1. For the second year in succession our pre-Christmas event at Hankley was blessed with good weather and there were 59 very happy faces at tee off time. Sadly the euphoria was not to last as scoring difficulties kicked in but the course was as lovely as ever and the post golf activity was enjoyed by members and guests alike.

2. Steve Rout had the broadest smile of all as he finished with 41 points to record his first BAGS day victory. When you add to that a decent cut of the sweep and a share of the 2s money, it's not surprising our man from West Sussex was celebrating an early Christmas. Even though your handicap has gone down by 2 shots, Steve on that form you can look forward to more success in the New Year. Well done on a great day.

3. The last event of our 13^th season finally decided the placings in our two major events and though Steve's 41 took him from 7^th to 2^nd in the Chairman's, it still left him three points behind Graham who scored 38 to move on to 115 for an average of 38+ over his best three scores. That's tremendous golf off single figures and with that in mind, it's perhaps not surprising that he did the double by winning the Treasurer's from Andy. Graham won the Chairman's in 2004 and was the inaugural winner of the Treasurer's in 1995 (when he played off 14-15!) but has never won both in the same season, a feat which has only been achieved twice before (Chris Romain in 2002 and Alan Bell last year). Congratulations Graham!

4. There was a surprise in the par 3 as Ian Marshall, fresh from his Singles KO victory, came from an NQ position to take the title from Ernie. This was Ian's second victory in this event, the previous success coming in 1999. Steve points out that the seventh hole at Hankley - index 4 despite being a par 3 - was the decider in this competition.

5. We now as a result know the Qualifiers for the Captain's Bowl which will be held at Kingswood in February and the list is attached. Inevitably there are some double (or in Graham's case triple) winners so in such situations the representation is passed down to the event's runner up eg Andy would come in as Treasurer's runner up as Graham has already qualified from his Worthing win.

6. Our grateful thanks to Steve (whom we also congratulate on his Plate victory) for a highly entertaining fines presentation after the Hankley dinner. That he was there at all speaks volumes for his stamina, as he was sadly too unwell earlier in the day to take part in the golf. One would never have known as he took us through a typically eventful BAGS season in light hearted fashion and on the way raised over £350 for the Marsden, to kick start our 2007 fund raising activity. With this in mind we are particularly grateful to Derek for his generous donation at the end of the fines session.

7. Our next event will be the TW Dinner and I'm delighted that we have a record number of bookings - 72 at the last count. The menu options will be sent out shortly and you'll see that the Club has done us proud with 4 choices at each course. Latest reports from our many TW members suggest that the food is really excellent so it should be a great start to our new season.

8. Likewise the Booking Form for 2007 will be sent out soon after next Tuesday's committee meeting though you already know from the list that we again have an attractive programme for you. Because the Order Form is being circulated later than normal, we are extending the deadline for renewing your membership until the middle of January but if for some reason you do not wish to renew, it would be useful to have advance warning.

9. The Irish tour arrangements are all in place and our numbers are currently 37. Six of these will be spending a three day 'acclimatisation' period in the Cork area ahead of the main tour so we'll be looking for a very special performance from them - or will it work the other way?!

10. My very best wishes to you all for a wonderful Christmas with your families and for a happy and healthy New Year. We are aware that a number of BAGS members currently have health concerns and want you to know that you are particularly in our thoughts as we approach the festive season. We look forward to welcoming you back to BAGS as soon as you feel able.

11.

