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TOTAL £915.00 BALANCE 2008 £539.72 TOTAL £ 1454.72 TOTAL CASH IN BANK 24-11-09 £ 897.22 |
SD conveyed a vote of thanks.
Match Secretary’s Report
S..D spoke of the Match Secretary’s position and the fact that it more or less runs itself since the evolution of the website. All comps ran smoothly and consistency ran better, from changes made from 2008.
The committee conveyed a vote of thanks.
Election Of Officers
R.W proposed S.D as chairman and J.B seconded
At this point S.D made a proposal, again as a repeat of 2008, that in light of the fact that the society had ran extremely smoothly during the past 12 months, all the present people standing should stand next year. This is of course if they were willing. A vote was taken and was unanimous in following S.D’s proposal, with all current members agreeing to stand. The full committee for 2010 is below.
Chairman: Stu Davis
Secretary: Ron Washbrook
Treasurer. John Brownbill
Match Secretary: Pete Williams
Captain: Jason Owen
Vice Captain; T.B.A.
General Committee:
Bob Edwards
Bill McLachlan
Chris Munn
Dave Broome
Eric Clifton
Fee’s And Fixtures
J.B stated that the current fees were not presenting any problems from his perspective as treasurer. S.D commented that there may a slight increase in fixture prices, but not really enough to warrant an increase in society fees. S.D also mentioned the possibility of 50th anniversary society outing in 2011, and that maybe a separate form of saving scheme that could be formed.
JB proposed that the fees for 2009 be frozen at £30.
It was agreed by all that the annual fee be frozen at £30 with early payment reduction set at £25 if paid before Feb 19th. 2010.
Fixtures
Bill M listed Worcester, Droitwich, Sapey, and Enville for 2011?
Eric C listed Izaak Walton
Tom H listed West Midlands
Chris M listed Oswestry
Jason O listed Penn, Great hay, Little Lakes
Leigh C listed Cleobury Mortimer as an all day fixture.
R.W questioned if the current fixture costing is ok, or do we want to pay more for some venues, it was agreed that the prices we are paying is ok.
It was agreed by everyone that we seek out new fixtures or ones we certainly haven’t played for many years.
AOB
L.C spoke about the captain’s day attendance and what could be done to improve it in the future. The thought of using the football cards was mentioned again as a possibility to generate cash. The 2009 membership stood at 35 with 23 playing Captains Day.
B.D mentioned about trying to reduce the fee on Captain’s Day. J.B explained the reasoning behind this years non-refunding on the years last fixture, as we the committee voted to retain the money for extra funds for the society’s 50th birthday in 2011.
A general debate followed regarding various money saving methods, which included the possibility of money smoothing whereby you could pay regular amounts throughout the year so as to ease the burden of expensive fixtures. Although nothing was decided at this meeting, these ideas may come to fruition in time as the new season unfolds.
S.D spoke about the possibilities of losing 7 members from 2009, and the need to try to recruit as mentioned earlier. SD also mentioned of the slow uptake of new members directly from website enquiries. In 3 years only 3 people have joined by this method.
T.H proposed that we play a championship course as part of the 50th year celebrations.
B.D seconded.
J.O mentioned the possibilities of playing against other Dowty societies in 2010.
J.O mentioned about upping the proposed society fee to £30, but this was not taken any further as the annual fee had already been voted on earlier.
T.H spoke about new members handicaps and the problems of not really knowing their actual talent. But any problems along this line were probably rare and hopefully it has been managed in a satisfactory manner at the moment.
The Meeting Ended at 9pm.
Ron Washbrook. Secretary
3rd February 2010
Members, old & new are reminded to take advantage of the reduced subscription offer of £25, that subscriptions must be paid by Friday 19th February.
All 6 fixtures for the year, 4 Friday afternoons & 2 all days have now been booked. details will shortly appear on the relevant page of the website
1st March 2010
The fixture list for the forthcoming season has now been completed & is available on the appropriate web page. Entry forms will be added as soon as possible. Would all members please remember to inform a committe member if they are NOT attending any of the fixtures.This will allow the Secretary to forecast numbers more accurately.
