PHOTOGRAPHS, AND DETAILED RESULTS, FROM THE WEEKLY COMPETITIONS
NOVEMBER 2019 TO OCTOBER 2020



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THURSDAY 29th OCTOBER 2020


NO COMPETITION - HEAVY RAIN

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THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2020


THE EIGHTH AND FINAL SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

32 PLAYERS


WINNER:- GEOFF ALLEN (22 points)


SECOND:- Mike MacCafferty (21 points)

THIRD:- Steve Mills (20 points cpo)

FOURTH:- John Billington (20 points)

FIFTH:- Dave Taylor (18 points)

SIXTH:- John Wood (17 points)







SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION WINNERS :- JOHN BAINES, STEVE HUNT AND STEVE MILLS (50 points cpo)


SECOND :- Brian Best, Trevor Cash and Mike MacCafferty (50 points)

THIRD:- Les Baines, John Billington and Mike Smith (47 points cpo)

FOURTH:- Jack Roberts, Dave Taylor and John Waterhouse (47 points)





THE NAME CARD WINNER:- BRIAN ALLEN


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THURSDAY 15th OCTOBER 2020


THE SHARPE CUP

34 PLAYERS


THE WINNER :- STEVE MILLS (40 points)


SECOND:- Mike MacCafferty (38 points)

THIRD:- Dave Taylor (37 points)

FOURTH:- Mike Smith (36 points )






THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION WINNERS :- KEITH JACKSON, DAVE TAYLOR AND JOHN WATERHOUSE (93 points cpo)


SECOND PLACE :- Kevin Haynes, Chris Jones and Ken Lunn (93 points)

THIRD PLACE :- John Baines, Gordon Howard and Brian Spary (92 points)

FOURTH PLACE :- Brian Allen, Dave Elstub and Steve Mills (89 points)




WINNER OF THE NAME CARD:- DEREK SAUNDERS


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THURSDAY 8th OCTOBER 2020


THE SEVENTH OF EIGHT SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

29 PLAYERS


THE WINNER:- MIKE MacCAFFERTY (21 points)


SECOND PLACE :- Geoff Allen (19 points)

THIRD PLACE:- Dave Taylor (18 points cpo)

FOURTH PLACE :- John Waterhouse (18 points)





THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION WINNERS :- DAVE TAYLOR AND JOHN WATERHOUSE (54 points)


SECOND PLACE :- Brian Best, Philip Best and Alan Taylor (45 points)

THIRD PLACE :- John Baines, Steve Hunt and Mike MacCafferty (44 points)

FOURTH PLACE :- Brian Allen, Geoff Allen and Bill Broomhead (41 points)





WINNER OF THE NAME CARD:- JACK SIMPSON


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THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER 2020


3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

36 PLAYERS


THE WINNING TRIO :- BRIAN ALLEN, LES BAINES AND CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD (36.50 net)


SECOND:- Trevor Cash, Frank Lawrence and Steve Mills (37.00 net)

THIRD:- Dave Elstub, Mike MacCafferty and Alan Taylor (37.50 net)

FOURTH:- Geoff Allen, Gordon Howard and Steve Smith (38.00 net )

FIFTH:- Steve Hunt, Jack Roberts and Dave Taylor (39.00 net )



THE NAME CARD WINNER:- GORDON HOWARD




THE 'COCK FLAVOUR SOUP AWARD'

There are THREE nominations this week....!

Joint Runners up - "Top Cat" and "Lawrence of Arabia" who both put their name down twice on the Sharpe Cup entry sheet.

But the outright winner is - Captain Charlie who had 36 people playing in the wrong competition.




