Under 13 Championship
Venue: Grims Dyke 25 Aug.
Well were the boys lucky? The answer - yes - as 20 mins after coming off the course the heavens opened and stayed opened. Thanks to Grims Dyke, celebrating its centenary, the day went very smoothly - apart from a few boys who having played so many competitions recently had not adjusted their handicaps properly - they will learn!!!
Winners: Under 10: Zain Ahmed (Ealing) 98-70
Runner up Nett: Nya Fraser-Lawrence (Hendon) 88-66
Winner Nett: Jack Drennan (Highgate) 80-65
Runner Up: Oliver Chesterman (Highgate) 77 off 11
Champion: Aidan Kovenklioglu (Sudbury) 73
Aidan (Hcp 7) was 5 over after 9 but consumed the back 9 in 1 under
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| Aidan Kovenklioglu – U13 Champion 2010 |
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Under 14 League
Venue: Thorney Park, Bucks. 23 Aug
2nd triangular league fixture for the U14 side - v BB&O and v Beds. In a complete reversal of the season''s trend the team with flair and of course skill again bucked the system by actually winning both their 4somes matches - 3-2. However they came back down to earth in the singles mustering only 1.5 v BB&O and 3.5 v Beds - thus overall losing both matches.
Team: Aidan Kovenklioglu, Thomas Porter, Yonhak Lee, Drew Nugent, Jack Drennan, Charlie Greensmith, Aadam Syed, Oliver Chesterman, Alex Shaw and Edward Curtis.
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Competitions
Frank Rowse Trophy semis;
Pinner Hill beat Highgate 8.5 - 3.5 at Hendon whilst at Pinner Hill Stanmore overcame West Middlesex 8 - 4 winning the singles 7-1. The final to be played at Wyke Green on Sunday 26 Sept.
Well done to Sudbury representing MCGU (Danial Parsons, Niall Keogh and Kishan Patel) in the EGU Junior Champion Club Tournament at Malton & Norton in Yorkshire finishing 4th out of 33 clubs.
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Under 14 League match
Venue: Caddington GC, Beds
The U 14 team started their series of triangular matches - this one against Beds and against Herts. The usual format of 5 foursomes and 10 singles. The 4somes proved fruitful - beating Beds 5-0 and drawing with Herts. In the singles the boys lost 4.5 - 5.5 to Beds and 4 - 6 to Herts. So overall defeating Beds but losing to Herts.
The team members were Drew Nugent, Aiden Kovenklioglu, Thomas Porter, Ryan Careford, Yonhak Lee, Aadam Syed, Jack Drennan, Liam Cella, James Evans and Charlie Greensmith.
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Under 18 fixture
Venue: Hartley Wintney GC, Hants
In their triangular match v Hants v Surrey Middlesex U 18 team ended up with 29 points compared to Hants 33 and Surrey 28. (2 pts for a win and 1 for a/s). The team members were Robbie Johnson, Ross Dickson, Charlie Rudge, Niall Keogh, Jordan Forster, Harry Kovenklioglu, Kieron O''Connor, Kishan Patel, James Wood and Chris Alexander. Ross and Charlie remained unbeaten throughout the day (foursomes and singles) and all the others came in with points
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Seniors v Herts
Venue: Northwood GC 16 Aug
The Seniors shook hands level in their league match with Herts as the spoils were shared 5-5. With 1 new cap Stuart Monro on his home course the result hinged on the last 2 games - shared 1 apiece.
Winners were Joao Teixeira, John Miller, Howard Marshall, Peter Edwards and Mark Stanton.
Those not winning were Alan Drake, Andy Williams, Stuart Monro, Ray Andrews and Tom Powell.
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Competition updates
Presidents 4somes: Enfield with neither of their top pairings in trouble ambled past Mill Hill 2.5 - 0.5 at Finchley. Whilst at Mill Hill Fulwell demonstrated their practice in 4somes by overcoming Crews Hill 3-0 - not as easy as it sounds as all matches were very close.
The final along with the Middlesex Sixes is scheduled for 5 Sept.
