Summer Ringers 2025-2026
A great start to the 2025/26 Summer Ringers Competition with 40 participants entered so far... with a number of others still to register. Don't miss out on this FUN competition that runs for 13 rounds as you try to achieve your best gross score on each individual hole with the weekly rounds counting down to the final week in early March 2026. Put your name down on the Ringers Entry sheet in the Pro Shop this Saturday(s) and pay your $10 entry fee. Any qualifying round played prior to entry fee being paid will be included. If you start having a few bad holes during your round, all is not lost as you can refocus on the holes left and bettering the best carded scores on them.
After the completion of Round 1, Andy Willianson (14.7) leads the overall Leaderboard on 65.300 with Liam Longley (20.1) second , a margin of 2.600 separating them. Tim Donaldson (8.4) and David Cross (17.4) are next in equal third place on 68.600, only a margin of 0.700 from second. With Beverly Gordon (25.2) holding fifth position on 68.800.
There are currently 16 competitors who are under net par after the first round, the leaderboard will change dramatically over the coming weeks and the narrowing of the range of net scores as the field compresses.
There were 28 birdies or better recorded last week, with the highlights being the round of 74 carded by Dean Harvey (+0.2) and the first two eagles carded by the field, by Iain Findlater (13.9) and Alan Wicks (15.2) both carding their eagles on the par 4 Hole # 15.
Iain Findlater (13.9) leads the birdies or better statistics with a tally of 1 eagle and 3 birdies, followed by Spencer Wicks (4.0) with 3 birdies each. Richie Maguire (10.7), Kyle Charlwood (10.7), Leighton Sparks 9.4), Roy Wang (7.9) and Dean Harvey (+0.2) are all next with 2 birdies.
There are only 2 players so far, to have to registered bogey or better on every hole.
The hardest ranked holes determined by the numbers of birdies or better carded after Round 1, is Holes # 2,5 and 18 with no birdies recorded by the Ringers field. The easiest hole has been Hole # 15 with 5 birdies or better by different players. The next easiest is Hole # 14 with 3 birdies or better by different players.
Here are some of the field statistics to date in the 2025/26 Summer Ringers Competition:
Number of Competitors 40
Range of Gross Scores 74 - 107
Range of Net Scores (Field) 65.300 - 84.900
Range of Net Scores (Top 20) 65.300 - 73.300
# of Players %
Under Net Par 16 40.00
Eagles or Better 2 5.00
Birdies or Better 18 45.00
Players with Multiple Birdies or Better 7 17.50
Bogeys or Worse to Discard 40 100.00
Double Bogeys or Worse to Discard 37 92.50
The weather outlook is looking good for Saturday with a forecasted high of 21, fine with northeasterlies after an overnight low of 7. See you out there...happy golfing.
Kevin King
Ringers Convener
Regards
Kevin