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THURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2020


THE SIXTH OF EIGHT SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

31 PLAYERS


THE VICTOR:- JOHN WATERHOUSE (19 points)


SECOND PLACE :- Steve Mills (18 points)

THIRD PLACE:- Charlie Middlewood (17 points)

FOURTH PLACE :- Trevor Cash (16 points)





THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION WINNERS :- CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD, STEVE MILLS AND STUART WAGSTAFFE (49 points)


SECOND PLACE :- Trevor Cash, Jack Roberts and Jack Simpson (42 points)

THIRD PLACE :- Brian Allen, Bill Broomhead and Tony Carpenter (41 points)





WINNER OF THE NAME CARD:- PHIL BEST


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THURSDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2020


THE ARTHUR BURGESS TROPHY

4 BALL BETTERBALL

36 PLAYERS


THE WINNERS OF THE TROPHY.
MIKE MacCAFFERTY AND MIKE DUNKERLEY (23 points)


SECOND PLACE:- Les Baines and Steve Mills (22 points cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Gordon Howard and Paul Street (22 points cpo)

FOURTH PLACE:- Allan Frost and Martin Stimson (22 points)




THE NAME CARD WINNER :- JOHN SMITH


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THURSDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2020


3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

29 PLAYERS


THE WINNING THREESOME :- LES BAINES, STEVE HUNT AND STUART WAGSTAFFE (37.25 net)


SECOND PLACE :- Mike MacCafferty, Paul Street and Dave Taylor (38.75 net)

THIRD PLACE:- Fred Griffin, Ken Lunn and Brian Spary (39.25 net)

FOURTH PLACE:- Brian Allen, Trevor Cash and Charlie Middlewood (40.00 net )



THE WINNER OF THE NAME CARD :- DAVE ELSTUB


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THURSDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2020


THE FIFTH OF EIGHT SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

29 PLAYERS


THE WINNER:- MARTIN STIMSON (21 points)


SECOND :- Steve Mills (19 points cpo)

THIRD:- Trevor Cash (19 points)

FOURTH :- John Billington (18 points cpo)

FIFTH :- Mike MacCafferty (18 points)







THE WINNERS OF THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION :- BRIAN ALLEN, CHRIS JONES AND MIKE SMITH (46 points)


SECOND :- Mike Dunkerley, Fred Griffin and Ken Lunn (44 points cpo)

THIRD :- Les Baines and Mike MacCafferty (44 points)





THE NAME CARD WINNER :- JACK SIMPSON



THURSDAY 27th AUGUST 2020


3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE)

21 PLAYERS


THE WINNING TRIO :- CHRIS JONES, CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD AND MARTIN STIMPSON (46 points)


SECOND PLACE:- Les Baines, Mike MacCafferty and Paul Street (35 points cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Geoff Allen, Trevor Cash and Dave Taylor (35 points)

FOURTH PLACE:- Brian Best, Tony Carpenter and Jack Simpson (34 points)



THE WINNER OF THE NAME CARD :- DAVE TAYLOR



THURSDAY 20th AUGUST 2020


THE FOURTH OF EIGHT SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

31 PLAYERS


THE WINNER:- FRED GRIFFIN (19 points cpo)


SECOND :- Gordon Howard (19 points cpo)

THIRD:- Ken Lunn (19 points)





THE WINNERS OF THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION :- FRED GRIFFIN AND KEN LUNN (57 points)


SECOND :- Brian Allen, Trevor Cash and Gordon Howard (44 points)

THIRD :- Steve Hunt, Steve Mills and Dave Taylor (43 points)





THE NAME CARD WINNER :- CHRIS JONES



THURSDAY 13th AUGUST 2020


3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

30 PLAYERS


THE WINNING THREE :- BRIAN BEST, MIKE DUNKERLEY and MIKE MacCAFFERTY (36.75 net)


SECOND PLACE :- Geoff Allen, Gordon Howard and John Waterhouse (37.00 net)

THIRD PLACE:- Fred Griffin, Ken Lunn and Mike Smith (39.00 net)

FOURTH PLACE:- John Baines, Les Baines and Dave Taylor (40.50 net )



THE WINNER OF THE NAME CARD :- KEVIN HAYNES



TUESDAY 4th AUGUST 2020


THE THIRD SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

30 PLAYERS


THE WINNER:- GORDON HOWARD (22 points)


SECOND :- Brian Allen (18 points)

