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May
21
2010Frinton Golf Club teams in action
Article Published: Friday 21st May 2010 10:03:08 am
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The Essex Seniors Team Championship saw Frinton play host to a team from Mardyke Valley Golf Club. Both golf clubs field a team of 11 players competing in singles matches. The Frinton team proved to be too strong for Mardyke Valley and helped by the familiarity of a home tie and a strong north easterly wind, they registered a comfortable eight games to three victory. Amongst the notable performances from Frinton were wins for team newcomers John Johnson and Allan Hickey. Frinton play Stableford Abbots in the second round.
The Frinton Golf Club ladies Bronze Team travelled to Channels Golf Club and found their opponents in good form. The Frinton ladies battled against the challenging course and a strong Channels Team but despite Jan Wright and Caroline Gard recording notable wins, the Frinton Team finally lost by five games to two.
In the Norman Plum trophy, Frinton had a resounding victory against Mardyke Valley Golf Club. The tie was played on both courses simultaneously and Frinton won both legs. In the away leg played at Mardyke Valley, Frinton won by two points; in the corresponding home tie Frinton romped home by than impressive margin of 22 points. Frinton now play Risebridge (near Romford) in the second round.
The annual Quadrangle match took place at Channels Golf Club where eight mixed pairs from Frinton competed against Chelmsford Golf Club, The Warren Golf Club and the home side from Channels Golf Club. As a result of two team members dropping out in the days preceding the event there was some re-shuffling of the team with Ed Glease and Brian Evans stepping in as worthy replacements. Home advantage paid dividend for the Channels team who finished ahead of The Warren with Frinton coming home a creditable third; Chelmsford occupied last place.
The Frinton Youth Shield team played away at Lexden Wood Golf Club and emerged victorious by three games to two in a very tight encounter.
On Monday, the Frinton Seniors entertained a very strong Purdis Heath (Ipswich) team and recorded a very creditable 4 - 4 draw. The seniors matches are always friendly and fun occasions and a chance to renew old golfing friendships sometimes stretching back many years. In the Purdis Heath team on Monday was Clive Bischoff who was Captain at Frinton in 1985.
Apr
07
2010Easter at Frinton Golf Club sees a flurry of golfing activity
Article Published: Wednesday 7th April 2010 14:25:24 pm
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On Good Friday, the Alfred Symes and Hamilton Scratch events took place as a concurrent single event – the Alfred Symes being a medal round where the best nett score triumphs, the Hamilton Scratch being decided on gross scores alone. Playing in a strong wind and using a combination of the white and the Championship tees represented a stern challenge for all of the entrants. Stuart Grimwade had an excellent round of 75 which earned him outright winner of both events; his nearest challenger in the Scratch competition was a highly respectable 78 from last year’s winner James Hide with James Taggart coming home third with 79.
Stuart Grimwade’s score of 75 – 5 – 70 narrowly won the nett competition ahead of the second placed score of 86 – 14 – 72 of Liam Wilson who beat the 85 – 13 – 72 of Mike Reynolds on countback. The leading scores from the Alfred Symes competition went on to contest the Filmer Bennett trophy in a matchplay knockout event culminating on Sunday morning with James Taggart defeating David Jones 1 up and thereby retaining the trophy he won in 2009.
Easter Saturday has traditionally been the date for the Frinton AGM and to add to the occasion a pre-AGM Texas Scramble took place. A full field enjoyed some changeable conditions; the winning team of Brian Foskew, Paul Marsh and James Hide returned an excellent nett score of 59.2.
Somewhat appropriately, Brian Foskew was subsequently installed at the AGM as the new Captain of Frinton Golf Club along with the new Lady Captain Lyn Lawrence. In a new twist to the annual Captain’s ‘drive in’, the outgoing Captains putted out on the 18th before handing the balls onto the new Captains to complete the ‘drive in’ ceremony.
Easter Monday saw a full field contest the Alan’s Putter foursomes stableford event. Malcolm King and Kevin Maleary scoring 37 points which was just enough to edge them past Michael Lockhart-Smith and Danny Leno, also on 37 points, on countback.
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Apr
07
2010Captains' Swansong 2010
Article Published: Wednesday 7th April 2010 14:22:24 pm
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The winning ladies pair were Barbara Thorpe and Helen Barr with 34 points. In the all male pairs, Peter Irwin and Liam Wilson outscored the field with an excellent 43 points. However top honours for the day went to the mixed pair of James Hide and Jeanne Nokes with an outstanding score of 44 points. The result was all the more notable as it completely disproved any wrongly held beliefs either that Frinton Golf Club men do not like playing with ladies or that high and low handicappers can never play together (James Hide plays off a handicap of 4 and Jeanne Nokes plays off 36). A packed Clubhouse applauded the outgoing Captains who were warmly praised in the winner’s speech given by James Hide.
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