Some slow hackers (not us) and the onset of rain kept us down to only 15 holes at Pryors Hayes, but Frank birdied the last with a shot to win on a count back…… jammy git !! He also remains top of the RC table.

We always knew it would happen, but following a great performance by the Blues Brothers at Helsby, Frank has taken up the number 1 position in the Ryder Cup table. His great performance just wasn’t enough though to be the SMXIXHGS Master as brother Pete beat him on a back 9 count back.

See here for the RC table, and here for the full set of Masters results. Pete’s NTP gained him an extra bag of points.

Sorry to those that turned up today at Woolton – for the rubbish weather. Howling gale and rain. No wonder the first group got around in 2:45…..

See here for the results and here for the latest ryder cup table.

We rediscovered Eccleston Park today. A bit nippy but the greens were excellent, and whilst there were a few wet patches around, it was in better nick than the other courses we have played over winter. Jason played the best golf, and even with a fresh air putt (it was 30 yards!), he will have dented his handicap with 39 points. For the full results, see here, and for the first issue of the Ryder Cup table this year, see here……. Will the reds be rampant again this year?

With Pete scouring Everton for some real true Blues, the reds were a very worried bunch. The golf of the reds though was very much different. Some excellent scores – Graham only 1 over for the first 5 holes and Pete only 8 over for 18, and Jason only 11 over for 18. Overall, there were 3 resounding victories and only Frank managed to get a half as the Reds ran out 4.5 – 0.5 victors.

Pete Lyons beat Dave Fell 7/6

Graham Copsey beat Pete Sherlock 2/1

Jason Moss beat Jeff Sherlock 7/5

Adrian Levin beat Paul Morrisey 7/6

John Shearn halved with Frank Sherlock

Thank’s to everyone that turned up for Captain’s Day at Formby Hall. Whilst there was some pretty dodgy golf, there was also some sparkling golf, with Ian Crook deserving to retain the trophy with a great round. We also chose next year’s Captain, and this will be Graham Copsey. The results for today are below.

• Professional Tour player making an ace: 3,000 to 1
• Low-handicapper making an ace: 5,000 to 1
• Average player making an ace: 12,000 to 1
• Average player aceing a 200-yard hole: 150,000 to 1
• Two players in the same foursome aceing the same hole: 17 million to 1
• One player making two holes-in-one in the same round: 67 million to 1
Read more at http://www.golftoday.co.uk/golf_a_z/articles/hole_in_one.html#jE6IIk0u6uPdIhsU.99

We managed to get 8 people for the Masters at Runcorn, and with a course in great nick and lovely weather, there was no excuse for poor golf. In the end it was a tight bunch, with 5 players being on 74 or 75. In the end, Jason squeezed past Frank by only a single shot. See here for the full table, and here for the current Ryder Cup table. At the moment, Jason has a big lead, mainly due to him playing in each round more than the quality of his golf !

Great conditions and super weather made for an excellent round of golf at Houghwood. For results, click here, and for the latest RC table, click here.

A breezy day and some well played jokers helped Ade to take top spot at Aldersey Green. See here for the full scores and here for the latest RC table.