Crown And Anchor Golf rss feed http://www.crownandanchorgolf.com/ This is the RSS feed for the Crown And Anchor Golf Club 2012-early-news 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 2012 Season Early News 　 AGM - Sunday 29th January 2012 Time 12:00 Venue Crown and Anchor All Members are welcome 　 1st Golf Day - Saturday 24th March Time - To be confirmed Venue - Brampton Heath Golf Club More details to follow silverstone-golf-day-draw 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 11:00 Chap, J.Behan, S.Emery, G.Loveland 11:08 P.Mcallister, J.Cassidy, T.Gwilliam, S.Warburton 11:16 R.Radcliffe, R.Kominskey, D.Gilbert, Herbie 11:24 G.Wood, C.Hunter, D.Brown, D.Hunter 11:32 P.Cassidy, D.Sanchez, K.Salmon, A.Wellesley 11:40 B.Witt, B.Crawford, M.Gee, S.McKenna 11:48 E.O'Grady, T.Tack, A.North, D.Church 11:56 B.Nesson, Budge, M.Johnson, E.McGlinchie 12:04 M.Behan, R.Scarrott, N.Auburn, B.Lee cherwell-edge-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Bright and breezy conditions greeted our competitors as Cherwell Edge Golf Club played host to the penultimate event in the Crown and Anchor season. The course was in excellent condition and the prospect of a high winning score was a distinct possibility. The first award on offer was at the long Par Four ninth hole where the big hitters got a chance to open their shoulders and let it rip.This provided a new name on the awards list as sponsors guest Tony Osbourne duly came out on top.The front nine was proving to be a tough challenge for our players as scoring was lower than expected and the main bulk of the scoring would need to be done on the last half of the course to take the main competition.The 122 yard Par 3 12th hole was the scene for the 'Nearest the Pin' prize and this was duly scooped by Bob Lee with an excellent tee shot to within three feet.The final spot prize of the day was held at the short Par 4 17th hole where Steve Emery prevailed. The Main competition was always going to be a close ru affair and this proved to be correct where the count back rule was used on quite a few occasions to decide finishing positions. The third place originally went the way of Bob Lee but a clerical error was discovered after the cards were input onto the main computer and this has now been awarded to Rob Scarrott.The Runners up spot was claimed by Dale Church with a superb 37 points.As previously thought the back nine was going to be vital in this competition and this proved correct as an excellent inward 22 points was enough to give Dorian Sanchez a total of 38 points and thus take the NME Services sponsored trophy.
Position Name Points
1. Dorian Sanchez 38
2. Dale Church 37
3. Rob Scarrott 35
4. Bob Lee 34
5. John Chambers 34
6. Adam Wellesley 32
7. Ian Burgess 32
8. Neil Auburn 31
9. Eddie McGlinchie 35
10. Eddie O'Grady 31
11. John Behan 31
12. Brendon Neeson 31
13. John Cassidy 31
14. John Herbert 30
15. John Cooper 29
16. Graham Wood 29
17. Rich Radcliffe 29
18. Gary Loveland 27
19. Tom Gwilliam 27
20. Brad Witt 26
21. Keith Salmon 26
22. Steve Emery 26
23. Martin Behan 24
24. Paul Mcallister 24
25. Dan Hunter 23
brampton-heath-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Brampton Heath Golf Club provided the venue for round Five of the Crown and Anchor season and a before we start on the action a big thanks must go out to John Behan for collecting all the monies prior to the first shot being struck in order to accommodate our overly fussy hosts. Parched fairways and decent greens meant that scoring would be good for all our participants. The two call down Par 3 holes were proving to be a little troublesome for the players in one case a bag was left in front of the green thus providing an extra obstacle for the those teeing off and in another incident a group were waiting patiently by the green awaiting the tee shots not realising that one of them was still holding the flag!!! Tom Gwilliam's heart must have been in his mouth with the prospect of a hefty bar bill as his tee shot finished to within inches of an ace at the Par three 7th hole as he scooped the 'nearest the pin' award. The 'Longest Drive' award on the Par 5 tenth hole went again to the big hitting Martin Behan and the 'Nearest the Pin in Two' award on the 18th hole was cruelly snatched from Paddy Behan's grasp with the final approach shot of the competition from Neil Auburn which owed to a huge amount of luck and good fortune. The main competition was always going fiercely contested and the third place slot went to Martin Behan with an impressive 40 points and a further cash prize to add to his previous award. A storming back nine of 22 points saw Steve Mckenna roar through the field and claim the Runners Up spot with 40 points but this was not quite enough as the ever popular John Behan claimed the title and recipient of the Crown and Anchor Public House sponsored trophy with a superb 42 points. The final award of the day in the 'Must do better' category had a new member as Brad Witt scooped the now infamous 'Pink Hat' with 23 points. Details of John Behan's winning round below
