Handicap Secretary Report 2022
My eighth year of having the privilege of looking after the MGS Handicaps. A good year with just one monthly outing cancelled due to storm force winds arriving in the UK in February.
We had 40 different people (35 in 2021) join us this year on our monthly meets – a good number, including a number of keen new members who can all play a bit which is great for our society. Captain Hughes was on commission for recruiting new members and has done very well this year. However, we could always do with a few more joining the ranks so please do not hesitate to encourage any golfers you know to have a look at the website and get involved. 16 to 24 for each event is probably the ideal range which we achieved this year with the exception being 14 at West Hove in March. The average was 19.4 attending each event which is great.
The highest scoring event during the year was surprise surprise at Seaford Head in September where the average stableford score was an excellent 34.3 (2021 36.32 Seaford Head). The lowest scoring event was at Lewes with an average score of 28.11 (2021 Dale Hill 26.56). The overall average stableford points score for the season was 29.79 (2021 30.59).
It was again pleasing to see that the silverware for the year was distributed evenly across the membership, this again probably suggest the handicap system is about right.
The highest points score this year was by John Collingwood with a massive 49 points at Cooden with the next best being Peter Cudmore with 43 points also at Cooden. The best gross score was by Alan Bigley with a 2 over par 73 at Seaford Head.
Again, worthy of note was the speed of the rounds this year which were generally conducted at a very good pace – so thank you.
A big thank you as always to Hon Sec David, Captain Mark, deputy Biggers, Treasurer James for helping and supporting me throughout the year. As always worthy of a special mention again is our excellent website orchestrated by Mr. Watkiss which keeps members abreast of events and gives advance notice of tee times and publishes the very latest results.
MGS SILVERWARE WINNERS 2022
Trophy | Winner(s) |
Golfer of the Year | Alan Bond |
Society Strokeplay Championship | Andy Williams |
Society Stableford Competition | John Collingwood |
Captain’s Day Trophy | Alan Bond |
Anniversary Trophy | Rod Lunn |
Mad March Jugs | Andy Williams & Kevin Leftley |
GBH Trophy | Sandi Hoolahan & Alan Bigley |
Last Chance Trophy | Andrew Burnett |
SOCIETY TOURS 2022
Unfortunately, due just coming out of the Covid 19 pandemic restrictions at the end of 2021 no tours were possible in 2022.
A tour is planned to Belgium in 2023 details as follows – if you are interested please do talk to Captain Mark Hughes ASAP – they are brilliant !!:-
Destination: | Belgium |
Duration: | 2 Nights |
Hotel: | Martins Brugge |
Meal basis: | B&B |
Pre-booked golf included: | 3 rounds: 1 x Royal Ostend Golf Club 1 x Damme Golf & Country Club 1 x Championship Course at the Royal Zoute Golf Club |
Channel crossing: | Return Eurotunnel Crossing for 4 Standard Cars (Shared by 12 People) |
INDIVIDUAL MONTHLY WINNERS 2022
Month | Course | Individual Winner | Score | Runner Up | Score |
Jan-22 | Lewes GC | Carl Valentine | 38 | Mark Hughes | 34 |
Feb-22 | Cancelled due to Storm Force Winds | ||||
Mar-22 | West Hove | Mark Hughes | 39 | Andy Williams | 38 |
Apr-22 | Dale Hill (Woosy) | Rob Montagu | 37 | James Gallifant | 36 |
May-22 | Nevill | Rod Lunn | 35 | Andrew Burnett | 34 |
Jun-22 | Cherry Lodge | Alan Bond | 42 | Peter Cudmore | 38 |
Jul-22 | Cooden Beach | Andy Williams | Nett 70 | Stuart Bourne | Nett 73 |
John Collingwood
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49 | Peter Cudmore | 43 | ||
Aug-22 | Weald of Kent | Chris Buck | 41 | Andrew Burnett | 40 |
Sep-22 | Seaford | Rod Lunn | 42 | Phil Taylor | 42 |
Oct-22 | Hever Castle |
Michael Mann
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35 | Sandi Hoolahan | 33 |
Nov-22 | Willingdon | Graham Meadows | 35 | Graham Smith, Phil Taylor & Steve Smith | 34 |
Dec-22 | Dewlands | Andrew Burnett | 18 | David Howroyd | 16 |
At our monthly meets we have seen eleven different winners across the twelve individual competitions. Rod Lunn being the only one who was able to double up during the season.
