this event was won by
craig evans
Its becoming a bit of a Bunkers habit these days as yet again the loser at our last event bounced back to take the top spot here.
A superb display of golf on a wonderful local course. Despite the victory, this weeks winner will feel that it could have been a much wider margin of victory as he left quite a few shots on the course. That said, anyone who scores greater than their handicap - particularly when playing off 9 - deserves huge congratulations. Its surprising that this is his first victory in 2014 after several in 2013 that brought him the "Player of the Year" award. Congratulations to Craig Evans - delighted as always, as you can see in his photo [left] |
all for one and one for all...
Childwall Golf Club was a late adddition to our 2014 calendar given the poor level of service we received from Helsby Golf Club. Due to cancelling at Helsby, we had a void to fill and despite this being a very late call - Childwall went out of their way to make sure they fitted us in to their busy schedule.
Several of our members had played Childwall in the past, and every single on of them had good words to say about the club. Therefore, we decided to run with them despite having several options available to us - and how glad we are that we did.
We attended the course 3 weeks before play [to pay the deposit] and it was clear that this was going to be a firm favourite with the lads. A well manicured, mature parkland track with a large imposing clubhouse that has an art-deco design that is not too dissimilar to Royal Birkdale. The manager, Gavin Brown, deserves special mention as he went out of his way to make sure we got a deal on the course - this even though it was late notice and he showed great flexibility in the menu choices that enticed us to the club.
The course itself is tucked away a few miles from Childwall and would fall more under Gateacre or Netherley. As you enter from the main road, it certainly isn’t what you would expect from a club in this built up area of Liverpool with a large clubhouse – as mentioned above – and course with a real leafy, mature feel to it.
The pro shop was quite large and well stocked and the professional was very friendly, talkative and helpful and immediately gave a great impression of the club. On entering the impressive clubhouse, you can tell there is a lot of history to the club and despite the tradition there was a nice relaxed feeling in the bar area.
We were seated for soup and sandwiches in a separate room upstairs, overlooking the course. Although the food wasn’t difficult, it was well cook and presented and was served by several members of staff who were all chatty and helpful.
We made our way to the large putting green to warm up and although it isn’t a totally accurate reflection of the pace and quality of the greens, it was fair. It was also large enough to cater for all 22 players at once [which I think may be a first for this season] There were also a couple of nets to warm up the longer clubs and there was an impressive practice ground and pitching/chipping green. All in all, a very good level of practise/warm up facilities.
The first tee allowed for the entire group to gather around and put pressure on each other – which is always a nice thing in society outings.
The course was superbly manicured – especially for a parkland track at this autumnal time of year. Yes, there were lots of leaves that had fallen from trees – but I cannot recall anyone complaining that it caused them to loose a ball, and this is a good reflection of the fact that the club must keep on top of this to a degree.
The fairways were like carpet and were firm [considering the heavy rain before our visit] and springy. There were two obvious cuts of rough and the definition between the fairway and the longer grass was beautifully kept.
The tee boxes were all pretty flat on the whole with no major issues. The tee markers were the full width of the tee box – which although unusual, did give players great food for thought with tee positions and also made the boxes more presentable as there was less obvious wear marks on them.
The greens had recently been hollowtined – which although a complete pain, is an understandable part of the golfing season in the UK. Despite this, they actually player pretty fair and although there were a few nasty bobbles, they were firm, dry and consistent. They were also very quick considering and it was obvious that in the summer months they would be a real dream to play on.
The bunkers were mostly well kept and raked and had sufficient sand in them. The only compacted and hard bunkers were the ones early in the fairways – that would not offer much of a problem unless players had a nightmare tee shot [in which case, you deserve the tougher lies!]
The 7th green was a temp as it had been ripped up for some major renovation work. This was explained to us before play and we appreciated that courses have to make these improvements to make the course better in future. It wasn’t ideal, but it was totally understandable and no complaints from us.
Afterwards, we enjoyed a few beers in the bar and we had one member who bagged a hole-in-one and bought the group a drink each. I think we ordered 17-19 drinks and the total came to around £55 which is extremely competitive. Had he have holed that shot on a hotel complex, the round would have been 3 times as much I am sure.