Final to be played at Stanmore tee off 1pm
George Gowland Salver: the semis see James Ellis (Hendon) v Ross Dickson (Crews Hill) and Dean Fallon (Hendon) v Michael O'Connor (Hillingdon). date Mon 6 Sept. at Sudbury tee off 8.30am
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Middlesex Youths v Herts
Venue: Fulwell GC 14 Aug
A repetitive tale as yet again the morning 4somes were lost 1.5 - 2.5. Tommy King/Tony Ginn and Ross Dickson/John Fernandes lost - Michael O''Connor/Daniel Kneafsey won and Ross Chard/Danial Parsons were a/s.
P.M singles: as in the recent Essex County match the afternoon took on a different story. In 2 monsoon-like downpours the boys with 4 of the matches going to the last hole played their hearts out and won the singles 7-1. Capt of the day Ross D. was the only loser. Overall 8.5-3.5
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Middlesex Sixes Semis
Well done to West Middlesex who defeated Ruislip at Fulwell 2 1/2 - 1/2 and to Bush Hill Park who won 2-1 against Fulwell at West Middlesex with the final match only being decided after 2 extra holes.
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Middlesex Youths v Essex
Venue: Theydon Bois 7 August
"It''s like the plague" quoth team manager Eamon Kneafsey one day before the match as the pre-selected team crumbled as players cried off. 20 phone calls later he was at last able to select his side with 3 newcomers - Harry Goldie (Ealing), James Wood (North Middlesex) and Kieron O''Connor (Hillingdon). Well done to them for accepting the challenge at the last moment on a totally unknown course where on occasions you have to play over hedges guarding the green.
A.M Foursomes - needless to say lost this format 1-3. The winning pair were Ross Dickson/Michael O''Connor but Ross Chard/James Wood, Tony Ginn/Dean Fallon and Harry Goldie/Kieron O''Connor lost.
P.M. Singles - A good fight back with Dean, Tony, Michael and Ross D. all successful - well tried to the others.
Result: Lost 5-7
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Youths Championship
Venue: Highgate GC: 5 Aug: CSS 70 and 70
Another fine day - panoramic views of North London - and the Youths played at a remarkably quick pace on this not long but full of risks course - yet again in lovely condition with true and fast running greens. The fact that the par 69 was beaten once and equalled once showed its hidden problems. The winners were:
Best gross a.m - Michael O'Connor (Hillingdon) 71
Best gross p.m - Robbie Johnson (Northwood) 70
Runner up Nett - Harry Goldie (Ealing) 135
Winner Nett - Ben Mignano (Enfield) 132
3rd place - Jordon Forster (Hendon) 68/74 -142
Runner up - Louis Dunn-Allen (Bush Hill Park) 71/70 - 141
Champion - Ross Dickson (Crews Hill) 69/70 - 139
Congrats to Ross who did the double by winning the Youths to add to his Boys title
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| Winner Ross Dickson with President Win Ellis |
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Under 16 league match
Venue: Stanmore GC 27 July
The U16 Team opened their season of triangular matches. This one against BB&O and Herts. All games are played in 3 balls so it is an interesting format as each player is playing 2 matches - 1 up against him and 2 down against the other whilst the other is 1 up against the him. Anyway MCGU were represented by Robbie Johnson, Jerome Foster, Rymer Smith, Harry Kovenklioglu, Matt Nagle, Darren Hilliard, Aneesh Mistry and Freddie Woodcock. They played 4somes and singles and lost 5 1/2 - 6 1/2 to BB&O and 4 1/2 - 7 1/2 vs Herts. All the players contributed throughout the day with wins.
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County team fight back
Middlesex v Essex: Venue; Wyke Green Aug 1st
As is customary this year the poor results in the foursomes continued as the team sat down to lunch trailing 1-3. Captain Tommy King / Max McGrail were all square as were Ross Dickson / Chris Davis. Daniel Kneafsey / Dean fallon lost 3/1 and Ross Chard / Joe Atkins lost 2/1.
After 9 holes of the p.m singles things were looking somewhat bleak but matchlay holds surprises and the pendulum quickly swung our way. Tommy hit by a barrage of birdies lost as did Chris. Dean recovered and birdied the last to win 1 up. Max, Daniel, Ross and Ross quickly got themselves into a winning position and triumphed. Joe parred the last to win 1up.
A great win 7-5
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Boys Championship
Venue; Muswell Hill: 26 July CSS; 71 and 70
The future (and some already present) players for the County Team assembled for the Under 18/16/14 Championship. Some intermittent rain and wind added to their enjoyment. A few will have gone home wondering why and how they had managed to shoot a couple of 8s and 9s during the 2 rounds.
