Winters Ringers 2025
The thirteenth and final round of the Winter Ringers competition was played last Saturday, under ideal conditions and the pace of play of the field was a real mixture. After having missed out on booking our usual or near tee time the previous week, we got permission to be able to play the back 9 first at 8.30am, provided that we give way to the first group should they catch up to us. With having completed the back 9 in an hour and 25 minutes, that gave us plenty of time to have lunch and wait for our booked in tee-time for the front 9. We played the first four holes in the same time in took for the whole back 9 and then came the congression of four groups either playing or waiting on the par 3 Hole # 5. That meant a further wait of 25 minutes, no doubt this was compounded by being the first round of club championships off three different tees.
After Round 13, we saw the conclusion of the Winter Ringers competition and Peter Marsh (33.400) maintain his lead over the field, his overall net score increased by 0.040, to be on 48.600. Gordon McCoy (21.144) consolidated his hold on a close second spot, narrowing down the margin behind the leader to 0.018, with his net score of 48.618. Phil Olsen (15.836) improved a spot into third spot on 50.164. He is followed by Chris Choie (15.764) who dropped a place into fourth spot on 51.236. The other most significant movers in the final week were Kevin King (19.280) up 10 places into fifth spot on 51.720, Alan Smith (28.750) moving up 2 places to eighth spot on 53.250, Greg Carr (32.591) up 3 places to lie in ninth spot on 53.409.
There were an additional 8 new birdies or better recorded bringing the total to 156, with two competitors to score multiple birdies in their round this week, namely Ram Thapa (8.673) with 2 birdies, one in each half; and Spencer Wicks (1.978) with four birdies, two in each half.
We ended with 36 players with a birdie or better. Twenty of the birdies or better have been scored on Hole # 12, with three of them being eagles, with the next best being Hole # 14 with 17 including two eagles. The Hardest hole to attain birdies or better are Holes # 2 and # 18 with two recorded birdies each, with Hole # 3 being the next hardest with three recorded birdies.
Here are some of the field statistics to date in the 2024/25 Winter Ringers Competition:
This Week Last Week
Number of Competitors 39 39
Range of Gross Scores 60 - 86 61 - 87
Range of Net Scores (Top 20) 48.600 - 55.511 48.582 - 56.000
# of Players %
Under Net Par 39 (39) 100.00 (100.00)
Eagles or Better 5 (5) 12.82 (12.82)
Birdies or Better 36 (36) 92.31 (92.31)
Players with Multiple Birdies or Better 31 (30) 79.49 (76.92)
Bogeys or Worse to Discard 20 (22) 51.28 (56.41)
Double Bogeys or Worse to Discard 1 (1) 2.56 (2.56)
FINAL Results - Group Prizewinners :
Group A - 9 players (Range 1.978- 9.860)
Gross - Spencer Wicks (1.978) 60 $40
Net
1 Mal Ashton (7.367) 53.633 $40
2 David Harvey (9.030) 54.970 $25
3 Ram Thapa (8.673) 57.327 $15
Group B - 15 players (Range 9.861 - 14.550)
Gross - John Haddon (10.858) 66 $40
Net
1 Andy Williamson (14.386) 53.614 $40
2 Chris Innes (13.264) 53.736 $25
3 Murray Angus (13.064) 54.936 $15
4 Iain Findlater (13.691) 55.309 $10
Group C - 15 players (Range 14.551 - 33.400)
Gross - Phil Olsen (15.836) 66 $40
Net
1 Peter Marsh (33.400) 48.600 $40
2 Gordon McCoy (21.382) 48.618 $25
3 Chris Choie (15.764) 51.236 $15
4 Kevin King (19.280) 51.720 $10
The "King of the Ringers" Trophy which combines the Gross and Net results of the Summer and Winter Ringers competition was once again a close fought affair. Overall there were 60 competitors but only those that entered both competitions were eligible, that being 34 competitors.
The "King of the Ringers" Trophy final standings are:
First Leighton Sparks (11.572) 215.285
Second Mal Ashton (8.100) 217.700
Third Gordon McCoy (22.196) 221.411
Fourth Phil Olsen (16.143) 223.570
Fifth Peter Marsh (31.875) 224.375
This Trophy will be presented to this years winner Leighton Sparks in the Clubhouse after his round on Saturday afternoon.
Congratulations to all the winners!!!
Happy golfing over the Spring months as we look forward to the Summer Ringers competition starting in December.
Have a good weekend on the course this Saturday and I'll catch up with you all on Saturday. Happy Golfing.
Kevin King
Ringers Convener
Regards
Kevin