All in all, Childwall Golf Club impressed us all. It was friendly, well priced for the quality it provided and is definitely somewhere we will try to go back to in future years. The only issue raised from the whole day was the lack of ability to pay using bank cards at the bar [or indeed to the club directly, as we had to pay the deposit and balance in cash/cheque]. This is very unusual in the modern electronic age where a lot of people rarely carry cash and pay for things using their debit cards. Not the end of the world, but maybe something to consider.
On to the golf…..
GROUP 1 - Keith Malone, Kev Givnan, Marc Lloyd
he three ball group one started with all the tradition of a bunkers event . Mark Lloyd on the tee... The rest of the society hurdled round crossing there fingers and toes waiting for someone to knob it ... Lloydy with the ryder cup still fresh is his mind had proclaimed on the practice green he was going to ask everyone " to bring the noise on the first tee" alas ten minutes later this must of escaped his memory as he knobed it twenty yards ... Keith and Kev both got in each other heads with the standard " you don't want go right near that hanging tree" as they both pulled it on to the forth fairway ... Not the greatest start all round.
For the first five holes the highlight of the day appeared to be Keith finding every bunker much to the amusement of Kev. Three blobs out the first four holes and it started to look like was going to be a long day for malone .. A five on the fifth settled the nerves and the group strode to the long par 3 sixth .
First up was Keith ..who hit the fringe of the green, next up lloydy who went a bit wider in to the tree lined left
And then "it" happened.
People can go there entire life playing golf not to have one.. Kev went 3 years. A four hybrid 185 yards one bounce .. Ace . Hole in one . Perfection. Not thinned, not flag assisted ... Always an element of luck with a hole in one but was also a great shot . Congrats.
we should also take this review as an opportunity to apologise to the group on the tee box behind who heard lloydy scream "it's fucking in you know" mid back swing ... Picture opportunities on the green .. Texts and facebook updated , the group moved on with kevs fearful face knowing he was in the seat for a big round at the bar.
What can you say about the rest of the round? Keith back nine was stronger than the first to come in with 29, Kev in any other day would have been in the hunt with 35 ... But the distraction of going the bar hampered his return ... Lloydy-isms where in full flow " I can't play a titleist ball " these irons are shit " the missus is getting it tonight ," but he came in with 25 points and by default avoided the losers shirt for an entire season.. Well played that man .
GROUP 2 - Scott Seddon, Mark Gaskell, Rob Botterill
Review to follow
GROUP 3 - Andy Roper, Keiran Murphy, Stuart Seddon, Chris Berry
Chris Berry made his return to Bunkers action and it was evident from his play that he was a little bit rusty. The old familiar hook came out to play and Chris had a real battle within himself to keep his ball in play for much of the afternoon - particularly with his driver. However, when you can hit a 2-iron 230-240 yards, who needs a driver? 3 consecutive 'blobs' in the middle of the front 9 ended any hopes Chris had of finishing towards the top of the leaderboard. However, he bounced back with 8 points in 3 holes around the turn, but he did not build on this momentum to finish with 25 points.
Stu Seddon had a very stead round of golf and showed that if you have a shot shape than there is no problem working with it rather than battling against it as he hit drive after drive with a fade/slice that landed in prime position on the fairway. His new GPS watch was in full flow as he showed off the vital feature of displaying texts/emails from your phone on your wrist, very helpful to read a text from the Missus during a round of golf I am sure you'll agree. However, I digress....a solid front 9 was ruined by 3 'blobs' but a very steady and at times impressive 17 points on the back 9 gave Stu a final score of 29 points and a case of "what could have been".
Keiran started off like he had Ray Mears caddying for him as he seemed to spend most of his time ferreting in the woods and bushes for his ball. However, the nasty hook that haunted the early holes was quickly fixed and he began scoring well. A great bogey on stroke index one [where he had 2 shots] gave him a 3 point boost and this was quickly followed by a 4 pointer as he birdied the 11th thanks to a superb approach shot from 70 yards or so that he left about 4 inches from the hole. A further birdie on the 15th gave him another 4 points, and again thanks to another 'stiffed' approach shot that checked and stopped within 'gimme' range of the cup. He walked back in with 18 points to give him an overall score of 31 and another impressive display in what has been a great year for him. Well done.
