Fox Inn Golf Society Challenge at Forest Park Golf Club - Thursday 29th July 2021
Joining Details
Organiser: Martin Gaunt
Contact details can be found on the Members page.
Competition and Format
This is the 20th challenge match between HGS and Fox Inn Golf Society. The score is 11 1/2 to 7 1/2 to HGS.
It is a fourball better ball competition, played off Course Handicaps.
Timings
The first group will tee off at 11am, so please aim to arrive at the clubhouse 45 minutes before your tee-time for any announcements.
Costs and Deadlines
The cost will be £37.50 (including 18 holes and a 1-course meal afterwards).
Please reply by Thursday 22nd July.
Please pay by electronic transfer (details available from Maurice Jones) or by cheque (payable to Hillcrest Golf Society).
Other Information
If you require a buggy, please contact the Proshop directly on 01904 400425.
The dress code in the clubhouse is smart casual.
Predicted Playing Handicaps
Based upon the latest WHS Handicap Indexes on the HGS website (obtained from England Golf's database on 27th July 2021), and the Slope Rating of the course, the following are the currently predicted Playing Handicaps:
| Forest Park Golf Club | |||
| Slope Rating: | Handicap Index | Calculated Course H'cap | 90% |
| 130 | of Course Hcp | ||
| Boast, Mark | 12.7 | 15 | 14 |
| Bollands, Peter | 18.7 | 22 | 20 |
| Cowan, Simon | 12.2 | 14 | 13 |
| Fletcher, Tony | 21.0 | 24 | 22 |
| Herbert, Kevin | 36.2 | 42 | 38 |
| Hissett, Michael | 26.0 | 30 | 27 |
| Holliday, Rob | 10.1 | 12 | 11 |
| Mackay, Ken | 10.7 | 12 | 11 |
| Nicholson, Keith | 22.6 | 26 | 23 |
| Priest, Darren | 10.5 | 12 | 11 |
| Sherwood, Paul | 15.6 | 18 | 16 |
| Simpson, Peter | 15.4 | 18 | 16 |
| Williams, Brian | 7.5 | 9 | 8 |
| Wilson, Ben | 8.8 | 10 | 9 |
| Wray, Mark | 13.4 | 15 | 14 |
Order of Play
The HGS pairings scored as follows:
| Time | HGS Pairings | Result |
| 11:00am | Peter Simpson | W (4&2) | |
| 11:08am | Mark Wray | Kevin Herbert | L (1 down) |
| 11:16am | Peter Bollands | Brian Williams | L (3&2) |
| 11:24am | Simon Cowan | Tony Fletcher | Draw |
| 11:32am | Paul Sherwood | Rob Holliday | L (3&2) |
| 11:40am | Mark Boast | Ben Wilson | W (3&2) |
| 11:48am | Darren Priest | Keith Nicholson | W (4&3) |
| 11:56am | Ken Mackay | Michael Hissett | W (4&2) |
Prize Winners
HGS won the competition to take the overall score to:
Hillcrest Golf Society 12 1/2 Fox Inn Golf Society 7 1/2
Nearest The Pin (Par 3):
Wilson Clarke (FIGS)
Nearest The Pin (Par 4):
Brian Williams (HGS)