Congrats to Max McGrail, the newly crowned English Schools champion, who recorded the best round of the day - 67. The winners were:
Boys Champion; Ross Dickson (Crews Hill) 140
Runner up; John Fernandes (Enfield) 144
Under 16 Champion; Pavan Sagoo (Ealing) 148
Runner up; Robbie Johnson (Northwood) 153
Under 14 Champion; Drew Nugent (Ealing) 165
Runner up; Louis Raja (Bush Hill Park) 168
Junior Club Trophy; Sudbury (N.Keogh, K.Patel, D.Parsons) who will represent MCGU at Malton & Norton in Aug.
Ross will represent MCGU at Woodhall Spa in Sept in the Junior Champions Tournament.
Additional prizes were given to the best nett scores; U18: K.Patel; U16:H.Clark; and U14: T.Porcer
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| Ross Dickson - Boy Champion |
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| All the winners |
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Extra news
Well done to Harry Casey ( Enfield) who was equal 2nd in the Carris Trophy at Woodhall Spa and has been selected for the Boys Home Internationals.
The Seniors lost to Essex in the SE Group Foursomes - represented by A. Drake, M.Stanton, J.Teixiera, P.Edwards, J.Johnson, T.Powell, R.Andrews, N.Gorry, C.Vallender and H.Webster. Won''t mention the score!
Tommy King qualifies for knock out stage of English Amateur but loses in prelim round.
The Rowse Trophy semis will be between Highgate vs Pinner Hill and Stanmore vs West Middlesex on Aug 22 venues to be verified
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Coronation Bowl / EGU Gold Medal
Venue: West Middlesex 23 July CSS 70 and 70
As usual with the vast array of handicaps ranging from 3 - 25, with clubs represented by 2 players with both nett scores counting from the am and pm rounds the result hung in the balance until the last moment. The individual Gold medal swayed to and fro in the same manner. The old adage - use your shots - came to the fore.
Winner nett am: Paul Abbott (Pinner Hill)
Winner Nett pm: Randy Plowright (Muswell Hill)
Coronation Bowl Runner up: Mill Hill (James Ellis / Tariq Khalifa)
Coronation Bowl Winner: Hendon (Richard Sellers / Shotaro Tateishi) on countback with a grand total of 287
EGU Gold Medal runner up: Ian Gibbons (Bush Hill Park)
EGU Gold Medal winner: Alan Findlater (Pinner Hill) with scores of 68 +71 =139. Alan will now represent MCGU at Woodhall Spa on 14/15 Aug
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| Coronation Bowl Winners - Hendon |
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| EGU Gold Medal winner - Alan FindLater |
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County Team
Due to injuries, illness and a wedding the County had to dig deep into its reserves for the league match v Herts at Old Fold Manor. Once again we lost badly in the 4somes - the only half point coming from the top match of Louis Dunn-Allen/Max McGrail. In the p.m singles we fared much better sharing the points 4-4. Max, Ross Dickson and Chris Davis won, Tommy King and Daniel Kneafsey were a/s whilst Louis, Pavan Sagoo and James Ellis lost.
Earlier in the week at Moor Park in the SE Group Junior Championship MCGU had 5 boys (Max McGrail, Harry Casey, Niall Keogh, John Fernandes and Ross Dickson) in the top 20. Max was in 6th position after a superb 5 under in the afternoon round.
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Inter Club Comps
Presidents Foursomes: semi finals on Aug 15 between Fulwell and Crews Hill (at Mill Hill 2pm)and Enfield vs Mill Hill (at Finchley 7.45)
Middlesex Sixes: semi finals on Aug 8 -Fulwell vs Bush Hill Park (at West Mid 12 noon) and Ruislip vs West Middlesex (at Fulwell 2.30)
Gowland Trophy: Ross Dickson vs Danial Parsons: Robbie Johnson vs James Ellis: Dean Fallon vs Ross Chard: Michael O''Connor vs Niall Keogh played by Aug 15
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Club Opens
Crews Hill is holding its Junior Under 18 Open on 20 August. Phone 0208 363 6674. Wyke Green holds its Junior Under 18 Open on 4 August. Phone 0208 560 8777. Mill Hill is holding a Mixed Open on 25 July. Phone 0208 959 2339.