Andy Roper started off a bit hit and miss with some great shots let down with poor work on the greens. To be greenside in 2 shots on the 1st and walk off with a 6 gave an indication of how his day would pan out. His driving and approach play was very solid and there were some really promising passages of play. However, he could not get to grips with the greens and in the end it got inside his head. A par on the 3rd hole after chipping to within 12 inches of the hole started a revival and from that point on there was only 2 one-pointers on his card with the rest all being 2 or above. The inconsistency of the putter ruined what could have been an easy 40+ round for Roper as he three-putted an unbelieveable 3 times and even four putted once when he was originally on for a birdie! However, strangely he putted in from the fringe of the green on 3 occassions. A very respectable score of 35 points and more promising signs for Andy, but he was slightly let down by some horrific work with the putter.
GROUP 4 - John Standley, Paul Davies Snr, Allan Gannon, Brendan Smith
John Standley started off with a screamer down the 1st fairway, over the green with his second and was forced to drop a shot and finished with a 6. However, after this shakey start he managed to steady himself and had a decent front scoring 20 points. Back club selection and lack of concentration let him down on the way back in and he only scored 9 more points to finish with 29.
Paul Davies Snr was very steady throughout his round with consistent driving and iron play and he was also peppering the greens and sinking his putts with great regularity. This took a dramatic change as he started to hook his shots and this put him either in the thick grass or in the trees, leaving him with some very tough shots. He did however hit some lovely strikes with one in particular on the 5th that he hit from 100 or so yards away from the green and over a bunker to leave his ball within 10 foot from the pin.
Brendan will feel an element of disappointment with his round, with not much going his way throughout the day. He hit several shots into the light rough, only to not find his ball in the fallen leaves and ultimately it was probably a round he was glad to see the back of.
Allan played hit best round since joining Bunkers and played superbly all the way around. Hitting fairways and greens almost without fail and his putter was on fire. He will be ruing a couple of 'blobs' on the back 9 and lost a ball or two that he thought was in play. If it wasn't for this, he would possibly have run away with a victory on the day - but golf is a cruel temptress. All in all, he should be very happy with his 37 points and look forward to a good old culling by the handicap secretary!!!
GROUP 5 - Steve Evans, Chris Smith, Chris Warbrick, Paul Davies Jnr
Review to follow
GROUP 6 - Phil Williams, Craig Evans, Kev Murphy, Lee Carroll
Over the course of the season Phil has turned up to every event with optimism and a belief that once again "this could be his day". 11 events and 15 points from the first holes continually scupper this belief. By the second tee even Phil believes that he should replace Lloydy as the 1st tee whipping boy given his poor showing. Nevertheless, all geared up with Game Golf he was hoping that today would be a new start and a demonstration of how amateur golf should be played. Not a hope. Wayward driving and poor putting normally his strengths caused the problems. Salvation came in the form of good bunker play and unusually for Phil a sterling performance on the par 3's with 9 points scored. A lost ball that should not have been lost on the 10th in the rough ensured a sub 30 point round and average sums it up. An average first tee bottler.
Lee hit a majestic drive off the first tee. Lee hit a majestic drive off the second tee. Lee hit a majestic drive off the fifth tee and chipped in from 50 or 60 yards for eagle. Lee hit a majestic drive off the 7th tee....do you get where we are going with this? Quite simply it was one of the most consistent demonstrations of long straight driving seen. 18 points after 9 holes and the world is a happy place. Unfortunately he couldn't put a finger in his nose, nevermind putt a golf ball in the hole. The back nine started reasonably but talk of a winning performance made the putter wibble even more and some putts gained more height than Phil's drives and a four putt here and three putt everywhere else meant Lee will have to bide his time to get that winners shirt.
Kev had a strange day. His front nine looked good but 14 points suggested otherwise. There were a couple of wild pulls and the driver was interchanged with the 3 wood regularly. Once again though, putting was off. 8th hole Craig says to Kev "take your time mate, putt for eagle". 15 feet away this was a good bet for a 5 pointer!! 2 minutes and 4 putts later a six got recorded on the card and the group didn't quite know what to say. Onto the back nine and the Kev we know and love came back to life. 1 over gross on that course in the dark was brilliant. Well done Kev.
