Summer Ringers 2025-2026
After Round 6 to the 2025/26 Summer Ringers Competition has increased to 50 participants entered so far. Don't miss out on this FUN competition that runs for 13 rounds, with 7 rounds still yet to be played 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 6, Liam Longley (19.340) retains the top spot on 52.660, no improvement from the previous week. He's ahead of an improving Jonathen Kemp (18.280) who moves up 2 spots into second , a margin of 1.060 separating them. Alan Wicks (15.267) drop 1 place into third position on 53.733, 0.434 ahead of Colin Harrison (17.833) in fourth, improving 1 place. With Iain Findlater (13.683) Dropping 2 spots into fifth position on 55.317.
Currently all 50 competitors are under net par after the sixth round, the leaderboard will change dramatically over the coming weeks and the narrowing of the range of net scores as the field compresses.
There was an Impressive 20 birdies or better recorded last week, bringing the overall total to 152, with the highlights this week being, the -5 under round of 68 carded by Dean Harvey (+0.280) off the Black tees, with five birdies and a solitary bogey on Hole # 9 on the front 9 and a solitary birdie scored on Holes # 12 on the Back 9. Seok Yong Park (1.780) shot another excellent round this week with a -1 under round of 72 which included an eagle on Hole # 4 again and 3 birdies and 4 bogeys. There were no additional new eagles carded by the field this week, the total stands at 9.
Dean Harvey (+0.280) leads the birdies or better statistics with a tally of 2 eagles and 10 birdies, followed by Spencer Wicks (4.100) with 2 eagles and 7 birdies then Seok Yong Park (2.050) with and eagle and 9 birdies. Roy Wang (7.680) is next with 9 birdies, then followed by Leighton Sparks (8.900), Kyle Charlwood (10.480) and Justin Velluppillai (7.060) with 7 birdies each.
There are now 36 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 6, Hole # 2 had been the hardest hole since Round 1 but after 3 birdies on it last week, Holes # 5 and # 9 with two birdies recorded by the Ringers field. With Holes # 2 and # 10 conceding three birdies each to the field. The easiest hole has been Hole # 12 with 18 birdies or better by different players. The next easiest is Hole # 4 with 17 birdies or better by different players, then followed by Holes # 1 with 14 birdies or better then Hole # 14 with 13 birdies.
Here are some of the field statistics to date in the 2025/26 Summer Ringers Competition:
This Week Last Week
Number of Competitors 50 49
Range of Gross Scores 59 - 124 61 - 99
Range of Net Scores (Field) 52.660 - 69.550 52.660 - 77.600
Range of Net Scores (Top 20) 52.660 - 58.200 52.660 - 59.160
This Week Last Week
# of Players % # of Players %
Under Net Par 50 100.00 48 97.96
Eagles or Better 7 14.00 7 14.29
Birdies or Better 38 77.55 38 77.55
Players with Multiple Birdies or Better 31 62.00 29 59.18
Bogeys or Worse to Discard 41 82.00 42 85.71
Double Bogeys or Worse to Discard 14 28.00 17 34.69
The weather outlook again is not looking that good for Saturday with a forecasted high of 17, with strong Southerlies easing and a few showers, after an overnight low of 11. There's still a few days in between so hopefully there's some improvement during the week. See you out there...happy golfing.
Kevin King
Ringers Convener
Regards
Kevin