Tytherington Golf Club, Macclesfield
Sunday 13th october 2013
this event was won by
andy roper
winner - andy roper
After a season thats seen more ups and downs than bed springs in T.O.W.I.E it was with a huge smile that Andy "put it together" on a day where the weather impacted on the other scores in the group.
A solid front 9 score of 15 points set a reasonable base but some strong 3 pointers on the back 9 brought the win home with an overall total of 33 points. Knowing his score after the 16th brought a case of the trembles as he finished with two blobs but overall it was a solid knock in some really poor conditions. Who'd have thought it? Congratulations to Andy Roper. |
review of the day & finishing table
dropped like flies...
Tytherington was always going to be reduced numbers due to the amount of members who were out of the country or injured at the time, but with 2 guests unfortunately having to drop out at the last moment we saw the group depleted to 10. In line with the day’s weather, it never rains but it pours and another player had to abandon his round part way through due to suffering with illness all week and the weather just compounded matters.
That said, despite all this, the day turned out to be one of the best of the season – thanks in large part to the superb quality of the venue and course. Tytherington would have provided a stern test to most players on a clear and sunny day, let alone when it experienced bursts of heavy rain. However, the course was in immaculate condition with slick and true greens and well kept fairways. The mature parkland went down an absolute treat with all the players and the course provided something a little bit different to a lot of courses we have played in 2013. It was more of a “thinking course” requiring some thought rather than brute force. Tight tee shots and enclosed greens meant the “big stick” quite often stayed in the bag as players worked their way around.
Due to a late change of groups we had two three-balls and a four-ball and as we all stood on the first tee in the drizzle we wondered why the hell we had given up a Sunday afternoon to do this. After 424 yards we knew it had been the right decision. It was immediately clear that this course was going to provide an interesting days golf.
Group 1 was led our by Craig Evans and after hearing the starter describe his tee shot as being drove “like a girl” it set the tone for his day with the “boom rod” as his usually impressive driving deserted him for most of the day. However, some good ‘up and down’s and strong scrambling helped Craig post a respectable finishing score. A couple of unlucky ‘lip-outs’ prevented him taking the top spot for the day. A cracking 185 yard 5-iron approach shot on the stroke index 1 hole left him just 10 feet away was probably the highlight of the round. Kev Givnan had an unusually below par day from tee to green, but on the smooth surface was an absolute demon with him holing out from 15 or so feet on several occasions. However, it wasn’t enough to save his poor iron play that saw him catching the ball too heavy on too many occasions and after so many positives in recent months, this was probably a kick up the backside to keep on working hard. The group was concluded by Rob Botterill who was “The Sand Man” for the day and found himself in the bunkers more times than he cared to remember. If he wasn’t going in directly, he was hitting trees than cannonballed him into the dust. There was a sprinkling of good shots but in summary it’s probably a day that Rob would choose to forget.
The second group out welcomed Bunkers newcomer Mark Spalding who did not seem to realise that the first tee should be feared and quickly dispatched a good drive down the fairway. Phil cautiously hit one 200 yards bunker bound and Lloydy will be gutted to have missed a Steve Evans “You’ve been framed” moment as he hooked off the tee and into the trees, to see it rebound 60 yards, bounce off the path and back to 50 or so yards in front of the tee. Classic Bunkers moment, especially as the starter burst in to fits of laughter. Where is the camera when you need it?
Those shots set the mould for the first nine with Ste hooking several drives, Phil hitting bunkers left right and centre and Marks nice swing looking and performing much better than his 'plucked out of the air' handicap suggested.
A great wedge on the third saw Phil winning his first ever nearest the pin and later Ste would mirror him on the 13th with a great shot plugging nicely to take glory despite the efforts from the following group.
Mark unfortunately felt unwell and abandoned ship halfway round scoring 16 off 9 holes. A good start and hopefully his full potential will be on display at Frodsham.