And well done to the overall winner Craig who similarly to Kev came back 1 over gross and scored one more point on the front nine. The moaning that we are all used to? Yep that was still there. Bemoaning his lack of shots? God yeah, over and over. Anger when news filtered through about Kev's hole in one? Never seen him so red faced. Despite all this he plotted his way around the course and pulled out all the stops when faced with trouble. Two shots played from the base of tree stumps should have resulted in blobs but didn't. Horrendous bounce off what was thought to be a sprinkler head into the thick rough 16th should have been a blob but point salvaged. Driving was long and accurate and he putted by far the best out of the group. The back nine scorecard was ruined by that par 3 and was par everywhere else. A lovely round of golf and a well deserved winner. Let's hope his own handicap calculations don't let us down.
Several of our members had played Childwall in the past, and every single on of them had good words to say about the club. Therefore, we decided to run with them despite having several options available to us - and how glad we are that we did.
We attended the course 3 weeks before play [to pay the deposit] and it was clear that this was going to be a firm favourite with the lads. A well manicured, mature parkland track with a large imposing clubhouse that has an art-deco design that is not too dissimilar to Royal Birkdale. The manager, Gavin Brown, deserves special mention as he went out of his way to make sure we got a deal on the course - this even though it was late notice and he showed great flexibility in the menu choices that enticed us to the club.
The course itself is tucked away a few miles from Childwall and would fall more under Gateacre or Netherley. As you enter from the main road, it certainly isn’t what you would expect from a club in this built up area of Liverpool with a large clubhouse – as mentioned above – and course with a real leafy, mature feel to it.
The pro shop was quite large and well stocked and the professional was very friendly, talkative and helpful and immediately gave a great impression of the club. On entering the impressive clubhouse, you can tell there is a lot of history to the club and despite the tradition there was a nice relaxed feeling in the bar area.
We were seated for soup and sandwiches in a separate room upstairs, overlooking the course. Although the food wasn’t difficult, it was well cook and presented and was served by several members of staff who were all chatty and helpful.
We made our way to the large putting green to warm up and although it isn’t a totally accurate reflection of the pace and quality of the greens, it was fair. It was also large enough to cater for all 22 players at once [which I think may be a first for this season] There were also a couple of nets to warm up the longer clubs and there was an impressive practice ground and pitching/chipping green. All in all, a very good level of practise/warm up facilities.
The first tee allowed for the entire group to gather around and put pressure on each other – which is always a nice thing in society outings.
The course was superbly manicured – especially for a parkland track at this autumnal time of year. Yes, there were lots of leaves that had fallen from trees – but I cannot recall anyone complaining that it caused them to loose a ball, and this is a good reflection of the fact that the club must keep on top of this to a degree.
The fairways were like carpet and were firm [considering the heavy rain before our visit] and springy. There were two obvious cuts of rough and the definition between the fairway and the longer grass was beautifully kept.
The tee boxes were all pretty flat on the whole with no major issues. The tee markers were the full width of the tee box – which although unusual, did give players great food for thought with tee positions and also made the boxes more presentable as there was less obvious wear marks on them.
The greens had recently been hollowtined – which although a complete pain, is an understandable part of the golfing season in the UK. Despite this, they actually player pretty fair and although there were a few nasty bobbles, they were firm, dry and consistent. They were also very quick considering and it was obvious that in the summer months they would be a real dream to play on.
The bunkers were mostly well kept and raked and had sufficient sand in them. The only compacted and hard bunkers were the ones early in the fairways – that would not offer much of a problem unless players had a nightmare tee shot [in which case, you deserve the tougher lies!]
The 7th green was a temp as it had been ripped up for some major renovation work. This was explained to us before play and we appreciated that courses have to make these improvements to make the course better in future. It wasn’t ideal, but it was totally understandable and no complaints from us.
Afterwards, we enjoyed a few beers in the bar and we had one member who bagged a hole-in-one and bought the group a drink each. I think we ordered 17-19 drinks and the total came to around £55 which is extremely competitive. Had he have holed that shot on a hotel complex, the round would have been 3 times as much I am sure.
