2011

The Rees Trophy was back to a full complement of all four players for its 26^th competition thanks to a move from the usual July date to October to accommodate Peter’s house move in the summer from Switzerland to England.

Taking a risk with the October weather this was the 2011 Rees Trophy invasion of Normandy, with six rounds of golf at Clecy in La France profonde and two rounds at Omaha beach accompanied by cultural visits to the site of the Second World War Normandy landings and to the outstanding Bayeux tapestry museum. Fortunately the weather proved to be much better than forecast and the competition was played mostly in fine conditions.

The courses were tough and unusual. Golf de Clecy required the legs of a mountain goat. A hilly course set in the so called Normandie Suisse, with the unusual option of choosing between different holes between the 9^th to the 11^th. The classic courses at Omaha Beach were flatter, and at the Manoir course presented some water challenges, though the lack of hills was counter-balanced by the extraordinarily long distances between green and tee.

After Nicholas and David won the Texas Scramble the Normandy battle ebbed to and fro, with the Trophy leadership being held by Nicholas, David and Richard over the first five rounds. Peter made a comeback in round 5 with 43 points, enough for the Fionn MacCool, while the round six results left the field so well spread with gaps of 10, 9 and 20 shots between first to last it seemed the final would be less interesting than in the past. However, Richard pulled back 7 of the required 10 shots against the eventual winner David and Nicholas pulled back 15 of the required 20 shots against 3^rd placed Peter, with both matches going down to the 17^th until matters were finally settled.

The four-bedroom gîte was a quaint, 19^th century house with an excellent, large fireplace, and was set in a sleepy village where a visit to the local restaurant created bewildered looks from the locals (we never determined if this was actually a restaurant or not) but the nearby town had everything required, including a cafe with pool and table football.

After a surprise early lead in the Celtic Cross by Richard, normal service was soon resumed with Nicholas winning on the last game of week by two points from Peter, making it a record four wins in a row. David broke Richard’s seven year run for the Wooden Chap with an excellent gross 82 at Omaha Beach GC and retained the Dunlop ’65 while Peter won the Hologram Man thanks to some generous handicapping on the par 3s.

Next year the summer schedule will be resumed with a first-time trip to Northern Ireland.

Won by: Nicholas & David 3&2 against Richard & Peter

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	12.8	36 (85)	0	0	0	12.8
NICHOLAS	28.0	38	-2	-2	-2	27.2
DAVID	15.8	29	+7	+7	+7	16.5
PETER	21.1	14	+22	+22	+22	22.1

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

12.8

36 (85)

12.8

NICHOLAS

28.0

-2

27.2

DAVID

15.8

16.5

PETER

21.1

+22

22.1

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	12.8	33	+3	+3	0	13.1
NICHOLAS	27.2	26	+10	+8	-2	28.0
DAVID	16.5	35	+1	+8	+1	16.6
PETER	22.1	33	+3	+25	+3	22.4

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

12.8

13.1

NICHOLAS

27.2

+10

-2

28.0

DAVID

16.5

16.6

PETER

22.1

+25

22.4

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	13.1	35	+1	+4	+1	13.2
NICHOLAS	28.0	26	+10	+18	+8	28.0
DAVID	16.6	34	+2	+10	+3	16.8
PETER	22.4	23	+13	+38	+16	23.4

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

13.1

13.2

NICHOLAS

28.0

+10

+18

28.0

DAVID

16.6

+10

16.8

PETER

22.4

+13

+38

+16

23.4

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	13.2	35 (86)	+1	+5	+2	13.3
NICHOLAS	28.0	23	+13	+31	+18	28.0
DAVID	16.8	36	0	+10	+3	16.8
PETER	23.4	34	+2	+40	+18	23.6

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

13.2

35 (86)

13.3

NICHOLAS

28.0

+13

+31

+18

28.0

DAVID

16.8

+10

16.8

PETER

23.4

+40

+18

23.6

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	13.3	27	+9	+14	+5	14.2
NICHOLAS	28.0	31	+5	+36	+23	28.0
DAVID	16.8	38 (88)	-2	+8	+1	16.4
PETER	23.6	43 (90)	-7	+33	+11	21.5

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

13.3

+14

14.2

NICHOLAS

28.0

+36

+23

28.0

DAVID

16.8

38 (88)

-2

16.4

PETER

23.6

43 (90)

-7

+33

+11

21.5

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	14.2	35	+1	+15	+6	14.3
NICHOLAS	28.0	24	+12	+48	+35	28.0
DAVID	16.4	41 (82)	-5	-3	-4	15.4
PETER	21.5	32	+4	+37	+15	21.9

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

14.2

+15

14.3

NICHOLAS

28.0

+12

+48

+35

28.0

DAVID

16.4

41 (82)

