LADY CAPTAIN WEEKLY NEWS
Hello Ladies,
It has been very humid here this week, unbearable on occasion – so pleased we have more of a breeze today. We have witnessed some fabulous Sunsets.
On Tuesday, 15 ladies played.
1st – Noelle Casey – 34 points
2nd – Heidi Kuhnert – 34 points – birdie on 17
3rd – Debbie Fisher – 34 points
It was so hot that we retreated to the very welcoming, air-conditioned bar for prize giving.
On Thursday, the mixed midweek was played by 26 brave ladies and men. Pip Vincent came 6th with a very respectable 36 points and Debbie Richards had nearest the pin on hole 12.
1st – Ian Wright -39 points
2nd – Andrew Lewis – 38 points
3rd – Tim Vincent – 38 point
Max Meggitt (aged 14) shot a gross 72,
giving him 40 points – more about him later! Of course, as a junior, he was unable to win.
On Friday evening, 28 players rolled up for the nine & dine “Italian themed” evening.
We all had a great evening with a fantastic sunset on the terrace. The pizzas seemed to come in abundance and tasted very good. The scoring was extremely close:
1st: Mark & Penny Cooke, with guests Enrique Herrera Garcia & Inmaculada Partal Lorente (28.625)
2nd: Richard & Sarah Meggitt, Jon Barber, Roberta Jons (28.675)
3rd: Nicky Triay, Nigel & Susie Lilley, Eric Taylor (28.775)
4th: Gary Ward, Tony & Marie Maycock, Liz Griffiths (29.025)
5th: John & Encarni Hunter, Bill & Linda Fletcher (29.65)
6th: David Tyler, Roger Griffiths, Helen & Ray Seamer (29.75)
7th: Svetlana & Joachim Friedl, Rachel & Ian Wright (30.425)
Everyone seems to like coming in the last groups so that they win the sweeties (especially the Jelly Babies & Liquorice Allsorts)
Saturday 19 August: Serafin Trophy
A big thank you to Serafin for his generous hospitality. What a fantastic day but overwhelmingly hot!!! And as usual some beautifully different prizes. The meal was excellent and entertainment went on into the late evening.
Ladies Category Winners:
1st – Svetlana Friedl (39 points & Board winner)
2nd – Marie Claire Serreols (37 points & Scratch winner)
3rd – Susie Lilley (36 points)
Nearest to Pin on hole 7 : Svetlana Friedl
Nearest to Pin on hole 12: Teresa Garcia
Straightest drive on hole 8: Linda Fletcher – it landed right on the rope!
So our junior – Max Meggitt:
Tuesday 43 points – gross 70 off handicap 3.9,
Thursday 40 points – gross 72 off handicap 3.1
Saturday 39 points – gross 72 off handicap 2.5
Sunday gross 74 off handicap 1.9
Final handicap this morning – 1.3!!!
What a great week – well done Max – a star of the Future.
We finished this somewhat hectic week with the August medal on Sunday, sponsored by Vinomarket In San Enrique.
Just 6 ladies summoned up the energy to play – well done, I had such a nice lay in!!!
1st – Nicola Triay – net 70
2nd – Deborah Richards – net 76
3rd – Rachel Wright – net 76
Congratulations to both Nicky Triay and David MacGregor, this month’s Medal Winners.
They also each win a pair of Solheim Cup Hospitality Tickets for Friday 22 September courtesy of Kay Tyler. A big thank you to Kay for her generosity and hope to see her back in San Roque shortly.
Remainder of August and start of September…
Final reminder for away afternoon to La Cala next week ,Tuesday 29th as the Old course is closed 28th – 30th. Tee times from 3 pm – twilight rate of 64 euro for 18 holes, buggy & dinner – Contact myself or David Tyler.
Borja is settling in as our new Head Greenkeeper and he has definitely been thrown into the deep end with the course being prepared for the Mens Club Championships this coming weekend, We have our first meeting with him next Monday.
Hopefully some of you will be at the club tonight to see the Andalucian horse show – it is wonderful!
Thats it for this week – a little quieter next week – my job next weekend is chief photographer for the Mens weekend!
Whatever you are up to – ENJOY and send me some pictures….
This is my granddaughter Sophia – a model in the making!
Linda xxx
Old Course Information from the greenkeepers:
All the Bent grass will be sprayed this week, to apply moisturizer and fertilizers that will help us prepare for the maintenance work that will be carried out at the end of the month, when the course is closed 29-30 August. The fairways will also be sprayed this week. Going forward, we will alternate one week treating the fairways and the next week the rough to see if this helps the rough areas to improve their colour and density and be closer to the quality that the fairways already have. We will work around the tee areas to remove the weeds. All the rough was treated this week. This will continue every 15 days until we see if it gives the expected result. The fairways will continue to be treated in the alternate weeks. We have started to cut the edges between the Bermuda and the mulch again. This takes a very long time, so we are looking at new ways to do it so that we can be faster and more efficient. On Thursday we treated the surrounds of the three lakes, applying a granular moisturizer with the intention of improving these areas so that they receive and maintain water better. On Wednesday we did a micro top-dressing on the greens and we did the same for the tees on Thursday. We have improved the area of mulch between the the third tee and the ninth hole by applying a new layer of mulch.