All in all, Childwall Golf Club impressed us all. It was friendly, well priced for the quality it provided and is definitely somewhere we will try to go back to in future years. The only issue raised from the whole day was the lack of ability to pay using bank cards at the bar [or indeed to the club directly, as we had to pay the deposit and balance in cash/cheque]. This is very unusual in the modern electronic age where a lot of people rarely carry cash and pay for things using their debit cards. Not the end of the world, but maybe something to consider.
On to the golf…..
GROUP 1 - Keith Malone, Kev Givnan, Marc Lloyd
he three ball group one started with all the tradition of a bunkers event . Mark Lloyd on the tee... The rest of the society hurdled round crossing there fingers and toes waiting for someone to knob it ... Lloydy with the ryder cup still fresh is his mind had proclaimed on the practice green he was going to ask everyone " to bring the noise on the first tee" alas ten minutes later this must of escaped his memory as he knobed it twenty yards ... Keith and Kev both got in each other heads with the standard " you don't want go right near that hanging tree" as they both pulled it on to the forth fairway ... Not the greatest start all round.
For the first five holes the highlight of the day appeared to be Keith finding every bunker much to the amusement of Kev. Three blobs out the first four holes and it started to look like was going to be a long day for malone .. A five on the fifth settled the nerves and the group strode to the long par 3 sixth .
First up was Keith ..who hit the fringe of the green, next up lloydy who went a bit wider in to the tree lined left
And then "it" happened.
People can go there entire life playing golf not to have one.. Kev went 3 years. A four hybrid 185 yards one bounce .. Ace . Hole in one . Perfection. Not thinned, not flag assisted ... Always an element of luck with a hole in one but was also a great shot . Congrats.
we should also take this review as an opportunity to apologise to the group on the tee box behind who heard lloydy scream "it's fucking in you know" mid back swing ... Picture opportunities on the green .. Texts and facebook updated , the group moved on with kevs fearful face knowing he was in the seat for a big round at the bar.
What can you say about the rest of the round? Keith back nine was stronger than the first to come in with 29, Kev in any other day would have been in the hunt with 35 ... But the distraction of going the bar hampered his return ... Lloydy-isms where in full flow " I can't play a titleist ball " these irons are shit " the missus is getting it tonight ," but he came in with 25 points and by default avoided the losers shirt for an entire season.. Well played that man .
GROUP 2 - Scott Seddon, Mark Gaskell, Rob Botterill
Review to follow
GROUP 3 - Andy Roper, Keiran Murphy, Stuart Seddon, Chris Berry
Chris Berry made his return to Bunkers action and it was evident from his play that he was a little bit rusty. The old familiar hook came out to play and Chris had a real battle within himself to keep his ball in play for much of the afternoon - particularly with his driver. However, when you can hit a 2-iron 230-240 yards, who needs a driver? 3 consecutive 'blobs' in the middle of the front 9 ended any hopes Chris had of finishing towards the top of the leaderboard. However, he bounced back with 8 points in 3 holes around the turn, but he did not build on this momentum to finish with 25 points.
Stu Seddon had a very stead round of golf and showed that if you have a shot shape than there is no problem working with it rather than battling against it as he hit drive after drive with a fade/slice that landed in prime position on the fairway. His new GPS watch was in full flow as he showed off the vital feature of displaying texts/emails from your phone on your wrist, very helpful to read a text from the Missus during a round of golf I am sure you'll agree. However, I digress....a solid front 9 was ruined by 3 'blobs' but a very steady and at times impressive 17 points on the back 9 gave Stu a final score of 29 points and a case of "what could have been".
Keiran started off like he had Ray Mears caddying for him as he seemed to spend most of his time ferreting in the woods and bushes for his ball. However, the nasty hook that haunted the early holes was quickly fixed and he began scoring well. A great bogey on stroke index one [where he had 2 shots] gave him a 3 point boost and this was quickly followed by a 4 pointer as he birdied the 11th thanks to a superb approach shot from 70 yards or so that he left about 4 inches from the hole. A further birdie on the 15th gave him another 4 points, and again thanks to another 'stiffed' approach shot that checked and stopped within 'gimme' range of the cup. He walked back in with 18 points to give him an overall score of 31 and another impressive display in what has been a great year for him. Well done.
