1.                   Our Purley Downs day was well received by the 39 who played. We have become used to rain in this unmemorable summer so that which fell for two or three holes was predictable but once again we count ourselves fortunate that we didn't get a real soaking as would have been the case earlier in the week. The course was in good condition and is an interesting layout. We had a chance to test its mettle in the morning nine but it obviously got the better of us as the afternoon 18 produced a CSS of only 34.

2.                   The only man to play better than 36 was Roger who is having a great season playing very steady golf. Despite starting with a blob at the opening par 3 he ground out the points (I was with him) and ended up with a fine 37 to notch his first BAGS day victory from Graham who made 36. He was 3^rd at West Hill in March and second at Puttenham in April so where do you go from here, Roger? Well played on a fine victory.

3.                   Alan Bell with 34 won the Past Captains' trophy from eight others, so adding to his long list of titles, all achieved in under 60 rounds with BAGS.

4.                   As we are now well into the season, the major trophy events are developing a pattern and the Chairman's and the Treasurer's are both now led by Roger. In the former he has a  5 point lead over Ian Barrett with only two events to come - the tour does not count - though it is wise to sound a cautionary note as Mike Christieson's discard score of 26 could enable him to go top with a 33+ at   either Hindhead or Hankley. In the Treasurer's Roger leads from Peter Lambert but this one is all about consistency every time you play so much can change in October or November. We've now also got a ranking order in the Par 3 and it's Peter who heads the group from Andy Harper. 

5.                   The KOs have reached the Qtr Final stages and in all four competitions the deadline is 31^st August so if you haven't already played you need to move fast. In the Singles John Davies and Alan Twort have already reached the semis and in the Pairs the new Barrett/Romain team have also reached that stage. Alan's e mail is currently non functional so if you have sent him a result or a timing in the last week, he will not have seen it. He is therefore asking us to phone information through to him until further notice. Just a reminder if you are still in the competition(s) to keep Sunday October 14^th free for the Finals Day at Effingham.

6.                   Thank you to Glenn and Alexia for a superb barbecue at the end of July. It was good to see a summer social event well attended and those who did go were rewarded with plenty of sunshine and great hospitality. Special mention should also go to David Jackson for his work at the Barbie and of course to the ladies who took the trouble to produce such lovely food.

7.                   Though he was not at Purley, Simon Cheung organized some wine on the table to help us celebrate his 50^th . This we did and we are grateful to him for his kind gesture.

8.                   The Irish Tour is now less than four weeks away and the briefing should have reached the 33 involved over this weekend. A number of you have requested buggies on certain days and these requests will be taken into account when Steve does the OOPs for the first two days. It seems strange that when we first considered Ireland as a destination we were concerned about the weather. After our experience this summer, we should feel quite at home there!

9.                   There are two new e mail addresses to note - Steve Bond is now steve.bond@siderise.com and Gary should now be contacted on gary53cooper@yahoo.co.uk From the sound of it our Chairman may also be changing his!

10.               Our thoughts and best wishes are with Cindy Medhurst as she recovers from her recent operation and we are delighted that Robin Sewell will be in Ireland despite a recent back operation. Sadly Biddy and Gordon will not and we wish them both a speedy recovery.

11.               A few people have asked whether we shall be offering BAGS embroidered clothing in the near future and the answer is yes if there is the demand - we need an order of about 8 mixed garments to proceed. If therefore you are interested please contact me with your requirements and I'll get some colour options priced. It is also our intention to make a special slipover available early next year to mark our 15^th anniversary.

 

Looking forward to seeing many of you in the Emerald Isle.