Hole Par S.I. Strokes Points
1 4 5 5 2
2 4 15 4 3
3 5 1 6 2
4 4 3 4 3
5 3 13 3 3
6 5 7 4 4
7 3 17 4 1
8 4 9 4 3
9 4 11 5 2
Out 36 39 23
10 5 8 6 2
11 5 16 N/R 0
12 3 12 3 3
13 4 14 5 2
14 4 6 4 3
15 4 2 6 1
16 3 18 4 1
17 4 4 3 4
18 4 10 4 3
In 36 N/R 19
Total 72 N/R 42
Overall Final Standings
Position Name Points
1. John Behan 42
2. Steve McKenna 40
3. Martin Behan 40
4. John Herbert 39
5. Steve Emery 39
6. Neil Auburn 36
7. Bob Lee 36
8. John Chambers 35
9. John Cooper 35
10. Eddie Mcglinchie 33
11. Rich Radcliffe 32
12. Ian Burgess 32
13. Dorian Sanchez 32
14. Eddie O'Grady 31
15. Dan Hunter 31
16. Mark Gee 31
17. Rob Scarrott 31
18. Tom Gwilliam 31
19. Brendon Neeson 30
20. John Cassidy 30
21. Steve Warburton 30
22. Paddy Behan 29
23. Paul Mcallister 28
24. Keith Salmon 27
25. Graham Wood 23
24. Brad Witt 23
millbrook-golf-day-report-and-results-2 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Dark skies and torrential rain greeted our travelers fo Round Five of the season hosted by the Millbrook Golf Club. With the rain coming down by the bucket load and the course starting to flood, he prospects of play were not looking to promising. The members had started to blame the Captain for the rain by reminding him of his last golf day's speech in which he referred on how lucky we had been with the weather. A decision was taken to delay the start time by half an hour in the faint hope that the deluge would ease. With all the wet weather gear donned and the umbrellas in full use, the players descended to the first tee only to be greeted by a miracle of bright skies and the sun trying to shine through. The course had survived the severe rain fall and the conditions were perfect for good scoring. First prize on offer was at the short 4th hole where Dorian Sanchez scooped the "Nearest the Pin in Two" award. The Par 3 10th hole which two hours previously was flooded provided the venue for the "Nearest the Pin" challenge and this was duly claimed by Budge with a superb approach. The "Big Hitters" had to wait until the 384 yard Par 4 18th hole to flex their muscles and he bragging rights for the day went the way of Martin "Boom Boom" Behan. In the absence of the Captain, the award ceremony was conduced by Vice Captain Paul Mcallister in conjunction with our kind sponsor John Behan of BMH Scaffolding. The overall third place spot was claimed by the absent Captain Neil Auburn with 34 points - sincere apologies for the early departure. The Runners Up spot was claimed by another consistent performer in Dave Austin with an excellent 35 points. There was a new name on the Winner's podium where Mark Gee with a superb 36 points to claim the main competition's trophy. Details of Mark Gee's winning round below
Hole Par S.I. Strokes Points
1 5 9 8 1
2 5 7 6 3
3 4 1 7 1
4 4 17 4 3
5 4 13 4 3
6 4 3 N/R 0
7 3 15 4 2
8 5 5 5 4
9 4 11 6 1
Out 38 N/R 18
10 3 12 5 1
11 4 4 N/R 0
12 4 16 5 2
13 4 2 6 2
14 4 8 5 3
15 5 14 5 3
16 3 18 5 1
17 4 6 5 3
18 4 10 5 3
In 35 N/R 18
Total 73 N/R 36
Overall Final Standings
Position Name Points
1. Mark Gee 36
2. Dave Austin 35
3. Neil Auburn 34
4. Rich Radcliffe 32
5. Phil Cassidy 32
6. Eddie McGlinchie 32
7. Bob Lee 31
8. Ian Burgess 30
9. Martin Behan 30
10. John Cassidy 29
11. Steve Emery 28
12. Steve McKenna 28
13. Adam Wellesley 28
14. Dorian Sanchez 27
15. Brendan Neeson 27
16. John Behan 25
17. Martin Johnson 25
18. Tom Gwilliam 24
19. Danny Brown 23
20. Paul Mcallister 23
21. Ady North 23
22. Rob Scarrot 23
23. Keith Salmon 21
24. Dan Hunter 19
