The morning charity weekend Am-Am, on Sunday 26th June 2022, attracted a very small field with only seven teams participating. The conditions were extremely blustery, although it was warm and it kept fine and dry. The winners with 86 points, being very consistent and scoring 43 points on each half of the course, were Jamie Kinnaird, Daniel Wood, Tommy Leonard and Dave Saville. Due to the small field only one prize has been allocated with the winners all receiving a £15 voucher. Second place went to Lee Fenty, Mark Fenty, Jon Patterson and Owen Peart, who finished two points further back with 83 points. There were just a couple of twos, both on the second hole, from Jonathan Patterson and Jamie Kinnaird and they share a pot of £29. Due to the limited entries only one prize for first place has been allocated.

The results for the Mixed Open AM AM, held on 19th June 2022 are as follows:

1st place with 94 points were Roger & Mary Chester and Cliff & Lynn Duggelby
2nd place with 89 points were Terry & Carol Bowles and Martin & Barbara Shaw
3rd place (on countback) were Selwyn Shelton, Geraldine Scott, Dee Womersley & Garry Hawkins

Nearest the pin on the 6th was Lynne Inman

Nearest the line on the 9th was Selwyn Shelton

2’s Jenny Geeson, Mike Thirkettle, Sandra Beckett, Jackie Rahill & Pip Harrison

It was a glorious day at Grimsby Golf Club for the midweek medal, a stroke play competition made up of 4 divisions, depending on the player’s handicap. Highs of 26 degrees Celsius, with a slight wind throughout the day. Good conditions for golf. Perhaps surprisingly then, only 3 of the 60 competitors shot under par.
In Division 1, Jason Marshall returned a score of nett 68, playing off his handicap of 11. A £20 voucher was awarded. Steve Parker was in second with a nett 71, also playing off 11, winning a voucher for £10.
Stephen Bloomer rounded off the top 3 with a nett 72, beating Oliver Ryan on countback. Stephen receives a voucher for £7.
Division 2 was won by Robert Daughney with a nett score of 68. He wins a £20 voucher. John Mawer beat Garry Hawkins on countback to secure 2nd spot, both shooting a nett 71. £10 and £7 vouchers were issued respectively.
Division 3 saw no under par scores, however it was fiercely contested with just one shot separating the top 4. Lee Partington came out on top with a nett 71, winning a £20 voucher. The 3 players to shoot a nett 72 were, in countback order, Tim Flowers, Vincent McAfee and Owen Peart. Tim wins a £10 voucher and Vincent wins a £7 voucher. Owen narrowly misses out on the prizes.
And finally in Division 4, the lowest nett score of the day was achieved by Andrew Petcher returning a 67, and winning a £20 voucher. Darren Braithwaite and Nick Southern both shot a nett 72 with Darren coming second on countback. £10 and £7 vouchers were earned respectively. Only two 2’s were recorded, both on the second hole. Oliver Ryan and Owen Peart managed them, which will ease their disappointment of coming 4th on countback in their divisions. They each win a voucher for £30.

It kept fine and dry for the Betterball Pairs Stableford Binbrook Trophy played on Saturday 11th June 2022. The most dominating feature was the very blustery south westerly breeze which was quite fierce at times. Playing off 85% of their individual course handicap, some members found the competition quite difficult, although there were some excellent scores returned from those members who managed to overcome the conditions. Tom Willson and Steve McIntyre returned an excellent score card of 46 points to take the honour, which was two points clear of their nearest rivals. They both win a £40 voucher. After a count back Darren Cook and Tommy Leonard, winning a voucher to the value of £30, took second place with a better back six with 44 points, relegating Jimmy Cribb and Doug McCully into third place, who both win a £25 voucher. Dave Herring and Keith Tuke both win a £20 voucher for taking fourth place, with 42 points, after a count back relegating Garry Hawkins and Gary Tuck into fifth place, who both win a £15 voucher. There were 4 twos returned, each valued at £28, from Nick Cutsforth and Mike Foley on the second hole, Darren Cook on the sixth hole and from Dave Herring on the 13th.

