Santa Maria 4th September 2025
Thursdays game was played at Santa Maria and we were kindly sponsored by Tony Newman.
Numbers again were back up after the summer and this meant a return of the main order of merit competition.
On the course it was a fairly tough day for most with only 4 players 30pts or better, mainly due to the struggles on the greens which were extremely slow.
Back at the Dragon for the presentation , our master of ceremonies, Bob Sawyer certainly had his hands full trying to make himself heard for once as many of the golfing wags had turned up after a ladies do lunch bash at Mias restaurant along the paseo 🫣🫣🫣.
Results from Santa MarÃa
1st, Ian Ashworth, 34pts, back 9 of 16pts, playing off 23.7, now 23.0
2nd, Ray Critcher, 34pts, back 9 of 15pts, playing off 13.6, now 13.2
3rd, Kirstin Hardiker, 33pts, playing off 26.3, now 25.9
Nearest the pin in Two on Hole 5, Dave Errington
Nearest the pin in One on Hole 12, Kirstin Hardiker
Nearest the pin in One on Hole 15, Marion English
Next week we are playing our final major of the year at Parador, the Open, with the first tee time at 10.00.
With the Torreblanca Ryder Cup the following week on the Wednesday & Thursday at Santana , after the presentation our captains Bill Perkins for the North & Martin Fink for the South will announce the pairings and tee times for the first day which is 9 holes of Fourball better ball and 9 holes of Foursomes.
