. But the ladies are still 3-1 in front. Tuesday saw the ladies playing at home in a friendly against South Kyme.  The weather was perfect and the handicap pairing was also spot-on as the fixture ended in a 2-2 draw with the losing pair each going to the last hole. On Friday June 30 the ladies played a league match against Woodhall Spa at home.  The score was 2½-1½ to Woodhall.

 

June 25 news:

 

The overall winner of the combined Sunday and Tuesday medal event contested by the ladies section at Kirton Holme Golf Club was Marlene Morris, who came in with a nett 64, losing another two shots off her handicap in the process. First in category 3 was Avril Norton with nett 71, and first in category 5 was Jean Cook with a nett 74.         

 

Kirton Holme ladies played Eagles away and the result was a 3-1 defeat. Next up was Open Day with a field of 98 contestants playing in teams of four any combination three-quarters handicap stableford with two players’ scores to count on the first 17 holes and all four on the last. 

 

There was a ladies’ and men’s nearest the pin and longest drive on separate holes. The top four positions only had one point separating them. The winning team were A Favell, T Medlock, S Harfil and S Ealham with 94 points. The second-placed team also came in with 94 points and third and fourth had 93 apiece. 

 

The men’s longest drive was achieved by Simon Richardson and the ladies’ was won by Anthea Hall.  Men’s nearest the pin was J Rylatt and the ladies’ was Avril Norton.

 

June 18 news:

 

The June ladies stableford at Kirton Holme Golf Club was held on Saturday June 10 and Tuesday June 13.   

Once again lady captain Barbara Pell had an exceptional round with 41 points. Second with 38 points was Margaret Johns and third with 36 points was Shirley Raynor.

 

On June 16, Kirton Holme played Boston away in the ladies league and the match was halved.

A team from Kirton Holme played in the Waltham Windmill am-am and came fourth. Credit here goes to the side comprising Carol Nundy, Lorna Locking, Chris Gill and Jean Markham. They each received a piece of china and gift vouchers. A number of members on Saturday played early in the sunrise special competition organised by Dennis Ellis. 

 

Nearest the pin on a par three was Mavis Ablard and nearest the pin on two par fours was Barbara Pell. 

During the evening the ladies took on the men in couples playing a “waltz” and once again the women were the victors making the score 2-0.

 

June 11 news:

 

Kirton Holme ladies’ home match against Boston West GC resulted in a 4-0 loss for the village team.

However, on June 7, Kirton came home the victors following a 2-1 away win over Sudbrook Moor.

The Ladies Ping qualifier competition was held on Sunday June 4 and Tuesday June 6.  The winners going through to the next round are Avril Norton and Margaret Johns with a nett 63.

 

On Monday June 5 a number of Kirton Holme ladies played in the Ball House charity day at Boston Golf Club.  There were several prizes for nearest the pin on par threes, longest drive, straightest drive and so on. Jean Williamson was the only lady from Kirton Holme to win, her prize being two beautiful crystal glasses for nearest the pin in two.  

 

Lady President’s Day was played on Sunday June 11 in glorious weather. Teams of three played a waltz with one to score on the first, two scoring on the second and all three on the third through to 18. 

An individual stableford was also played and prizes were given for: Nearest the pin to Val Richardson; longest drive went to Jackie Ward; and the overall winner on countback was Chris Gill with 40 points. Gill Smith came second with the same score. 

 

Lady President Carol Nundy provided refreshments for all the ladies after nine holes and at the end everyone enjoyed sandwiches with chips, freshly picked strawberries and delicious chocolate trifle.

 

June 4 news:

 

Kirton Holme Golf Club ladies’ section members played the Elaine Goddard Memorial Medal over two days. Overall winner with a nett return of 69 was Sarah Horton. First in category three was Jackie Ward and first in category four was Merna Atkins. The ladies’ stableford was played over two days.  First, second and third respectively were Ingrid King with 38 points, Jackie Ward with 36 points and Linda Childs with 35 points.

 

 

May 2006

 

May 21 news:

 

The ladies’ Australian Spoons competition was held at Kirton Holme Golf Club course on May 16. A total of eight ladies took part.  The format was greensomes off 7/16 handicap scoring stableford points.  The winning pair was Lorna Locking and Merna Atkins with 31 points and runners-up on countback were Marlene Morris and Sarah Horton.  They now qualify through to the next round that will be held on Monday June 12.

 

Saturday was for all ladies and men who had won a medal during the previous year.  They are automatically entered into the George or Rosemary Bell Trophies.  Once again congratulations went to the best female who was the club’s lady captain Barbara Pell with a nett 72.

