It was a tough round; a cold southerly wind of around 35 kph, drizzle for much of the morning and a maximum temperature of 7°C just as the players headed to the clubhouse. Nevertheless, a hardy bunch completed the course, enjoying each other’s company and the more than occasional excellent shot. The results were:

1st; Hugh Williams (18)/David Jones (14) – 79/8/71

2nd; Darlene Baker (16)/Kath Jekabsons (32) –  86/12/74

Beautiful spring weather for a Stableford round with the sun shining and the wind staying away for most of the round. The course had dried out well after the previous week’s downfall and was in very good condition.
Daily Results
1st;      Darlene Baker (16)  – 32 pts
2nd;    Hugh Williams (18) – 27 pts
3rd;     Elaine Scanlon (28) – 24 pts

After a few days of almost spring weather the August Medal was played under the coldest and wettest conditions of the year so far.   Rain from early Wednesday until early morning Saturday and freezing  conditions overnight ensured the course was generally soft and very wet in any low lying area.  There was a  SW wind of ~40Kph with gusts well above that speed however, it began to die down to ~25Kph around mid round.

1st & August Medalist – Dean Kohler –

2nd; Xxxx –

3rd; Xxxx –

NTPs; Xxxxx

August Medalist Dean Kohler.

Play in the Women’s Monthly Medal was abandoned due to challenging weather conditions. However, the men’s Stroke event was completed in rain and wind. The wind averaged ~40 km/h, with gusts reaching 75 km/h. At the start of the round, it felt like the temperature was 0°C, and it failed to climb much higher. The rain was intermittent but heavy showers saw a number of players deciding, after nine holes, that the warm, dry clubhouse was the better option. A few players, who have in the past been very keen golfers, continued on to play the full 18 holes.
Daily competition winners were;
1st;     Steve Wilkins  -89/16/73
2nd;    David Jones  – 79/14/75
3rd;     Luke Lyons – 82/5/77
Least Putts;   Luke Lyons  – 29 NTP; 16th – Nathan Moroney

After another cold night and a heavy dew players hit off, at 12.00pm, with the temperature at 10C, the highest for the day.  A gentle SW/SSW wind blew through the afternoon however, it really did not affect play.  Whilst all players recoded their individual scores 4BBB Stroke is scored thus, if both players par a par 4 hole but one has a stroke on that hole the team score is 3.  On another chilly afternoon the results were;

1st; Nathan Moroney (17)/Dylan Harris (7) – 65

2nd; Mitch Atlas (7)/Mal Mottram (10) – 67

NTPs; 7/16 – Keith Hocking.

Another very cold morning with plenty of frost on the course.  However, by about 10 o’clock the sun was out and the remainder of the round was played in beautiful,  virtual mid spring, weather.  The morning’s results were;

1st; Steve Morgan (26) – 32 pts

2nd; Steve Wilkins (14) – 30 pts;

3rd; Hugh Williams  (18) – 28 pts C/B David Jones (14)

After two wonderful, sunny late winter’s days the weather returned to a more normal state and all players felt the chill as they headed to the tee.  The sun did come out later in the day but the temperature barely topped 7C.  The final of the W. E. Tom Shield was always going to be tough, four excellent players who were more than proficient in handicap match-play.  Neither team was able to get more than one or two holes up before the other team responded.  In the end it went down to the 19th hole.  Par is always a challenging form of golf with a birdie or eagle just counting as a plus.  All golfers found it hard to play steady golf and only one was able to play close to his handicap.  There were the usual “hard luck” stories of putts lipping out and balls hitting the stick and rebounding off the green but that’s golf.  On a a cold afternoon the results were;

1st; Sherif Abdel-Sayed (31) -2

2nd; Toby Clemente (15) -4

3rd; Andrew Clement (9) -5 C/B Davey Kenney (12)

NTPs; 7/14 – Davey Kenney, Longest Drive 3/12 – Davey Kenney, D&P 2nd – Dylan Harris

W. E. Tom Final results

 Luke Lyons (4)/Dean Kohler (3) D Dylan Harris (3)/Mick Squire (0)  – 19th

Very cold morning air saw all players well wrapped up as they teed offf in the club’s Stableford competition.  The heavy overnight frost still lay on many of the greens making them initially quite slow however, those playing the early holes 2nd and 3rd had quite an advantage.  As the frost/dew evaporated the greens became much quicker.  The morning’s results were;

1st; David Jones (6) – 35 pts

2nd; Sherif Abdel-Sayed (16) – 32 pts

3rd; Darlene Baker (6) C/B  Rob McDonald (5)

NTPs; 7th – David Jones, 11th – Rob McDonald

What a stunning late winter’s day, clear skies, virtually no wind and the 14C feeling much warmer.  The course was in great condition and good individual scoring was expected.  The two W. E. Tom shield semis were going to be tough; all players were very experienced in handicap match-play and had many years experience playing at Romsey, no pair really had any advantage,  the better golf would win the day.  The day’s results were;

1st; Davey Kenney (12) – 38pts

2nd; Mal Mottram (10) – 36 pts

3rd; Mitch Atlas (7) – 27 pts 

NTPs; 7th/16th – Andrew Clement, 11th – Keith Hocking, D&P 3rd – Mal Mottram, Longest Drive – Dylan Harris

W. E. Tom Shield Semi-final results

Dylan Harris (3)/ Mick Squire (0) D Andrew Clement (5)/Toby Clement (11) – 2/1.

Luke Lyons (1)/Dean Kohler (0) D Keith Hocking (21)/Mick Nicholls Snr (15) – 19th hole

The Final of the W. E. Tom Shield will be;

Dylan Harris (3)/ Mick Squire (0) Vs Luke Lyons (4)/Dean Kohler (3)

A small but  intrepid group of golfers headed to the first tee in chilly conditions but before long the sun broke through and conditions were perfect for the 9 hole round.  Lorraine Robb made a welcome return to the course and enjoyed the golf and companionship of her playing partners.
1st; Kath Jekabsons (31) – 17 ptts C/B

2nd; Darlene Baker (16) -17 pts

3rd; Lorraine Robb,