The Beige Jacket   

(The undisputed premier event on the SMERGS calendar)

29th ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

KING's BIRTHDAY REPUBLICAN TROPHY (the ‘BEIGE JACKET’)

ROYAL NORTHBRIDGE G.C. – Monday 9th June 2025
TD Nick Hillyard (for travelling Neil McLaren)

2025 Event: 
The main rules for the day were:

• The competition is an individual stroke event and thus no gimmes – winner loses 2 strokes.
• The team event will be the average of the net scores – no loss of strokes.
• SMERGS handicaps adjusted for black tees.
• The Jacket will be determined on a count back whereas the nines can be jointly won – winners lose 1 stroke. The winner of the Beige Jacket is not eligible to win either of the Nines.
• It’s a 3 ball-in event.
• Pace of Play: To facilitate a reasonable pace to stay ahead of the Comp:
  • If you reach 4 over par on any hole please pick up and proceed to the next tee. Please circle the score so this can be taken into account for prize determination.
  • We will adopt the Irish drop rule. This means that if you lose a ball in a non red area please drop another where you think your ball was lost for a 2 shot penalty.  This avoids going back to where you played the last shot.  Note: this applies to the 1st if bad light causes a lost ball.

Coffee and Presentation after the tournament at the NGC Clubhouse.

2025 Results and Nick's report: 
What a day! With the late scratching of Mike Bell a well-balanced group of 3 x 3 teams teed off at The Royal on a crisp morning. The first group distinguished themselves with 2 wipes and a 6 on the first and things didn't get any better during the subsequent 17 holes.
Clearly the warmth of the day benefited the later groups with some exceptional scoring from Messrs Thornto ( the winner ), Burns, Urwin and Skulander. Scores for the remainder of the field were less than promising and if you wish to view our embarrassment you can scour the results below.
Thanks to all for arriving very promptly and for playing at a reasonable speed, group 2 only 2 holes behind and group 3 a further one hole.
In view of the 'still sloppy' nature of the course a decision was made to play off the Black tees with a loss of just 3 shots which proved to be a popular decision.
Congrats to the winners and to Neil who did all the work before embarking on his European adventure.
Finally, in a true show of Smergery, Mike joined us for the back 6 holes and probably didn't learn a thing!
Coffee and Presentation after the tournament at the NGC Clubhouse.
Nick

Club Champion	Peter Thornton, 2 shots	Best team	Team 2
Front 9	Steve Urwin, 1 shot	Back 9	Peter Burns, 1 shot
NTP 1st	Steve Urwin	NTP 5th	Ken Miller
NTP 17th	Steve Urwin	LD 18th	Peter Thornton

 

 

The Photos: 

 

TD Nick presents the Trophy and Jacket to Thornto

The players

 

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