B.A.G.S. STABLEFORD COMPETITION RESULT 18 HOLES

HANKLEY COMMON - 29^TH NOVEMBER 2006

POSITION	PLAYER	POINTS
1	Steve Rout	41
2	Graham BROWN	40	Guest
3	Mick LAWTON	39	Guest
=	Kevin CONSTABLE	39	Guest
5	Simon CHEUNG	38
=	Chris ROMAIN	38
=	Graham WRIGHT	38
8	Richard DAKIN	35
=	Russell JOHNSON	35
=	Steve WALTERS	35
=	Jason BETTINSON	35	Guest
12	Andrew McCAFFERY	34
=	Jonathan GOODAY	34	Guest
14	John DAVIES	33
=	Rod STAFFORD	33
16	Peter BARKHAM	32
=	Robin BLACKMORE	32
=	Andy HARPER	32
=	John HAWLEY	32
20	Robin SEWELL	31
=	Duncan GREENWOOD	31	Guest
22	Nigel JOHNSON	30
=	Brian WYNN	30
=	Craig KETLEY	30	Guest
=	Nick PEARCE	30	Guest
26	Alan BELL	29
=	Roger BOYCHUK	29
=	Dave CHRISTIE	29
=	Mike CHRISTIESON	29
=	Les GORDON	29
=	Peter LAMBERT	29
=	John PALFREY	29
=	Stuart SMILLIE	29
=	Jon STEVENSON	29
=	Bob SULLIVAN	29	Guest
36	Jim CATTERMOLE	28
=	Glenn WARD	28
=	Chris MILNE	28	Guest
39	Ernie HARRIS	27
=	Simon PASKE	27	Guest
41	Chris BOWER	26
=	Terry HULME	26
=	Derek SMITH	26
=	George WALDEN	26
45	Hedley GREATBATCH	25
=	Kevin HAWKINS	25	Guest
47	Alan TWORT	24
=	David WILKINSON	24	Guest
49	Ian MARSHALL	23
=	Ian BARRETT	23	Guest
51	Derek PYE	22
=	Terry TAYLOR	22
53	David JACKSON	21
=	Roy JENNINGS	21
=	Chris PRESLEY	21
56	Mike CORLISS	19
=	John MOODY	19
58	Keith GATFORD	18
59	Bob MAIDLOW	NR	Guest

CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY 2006 FINAL POSITIONS POST HANKLEY COMMON

POSITION	PLAYER	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	TOTAL

1	Graham WRIGHT	40	38	37	115
2	Steve ROUT	41	36	35	112
3	Ian SELLERS	39	38	35	112
4	Steve WALTERS	38	35	34	107
5	Andy HARPER	37	37	33	107
6	Alan WARDROP	39	34	33	106
7	Richard DAKIN	38	35	33	106
8	Steve LITTLE	37	35	33	105
9	Robin BLACKMORE	38	34	32	104
10	John DAVIES	37	34	33	104
11	John HARTNETT	38	36	29	103
12	Glenn WARD	36	36	31	103
13	Nigel JOHNSON	36	35	32	103
14	Jon STEVENSON	36	34	33	103
15	Rod STAFFORD	40	33	29	102
16	John HAWLEY	38	32	32	102
17	Dave CHRISTIE	36	34	32	102
18	Hedley GREATBATCH	36	33	32	101
=	Terry HULME	36	33	32	101
20	Russell JOHNSON	35	34	32	101
21	Mike CHRISTIESON	35	33	33	101
22	Roger BOYCHUK	38	32	30	100
=	Stuart SMILLIE	38	32	30	100
24	Andrew McCAFFERY	37	34	29	100
25	Gordon PHILLIPS	34	33	33	100
26	Ernie HARRIS	39	31	29	99
27	Simon CHEUNG	38	31	30	99
28	Alan BELL	36	32	31	99
29	John PALFREY	35	35	29	99
30	Les GORDON	34	32	31	97
31	Derek SMITH	35	34	27	96
32	Peter BARKHAM	33	32	30	95
=	Peter LAMBERT	33	32	30	95
34	Brian LONGHURST	33	31	31	95
35	Alan TWORT	33	31	30	94
36	Chris ROMAIN	38	28	27	93
37	Ian MAKEPEACE	34	31	28	93
38	Terry TAYLOR	34	30	29	93
39	Jim CATTERMOLE	31	31	30	92
40	Brian WYNN	30	30	30	90
41	Peter ROBERTSON	34	29	26	89
42	Andy BOND	33	28	26	87
43	Ray MARSHALL	30	29	28	87
44	Steve BOND	32	28	26	86
45	Phil SEYMOUR	31	29	26	86
46	Roy JENNINGS	32	27	26	85
47	Robin SEWELL	31	28	26	85
48	George WALDEN	31	27	27	85
49	Keith COUGHTREY	30	29	26	85
50	Ian MARSHALL	32	28	23	83
51	Chris PRESLEY	34	27	21	82
52	Keith GATFORD	26	26	26	78
53	David JACKSON	27	26	23	76
54	John MOODY	26	25	23	74
55	Mike CORLISS	27	23	21	71
56	Derek PYE	27	22	22	71
NQ	Chris BOWER	26	23		49
NQ	Biddy BAXTER				0
NQ	Harry MEDHURST				0

NOTE: Players must complete 3 qualifying rounds. In the event of a tie the HIGHEST score of the 3 is used; failing this the second; failing this, the tie will remain.