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1st team and Seniors
The County team - Dean and Scott Fallon, Justin Phelps, Tommy King, Daniel Kneafsey and Louis Dunn-Allen - finished 7th out of 11 SE Counties at Stoneham GC. The best scoring came from Scott with 68 and 69 which left him in 4th position in the individual scores.
The Seniors lost 4 - 6 to Essex at Langdon Hills GC. Making their debuts were Peter Edwards (Hendon) and John Miller (Wyke Green) and both won. Mike Willcox was victorious and Alan Drake and Joao Teixeira both were all square. Unfortunately Tom Powell, Win Ellis, Ray Andrews, Mark Stanton and Bruce Hurley lost.
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MCGU Seniors Championship
Venue: Hendon GC: 6 July CSS 70 both rounds
Despite the very disappointing number of entries the tournament was as usual played in great spirit yet very competitive. With the course in excellent condition despite the recent lack of rain and the sun not too blazing the 1st 2 ball went round in 3hours and 10 mins. Well they are Seniors!!
Results: Runner up nett: John Miller (Wyke Green) with 142
Winner nett: Peter Canswick (Finchley) 141
Winner Group C (65+) Eamon Kneafsey (Sudbury) 74 (5 under his handicap)
Winner group B (60-64) Howard Marshall (Mill Hill) 154
Winner Group A (55-59) Alan Drake (Muswell Hill) 152
Overall Runner up: President Win Ellis (Mill Hill) 150
Champion: Peter Edwards (Hendon) 149
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| Peter Edwards - winner |
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County 1st team v Bedfordshire
Venue: Enfield GC 4 July
The County team lost their 2nd league fixture of their campaign 4 - 8. Losing the a.m foursomes is never a good start. Scott /Dean Fallon (Hendon) won: Joe Atkins (Grims Dyke) / Tony Ginn (Sudbury) were all square but Tommy King (Sudbury) / Justin Phelps (Ruislip) lost as did Harry Casey (Enfield) / Max McGrail (Pinner Hill).
Justin with an injured ankle got permission from both Managers to travel with his opponent in a buggy and won 2 up; Harry also won 3/1 and Joe got another all square. Tony was somewhat unlucky to lose 1 down with his opponent birdieing the last 2 holes.
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Middlesex Sixes semi finals
The MCGU Sixes semi finals will be Fulwell vs Bush Hill Park to be played at West Middlesex with a tee off time of 12 noon and Ruislip vs West Middlesex to be played at Fulwell tee off 2.30. Matches on Sunday 8 August
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County Team vs BB&O
Venue: Gerrards Cross 26 June
With both counties minus a couple of their senior players it was an opportunity to introduce some new faces from the Youths and Boys teams. A hard lesson as we went down 3 - 9
The a.m foursomes put us immediately into the passenger seat as only Paul Kirchner (Ealing) and Max McGrail (Pinner Hill) gained a half point. David Ryan (Ealing) / Tony Ginn (Sudbury) lost 2/1: Joe Atkins (Grims Dyke) / Danial Parsons (Sudbury) lost 1 down and Dean Fallon (Hendon) / Louis Dunn-Allen (Bush Hill Park) also lost 2/1
The p.m singles saw fine victories for Joe and Dean with an all square for Louis, the others shook their opponents hand with words of congratulations.
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Bits and Pieces
Tommy King (Sudbury) led the qualifiers at Abridge GC to progress to the Final qualifying competition in Scotland for The Open. Dean Fallon (Hendon) was 1st reserve.
Entry forms for MCGU Club Opens (Juniors, Seniors and Scratch) at Ealing, Hendon, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Northwood and Sudbury can be found under Fixtures-Entry Forms-MCGU- Extra tournaments.
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Seniors qualifier
Played over 2 days 11 South East Counties struggled with the wind at the Littlestone Championship links course. Unlike our Boys earlier this month the Seniors - Alan Drake, Mark Stanton, Tom Powell, Joao Teixeira, Mike Willcox and Andy Williams did not achieve their hopes and finished 10th. The holders Kent retained the title.
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Middlesex County Golf Partnership
The post of County Development Officer within the Middlesex Golf Partnership has become vacant. Candidates should have a good general knowledge of golf and its administrative structure. It is a 12 month rolling contract with flexible working hours equivalent to 2 days per week.