21st March 2010
Unfortunately the website storage is now virtually full.This means that uploading some forms,for example entry forms will at present be not be possible.Until the situation is resolved would ALL members please enter fixtures by either E mailing the Secretary, Chairman or Treasurer.
Entries are now open for the Individual Matchplay Knockout. Entries are to be received by the named method, by 16th April & are £5 per player.
As a reminder there will now be a list of confirmed entries on the web for each fixture.
6th April 2010
Members are reminded that this Friday 9th April is the closing date for the Chuch Stretton fixture.
Members are also reminded that to aid early organisation that they should E Mail either the Secretary,Treasurer or Chairman stating their intention to play.
13th April 2010
Following a committe meeting held today, it has been decided to change the Church Stretton fixture from the Fourball Shield to The Sid Willoughby Cup.
The competition will now be played as an Individual Stableford off Full Handicap. The Fourball Shield will now be contested at either Arscott or Severn Meadows dependent on entries.
18th April 2010
A tremendous turnout of 28 players including new members Richard Dunn, Dave Morris & Mark Forrest travelled to Church Stretton Golf Club to contest the annual Fourball Shield. A beautiful afternoon high above the Carding Mill Valley amidst spectacular scenery saw most teams struggle to break par. Stableford scoring with the best 2 from 4 scores counting on each hole & all 4 scores counting on the par 3's eventually saw the Captains team of Jason Owen, Mike Baldwin, Chris Munn & Ekrem Kaya shoot a winning score of 101 points, 5 under for the round.
15th May 2010
24 members travelled to the redesigned Izaak Walton Club on the outskirts of Stone. A cool dry afternoon saw all players struggle with a tight course & difficult greens, reflected in the standard scratch score for the fixture being 77 (5 over par). Several players failed to complete the course with the eventual winner being Phil Latham with a nett score of 73. In second place with a nett score of 76 was Pete Williams who also had the best gross score with an 84. For the 2nd fixture running Chris Munn was also in the prizes finishing in 3rd place with a nett 76.
At the evening prize giving members were also reminded that the Annual Match against Greenfields had been arranged for Thursday 27 of May. Anyone wishing to play in the fixture should inform any committee man as soon as possible. A team of 18 players is needed for a 5.30 Shotgun start. The cost is £6 per player with a meal afterwards.
19th June 2010
Due to the unfortunate late injury to Steve Cooksey only 23 members travelled to Cleobury Mortimer Golf club to contest the George Booth Memorial & Geoff Lutner Pairs competitions. Wild cards were provided to cover Steve's abscence with a high scoring morning competition being won by Chris Munn,Neil Clifton & Mike Baldwin. In the afternoon a superb plus 8 score saw Sammy Hind & Ian Mooorby easily win the Geoff Lutners pairs competition. A new venue for the society provided excellent facilities with first class catering.The only downside to the day was the poor dress standard shown by some members for the evening meal & presentation. It is likely that similar dress standards may result in members being refused entry to the resturant at the next day fixture at Hawkstone Park as their dress code will be much tighter. If any member is in doubt to the dress standards required by both the Society & Golf clubs please contact any committe member for advice
2nd July 2010
The draw has been made for the next round of the Individual Knockout & is as follows:
Pete Williams v Ron Washbrook
Richard Dunn v Phil Latham
Phil Plant v Bob Edwards
Bob Duckett v Chris Munn
Matches are to be completed by 31st July
12th July 2010
The lowest turnout of the year,18 members travelled to Arscott Golf Club on Friday 9th of July to contest the F.A. Hewitt Cup. A superb setting with the course in excellent condition saw a fairly low scoring event being won by Mark Haywood with a 39 point haul. In second place with 36 points was Phil Latham & third by virtue of a better back nine was Roger Collings with35. During rthe fixture Phil Latham also claimed the first Semi Final place for the Individual Knock out in beating Richard Dunn 5 & 3
21st July 2010
Due to restrictions on size the existing website is now nearing capacity.As such the Society is now in the process of building a new website. Construction is still taking place & until completion both websites will be running hopefully in parallel. Eventually the existing website will be gradually wound down & the new one will take over. Access to the new site can be made by clicking on the link below.
www.dowtywolverhamptongolfsociety.co.uk
You should then be able to access the new site & have a look. Any members comments would be welcome regarding the new site which will be much easier to maintain. So if you want any features adding or have any pictures for the site or any other comments, colour schemes etc. please get in touch.
