21-Sep-2009 : Club Report 16
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| 2009 Scratch Team Captain |
| John E Cooke jnr |
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Newark, who had a bye in the ninth series of matches, will play in Division One [unless there is a league reconstruction] in 2010. John E Cooke jnr will retain the captaincy of the team. Prior to the commencement of this season he pointed out that there were no fixtures available to provide easily obtainable points at this level. Competition in the games, matches and league was fierce from beginning to end. All of the clubs went into the final series of matches with something to gain by winning. At the completion of the league, three points and count-back separated the clubs in second to seventh positions. Cooke is expecting a similar situation to develop in 2010. He felt that the team deserved to finish higher up the league then this seasons finishing position. However, in past recent years promotion had been followed by immediate relegation. Remaining in the top division was the primary aim of the 2009 season and this has been accomplished.
Newark GC Scratch Team will have fixtures
against: Notts; Coxmoor; Worksop; Sherwood Forest; Stanton on the Wolds; Beeston Fields; Wollaton Park [promoted]; and Chilwell Manor [promoted].
Through the course of the season the club was represented by: John E Cooke jnr [capt and eight appearances]; Tim Cooke [eight apps]; Dave Britten [six apps]; Jim Hallam [five apps]; Phil Trueman [three apps]; Joe Marum [two apps]; Ian Dellar [two apps]; Sash Mirhadi [two apps]; Alex Clarricoates [two apps]; and Kevin Robinson [two apps].
Cooke identified the Scratch Teams’ appreciation of club members attending the matches, providing highly valued assistance and support.
Gentlemen: Titchfield Cup.
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Keith Goodwin |
Keith Goodwin was the overall winner of the Titchfield Cup and cut his handicap by two playing shots in the process. At the completion of the first round he was in third place with a net 68, three shots behind the leader, Peter Gresswell [lowest gross score of 71]. Eleven pars, two birdies and three bogies kept a steady card for Goodwin, which was encumbered by a double bogie [at the fifth] and an ugly triple bogie at the fourth hole. Goodwin [playing in a two-ball] gave up five shots to the course in the early holes of the round. He managed to trundle to the finish, getting up and down with decent putts. He said: “By the time I got to the fifteenth hole I realised that a good score was possible, but I would be able to recover so well the next week.” The following Sunday saw round two of the competition and Goodwin finished in top spot. Ten pars, three birdies and five bogies gave the nine shot handicapper a gross score of 73 [net 64]. A fine drive down the centre of the first fairway, and a nine iron to ten feet provided an early birdie opportunity, which was converted. A further round of trundling kept any serious deficit off the scorecard. Coming to the last hole Goodwin realised that he should be able produce an overall score that could be in contention for the Honours Board. A four iron from the tee gave Goodwin a good look at the eighteenth green. The pin was cut to the right and close to the bunker. An eight iron came out of the bag but was subsequently replaced by a nine iron. Goodwin commented; “I did not want to find a poor position in the trap, take a six or seven and blow my chances of a win. If I couldn’t win with a bogie here, I never would do.” The nine iron shot was straight at the flag but came up short of the green. But, as planned, it was not in the bunker. As was not planned, was the subsequent chip to twelve feet past the hole, as the ball terminated its journey in the area of ‘three-putt land’. Two putts did the trick and Goodwin finished at 68+64=132. As it happens this was a comfortable five shots ahead of second placed Dave Britten [70+67=137]. Britten shot the lowest gross score of 70 in the second round. In positions three to six, totalling 139 and ordered upon count-back were respectively: Gary Bruce; David Collingwood; Andrew Roe and Reg Dove.
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| Pip Hallam [left] receives the Past |
| Captains Trophy from 2009 |
| Captain Malcolm Smith [right] |
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Pip Hallam has won the annual Newark Past Captain’s Prize. This is his second win in the competition which he last won in 1989. He scored 35 points (20 on the back nine) to ease Lewis White [35 pts] and Keith Goodwin [35 pts] into second and third places respectively upon count-back. Hallam was club captain in 1981, which was the second year of the competition.
Gentlemen: September Midweek Medal.
Nett scores were as follows. Division One: 1- Michael Jones 65; 2- Robert Adkin 66; 3-Alex Clarricoates 66. Division Two: 1- David Collingwood 67 cb; 2- Kevin Joynes 67 cb; 3-David Mack 68. Division Three: 1- David Birkett 65; 2- Seam McGinney 66; Michael Hosegood 69. Michael Jones had the lowest gross score of 71 from the 106 entrants.
Gentlemen: September Weekend Medal.
Nett Scores were as follows. Division One: 1- John E Cooke jnr 67; 2- Kevin Ward 68; 3- Andy Harrison 69 cb; 4- Ben Partridge 69 cb. Division Two: 1- Tom Ashmore 64; 2- John B Blagg jnr 65; 3- Keith Whitfield 68 cb; 4- Matt Liddle 68 cb; 5- Andrew Clarke 68 cb. Division Three: 1- Paul Skelton 68; 2- Keith Harding 69; 3- Gary Johnson 70 cb; 4- Lee Haywood 70 cb; 5- Philip Ball 70 cb. John E Cooke jnr had the lowest gross score of 68 from the 143 entries.
Ladies: Jubilee Trophy.
Winner of the trophy was Jane Tucker [nett 67] who also returned the lowest gross score of 77. Leading results [nett] from the 51 competitors were: 2-Pat Wilson 71 cb; 3- Laura Hill 71 cb; 4- Jean Sharpe 72; 5- Janet Horner 73; 6- Rita Smalley 74 cb; 7- Kath Sharman 74 cb.
Ladies: Presidents Cup.
Linda Castledine won the trophy with 39 stableford points. Other scores [points]: 2- Chris Stanniforth 38; 3- Laura Anderson 37; 4- Kaye Hunter 36 cb; 5- Hilda Price 36 cb; 6- Jill Pearce 36 cb.
Seniors: September Medal.
Leading results [nett] from the 54 entries were: 1- Colin Dews 63; 2- Bernard Minion 66; 3- Roger Swain 67; 4- Anthony Rossington 68. Colin Dews and Philip Hayes had the lowest gross score of 79.
Ivor Samways
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