Interested? Visit www.middlesexgolfpartnership.co.uk and then contact Les Wiltshire on les@wiltshirelg.freeserve.co.uk or Steven Peet on stevenp@englishgolfunion.org
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Amateur Championship 4-6 June
Venue: Bush Hill Park. CSS 69 am and pm
Friday: 36 hole qualifier with the top 16 through to week-end matchplay. The par was beaten on 11 occasions on this testing course - very well prepared by the greenstaff. The 36 hole winner was Micky Tudor (Highgate) with 71 + 66 = 137. Runner up was Louis Dunn-Allen (Bush Hill Pk) 68 +71 = 139. Louis also won the Under 21 Courage trophy. In 3rd place was 1st team Captain Paul Kirchner (Ealing) on 140. The team event was won by Enfield (Harry Casey, Chris and Michael Davis) with a grand total of 429 beating Ealing by 4 shots. The final 16th spot needed a play off with Max McGrail (Pinner Hill)claiming his place with a birdie on the 1st hole over Paul Dodd (Mill Hill) and David Jones (Muswell Hill) - all on 144
Sat a.m. Max McGrail beat Micky Tudor 1up: Danial Parsons (Sudbury) beat Paul Maunder (West Midsex) 4/2: Scott Fallon (Hendon) overcame Tony Ginn(Sudbury) 1up: Louis Dunn-Allen won the 18th to beat Josh Pepper (Crews Hill): Harry Casey beat Tom Owen (North Midsex) 4/3: Dean Fallon (Hendon) beat Paul Kirchner 3/2: Charlie Rudge won the battle of the Bush Hill Pk players by beating Chris Neal 3/2 and finally attempting to establish their names in the Guiness Book of records Michael O''Connor (Hillingdon) birdied the 10th extra hole to beat Chris Davis.
Sat p.m. Parsons beat McGrail 2/1: D.Fallon beat Rudge 3/2: O'Connor beat S.Fallon 1 up and Dunn-Allen holed in 1 at the 1st and with countless birdies beat Casey 6/5
Sun a.m - Semis: Michael O'Connor with 4 birdies in a trot beat Danial Parsons 4/3 and Louis Dunn-Allen won the 18th with a birdie to beat Dean Fallon.
Sun p.m. Final - solid golf and with a big cushion by winning 11,12 and 13 Louis claimed the title over Michael 4/3.
Congrats to all for super golf and many thanks to Bush Hill Park
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| Louis Dunn-Allen |
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| Micky Tudor |
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EGU South East Boys County Qualifier
Venue; Ealing GC; June 3
11 counties from the SE group area took part, each with 6 players with 5 of the scores counting from the a.m and p.m rounds. MCGU represented by Liam Ainsworth (West Midsex), Harry Casey (Enfield), Ross Dickson (Crews Hill), Max McGrail (Pinner Hill), Danial Parsons (Sudbury) and Pavan Sagoo (Ealing) excelled themselves in the morning and lay 2nd just 5 shots behind Essex. Scoring was not so good in the afternoon but MCGU still finished a very creditable 6th.
The event was won by Herts on a countback from Essex.
Many thanks to all the helpers and congrats to Ealing for all the compliments they were paid on the condition of the course.
