Morley Hayes 2014

The Centenary  & McNally Shields 9th June 2014

 

Another well supported day for Year 12 of this event .. only 1 less than last year. The competition was as usual Stableford on full handicaps and the shields awarded to the winning pair. Pairs were made up of the biggest and smallest handicaps. 
The winners were George Coulson (H'cap 12) 31 points & Stuart Musgrave (H'cap 28) 24 points for a total of 55. They are pictured with  George as the holder of the McNally Shield  and Stuart the Centenary Shields.  The nearest challengers were on 48 points. Indidvidual scores are shown with names and pictures below.




Opposite are Chris Coldwell (23) winner of nearest the pin in 3 on the 18th (The only other player to make the green in 3 was Alex Bowen) Paul Houghton (22) and Barry Young (14) who was longest drive on 13th. Both Chris and Barry were awarded wine and beer prizes. 
 

 

 







We started as 5 x  3 balls slightly belatedly due to RAIN!!! 10.15 and away and all went well until the 1st group had played two of their drives at the 10th, when sirens from the Club House indicated thunder and lightening. There was a mass exodus from the course. All waited patiently for 1/2 an hour or so wintnessing "Weather"!!! and all continued except Jim Algar (4) leaving above  Peter Passmore (17)  and Simon Blackmore  (14) to continue through an initial shower and then to enjoy spendid sunshine for the back 9 holes.

They were followed by Stuart (28) , Drew Donaldson (18) and Terry Bell (22). Hard on their heels came last year's McNally Shield winner Mike Nicolass (24), Alex Bowen (18) (Alex qualified for a Wooden Spoon as his partner was Jim Algar, who also received one.)  and Geoff Beecroft (24).

As the final 18th Green photo  shows the sun was with us to the end as the Buggy Boys John Barber (22) and Lew Easter (24) posed with cap holding George Coulson (31) on the 18th Green.

 

The general view was that despite the ups & downs  of the weather the course had stood up well and all had enjoyed the day. Appreciation for the RMS support for the green fees and travel from far and wide was also expressed.  The possibilities of a 13th year at Morley Hayes  in 2015 also came across as the general wish of all. Let's see?

 

Morley Hayes 2013

Centenary Shield & McNally Shield Competitions 2013
 

While the sun didn't shine there was no rain and winds of recent days were not there. 16 Members from far and wide turned out for a closely fought Competion. Organised as last year on a Divisional Basis was based on full h'cap Stableford.

 The full field on the final green all smile left:-Stuart Musgrave Terry Bell (longest drive winner) & Paul Houghton. 
Right:- Eric Morley & Rod Andrews,who bravely rode a buggy. Eric qualified for a prize as he supported the field with 12 points off a H'cap of 28.

                                           

 Above we Alex Bowen, John Gough, Barry Young, Drew Donaldson, Peter PassmoreMike Nicholass, and the 2 other buggiers Lew Easter & John Barber

 

Finally the "whipper in" Hugh O'Neill, Jim Algar and Simon Blackamore.

 

So the winners:- Division 1 Mike Nicholass playing off a H'cap of 11 with 33 points and Divison 2  Drew Donaldson playing off a

17 H'cap with 30 points.

 

 

 

    Another good day with thanks recorded to the Committee of the RMS for their support. That's 11 years now. What of 2014?? Who knows.

                                                  

Centenary & McNally Shields 25th June 2012

  Another Sunny Day at Morley Heys Golf for the Shields with competitors from far and wide. Essex /Northumberland/Devon/Barton-on-Humber and with not so far to travel from Northampton/Sheffield/Notts/Derby. A field of 20 in two Divisions H'caps below 18 = 10 and above 18 = 10. playing Stableford on full H'cap in tees of 3 except for a 2 man Buggy. John Gough Division 2 winner of the Centenary Shield relaxes with his playing partners Alistair McCullough and Paul Houghton.. a pleasant round of less than 4 hours... following and being let through by a Ladies 4 ball!

John recieves the Centenary Shield from Paul  having been the Divison 2 Winner playing off 18 and scoring a creditable 35 points. John was a previous winner in 2010.

Winner of Division 1 was  Terry Bell playing off 15 again with 35 points.  He also earned a bottle of wine as the longest drive on the 13th HOLE. His playing partners above  being   Jim Algar and Drew Donaldson. In the absence of anyone making the 18th Green in 3 shots (Par4 Index 2) ther prize went to Peter Passmore who was the 2nd longest drive on the 13th. Peter's playing partners below are Stuart Musgrave and Eric Bromley .

 The rest of the field, who all enjoyed the sun Barry Young, Chris Colwell and  Simon Blackamore. Smiling richly are the Buggy Boys Lew Easter and John Barber.






