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Seniors Open Day 16th August 2010
Senior Open held on the 16th August was an excellent day, weather was really good, the course was in superb condition and the food good. Hopefully next year it will be bigger and better but a good day was had by all.
The winners were from the left in the photo Colin Lloyd - winner of the Senior Section Cup with 35 points.
Glyn Sheppard Seniors Captain with 3rd place in the 69+ category with 31pts.
Ian Jones 2nd place in 55-65 category with 37 points.
Graham Cogbill winner of the 55-68 category with 38 points.
Bob Wilson (Dinas Powys Golf Club) winner of the 69+ category with 36 points.
Alan Reess 2nd place in the 69+ category with 32 points.
Other winner not present were Phillip Lewis (Maesteg Golf Club) 3rd place 55-68 category with 36 points.
Longest Drive was Phil Fiddler and the nearest the Pin Mal Baylis (Maesteg Golf Club)
Members & Guest Winner 15th August 2010
Winners names were Chris Sims and Joffrey Williams
The Pop John Tankard
THE POP JOHN TANKARD
Back in the 1930's a rather portly gentleman, known to all as 'Pop' John, who was a partner in a hardware store trading as John & Sennington in Canton, Cardiff was a playing member of Brynhill Golf Club.
As he was rather a large gentleman he always carried a pencil golf bag with just 4 clubs in it, and never carried it himself, but gave 1/6d to one of the young lads hanging around outside the caddy master's hut.
Pop John would play 4 holes (the nearest to the clubhouse), pay the lad who was lucky enough to get the bag then play the same 4 holes pay the lad, then do it one more time. He always played 12 holes, with 3 lads each earning 1/6d (8p nowadays) --though it was pointed out by current member Fred Clissett that the caddy master always took 3d from each of the lads afterwards.
And now some 60-odd years later the members of Brynhill play an annual golf tournament known as The Pop John Tankard, and to commemorate the event each entrant is only allowed to play with 4 clubs - a wood, 2 irons and a putter, just like Pop John did back in the 1930's.
So in 2010 the winner, with a nett score of 76 is Peter Curtis, pictured here........unfortunately not in his golf attire, but on his way to the pool on a recent Golfing Holiday in Portugal. This article and his picture should be a nice surprise to Peter and his family!
Club Championship Saturday 14th August 2010
9am - Championship Final 1st Round
Referee: Club Captain
9:15am - Final of the George Williams
Referee: Club Vice Captain
9:30am - Final of the Chief Buck rabbit
Referee: Mrs Sheila Williams
LUNCH 12:30PM
1:30 - Championship Final - 2nd Round
Referee: Club Captain
1:45 - Final of the Midway - Howell Hughes
Referee: Club Vice Captain
2:00pm - Final of the Ernest Williams
Referee: Mrs Sheila Williams
ALL FINALIST AND THEIR CADDIES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO LUNCH @ 12:30PM
Course Closed
Captains Prize Saturday Best Nett
Bob Gapper won the Saturday Best Nett with 67
Captans Prize Sunday Best Gross
Sam Preston won the Sunday Best Gross with 73 (back 9 = 36)
Captains Prize for Sundays Best Nett
Colin Lewis won with the Best Nett for Sunday with 65
Captains Prize Best Overall Gross 2010
Wayne Adams with the best overall gross over both days with 152.
Captain Prize Winner of 2010
Captains Prize winner with 136 .
Brynhill Greenkeeper gets call for Ryder Cup
Brynhill Head Greenkeeper gets call to assist at Ryder Cup.
Iain Grant, head greenkeeper at Brynhill Golf Club has been chosen from hundreds of applicants to assist in getting the Celtic Manor greens ready for the upcoming Ryder Cup -the first to be held in Wales.
From October 1 > 3 this year it is expected that over 100,000 visitors to the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport will give a benefit to tourism in Wales of over £50,000,000.
Members & Guest Day
The Ladies who managed the Halfway House providing food, drink and encouragement, named as left - to - right Julie, Becky, Jo, (Captains Wife) Lesley, Jane and Robbie.
Members & Guests Day June 2010
Captain John Kirkpatrick presenting to Matthew Gill amd Mike Sherrin the winners of Members & Guest Day.
3rd Place for Spring Open
and in 3rd place with 44 points Richey Jones and Andy Chick
2nd Place for Spring Open 2010
In Second Place are Tony Hewlett & A Williams with 44 points (better back 9)
Spring Open Winners for 2010
Winners of the 2010 Spring Open are Colin and Nick Harkin with 45 points......
