Thought I might add a lighter moment to the trials and tribulations of the Stock Market in general and have arranged a Golf Challenge, fully supported by Money AM to be held in the heart of the Midlands at Leicestershire's renown golf club at Longcliffe.

Date: Monday 27th June

Practise round tee off 9.30am
Lunch 1.45pm (Sandwichs and soup or chips (cost 4 included in the entrance fee)
Competition round, tee off 2.30pm
Dinner & Prize Giving 7.30pm


PRIZES:

All entrants will get 3 months worth of Shares Magazine sent to their home every week.

Winner will get the MoneyAM Annual Golf Challenge Cup to keep for one year plus 1 years worth of MoneyAM Level 2 service worth 550+.

Second and Third will get a medal to keep, plus 6 months level 2 worth 225+.

Additionally, closest to the pin and longest drive.


Longcliffe Golf Club
Snell's Nook Lane,
Nanpantan,
Loughborough, LE11 3YA

http://www.longcliffegolf.co.uk/the_course.htm

The big day is now but tomorrow. Here is the starting line up:

Morning: Tee off 9.30

Team 1

PTH
Tallsiii
Paul Jacobs

Team 2

Ken Kennison
Paul 1812
Predateur
MG

Team 3

Stuart Lane
Eric Robson
Markus
Canary 9

(Eric will be a wild card for Team 1)

Format will be, maximum handicap of 24 for each player, stableford, best two scores for each hole to count. Thought about the 'orange ball' idea, which we can discuss tomorrow morning, but personally, would rather keep it simple.

Afternoon: Tee off 2.30

Group 1

PJ
Stuart Lane
Predateur

Group 2

Eric Robson
Paul 1812
Tallsiii

Group 3

Bob Colby
MG
Canary 9

Group 4

PTH
Markus
Ken Kennison

Format: Maximum Handicap 24, Stableford. Nearest the pin, holes 5 & 15, longest drive, hole 17. As stated previoulsy there will be a 5 fee to enter the nearest pin and longest drives to purchase some balls, plus a few bottles of wine donated by moi and Eric.

Remember to bring jacket and tie for the evening. If wearing tailored shorts, white socks must be worn.

Also no headbutting, gouging or biting and may the best man (me!) win.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. I will be at the clubhouse by about 0815, so suggest everyone else gets there not long after so we can have a chat over a cup of coffee. Eric, will find out today if any food will be available on arrival.

Morning all.

Yesterday proved to be a great success and we were blessed with fantastic weather. The morning started off with a phone call from PJ who was stuck on the M25 in the world's biggest traffic jam and Markus who was still in bed. Well, he is old and needs all the sleep he can get! However, we all managed to get teed off by 1030 in three teams of three. Many lost balls later, the combination of Markus, Eric & Canary 9 had won the team event and in the process relieved the rest of us of 5 each.

A quick break for lunch and liquid refreshment was followed by the main event. As it transpired the hot favourite playing on his home course (moi!) blew up on the front nine, (I think it was the lager at lunchtime) and never really got back into contention. Meanwhile Eric & Markus were playing steady golf, whilst the majority of the rest of us were wondering around the deep rough looking for more lost balls.

Ultimately, Eric ran out a worthy winner with 33 pts, a great score on a tough course, and Eric if I may say so, you showed remarkable stamina and fitness for one of the older entrants, a great effort. Young Markus finished in the runner's up spot with 31 pts and Predateur third with 28 pts. Congratulations to you all.

Nearest to the pin on the 5th was won by errrrrrrrrr nobody as not one of us managed to get on the green. Nearest to the pin on the 15th was scooped by yours truly, with Paul Jacobs taking the prize for second nearest to the pin. The first time in the history of golf that a prize for second nearest to the pin has been given!! Well, we had to do something with the prize originally assigned to the 5th, (and we had to make sure that AM won something). Longest Drive was won by MG, well, actually it wasn't really the longest drive, but it was the only one that stayed on the fairway! Most appropriate though as MG had a mare of an afternoon and there's nothing more likely to cheer you up than going home with a few goodies.

All in all, everyone had a great day out, although walking down the 18th at 8 o'clock in the evening, I should have remembered to book the paramedics. Absolutely exhausting, most of us walked double the distance looking for errant balls and the members will have a field day during the coming weeks, picking them all up. Not too sure they will want your 'Noodles' though Paul J.

Many thanks to everyone who turned up and supported the event. Sorry those that had to work or for other reasons were unable to attend, don't worry there will be another one next year. Special thanks to 'Bully' of AM for providing support and sponsorship, which made the day just that little bit more intense, it really was appreciated. Eric is now wondering what to do with 1 years free subscription for Level 2!!

There is photographic eveidence of the day which will be posted later, wilbs, keep your fingers off the keyboard!!

Once again, many thanks to all for your support.

pth

Well done all.