the-bedford-golf-day-report-and-results-2 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 A bright and sunny day at The Bedford Golf Club greeted Round Four of the Crown and Anchor season kindly sponsored by Northampton Roofing. This often demanding course with the added difficulties of a stiff breeze and parched fairways meant this was going to be a true test of our intrepid golfers. All the talk before play started was on the initial rumours of one our member's exploits in a midweek medal competition at Overstone Park Golf Club. The evidence in the below picture was eventually proven to be totally unfounded and merely a missed time press of the 'ENTER' button. The true result of this effort should have read a very respectable 35 points, Sorry JB !!!! The first award on offer was the 'nearest the pin' at the Par 3 Ninth hole where a shot into 8 feet from the flag was enough to earn Neil Auburn the prize. The keenly contested and most prestigious 'Longest Drive' award on the Par 4 13th hole went the way of Dave Austin with an effort that nearly run out of fairway it was that long. The 'Nearest the Pin in Two' contest had been well placed at the demanding final hole and founder member and now honored guest Mick Gallagher took this award with an excellent approach shot into 6 feet. The scoring in the main contest was again fierce and competitive which again reflects on the overall improvement in standards from all of our members within the Society. The third place on the rostrum went the way of fast improving Dorian Sanchez with 41 points. The silver medal position with an excellent 42 points and a three shot reduction in his handicap to boot went to Steve Emery. However, the winner and recipient of the Northampton Roofing trophy kindly donated and presented by Phil Cassidy went the way of Bob Lee with a superb 43 points.The final award of the day and the most keenly anticipated was the "Pink Hat" and this is now in the possession of Danny Brown with 17 points. Details of Bob Lee's winning round below
Hole Par S.I. Strokes Points
1 4 10 5 2
2 5 8 5 3
3 4 14 5 1
4 3 16 3 2
5 5 6 5 3
6 4 12 4 2
7 4 2 4 3
8 4 4 4 3
9 3 18 3 2
Out 36 38 21
10 4 17 4 2
11 4 15 4 2
12 4 1 4 3
13 4 3 4 3
14 5 13 6 1
15 3 7 3 3
16 5 11 5 3
17 3 5 4 2
18 4 9 4 3
In 36 38 22
Total 72 76 43


Overall Final Standings
Position Name Points
1. Bob Lee 43
2. Steve Emery 42
3. Dorian Sanchez 41
4. Neil Auburn 38
5. John Cassidy 37
6. Brad Witt 35
7. Martin Johnson 34
8. Eddie O'Grady 34
9. Dale Church 33
10. Dave Austin 33
11. John Behan 33
12. Eddie McGlinchie 33
13. Rich Radcliffe 31
14. Keith Salmon 31
15. John Cooper 30
16. Paddy Behan 30
17. Martin Behan 29
18. Tom Gwilliam 28
19. Phil Cassidy 28
20. John Chambers 28
21. Rob Scarrott 26
22. Gary Loveland 24
23. Graham Wood 24
24. Brendon Neeson 22
25. Adam Wellesley 21
26. Ian Burgess 19
27. Danny Brown 17
silverstone-golf-day-report-and-result-2 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Silverstone Golf Club with fine weather but blustery wind conditions staged the next round of the Crown and Anchor golf season. A field of 31 golfers had assembled in the hope of lifting the prestigious trophy kindly donated by Horts Estate Agents. If the previous golf day results were anything to go by then every accurate drive, wayward iron shot and putts holed were going to be vital in the quest for valuable for a decent finishing position and vital Order of Merit points. The first award of the day was the "Nearest the pin" prize on the Par 3 3rd hole where Dale Church's tee shot into six feet was enough to take the honors. The narrow fairway of the Par 5 12th provided the scene of the next award on offer for the Long Hitters whereby the awesome power of Eddie O'Grady prevailed. The final spot prize for "Nearest the pin in 2" on the demanding Par 4 17th went the way of Gary Loveland with a fine approach shot. The award ceremony took place in the clubhouse with our kind sponsors Dorian and Adam from Horts Estate Agents presenting the trophy and prizes. The third place on the rostrum went the way of local Silverstone member Steve Diggin with an excellent 36 points. The runner up spot and obviously benefiting from playing a midweek round at Overstone from the championship tees was Martin Behan with a superb 37 points. However the winner and recipient of the trophy was Richie Radcliffe with a superb 38 points and a few pints after wards to celebrate I would imagine. It appears that Paddy Behan is very reluctant to give the "Pink Hat" up without a fight as he promptly scooped the award for the second consecutive golf day with 21points See you all again at The Bedford for the next round!!!!
