In ideal weather conditions at Harewood Downs on 29th July, 60 boys from 55 clubs throughout the Country battled it out for the Douglas Johns Trophy. After another exciting finish, we went into our 4th playoff in 6 years. This time between Nick Ward (Redbourn) and Jack Singh-Brar (Bramshaw). Nick had posted scores of 71and 66 against Jack's 67 and 70. The playoff over 3 holes saw both players make pars at the at the 10th and 18th but Jack's 3 putt at the 16th proved costly and Nick calmly holed a tricky putt at the last to take the title.
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| Nick Ward (Redbourn) |
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We played the first Under 12's Championship at Beaconsfield on 26th July. Sponsored by Luke Donald, it was fitting that the winner was also a Beaconsfield Member. Elliot Wills had an excellent round of 77 to take the title from Sam Boffin (Hadden Hill). There were some really promising youngsters, with great swings and it will be no surprise to see some of them develop into fine golfers once they grow a bit!
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| Elliot Wills (Beaconsfield) |
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The first Under 12's Championship will take place at Beaconsfield on 26th July. Click on the link below for Starting Times and Conditions.
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Castle Royle completed the double as BB&O Champion Club following the Juniors' win at Richings Park in June. The team of Nick Scrutton, Tom Wilde and Simon Harper took the honours at Frilford Heath on 17th July by 5 shots from local favourites Frilford Heath. Tom Wilde took the individual Courage Trophy by 4 shots from team mate Nick Scrutton.
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| Castle Royle - Champion Club |
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| Tom Wilde (Castle Royle) |
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Ellesborough will be running a County Card Day on September 29th. There are lots of prizes and at just £25 to include coffee, bacon rolls and a 2 course lunch after play - this has to be a great deal. Click on the link below for an entry form. If you don't have a County Card, now is the time to get one.
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Given our combined handicaps, we had high hopes of finishing in a fight for the title at Stoneham on 10th July. However, we finished a distant 9th from 11 having never really come to grips with the fast running course.
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| The Team at Stoneham |
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The 2nd round has been completed and details for the third round sent to Organisers and Clubs. Click on the link below for progress.
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The 3rd Round has been completed and details for the Quarter Finals sent to Organisers and Clubs. For the latest results click on the link below.
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Due to the very poor entries for this event, the Championship Committee have decided that there is no need to run the Penfold Trophy. All entries received FULLY COMPLETED, PAID AND BY 12 NOON OF THE CLOSING DATE have been included in the draw for the Championship at Denham on 6th/7th August. All other entries have been added to the reserve list. Click on the link below for Starting Times.
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The 6th & 7th events have taken place, with Sam Whitehead (Woburn) having a runaway victory at Burnham Beeches. At East Berkshire there was some great scoring from players outside BB&O but Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford) picked up 3rd place. Defending OOM Champion Ashley Walson (Frilford Heath) extended his lead by finishing 4th and is now 8 points clear of Sandy Bolton (Goring & Streatley). The next event is the Raymond Oppenheimer Bowl on 31st July.
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The draw for the Douglas Johns Trophy has been completed and details sent to Competitors. Click on the link below for Tee Times and Conditions.
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The Seniors enjoyed a good win over Hertfordshire at Gerrards Cross on 5th July. Fielding a strong side we won the first 7 games well and only lost the last 3 by the narrowest of margins. We head the League and a win in our last match will see us through to face Sussex in the Final.
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| The Team at Gerrards Cross |
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The draw for the Champion Club & Courage Trophy has been sent to Club Secretary/Managers. Click on the links below for Starting Times and Information.
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Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford) became the first BB&O player in a long time to qualify for The Open Championship. Many congratulations on firstly getting through Regional Qualifying at Gog Magog and then leading the field at Ladybank with scores of 67-69. His 6 under par total was a terrific effort and with just 3 places available from each of the Local Qualifying venues; you have to beat an awful lot of quality, experienced and determined Professionals to make it through. Good luck at St Andrews !
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| Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford) |
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Click on the links below to see the latest poitions in the North & South of the Thames Leagues.
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Many thanks to the Gerrards Cross Board of Directors and Members for hosting our match against Middlesex, at less than normal notice, on 26th June. We took an early lead in all the foursomes games and despite a couple of wobbles went into lunch 3½-½ up. With such a healthy cushion we could afford the loss of 2 single games in the afternoon and wrapped up the match 9-3.
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| The Team at Gerrards Cross |
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On a wonderful summer's day at Studley Wood on 23rd June, 48 teams battled it out for the Club Foursomes Scratch & Handicap Championships. Given the fact that the England football match was on at 3pm, you couldn't believe how quickly everyone played! A very solid 36 holes saw Ashley Walton & Ben Paterson (Frilford Heath) take the Scratch Championship with a score of 147 and Peter Clements and Andrew Thomas (Carswell) won the Handicap Championship. Further details to follow.....
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| Ben Paterson & Ashley Walton (Frilford Heath) |
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| Peter Clements & Andrew Thomas (Carswell) |
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Congratulations to Eddie Pepperell (Drayton Park) for winning the Berkshire Trophy on the weekend. Great performances from a number of BB&O players saw them feature in the top 10. Tom Wilde (Castle Royle) tied 3rd, Roberto Laino (Woburn) and Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford) tied 6th and Mark Bradley (Bearwood Lakes) finished 10th. Well done to all.
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Apologies for not posting the start sheet earlier but we still have any number of players yet 'To Be Confirmed'. Click on the link below for the latest tee times.
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Malcolm Reid (Royal Ascot) produced the best golf of the day to win the Mid Age Championship at Chipping Norton on 18th June. Mathew Johnson, the local favourite beat Paul Raines (Winter Hill) in a play off to win the Colts Championship. Further details to follow ..........
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| Malcolm Reid (Royal Ascot) - Mid Age Champion |
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| Mathew Johnson (Chipping Norton) - Colts Champion |
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The Seniors County Qualifying was held at Littlestone on 14th & 15th June. With a strong breeze on both days, scoring was difficult for everyone, including the Kent locals. We trailed Kent by 4 after day 1 and hoped to finally put the 'bridesmaids' tag to bed (so to speak) once and for all. It was not to be as we didn't perform to our best and once again we were runners up to Kent who took their 6th title in a row.
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| The Team at Littlestone |
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A strong all round performance from our Seniors enabled them to see off Bedfordshire 8-2 at Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands on 7th June. After winning our opening matches away from home, we hope to repeat our League win of last year with solid performances at Gerrards Cross and The Berkshire.
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| The Team at Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands |
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The Under 16s opened their League campaign at Mid Herts on 4th June. A terrific win against Bedfordshire 11-1 was overshadowed by a narrow loss to Hertfordshire 5½-6½
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We fiinshed a disappointing 8th at Ealing on 3rd June. Although, to be fair, with our combined handicaps we were only seeded in the bottom half of the competitng teams. After countback, Hertfordshire took the title from Essex and go on to represent the South East in the EGU final in August.
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| The Team at Ealing |
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The Colts & Mid Age Championship draw has been made and details sent to competitors. There are still a few spaces available and should you wish to play, please conatct the County Union Office. Click on the links below for Starting Times and Instructions.
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Tee Times