Opposite we have Mike Nicholass Hugh O'Neill (both previous winners) and Geoff Beecroft. Below Alex Bowen, Malcolm Nesbit and Ron Smith complete the field. Interestingly in both Divisons the winning score was 35 points and each Division  had a low score of 11 points.



The concensus seemed to be it had been a good day with the sunshine ... in this glorious summer ... much appreciated.







The support from the RMS  for those travelling from far and wide was also much appreciated.

RMS Sportswoman of the year 2010.

Congratulations  Mary. Neill Bond writes:-"Here is  Mary Fasham who was the RMB Sportswoman of the year 2010 receiving her award from Emma Cox the Chair of RCSL South West earlier this year.
She won it for her outstanding efforts as Skipper of a boat in the National Sailing Competition."

Who will recive the award in 2011 ... to be announced at the AGM 7th December.

RCSL Sailing Regatta: 12 – 16 September 2011

RCSL Sailing Regatta: 12 – 16 September 2011       John Evans writes(evansajohn@yahoo.co.uk):-

This year the Annual Sailing Regatta was hosted by the Royal Southern YC at Hamble on the Solent.

Yachts were chartered from Lymington and the plan was to sail the boats to Hamble on Monday. Complete five races during Tuesday to Thursday and return the yachts to Lymington on Friday. I joined my crew, largely from Essex Region and skippered by Mary Fasham (Retired) , on the Sunday evening to take over our yacht, a rather nice 42 foot Jenneau with all mod cons, and plan the week ahead. Forecasts were mixed with light winds towards the end of the week, but what was immediately apparent that our plan to reposition the yachts on Monday was a non-starter. The tail end of Hurricane Katya was about to hit the UK and only the foolhardy would venture out! So Monday became a rather pleasant relaxing day, albeit breezy, enjoying the delights of Lymington but with both feet firmly planted on terra firma. Weather on Tuesday was a significant improvement with blustery winds but the south- westerly direction provided a fast comfortable run to Hamble. Having lost a day’s sailing, the race programme was revamped to try to and provide four races across Wednesday and Thursday, rather than the planned five. Wednesday was a much better day with some good wind and excellent sailing conditions allowing two enjoyable races to be completed. Thursday morning broke with glorious wall to wall sunshine, but as forecast on Sunday, not a breathe of air! We all motored to the start line in mid-Solent, anchored and reached for the sun cream. However patience paid off and after four hours a sea breeze finally filled to allow a single race to be completed in challenging conditions with a strong spring tide running.  So how did we do? Well enough; of the three races sailed we got two firsts and a second to be the series winner for the Vigilant Cup. Did everything go as we planned? Of course not; and there is always someone with a camera to evidence it when it goes wrong. As the photo shows, flying a spinnaker sideways is not the recommended way......but amazingly it pulled quite well!!

Next year the Regatta is likely to be held in West Scotland with some glorious views (weather permitting!). We will be back and if any of you are tempted to join us, please get in touch with me for more details.

AGM of RMS

RMS AGM 2011

The RMS AGM will be at Somerset House on Wednesday 7th December 2011 at 11am. Further information from Ted Wingrove (details on page 10)  or from the RMS web page :-http://rcslinfo.blogspot.com/p/rms.html

Centenary & McNally Shieled Golf @ Morley Hayes

As always the sun shone at Morley Hayes and the 19 Competitors enjoyed a good days Golf. Divided into two divisions above and below 18 Handicap. John Barber (H'cap 16) with 36 Stableford points claimed the Centenary Sheild  and Chris Coldwell (H'cap 19) with 36 points the McNally Shield. Terry Bell of Sheffield presented the Trophies.

John  & Chris receieve their shields from Terry Bell.

The rest of the field show their smiles on the 18th Green.

Above Ron Smith(19) nearest the PIN  in 3 on the 18th (Not many were!) with John Gough(34) longest drive on 13th .. just pipped PJH!  & Chris Coldwell and on the right Peter Passmore(21) Stuart Musgrave(26) and Eric Bromley(21) .

To the left Malcolm Nesbitt(28), Barry Young(31) & Simon Balckamore(32).   and to the right Ken Swadling (14) Terry Bell(**) and Alex Bowen (26)...

 Above John Barber (36) & Lew Easter (27) Resting in their "CART" while above Hugh O'Neill (26) the "whipper- in" supports Geoff Beecroft (31) 

Finally we have the 1st Tee Alastair McCulloch(35) Paul Houghton(23 and nearly the longest drive!) & Mick Nicholass (28) .. all showing how the sun can shine when the right arrangements are made.

An excellent day and appreciation for the support from the RMS was recorded.