Position Name Points
1. Rich Radcliffe 38
2. Martin Behan 37
3. Steve Diggin 36
4. Eddie O'Grady 34
5. Bob Lee 34
6. Adam Wellesley 34
7. John Herbert 34
8. Paul Mcallister 33
9. Rob Scarrott 33
10. Steve Emery 33
11. John Cooper 32
12. Ian Burgess 31
13. Martin Johnson 31
14. Brendon Neeson 29
15. John Chambers 28
16. Eddie McGlinchie 28
17. Keith Salmon 28
18. Dorain Sanchez 28
19. Gary Loveland 27
20. Dale Church 26
21. Tom Gwilliam 26
22. Neil Auburn 26
23. John Cassidy 24
24. John Behan 24
25. Dan Hunter 22
26. Graham Wood 22
27. Mark Gee 22
28. Ady North 21
29. Paddy Behan 21
pavenham-park-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Augusta style sloping greens and parched fairways of Pavenham Park provided the next challenge for the Crown and Anchor golfers. The severe sloping greens in particular were causing many a nightmare for all our players, a fine example of this was that one of our players had three eagle putts on Par 5 holes and did not record a single birdie.The dried up lake on the 18th also proved deceptive enough for one of our travellers who thought it was safe enough to retrive his ball only to find it was a little softer than its appearance and duly sunk up to his ankles. The first award of the day was the "Nearest the pin in two" prize on the Par 4 4th hole where John Cooper's approach shot was enough to take the spoils. The next award on offer was for the Long Hitters on the Par 4 10th hole and this was duly scooped up by Steve McKenna. The final spot prize for nearest the pin on the Par 3 16th went the way of the ever popular Phil Cassidy. The award ceremony took place in the clubhouse with our kind sponsor Keith Salmon presenting the trophy and prizes. Bob Lee, the defending Order of Merit champion kicked his season off with 35 points and a third place to boot. Budge continued his good early season form with an excellent 39 points and the Runners Up spot. However, the winner and recipient of the trophy was Rob Scarrott with superb 41 points and a severe reduction in his handicap.The most prestigious award of the day was the "Pink Visor" which has now been handed over to Paddy Behan. See you all again at Silverstone!!!!
Position Name Points
1. Rob Scarrott 41
2. Ian Burgess 39
3. Bob Lee 35
4. Brad Witt 34
5. Eddie O'Grady 33
6. Keith Salmon 32
7. Neil Auburn 32
8. Steve Warburton 32
9. Steve McKenna 32
10. John Cassidy 32
11. Dorian Sanchez 32
12. John Chambers 32
13. Mark O'Neill 32
14. John Herbert 31
15. John Cooper 31
16. John Behan 31
17. Dave Austin 30
18. Pete Utting 30
19. Martin Behan 30
20. Paul Mcallister 30
21. Dale Church 30
22. Eddie McGlinchie 29
23. Tom Gwilliam 28
24. Ady North 27
25. Steve Emery 27
26. Phil Cassidy 27
27. Rich Radcliffe 25
28. Danny Brown 22
29. Brendon Neeson 22
30. Paddy Behan 18
stoke-albany-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 A new season for the golfers had finally arrived and Stoke Albany Golf Cub played host to a large field for the opening event on the Society calendar. A bright start to the round with many players enjoying the warmer weather but by the end of the day varying items of clothing had been donned in order to shelter from the freezing winds. The first award of the day was the "Nearest the pin in two" prize on the Par 4 11th hole where a pitch shot into ten feet from Dave Austin was enough to take the spoils. The next award on offer was on offer at the Par 3 15th where the new Society Captain made his mark on his term in office with an unexpected hole in one to claim "Nearest the Pin" prize and a hefty bar bill to boot. The final spot prize went the way of new member Dan Turner when he claimed the "Longest Drive" award. The award ceremony took place in the clubhouse with our kind sponsor Steve Duncan of Charmac Ltd presenting the trophy and prizes. Neil Auburn claimed the third place with the 36 points and Martin Johnson then picked up the Runners Up spot with an excellent 38 points. The overall winner and early leader in the race for the Order of Merit is Steve McKenna who came in with a superb 42 points and then duly received a hefty cut to his handicap. Just to remind everyone that a deposit of 50 pounds is required at the next Golf Day to secure a spot on the Captain's weekend at Five Lakes Golf and Country Club. Full details of the weekend can be found on the website. See you all again at Pavenham Park!!!!