Members will be informed when the total transfer has taken place & the old site "killed off"
7th Augut 2010
The biggest turnout of the year 27 members,including new member Paul Seeney travelled to the side of the River Severn at Highley to Severn Meadows Golf Club for the Sid Willoughby Cup. A tight undulating course lead to a low scoring afternoon with Gary Picken winning on 36 points beating Richard Dunn also with 36 points by virtue of Gary's better back 9. In 3rd place with 35 points was Phil Latham. During the round the last 3 quarter finals of the Knockout were resolved with the following results.
Peter Williams beat Ron Washbrook 4 & 2
Phil Plant beat Bob Edwards 1 up
Bob Duckett beat Chris Munn 2 up
During the evening presentation the draw was made for the Semi Finals & is
Bob Duckett vs Phil Latham
Phil Plant vs Peter Williams
Both matches are to be completed by August 31st
9th September 2010
25 Members travelled to Hawkstone Park for the final fixture of the season. Playing 9 holes on the Championship course & 18 holes on the Hawkstone. Both courses were in superb condition with tight fairways & testing greens seeing many struggling to make a good score. Due to the unfortunate disqualification of Richard Dunn,the Captains Prize was eventually claimed by Tom Hall with an excellent score of 53 points, in second place was Leigh Clarke with 52 & in 3rd claiming his first society prize was Mark Forrest with 52 points.During the day TheConsistency Prize was also resolved this being won by Phil Latham with a season points tally of 141.5. By virtue of his victory in the Captain's Prize Tom Hall was awarded the Crocombe Trophy as the most improved golfer for the season & Mark Haywood claimed the G.P.Dennis Shield with 35 points scored over the season.
9th November 2010
Would All Members Please Note:
The A.G.M for this year will beheld at Perton Park Golf Club on Wednesday 17th November starting @ 7.30p.m. Would all members please make every effort to attend.
20th November 2010
A dissapointing 9 members turned out for the Annual General Meeting at Perton Park Golf Club on Wednesday 17th November.The full minutes will be published here when available. The main changes of note were as follows.
Eric Clifton was elected as Society President.
Fees will rise this year to £30 payable by Friday 18th February 2010. £35 thereafter.
A 50th Aniversary Day is to be held at Oswestry Golf Club in addition to the nornal fixtures.
The Greenfields fixture will be dropped to allow for the extra event.
9th December 2010
DOWTY WOLVERHAMPTON GOLF SOCIETY
AGM 2010
Minutes of meeting of the DWGS, held on Weds November 17th 2010, at 7-30pm, at Perton Park Golf Club.
In Attendance: Stuart Davis. Ron Washbrook, John Brownbill.
Pete Williams. Bill MacLachlan, Jason Owen, Eric Clifton, Terry Carless Chris Munn, Sam Hind
Apologies: Leigh Clarke Gary Picken, Mike Baldwin, Bob Ducket, Bob Edwards, Tim Groves. Tom Hall
Introductions
S.D gave a quick welcome to the all the attendee’s and expressed disappointment at the low turnout.
Matters Arising From Last Meeting
Nothing arisen.
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Minutes of Last Meeting
RW read out the AGM Minutes from 2009 held on 25th November at Perton park golf club.
SD accepted as True Record.
Secretary’s Report
RW read out his report on the season:
Firstly I feel the last year has been pretty successful, with average attendances up on the last few years.
