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Notice of AGM

The AGM of the Isle of Wight Golf Union will take place on 29 July 2012 at Ryde Golf Club after the Glyn Jones Memorial Trophies Competition.
In accordance with the rules of the IWGU any resolutions for consideration at the AGM must be sent to the Hon Secretary Mr Roy Truman by 30 June 2012 either by post or email.
The current holders of the roles of IWGU President, Secretary and Treasurer are not seeking re-election and nominations in respect of these positions are sought from any persons willing to give their time for the IWGU and Island Golf.
Nominations must be sent in writing or email with details of proposer and seconder to Roy Truman by 30 June 2012

Harry Gordon Trophy 2012

Matt Barnicoat has claimed a hat-trick of IWGU titles by winning the Harry Gordon Memorial Trophy. Following his wins in the Autumn Meeting and Matchplay events at the end of last year he gained victory in the first event of 2012 to make it 3 wins out of 3.
The scratch only event played by kind permission of the Captain and members at Cowes Golf Club, was supported by HoverTravel and forms part of the selection process for the NatWest Island Games in Bermuda next year.
The early clubhouse lead was claimed by Island Champion Darren Masterton (Osborne) who finished birdie, birdie to record a 2 over par 72. That lead was cancelled out when George Foreman (Shanklin & Sandown) came in with a 71, a score boosted by birdies both times round at the tricky par 3 8th/17th holes. However playing in the next group was Barnicoat who had got off to an excellent start, 2 under par at the halfway mark without dropping a shot and a further birdie at the 10th hole saw him 3 under par, however 4 dropped shots in the next 5 holes could have thrown away the early good play but two further birdies in the final 3 holes put his round back on track and gave him the trophy.
A late challenge nearly emerged from Scott Meek (Osborne) who also reached the halfway point under par, however 3 dropped shots in 4 holes at the start of the back 9 stalled his challenge and a solitary birdie at the 14th was not enough to get him back into contention. His score of 71 was however good enough for 3rd place losing out to Foreman on count-back.
Barnicoat's 3 wins have vaulted him into a prime position for selection to the Bermuda games. The next IWGU event is the Island Championships at Freshwater Bay on 23 June.

Island Games 2013 Team Selection Ranking

Place	Name	Club	Points
1	Scott MEEK	Osborne	483.08
2	Matthew BARNICOAT	Shanklin & Sandown	395.56
3	Darren MASTERTON	Shanklin & Sandown	325.34
4	Derek WRIGHT	Freshwater Bay	313.06
5	George FOREMAN	Shanklin & Sandown	303.23
6	Nat RIDDETT	Freshwater Bay	233.38
7	Jordan Sundborg	Shanklin & Sandown	169.97
8	Gary MESZYNSKI	Shanklin & Sandown	168.34
9	Matthew LEEK	Cowes	147.38
10	Brandon THOMPSON	Freshwater Bay	140.38
11	Tony WILLIAMS	Shanklin & Sandown	131.74
12	Bryce Wilson	Shanklin & Sandown	121.11
13	Chris HAYWARD	Osborne	114.66
14	Ryan Harmer	Freshwater Bay	96.23
15	Andy WESTHORPE	Shanklin & Sandown	81.65
16	Kasey TUCKEY	Freshwater Bay	70.39
17	Greg HAMMOND	Shanklin & Sandown	67.49
18	Keith WRIGHT	Freshwater Bay	53.48
19	Brian WRIGHT	Osborne	49.80
20	Joe Wright	Westridge	46.93
21	Richard HARRISON	Ryde	33.92
22	Matthew Mew	Shanklin & Sandown	33.71
23	Spencer SIMPSON	Ryde	30.42
24	Paul SPREADBURY	Osborne	28.66
25	Wesley MAWER	Shanklin & Sandown	28.66
26	Martin GOODALL	Shanklin & Sandown	26.84
27	Matthew WILLIAMS	Osborne	24.14
28	Josh Oddy	Shanklin & Sandown	24.11
29	Ian MILLER	Shanklin & Sandown	20.99
30	Kevin GARRETT	Freshwater Bay	20.79

