Weather looks a little cold and breezy again for this weekend. Have you all got your lined sweaters and wind proof tops ready. If not I still have some left in stock. Really is a must piece of clothing for this time of year.
For those of you that love to follow golf why don't you have a go at this. Paul Lockwood has set up a private league for Hornsea Golf Club on the European Tour 'Fantasy Race to Dubai'. It runs in a similar way to fantasy football, where you can swap players in and out before weekly European Tour tournaments, or just pick ten and stick with them!
Members can go to www.europeantour.com and register for a fantasy team, pick their ten players for the season, and enter the Hornsea league by using the PIN 9252.
A little prize will be given to the winner at the end of 2015.
It was great on Sunday to see the 3 Anderson boy's playing in their first congu competition at the club. I had played earlier, conditions where tough, and for Harry to score 34pts what a great effort that was. I'm sure during this year they and quite a few of the other juniors will really come on. Please if you see them out playing give them some encouragement. We are still looking for a junior organiser. Surely one of our members can find a little bit of time to help?
I hope you are all keeping your eyes on the ever changing shop 'Sale Rail'. It gets changed quite often so make sure you don't miss out on a bargain. We still have quite a few discounted clubs in also. All worth looking at if you are thinking of changing.
Saturday 17th January 2015 - Club Stableford
Sunday 18th January 2015 - Individual Stableford inc Mark Hurn Trophy Qualifier
Thursday 22nd January 2015 - Mid Week Stableford
Thursday 8th January 2015 - Mid Week Stableford
1st Sam Middleton 36pts £25, 2nd Will Jordan 34pts £15, 3rd Tony Hood 33pts £10.
2's Club - Sam Middleton, Gary Markham, Chris Wilson & Adrian Foord £4.75 each
Saturday 10th January 2015 - Pro's Stableford, 57 entries, Prize fund £171
1st Ian Pearson 38pts £37, 2nd Ross Meggison 37pts £31, 3rd Kev Taylor 36pts £25, 4th Mally Parker 34pts £20, 5th Peter Smith 34pts £17, 6th Ben Carter 33pts £15, 7th Roy Smith 32pts £14, 8th Graham Winship 32pts £12.
4 others also had 32pts but struggle with the wind behind!! David Hickson, Alan Barker, Ray Clarkson & Jiggy Giles.
Tough conditions in the wind today. Some interesting low scores!!
Sunday 11th January 2015 - Individual Stableford inc. Mark Hurn
1st Ian Sizer 38pts £25, 2nd Michael Hinkins 34pts £15, 3rd Mark Barrass 34pts £10
2's Club - No 2's
Sunday 11th January 2015 - Junior January Stableford
1st Harry Anderson 34pts, 2nd Alfie Anderson 30pts, 3rd Albert Anderson 21pts.
Hull & District Golfing Assosciation
Next event is at Withernsea 22nd January. I had 23 names down for 10 places. Team picked is, 7.45 A Rosindale & L Nicholson, 8.15 M Train & C Wilson, 8.30 S Middleton & L Ward, 12.15 S Branton & M Cooke, 12.30 D Close & T Close. Hornsea lead the Victor Hurdle Cup by 2 shots after the first part of the season. There is now a website to keep everyone up to date with what's going on. www.hullanddistrictgolf.co.uk
East Riding Golf Alliance
Next event is at Easingwold 28th January. The team will be picked shortly.
No challenge this week but I did go out for a game at just after 11. Interesting 4 ball. I partnered Jamie Wright who was on leave from the army. He is currently serving in Cyprus. We played against Chris Waite and Ashley Fitchett. It was a great game with lots of banter. Chris who hadn't played for a good few months was his usual steady self, playing very well. Ashley hit some shots like a tour player but unfortunately for him these were usually followed by a lost ball or a duff!! Myself and Jamie fitted in really well and managed to take the money with a 3 and 2 win. We shall have to arrange a re match next time Jamie is home again.
Pitch marks. Yes I've got to mention them again. On Saturday most that played were asked to show that they had a pitch fork with them. I must say nearly everyone asked, did have one. It was also funny though as the average amount of pitch marks that everyone seems repairs is about 6 per green. I do wonder why though that we still have a problem? I walked on the 18th green at 2.25pm on Saturday and found this mark about 15 feet from the hole. It really isn't much to ask. Please repair your pitch marks. I also played on Sunday just after 11 o'clock and was still having to repair numerous marks on each green. If you want good greens please do your bit.
I also need to mention the ropes. If you choose to take a trolley or use a ride on buggy can you please not go over the ropes. They are put down for a reason. Can anyone using a ride on buggy please try to stay in the rough as much as possible please.
The greens staff are very busy at the moment. The 8th path near the tee is getting re edged on both sides. Looks very smart too. More turfing work has been done at the back of the 7th. Gareth has started to make an edge for the new bunkers using small pieces of turf. All the greens where hand cut on Monday and all surrounds cut Monday into Tuesday. Moles are becoming a bit of a problem with regular checks been made.
Our new chef Paul Nelson has now settled in to his kitchen and the opening winter kitchen hours are as follows, Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm, Saturday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Sunday 8.30am to 4.00pm. If you require anything out of these times please speak to Paul. The next event to be held at the club is 'Burns Night' which is on Saturday 24th January. Please book in the bar. This is always a great night.
Paul Gibson - PGA Teaching Professional
Find out what Paul has been upto this past week on his fantastic blog by following the link below.
www.paulgibsongolf.co.uk
Hornsea Scorpions
The Hornsea Scorpions away trip in May has been opened up to all Hornsea members. Please click here for more information. These notices are also in the clubhouse.