TREASURER'S TROPHY 2006 - FINAL POSITIONS POST HANKLEY COMMON

POSITION	PLAYER	AVERAGE

1	Graham WRIGHT	50.87
2	Andy HARPER	47.44
3	Jon STEVENSON	45.79
4	Robin BLACKMORE	44.16
5	Steve WALTERS	43.65
6	Nigel JOHNSON	43.32
7	Dave CHRISTIE	43.21
8	Mike CHRISTIESON	43.13
9	Ian SELLERS	42.52
10	Steve LITTLE	42.16
11	John DAVIES	41.95
12	John HAWLEY	40.89
13	Alan BELL	38.69
14	Ernie HARRIS	38.10
15	Gordon PHILLIPS	37.83
16	Steve ROUT	37.43
17	Peter LAMBERT	37.12
18	Simon CHEUNG	36.68
19	Hedley GREATBATCH	36.65
20	Stuart SMILLIE	35.57
21	Jim CATTERMOLE	35.18
22	Rod STAFFORD	34.57
23	Roger BOYCHUK	34.28
24	Russell JOHNSON	34.20
25	Brian LONGHURST	33.09
26	Les GORDON	33.07
27	John PALFREY	31.83
=	Brian WYNN	31.83
29	Alan TWORT	31.49
30	Peter BARKHAM	31.01
31	Terry HULME	30.46
32	Glenn WARD	29.73
33	Derek SMITH	28.46
34	Peter ROBERTSON	28.39
35	Terry TAYLOR	28.10
36	Ray MARSHALL	26.77
37	Steve BOND	24.95
38	Andy BOND	22.79
39	Phil SEYMOUR	22.23
40	Chris ROMAIN	21.79
41	George WALDEN	20.66
42	Keith COUGHTREY	19.61
43	Robin SEWELL	19.55
44	Roy JENNINGS	17.44
45	Keith GATFORD	12.34
46	John MOODY	10.65
47	Derek PYE	10.52
48	Mike CORLISS	8.46
NON-QUALIFIERS
Biddy BAXTER	David JACKSON	Harry MEDHURST
Chris BOWER	Ian MAKEPEACE	Chris PRESLEY
Richard DAKIN	Ian MARSHALL	Alan WARDROP
John HARTNETT	Andrew McCAFFERY

NOTE: Players must complete 5 qualifying rounds. Points are awarded depending on you position in the Stableford competition

- for example, if you win in a field of 50 you receive 50 points and if you are last you get 1 point. Your average is the total points divided by the rounds played.

- There are various adjustments made to this depending on the number of players, guests etc and an allowance made to ensure those playing more rounds

than others are not unduly penalised for playing those extra rounds, which provides the greater risk of a low position.

The positions therefore represent and reflect the consistency of players over the season.