Updated after Harry Gordon Trophy 2012

Harry Gordon Trophy Results 2012

Place	Name	Club	Score
1	Matthew Barnicoat	Shanklin & Sandown	69
2	Scott Meek	Osborne	71
2	George Foreman	Shanklin & Sandown	71
4	Darren Masterton	Osborne	72
4	Nat Riddett	Freshwater	72
6	Bryce Wilson	Shanklin & Sandown	73
7	Gary Meszynski	Shanklin & Sandown	74
7	Ryan Harmer	Freshwater	74
7	Matthew Leek	Cowes	74
10	Derek Wright	Freshwater	75
11	Joe Wright	Osborne	78
12	Josh Oddy	Shanklin & Sandown	80
12	Tony Williams	Shanklin & Sandown	80
12	Chris Hayward	Osborne	80
15	Matthew Mew	Shanklin & Sandown	81
15	Martin Goodall	Shanklin & Sandown	81
17	Stuart Bancroft	Osborne	83
18	Andy Westhorpe	Shanklin & Sandown	84
19	Keith Wright	Freshwater	86
19	Roy Truman	Shanklin & Sandown	86
21	Lee Dixon	Ryde	89
21	Simon Diacon	Shanklin & Sandown	89

IOW v Hampshire Colts

L to R: Jordan Sundborg, Matt Barnicoat, Darren Masterton, Gary Meszynski, Scott Meek, Stuart Bancroft, Matt Williams, Nat Riddett.

The Isle of Wight Golf Union representative side (sponsored by HoverTravel) have lost their annual match against the under 21 team from Hampshire. Played at Shanklin and Sandown by kind permission of the Captain and members the players found the course in excellent condition, however the weather was not as good with constant drizzle throughout much of the day. The Hampshire Golfers typically boast handicaps of 1 or better and therefore the match is always going to be a tough encounter.

The Morning Foursomes round looked to be going the Island's way with early leads in 3 of the 4 matches, however matches are not won at halfway and the Hampshire players came back strongly in the later stages of the games, taking the opening match by 1up and winning 2 other matches further out on the course. Only Gary Meszynski and Jordan Sundborg (Both Shanklin & Sandown Club) providing a much needed point with a convincing 6&5 win.

Above: Matt Williams (Osborne) splashes out to 3 feet at the 9th hole during the morning foursomes.

In the afternoon Singles matches again the Island started well and were leading in the opening two matches and keeping other games very close through halfway. Darren Masterton and Scott Meek (Both Osborne Club) played well to make up for some minor slip ups in the morning and both were able to win their matches by 2&1 and 4&3 respectively. Further back in the field Jordan Sundborg took his second point of the day with a good 4&3 win. Two of the matches made it to the final hole but on both occasions the Island side were 1down on the tee. Matt Williams (Osborne) had fought hard against a player with a much lower handicap to take the match this far but could not quite pull off the birdie he needed to claim a very hard fought half, However Matt Barnicoat (Shanklin & Sandown) managed to follow an excellent up and down par win at the 17th with a two putt Birdie at the last to halve his match.

Above: Matt Barnicoat chips to the 9th Green hitting the pin but the ball stayed on the lip, his opponent holed a 20 foot birdie put to win the hole!

The Hampshire side won the singles 4 1/2 to 3 1/2 and took the match 7 1/2 to 4 1/2 but the Island can take great credit as they narrowed the margin from last year's heavy defeat, despite facing most of the same team.

Island Four-Ball Matchplay 2012 (Preliminary Round)

To be played by 6 May 2012

Preliminary Round - MATCH A
	Osborne	P Cridland & D Street
	Shanklin	A Nobbs & K Wickham
Preliminary Round - MATCH B
	Westridge	D West & J Wright
	Osborne	R Kennovin & B Wright
Preliminary Round - MATCH C
	Westridge	G Cox & B Singh-Bansi
	Shanklin	A Westhorpe & S Biles