 

 

CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY 2007 CURRENT STANDINGS POST PURLEY DOWNS

 

 

PLAYER	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	TOTAL
Peter BARKHAM	29	24	10	63
Ian BARRETT	35	35	34	104
Biddy BAXTER	29	24		53
Alan BELL	37	34	29	100
Robin BLACKMORE	27	25		52
Andy BOND	35	33	25	93
Steve BOND	38	36	29	103
Chris BOWER	32	26	22	80
Roger BOYCHUK	38	37	34	109
Jim CATTERMOLE	29	27	23	79
Simon CHEUNG	32	29	25	86
Dave CHRISTIE	35	29	27	91
Mike CHRISTIESON	40	37	26	103
Gary COOPER	32	32	29	93
Mike CORLISS	28	25	24	77
Keith COUGHTREY	30	28	21	79
Richard DAKIN	29			29
John DAVIES	32	32	32	96
Keith GATFORD	36	28		64
Les GORDON	29	28	26	83
Hedley GREATBATCH	39	33	31	103
Andy HARPER	35	32	29	96
Ernie HARRIS	29	28	27	84
John HAWLEY	34	29	29	92
Terry HULME	32	31	31	94
David JACKSON	28	24	24	76
Roy JENNINGS	26	24	20	70
Nigel JOHNSON	36	26	23	85
Russell JOHNSON	34	34	26	94
Peter LAMBERT	36	34	33	103
Steve LITTLE	36	31	31	98
Brian LONGHURST	36	28	24	88
Ian MAKEPEACE	32	26	23	81
Ian MARSHALL	36	34	32	102
Ray MARSHALL	40	31	30	101
Andrew McCAFFERY	30			30
Harry MEDHURST	34	30	26	90
John MOODY	29	29	26	84
John PALFREY	26	25	24	75
Gordon PHILLIPS				0
Chris PRESLEY	30	30	26	86
Derek PYE	21	21	14	56
Peter ROBERTSON	32	30	29	91
Chris ROMAIN	33	32	31	96
Steve ROUT	36	35	31	102
Ian SELLERS	34	33	33	100
Robin SEWELL	35	25	10	70
Phil SEYMOUR	28	25	25	78
Stuart SMILLIE	36	22	21	79
Derek SMITH	33	28	26	87
Rod STAFFORD	31	31	26	88
Jon STEVENSON	36	32	28	96
Terry TAYLOR	42	32	28	102
Alan TWORT	32	29	28	89
George WALDEN	33	33	32	98
Steve WALTERS	33	32	25	90
Glenn WARD	32	29	26	87
Alan WARDROP	29	25	24	78
Graham WRIGHT	36	36	30	102
Brian WYNN	33	24	22	79

 

 

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.

 

PAR 3 TROPHY 2007 - POSITIONS - POST PURLEY DOWNS

 

 

POSITION	PLAYER	AVERAGE
1	Peter LAMBERT	52.91
2	Andy HARPER	51.19
3	John HAWLEY	43.85
4	Glenn WARD	43.80
5	Hedley GREATBATCH	40.78
6	Steve BOND	40.75
7	Rod STAFFORD	40.17
8	Roger BOYCHUK	39.32
9	John DAVIES	35.03
10	Ray MARSHALL	34.87
11	Ian SELLERS	34.23
12	Brian WYNN	34.04
13	David JACKSON	33.34
14	Chris ROMAIN	32.55
15	Steve ROUT	32.24
16	Chris PRESLEY	32.22
17	Derek SMITH	31.95
18	John MOODY	29.90
19	Jon STEVENSON	29.42
20	Steve LITTLE	29.17
21	Les GORDON	28.83
22	Peter ROBERTSON	28.27
23	Keith COUGHTREY	28.22
24	Stuart SMILLIE	27.62
25	Mike CORLISS	27.28
26	Gary COOPER	25.14
27	Terry HULME	24.60
28	Phil SEYMOUR	24.54
29	John PALFREY	23.73
30	Brian LONGHURST	22.72
31	Graham WRIGHT	22.69
32	George WALDEN	22.62
33	Andy BOND	21.72
34	Harry MEDHURST	20.84
35	Ian BARRETT	20.01
36	Simon CHEUNG	17.05
37	Ernie HARRIS	17.02
38	Alan TWORT	15.95
39	Derek PYE	12.90
NON-QUALIFIERS
	Peter BARKHAM	Nigel JOHNSON
	Biddy BAXTER	Russell JOHNSON
	Alan BELL	Ian MAKEPEACE
	Robin BLACKMORE	Ian MARSHALL
	Chris BOWER	Andrew McCAFFERY
	Jim CATTERMOLE	Gordon PHILLIPS
	Dave CHRISTIE	Robin SEWELL
	Mike CHRISTIESON	Terry TAYLOR
	Richard DAKIN	Steve WALTERS
	Keith GATFORD	Alan WARDROP
	Roy JENNINGS

