The Golf Section's partnership with the Villarceaux Golf Club continues to bear fruit.
* This summer, we are holding Open Days to enable people to discover Villareceaux.
* Children are encouraged to try the Villarceaux Golf School
* The SAC Spring Cup will be on Saturday 24 May
For information and reservations, please contact John McCallum, or +33 6 15 15 22 61.
More details are in the main article.
We will visit the Golf d’Ailette (Chemin des Dames, 02860 Chamouille - some 150km northeast of Paris) for our Spring Golf Weekend on April 25th, 26th and 27th.
Despite the terrible weather leading up to this weekend, the course was in good condition and the rain just about held off on the day.
The Autumn Vase is for Best Net Score and this year was won by Gil Anceaux from Villarceaux with 38 points.
Notable SAC member performances:
• For the Ladies Sue Hall was a triple winner with best Gross, longest drive on the 4th, and closest to the pin on the 9th.
• Muriel Jones won best Ladies' Net on 35 pts. Tied with Sue, but with a better back 9.
• Emile Freiha was second in the Men’s 2nd Series Net with 35 points, while David Colson was 3rd on 34
• Ian Jones was 2nd in the Men’s 3rd Series Net.
See the full scores on the FFG website:
https://pages.ffgolf.org/resultats/resultats-details/e72c369c55c27a3a89c56cf861f3b0ac/2401278846
The Section's Summer Open Eclectic Competition is open and running from 1 July to 30 August at the Villarceaux Golf Club.
Participants submitted 6 scorecards during this period from which a best composite score was calculated. The winners were:
1st prize – Emile Freiha
2nd prize - Frederic Thiriet
3rd prize – David Colson
This September's weekend was held this year at Omaha Beach Golf Club, Port en Bessin in Normandy from 13th to 15th September and was blessed with fantastic weather for the full 3 days.
The Kiwi Cup (best net score) and the Dean trophy (best gross) were both won by Frédéric Thiriet with a magnificent 39pts and 16pts respectively.
Ian Jones and Muriel Jones won 2nd and 3rd place net respectively with 35 and 34pts.
This year's Autumn Vase, an individual Stableford competition, will be held on Saturday, October 12, at the Villarceaux Golf Club.
For details and entry contact: John McCallum: 06 15 15 22 61
Starting times should be available on the FFG Site on Friday afternoon,