TEAM WINNERS 2022
Month | Course | Team Winners | Score | Team Runners Up | Score | |||
Jan-22 | Lewes GC | James Gallifant, Alan Bigley, Nigel Burnett & Kelvin Paterson | 77 | Carl Valentine, Rob Montague & Micky Mann | 75 | |||
Feb-22 | Cancelled due to Storm Force Winds | |||||||
Mar-22 | West Hove | Andy Williams & Kevin Leftley | 114 | Mark Hughes & Micky Mann | 107 | |||
Apr-22 | Dale Hill (Woosy) | Joe Carroll, James Gallifant & Rob Montagu | 81 | Andrew Burnett, Alan Bigley & Steve Smith | 74 | |||
May-22 | Nevill | Rod Lunn, Nigel Burnett, Andrew Burnett & Andy Williams | 83 | Steve Smith, Alan Bigley, Rob Montagu & Alan Bond | 74 | |||
Jun-22 | Cherry Lodge | Fun Team Game played | Fun Team Game played | |||||
Jul-22 | Cooden Beach | Graham Meadows, Joe Caroll & John Collingwood | 92 | Styart Bourne, Andrew Burnett & Alan Bigley | 84 | |||
Aug-22 | Weald of Kent | David Howroyd, Andrew Burnett, Joe Carrol, Rob Montague | 124 | Phil Taylor, Mick Pettit (guest), Chris Buck & Alan Bond | 123 | |||
Sep-22 | Seaford | Micky Mann, Jerry Watkiss & Phil Tayler | 94 | Kevin Leftley, Alan Bond & Steve Smith | 89 | |||
Oct-22 | Hever Castle | Sandi Hoolahan & Alan Bigley | 47 | Stuart Bourne & Michael Mann | 46 | |||
Nov-22 | Willingdon | David Howroyd, Graham Meadows & Joe Carroll | 76 | Graham Smith, Peter Cudmore & Andy Williams | 75 | |||
Dec-22 | Dewlands | Chis Buck, Jerry Watkiss & Micky Mann | -2 | Alan Bigley, Joe Carroll & Phil Taylor | -1 |
18 different members were on a winning team this year which is good to see. However, the real team player this year was Joe Carroll appearing on a winning team on four occasions.
MGS 2022 APPEARANCES
Overall attendance has been very good with the average monthly meeting attendance being 19.4 (2021: 18.0; 2020: 17.5; 2019: 16.2). The highest was 23 at Seaford Head in September with the lowest being a hardcore 14 at West Hover in February.
