I hopeyou've all had a great week on and off the golf courseand welcome to another edition of the KGC WeeklyNewsletter bringing you up to date with all the latestnews from the club.

Thisweek we begin with the Seniors Report and somefantastic scoring in our Senior Pairs Open last week!

SeniorsReport

Last Wednesday we hosted ourSenior Pairs Open with 60 players (30 pairs) takingpart. This year we were very fortunate with theweather resulting in some outstanding scoring on theday in both the members and visitors sections.

In the members section thecountback on the final hole was needed! Members Top 3:1st John McHarg & Bob Thiele 45Pts (CB) 2nd Eddie Brown & Paul Wilkinson45 Pts (CB) 3rd Bob Lomas & Mick Lomas45 Pts (CB).

In theVisiting section the top 3 were: 1st AndyMalone & Gary Kent(Springs GC) 49 Pts 2nd Bill Edmonds& Neil Franklin (BeaconsfieldGC) 46 Pts 3rd Terry Curtis(Aylesbury GC) Alan Hughes(Cirencester GC) 44 Pts (CB).

• Nearest Pin in 2: Ken Haddy(Bicester GC).
• Longest Driver Over 70s: Larry Blackwell(Kirtlington GC).
• Nearest the Pin: Ian Inness(Oxford City).
• Longest Drive: Ian Walton(Kirtington GC).

OxfordshireFoursomes Scratch Match

It was another clean sweepfor the scratch team on Saturday winning 3-0 at hometo Badgemore Park! Paul Slade & Duncan Cooper Won5&4, Sam Chick & Tom Stevens Won 4&2 andMartin Cross & Leon Slade Won 2 up!

With just 2 games to go theScratch Team have a great chance of promotion thisyear with the top 2 teams going up to Section 1!

Clickhere for full league results.

The nextmatch is away to Feldon Valley at the end of themonth.

GentsMedal

In the Gents Medal at theweekend 83 players took part with 79 of those playingon Sunday (CSS Saturday 70 and Sunday 68).

The overall winner coming inwith a Nett 63 was Wes Rankin andwinning the lowest gross was Tom Stevens 71 just aheadof Paul Slade on countback!

With all this low scoringlast weekend could Nathan Marsh’s Gross 65 in 2005 beunder threat in the prestigious Directors Shield,Directors Bowl and Peter Kennedy Memorial Competitionstaking place!?!

Top 3 in each division forthe medal was:

• Div 1: 1st Tom Stevens Nett 64 2nd Paul Slade Nett65 3rd Sam Chick Nett 67 (CB)
• Div 2: 1st Wes Rankin Nett 63 2nd Mark Ellis Nett66 3rd Chris Kip Nett 67
• Div 3: 1st Pat Curley Nett 66 2nd James Ward Nett67 (CB) 3rd Chris Williams Nett 67 (CB)

Clickhere for full results.

UpcomingJunior events

Tuesday 23rd October2018
Junior 18 Hole Open 
Playing for The Autumn Trophy

18HOLE STABLEFORD MAIN COURSE OPEN
FULLHANDICAP
MAXHANDICAP BOYS 28 & GIRLS 36
PLAYERSMUST BE UNDER 18 AS OF 1ST JANUARY 2018
Tee Times from 10 am
Prizes: 1st 2nd 3rd, nearest pin& longest drive
Entrance Fee: Visitors £15 &Members £10 to include a buffet meal followed by theprize giving.

OR

JUNIOR9 HOLE OPEN BLENHEIM ACADEMY

BLENHEIMACADEMY 9 HOLE OPEN
OPEN TOALL JUNIORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WITHOUT ANOFFICIAL HANDICAP
Tee Times from 11 am
Prizes: 1st 2nd 3rd, nearest pin& longest drive
Entrance Fee: Visitors £10 &Members £5 to include a buffet meal followed by theprize giving.

LadiesJessie's Bowl

Ladies Jessie’s Bowl Tuesday9th October saw 18 players in the field with thisbeing decided on countback.

Top 3 were: 1st MargaretMoggridge Nett 73 (CB) 2nd Jackie Thompson Nett 73 3rdChristine Clark Nett 75.

Clickhere for full results.

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UsefulLinks

Kirtlington Golf ClubWebsite : http://kirtlingtongolfclub.com/

Shop website: http://www.kirtlingtongolfshop.co.uk/default.aspx

SeniorsWebsite: http://kgcseniors.btck.co.uk/SeniorsNews