THIRD:- Paul Glover (15 points)

FOURTH:- Dave Taylor (14 points cpo)

FIFTH :- Brian Spary (14 points cpo)

SIXTH :- Geoff Allen (14 points cpo)

SEVENTH :- Charlie Middlewood (14 points cpo)

EIGHTH :- Martin Stimson (14 points cpo)

NINETH :- Chris Jones (14 points)





THE WINNERS OF THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION :- GEOFF ALLEN, GORDON HOWARD AND STEVE SMITH (49 points)


SECOND :- Dave Elstub, Paul Glover and Dave Taylor (39 points)





THE NAME CARD WINNER :- BRIAN ALLEN



THURSDAY 30th JULY 2020


THE 'PRIME-OF-LIFE CUP

39 PLAYERS (THE HIGHEST NUMBER EVER TO PLAY IN A GEMS COMPETITION


THE WINNER OF THE CUP :- STEVE HUNT (21 points)


SECOND PLACE:- Ken Lunn (20 points cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Geoff Allen (20 points)

FOURTH PLACE:- Steve Smith (17 points cpo)

FIFTH PLACE:- Steve Mills (17 points cpo)

SIXTH PLACE:- Mike MacCafferty (17 points)





THE WINNERS OF THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION :- ALLAN FROST, KEVIN HAYNES AND STEVE HUNT (52 points)


SECOND PLACE:- Geoff Allen, Gordon Howard and Steve Smith (50 points)

THIRD PLACE:- Mike MacCafferty, Martin Stimson and John Wood (46 points)





THE NAME CARD WINNER :- MARTIN STIMSON



THURSDAY 23rd JULY 2020


3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE)

34 PLAYERS


THE WINNING THREESOME :- TREVOR CASH, ALLAN FROST AND DAVE TAYLOR (40 points)


SECOND:- Stuart Wagstaffe, John Waterhouse and John Wood (38 points cpo)

THIRD:- Mike Dunkerley, Keith Jackson and Peter Schofield (38 points)

FOURTH:- Geoff Allen, Gordon Howard and Steve Smith (37 points)



THE NAME CARD WINNER :- ALAN TAYLOR



THURSDAY 16th JULY 2020


3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE)

34 PLAYERS (HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE DECEMBER 2018)


THE WINNERS :- FRANK LAWRENCE, JACK ROBERTS AND JOHN SMITH (36 points)


SECOND PLACE :- Brian Best, Philip Best and Mike Smith (33 points cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Fred Griffin, Chris Jones and Ken Lunn (33 points)



THE WINNER OF THE NAME CARD :- FRANK LAWRENCE



THURSDAY 9th JULY 2020


3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

29 PLAYERS


THE WINNING THREESOME :- JOHN BAINES, STEVE HUNT AND DAVE TAYLOR (36.50 net)


SECOND :- Bill Broomhead, Tony Carpenter and Jack Simpson (38.00 net)

THIRD:- Brian Allen, Mike Dunkerley and Chris Jones (40.00 net cpo)

FOURTH:- Brian Best, Philip Best and Dave Elstub (40.00 net )



THE WINNER OF THE NAME CARD :- PETER SCHOFIELD



THURSDAY 2nd JULY 2020 - THE GEMS RETURN TO COMPETITIVE GOLF
THE SECOND SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

33 PLAYERS


CAP'N CHARLIE 'READY FOR THE OFF'



THE WINNER OF THE SINGLES COMPETITION :- KEVIN HAYNES (19 points cpo)


SECOND :- Trevor Cash (19 points cpo)

THIRD:- Dave Elstub (18 points cpo)

FOURTH:- John Baines (18 points cpo)

FIFTH:- Mike Smith (18 points cpo)



THE WINNERS OF THE SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION :- TREVOR CASH, DAVE ELSTUB AND PAUL STREET (54 points)


SECOND :- Kevin Haynes, Stuart Wagstaffe and John Waterhouse (49 points)

THIRD:- Geoff Allen, Gordon Howard and Steve Smith (48 points)