Sensibly Phil's driver remained dry and was untouched. He managed to get round in an uninspiring manner with a few ridiculous lost balls that vanished into thin air (or under leaves) costing vital points. His other woods connected well and solid putting kept him safely mid table. Ste's driving came good second nine and he hit some good approach shots. Putting perhaps let him down and a few more dropping in would have seen him closer to the leader but a respectable 29 points nonetheless.
The final group was led off by Andy Roper who having seen Steve Evans tee shot decided that through the trees was clearly the route to take - or was it a bad hook? Either way, the golfing Gods didn’t mock Andy quite so much as his ball made a strange noise that he suggests was a fence, but others suggest was roof tiles of a neighbouring house, and his ball landed in the tree but in play. This was mirrored on the 4th where a horrible hook looked to be heading onto the Virgin train and London bound, but the ball was luckily sat 6 foot from the fence allow a chip out sideways. Despite these two obvious strokes of luck, Andy struck the ball as well as he has done all season. The 3-wood was solid off the tee and consistent for the most part. His long irons were unusually straight and he was on the greens in regulation on a number of occasions giving him the chance to score build. When Allan Gunn said “Andy, you could win this, you’re on 33 points” after the 16th hole, his bottle went and two horrible blobs finished a good card disappointingly.
Scott Seddon had a solid round with some lovely hybrid shots from distance giving him scoring chances from nowhere. His putting was ‘on fire’ with a 25 foot effort meandering down the green and turning before dropping in the side of the cup. A few wayward tee shots cost him points that would have seen him pushing higher up the finishing table, but overall he should be happy with the round.
Ste Holmes started really well with some lovely strikes and his long irons looked like they were going to see him scoring really well. However, it is believed that somewhere around the 6th hole Ste was looking for his ball in the trees and he was knocked unconscious and bound up. In his place and remerging from the woods was a shocking golfer masquerading to be Holmsey. From this point on, it was unclear whether he was hitting the ball with the face of his clubs or with the back of them. A round that Ste would rather forget, but thankfully for him the group contained Allan “The Blob” Gunn.
If there was a course designed for Allan it was Tytherington. The usual shouts of “Boring” as Allan’s shots fly down the dead centre of the fairway were instead replaced with “Buuuuuunker”. In hindsight, Allan should have replaced one of his clubs with a spade as he found his way into the sand on 16 of the 18 holes. This just made a very difficult course even harder and the sight of a dejected Allan saying “Another blob” became far too commonplace throughout the afternoon. The 17th and 18th holes were provided a slight glimmer of the usual Allan, but overall a round to put into the loft [with the clubs] until next season as he jets off to the sun. Unlucky Allan, you find yourself on THE WALL OF SHAME.
That said, despite all this, the day turned out to be one of the best of the season – thanks in large part to the superb quality of the venue and course. Tytherington would have provided a stern test to most players on a clear and sunny day, let alone when it experienced bursts of heavy rain. However, the course was in immaculate condition with slick and true greens and well kept fairways. The mature parkland went down an absolute treat with all the players and the course provided something a little bit different to a lot of courses we have played in 2013. It was more of a “thinking course” requiring some thought rather than brute force. Tight tee shots and enclosed greens meant the “big stick” quite often stayed in the bag as players worked their way around.
Due to a late change of groups we had two three-balls and a four-ball and as we all stood on the first tee in the drizzle we wondered why the hell we had given up a Sunday afternoon to do this. After 424 yards we knew it had been the right decision. It was immediately clear that this course was going to provide an interesting days golf.