B.A.G.S. PAR 3 COMPETITION 2006

FINAL PLACINGS - POST HANKLEY COMMON

POSITION	NAME	POINTS
1	MARSHALL Ian	82.09
2	HARRIS Ernie	78.17
3	DAKIN Richard	72.41
4	PALFREY John	69.19
5	GREATBATCH Hedley	67.83
6	BLACKMORE Robin	67.49
7	STAFFORD Rod	66.65
8	HARPER Andy	66.42
9	BARKHAM Peter	66.23
10	ROBERTSON Peter	66.02
11	ROUT Steve	65.14
12	BOWER Chris	63.32
13	JOHNSON Russell	61.87
14	LAMBERT Peter	61.70
15	HULME Terry	60.70
16	JENNINGS Roy	60.47
17	CATTERMOLE Jim	60.33
18	SELLERS Ian	59.25
19	STEVENSON Jon	57.59
20	DAVIES John	56.69
21	PRESLEY Chris	55.95
22	BOYCHUK Roger	55.68
23	BELL Alan	55.58
24	CHRISTIE Dave	55.27
25	LONGHURST Brian	55.15
26	JOHNSON Nigel	54.94
27	WARDROP Alan	54.46
28	CHRISTIESON Mike	54.31
29	WARD Glenn	54.07
30	LITTLE Steve	54.05
31	WALDEN George	53.05
32	TAYLOR Terry	52.12
33	SMITH Derek	52.10
34	WRIGHT Graham	52.08
35	WALTERS Steve	51.67
36	McCAFFERY Andrew	51.00
37	SMILLIE Stuart	50.84
38	MARSHALL Ray	50.78
39	SEYMOUR Phil	50.74
40	TWORT Alan	50.66
41	WYNN Brian	50.56
42	ROMAIN Chris	50.37
43	MOODY John	49.61
44	CHEUNG Simon	49.55
45	SEWELL Robin	48.75
46	HAWLEY John	48.60
47	PYE Derek	47.67
48	GORDON Les	46.46
49	PHILLIPS Gordon	45.73
50	BOND Steve	45.44
51	MAKEPEACE Ian	44.06
52	COUGHTREY Keith	41.29
53	CORLISS Mike	38.32
54	GATFORD Keith	36.54
55	HARTNETT John	36.51
56	BOND Andy	35.59
57	JACKSON David	28.17
NQ	BAXTER Biddy	0.00
NQ	MEDHURST Harry	0.00

· To qualify 4 completed rounds are required. The points shown in the end column show the average points scored on the Par 3s at EACH BAGS day.

· The points are calculated at each hole by dividing the actual stableford points obtained by the Stroke Index of the hole x100.

· So, if you score 2 stableford points at the stroke index 10 you get 20 points but if you score 3 stableford points you get 30

· but if the stroke index is 18 then the corresponding points would be 11.11(2 divided by 18 and multiplied by 100) and 16.66.

· Therefore the higher the points scored and the more difficult the hole the better.

