Fellow RAGS,
A beautiful day and beautiful golf course what more could we want for our first RAGS day in 2025 …….. better golf in my case.
21 players amassed at the North Oxford Golf Club for the customary bacon baps at 9.45 am before commencing the round at 10.45.
It was a pleasure playing on this 118 year old parkland course maintained in immaculate condition. Everyone remarked how tragic it is that such an attractive course with its mature tree-lined fairways is going to be dug up after it closes in October to make way for the new Oxford United football ground. Most of us were glad to have been able to experience the course before it closes.
As we viewed the nice wide fairways before embarking on the round, perhaps some of us took it too much for granted that this attractive, flat course was one on which we were going to return a good score. However, the quality of the scores did not match the quality of the players, with, of course, some exceptions as usual.
An additional trophy has been introduced for the winning lady this year, conditional upon 6 or more ladies playing. Fittingly it was won by the new lady captain, Liz France.
Results: The prizes were awarded by captain Dick
Overall winner – Steve Williams with 34 points and taking the RAGS trophy
Ladies winner – Liz France with 31 points and taking the lady’s trophy
Winner front 9 – John North with 20 points
Winner back 9 - Tony Taylor with 17 points on count back against Adam Zaziemski
Nearest the pin – Malcolm Dodds – Great to see Malcolm back with us before his pending retirement from golf.
Thanks to everyone for participating in this perfect day.
The next outings are as follows:
July 7th – South Bucks Golf Club
August 4th – The Springs Golf Club
September 22nd – Studley Wood Golf Club
Finally, RAGS best wishes go to Mark Collins and Dave Thomas, both great RAGS supporters, for their marathon golf epic on Monday, 9th. Most of us have been touched by cancer one way or another and what they are doing to raise as much money as possible for Macmillan deserves a great deal of support from club members.
To find out how you can support them in this incredible endeavour - simply click here
Best wishes,
John
Tel: 07774 203 193
Risborough Awayday Golf Society