 

PAST CAPTAIN'S STABLEFORD TROPHY

 

 

PURLEY DOWNS

 

 

16^TH AUGUST 2007

 

 

 

 

POSITION	PLAYER	POINTS
1	ALAN BELL	34
2	JOHN DAVIES	32 Countback
3	CHRIS ROMAIN	32
4	STEVE LITTLE	31
5	JOHN MOODY	29
6	PETER ROBERTSON	23
7	GEORGE WALDEN	21 Retired
8	ROY JENNINGS	20
9	STUART SMILLIE	16

 

 

BAGS PAR 3 RESULTS - PURLEY DOWNS - 16^TH AUGUST 2007

 

POSITION	PLAYER	TOTAL SCORE
1	MARSHALL Ian	71.99
2	JACKSON David	66.11
3	WYNN Brian	61.21
4	LITTLE Steve	59.54
=	MAKEPEACE Ian	59.54
=	ROMAIN Chris	59.54
7	COOPER Gary	57.55
8	GREATBATCH Hedley	57.42
9	ROUT Steve	56.44
10	BELL Alan	53.99
=	STAFFORD Rod	53.99
12	MOODY John	53.66
13	GORDON Les	49.54
14	DAVIES John	48.43
15	HULME Terry	48.10
16	WRIGHT Graham	45.65
17	ROBERTSON Peter	45.33
18	WALDEN George	43.89
19	SELLERS Ian	39.22
20	BARRETT Ian	36.99
21	MARSHALL Ray	35.88
22	SMILLIE Stuart	35.33
23	BOYCHUK Roger	32.88
24	PALFREY John	31.44
25	WARD Glenn	28.76
26	JENNINGS Roy	25.98
27	CORLISS Mike	25.65
28	LONGHURST Brian	22.55
29	COUGHTREY Keith	20.10
30	PRESLEY Chris	13.89

 

 

There has been a change to how this is determined. The first part stays the same in that you score points at each Par 3 hole based on the stableford points you obtain divided by the Stroke Index multiplied by 100. So, if you score 3 stableford points on a hole where the Stroke Index was 9 for this competition you score 33.33 points at that hole. The more stableford points you score and the more difficult the hole, the better your total day score becomes.

 

Now - we found under the old rules that there was an advantage if you played the bare minimum number of rounds to qualify especially if you play at courses where there are low index holes such as at Hankley where there is one at 4. So, we are now calculating the positions each day, as above, and awarding points within a basic scale between 1 and 50, with loadings in terms of bonus points to "compensate" if you play, say, all 9 day events compared with a fellow member who only plays the minimum number of 4. There are also other adjustments such as an allowance depending in the size of the field. It is using the same basis as the Treasurer's competition where points are awarded in the same fashion depending on where you are placed in the day's stableford competition.

 

This should make the Par 3 fairer but still reward the most consistent Par 3 performer - although if you did not understand the competition before, you sure will not now!