I have encountered very little in the way of problems; most clubs have been very helpful and accommodating. A couple of the venues even giving free places and return visit vouchers.
I hope the new members enjoyed their first season; hopefully we can tempt back some old ex-members for the next season being the 50th year of the society.
The only blot on this year again, and I will leave this to AOB, was the filling in of cards correctly.
So a big thank you to all the committee for all their help over the past year, thanks to Jason for his good work as Captain and also as my chauffeur for most of the year, I hope you enjoyed your captaincy. Lastly a big thank you to Stuart for his tireless help and efforts especially on captain’s day. Also hope you have a great year next season on the 50th.
SD conveyed a vote of thanks.
Treasure’s Report
J.B. Gave his usual excellent detailed report on the society finances. The following below is a basic balance of the society up to Nov 2010. A full rundown of the 2010 income and expenditure is available upon request. We had 33 members 2 of which paid £30 as late payers. The accounts also included a deduction for the website costs from Streamline.net of £ 144.23 for 2years usage.
BALANCE FWD 2010 £ 897.72 TOTAL CASH IN BANK 11-10 £ 1332.42
SD conveyed a vote of thanks.
SD conveyed a vote of thanks along with rest of the attendee’s
Match secretary’s Report
SD spoke of the match secretary’s position and the fact that it more or less runs itself since the evolution of the website. At this point he thanked PW for his sterling work on the handicap committee of which Pete has done for a number of years. A point also Stuart wanted to clarify was the situation with the match play final. It is not obligatory to play the final on captain’s day; in fact it is probably better played before, as was this year’s match, as personal circumstances dictated.
The committee conveyed a vote of thanks.
Election Of Officers
RW proposed SD as chairman and PW seconded
At this point SD made a proposal, again as a repeat of 2009, that in light of the fact that the society had ran extremely smoothly during the past 12 months, all the present people standing should stand next year. This is of course if they were willing. A vote was taken and was unanimous in following SD’s proposal, with all current members agreeing to stand.
SD also added that maybe as its our 50th anniversary next year that we appoint a President for the society, and as he is a long standing member, proposed EC and the rest of the members present seconded this. EC accepted this position.
The full committee for 2011 is below.
President: Eric Clifton
Chairman: Stu Davis
Secretary: Ron Washbrook
Treasurer: John Brownbill
Match Secretary: Pete Williams
Captain: Stu Davis
Vice: Tom Hall
General Committee:
Bob Edwards
Bill MacLachlan
Chris Munn
Jason Owen
Dave Broome
Fee’s And Fixtures
JB Proposed that the fees be increased to £35 for 2011 with early payment reduction to £30.
RW seconded.
It was agreed by all that the annual fee be increased to £35 with early payment reduction set at £30 if paid before Feb 18th. 2011.
Fixtures
Many fixtures were mentioned for an extra date as the 50th Anniversary, these included:
· Oswestry
· Brocton
· Ingestree
· Wrekin
· Welshpool
· The Vale
· Branston
· Little lakes
· Alsager
Also it was put forward we play some of the familiar courses of recent years including Worfield and Perton. So 2011 will consist of 7 fixtures, 3 days and 4 afternoon matches.
AOB
RW questioned weather the current fixture starting times were ok or do we want to start earlier for some fixtures. There was not a problem so the fixture times will remain as previous years.
SD informed us of a possible special prize we can acquire for 2011, in the form of a Boulton Paul Defiant model. It was agreed that we should pursue this possibility, as it will be a unique award to the winner of the extra fixture.
Conversations took place on the subject of card marking; the general out come of this was that if you are not sure ask. It very unfortunate and embarrassing to have to take action against a wrongdoer, but the committee has to be consistent from previous experiences, to remain fair. There are numerous outlets to increase knowledge on card marking; these include websites, books and your local golf Pro. Above all else ask if you are not 100% sure. Hopefully this matter will improve during 2011.
The Meeting Ended at 9-04pm.
