Golf Society Reports
May - Wychwood
Steeple Aston Golf Society began their 2007 season with a visit to Wychwood Golf Club in Lyneham, Nr Chipping Norton. Twenty four members and guests went, despite the Golf Society’s Chairman and Captain being away on tour in Majorca and Portugal.
The weather was perfect but the scoring was not high. Tony Giles took the Cardew Challenge Trophy with 33 points, just one point ahead of Geordie Mawson and Martin Hurst. Geordie got the runners up spot by virtue of a better back nine. Barry Gotham, Lee Miller and Chris Cooper won the team game, Texas Scramble, with 30 shots. Martin Hurst and Richard Suswillo won the two nearest the pin competitions and Bryan McNamara won for the longest drive.
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June - Buckingham
The Golf Club’s second meeting of the year was at Buckingham where the course has been transformed in recent years by the installation of new greens and bunkers.
It did not rain but the scores were somewhat low as the players had extreme difficulty in reading the undulating greens. Dave Scott got 28 points beating Mike Granville who took second spot from Lawrence Cole on a countback score of 27. The team game, where members were only allowed to use their irons, was won by Dave Scott, Robbie Robinson and Bryan McNamara. Nearest the Pin competitions were won by Dave Scott and Bryan McNamara and the Longest Drive was won by Lawrence Cole.
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5th August - Cherwell Edge - SAGS v SACC
The annual golf match between Steeple Aston Golf Society and Steeple Aston Cricket Club was held at Cherwell Edge Golf Club on Sunday 5th August 2007. Twenty three players gathered in glorious weather to play for the magnificent trophy which unfortunately remained in the Cricket Club Captain’s house - I think he realised that was the only way the Cricket Club would retain the trophy.
The game was played in an excellent spirit between two sets of friends who enjoy a day out chewing the fat with pleasant company.
The victors were the Golf Society with an aggregate score of 356 points and the Cricket Club coming a close second on 319 points. Individual winners were as follows:
Overall Winner - Peter Burwell 39 points
Overall Runner Up - Dave Scott 35 points
Pairs Winners:- Peter Burwell & Frank Damm 71 points
Nearest the Pin: Neil Powles
Longest Drive: Jim Nicholls
We had two ladies in our midst who showed the way to quite a number of our regular men golfers - so well done Jan and Sue.
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16th August - Stratford on Avon Golf Club
After the recent rainfall, which washed us out at our last venue Burford, we were blessed with warm and sunny day at Stratford on Avon Golf Club. The course was in excellent condition, the fairways wonderfully lush and the greens of superb quality.
Twenty one members and guests from SAGS played a confusing game in the morning called progressive waltz. This game was dreamt up by our Chairman Alan Brewer and I am still not sure that everyone was aware of what he was on about !! Anyway the team with the most points (38) at the end was Bob Haynes, Lawrence Cole, Robin Wyatt and Richard Suswillo. The rest of the competitions were won by just two people, John Damm and Bryan McNamara. John won the SAGS putter for his accumulation of 36 points, well ahead of second place - you've guessed it - Bryan McNamara. John also won the Chairman's trophy for the best score at the par threes and the nearest the pin competition. Bryan wrapped up the only other trophy on offer - the longest drive. The saving grace is that John will have to play off a much reduced handicap in the future.
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Captain’s Day at Cherwell Edge Golf Club
SAGS Captain’s day was held at Cherwell Edge Golf Club on Friday 14th September accompanied by bright sunny weather. 27 members and guests gathered to play the games selected by the Captain Peter Burwell. His choice for the morning team game was Ambrose Scramble, which was won by Glenn Marshall, Bob Haynes and Gerry Graham with a score of 25 Stableford points.
The afternoon individual play was won by Brian Kay with 38 Stableford points, beating off a stern challenge from Bob Haynes, Alan Brewer and Mike Granville who all had 36 points but Bob won through on a countback score of 22 points on the back nine holes. The Captain put up a prize for a "Ferret", which is holing a chip from off the green. This prize was won by Brian Kay whose chip was considered the most difficult.
A unique event, for SAGS, happened on the 13th hole when Dave Scott scored a "hole in one". This is the first "hole in one" recorded during a SAGS meeting in all of our twenty years of existence. The day wound up with our Captain presenting the prizes to the winners.
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