-5

-3

-4

15.4

PETER

21.5

+37

+15

21.9

NAME	H'CAP	S'FORD	RESULT	CUM	BEST 6	NEW H'CAP
RICHARD	14.3	36 (87)	0	+15	+6	14.3
NICHOLAS	28.0	37	-1	+47	+34	27.6
DAVID	15.4	26	+10	+13	+3	16.4
PETER	21.9	22	+14	+51	+29	22.9

NAME

H'CAP

S'FORD

RESULT

CUM

BEST 6

NEW H'CAP

RICHARD

14.3

36 (87)

+15

14.3

NICHOLAS

28.0

-1

+47

+34

27.6

DAVID

15.4

+10

+13

16.4

PETER

21.9

+14

+51

+29

22.9

NAME	RESULT	BEST 6
DAVID	1	+3
RICHARD	2	+6
PETER	3	+29
NICHOLAS	4	+34
FIONN MAC COOL (Stableford Score)	Peter 43	David 41	Nicholas 38	Richard 36
WOODEN CHAP (Gross Score)	David 82	Richard 85	Peter 90	Nicholas 100
CELTIC CROSS	Nicholas 37.5	Peter 35.5	David 30.5	Richard 26.5
ECLECTIC (4's)	Richard -9	David -7	Peter -2	Nicholas +5
DUNLOP 65 (lost / OOB balls)	David 4	Richard 9	Peter 17	Nichoals 23
HOLOGRAM MAN (par 3s)	Peter 62	Nicholas 57	Richard 53	David 50
OTHER	RICHARD	NICHOLAS	DAVID	PETER
Par	41	14	36	23
Birdie	6	1	5	2
Eagle	-	-	-	-
Sandy	2	1	1	2
Grass ferret	1	1	1	2

NAME

RESULT

BEST 6

DAVID

RICHARD

PETER

+29

NICHOLAS

+34

FIONN MAC COOL (Stableford Score)

Peter 43

David 41

Nicholas 38

Richard 36

WOODEN CHAP (Gross Score)

David 82

Richard 85

Peter 90

Nicholas 100

CELTIC CROSS

Nicholas 37.5

Peter 35.5

David 30.5

Richard 26.5

ECLECTIC (4's)

Richard -9

David -7

Peter -2

Nicholas +5

DUNLOP 65 (lost / OOB balls)

David 4

Richard 9

Peter 17

Nichoals 23

HOLOGRAM MAN (par 3s)

Peter 62

Nicholas 57

Richard 53

David 50

OTHER

RICHARD

NICHOLAS

DAVID

PETER

Par

Birdie

Eagle

Sandy

Grass ferret

*22 - 28th October, Caen, France*
Rees Trophy – 2011 The 4th hole of Omaha Beach, Mer course. Click to see the photos of this year's competition The Rees Trophy was back to a full complement of all four players for its 26^th competition thanks to a move from the usual July date to October to accommodate Peter’s house move in the summer from Switzerland to England. Taking a risk with the October weather this was the 2011 Rees Trophy invasion of Normandy, with six rounds of golf at Clecy in La France profonde and two rounds at Omaha beach accompanied by cultural visits to the site of the Second World War Normandy landings and to the outstanding Bayeux tapestry museum. Fortunately the weather proved to be much better than forecast and the competition was played mostly in fine conditions. The courses were tough and unusual. Golf de Clecy required the legs of a mountain goat. A hilly course set in the so called Normandie Suisse, with the unusual option of choosing between different holes between the 9^th to the 11^th. The classic courses at Omaha Beach were flatter, and at the Manoir course presented some water challenges, though the lack of hills was counter-balanced by the extraordinarily long distances between green and tee. After Nicholas and David won the Texas Scramble the Normandy battle ebbed to and fro, with the Trophy leadership being held by Nicholas, David and Richard over the first five rounds. Peter made a comeback in round 5 with 43 points, enough for the Fionn MacCool, while the round six results left the field so well spread with gaps of 10, 9 and 20 shots between first to last it seemed the final would be less interesting than in the past. However, Richard pulled back 7 of the required 10 shots against the eventual winner David and Nicholas pulled back 15 of the required 20 shots against 3^rd placed Peter, with both matches going down to the 17^th until matters were finally settled. The four-bedroom gîte was a quaint, 19^th century house with an excellent, large fireplace, and was set in a sleepy village where a visit to the local restaurant created bewildered looks from the locals (we never determined if this was actually a restaurant or not) but the nearby town had everything required, including a cafe with pool and table football. After a surprise early lead in the Celtic Cross by Richard, normal service was soon resumed with Nicholas winning on the last game of week by two points from Peter, making it a record four wins in a row. David broke Richard’s seven year run for the Wooden Chap with an excellent gross 82 at Omaha Beach GC and retained the Dunlop ’65 while Peter won the Hologram Man thanks to some generous handicapping on the par 3s. Next year the summer schedule will be resumed with a first-time trip to Northern Ireland.