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Youths triumph
Venue: Leighton Buzzard. 29/05/10
The Youth team started their league fixtures with a convincing win against Bedfordshire. Being a Bank holiday week-end the weather was pretty appalling - rain. However with victories in the a.m foursomes from R.Dickson (Crews Hill) / M. McGrail (Pinner Hill): L.Dunn-Allen (Bush Hill)/ D.Ryan (Ealing); a half for D.Parsons / N.Keogh (Sudbury) and a defeat for D.Fallon (Hendon) / M.O''Connor (Hillingdon) gave the team manager Eamon Kneafsey plenty of satisfaction. The p.m singles saw wins for D.Parsons, L.Dunn-Allen, M.McGrail, and N.Keogh with M.O''Connor and R.Dickson claiming halves. D.Fallon and D.Ryan lost .Overall a win by 7.5 - 4.5
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Frank Rowse Trophy draw
The draw for the 3rd round of the Frank Rowse trophy to be played on or by July 25 is as follows:
Muswell Hill v Stanmore: West Middlesex v Trent Park: Highgate v Haste Hill: and Pinner Hill v Sudbury
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President at Woodhall Spa
Our President Win Ellis excelled himself at the National County Presidents & Guests competition at Woodhall Spa. He was 9th overall and runner up in the Presidents category with 34 points. His guest, past Seniors Captain, Bruce Hurley was 20th with 30 points. In the combined team event they were 5th
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Middlesex Seniors v BB&O
Venue: Finchley GC. Weather: extremely hot! A fine battle against the very hardened campaigners of BB&O resulted in a narrow 5.5 - 4.5 victory for the visitors. Battling wins for MCGU Seniors from Captain Tom Powell (Mill Hill), Andy Williams (Northwood), Joao Teixeira and Mark Stanton (Haste Hill) and an all square for Henry Webster (Mill Hill). Those who failed were Ray Andrews (Grims Dyke), Ian Fulda (Sudbury), Howard Marshall, Dennis Cooke and Mike Willcox (Mill Hill)
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Presidents Foursomes draw
The draw for the 2nd round of the Presidents Foursomes - in effect the quarter-finals - resulted in the following clashes.
Finchley v Fulwell: Crews Hill v Muswell Hill: Ealing v Mill Hill: and Wyke Green v Enfield.
Matches to be played on or before 11 July
Contact your opponent asap
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Middlesex Sixes draw
The 3rd round of the Middlesex Sixes which is to be played on or before 27 June gave the following matches -
Ealing v Ruislip; West Middlesex v Sudbury; Fulwell v Stanmore; Bush Hill Park v Whitewebbs.
Good luck to all teams and contact your opponents asap
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Worman Sword
First of all congrats to all the staff in presenting the Wyke Green course in such good condition. The day was cold and windy - testing conditions. With a total of 2 over par 142 there was a 3 man play off for the Sword. Mark Durrant (Ilford) - the eventual winner - Craig Cameron (Wentworth) and Louis Dunn-Allen (Bush Hill Park). Other scores saw Tim Owers (Wyke Green) in 4th place with 143. Louis won the nett prize with 138. AM scratch winner was Keith Balsom (Milford) with 71 and the PM prize also 71 went to Tom Owen (North Middlesex)
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Junior Opens
The entry form for the South East Group Junior Championship to be held at Moor Park on July 13 and open to all with a handicap of 5 or better and under the age of 18 on Jan1st can be found in the Fixtures- MCGU - extra tournaments section.
This also applies to the Pinner Hill Junior Open. The closing date for Pinner Hill is May23
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King, Casey and Fernandes excel
Tommy King (Sudbury) finished with the 14th best score in a field of amateur internationals over 4 rounds in the Lytham trophy over the week-end. Harry Casey (Enfield) was in 4th position in the Fairhaven Trophy an international Under 18 Open event. Ross Dickson (Crews Hill) was a creditable 32nd in a starting field of 130
Again in America Thomas Fernandes in his last collegiate event won the Kansas Collegiate Conference golf championship by 1 shot making him one of the top 10 college golfers in Kansas
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Frank Rowse Trophy Draw
The draw for the 2nd round of the Rowse Trophy to be played on or before 30 May is as follows:
West Middlesex v Ashford Manor: Enfield v Sudbury: Trent Park v Wyke Green: Northwood v Stanmore: Haste Hill v Crews Hill: Pinner Hill v North Middlesex: Ealing v Muswell Hill and Bush Hill Park v Highgate
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News update
Tommy King (Sudbury) and Scott Fallon (Hendon) played in the Selbourne Salver at Blackmoor GC- Tommy shot 69 + 67 (3rd best score out of 72 players) whilst Scott shot 70 + 70 ( 13th best) and also in the Hampshire Hog at North Hants GC - Tommy 73 + 72 (10th best) and Scott 74 + 74 (13th)
Tommy had also played in the Duncan Putter at Southerdown GC and with rounds of 70,68,77 and 74 was in 9th position
Pavan Sagoo (Ealing) has been invited to feature in the Under 16 squad championship performance week-end at Woodhall Spa.
In America Thomas Fernandes (Enfield) now on a golf scholarship in Kansas tied for 1st place in a field of 91 college players.