THE WINNER OF THE NAME CARD :- PAUL STREET



THURSDAY 19th MARCH 2020 to THURSDAY 25th JUNE 2020

NO COMPETITIONS

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THURSDAY 12th MARCH 2020

3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

21 PLAYERS

THE WINNING TRIO
MIKE SMITH, JOHN SMITH AND MIKE DUNKERLEY (36.75 net)


SECOND :- Geoff Allen, Brian Best and Ken Lunn (38.25 net)

THIRD :- Dave Elstub, Charlie Middlewood and Jack Simpson (39.25 net)





'THE COCK FLAVOUR SOUP AWARD'
The GEMS Captain (left) achieved a hat-trick of landing his ball on wrong greens. Fortunately those who were on them live to tell the tale!

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THURSDAY 5th MARCH 2020
THE FIRST OF EIGHT MONTHLY SINGLES COMPETITIONS TOWARDS THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY

26 PLAYERS



MILLSY DOES THE DOUBLE....
THE WINNERS OF THE TEAM COMPETITION:- Steve Smith, Steve Mills and Gordon Howard (53 points)




THE WINNER OF THE SINGLES COMPETITION :- STEVE MILLS (21 points)

SECOND :- Mike Dunkerley (20 points)

THIRD:- Dave Taylor (19 points cpo)

FOURTH:- Harry Pass (19 points)

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THURSDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2020

NO COMPETITION - HEAVY SNOW





IN THE MEANTIME A NEW MEMBER OF THE GEMS WILL HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE MAKING HIS DEBUT .


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THURSDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2020

NO COMPETITION - HEAVY RAIN

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THURSDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2020

3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

17 PLAYERS

THE WINNING THREEBALL
JOHN BILLINGTON, MIKE SMITH AND ALLAN FROST (37.50 net)


SECOND PLACE:- Trevor Cash, Mike Dunkerley and Charlie Middlewood (38.00 net cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Brian Spary, Stuart Wagstaffe and John Waterhouse (38.00 net)



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THURSDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2020
THE MONTHLY SINGLES COMPETITION

23 PLAYERS



PAUL PROVES TO BE STREETS AHEAD.....
THE WINNERS OF THE TEAM COMPETITION:- Chris Jones, Paul Street and Mike Dunkerley (45 points)




THE WINNER OF THE SINGLES COMPETITION :- Paul Street (19 points)

SECOND PLACE :- Geoff Allen (17 points cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Trevor Cash (17 points)

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THURSDAY 30th JANUARY 2020
4 BALL BETTERBALL

18 PLAYERS



THE WINNING DUO
BRIAN ALLEN AND BRIAN BEST (25 points cpo)


SECOND:- John Billington and Peter Schofield (23 points)

THIRD:- Keith Jackson and Paul Street (22 points)

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THURSDAY 23rd JANUARY 2020
4 BALL BETTERBALL

22 PLAYERS



THE WINNING PAIR
BRIAN SPARY AND DAVE TAYLOR (25 points)


SECOND PLACE :- John Waterhouse and Stuart Wagstaffe (24 points)

THIRD PLACE:- Allan Frost and John Wood (21 points)

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THURSDAY 16th JANUARY 2020
3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE)

20 PLAYERS


THE WINNING THREEBALL
STEVE HUNT, TREVOR CASH AND ALLAN FROST (43 points)


SECOND:- Brian Allen, Brian Best and Jack Simpson (35 points)

THIRD:- Dave Elstub, Steve Mills and Brian Spary (34 points)





THE GEMS CAPTAIN ADMIRES THE STRENGTH OF HIS DRIVE ON THE 4th FAIRWAY


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THURSDAY 9th JANUARY 2020

3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

12 GOOD MEN AND TRUE TURNED OUT

THE WINNING TRIO
CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD, GEOFF ALLEN AND JOHN SMITH (37.75 net)


SECOND:- Brian Best, John Billington and Jack Simpson (38.25 net)

THIRD:- Paul Street, Alan Taylor and John Wood (39.25 net)