Ron Washbrook. Secretary
January 12th 2011
The 2011 Fixture list is now completed & is as follows
Friday 8th April WORFIELD 2p.m.start
Friday 13th May TRENTHAM PARK 2p.m start
Friday 3rd June OSWESTRY All Day 50th Anniversary
Friday 24th June WESTWOOD 2p.m. start
Tuesday 19th July GREAT BARR All Day
Friday 19th August STONEBRIDGE 2p.m. start
Thursday 15th September LILLESHALL All Day Captains Day / Invitation
Members are reminded that to take advantage of the discount membership that fees should be paid by February18th
21st March 2011
The Entry list for this years Individual Knockout Competition is now open.
As previous years entry will be £5.
Closing date for entries is Friday 1st April.
10th April 2011
A disapointing turnout of 18 members saw 2011 Captain Stuart Davis drive off in the seasons opening fixture at Worfield Golf Club.
With superb weather accompanied by a well presented course some good scores were recorded.
Winning his first society event with an excellent score of 70 ( -3 ) was Richard Dunn beating Dave Broome & Jason Owen into 2nd & 3rd places respectively. Winner of the gross prize with a score of 74 was Neil Clifton.
3rd May 2011
Members are reminded that the closing date for the Trentham fixture is Friday 6th of May
15th May 2011
On Friday 13th May 21 Members travelled the short distance up the M6 to Trentham Park Golf Clubto contest the Sports & Welfare Shield.Split into teams of 3 on a new venue for the Society the players were confronted with an enjoyable but tough challenge.This was reflected in the scoring as only the winning team of Sammy Hind,John Evans & Steve Cooksey broke par with a stableford score of 81 points. In 2nd place with 80 points was Richard Dunn, Stuart Davis & Leigh Clark, & in 3rd with 77 points were Pete Williams, Dave Broome & Bob Edwards.
23rd May 2011
Would all members please note,that the forthcoming Oswestry fixture has been reduced in cost to £40 all in for the day.
5th June 2011
On the hottest day of the year so far 19 members travelled to Oswestry Golf Club on Friday 3rd June to celebrate the Societies 50th Anniversary. Playing a 9 hole Medal in the morning & an 18 hole Stableford in the afternoon members were presented with an tight but excellently prepared course. After a long hot day 3 members were tied on -1 using their combined medal / stableford scores. The afternoon scores were used to decide that Richard Dunn would finish in 1st place beating Phil Latham into 2nd place with Bob Edwards finishing 3rd.
1st July 2011
The recent problems with the website have now been resolved & the site will gradually be brought back up to date over the next few days.
Due to illness & holidays only 16 members travelled north to Westwood Golf Club near Leek on Friday 24th of June to contest the F.A.Hewitt Trophy. One of the most technically difficult courses the Society has played for many years saw a low scoring competiton won by Leigh Clarke with 33 points, with President Eric Clifton in 2nd place with 32 points beating Richard Dunn by virtue of a better back 6 score.
Members were reminded during the evening that the next competition @ Great Barr is the Pairs Competition & members must enter this event with a partner.
24th July 2011
Another disappointing turnout of only 16 members travevelled the short distance down the M6 to Great Barr Golf Club. Members split into 8 teams of 2 to contest the annual George Booth & Geoff Lutner memorial trophies.The morning 9 hole medal competition was won by Ian Moorby & Peter Williams with a Better ball score of 34 . In 2nd place beating 4 other pairs by virtue of a better back 6 was Steve Cooksey & Leigh Clarke with a score of 35. After lunch the 8 teams embarced on a 18 hole stableford competition with again Ian & Peter being the victorious pairing with a Better ball score of 49 points. 2nd place was claimed by John Brownbill & Roger Collings with a score of 44 points.
21st August 2011
Another disappointing turnout of only 17 members travevelled down the M6 to Stonebridge Golf Centre near Coventry to contest the Sid Willoughby Cup. Played as a bogey the in form Richard Dunn claimed his 3rd title of the year with a +3 score. In 2nd place with a +2 score was Roger Collings & in 3rd by virtue of a better back 9 was Bob Edwards.