Individual | Appearances |
MANN, Michael | 10 |
LUNN, Rod | 10 |
BIGLEY, Alan | 9 |
HUGHES, Mark | 9 |
CARROLL, Joe | 9 |
LEFTLEY, Kevin | 8 |
MEADOWS, Graham | 8 |
WILLIAMS, Andy | 7 |
BURNETT, Andrew | 7 |
GALLIFANT, James | 7 |
BUCK, Chris | 7 |
MONTAGU, Rob | 7 |
SMITH, Steve | 6 |
CUDMORE, Peter | 6 |
TAYLOR, Phil | 6 |
BOURNE, Stuart | 6 |
COLLINGWOOD, John | 6 |
BOND, Alan | 5 |
WATKISS, Jerry | 5 |
BURNETT, Nigel | 5 |
COOK, Brian | 5 |
HOWROYD, David | 4 |
MILLER, John | 4 |
VALENTINE, Carl | 4 |
HOOLAHAN, Sandy | 4 |
TIPPETT, Andy | 4 |
BRIGGS, Simon | 4 |
SMITH, Graham | 3 |
WEAVERS, Rob | 3 |
PATERSON, Kelvin | 2 |
GORRINGE, Tim (Guest) | 2 |
TORPEY, John (Guest) | 2 |
TUPPER, Richard (Guest) | 2 |
LUNN, Will | 2 |
PETTIT, Mick | 1 |
BENNETT, Tom | 1 |
WAKEFIELD, Will | 1 |
BEE, Tim (Guest) | 1 |
GOULDING, Frank | 1 |
DINNAGE, Rex (Guest) | 1 |
MGS PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2022 (BEST FOUR ROUNDS- EXCLUDES DEWLANDS !!)
27 members managed to get in at least four qualifying rounds for the overall player of the year trophy during the season – the results are shown below
Individual | Appearances | Average of best 4 rounds | Total of best 4 rounds | Qualifying Scores |
BOND, Alan | 5 | 37.00 | 148.00 | 42, 39, 34, 33 |
GALLIFANT, James | 7 | 36.00 | 144.00 | 38, 36, 35, 35 |
MANN, Michael | 10 | 36.00 | 144.00 | 41, 35, 34, 34 |
BUCK, Chris | 7 | 35.75 | 143.00 | 41, 36, 35, 31 |
BIGLEY, Alan | 9 | 35.50 | 142.00 | 40, 35, 34, 33 |
BURNETT, Andrew | 7 | 35.50 | 142.00 | 40, 35, 34, 33 |
LUNN, Rod | 10 | 35.50 | 142.00 | 42, 35, 33, 32 |
WILLIAMS, Andy | 7 | 35.50 | 142.00 | 38, 38, 34, 32 |
CUDMORE, Peter | 6 | 35.00 | 140.00 | |
LEFTLEY, Kevin | 8 | 35.00 | 140.00 | |
HUGHES, Mark | 9 | 34.75 | 139.00 | |
COLLINGWOOD, John | 6 | 34.50 | 138.00 | |
SMITH, Steve | 6 | 34.50 | 138.00 | |
TAYLOR, Phil | 6 | 34.00 | 136.00 | |
HOWROYD, David | 4 | 33.50 | 134.00 | |
CARROLL, Joe | 9 | 33.25 | 133.00 | |
MEADOWS, Graham | 8 | 33.25 | 133.00 | |
BOURNE, Stuart | 6 | 32.75 | 131.00 | |
MILLER, John | 4 | 32.75 | 131.00 | |
WATKISS, Jerry | 5 | 31.50 | 126.00 | |
BURNETT, Nigel | 5 | 30.75 | 123.00 | |
MONTAGU, Rob | 7 | 30.75 | 123.00 | |
VALENTINE, Carl | 4 | 30.25 | 121.00 | |
TIPPETT, Andy | 4 | 29.00 | 116.00 | |
BRIGGS, Simon | 4 | 28.75 | 115.00 | |
HOOLAHAN, Sandy | 4 | 28.75 | 115.00 | |
COOK, Brian | 5 | 26.00 | 104.00 |
Congratulations go to a very deserving Mr Alan Bond – the 42 points at Cherry Lodge making all the difference to that average. Unfortunately, unavailable to accept his award as in sunnier climes for the winter !!