AN HONOURABLE FOURTH:- Mike Dunkerley, Dave Taylor and Stuart Wagstaffe (40.00 net)

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THURSDAY 2nd JANUARY 2020
THE MONTHLY SINGLES COMPETITION

21 PLAYERS



'TWAS A GOOD MORNING FOR CHRIS....
THE WINNERS OF THE TEAM COMPETITION:- Chris Jones, Jack Roberts and Charlie Middlewood (43 points)




THE WINNER OF THE SINGLES COMPETITION :- Chris Jones (18 points)

SECOND :- Geoff Allen (17 points)

THIRD:- John Waterhouse (16 points)

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THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER 2019

OPEN DATE - BOXING DAY

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THURSDAY 19th DECEMBER 2019

3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

18 Players

THE WINNING THREE
ALAN TAYLOR, BRIAN SPARY AND JOHN WOOD (36.00 net cpo)


SECOND PLACE :- Chris Jones, John Smith and Paul Street (36.00 net)

THIRD PLACE:- Trevor Cash, Steve Smith and John Waterhouse (36.00 net)






At last weeks Annual Dinner a collection was held for "The Ladies" who have catered for us throughout the year.

Charlie Middlewood (the new GEMS Captain) is with Edith Howarth, Ann Smith, Wendy Cash and Mary Grimshaw.



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THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER 2019
THE 'COMMEMORATIVE CUP'
(Played in memory of former GEMS Members)



4 BALL BETTERBALL

32 PLAYERS


THE WINNING TWOSOME
CHRIS JONES AND STEVE MILLS (23 Points)


SECOND PLACE :- Jack Roberts and John Smith (21 points cpo)

THIRD PLACE:- Gordon Howard and Steve Hunt (21 points)







THE 'NEAREST-THE-PIN' WINNER
CHRIS JONES






THE ANNUAL DINNER, PRIZE PRESENTATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND GENERAL GOOD TIME WAS HAD LATER IN THE DAY.



THE NEW CAPTAIN IS WELCOMED INTO OFFICE
Charlie Middlewood (left) is welcomed by the retiring Captain, Brian Spary.




CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN BEST, THE NEW GEMS VICE-CAPTAIN




TWO PRIZES WERE PLAYED FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE (PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN) RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED, AND PRESENTATIONS AWARDED, AT THE DINNER.


AND FRANK LAWRENCE WON BOTH THE 'HOBSON BALL' AND 'THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY'




PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL THE OTHER 2019 TROPHY WINNERS CAN BE LOCATED BY SCROLLING DOWN THIS PAGE.



MANY THANKS TO GREENWOODS FOR THE EXCELLENT MEAL, AND TO THOSE SERVING AT T'BAR.

AND SPECIAL THANKS TO "THE LADIES" WHO HAVE CATERED FOR US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER 2019
THE MONTHLY SINGLES COMPETITION

25 PLAYERS



THE WINNER
STEVE SMITH (19 points)


SECOND :- Martin Stimson (17 points)

THIRD:- Dave Taylor (16 points)






THE WINNERS OF THE TEAM COMPETITION
DAVE TAYLOR AND STEVE MILLS (46 Points)


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THURSDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2019
NO COMPETITION

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THURSDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2019

3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

25 Players

THE WINNING THREESOME
CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD, BILL BROOMHEAD AND JOHN BILLINGTON (37.00 net)


SECOND :- Trevor Cash, Steve Smith and Stuart Wagstaffe (37.25 net)

THIRD:- Mike Dunkerley, Jack Roberts and John Smith (38.00 net)


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THURSDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2019
THE MONTHLY SINGLES COMPETITION

22 PLAYERS



THE WINNER OF THE SINGLES COMPETITION
JOHN BILLINGTON (20 points cpo)


SECOND PLACE:- Martin Stimson (20 points)

THIRD PLACE:- Brian Allen (18 points)






THE WINNERS OF THE TEAM COMPETITION
JOHN WOOD AND DAVE TAYLOR (44 Points)


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THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2019
NO COMPETITION

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