PTH: If you could let Ian know who the worthy winners of the overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd and we will get them upgraded.

Likewise we will get some Shares Magazines organised for everyone.


Mike

Mike

Talked with PJ last night and will drop an email with all participants and winners.

Once again, great support from you and your team, thank you.

pth

ptholden

If you could copy me in on that mail that would be great - I will then organiose for the appropriate prizes (upgrades) to be handed out and also for the participants to get their 3 months of Shares magazine

Ian

All,

Ptholden has now supplied me with the full list of attendees and the winners/runners up etc.

I will sort out the prizes, and notify you all individually when this is done,

Thanks

Ian

pth & all
Thanks for a great day. I'm writing this from the Intensive Care Unit and the nice nurses are helping me use my fingers and thumbs to get the right result ;)

Excellent course, superb company and wonderful weather.

It's ages since I played 36 holes in one day - and it showed.

Obviously a very sympathetic group of people - everyone deliberately missing the fairway on the 17th so that I could win the longest drive. In fact it was about 100yds short of PJ's effort in the morning. His drive caused major problems with East Midlands Air Traffic Control - so apologies to anyone who had their planes delayed because of the fear of an incoming missile.

I repeat my apologies to Bob Colby and Eric for the worst game of golf in history. I will be paying for treatment to the bramble and thistle scars incurred in looking for my balls. But at least I've still got 2 left - which I very much doubt PJ has after exploding his on his drives.

Particular congratulations must go to Eric.......you know what they say, when all around you (me and Bob) are losing their heads a wise man is able to remain cool, calm and collected. Obviously a shrewd and measured investor - unlike his mad and impulsive FOREX trading nutcase partners.

Great day and can't wait until next year's 27 Hole event.

mg (Thanks for the finger wilbs, I will be making good use of that with nursey)

Just woken up after 11 hours' kip, absolutely knackered. But now what do I do with this "Level 2" stuff? Sounds like a 'La Femme Nikita' job status to me!

I'd just like to say thanks again to peter for organising a great day out!! well done. All i can say is god help turnberry tomorrow and i'm glad i won those 9 titelists that may save me a few quid on one of the rounds.

I'm emailing a few pics over to JT to post up at some point today.

Thanks again all.

PJ

P.s Those greens were top notch

Here is a picture of the Golf Day winner and runners up - from left to right is Markusantonious (2nd) EWRobson (1st) and Predateur (3rd)







From what I have have heard everyone had a great day and congratulations to the winner, and all who took part.

spit it out Bob!!

Excellent day out guys. Everything went very well except my golf.

I had the distinction of playing with Eric and MG. The top scorer, longest driver and most distinguished looking golfer in our three ball.

Well done PTH and MoneyAM

Bob

Well done to pth and Moneyam for a great day. Weather, course, organisation, prizes, food, company and the beer was perfect. My game was crap.

Well done to the prize winners and roll on next year.

Paul

A superb day.

Congratulations to Peter for the idea and his organisation.

Deserved thanks to Money AM for their generous prizes.

To those who took part, delighted to be in your company.

To those who considered entering and did not, you missed a wonderful days golf at a tough, but beautiful course. Should it be arranged next year do not miss it. Close down the market, invent a grandmother's funeral, anything, just make it.

Predateur

Finding it hard to put the H in IMHO! As you see, markus was unable to keep his eyes open - it was those penalty shots wot did it as pth charged him a shot each time he went to sleep whilst lining up!

pth: a great day with excellent organisation. The course was ferocious but in superb condition. The meal was excellent. The management of the weather was amazing as it could not have been better. As probably the most senior competitor, coped amazingly with the 36 holes; suspect the fact that I was tired stopped me trying to hit the ball as hard as normal with the result that it flew with birdie like precision. Amazed that anyone managed to hit the 15th, never mind the 6th - Bobcolby deserves a mention for being 3rd nearest the pin - I was well and truly lost with provisional in the bunker.

Hard to remember a better golfing day out. Thanks too to AM for your support and quality of prizes - hope it doesn't make me a 'pro'! Yesterday went downhill with a WIN seminar but then rose to another peak with a family visit to Billy Elliot; superb.

So thanks again to Peter - Longcliffe was ideal but its only fair to spread the load out. Tenterden is OTBT so what about it Markus? East Midlands is probably the easiest for access.

Eric

EWR: Many thanks for the email. I have asked Ian to liase with you.

regards


Mike

What about a prize for the running commentry?

wilbs,

I will put you in touch with Sky sports to see if they have any vacancies :)

Ian

wilbs

hope you didn't take my comment the wrong way. It was very funny, but don't think you'll get a job at Sky, but maybe at CBeebies!!

pth

Thanks Ian but they wouldn't be able to afford me.

(pth, have you got CBeebies number?)

wilbs