Prize Winners
L-R : Jeremy Crockett (NP16 Day 2), Tony Lawrence (Winner Day 1), Alan Milne (Winner HAGS/PWDGS Trophy & Runner-up Day 1), Alan Green (NP2 Day 1), John Boyd (Winner Day 2), Roger Thomas (Runner-up Day 2)
Touring Party
With apologies to Les for disturbing his lunch.....
L-R: Roger Thomas, Jeremy Crockett, John Herbert, Alan Green, Nigel French, Mike Corbyn, Tony Lawrence, Alan Milne, John Boyd, Bryan White, Harry Martin, Les Thompson
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This year's outing was held at Puckrup Hall on Wednesday and Thursday 11/12 August 2010.
I think all those who attended enjoyed the golf, the dining and the hotel, regardless of the slight glitch over checking out (about which appropriate noises have been made to Golfbreaks).
Overall the course was in reasonable condition, although suffering, like nearly all golf courses in the midlands and south of England, from shortage of water. The greens, however, were in good shape and running quite true.
The scores were materially better than last year, with the majority scoring 30 or more stableford points on both days. Indeed two players scored so well on Day 1 (see below) that the handicapping committee decided, after due and careful consideration, to reduce their handicaps by 2 shots and 1 shot respectively before play on Day 2.
The results were as follows:
Day 1 Individual Stableford
Winner : Tony Lawrence 40 pts
Runner-up : Alan Milne 38 pts
Nearest pin no 2 : Alan Green
Nearest pin no 16 : No winner
Day 2 Individual Stableford
Winner : John Boyd 37 pts
Runner-up : Roger Thomas 36 pts (CB)
Nearest pin no 2 : No winner
Nearest pin no 16 : Jeremy Crockett
Overall winner and
winner of HAGS/PWDGS Trophy : Alan Milne 72 pts
Runner-up : Tony Lawrence 70 pts
Accounts
Since the legacy money from HAGS in Hong Kong was used up last year, this year's outing had to be fully self-funding. However, by judicious application of a Golfbreaks discount and some of the accumulated "break points" earned from previous outings, it was possible to give each golfer who attended a £10 discount.
For expenses on the day itself, contributions were collected of £5 per golfer for prizes and £15 per person at dinner for wine and coffee. A small balance of £19.10 will be carried forward to next year.
HAGS/PWDGS 2011
Arrangements and possible venues for next year's outing were discussed without any particular conclusions being reached beyond an apparent preference for a venue in the south midlands. Timing will again be early August.
Watch this space...........