Position Name Points
1. Steve McKenna 42
2. Martin Johnson 38
3. Neil Auburn 36
4. Steve Duncan 35
5. Rob Scarrott 35
6. Paddy Behan 35
7. Paul Mcallister 34
8. Tom Gwilliam 34
9. Martin Behan 34
10. Adam Wellesley 33
11. Steve Diggin 32
12. Dave Austin 32
13. John Cassidy 32
14. Graham Wood 32
15. Gary Loveland 31
16. Phil Cassidy 31
17. Dale Church 31
18. John Chambers 30
19. Ian Burgess 30
20. Keith Salmon 29
21. Eddie O'Grady 29
22. Steve Warburton 28
23. John Behan 28
24. Dorian Sanchez 28
25. Ady North 27
26. Eddie McGlinchie 25
27. Mark O'Neill 24
28. Andy Churchill 23
29. Mark Gee 23
30. Brad Witt 22
31. Dan Hunter 17
32. Rich Diggin 15
silverstone-golf-day-report-and-result 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 The gods were again shining on our intrepid travellers as a bright and sunny morning at Silverstone Golf Club hosted the final event of the Golfing season. The draw had thrown together the top four in the race to the 'Order of Merit' title and the talk was to whether Bob Lee could hold onto his points lead or crumble under the pressure from the rest. There were plenty of additional awards up for grabs so all our golfers were in with a chance of picking up a prize. Danny Brown duly took the first award of the day for his tee shot into the 122 yard par 3 3rd. Paul Mcallister then duly followed suit with his effort into the 173 yard 6th. The third nearest the pin award on the front nine went the way of Martin Johnson for his effort on the 154 yard 8th hole. Bob Lee was holding his nerve in the race for the 'Order of Merit' brilliantly with a solid 20 points on the outward nine but Dorian Sanchez was keeping up the pressure on him with an excellent 21 points. It then became the Tom Gwillam show for the next two awards as he promptly put his second shot into the par 4 11th hole, to within 2 feet and then followed that up with the Longest Drive award on the next hole. Jez Diggin the claimed the next prize with a shot into the 141 yard par 3 16th hole. The penultimate prize went the way of our Secretary, Martin Behan with what he describes as the 'shot of the year' into the Par 4 17th hole. The last spot award of the day went to Dale Church for his excellent drive on the final hole. With no post round golf food to be had at the club all re-convened back at the Crown and Anchor for the presentation, buffet and refreshments. The third place on the podium for the day went the way of Bob Lee with another steady round of 37 points and then the Runners Up spot went to one of our newer members Martin Johnson with an excellent 38 points. Steve Diggin duly collected the main prize of the day with a superb 42 points. The final award of the evening and most prestigious went to the ever consistent Bob Lee who claimed the 'Order of Merit' title with 250 points
Pos Name Points
1. Steve Diggin 42
2. Martin Johnson 38
3. Bob Lee 37
4. Dave Austin 37
5. Adam Wellesley 37
6. Mark O'Neill 36
7. John Cassidy 36
8. Danny Brown 36
9. Gary Loveland 36
10. John Chambers 35
11. Martin Behan 35
12. Dorian Sanchez 35
13. Paul Mcallister 35
14. Rob Scarrott 33
15. Graham Wood 33
16. Rich Diggin 33
17. Brendon Neeson 32
18. Neil Auburn 32
19. Paddy Behan 32
20. Rich Radcliffe 31
21. Andy Churchill 31
22. Brad Witt 30
23. Ady North 30
24. John Herbert 29
25. Tom Gwilliam 29
26. Dale Church 29
27. Steve Emery 29
28. Keith Salmon 29
29. Eddie O'Grady 28
30. Ian Burgess 28
31. John Behan 26
32. Mark Gee 24
33. Phil Cassidy 22
cherwell-edge-golf-day-report-and-result 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Sponsored by Charmac Ltd
Cherwell Edge Golf Club played host to the penultimate day in the Society's calendar and the talk in the clubhoue was the impending battle between the top two in the race for the order of merit title.The first award of the day went the way of Pete Utting with an excellent drive on the long par 4 9th hole to claim the 'Long Hitters' prize.The nearst the pin award went the way of Steve Emery with a superb shot into 5 feet on the Par 3 13th hole. There was a new name in the winners circle with Andy Churchill claiming the title with an excellent 40 points and also a sizeable reduction in his handicap to boot.The Runners Up spot went the way of Dave Austin with a very good 38 points just ahead on countback from Neil Auburn. The Order of Merit is going down to the final event at Silverstone with several players still in contention to claim the overall honours.
