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SEASON 2024
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Christmas Cup
A new venue was selected
Grange Park Golf Club. This suited
the Captain's group and especially Graham Fifoot with
an excellent 36 pts. Allan Simon continued
a consistent season with 34pts, David Owen third
with 33 pts, & fourth Dave Asprey with
29pts. Just ahead of the Vice Captain &
Captain.
David introduced a hidden pairs betterball,
which worked very well and was won by Chas Evans &
Graham Fifoot 40pts, from Paul Ivison
& Allan Simon 39pts, just beating the
Captain & Vice Captain on
38pts.
Captain Olive presented
gifts to Barry Heaps (Treasurer) and David
Owen (Secretary) for their help and support all
through the year.
Olive was thanked for her successful year in office
as Captain and was presented with flowers
by Lynda Mellor.
The society is most grateful for the
hard work of Olive, David &
Barry throughout the year, plus others who have
helped with valuable supporting roles.
Thanks again to Olive and Best Wishes to Lynda for a successful 2025,
as our new Captain.
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President's Day at Helsby
Good scores were possible on a fine day.
Best of these was Keith Hawthorn with
an exceptional 42 pts, second with 38pts was Craig
Hughes, third Geoff Washburn 35pts
and 4th Rob Thompson 33pts.
Craig Hughes had the only two to
take the golf balls.
Extra Captain's prizes went to John Seiller
14th place, Front 9 Mark Greaves, Back
9 Dave Asprey & Strongest player Dave
England.
Alan Welsh was presented with the Summer Trophy(not
previously available) Allan Simon won Player
Of The Year.
Thanks to David,
Barry, Mark Dave, Tony and of course to Captain
Olive for her leadership and generosity.
Pics Gallery-Others - 2024
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Autumn Trophy at Holywell
A good day was had by all, especially by
Allan Simon who won with 33pts. Second
was Barry Bennet 31pts, third
Barry Heaps 30pts. 4th Jim Taska
28pts on CPO from Chas Evans & Elaine
Warwick.
David Owen had
best Back 9 &
Elaine Warwick best front 9
Lucky 7th place went to Craig Hughes.
There were no twos.
Thanks to
David, Barry, Dave & Tony, plus
of course our Captain Olive.
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Summer Trophy at Abergele
Alan Welch made light of being just short
of his 90th birthday with a stunning display. After 25 pts on the front
9, he continued to reach a total of 41 pts and win the summer trophy.
A regular performer Allan Simon was second
on 38pts, with Chas Evans keeping his good
recent form with 37pts, Geoff Washburn was
fourth with 36pts.
Best front 9 outside the prizes was Captain Olive
20pts, but passed this on to Keith Hawthorn
19pts, the back 9 was won by Dave Thompson
on a cpo with 17pts. Steve Brown took the
strength prize at the foot of the table.
We were pleased to welcome two new guests Brian
Ashley and Australian visitor Andrew Kelly.
Most improvement from Sale was shown by Dave England,
who kept the wheels on his wagon!
Our thanks go to David, Barry, Dave and other
helpers plus the Captain Olive for her support
and generosity.
Pics Gallery-Others - 2024
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Remenham Trophy at Sale
It was quite wet and very cold at the start
of the day, but warmed up and the wet weather stopped. We were sorry that
the Captan Olive was unable to join us after
family crisis, fortunately minor. We all send our best wishes to you both.
In the end, the day belonged to
Chas Evans ,who return to the winners circle with 35pts, Nigel
Parry second on 34pts on cpo from Jim Taska.
In a three way tie for fourth, David Owen
30pts beat Barry Heaps & Geoff
Washburn on cpo.
Barry & Geoff
were also tied in both front 9 and back 9 competitions, each winning one
of the prizes.
Jim Taska had a great two on 3rd
hole & took the balls.
All enjoyed the course and the reception
from Sale staff.
Our thanks go to
David, Barry, Captain Olive, Dave England &
other helpers.
Pics Gallery-Others - 2024
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Captain's Day at
Padeswood & Buckley
The Weather forecast for the day was heavy
rain showers and thunder/lightening. But the sun at Padeswood & Buckley
would only shine through and match the beaming smile of our Captain
Olive Watson.
The course & hospitality were very
good, our thanks to all at the clubn, who looked after us so well.
The scoring matched the course quality
with Craig Hughes taking
both the Captain's Prize and the Scratch
Trophy, with 40 pts (10 over par). In both cases
he kept newcomer Luke Jennings in second
place with his 24pts, heading off Allan Simon third
& Jeff Matthews fourth on a card play
off.Ian Ramsay was 5th on 31pts.