18th September 2011
20 members travelled to Lilleshall Hall Golf Club on Thursday 15th September for the final fixture of the season. Presented in its usual immaculate condition members found low scoring difficult to come by.A combined Medal / Stableford competition played over 27 holes eventually saw Ian Moorby winning his first Captain's Prize with a combined score of -4. In second place winning by virtue of a better afternoon score was Peter Williams with -5 & 3rd was Gary Picken. After an excellent evening meal the Captain thanked all of the members & committee for their support during the season.An excellent day was concluded as the Captain presented prizes to all the seasons winners.
2nd October 2011
Would all members please note that the annual general meeting has been arranged for Wednesday 5th October at Perton Park Golf Club 7.30 p.m start.
DOWTY WOLVERHAMPTON GOLF SOCIETY
AGM 2011
Minutes of meeting of the DWGS, held on Weds October 5th 2011, at 7-30pm, at Perton Park Golf Club.
In Attendance:
Stuart Davis. Ron Washbrook, John Brownbill.
Pete Williams. Bill McLaughlin, Jason Owen, Eric Clifton, Terry Carless Chris Munn, Leigh Clarke, Roger Collings, Steve Cooksey, Richard Dunn, Bob Edwards,
Apologies: Dave Broome, Ian Moorby, Bob Ducket, Sammy Hind
Introductions:
S.D gave a quick welcome to the all the attendee’s and thanked everyone for a good turnout.
Matters Arising From Last Meeting
No matters
Minutes of Last Meeting
RW read out the AGM Minutes from 2010 held on 17th November at Perton Park Golf club.
SD accepted as True Record.
Secretary’s Report
RW read out his report on the season:
I feel from my position, as secretary the last year has been generally trouble free, although the average attendances have been down compared to the last few years. This to me was disappointing especially being the 50th anniversary. I especially feel for Stuart who maybe would have liked slightly higher attendances for this milestone year. Having said that the year I think was a success, playing a good variety of courses, with Trent ham, Oswestry and Lilleshall the highlights for me. I unfortunately missed the Westwood fixture in June, which apparently was a little quirky to say the least!
I hope all members enjoyed their golf season even if most of us lost out to the Richard Dunn road show in 2011 .On that note well done to Richard on a fabulous season, especially after his captains day disappointment of 2010.
As with last few years the membership numbers are slightly worrying, we lost more than we recruited this year and I’m sure most will agree we do not really want to be playing next season with any less than in 2011.
The only blot on this year again, and I will leave this to AOB, was the filling in of cards correctly.
So a big thank you to all the committee for all their help and support over the past year, thanks to Jason for being my travel buddy for most of the year.
Lastly a big thank you to Stuart for his tireless help and efforts especially on captain’s day.
One last point, I’m not sure if everyone is aware, but traditionally on captains day the year’s captain is presented with his medal. As Stuart was so busy as usual sorting out the results and prizes he never got to receive his medal. So at this point I would like to call upon Eric our president to present Stuart with his much-deserved memento.
SD conveyed a vote of thanks.
Treasurer's Report
J.B. gave his usual excellent detailed report on the society finances.
BALANCE FWD 2010 £ 1332.42 TOTAL CASH IN BANK OCT 2011 £ 1100.77
A small amount will be deducted for trophy engraving.
SD conveyed a vote of thanks.
SD conveyed a vote of thanks along with rest of the attendee’s
Match secretary’s Report
SD spoke of the match secretary’s position and the fact that it more or less runs itself since the evolution of the website. At this point he thanked PW for his sterling work on the handicap committee of which Pete has done for a number of years.
SD conveyed a vote of thanks.
Election Of Officers
RW proposed SD as chairman and PW seconded
RW Proposed EC as President
At this point SD made a proposal, again as a repeat of 2010, that in light of the fact that the society had ran extremely smoothly during the past 12 months, all the present people standing should stand next year. This is of course if they were willing. A vote was taken and was unanimous in following SD’s proposal, with all current members agreeing to stand.