Group 1 was led our by Craig Evans and after hearing the starter describe his tee shot as being drove “like a girl” it set the tone for his day with the “boom rod” as his usually impressive driving deserted him for most of the day. However, some good ‘up and down’s and strong scrambling helped Craig post a respectable finishing score. A couple of unlucky ‘lip-outs’ prevented him taking the top spot for the day. A cracking 185 yard 5-iron approach shot on the stroke index 1 hole left him just 10 feet away was probably the highlight of the round. Kev Givnan had an unusually below par day from tee to green, but on the smooth surface was an absolute demon with him holing out from 15 or so feet on several occasions. However, it wasn’t enough to save his poor iron play that saw him catching the ball too heavy on too many occasions and after so many positives in recent months, this was probably a kick up the backside to keep on working hard. The group was concluded by Rob Botterill who was “The Sand Man” for the day and found himself in the bunkers more times than he cared to remember. If he wasn’t going in directly, he was hitting trees than cannonballed him into the dust. There was a sprinkling of good shots but in summary it’s probably a day that Rob would choose to forget.
The second group out welcomed Bunkers newcomer Mark Spalding who did not seem to realise that the first tee should be feared and quickly dispatched a good drive down the fairway. Phil cautiously hit one 200 yards bunker bound and Lloydy will be gutted to have missed a Steve Evans “You’ve been framed” moment as he hooked off the tee and into the trees, to see it rebound 60 yards, bounce off the path and back to 50 or so yards in front of the tee. Classic Bunkers moment, especially as the starter burst in to fits of laughter. Where is the camera when you need it?
Those shots set the mould for the first nine with Ste hooking several drives, Phil hitting bunkers left right and centre and Marks nice swing looking and performing much better than his 'plucked out of the air' handicap suggested.
A great wedge on the third saw Phil winning his first ever nearest the pin and later Ste would mirror him on the 13th with a great shot plugging nicely to take glory despite the efforts from the following group.
Mark unfortunately felt unwell and abandoned ship halfway round scoring 16 off 9 holes. A good start and hopefully his full potential will be on display at Frodsham.
Sensibly Phil's driver remained dry and was untouched. He managed to get round in an uninspiring manner with a few ridiculous lost balls that vanished into thin air (or under leaves) costing vital points. His other woods connected well and solid putting kept him safely mid table. Ste's driving came good second nine and he hit some good approach shots. Putting perhaps let him down and a few more dropping in would have seen him closer to the leader but a respectable 29 points nonetheless.
The final group was led off by Andy Roper who having seen Steve Evans tee shot decided that through the trees was clearly the route to take - or was it a bad hook? Either way, the golfing Gods didn’t mock Andy quite so much as his ball made a strange noise that he suggests was a fence, but others suggest was roof tiles of a neighbouring house, and his ball landed in the tree but in play. This was mirrored on the 4th where a horrible hook looked to be heading onto the Virgin train and London bound, but the ball was luckily sat 6 foot from the fence allow a chip out sideways. Despite these two obvious strokes of luck, Andy struck the ball as well as he has done all season. The 3-wood was solid off the tee and consistent for the most part. His long irons were unusually straight and he was on the greens in regulation on a number of occasions giving him the chance to score build. When Allan Gunn said “Andy, you could win this, you’re on 33 points” after the 16th hole, his bottle went and two horrible blobs finished a good card disappointingly.
Scott Seddon had a solid round with some lovely hybrid shots from distance giving him scoring chances from nowhere. His putting was ‘on fire’ with a 25 foot effort meandering down the green and turning before dropping in the side of the cup. A few wayward tee shots cost him points that would have seen him pushing higher up the finishing table, but overall he should be happy with the round.
Ste Holmes started really well with some lovely strikes and his long irons looked like they were going to see him scoring really well. However, it is believed that somewhere around the 6th hole Ste was looking for his ball in the trees and he was knocked unconscious and bound up. In his place and remerging from the woods was a shocking golfer masquerading to be Holmsey. From this point on, it was unclear whether he was hitting the ball with the face of his clubs or with the back of them. A round that Ste would rather forget, but thankfully for him the group contained Allan “The Blob” Gunn.
