The fourth round of the 2015/16 Fermon Trophy was played at Silves on 18th January. Following the expansion of this competition from 4 to 5 clubs this event for the first time was jointly hosted by SdM and Silves International GC. The weather was excellent and the course in fantastic condition and this was reflected in some great scoring by some of the participants.
Except for one team the scores were incredibly close with 2 points separating four of the teams. The lowest scorers on the day were Carvoeiro and Silves International with 190, closely followed by SdM and Vila Sol on 192. Alto however put on a great team display and scored a magnificent 205. There last three pairings came in with 43, 46 and 47 points!!
It was a cloudy but dry day at Silves for our annual Captain's Drive In. This sees the outgoing Captain (Ray Groves) putt out on the 18th green,and the new Captain for 2016 (Peter Chapman) drive off from the first.
It was then followed by a 2 ball Seattle Shambles competition, the results can be found at the end of the article. An amazing 80 players participating!
There was a side wager on the 18th between the Captains, should Ray not manage to putt out in 2 a donation would be made to the present Captain's Charity. Sadly he didn't meet the challenge, eventually 4 putting! There were mitigating circumstances however - the ball used did have a large slice missing.
Peter and George have decided to offer all members an opportunity to challenge them to a game of golf. The game will be a Fourball-Betterball matchplay with players receiving 75% of the difference in playing handicap between themselves and the lowest handicapped player. Teams can be men, ladies or mixed and it will cost €10 per couple to make the challenge with all of the monies going to the Captain’s Charity. If the challenging pair wins, along with bragging rights they will qualify for an end of season competition which will be sponsored by the Captain and President. If Peter and George win then you will just have to try again.
Just send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want to give it a go.
CAPTAINS FINAL REPORT FOR 2015
Good Morning/Afternoon I hope you all had a merry Christmas and new year.
As this is my last report as your Captain I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support throughout my year and wish you all a Happy New Year and enjoy your golf.
I started my year hoping to perhaps please 70% of the membership knowing it’s not possible to please everyone all of the time. (And I hope I have managed that?).
My year seems to have flown by my last function as Captain is to putt out next Saturday on the 18th green at the Captains Drive in before handing over to next year’s Captain Peter Chapman who will drive off the first tee.
Not much has changed since my last report so I will keep this final report as brief as possible but there are thanks to various people I must make including all you members.
Results Men's Gold and Silver Divisions (split=14.1) and Ladies Division. Overall position is in Column 1
Congratulations to our 3 divisional winners: Bill Clarkson, with a magnificent 47 pts - 71(net 60)including 5 birdies, Stuart Walker with a fantastic 39points and Christine Arnes who had 37 points. Honourable mentions go to Chris Price with 40 pts and James Kinnear with shot a fabulous 71 including 4 birdies.
Peter was born in 1956 in to Welsh parents in Corby, Northants, his father working in the steel works at that time. When he was 6 years old the family moved back “home” to Old Colwyn a village in North Wales and he attended school there until he went to The Polytechnic of Wales in South Wales. He gained technical/engineering qualifications in the Gas industry. He was mainly concerned with operational management during these early days but later he transferred to the “dark side” of commercialism and negotiations.
On a lovely sunny December Day in the Algarve 36 SdM Ladies and guests played in this Annual Ladies Christmas event.
The event a Seattle Shambles organized by Eileen Groves proved to be another successful golf and fun day had by all.
followed by the usual very Merry Christmas Lunch in the Clubhouse at the Amendoeira Golf Resort which extended late into the evening.
Lots of prizes were on offer many sponsored by the ladies and guest's but the Team of the day and winning by two clear points were: