Handicap Secretary Report 2015
My first year looking after the handicaps.
The highest scoring event during the year was at Seaford where the average score was 37.18. The lowest scoring event was Piltdown with an average of just 26.19. The overall average stableford point score for the season was 31.17. It was pleasing to see that the silverware for the year was distributed evenly across the membership. Both of the above probably suggest the handicap system is about right despite all its faults.
That said I feel the handicaps are generally a little generous and I will look to adjust them for next season and I am more than happy to take your official course handicap in to account in doing this.
Thanks to Jerry, Phil & Captain Fred for helping out during the year with the cards. Also worth mentioning the website orchestrated by Mr Watkiss which keeps members abreast of events, tee time draws in advance(where we can do that) and the very latest results.
MGS SILVERWARE WINNERS 2015
| Trophy | Winner(s) |
| Golfer of the Year | Clive Butler |
| Society Strokeplay Championship | Kevin Weaver |
| Society Stableford Competition | David Howroyd |
| Captain’s Day Trophy | Fred Ablitt |
| Autumn Cup | Andy Tippett |
| Spring Cup | Tim Gorringe |
| Mad March Jugs | John Collingwood & Pat Layen |
| Winter Four ball pairs Comp | Micky Mann & Jerry Watkiss |
| Last Chance Trophy | Ray Hamilton |
Individual Winners 2015
| Month | Course | Individual Winner | Score | Runner Up | Score |
| Jan-15 | Pyecombe | Clive Butler | 48 | Ken Wapling | 37 |
| Feb-15 | East Brighton | Phil (Hon Sec) Herbert | 37 | Pat Layen | 35 |
| Mar-15 | Sweetwoods | Peter Cudmore* | 40 | John Collingwood* | 37 |
| Apr-15 | Hever | Mike Sellence | 38 | Andy Tippett | 35 |
| Apr-15 | Vale of Glamorgan Welsh National | Andy Tippett | 38 | Tim Gorringe | 35 |
| Apr-15 | Vale of Glamorgan Lakes Course | Tim Gorringe | 36 | Barry Browning | 35 |
| Apr-15 | Vale of Glamorgan Welsh National | Micky Mann | 37 | David Howroyd | 35 |
| Spring Tour | Overall Winner | Tim Gorringe | 96 | Micky Mann | 93 |
| May-15 | Mid- Sussex | Brian Day | 42 | Captain Fred Ablitt | 42 |
| Jun-15 | Singing Hills (Captain’s Day) | Captain Fred Ablitt | 38 | Tim Gorringe | 36 |
| Jul-15 | Westerham (Strokeplay Championship) | Kevin Weaver | 73 | Carl Valentine | 73 |
| Jul-15 | Westerham (Stapleford Shield) | David Howroyd | 37 | Phil (Hon Sec) Herbert | 37 |
| Aug-15 | Seaford Head GC | Pat Layen | 43 | Chris Buck | 43 |
| Sep-15 | Chartham Park | Kevin Weaver | 40 | Micky Mann | 40 |
| Oct-15 | Mar Menor (Spain) | Micky Mann | 50 | Tim Gorringe | 35 |
| Oct-15 | La Torre (Spain) | Micky Mann | 34 | Andy Bishop | 27 |
| Oct-15 | El Valle (Spain | Andy Tippett | 33 | Dave Stocker | 26 |
| Oct-15 | Haciendra (Spain) | Barry Browning | 29 | Clive Butler | 27 |
| Oct-15 | Mar Menor (Spain) | Tim Gorringe | 34 | Andy Bishop | 32 |
| Autumn Tour | Overall Winner | Andy Tippett | 109 | Micky Mann | 108 |
| Oct-15 | Piltdown | Kevin Weaver | 36 | Carl Valentine | 33 |
| Nov-15 | Willingdon | Andy Bishop* | 40 | Alan Bond * | 38 |
| Dec -15 | Dewlands | Ray Hamilton | 25 | Ken Wapling | 24 |
Including the tour matches we had 15 different winners during the year. Kevin Weaver had an exceptional year winning three times (twice on count back)
TEAM Winners 2015
| Month | Course | Team Winners | Score |
| Jan-15 | Pyecombe | Clive Butler, Brian Day, Andy Tippett & Jerry Watkiss | 107 |
| Feb-15 | East Brighton | Clive Butler, Tony Bruce & Phil (Hon Sec) Herbert | 88 |
| Mar-15 | Sweetwoods (Mad March Hares) | John Collingwood & Pat Layen | 110 |
| Apr-15 | Hever | Paul Hillman, Malc Staplehurst & Ken Wapling | 75 |
| May-15 | Mid- Sussex | Alan Bond, Clive Butler, Andy Tippett & Carl Valentine | 130 |
| Jun-15 | Singing Hills (Texas Scramble) | Micky Mann. Chris Buck, Ray Hamilton | -4 |
| Singing Hills (Stableford) | Clive Butler, Capt Fred Ablit and Phil (Hon Sec) Herbert ** | 76 | |
| Aug-15 | Seaford Head GC (Stableford) | Andy Tippet, Ash Head, Dave Stocker and Brian Chesmuir | 92 |
| Seaford Head GC (Texas Scramble) | Pat Layen, Chris Buck and Phil (Hon Sec) Herbert | -6 | |
| Sep-15 | Chartham Park | Andy Tippett, Andy Bishop, Micky Mann & Jerry Watkiss | 91 |
| Oct-15 | Piltdown | Derek James, Derek Coppard & Phil (Hon Sec) Herbert | 76 |
| Nov-15 | Willingdon | Andy Bishop & Alan Bond | 78 |
| Dec-15 | Dewlands (Texas Scramble) | Greg Wapling, Ken Wapling, David Howroyd & Jerry Watkiss | -2 |
| Dec-15 | Dewlands (Stableford) | Ray Hamilton, Tim Gorringe, Andy Bishop & Micky Mann | 72 |
| ** No team could win both team prizes on Captain’s day – so second place awarded prize | |||
Phil Hon Sec Herbert was the man to be drawn with as he was on the winning team 4 times! Chris Buck being the Texas Scramble champion being on the winning team at two events this year.
MGS Apperances & Averages
| Most Appearances (Excluding Spring and Autumn Tours) + | Best Average all appearances and scores averaged + | |||
| Player | Appearances | Player | Average | |
| ABLITT Fred | 10 | SELLENCE, Mike | 35.67 | |
| HERBERT, Phil | 10 | HEAD, Ashley | 35.00 | |
| BUTLER Clive | 9 | LAYEN, Pat | 34.86 | |
| CHEESMUR, Brian | 9 | HOWROYD David | 34.75 | |
| MANN Michael | 9 | COLLINGWOOD, John | 34.50 | |
| STOCKER Dave | 9 | CUDMORE Peter | 34.50 | |
| TIPPETT, Andy | 9 | BUTLER Clive | 33.78 | |
| BOND, Alan | 8 | WEAVER, Kevin | 33.60 | |
| BRUCE, Tony | 8 | HAMILTON, Ray | 33.50 | |
| DAY Brian | 8 | GOULDING, Frank | 33.00 | |
| WAPLING, Ken | 8 | MANN Michael | 33.00 | |
| LAYEN, Pat | 7 | VALENTINE Carl | 33.00 | |
| WATKISS Jerry | 7 | ABLITT Fred | 32.90 | |
| BISHOP, Andy | 6 | GORRINGE, Tim | 32.20 | |
| CUDMORE Peter | 6 | TIPPETT, Andy | 32.11 | |
| STAPLEHURST, Malc | 6 | COPPARD, Derek | 32.00 | |
| VALENTINE Carl | 6 | STAPLEHURST, Malc | 32.00 | |
| BUCK, Chris | 5 | WATKISS Jerry | 32.00 | |
| GORRINGE, Tim | 5 | HERBERT, Phil | 31.80 | |
| WEAVER, Kevin | 5 | BISHOP, Andy | 31.50 | |
| BROWNING, Barry | 4 | MARCHANT, Nick | 31.00 | |
| HILLMAN, Paul | 4 | WEAVERS, Rob | 30.25 | |
| HOWROYD David | 4 | BUCK, Chris | 30.20 | |
| JAMES Derek | 4 | CHEESMUR, Brian | 30.11 | |
| WEAVERS, Rob | 4 | BOND, Alan | 29.50 | |
| SELLENCE, Mike | 3 | DAY Brian | 29.25 | |
| COLLINGWOOD, John | 2 | STOCKER Dave | 29.22 | |
| GOULDING, Frank | 2 | WAPLING, Ken | 29.13 | |
| HAMILTON, Ray | 2 | HILLMAN, Paul | 28.25 | |
| HEAD, Ashley | 2 | JAMES Derek | 28.00 | |
| MARCHANT, Nick | 2 | WAPLING, Greg | 27.50 | |
| WAPLING, Greg | 2 | BRUCE, Tony | 26.75 | |
| COPPARD, Derek | 1 | BROWNING, Barry | 22.50 | |
+ Excludes Dewlands December 2015
MGS PLayer of the Year & 40 POINT plus club 2015
| Player of the year 2015 | 40 point plus club 2015 | |||
| Player | Best 4 rounds total for year | Name | Points | Course |
| BUTLER Clive | 158 | BUTLER Clive | 48 | Pyecombe |
| ABLITT Fred | 151 | BUCK, Chris | 43 | Seaford Head |
| TIPPETT, Andy | 151 | LAYEN, Pat | 43 | Seaford Head |
| HERBERT, Phil | 150 | ABLITT Fred | 42 | Mid-Sussex |
| LAYEN, Pat | 148 | DAY Brian | 42 | Mid-Sussex |
| MANN Michael | 144 | VALENTINE Carl | 42 | Mid-Sussex |
| VALENTINE Carl | 144 | STOCKER Dave | 41 | Seaford Head |
| CUDMORE Peter | 143 | TIPPETT, Andy | 41 | Seaford Head |
| WEAVER, Kevin | 142 | SELLENCE, Mike | 40 | Mid-Sussex |
| STOCKER Dave | 140 | CUDMORE Peter | 40 | Sweetwoods |
| HOWROYD David | 139 | HERBERT, Phil | 40 | Seaford Head |
| WATKISS Jerry | 139 | WEAVER, Kevin | 40 | Chartham Park |
| BISHOP, Andy | 138 | BISHOP, Andy | 40 | Willingdon |
| WAPLING, Ken | 138 | MANN Michael | 40 | Chartham Park |
| CHEESMUR, Brian | 136 | |||
| DAY Brian | 136 | |||
| GORRINGE, Tim | 135 | |||
| STAPLEHURST, Malc | 135 | |||
| BOND, Alan | 132 | |||
| BUCK, Chris | 126 | |||
| BRUCE, Tony | 124 | |||
| WEAVERS, Rob | 121 | |||
| HILLMAN, Paul | 113 | |||
| JAMES Derek | 112 | |||
| BROWNING, Barry | 90 | |||
Congratulations to Clive Butler – his 48 points at Pyecombe made the big difference in an otherwise very tight competition
MM