It remained fine and dry once again, and even the cold north easterly wind had abated, for the Chairmans Cup played by over 110 members, on Saturday 30th April 2022. With a playing handicap of 24, the winner with an exceptional score of nett 63, and taking home a £100 voucher was Owen Peart. He finished two shots clear of Tommy Playford who also had an excellent round, playing off 14, when he shot a nett 65, and he wins a £70 voucher.
The minor places had to be decided by the count back procedure with three members shooting under par rounds of nett 68. Steve Jones playing off 19, with 33, on the back nine took third place and wins a £40 voucher. Andy Gillett, playing of 23, took fourth spot with a back nine of 34 and wins a £20 voucher. In fifth place, with a back nine of 35, playing off a handicap of 10 was Nick Cutsforth and he wins a £10 voucher. In the excellent golfing conditions only five other members shot under par. There were only five twos recorded from the whole field. Mick McNally was once again successful on the 6th hole. Peter Mitchell got his two on the long par 3, ninth hole and there were two on the 13th hole from Ian Lord and Oliver Hamilton. The best two of the day however was recorded on the par 4, eighteenth hole from Dave Ferguson. A good way to finish a round. Each two is valued at £22.60

The St. George’s Day stableford Am-Am (getting harder) attracted over 100 competitors on Saturday 23rd April 2022, and after a grey and dull start to the proceedings, by late morning the sun made an appearance and it kept fine and dry for the rest of the day, but the easterly strong breeze kept the temperatures down. The format for the competition was quite demanding. Playing off 85% of their individual course playing handicap, it was the best two scores to count on the first six holes, then the best three scores to count on the next six, with all four team members to score on the last six holes.
Five teams managed to crack the 100 points barrier with the winning team consisting of Mike Foley. Shane Portess, Trevor Chappell and Ian Smith amassing 113 points. They all win a £30 voucher. They finished five points ahead of the second-place team, consisting of Vince Pederen, Mark Finney, Glen McLachlan and Alan Drewery who returned a score of 108 points. They all win a £20 voucher. With 102 points and finishing in third spot and each winning a £10 voucher, were Ricki Benefer, Shane Holt, Allan and Tommy Playford.
Keith Brown, Jeff Thorndike, Martin Mumby and John Grest finished with 101 points to take fourth place, just out of the prizes. The only other team to reach a century of points were Phil Munson, Marc Bradley, Andy Harding and Angus McKay.
There were four twos recorded and each is valued at £26. There were two on the 6th hole from Steve Holt and Tim Seaton, one on the 9th hole from Chris Fields and the last one, was on the 13th hole from Andy Harding.

It remained fine and dry for the first midweek competition of the season when the members played a 4-ball stableford, Waltz Am-Am on Thursday 21st April 2022. It was once again, wall to wall sunshine, although the breeze coming from the east off the North Sea was quite chilly and kept the temperatures down. The format was slightly different to the usual conditions with members playing off 85% of their individual course playing handicap, it was then the best score on the first hole, followed by the best two to score on the second hole and then, three out of four, to score on the third hole, which was repeated throughout the round. With the numbers somewhat depleted, probably due to clashing with the funeral service of long time Hands & Competitions committee member Steve Fenty, who will be sadly missed – RIP Steve, there were some excellent scores returned. Garry Hawkins, Gary Paterson, Matthew Conley and Glen Paterson finished in first place with 78 points and they win a £15 voucher each. In second place, one point further back with 77 points, after a count back, with a back nine of 37 points, was John Ritchie, Steve Jones, Bailey and John Mawer. They all win a £10 voucher after narrowly beating
Phil Munson, Marc Bradley, Paul Robison and Paul Dennis, who also returned a score of 77 points, but with a back nine of 35 points, means they just miss out on the prizes.
The only two off the day was recorded on the 9th hole by Matthew Conley and he wins a £41 voucher.