Winners Gallery      
Pos Name Points
1. Andy Churchill 40
2. Dave Austin 38
3. Neil Auburn 38
4. Brendon Neeson 36
5. Steve Emery 34
6. Gary Loveland 34
7. Pete Utting 33
8. Mark O'Neill 33
9. Ian Burgess 33
10. Dorian Sanchez 33
11. John Cooper 31
12. Rob Scarrott 31
13. Bob Lee 31
14. Dale Church 30
15. Danny Brown 29
16. Adam Wellesley 28
17. Keith Salmon 28
18. Martin Behan 27
19. Rich Radcliffe 26
20. John Herbert 25
21. Tom Gwillam 24
22. Steve Diggin 22
23. Graham Wood 21
three-locks-golf-day-report-and-result 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00
Three Locks Golf Club played hosts to our golfers in the lastest round of the Crown and Anchor Society season.The first award of the day went the way of Gary Loveland with an excellent shot into 148 yard par 3 9th hole to claim the nearest the pin prize.The longest drive contest was again saved until the final hole of the day and this went the way of Tom Gwillem.
Dorian Sanchez who came runner up in the previous golf day made no mistake this time with an excellent 40 points to take the main trophy in fine style and also recieves another sizeable cut to his already diminishing handicap.Runners Up spot went the way of the ever consistent Bob Lee with 38 points.The third podium finish of the year for Bob has elevated him to the top of the Order of Merit competition with just two golf day events remaining in the season.The 3rd place prize went to Herbie with a very respectable 34 points. Prize Winners Gallery       Final Standings
Pos Name Points
1. Dorian Sanchez 40
2. Bob Lee 38
3. John Herbert 34
4. Eddie O'Grady 34
5. Dave Austin 33
6. John Behan 33
7. Steve Mckenna 32
8. Rich Radcliffe 32
9. John Cassidy 31
10. Danny Brown 28
11. Dale Church 28
12. Keith Salmon 27
13. Ian Burgess 27
14. Tom Gwillem 27
15. Mark Gee 25
16. Steve Emery 25
17. Rob Scarrott 22
18. Paul Mcallister 22
19. Graham Wood 21
20. Gary Loveland 20
21. Martin Johnson 9
millbrook-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00
Sponsored by NME Electrical Services
Millbrook Golf Club hosted the lastest round of the Crown and Anchor Society season. Hot weather and fast running fairways along with some tricky holes ensured a true test for our golfers.The first prize up for grabs was the nearest the pin on the 171 yard par 3 7th which was duly won by John Behan with a shot to 6 feet from the pin.The longest drive was saved until the final hole and this went the way of the sponsors guest player Ryan Mcallister with a drive of 286 yards (measured coutesy of Dorian's new golf rangefinder gadget).