In the Frank Rowse Trophy Pinner Hill knocked out the holders Hendon whilst Highgate beat Fulwell and Sudbury defeated Finchley in the 1st round
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Under 18 triangular match
The 12 per side U18 match vs Kent vs Essex was played at Chislehurst GC. With 8 par 3''s and 2 par 5''s matchplay was always going to be fascinating and so it proved. The morning foursomes saw Kent gaining 18 points, MCGU 12 and Essex 6. In the p.m. singles all matches again ebbed to and fro with eventually Kent winning with a total of 41 pts, Essex 34 and MCGU 31. The Boys team captained by D.Parsons was R.Dickson, J.Ramejkis, M.McGrail, G.Wyatt, E.Evans, L.Ainsworth, K.Patel, C.Rudge, B.Savage, L.Murray and J.Fernandez.
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Middlesex Sixes draw
The 2nd round of the Middlesex Sixes to be played on or by Sunday 9 May is as follows;
Bush Hill Park vs Enfield; Finchley vs Sudbury; Stanmore vs Muswell Hill; West Middlesex vs Haste Hill; Fulwell vs Ashford Manor; Trent Park vs Ealing; Whitewebbs vs Mill Hill; Ruislip vs Crews Hill.
Plesae contact your opponents asap
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1st Team news
After a brief trip to Desert Springs, Spain for some seasonal training - though not very warm - the 1st team lost their opening friendly fixture away to Kent at Sittingbourne GC. Scott / Dean Fallon won their 4somes, Tommy King / Marc Thorn halved whilst Harry Casey / Ross Chard and Tony Ginn / David Ryan lost. In the pm singles Tony Ginn and David Ryan won and Harry Casey halved. Result 4-8.
In the Berkhamsted Trophy on March 27 David Ginn in 9th position was the MCGU top performer with a level par 142. Next best was Dean Fallon in 21st place with a 3 over par 145.
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Presidents Foursomes
In the preliminary round of the Presidents 4somes Wyke Green defeated Northwood and now play Stanmore whilst Haste Hill overcame North Middlesex and now play Muswell Hill
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Pavan Sagoo rewarded
Pavan (Ealing) represented the South East Region Under 16 team against Englands U 16 team at Meon Valley on March 21 and as a consequence of his performance has been selected as a guest to appear for England against the Northern Region in April
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Inter Club Tournaments
The draws have been made for the MCGU inter club competitions and sent to all the secretaries. Briefly the 1st round draws are:
Frank Rowse Trophy:played by 25 April
Pinner Hill vs Hendon; Highgate vs Fulwell; Grims Dyke vs Northwood; Sudbury vs Finchley
Presidents Foursomes: by 28 March
Northwood vs Wyke Green; North Middlesex vs Haste Hill
Middlesex Sixes: by 11 April
Fulwell vs Hendon: Ashford Manor vs Horsenden Hill; Whitewebbs vs Pinner Hill: Sudbury vs Northwood: The Old Stables vs Muswell Hill: Mill Hill vs Hampstead: Wyke Green vs Finchley
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Inter County Card
The Middlesex Inter County Card - now in its 5th year and valid from April 1 - March 31 - has 26 other counties in England as partners. That''s over 900 courses to play - all at a reduced green fee. Membership costs £15 per year. Apply to MCGU office if wishing to join. Tel: 0208 864 4744. E-Mail:secretary@mcgu.co.uk
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Annual Dinner
The Annual Dinner held at Ealing GC saw Dennis Walker relinquish the reins after 3 years as MCGU President. His successor is Win Ellis. With 140 members attending the whole night was thoroughly enjoyable.
After the meal the EGU President Norman Forrest to the amusement of the audience toasted golf and Middlesex in particular. Dennis Walker then spoke of the highlights of his term in office, presented Sufian Dhaduk with the 1st team player of the year award and congratulated his own club Grim's Dyke on their centenary. Norman Forrest presented their President with an EGU plate commemorating the event. The evening ended with guest speaker Joe Goodman entertaining us all with his jokes.
Many thanks to Ealing GC for the venue and to all who attended.
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| Norman Forrest presents the Centenary Plate to Jim McDermott, Captain of Grims Dyke |
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Middlesex Competitions
Season greetings to all MCGU golfers. All the entry forms are now on the web-site to be downloaded and have also been sent to your secretary. Have a good year.
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