 

Steve Little

 

 

B.A.G.S. STABLEFORD COMPETITION RESULT 18 HOLES - PURLEY DOWNS - 16TH AUGUST 2007

 

 

 

POSITION	PLAYER	POINTS
1	Roger BOYCHUK	37	Countback
2	Steve HYDE	37	Guest Winner
3	Graham WRIGHT	36
4	David WATLING	35	Guest
5	Ian MARSHALL	34	Countback (3rd BAGS)
6	Alan BELL	34
7	Peter SEAWARD	33	Guest
8	Kevin CONSTABLE	32	Guest
=	John DAVIES	32
=	Terry HULME	32
=	Ian MAKEPEACE	32
=	Chris ROMAIN	32
13	Frank HALL	31	Guest
=	Steve LITTLE	31
=	Rod STAFFORD	31
16	Ian SELLERS	30
17	Steve HUNT	29	Guest
=	Gary COOPER	29
=	John MOODY	29
20	Ian RIDOUT	28	Guest
=	Les GORDON	28
=	David JACKSON	28
=	Steve ROUT	28
24	Alan SPRIGGS	26	Guest
=	Hedley GREATBATCH	26
=	John PALFREY	26
27	Paul DUDMAN	25	Guest
28	Ian BARRETT	24
=	Brian WYNN	24
30	Peter ROBERTSON	23
31	Mike CORLISS	22
32	Keith COUGHTREY	21
=	Ray MARSHALL	21
=	George WALDEN	21	Retired - Injured
35	Roy JENNINGS	20
=	Glenn WARD	20
37	Brian LONGHURST	18
38	Stuart SMILLIE	16
39	Chris PRESLEY	14

 

 

TREASURER'S TROPHY 2007 - POSITIONS POST PURLEY DOWNS

 

 

POSITION	PLAYER	AVERAGE
1	Roger BOYCHUK	45.91
2	Peter LAMBERT	42.86
3	Jon STEVENSON	42.63
4	Ian SELLERS	41.85
5	Steve ROUT	41.22
6	Steve BOND	41.00
7	Andy HARPER	40.29
8	Ian BARRETT	39.29
9	John HAWLEY	38.80
10	John DAVIES	37.01
11	Chris ROMAIN	36.98
12	Ray MARSHALL	36.79
13	Graham WRIGHT	36.06
14	Hedley GREATBATCH	35.98
15	George WALDEN	34.83
16	Gary COOPER	32.60
17	Terry HULME	32.20
18	Peter ROBERTSON	31.42
19	Alan TWORT	30.44
20	Andy BOND	27.74
21	Rod STAFFORD	24.23
22	Glenn WARD	21.18
23	John PALFREY	20.72
24	Brian WYNN	18.38
25	David JACKSON	17.98
26	Brian LONGHURST	17.65
27	Mike CORLISS	17.64
28	Phil SEYMOUR	15.61
NON - QUALIFIERS
	Peter BARKHAM	Russell JOHNSON
	Biddy BAXTER	Steve LITTLE
	Alan BELL	Ian MAKEPEACE
	Robin BLACKMORE	Ian MARSHALL
	Chris BOWER	Andrew McCAFFERY
	Jim CATTERMOLE	Harry MEDHURST
	Simon CHEUNG	John MOODY
	Dave CHRISTIE	Gordon PHILLIPS
	Mike CHRISTIESON	Chris PRESLEY
	Keith COUGHTREY	Derek PYE
	Richard DAKIN	Robin SEWELL
	Keith GATFORD	Stuart SMILLIE
	Les GORDON	Derek SMITH
	Ernie HARRIS	Terry TAYLOR
	Roy JENNINGS	Steve WALTERS
	Nigel JOHNSON	Alan WARDROP

 

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. HANDICAP SUMMARY

POST PURLEY DOWNS - 16^TH AUGUST 2007 - COMPETITION SCRATCH SCORE = 34

 