The overall competition went the way of our Society's photographer Tom Gwillen with an excellent 41 points and the recipient of a trophy duly presented by our sponsors. Runners Up spot went the way of Dorian Sanchez with the aid of his new golfing gadget also with 41 points.The remaining place on the podium went to Steve Mckenna with 37 points.The 'Wooden Spoon' award and biggest ovation of the day went to the way of Phil Cassidy with 21 points. Prize Winners Gallery        Standings
Pos Name Points
1. Tom Gwillen 41
2. Dorian Sanchez 41
3. Steve Mckenna 37
4. John Cassidy 37
5. John Behan 37
6. Steve Emery 36
7. Neil Auburn 35
8. Paul Mcallister 33
9. John Cooper 33
10. Danny Brown 32
11. Eddie Mcglinchie 30
12. John Herbert 29
13. Dave Austin 29
14. Martin Behan 28
15. Ian Burgess 27
16. Rich Diggin 27
17. Dale Church 27
18. Andy Churchill 26
19. Graham Wood 25
20. Keith Salmon 24
21. Gary Loveland 23
22. Rich Radcliffe 22
23. Mark Gee 22
24. Martin Johnson 22
25. Rob Scarrott 21
26. Phil Cassidy 21
the-bedford-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Sponsored by BMH Scaffolding The sun was baking and the heat was stifling, these were the conditions that faced our intrepid golf travellers for the trip to The Bedford Golf Club. The starter provided the first group off with the vital information that all the pins were in the centre of the greens due to it being Ladies Captain's Day at the club. Obviously he and the greenkeeper were not and talking terms as some of the pins were well tucked away! With plenty of run on the parched fairways and excellent greens this meant that scoring was going to be low and this proved correct as the defending champion John Cassidy was the early leader in the clubhouse with 40 points. As more and more groups returned to the hut and still no sign of that score being overtaken it looked like for all the world that the trophy was remaining with the defending champion. However, as is the case so often the last group provided the eventual winner when Eddie Mclinchie with the aid of a 'chip in' birdie 2 on the last hole claimed the title with an excellent 43 points. The trophy due to a mix up now disguised itself as a 'pint glass' was duly presented by our Sponsor John Behan to Eddie. Outgoing champion John Cassidy finished Runner Up and third place on the podium went the way of Eddie O'Grady with an excellent 38 points. Phil Cassidy claimed his second 'longest Drive' award of the season with an excellent effort on the par 4 13th hole. The 'nearest the pin' prize went the way of Dorian Sanchez for his effort on the Par 3 9th whilst the 'must do better category' was awarded to Mark Gee. Prize Winners Gallery       Final Standings
Pos Name Points
1. Eddie Mcglinchie 43
2. John Cassidy 40
3. Eddie O'Grady 38
4. Bob Lee 38
5. Dorian Sanchez 37
6. Neil Auburn 36
7. John Cooper 34
8. John Chambers 34
9. Steve Emery 33
10. John Herbert 33
11. Keith Salmon 33
12. Andy Churchill 32
13. John Behan 31
14. Rich Radcliffe 30
15. Dale Church 30
16. Gary Loveland 29
17. Adam Wellesley 28
18. Brad Witt 27
19. Phil Cassidy 26
20. Rich Diggin 26
21. Tom Gwillen 26
22. Ian Burgess 22
23. Graham Wood 21
24. Mark Gee 21
25. Brendon Neeson 20
silverstone-golf-day-report-and-results 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Sponsored by Horts Estate Agents Silverstone Golf Club hosted the third golf day of the Crown and Anchor Society season. Those who had last played the course at Christmas encountered frozen greens and very cold weather but those were not to be repeated as the sun was burning brightly and the course in excellent shape. The first prize up for grabs was the nearest the pin on the 122 yard par 3 which was duly won by Andy Churchill. There is one thing for certain in the Golf Society calendar is that John Cooper will pick up a Longest Drive award somewhere along the line. This day he duly obliged with a monster drive on the Par 5 12th hole. The overall competition went the way of Rich Diggin with an excellent 41 points and the recipient of a trophy duly presented by Dorian and Adam our sponsors . Runners Up spot went the way of the ever consistent Chap with a score of 38 points. The remaining place on the rostrum went to another consistent golfer of this year's season Bob Lee with 38 points.The final award of the day the "must do better" competition went to the way of Dennis Leach with 14 points. Prize Winners Gallery       Final Standings
Pos Name Points
1. Rich Diggin 41
2. John Chambers 39
3. Bob Lee 38
4. John Cassidy 38
5. Martin Behan 36
6. Dale Church 35
7. Matt Care 35
8. Ian Burgess 33
9. Neil Auburn 33
10. Rob Scarrott 32
11. John Cooper 31
12. Tom Gwillen 30
13. Brendan Neeson 30
14. Eddie O'Grady 30
15. Paul Mcallister 29
16. Danny Brown 29
17. Dorian Sanchez 28
18. Mark O'Neill 28
19. Eddie McGlinchie 28
20. Graham Wood 27
21. Brad Witt 27
22. Andy Churchill 27
23. Phil Cassidy 26
24. Matt Hiscock 25
25. Richie Radcliffe 25