B.A.G.S. HANDICAP SUMMARY

POST HANKLEY COMMON - 28^TH NOVEMBER 2006 - COMPETITION SCRATCH SCORE = 35

	Rounds Handicap	Rounds Total	Previous Exact	Previous Play	Score	Difference From Scratch	Revised Exact	Revised Play
Peter BARKHAM	100	100	27.9	28	32	3	27.9	28
Biddy BAXTER	78	94	14.4	14			14.4	14
Alan BELL	40	55	5.9	6	29	6	6.0	6
Robin BLACKMORE	80	84	22.3	22	32	3	22.3	22
Andy BOND	73	73	27.6	28			27.6	28
Steve BOND	6	6	28.0	28			28.0	28
Chris BOWER	102	102	15.4	15	26	9	15.5	16
Roger BOYCHUK	34	50	23.9	24	29	6	24.0	24
Jim CATTERMOLE	109	129	17.0	17	28	7	17.1	17
Simon CHEUNG	47	63	13.3	13	38	-3	12.4	12
Dave CHRISTIE	39	51	7.0	7	29	6	7.1	7
Mike CHRISTIESON	23	39	13.4	13	29	6	13.5	14
Mike CORLISS	107	127	28.0	28	19	16	28.0	28
Keith COUGHTREY	88	88	19.7	20			19.7	20
Richard DAKIN	44	44	5.6	6	35	0	5.6	6
John DAVIES	134	154	19.9	20	33	2	19.9	20
Keith GATFORD	89	97	28.0	28	18	17	28.0	28
Les GORDON	43	59	16.1	16	29	6	16.2	16
Hedley GREATBATCH	59	63	17.9	18	25	10	18.0	18
Andy HARPER	112	131	19.6	20	32	3	19.6	20
Ernie HARRIS	72	72	19.1	19	27	8	19.2	19
John HARTNETT	74	74	23.3	23			23.3	23
John HAWLEY	31	47	22.4	22	32	3	22.4	22
Terry HULME	164	184	19.4	19	26	9	19.5	20
David JACKSON	77	89	28.0	28	21	14	28.0	28
Roy JENNINGS	110	119	21.6	22	21	14	21.7	22
Nigel JOHNSON	22	30	11.5	12	30	5	11.6	12
Russell JOHNSON	115	134	26.5	27	35	0	26.5	27
Peter LAMBERT	113	132	20.0	20	29	6	20.1	20
Steve LITTLE	122	142	14.2	14			14.2	14
Brian LONGHURST	149	169	27.8	28			27.8	28
Ian MAKEPEACE	4	4	15.2	15			15.2	15
Ian MARSHALL	64	68	17.5	18	23	12	17.6	18
Ray MARSHALL	72	76	21.7	22			21.7	22
Andrew McCAFFERY	61	65	5.1	5	34	1	5.1	5
Harry MEDHURST	86	96	9.6	10			9.6	10
John MOODY	131	147	23.1	23	19	16	23.2	23
John PALFREY	92	92	23.5	24	29	6	23.6	24
Gordon PHILLIPS	122	142	17.7	18			17.7	18
Chris PRESLEY	66	74	20.0	20	21	14	20.1	20
Derek PYE	57	57	28.0	28	22	13	28.0	28
Peter ROBERTSON	134	146	17.1	17			17.1	17
Chris ROMAIN	140	156	9.7	10	38	-3	9.1	9
Steve ROUT	16	20	15.2	15	41	-6	13.4	13
Ian SELLERS	56	60	10.5	11	0	0	10.5	11
Robin SEWELL	83	95	17.4	17	31	4	17.5	18
Phil SEYMOUR	80	89	19.5	20			19.5	20
Stuart SMILLIE	85	105	17.6	18	29	6	17.7	18
Derek SMITH	15	21	26.8	27	26	9	26.9	27
Rod STAFFORD	109	117	19.1	19	33	2	19.1	19
Jon STEVENSON	32	40	11.9	12	29	6	12.0	12
Terry TAYLOR	66	77	18.7	19	22	13	18.8	19
Alan TWORT	134	153	25.9	26	24	11	26.0	26
George WALDEN	117	120	28.0	28	26	9	28.0	28
Steve WALTERS	121	129	9.5	10	35	0	9.5	10
Glenn WARD	61	81	20.3	20	28	7	20.4	20
Alan WARDROP	74	94	11.1	11			11.1	11
Graham WRIGHT	129	149	7.6	8	38	-3	7.0	7
Brian WYNN	59	63	28.0	28	30	5	28.0	28

Captain's Bowl qualifiers in BOLD

B.A.G.S

CAPTAIN'S BOWL QUALIFIERS 2007

1	Holder	Steve Walters

2	Retiring Captain	Alan Bell

	Challengers:	Winners	Runners Up

3	New Zealand	Richard Dakin	Steve Walters

4	East Berks	Rod Stafford	Andy Harper

5	The Army	Ian Sellers	John Hartnett

6	Ham Manor	Glenn Ward	Graham Wright
			John Hartnett
7	Betchworth Park	John Davies	Steve Rout

8	Blackmoor	Dave Christie	Robin Blackmore

9	Worthing	Graham Wright	Stuart Smillie

10	Secretary's Cup	Chris Presley	Peter Lambert

11	Wildernesse	Ernie Harris	Alan Wardrop

12	Hankley Common	Steve Rout	Simon Cheung

13	Par 3 Competition	Ian Marshall	Ernie Harris

14	Singles Knock out	Ian Marshall	Jon Stevenson

15	Pairs Knock out	Stuart Smillie	Andrew McCaffery
16		Terry Taylor	Steve Walters

17	Senior's Knock out	John Davies	Ernie Harris

NQ	Plate Knock out	Steve Little

17	Chairman's Shield	Graham Wright	Steve Rout
			Ian Sellers

18	Treasurer's Trophy	Graham Wright	Andy Harper

	Qualifiers are in Bold Print.
	Eligible Reserves are in Normal Print and will compete if Qualifier of their event does not play.
	Players who have qualified in more than one event are in italics.

B.A.G.S. STABLEFORD COMPETITION RESULT 18 HOLES

HANKLEY COMMON - 29TH NOVEMBER 2006

CAPTAIN'S BOWL QUALIFIERS 2007

Graham Wright

Steve Rout

Stuart Smillie

Steve Walters

HANKLEY COMMON - 29^TH NOVEMBER 2006