Best front 9 was
Mark Greaves 16pts,
Best back 9 was Ian Ramsay also
16pts.
14th Place Spot Prize was Ian
Lawrence.
There were no two's on the day.
Our apecial thanks go to
Captain Olive Watson, for
her organisation and generosity. Thanks are also due to Roger,
David, Barry, Tony, Lynda and others who helped
with decorations and arrangements.
Pics Gallery-Capt Day - C24
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TSB Trophy Pryors Hayes
An eventful day for the small, but select
gathering. The weather was quite
kind, with just a few showers, although the course was very wet from recent
heavy rain - as the buggy riders found, when their buggy got stuck in
the mud. Fortunately two younger local members helped to rescue it.
An exceptional score of 107pts was achieved
by Rick due to his rather generous handicap allowance of 111! The highlight
being a 2 for 8 points on the 9th hole.
Back in the real world the course playing long took its toll and these
are the lowest scores I can recall.
However, Barry Heaps coped the best
with 29 points to take the TSB trophy, from Allan
Simon on 28pts, Robin Browne 27pts
& Rick Hawkley 26 pts on cpo from Craig
Hughes. Elaine Warwick won the Captain's special
prize in 7th position.
There were two two's:
Barry on 7th & Rick on
9th (prizes to be awarded next time.)
Pryors Hayes looked after us well and the
food was good - many thanks.
Ours thanks go to Captain Olive
Watson, David Owen, Barry Heaps, Lynda Mellor, Graham Fifoot, Rick Hawkley
& Robin Browne.
NEXT EVENT Captain's Day
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Spring Trophy Denbigh
Despite the recent awful weather the event
went ahead successfully, and it was good to see a number of entries from
members we have not seen recently.
Jon Seiller proved victorious
with 33pts, Barry Heaps second with 29,
Graham Fifoot 27 and David Owen 26.
There were no two's on the day.
All handicaps will be adjusted according
to club rules.
Thanks to David Owen, Barry Heaps, Captain Olive,
and any other helpers.
Pics from the event can be found under
Gallery, Others, 2024.
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Good luck to Olive as Captain.
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Last Year's Autumn
Trophy was rerun at Vale Royal Abbey. This
time successfully and Jim Taska was
the clear winner with 34 points, from David Owen 30points,
Malcolm Clowes 27 pts & Dave Arrowsmith
also 27pts.
There were no Two's. Thus
ended Dave Arrowsmith's slightly
extended year in office. Our thanks go to Dave, David Owen, Barry
Heaps & other helpers for their work during
the year.
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David Peachey
David, who was an Assistant Director of
Education, moved to Suffolk, and following his retirement moved back to
Cheshire and joined CCOGS. I'm not sure how many people will remember
him as I do not think he was a member very long. Walter will represent
the Society at his funeral which is on 16th February at 1.20, Blacon Crem'.
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Brian Bentley
I am sorry to have to report the recent
death of Brian Bentley. Brian
was a member of Chester Golf Club and a long serving and well respected
member of CCOGS, as was his
son John,
until he moved to Hampshire.
The Funeral is at 1.20pm on 7th Feb at Blacon Crematorium
and refreshments afterwards at Chester Golf Club.
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Vale Royal Abbey
Unfortunately the start was so late that
over half the field were unable to complete the course in the light. So
formal competitions were scrapped.
However, Keith Hawthorn
played very well (35 points for 16 Holes) and was awarded some well deserved
wine. The Xmas Pairs again could not be completed, but honours went to
Karen Begley & David Owen on cpo from
Sue Begley & Keith Hawthorn both with
34pts thru 15 holes.
It is hoped to rearrange this event in 2024.
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President's Day
The course at Helsby was in good condition,
the weather fine & the welcome first class. Lynda
Mellor took full advantage with an excellent 34pts, winning the
President's Salver from John Seiler 32pts,
the Captain 32pts & Craig
Hughes 31pts.
The only two of the day was by Barry Heaps
at 11th hole.
In the Golfer of the Year competition.
John Seiler won with 31pts from Craig
on 26pts and Lynda with 24pts.
Our thanks
go to David, Barry, Ian and Steve
for their work for this event.
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Telford Holiday
The Telford Holiday seems to have gone well, though
course conditions proved tricky.
The Winner of the Tony Parsons Trophy was Dave Thompson(31+34),
from David Owen (35+29) with Dave
Arrowsmith third (28+33). Ian Ramsay,Mark
Greaves & Keith Harrison-Smith took
the minor places.