26. Adam Wellesley 24
27. Keith Salmon 20
28. Mark Gee 18
29. Dennis Leach 14
pavenham-park-golf-day-report-and-result 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Sponsored by Keith Salmon Construction Another new course Pavenham Park hosted the second golf day for thirty five Society golfers. Those who had been on a scouting mission prior to the day had given it a glowing report and they were proved to be correct in their assessment as a warm day and a course in excellent condition awaited the gladiators for battle.A course consisting of five long par 3's and five par 5's accompanied with "Augusta" type sloping greens ensured that a solid round of golf would need to be played in order to take the title. Once again Gary Loveland provided a "champagne moment" as he holed his third shot from 80 yards on a par 5 for an unlikely net 1 and six ponts.An additional prize of "nearest the pin in two" was introduced on the par 4 4th hole.This went the way of Neil Auburn with a shot that finished up eight feet from the pin,however four putts were required to complete the hole for an ugly six.Phil Cassidy straightened up his driving (see Wavendon Golf Report) to take the "Longest Drive"  prize with a monster strike on the par 4 10th hole.Budge duly claimed the "Nearest the Pin" award for his effort on the long par 3 16th. The overall competition went the way of Dale Church with an excellent 39 points and recipient of a trophy that appeared to have shrunk in the wash.Runners Up spot went the way of Matt Care with 36 points who just pipped Chap on countback.The final award of the day the "must do better" competition went to guest player Jes Diggin. Just a reminder that deposits of 50 quid are due if you want to go on away on the "Captains Weekend" Prize Winners Gallery            Final Standings
Pos Name Points
1. Dale Church 39
2. Matt Care 36
3. John Chambers 36
4. Dave Austin 36
5. Phil Cassidy 35
6. Mark Gee 35
7. Andy Churchill 34
8. Dorian Sanchez 34
9. Mark O'Neill 34
10. Richie Radcliffe 34
11. John Cassidy 33
12. Adam Wellesley 33
13. Bob Lee 32
14. Rob Scarrott 32
15. Neil Auburn 31
16. Ian Burges 31
17. Steve Emery 31
18. Ady North 31
19. Brad Witt 30
20. Rich Diggin 30
21. Gary Loveland 29
22. Pete Utting 29
23. John Herbert 28
24. John Behan 28
25. Eddie O'Grady 26
26. Brendon Neeson 26
27. Graham Wood 25
28. Eddie Mcglinchie 25
29. Keith Salmon 24
30. Danny Brown 24
31. Tom Gwillen 21
32. Paul Mcallister 20
wavendon-golf-day-report-and-result 2012-02-23T10:00:53+00:00 Sponsored by Northampton Roofing Wavenden Golf Club, a new addition to the Crown and Anchor tour greeted the 28 players for the start of the 2010 season. Phil Cassidy had the honour of the opening drive to get the season underway and this duly disappeared out of bounds!.Recently treated greens made putting of all distances very tricky and unpredictable but the overall impression of the course was a favourable one among the members. The overall winner and recipient of the now slightly damaged trophy went to Grahm Wood with an excellent 40 points. Gary Loveland claimed the Runners Up spot with 38 points, this was largely due to scoring back to back gross birdies culminating in nine stableford points for the two holes. Bob Lee's new swing changes paid immediate dividends as he managed the third place on the podium and then duly scooped the "nearest the pin" award for his effort on the 5th. Pete Utting triumphed in the battle of the long hitters when the "Longest Drive" competition went his way. There was a surprise in the "Must do Better" category when this award went to Martin Behan with 22 points. Final Standings
Pos Name Points
1. Graham Wood 40
2. Gary Loveland 38
3. Bob Lee 38
4. Dave Austin 37
5. Dale Church 35
6. Pete Utting 34
7. Paddy Behan 33
8. John Herbert 33
9. Eddie Mcglinchie 33
10. Eddie O'Grady 32
11. John Chambers 32
12. Tom Gwillen 32
13. Neil Auburn 31
14. Rich Diggin 31
15. Danny Brown 31
16. Ady North 31
17. Steve Emery 30
18. Andy Churchill 30
19. Ian Burgess 30
20. Brendon Neeson 30
21. Rob Scarrott 30
22. John Cooper 30
23. Andy Noble 29
24. Paul Mcallister 29
25. Rich Radcliffe 27
26. Phil Cassidy 27
27. John Cassidy 26
28. Martin Behan 24
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LG publishes bendy 19in e-newspaper

LG has taken a big step in the ePaper R&D by demoing a 19" bendy ePaper prototype. For those who are not sure what ePaper is, put simply is a bendable computer screen, which hopefully (in time) will fold into your pocket. ePaper also uses new technology which means it continues to display what was last on the screen when it is completly turned off. This of course means the battery life is vastly improved. It is estimated this technology will be worth billions over the coming decade. Can you imagine a 'piece of paper' which folds, rarely needs charging and recives your daily paper automatically. For more information and images, check out this news article