MGS OVERALL AVERAGES (TOTAL SCORES FOR THE SEASON DIVIDED BY TOTAL APPEARANCES) NB: TWO OR MORE ROUNDS
Individual | App | Average |
BOND, Alan | 5 | 34.60 |
HOWROYD, David | 4 | 33.50 |
SMITH, Steve | 6 | 33.00 |
WILLIAMS, Andy | 7 | 32.86 |
MILLER, John | 4 | 32.75 |
CUDMORE, Peter | 6 | 32.33 |
SMITH, Graham | 3 | 32.33 |
BIGLEY, Alan | 9 | 32.22 |
GALLIFANT, James | 7 | 32.14 |
TAYLOR, Phil | 6 | 31.83 |
BURNETT, Andrew | 7 | 31.71 |
MANN, Michael | 10 | 31.70 |
WATKISS, Jerry | 5 | 31.20 |
BOURNE, Stuart | 6 | 30.83 |
COLLINGWOOD, John | 6 | 30.83 |
LEFTLEY, Kevin | 8 | 30.63 |
PATERSON, Kelvin | 2 | 30.50 |
VALENTINE, Carl | 4 | 30.25 |
BURNETT, Nigel | 5 | 30.20 |
BUCK, Chris | 7 | 30.14 |
LUNN, Rod | 10 | 29.90 |
MEADOWS, Graham | 8 | 29.75 |
HUGHES, Mark | 9 | 29.44 |
TIPPETT, Andy | 4 | 29.00 |
BRIGGS, Simon | 4 | 28.75 |
HOOLAHAN, Sandy | 4 | 28.75 |
WEAVERS, Rob | 3 | 28.33 |
MONTAGU, Rob | 7 | 27.29 |
CARROLL, Joe | 9 | 27.22 |
COOK, Brian | 5 | 24.80 |
LUNN, Will | 2 | 14.50 |
The above shows the 20 players that averaged over 30 across all rounds played over the course of the year. This arguably shows our most consistent players.
40 POINT PLUS CLUB 2022
Individual | Course | Points |
COLLINGWOOD, John | Cooden | 49 |
CUDMORE, Peter | Cooden | 43 |
BOND, Alan | Cherry Lodge | 42 |
LUNN, Rod | Seaford | 42 |
TAYLOR, Phil | Seaford | 42 |
MANN, Michael | Seaford | 41 |
HOWROYD, David | Cooden | 41 |
BUCK, Chris | Weald of Kent | 41 |
BURNETT, Andrew | Weald of Kent | 40 |
BIGLEY, Alan | Seaford | 40 |
LEFTLEY, Kevin | Seaford | 40 |
MILLER, John | Seaford | 40 |
SMITH, Steve | Seaford | 40 |
Congratulations to John Collingwood in particular and Peter Cudmore for achieving those dizzy heights and for prompting the Handicap Sec to get his shears out and give them a nice handicap haircut.
SPECIALIST EVENTS 2022
We always try to make these interesting with the nearest the line and nearest the pin in two or three as our specialist holes – hopefully giving everyone a good chance of being in the running for a small prize.
NEAREST THE PIN 2022
Month | Course | Nearest the Pin |
Jan-22 | Lewes GC | Andrew Burnett |
Feb-22 | Cancelled due to Storm Force Winds | |
Mar-22 | West Hove | Chris Buck |
Apr-22 | Dale Hill (Woosy) | John Torpey (guest) |
May-22 | Nevill | Carl Valentine |
Jun-22 | Cherry Lodge | Chris Buck |
Jul-22 | Cooden Beach | Peter Cudmore |
Aug-22 | Weald of Kent | Mick Pettit (guest) |
Sep-22 | Seaford | Tom Bennett |
Oct-22 | Hever Castle | Sandi Hoolahan |
Nov-22 | Willingdon | Alan Bigley |
Dec-22 | Dewlands | Phil Taylor |
Ten different winners which is great to see – No individual dominating this event this year.
LONGEST DRIVE , NEAREST THE LINE OR PIN IN TWO OR THREE ETC !