Andy Roper started off a bit hit and miss with some great shots let down with poor work on the greens. To be greenside in 2 shots on the 1st and walk off with a 6 gave an indication of how his day would pan out. His driving and approach play was very solid and there were some really promising passages of play. However, he could not get to grips with the greens and in the end it got inside his head. A par on the 3rd hole after chipping to within 12 inches of the hole started a revival and from that point on there was only 2 one-pointers on his card with the rest all being 2 or above. The inconsistency of the putter ruined what could have been an easy 40+ round for Roper as he three-putted an unbelieveable 3 times and even four putted once when he was originally on for a birdie! However, strangely he putted in from the fringe of the green on 3 occassions. A very respectable score of 35 points and more promising signs for Andy, but he was slightly let down by some horrific work with the putter.
GROUP 4 - John Standley, Paul Davies Snr, Allan Gannon, Brendan Smith
John Standley started off with a screamer down the 1st fairway, over the green with his second and was forced to drop a shot and finished with a 6. However, after this shakey start he managed to steady himself and had a decent front scoring 20 points. Back club selection and lack of concentration let him down on the way back in and he only scored 9 more points to finish with 29.
Paul Davies Snr was very steady throughout his round with consistent driving and iron play and he was also peppering the greens and sinking his putts with great regularity. This took a dramatic change as he started to hook his shots and this put him either in the thick grass or in the trees, leaving him with some very tough shots. He did however hit some lovely strikes with one in particular on the 5th that he hit from 100 or so yards away from the green and over a bunker to leave his ball within 10 foot from the pin.
Brendan will feel an element of disappointment with his round, with not much going his way throughout the day. He hit several shots into the light rough, only to not find his ball in the fallen leaves and ultimately it was probably a round he was glad to see the back of.
Allan played hit best round since joining Bunkers and played superbly all the way around. Hitting fairways and greens almost without fail and his putter was on fire. He will be ruing a couple of 'blobs' on the back 9 and lost a ball or two that he thought was in play. If it wasn't for this, he would possibly have run away with a victory on the day - but golf is a cruel temptress. All in all, he should be very happy with his 37 points and look forward to a good old culling by the handicap secretary!!!
GROUP 5 - Steve Evans, Chris Smith, Chris Warbrick, Paul Davies Jnr
Review to follow
GROUP 6 - Phil Williams, Craig Evans, Kev Murphy, Lee Carroll
Over the course of the season Phil has turned up to every event with optimism and a belief that once again "this could be his day". 11 events and 15 points from the first holes continually scupper this belief. By the second tee even Phil believes that he should replace Lloydy as the 1st tee whipping boy given his poor showing. Nevertheless, all geared up with Game Golf he was hoping that today would be a new start and a demonstration of how amateur golf should be played. Not a hope. Wayward driving and poor putting normally his strengths caused the problems. Salvation came in the form of good bunker play and unusually for Phil a sterling performance on the par 3's with 9 points scored. A lost ball that should not have been lost on the 10th in the rough ensured a sub 30 point round and average sums it up. An average first tee bottler.
Lee hit a majestic drive off the first tee. Lee hit a majestic drive off the second tee. Lee hit a majestic drive off the fifth tee and chipped in from 50 or 60 yards for eagle. Lee hit a majestic drive off the 7th tee....do you get where we are going with this? Quite simply it was one of the most consistent demonstrations of long straight driving seen. 18 points after 9 holes and the world is a happy place. Unfortunately he couldn't put a finger in his nose, nevermind putt a golf ball in the hole. The back nine started reasonably but talk of a winning performance made the putter wibble even more and some putts gained more height than Phil's drives and a four putt here and three putt everywhere else meant Lee will have to bide his time to get that winners shirt.
Kev had a strange day. His front nine looked good but 14 points suggested otherwise. There were a couple of wild pulls and the driver was interchanged with the 3 wood regularly. Once again though, putting was off. 8th hole Craig says to Kev "take your time mate, putt for eagle". 15 feet away this was a good bet for a 5 pointer!! 2 minutes and 4 putts later a six got recorded on the card and the group didn't quite know what to say. Onto the back nine and the Kev we know and love came back to life. 1 over gross on that course in the dark was brilliant. Well done Kev.
