Little Bo Peep has found her Sheep!

Afternearly 5 days and numerous sightings made aroundthe local area our missing Hebredian Sheepincredibly found his own way back to the golfcourse on Sunday morning. 

He was spotted by Greenkeeper Wendy on the 4thhole of the Blenheim Course and after somepersuasion by Pam, Wendy and Rusty finally gothim safely across to the other side of thecourse to be reunited with his flock. 

Here isthe article printed in the Oxford Mail onSaturday, which has given everyone a chuckle. 

Staff Vacancies 

Job positions currently available here atKirtlington Golf Club

- Full Time Bar/Waiting position, straightshifts 5 days.
- Catering Manager required for maternitycontract
- Weekend Course Ranger 9am until 2pm 
- Good rates of pay and staff benefits. 

Email CV to info@kirtlingtongolfclub.comor call Pam or Lidia on 01869351133 for more information.

Upcoming Club Roll Up Events 

If you would like a social game of golf to meetnew people & members or even to get ahandicap card marked come along and have a freecup of coffee before your round and join one ofthe club roll ups. The dates are below; pleaseadd your name to the signup sheets.

WednesdayMorning Roll Up 
23, March - 9:00am to 9:30am 

SaturdayMorning Mingle 
9, April - 9:00am to 10:00am 

Signup Sheets can be found on the notice boardin the Spike Bar. 

Please remember to add your name to ensure youget a game. 

 

Adam goes back to back

In the world of golf AdamScott saw off RoryMcIlroy and the chasing pack towin back to back titles on the PGA tour in anaction packed finish to the tournament. 

Another great week was also had by Sheffield's DannyWillettwith SteveBeahan urging us on Fridayevening in the Spike Bar to back him to win - hewas almost correct with Danny finishing tied3rd, you feel it is only a matter of time beforehe gets his maiden victory on the PGA Tour andworth keeping an eye on. 
 
 

WeekendMedal

Closer to home we had our Weekend Medal on Saturday,5 and Sunday, 6 March. It was a bleakwintery start to the Saturday morning medal asseen in the picture. This did not discourage 72players over the weekend taking part with 13 onSaturday and 59 players on Sunday. Well done toall!

Overall winner was James Daultonwith a nett 66 followed in second by DerekThomas who posted the lowestweekend's gross of 72 and a nett 67 with ourHead Chef Nick Humphryfinishing in third place also with a nett 67.

Top 3 Divisional results across the weekend: 

Div 1: 1st Derek ThomasNet 67 and the Lowest Gross (72) 2nd PaulKnight Net 68 3rd KevinCrumell Net 69 
Div 2: 1st Nick HumphryNet 67, 2nd Mike ThompsonNet 68, 3rd Graham BrownNet 68 
Div 3: 1st James DaultonNett 66, 2nd Brian WestNet 73, 3rd Andrew AdkinsNet 75 

For the full results please clickhere.

 

Seniors March Stableford 

On Thursday, 4 February a total of 58 seniorstook part in the monthly Stableford. Despite therelative benign weather conditions only AnthonyMawson played below hishandicap scoring 40 pts. 

Full Results were:

Division 1 

1st Tom Walsh36pts, 2nd Peter Burden36pts and 3rd Kevin Crummell36 pts 

Division 2 

1st Anthony Mawson40pts, 2nd Norman Cofield35 pts and 3rd Michael Walker34 pts 

Senior Club Matches

During the season the Senior Section will play22 matches against other clubs. The format isfourball better ball and each team consists of12 players (i.e. 6 fourballs). 

Match Sheets requesting members to sign-up willbe placed on the Senior Noticeboardapproximately 3-4 weeks prior to the game, withthe final team sheet going up about 2 weeksbefore the game. 

Home matches cost £12 toinclude the post-match meal; prices for awaymatches do vary but do not exceed £15.The first match is against Witney Lakes at homeon the 29th March. It is normal that members whomiss selection and are a reserve will get a gamein the next match. 

Pre-Season Friendly Match

As many you know Rye Hill Golf Club has beenthrough a period of turmoil and a number oftheir senior players have joined Kirtlington,some on a temporary basis and some morepermanent. We usually play Rye Hill home andaway but these fixtures have been cancelled. 

The ex-Rye Hill members wish to play a matchagainst Kirtlington (partly to say thank you fortheir welcome) and we have agreed to apre-season friendly on the 21st March. There isno meal so no match fee but it is hoped we willsocialize after the match. Match sheets for thisand the Witney Lakes Match are on the seniorSection Board. 

March Roll-up 

This is on March 17th - start 9.00am (sign in by8.45 am) - sign-up sheet on the Noticeboard.

 

ProShop 4 for 3 with FREE personalisation 

Get 1 FREE dozen when you buy 3 dozenor more Pro V1 or Pro V1x Order in store or viathe Shop's Website.

Clickhere to get personalising! 

FJ Winter Boots 

Great value at just £69.95

Perfect for this time of year with additionalsupport around the ankles, with the bonus ofadded warmth and comes with a one yearwaterproof guarantee.

 

Sunday Roast

MotheringSunday was a great success at the weekend withsome great reviews and feedback - why not tryour Sunday roast one weekend and bring thefamily. 

We recommend booking a table, call us on 01869351133 or email us admin@kirtlingtongolfclub.com 

Well worth a try! Fancy a breakfast before yourround? The kitchen and bar is open from 9amMonday to Friday and opens at 8am on weekends.

 

March

All the March events have now been added toour pro shop website calendar which can beviewed here.

As we approach the master the golf is reallystarting to hot up.

Make sure you keep your eye on this area andmake sure you are signed up to all theevents that you want to take part in.

Learn more about the upcoming events in March byclickinghere.