Herald - Issue 411

Page 60 • The HERALD • 26th August 2021 v THE HERALD - SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES v SPORT IN THE HERALD Ever played Short Mat Bowls? We have a FREE Open Session on Wednesday 1st September 2pm until 5pm QEII Pavilion, Thornbury Avenue, Blackfield SO45 1YQ Fancy Playing? Well come and join us. You are welcome to give it a try. Some bowls are available for you to use, just need some flat soled shoes or have a go in your socks!! We are friendly bunch & the club plays 3 times a week Contact Mick Potter 07751 878792 Email: watersideshortmatbowls@btinternet.com Captains Day Congratulations Captains Day dawned hot and sunny and the ladies of Bramshott Hill Golf Club set out armed with water, sun cream and scorecards. e day was not just about golf or enjoying the Pimm’s and cakes but was also for raising money for the captains charity and a total of £262 was raised on the day alone. ere were many prizes up for grabs and congratulations go to Pam Colmer who was the overall winner scoring 39 points and was presented with the MJM trophy. 1st Division: winner J Howells (37), 2nd L Compton (37); 2nd Division: winner J Bailey (39), 2nd S Hallett (36); 3rd Division: winner G Gordon (37), 2nd M Robinson (33) Prizes were also awarded for the best front nine - this went to Pat Hedges and the best back nine to Gail Feary . A mystery prize was announced as the best score on the par 3’s and this was won by M Shepherd . Nearest the pin on 4th hole was L Mortimer and on the 11th hole W Davis and the nearest the line on the 12th was won by E Thomas. e Captains Day winners didn’t end there - on the 9 hole short course congratulations go to Ann Bland who narrowly beat Pearl Hansford into second place although Pear did go on to win the nearest the pin prize. Other winners during the month were: Stableford Quali er 15th July 2012: Division 1. Winner Hilary Hanmore (32), 2nd Julie W e a t h e r d o n (30) , 3rd Hilary Bell (30); Division 2 Winner Julie Bailey (35) 2nd Vienne Boot (32) 3rd Jan Merret (31); Division 3 Winner Joanne Wiseman (33) 2nd Caroline Pam Colmer (left) with Captain Caroline Caswell BOWLED OVER Waterside Short Mat Bowls Club is now open again a er the lockdown. ey are looking for new members. e club has a FREE open session on Wednesday 1st September 2pm until 5pm. Go along and give it a try at QEII Sports Pavilion, ornbury Avenue, Black eld, SO45 1YQ. Would you like to return to the game or do you want to start playing? All you need is some at soles shoes or have a go in your socks! e club has got a few sets of bowls for you to try to see if you like to play. e club plays on: • Monday 2pm until 4pm: Roll Up • Wednesday 10am until 12noon: Roll Up • Friday 7pm until 9pm: Summer Roll Up - Winter League ey are a friendly bunch. It is a game for all ages and an easy way to keep t. If you cannot make the open session but would like to join in then please contact the Chairman, Mick Potter: 07751 878792 or email: watersideshortmatbowls@btinternet. com Ann Bland with Pearl Hansford seated Beech (28) 3rd Pat Hedges (27). 9 Hole short course: Winner C Woodason, 2nd J Richardson , 3rd M Parry. Stableford Quali er 29th July 2012: Divsion 1 Winner H Troupe (41), 2nd L Compton (36), 3rd J Renyard (36); Division 2 Winner M Robinson (37), 2nd C Boiling (36), C Beech (33). 9 Hole short course: Winner A Bland, 2nd P Hansford, 3rd C Widdowson. Bramshott Hill Seniors held the rst round of the Seniors Championship on Monday 19th July. e championship consists of two rounds of golf played from the White Tees and the game format is Medal. Playing from the White Tees is the longest format of the course and is therefore the most challenging. e game was played in Medal format which is again the most challenging format of the game. Combining these two ensures that only the very best player on the day can win. On completion of the rst round Mark Eve and Stuart Bulbrooke were leading and could not be separated, both having net scores of 87. Close behind in third place was Ian Blan dford with a net score of 93. e second round was played on Monday 26th July. Again, the match was from the White Tees and in medal format. With two players on scores of 87 much was anticipated. Could one of these players win or could someone come from behind and overtake them both? On completion neither of these happened. Both Mark Eve and Stuart Bulbrooke completed the second round with scores of 82 net. is gave them total scores of 169 net over the two rounds. Sadly for Stuart, Mark won the day on the “Countback” rule. erefore, Mark is the 2021 Bramshott Hill Seniors Champion and Stuart is the runner up. ird place was taken by Ian Blandford with a net score of 177. On Monday 2nd August, 41 Bramshott Hill Senior players set out to contest the Anniversary Salver Competition. is competition is played over two rounds. e rst round was a Stableford game and the second will be a Medal game. When both rounds are completed, on Monday 9th, the Stableford score will be subtracted from the Medal score and the winner will be the player with the lowest nett score. Monday 2nd turned out to be a fairly calm day weatherwise, however the competition was erce. Leading the eld a er the rst round with 42 points is Alan Rogers . He is followed by two players on 41 points, namely Terry Wiseman and Gerald Murphy in third position is Michael Newman on 40 points. e Medal round will be played on Monday the 9th and it will be interesting to see if these players can maintain their positions. On ursday 5th August their Seniors Captain, John Gordon, organised an away day at South Winchester Golf Club, 24 players attended and the day started well as they were greeted in the club house with Co ee and Bacon Rolls. e game was a team Stableford game with other individual prizes to play for. ey set o in ne spirits and eager to play a di erent course. Within the hour the “Weather Gremlins” did their worst and the heavens opened. ey endured three hours of heavy rain but in spite of this they all completed the course and arrived back at the clubhouse in some very sorry states. Many players found that the “Wet Weather Clothing” that they had paid a lot of money for was just not up to the task and some very wet and bedraggled golfers gathered in the changing rooms, glad of the hot showers. However a ne meal of Steak and Ale pie, mashed Potatoes, Green beans, Carrots and gravy followed by Apple Pie and Ice cream, and with the help of a couple of drinks, soon restored the spirits. e results are as follows: e Captains teamof JohnGordon, TerryWiseman, Paul Wastell and Johnny Hooper , won the team event with a score of 141 points. John Manning won nearest the pin on the 2nd hole. John Bailey won Nearest the pin on the 11th hole. John Manning achieved the highest individual score of 41 points. e day was considered a great success and their thanks go to John for organising it, next year they will not inform the “Weather Gremlins” of their intentions. Bramshott Hill Seniors Results NFGC Seniors Captain’s Day A er a year’s delay due to COVID-19, New Forest Golf Club Seniors Captain Ian Coundon’s day nally arrived on ursday 5th August. Format was an individual stableford competition o the yellow tees – with a twist. Hole number 2 which is difficult at the best of times became “ e Captain’s Challenge” having to be played using a putter o the tee, and a driver (or longest other club) on the green! Despite this extra handicap, some Captain Ian Coundon (centre) with winners (left to right): Div1: Robin Swanston, Alan Clifford, Ross Matthews, Mike Broom; Div 2: Terry Jones, Dave Titchmarsh, John Ireland, Dave Stredder excellent scores were achieved. Division 1 : 1st Mike Broom 42 points, 2nd Ross Matthews also 42 points, 3rd Alan Clifford 40 points, 4th Robin Swanston 39 points. Division 2: 1st Terry Jones 42 points, 2nd Dave Stredder 40 points, 3rd Dave Titchmarsh 36 points. 4th John Ireland 35 points.