 

On Sunday evening, the club ladies who took on the men in a couples contest and emerged the overall winners.   

 

May 14 news:

 

On Saturday May 6, Kirton Holme ladies played each other in opposing teams for the lady captain versus vice-captain match. The format was matchplay and the clear-cut winners were playing for the lady captain Barbara Pell’s team. None of the players scored a two. Thus, the money raised went to the LIVES charity.

 

Tuesday May 9 saw the first home match of the season against Gedney Hill. The weather was perfect but it didn’t help Kirton Holme ladies — although the score didn’t reflect how well everyone played, with two of the matches being decided on the last hole. Needless to say, the home team lost 4-0. The next match will also be held at home against Boston West Golf Centre on May 30.

 

May 7 news:

 

Another busy year of fixtures is in prospect at Kirton Holme Golf Club. Men’s Winter League results are: 1 Roy Thornley and Ben Harris 118.9 points; 2 Guy Bull and Derek Bannister 119.6; 3 Matthew Nunn and Mike Pledger 119.8; 4 Tony Favell and Den K Ellis 119.9; 5 Neil Chenery and Tim Calvey 120.4; 6 Simon Horton and Sam Green 120.7; 7 David Welberry and Jerry Gill 120.8.

 

14th anniversary cup: 1 Guy Bull (first tiger, first overall) gross 74, nett 67; 2 Roy Thornley, first rabbit 93, 69; 3 Ron Hulley, second tiger 85, 69; 4 Andrew Cook, third tiger 81, 70; 5 David Taylor, second rabbit 94, 71; 6 Tony Barnett, third rabbit 91, 73.

 

Seniors April Medal: 1 Ron Hulley gross 84, nett 69; 2 John Green 89, 70; 3 Jonathan Blakeman-Shead 93, 71; 4 Brian Tinsley 87, 71; 5 Doug Holt 88, 71; 6 Stan King 92, 72.

 

The A team started the season well against Pottergate. Kirton Holme won 4-2. Results: Rod Bursnell and P McCartney won 4 and 2; G Bull and G King lost 4 and 3; J Gill and D Welberry lost 5 and 4; C Smith and D Hall 1 up; L Pulling and C Edmunson 1 up; T Favell and J Philo won 6 and 5. A team v Martin Moor, Kirton Holme won 5-1: Rod Bursnell and P McCartney won 3 and 1; C Edmonson and G King won 5 and 3; J Gill and D Welberry won 2 and 1; C Smith and D Hall lost 3 and 2; L Pulling and D Smith won 5 and 4; T Favell and J Philo won 3 and 2.

 

A team v RAF Coningsby (at home) resulted in a 6-0 win for Kirton Holme: R Bursnell and P McCartney won 1 up; G Bull and C Edmonson won 5 and 4; D Welberry and J Gill won 6 and 5; C Smith and D Hall won 2 and 1; T Favell and J Philo won 2 and 1; D Smith and L Pulling won 4 and 3.

 

The Keith Storr Memorial Trophy resulted in: 1 Gary King 40 points (cb); 2 Sarah Horton 40; 3 Anthea Hall 39.

 

The April stableford: 1 Zac Watson 42 points; 2 Rene Sweere 39; 2 Simon Horton 37.

 

Seniors matches: firs match v Gedney Hill was a 6-0 defeat; second match v Martin Moor was a 4-2 win. Results: C Edmonson and B Pullin won 4 and 2; A Lomas and R Spence won 4 and 2; R Hulley and R Martin won 6 and 4; B Tinsley and S King lost 2 and 1; J Bennett and J Thomas lost 3 and 2; M Pickett and J Green won 2 up.

 

Seniors v Sudbrook Moor was a 4-2 victory for Kirton Holme. Results: C Edmonson and B Pullin lost 4 and 2; A Lomas and R Spence won 2 up; R Hulley and R Martin won 6 and 5; B Tinsley and S King lost 4 and 2; J Bennett and J Thomas won 6 and 5; M Pickett and J Green won 3 and 1.

 

It is with deep regret that the sudden death of Jim Spratt is reported. He was a much-loved member of the senior section and part of the green staff. He will be greatly missed by all members. Club connections and sympathy goes to his wife Jean and family.

 

April 2006

 

April 30 news:

 

The charity open day at Kirton Holme Golf Club was held on April 25. There was an excellent turnout and there were many ladies attending from several clubs across Lincolnshire.

 

The weather stayed fine and became warm towards the end of the afternoon.  George Bell, club president,   made sure all the ladies teed off promptly and photographs of all the teams were taken by Peter Pell.  A raffle was held with all the proceeds going to the lady captain’s charity — this year, LIVES.

