Juniorsteach the Gents a golfing lesson!
For the second year running the juniors werevictorious in the Gents V's Juniors MatchplayPairs event winning 2-1 in the glorious Fridaysunshine!
The winning junior pairs:
Ellie Mitchell& Isabel Edwardsbeat Richard Carr& Andy Haines5&3
Declan Kip& Marcos Carrbeat Andy Enser& Andrew Smith3&2
The winning Gents pair:
Josh Edwards& Chris Kipbeat Leon Slade& Will Smith5&4
Well done to everyone that took part - let's seeif the juniors can make it a hat trick nextyear! In the John Graham Trophy on Easter Mondaythis was won by Leon Sladewith 39 points, followed in second place by SachinGujral29 points and in third was DeclanKip with 28 points.
Easter Golf for the School Holidays
This Easter Holiday we have plenty of offers tokeep the kids entertained with FREEClub Hire available.
Clickhere for more details.
TGB Junior Golf Tour
Back on Sunday, 20 March we staged the TGBJunior Golf Tour proving to be a great success.
The Elite (main course) winner was HuwPearson (pictured in navy blue)from Buckingham Golf Club and the Academy (Par3) winner was Oliver Kelloway(pictured in light blue) from Woburn Golf Club.
Also a well done to our members taking part LeonSlade and WillSmith.
Here is a link to the results pages:
Academy
Elite
Goodbye to Tilly
Dear Members and Friends of Kirtlington,
For those of you who haven't heard I'm very sadto say we had to say goodbye to Tilly lastweek.
Iam genuinely touched by all your support, kindwords and lovely memories of Tilly, thank youall so much. Nala and Tilly have always beensuch a big part of our club, welcoming all ourmembers and guests.
Luna, I'm sure will carry on the tradition andI'm so glad she had Tilly as a mentor in herstart to life.
Luna and I will miss her very much, as I thinkwill so many people, she was such a greatcharacter with so many stories.
Once again thank you all for your kindness,
Best wishes,
Pam
Leaderboard Live Scoring
Notice from Graham. You are now able to view theleaderboard from your home PC/Phone all the timethe competition is still open.
Just open Master Scoreboard select 'MoreCompetitions' and then enter More Competitionswhere leaderboard appears for you to enter onthe word (Leaderboard). It does work!
The Professional Cup
On Sunday 27th March we had 44 players bravingthe gusty conditions to play in the ProfessionalCup in this Par/Bogey Competition. The top 3scores on the day were as follows:
First place was Gary Quainton 3 Up (Lowest Gross73), in second was Joel Thornett 2 Up and inthird place was Adam Smith 2 Up.
The top 16 players overall with the highesttotal scores then progressed through to the nextstage being the Professions Cup KnockoutCompetition.
Here is the draw for Round 1 to be played bySunday, 29 May:
1.VIGLIENO,Giulio v Hunt, Ryan
2. Daulton, James v Parsons, John
3. Houghton, Sidney v Cross, Martin
4. Stevens, Tom v Pyke, Kevin
5. Quainton, Gary v Proffitt, Colin
6. Vircavs, Anton v Smith, Adam
7. Moggridge, Brett Daniel v Slade,Paul
8. Whitney, Lawrence v Thornett, Joel
Forfull results clickhere.
Winter Pairs Knockout Final (Tobe played by Sunday 17th April)
Tony Perella & Paul Slade vs. Nick Humphrey& Gary Quainton
Ladiesvs. Bicester
Well done to the ladies who on Monday last weekwon their friendly match against Bicester GolfClub.
April Roll-up
This is on April 14th - start 9.00am(sign in by 8.45 am) - sign-up sheet on theNoticeboard.
Seniors March Medal
On Thursday, 24 March a total of 52 seniors tookpart in the monthly Medal. Graham Kelly won thelowest gross and the Division 1.
Full Results were:
Div. 1
1st - Graham Kelly(77 - 10) 67, 2nd - John McHarg(83 - 13) 70 and 3rd - Kevin Crumell(79 - 9) 70
Div. 2
1st - Ray Brooks(91 - 24) 67, 2nd - Chris McNulty(87 - 19) 68 and 3rd Laurie Welford(90 - 21) 69
Senior Club Matches
The Seniors welcomed Witney Lakes as their firstofficial fixture of the season.
Most matches were close with four being decidedon the 17th green. Kirtlington ran out thewinners 4 - 2 with wins for Clarrie/Larry,Pete/Gerry, Chris/Graham and Stuart/Mike.
There are sign up match-sheets on the SeniorsNoticeboard for matches in April against DraytonPark, Carswell and Cherwell Edge.
Summer Competitions
The following competitions entry sheetsare on the noticeboard:
Summer Singles, Summer Pairs and SeniorsMasters
All these are competitions for which you must bequalified to enter; qualification means that youhave entered at least 2 competitions (club orseniors) in the three months prior to theclosing date.
Closing dates for Summer singles and pairs areearly April.
FootJoyShoe Trade In
We have a fantastic array of new FootJoy shoesin store and now is the perfect time to upgrade.
We are offering £20off a brand new pair ofshoes when you trade in any pair of old golfshoes.
Make sure you pop in and have a look.