	Rounds Handicap	Rounds Total	Previous Exact	Previous Play	Score	Difference From Scratch	Revised Exact	Revised Play
Peter BARKHAM	103	103	28.0	28			28.0	28
Ian BARRETT	7	7	24.2	24	24	10	24.3	24
Biddy BAXTER	81	97	14.6	15			14.6	15
Alan BELL	43	58	5.9	6	34	0	5.9	6
Robin BLACKMORE	82	86	22.5	23			22.5	23
Andy BOND	79	79	28.0	28			28.0	28
Steve BOND	11	11	26.5	27			26.5	27
Chris BOWER	105	105	15.7	16			15.7	16
Roger BOYCHUK	41	57	23.0	23	37	-3	21.8	22
Jim CATTERMOLE	112	132	17.4	17			17.4	17
Simon CHEUNG	51	67	12.8	13			12.8	13
Dave CHRISTIE	42	54	7.2	7			7.2	7
Mike CHRISTIESON	26	42	11.8	12			11.8	12
Gary COOPER	51	55	12.6	13	29	5	12.7	13
Mike CORLISS	113	133	28.0	28	22	12	28.0	28
Keith COUGHTREY	92	92	20.0	20	21	13	20.1	20
Richard DAKIN	45	45	5.6	6			5.6	6
John DAVIES	139	159	20.2	20	32	2	20.2	20
Keith GATFORD	91	99	28.0	28			28.0	28
Les GORDON	47	63	16.5	17	28	6	16.6	17
Hedley GREATBATCH	66	70	17.5	18	26	8	17.6	18
Andy HARPER	117	136	20.0	20			20.0	20
Ernie HARRIS	76	76	19.6	20			19.6	20
John HAWLEY	36	52	22.7	23			22.7	23
Terry HULME	171	191	20.1	20	32	2	20.1	20
David JACKSON	83	95	28.0	28	28	6	28.0	29
Roy JENNINGS	113	122	21.9	22	20	14	22.0	22
Nigel JOHNSON	25	33	11.8	12			11.8	12
Russell JOHNSON	118	137	26.6	27			26.6	27
Peter LAMBERT	119	138	19.4	19			19.4	19
Steve LITTLE	126	146	14.4	14	31	3	14.4	14
Brian LONGHURST	155	175	28.0	28	18	16	28.0	28
Ian MAKEPEACE	7	7	15.4	15	32	2	15.4	15
Ian MARSHALL	67	71	17.4	17	34	0	17.4	17
Ray MARSHALL	78	82	20.4	20	21	13	20.5	21
Andrew McCAFFERY	62	66	5.2	5			5.2	5
Harry MEDHURST	90	100	9.9	10			9.9	10
John MOODY	135	151	23.5	24	29	5	23.6	24
John PALFREY	97	97	24.0	24	26	8	24.1	24
Gordon PHILLIPS	122	142	17.7	18			17.7	18
Chris PRESLEY	70	78	20.3	20	14	20	20.4	20
Derek PYE	61	61	28.0	28			28.0	28
Peter ROBERTSON	141	153	17.6	18	23	11	17.7	18
Chris ROMAIN	146	162	9.5	10	32	2	9.5	10
Steve ROUT	22	26	13.1	13	28	6	13.2	13
Ian SELLERS	63	67	10.9	11	30	4	11.0	11
Robin SEWELL	86	98	17.7	18			17.7	18
Phil SEYMOUR	86	95	20.1	20			20.1	20
Stuart SMILLIE	89	109	17.9	18	16	18	18.0	18
Derek SMITH	19	25	27.2	27			27.2	27
Rod STAFFORD	115	123	19.6	20	31	3	19.6	20
Jon STEVENSON	37	45	11.9	12			11.9	12
Terry TAYLOR	69	80	17.2	17			17.2	17
Alan TWORT	139	158	26.4	26			26.4	26
George WALDEN	124	127	28.0	28	21	13	28.0	28
Steve WALTERS	124	132	9.8	10			9.8	10
Glenn WARD	68	88	20.5	21	20	14	20.6	21
Alan WARDROP	77	97	11.4	11			11.4	11
Graham WRIGHT	136	156	7.5	8	36	-2	7.1	7
Brian WYNN	64	68	28.0	28	24	10	28.0	28

 

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