 

The format was betterball stableford played off 7/8th handicap.  The winning pair was lady captain Barbara Pell and her partner Tricia Sharpe with 47 points.  Second were vice- captain Val Richardson and Elaine McCartney with 43 points.  Third were Carol Nundy and Lorna Locking — all members of Kirton Holme. 

 

In total there were six prizes all being tightly contested.  Nearest the pin prize went to Carol Nundy and longest drive award was won by Avril Norton.  There were also a number of ladies who won golf balls for getting a two. Club best wishes go to Kathleen Holt who was unable to play due to illness. She is wished a speedy recovery.

 

A total of 11 pairs entered the Coronation Foursomes on Sunday April 30. The winning pair comprising of Margaret Johns and Avril Norton came in with a total score of 41 stableford points and second with 40 points were Gloria Bursnall and Tricia Sharpe.

 

April 23 news:

 

The April medal for the ladies’ section at Kirton Holme Golf Club has been contested.  The overall winner with a nett 65 was Marlene Morris.  First in category 4 was Janet Smith with a nett 68 and first in category 3 was Chris Gill with a nett 72.  The winner of the best-decorated Easter Bonnet was Gill Smith.

 

The golf and tennis day, held on Easter Monday, had 32 competitors — everyone playing golf at Kirton Holme during the morning and then the tennis was held at the Boston Tennis Club during the afternoon. 

The winning team consisted of the men’s golf captain Jacob Thomas, Christine Page, Gloria Bursnall and Samuel Kemp.

 

The ladies’ charity open day is being held on Tuesday April 25.

 

April 16 news:

 

Easter Saturday (April 15) saw the Keith Storr Memorial competition take place at Kirton Holme Golf Club. This was open to members and non-members alike. The format was stableford with men playing off the white tees.  The first and second placed competitors both had a total of 40 points but Gary King was the overall winner on countback with Sarah Horton coming second.  Anthea Hall was third with 39 points.  The longest drive was won by Simon Horton and nearest the pin was Len Hartley. A raffle with many excellent prizes was held and the proceeds are going to be donated to the Royal Marsden Hospital.

 

The Good Friday Easter Egg stableford had an excellent turnout of both men and ladies.  First man was Ian Sloan and first lady was Mavis Ablard. Places third to fifth went to Marlene Morris, Shirley Raynor and Maurice Norton.  Nearest the pin for the men was John Goode and Margaret Johns was the nearest lady.  Ian Sloan and Avril Norton won the longest drive prizes.

 

Members of the ladies section travelled to Coningsby to play the first friendly match of the season. The pairings were well matched but the Holme ladies came away with an overall score of 3-1 win.  

 

After that, at the club’s ladies’ morning, a total of 15 members turned out to play stableford format.  It was a fun morning with Easter eggs as prizes for the first threee ladies and also nearest the pin and longest drive.  The ladies in the prizes were: third, Linda Childs; second, Beryl McDermott; and winner, Ingrid King.  Nearest the pin was Carol Wilson and lady captain Barbara Pell won the longest drive prize.

 

March 2006

 

March 27 news:

 

The course at Kirton Holme Golf Club has been quiet lately — not only due to cold weather conditions but also because 20 members travelled to Greetham Valley for two days of mixed competition. Only six ladies played in the ladies’ March Medal, but two days later several more competitors were in the swing.  The overall winner of the two days’ play was Ingrid King with a nett score of 67.  First in category five was Beryl McDermott nett 71 and category three winner was Val Richardson with a nett 74.

 

First of the ladies’ summer competitions during April is the 14th Ladies Birthday Bowl to be held this Saturday. Other fixtures include a friendly against Coningsby (away), medal on April 16 and 18. April 25 sees, for the second year, Ladies Charity Open Day. And to conclude the action, April 30 brings the Coronation Foursomes.  Other competitions include Easter Egg stableford, the Keith Storr Memorial and Easter Monday’s annual fun golf and tennis day.

 

March 20 news:

 

The mixed winter league final at Kirton Holme Golf Club has been held. Conditions stayed fine with the sun shining, but it was still bitterly cold.

 

A total of 15 teams of four went in reverse order playing stableford format. The winning team, aptly named the Frozen White Stuff comprised Paul and Elaine McCartney with Val and Keith Richardson.  

 

Runners-up were the Scargills, consisting of Graham and Heather Scarboro and Jerry and Chris Gill. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be third time lucky. They had won this event the previous two years.  There were only four points separating the first four teams.

 

Thanks went to the mixed committee for all their hard work at the club.