The ladies played their Navy Cup Foursomes on Tuesday 5th April 2022 and the winners after a count-back were Jane Patterson & Sheila Dunk with 32 pts. Finishing in second place with the same number of points were Ladies Captain Issy Goulsbra & Lisa Cottingham with 32 points.
Hilda Webb won the separate 9-hole completion beating Sue Collis on the count back with Pam lee taking third spot.

It was a chilly start to the day, after a slight overnight frost, for the start of the first Honours Board competitions of the season, the Power Play Pairs stableford Disco Cup. The competition attracted almost 100 members and it remained fairly cold all day with the temperature failing to reach double digits, even though the sun did make an occasional appearance. The first four pairings all started relatively early in the morning and posted some excellent scores which were not beaten by the later competitors, who arguably had the better conditions. With 45 stableford points, Green-keeper Tommy Leonard and partner Darren Cook took the honour, with both players contributing equally to the scoring. They both win a £40m voucher. Second place, one point further back, with 44 points and winning a £30 voucher each, were Tom Willson and Steve McIntyre. Third place went to Shane Portess and Mike Foley who returned a score of 43 points, and they both win a £25 voucher. With 42 points, fourth place went to Mike Watson and Paul Coultas and they win a voucher each valued at £20. There was an abundance of two’s, eleven in total, each being valued at £9. There were none recorded on the second hole, with two being successful on the 6th hole from Matthew Shaul and Keith Blenkhorn. There were also a couple of the long 9th hole from Marc Bradley and Dave Wood. The other seven were obtained on the 13th hole from Spenny Wressell, Tony Lightfoot, Garry Hawkins, Mike Foley, Dave Ferguson, Jim Hughes and Marc Braithwiate.
Whilst checking the cards it was apparent a number of members forget to enter the details of the competition on the scorecard together with date, time etc. A couple of parings even suggested they were playing an Am-Am format. A separate message has been forwarded to those members not making out their score card correctly. The accurate completion of a score card is fundamental to all the principles of competitive golf and the smooth running of the competition. It only takes a few seconds to complete properly.

It was a lovely day in March for our first gents' competition of the year, the 4ball Spring Am-Am. The sun was shining and temperatures were high for the time of year. The rules were the best two stableford scores to count on each hole, playing 85% of your course handicap.

It was a well attended event, with 25 teams competing. The winners, with 90 points, are Lee Bartlett, Scott Bartlett, David Tucker & Andrew Bartlett. They each win a £20 voucher to be used in either the Pro Shop or at the bar. The next 4 teams were all tied with 89 points, falling just 1 point shy of the winners. They are Alan Drewery, Glenn McLachlan, Steve Baker & Nick Cutsforth; Neil Avison, Shane Portess, Mike Foley & Trevor Chappell; Steve Parker, Tom Wilson, John Tyson & Neil Ellis, and a special mention to the 3 man team of Andrew Harding, Paul Dennis and Angus Mackay.

Each member of those teams will receive a £10 voucher. There were 6 twos on the day. Andrew Harding was successful on the 6th hole, while Tom Wilson, Angus Mackay, Shane Holt, Scott Bartlett and Andrew Bartlett all got theirs on the 13th hole. Each two is valued at £16.

Congratulations to Satish Kotta and Manadeva Manohar who won their first match against Laceby Manor on Monday 15th March 2022 by 7 & 6. Good luck in the next round.

The Winter League is reaching its climax with the competition now down to the last four teams and semi -final stages.
The teams contesting the latter stages consist of: -
Allan Playford/Jamie Kinnaird -v- Paul Robinson/Marc Bradley

Darren Cook/KeithTuke -v- Andy Palmer/Phil Munson.

Good luck to all involved.

The winners of the 2021 Hemingway Foursomes knockout, Satish Kotta and Manu (Mahadeva Manohar), have now qualified for the National Daily Mail knockout competition. We have received a home draw against the Manor, Laceby and the match has been arranged for Monday 14th March 2022.
We wish the two members every success.