BOB CLAYTON GOLF TOURNAMENT, Tuesday 15th August 2023
The Bob Clayton Golf Tournament was held at Rutland Water Golf Club on Tuesday 15th August on a beautiful summer’s day. Ten Wyvern Probus Club members, along with 10 guests, assembled to complete six teams of 3 or 4 golfers to compete in a Texas Scramble.
The course was in excellent condition aiding to competitive scores. The following prizes were awarded during the lunch after the competition:
Highest Gross Score: Richard Ward, Richard Martin and Ian Munro
Ladies’ Prize: Steph Jones, Geoff Phipps and Pauline Foster
Nearest the Pin: Mahmed Asra, Mike Jerman and Andrew Swann
Longest Drive: David Caines, David Mitchell, David Walker and David Johnson
Chris Wilks Trophy for lowest Nett score:
Runner-up: Geoff Hall, Paul Mitchell and Neil Fowler
Winner: Brian Marlow, Martin Waddington, Martin Wheelwright and Charles Stewart.
As well as the Chris Wilks Trophy, all prize winners were awarded prizes generously donated by Philip Parkinson.
Brian Marlow proposed a vote of thanks.
Charles Stewart
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The Bob Clayton Golf Tournament, Tuesday 6th August 2022
The Bob Clayton Golf Tournament was held at Rutland Water Golf Course on Tuesday 16th August. The number of participants was sadly reduced due to the wives of both Brian Marlow and Martin Waddington being indisposed. We wished both Madeleine and Barbara speedy return to better health.
Three teams of 3 golfers took part in a Texas Scramble in warm and slightly overcast conditions. The course was noticeably parched.
The prize for Closest to the hole was won by Barry Davis and that for longest drive by Geoff Hall.
After adjustment of the final gross and net scores, the winner of The Chris Wilks Trophy was the team captained by David Mitchell including David Caines and David Johnstone.
Charles Stewart
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Bob Clayton Golf Tournament, Tuesday, 16th August 2022
The competition
The Chris Wilks Trophy will be awarded to the team which wins the Texas Scramble, played over the Normanton 18 hole course, the rules of which are:
All team members drive, the captain chooses the most favourable ball and second shots follow from that point and so on until holed. Team members must have at least four drives chosen in the round. In order to speed up play teams may decide to take the ball of one member before the others have played if it is thought that that shot is unlikely to be bettered.
Handicap
Each team records the average handicap of the three members and that is deducted from the gross score. The net score will be adjusted on the final reckoning by the adjudicator (who happens to be myself). All decisions made by the adjudicator are final and may not be disputed even if wrong!
The teams are as follows:
WANDERERS
Tee off 10.15
GEOFF HALL (CAPT)
BARRY DAVIES
MIKE JERMAN
NOMADS
Tee off 10.23
MARTIN WADDINGTON (CAPT)
BARRY WEBSTER
CHARLES STEWART
LEICESTERSHIRES
Tee off 10.31
DAVID CAINES (CAPT)
DAVID MITCHELL
DAVID JOHNSTONE
RUTLANDERS
Tee off 10.39
RICHARD WARD (CAPT)
JEFF WILCOX-SMITH
IAN MUNROE
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