Pieter's Pot was won by David Owen, and the
Rhodes Bowl by Dave Thompson.
David Owen took the Ray Gellatly Gross prize.
Pics can be seen under Nefyn Tours 23.
Our thanks go to Dave Thompson for organising
the event.
As a postscript, it was noticed that the names of Brian
Leek (Past Captain) & John Wood Guest
of Stan Hopley) needed to be added to the memorial names on the Rhodes
Bowl, and this is now in hand.
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Summer Trophy
We had a great day at Oswestry
with weather, course and hospitality all in good
order.
Some excellent scores were headed by
Sue Begley with 42
points, The Captain (Dave Arrowsmith) was
second on 38pts, with Ian Lawrence
third on 35pts. Jim Taska & Phil
Arrowsmith each had 33pts.
There were no two's.
Our thanks as always go to David
Owen, Dave Thompson, Barry Heaps, Ian Ramsay and
the Captain.
I have no pics of this event.
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CAPTAIN'S DAY
Held at CREWE
Golf Club.
After a sightly delayed start due to torrential
rain, the Captain, Dave
Arrowsmith, got us underway. The course was in good condition and
despite some heavy showers and little run, everyone enjoyed the day.
The winner of the Captain's Cup was Steve
Brown on 33 pts, with John Seiler 32
pts, followed by Simon Begley, Mark Greaves &
David Lloyd all on 31pts.
Winner of the Scratch Salver was
Simon Begley. with Jon Seiler second
on cpo.
Nearest the pin prizes went to:
Alan White at 5th, Captain on
8th (Dave Thompson won the draw), Phil Arrowsmith on
14th. Steve Brown was nearest in 2 on the
12th, The Captain was nearest in 3 on 16th
(Phil Arrowsmith won the draw).
The Hidden holes Comp was won by Barry Heaps
& Craig Hughes, with
Dave Thompson winning the Captain's Quiz.
Two's were achieved by
Steve Brown at 5th, Geoff Washburn at
8th (for net zero!) and Phil Arrowsmith at
14th.
The catering and service was excellent at the club
and special thanks to The Captain's Wife and her friend, who
provided a Thai Buffet at the half way house.
Our thanks go to the Captain,
Dave Arrowsmith, for his very generous and wide
ranging prize table, & to Barry, David, Mark and
Dave for their work before & during the event.
Well done All.
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REMENHAM Trophy
On a really beautiful day and with both
the course and hospitality in great condition we returned to Rhuddlan.
Scores were close, but star of the
day was Lynda Mellor,
who won with 37 points.
Allan Simon was second
on 36, with Phil Arrowsmith and Alan
Welch heading a group of players on 33pts by way of cpo.
The Captain's special Prizes were won by Lynda Mellor
& Dave Thompson.
The only two being achieved
by Robin Browne on the 12th.
We were pleased to welcome Geoff
Houlbrook & Luke Jennings
as guests.
Our thanks go to Tony,
Dave, Barry, Ian and The Captain for
making it all possible.
Captain's Day is next at Crewe on 11th July.
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T.S.B. Trophy at Aldersey Gr
On a now maturing course, home member Craig
Hughes showed the way with an excellent
36 pts. Olive Watson was
second with 30pts, Simon Begley third with
26 then a cpo between Chas Evans, Jon Hume
& Mark Greaves all 25pts.
The only 2 was by Craig Hughes on the 11th.
The
quiz question won by David Owen
Special Holes won by Simon Begley &
Captain's Drive by Steve Brown.
Thanbks
as always to David O, Barry, Tony and others
who helped to make the day a success. Despite a "smashing" ending
to the day by the winner!
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Spring Trophy
at Mold
Unfortunately conditions prior to this event were rather wet and buggies
not allowed on the course, this reduced the field somewhat.
However, some good golf was played and the winner was a very tired
Tony Durkin with 37pts.
John Seiler was second on cpo from Graham
Fifoot & Sean Ritchie all 35pts.
Keith Hawthorne took the Captain's prize
34pts and Sue Begley won the special Ladies
prize.
Two's were
achieved by Jon Hume (3rd), Jim
Taska (6th) and John Seiler (11th)
Thanks
to David, Barry & Tony
for holding the fort for the Captain.
Pics are in Gallery - other pics - 2023
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Welcome to CCOGS 2023
Good luck to Captain
Dave Arrowsmith and Secretary David Owen
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