Month | Course | Nearest the Pin in Two or Three | Longest Drive | Nearest the Line |
Jan-22 | Lewes GC | Jerry Watkiss | ||
Feb-22 | Cancelled due to Storm Force Winds | |||
Mar-22 | West Hove | Sandi Hoolahan | ||
Apr-22 | Dale Hill (Woosy) | Andrew Burnett | ||
May-22 | Nevill | Carl Valentine | ||
Jun-22 | Cherry Lodge | Micky Mann | ||
Jul-22 | Cooden Beach | Steve Smith | ||
Aug-22 | Weald of Kent | Chris Buck | ||
Sep-22 | Seaford | Andrew Burnett | ||
Oct-22 | Hever Castle | Stuart Bourne | ||
Nov-22 | Willingdon | Steve Smith | ||
Dec-22 | Dewlands | Micky Mann |
9 different winners across the 9 events. Andrew Burnett & Micky Mann being the only people to win two specialist prizes in the table above.
MGS BIRDIES AND TWO’S:-
The table below sets out the birdie and two makers in the season.
Individual | Number of Birdies | Individual | Number of Two’s | |
BIGLEY, Alan | 9 | VALENTINE, Carl | 2 | |
BURNETT, Andrew | 6 | BOND, Alan | 1 | |
MANN, Michael | 5 | BOURNE, Stuart | 1 | |
LUNN, Rod | 3 | MEADOWS, Graham | 1 | |
MILLER, John | 3 | TORPEY, John (Guest) | 1 | |
VALENTINE, Carl | 3 | Total | 6 | |
BOND, Alan | 2 | |||
BOURNE, Stuart | 2 | |||
CARROLL, Joe | 2 | |||
HUGHES, Mark | 2 | |||
TAYLOR, Phil | 2 | |||
WATKISS, Jerry | 2 | |||
COOK, Brian | 1 | |||
CUDMORE, Peter | 1 | |||
HOOLAHAN, Sandy | 1 | |||
LEFTLEY, Kevin | 1 | |||
MEADOWS, Graham | 1 | |||
SMITH, Steve | 1 | |||
WILLIAMS, Andy | 1 | |||
TORPEY, John (Guest) | 1 | |||
Total | 49 |
Congratulations to Alan Bigley winning the birdie count by a good margin and to all the folks who made a two in particular to Carl Valentine who did it twice.
MGS SOCIETY MEMBER HANDICAPS @ DECEMBER 2022
Really nice to see the quality of golf played by the membership during 2022 with a good mix and spread of handicaps.
Individual | HCP |
BIGLEY, Alan | 6 |
VALENTINE, Carl | 11 |
SMITH, Graham | 12 |
BOURNE, Stuart | 14 |
WATKISS, Jerry | 15 |
BOND, Alan | 15 |
MANN, Michael | 16 |
BURNETT, Andrew | 16 |
WILLIAMS, Andy | 17 |
MILLER, John | 17 |
TAYLOR, Phil | 18 |
COPPARD, Dereck | 18 |
SMITH, Steve | 19 |
BUCK, Chris | 19 |
LEFTLEY, Kevin | 20 |
HUGHES, Mark | 20 |
LUNN, Rod | 20 |
LAYEN, Pat | 20 |
HILLMAN, Paul | 21 |
DAY, Brian | 21 |
HOWROYD, David | 23 |
TIPPETT, Andy | 23 |
COOK, Brian | 24 |
CUDMORE, Peter | 25 |
WAKEFIELD, Will | 25 |
BENNETT, Tom | 26 |
WAPLING, Ken | 26 |
MEADOWS, Graham | 26 |
WEAVERS, Rob | 26 |
HOOLAHAN, Sandy | 26 |
COGGILL, Tony | 26 |
BRIGGS, Simon | 27 |
COLLINGWOOD, John | 27 |
PATERSON, Kelvin | 28 |
CHRISTIAN, Des | 28 |
GALLIFANT, James | 28 |
GOULDING, Frank | 28 |
BURNETT, Nigel | 30 |
LUNN, Will | 33 |
MONTAGU, Rob | 34 |
CARROLL, Joe | 36 |