And well done to the overall winner Craig who similarly to Kev came back 1 over gross and scored one more point on the front nine. The moaning that we are all used to? Yep that was still there. Bemoaning his lack of shots? God yeah, over and over. Anger when news filtered through about Kev's hole in one? Never seen him so red faced. Despite all this he plotted his way around the course and pulled out all the stops when faced with trouble. Two shots played from the base of tree stumps should have resulted in blobs but didn't. Horrendous bounce off what was thought to be a sprinkler head into the thick rough 16th should have been a blob but point salvaged. Driving was long and accurate and he putted by far the best out of the group. The back nine scorecard was ruined by that par 3 and was par everywhere else. A lovely round of golf and a well deserved winner. Let's hope his own handicap calculations don't let us down.
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Sunday 5th October 2014
Tee times from 13:30pm [arrive no later than 12:15pm]
Prices include 18 holes + Soup and Sandwiches before play
Website: www.childwallgolfclub.co.uk
Tee times from 13:30pm [arrive no later than 12:15pm]
Prices include 18 holes + Soup and Sandwiches before play
Website: www.childwallgolfclub.co.uk
format of the day
Format: Stableford
Handicaps: Players will play off full handicaps [Bunkers or CONGU]. If not, it will be 3/4 of given handicap.
Tee: Players will tee off from the yellow tees [6127 yds]
Nearest the Pins: There will be 3 nearest the pins on the 3rd, 13th and 16th holes [see below]
Handicaps: Players will play off full handicaps [Bunkers or CONGU]. If not, it will be 3/4 of given handicap.
Tee: Players will tee off from the yellow tees [6127 yds]
Nearest the Pins: There will be 3 nearest the pins on the 3rd, 13th and 16th holes [see below]
groups & tee times
Players handicaps are shown in brackets
13:30 tee time
Group 1
Marc Lloyd [27] Keith Malone [20] Kev Givnan [12] |
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13:54 tee time
Group 4
John Standley [19] Allan Gannon [18] Paul Davies Snr [15] Brendan Smith [23] |
14:02 tee timeGroup 5
Steve Evans [12] Chris Warbrick [11] Chris Smith [10] Paul Davies Jnr [10] |
14:10 tee time
Group 6
Lee Carroll [16] Phil Williams [13] Craig Evans [9] Kev Murphy [10] |
nearest the pins
There will be 3 nearest the pins on the 3rth, the 13th and the 16th holes.
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the venue
Formed in 1912, Childwall Golf Club ranks with the very best courses in the area. This year they are holding a World Amateur Golf Ranking Event, which follows on from the very successful England Golf Northern Boys Championship held in 2012.
Childwall ranks with the very best of courses in this area of very fine Golf Clubs. The course design was based on the recommendation of James Braid and has, over the years, undergone some alterations, mainly to increase the length. Childwall Golf Club is a very tough test of Golf and can match any course. The course is not undulating and is very pleasant to walk.
There are practice nets and a superb putting area to warm up pre round and the club house and pro shop facilities are excellent.
SEE A HOLE BY HOLE COURSE PLANNER HERE
Childwall ranks with the very best of courses in this area of very fine Golf Clubs. The course design was based on the recommendation of James Braid and has, over the years, undergone some alterations, mainly to increase the length. Childwall Golf Club is a very tough test of Golf and can match any course. The course is not undulating and is very pleasant to walk.
There are practice nets and a superb putting area to warm up pre round and the club house and pro shop facilities are excellent.
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Childwall Golf Club is actually in Gateacre, just outside Childwall, and can be accessed from Junction 1 on the M57 or Junction 6 on the M62. It is 25 minutes from Skelmersdale.
The full address for Sat Navs is:
The Childwall Golf Club, Naylors Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, L27 2YB - Tel: (0151) 487 0654
The full address for Sat Navs is:
The Childwall Golf Club, Naylors Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, L27 2YB - Tel: (0151) 487 0654
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