MEN'S CAPTAIN WEEKLY NEWS
Final Call for the Captains’ Away Day at La Cala (Asia Course) on Tuesday 29 August when the Old Course here will be closed. If you wish to play at La Cala and have not confirmed with Linda or me, please do so as soon as possible. Cost per person for golf and dinner, including buggy, is 64 euros per person.
Results
Old Course playing very well and in excellent condition. Some great scoring…
Tuesday 15 August: Midweek Competition – Stableford
First: Richard Meggitt (42 points)
Second: Graeme Willis (40 points)
Third: Tony Maycock (39 points)
Fourth: Tony Flanagan (38 points)
Juniors: Max Meggitt (43 points); Bill Sherman (40 points)
Twos: Richard Meggitt, Tony Flanagan
Nearest the Pin in 2 on Hole 9: Jim Jenet
Best Gross: Max Meggitt (70); Richard Meggitt (72)
Tissue: Julian Menashe (23 points)
Thank you to Duncan for officiating this week in my absence
Thursday 17 August: Midweek Competition – Stableford (Mixed)
First: Ian Wright (39 points)
Second: Andrew Lewis (38 points)
Third: Tim Vincent (38 points, on handicap)
Fourth: Julian Menashe (37 points)
Twos: Richard Meggitt, Ian Wright
Nearest the Pin in 2 on Hole 11: David MacGregor
Best Gross: Max Meggitt (72)
Best Junior: Max Meggitt (40 points)
Tissue: Andrew Macaulay (22 points)
Friday 18 August: Nine & Dine
The pizzas were good and we all had a great evening. The scoring was extremely close:
First: Enrique Herrera Garcia, Mark Cooke, Penny Cooke, Inmaculada Partal Lorente
(28.625)
Second: Richard Meggitt, Jon Barber, Sarah Meggitt, Roberta Jons (28.675)
Third: Nicky Triay, Nigel Lilley, Susie Lilley, Eric Taylor (28.775)
Fourth: Gary Ward, Tony Maycock, Liz Griffiths, Marie Maycock (29.025)
Fifth: John Hunter, Bill Fletcher, Linda Fletcher, Encarni Hunter (29.65)
Sixth: David Tyler, Roger Griffiths, Helen Seamer, Ray Seamer (29.75)
Seventh: Svetlana Friedl, Ian Wright, Joachim Friedl, Rachel Wright (30.425)
Saturday 19 August: Serafin Trophy
A big thank you to Serafin for his generous hospitality.
Board Champions
Men: Julian Menashe (45 points)
Second: Svetlana Friedl (39 points)
Scratch Competition - Men (Stableford)
Winner: David MacGregor (80)
Net Competition – Division 1: Men (Stableford)
First: Derek Whelan (41 points)
Second: Harry Müller (39 points)
Third: Duncan Quigley (38 points)
Net Competition – Division 2: Men (Stableford)
First: Julian Menashe (45 points)
Second: Nigel Lilley (38 points)
Third: Iqbal Dharamsi (38 points)
Best Junior
Maxwell Meggitt (39 points)
Guests
Nearest the Pin on Hole 5: Paul Weigall
First: José Garcia Rojas (41 points)
Nearest the Pin on Hole 16: Ian Wright
Second: Francisco Bonilla (38 points) Straightest Drive on Hole 8: Julio Alcaide
Sunday 20 August: Monthly Medal (63 Tees) sponsored by Vinomarket, San Enrique
First: David MacGregor (67)
Second: Eduardo Martin Manzanas (70)
Third: Derek Whelan (71)
Fourth: Jim Jenet (72)
Fifth: David Tyler (72)
Twos: None
Nearest the Pin in 2 on Hole 15: David MacGregor
Best Gross: David MacGregor (73), Bill Sherman (73), Max Meggitt (74)
Tissue: Mark Squire (95)
Raffle Winner: David Tyler
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 further pair of Solheim Cup Hospitality Tickets are available next
weekend for Men’s Club Championships for both the Gross and Net Winners.
Old Course Information:
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.
Thought for the week:
Further Reminder: Please contact me as soon as possible if you want to play in the Captains’ Away Day at La Cala on Tuesday 29 August (when the Old Course here will be closed). Tee times on the Asia Course are from 3pm onwards. Price per person including buggy and dinner afterwards is 64 euros.
Looking Ahead to the next 3 Weeks…
Tuesday 22 August: Midweek Competition – Stableford 63 Tees
Thursday 24 August: Midweek Competition – Stableford 63 Tees
Saturday 26 August: Men’s Club Championships (Day 1) 63 Tees
Sunday 27 August: Men’s Club Championships (Day 2) 63 Tees
OLD COURSE CLOSED: Monday 28 August to Wednesday 30 August
Tuesday 29 August: Midweek Competition – Stableford NEW COURSE
Tuesday 29 August: Captain’s Away Day: La Cala (Asia Course)
Thursday 31 August: Midweek Competition – Stableford OLD COURSE
Friday 1 September: Men’s ACL v Guadalmina (Away)
Sunday 3 September – Friday 8 September: CAPTAIN’S TOUR (NW England, featuring
Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool, Formby, Royal Lytham & St Annes and West Lancs)
Tuesday 5 September: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Thursday 7 September: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Golfing Anecdotes:
Just to put you in the mood for Club Championships, when the nines are being reversed to facilitate a better gallery viewing experience by the ninth green, here is a summary of the winning scores in the last 2 years:
Scratch 2022: Andreas Roman 78 + 75 = 153
Scratch 2021: Victor Bjorlow 67 + 71 = 138
Handicap 2022: Geoff Watson 71 + 71 = 142
Handicap 2021: David MacGregor 74 + 71 = 145
Swing it well and enjoy your golf this week. Cheers DT!