If there was a course designed for Allan it was Tytherington. The usual shouts of “Boring” as Allan’s shots fly down the dead centre of the fairway were instead replaced with “Buuuuuunker”. In hindsight, Allan should have replaced one of his clubs with a spade as he found his way into the sand on 16 of the 18 holes. This just made a very difficult course even harder and the sight of a dejected Allan saying “Another blob” became far too commonplace throughout the afternoon. The 17th and 18th holes were provided a slight glimmer of the usual Allan, but overall a round to put into the loft [with the clubs] until next season as he jets off to the sun. Unlucky Allan, you find yourself on THE WALL OF SHAME.
tee times & groups
We will be meeting about 11:20am at Tytherington for pre round bacon rolls and tea/coffee and to provide some information regarding the day.
The post round meal is steak pie and chips.
The post round meal is steak pie and chips.
- The format for the day will be Individual Stableford scores and we will be playing from the yellow tees.[6210yds]
- It will be FULL handicaps for all members and guests and newcomers will be playing 7/8ths of the given handicap as per the society rules.
12:24 tee time
Phil Williams [18]
Steve Evans [14] Kev Givnan [12] Mark Spalding [16] |
12:33 tee time
Craig Evans [10]
Rob Botterill [23] John Gaskell [28] Chris Bentley [28] |
12:42 tee time
Ste Holmes [19]
Scott Seddon [18] Andy Roper [21] Allan Gunn [22] |
nearest the pins
There will be nearest the pins on the 3rd and 13th holes.
There will be a nearest the pin in 2 shots on the 8th hole.
There will be a nearest the pin in 2 shots on the 8th hole.
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Bunkers Golf Society Members £35.00 per person
Non Bunkers Golf Society Members £38.00
Deposit of £10 by 15/09/2013
FULL PAYMENT to be paid by 29/09/2013
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Sunday 13th October 2013.
Tee times from 12:24pm [arrive no later than 11:30am for tea, coffee and bacon rolls]
Prices include 18 holes + Bacon Roll & Hot Drink pre play & 1 Course Meal after play.
Our Club provides an impressive array of golf facilities to meet your bespoke needs, and help you gain or improve your handicap.
Opened in 1986, The Tytherington Club was one of the UK's first custom-built golf and Health & Fitness clubs. Our 18 Hole Championship Coursewas designed by Patrick Dawson and Dave Thomas with the lush backdrop of the Pennines.
Set within gently rolling parkland in the heart of Cheshire, the course winds through mature woodland and follows the natural contours of the land.
With more than 100 bunkers and eight water features, it is not difficult to see why The Tytherington is considered one of the finest Golf Courses in the North West.
The Club also has Practice Range and a Pitching and Putting Practice Area.
Tytherington is in Macclesfield and can be accessed from the M56. It is 1 hour from Skelmersdale and Liverpool.
The full address for Sat Navs is:
The Tytherington Club, Dorchester Way, Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2JP. Tel: 01625 506 000
Sunday 13th October 2013.
Tee times from 12:24pm [arrive no later than 11:30am for tea, coffee and bacon rolls]
Prices include 18 holes + Bacon Roll & Hot Drink pre play & 1 Course Meal after play.
Our Club provides an impressive array of golf facilities to meet your bespoke needs, and help you gain or improve your handicap.
Opened in 1986, The Tytherington Club was one of the UK's first custom-built golf and Health & Fitness clubs. Our 18 Hole Championship Coursewas designed by Patrick Dawson and Dave Thomas with the lush backdrop of the Pennines.
Set within gently rolling parkland in the heart of Cheshire, the course winds through mature woodland and follows the natural contours of the land.
With more than 100 bunkers and eight water features, it is not difficult to see why The Tytherington is considered one of the finest Golf Courses in the North West.
The Club also has Practice Range and a Pitching and Putting Practice Area.
Tytherington is in Macclesfield and can be accessed from the M56. It is 1 hour from Skelmersdale and Liverpool.
The full address for Sat Navs is:
The Tytherington Club, Dorchester Way, Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2JP. Tel: 01625 506 000