SD also added that he would like to propose Roger Collings onto the handicap committee, everyone agreed, and Roger accepted.
The full committee for 2012 is below.
President………...Eric Clifton
Chairman… Stu Davis
Secretary…………Ron Washbrook
Treasurer. John Brownbill
Match Secretary…Pete Williams
Captain… T.B.D
Vice Captain… T.B.D
General Committee:
Bob Edwards
Bill MacLaughlan
Chris Munn
Jason Owen
Roger Collings
Fee’s And Fixtures
JB spoke about the possibility of people paying a direct debit into the society account, to smooth out large one-off payments etc. Anyone wishing to do this can contact a member of the committee for further details.
Chubb’s golf society had been in contact this year with DGS, with a proposal to merge, a discussion transpired with the unanimous agreement that their members would be welcome to join us but we will not change our own identity/name.
A conversation also arose with regards to people not rejoining next year, and what we could do to encourage people to stay with us and also recruiting new members.
After many minutes of discussion, and in view of the fact we have a healthy bank balance, LC proposed the joining fee be reduced to £20 and be paid by the end of January 2012. BM seconded.
RW questioned whether the current format of including snack food at all fixtures is still preferred. All members present unanimously agreed to stay as we are at this point. He also mentioned start times for the afternoon matches. It was agreed to maybe start some closest fixtures at 1pm.
It was agreed by all, that 7 fixtures be retained for 2012 this was one more than previous years because of the 50th anniversary match. The 2012 calendar will however run over 7 months now, beginning in March. The fixture will consist of 4 afternoon and 3 day venues.
Fixtures
Many fixtures were mentioned for 2012
· Oswestry
· Trentham
· Ingestree
· Wrekin
· Ombersley
· Bridgnorth
· Condover
· Little lakes
· Wergs
· Great Barr
· Hawkstone
AOB
As we have in affect a new fixture, we will need a name for this match. This will be discussed and agreed in due course.
The Meeting Ended at 9-04pm.
Ron Washbrook. Secretary
18th January 2012
While the Treasurer is currently out of action all members are urged to take advantage of the Societies On Line Bank facility.
Failing this Chris Munn has kindly offered his services to collect any fees where a member still wishes to pay by cash.
Fixtures are rapidly being booked with days at Oswestry & Trentham plus Friday afternoons at Patshull & Barlaston already confirmed
8th March
All members are reminded that the closing date for the Patshull Park fixture is now approaching & any member wishing to attend should enter by Friday 16th March latest.
24 March
Friday the 23rd of March saw an unusually early start to the Society year with 18 members making the short trip to Patshull Park to contest the F.A. Hewitt trophy. Due to a prior commitment new Captain Leigh Clark was unable to make the evening presentation & took the unusual step of making his first society speech on the first tee. In glorious sunshine Leigh led the players off for a most enjoyable afternoons golf. All players found scoring difficult but the eventual winner playing in his first Society event was Jim Stuart - Young scoring 37 points from his 10 handicap. Society Secretary Ron Washbrook took 2nd place with 35 points & John Evans finished 3rd with 34 points eventually beating Society Chairman Stuart Davis by virtue of a better back 6 from their respective front 9's. Vice Captain Tom Hall stood in for Leigh at the evening presentation to round off a most enjoyable start to the season.
15th April
On Friday the 13th a low turnout of just 12 members travelled the short distance up the M6 to Barlaston Golf Club to contest the Strokeplay Championship. Played as a Medal in cool but dry conditions low scoring was found to be difficult due to the narrow fairways & recently hollow tined greens. Bob Edwards eventually emerged as the winner from Tom Hall by virtue of countback both players carding nett 73's. In 3rd place with a creditable nett 74 was Jason Owen. Tom also took the best Gross prize with an 82 beating Match Secretary Peter Williams with a better back 9. In these days of notoriously slow play it was good to see the leading 3 ball containing Captain Leigh Clarke & "Flying Officer Hind" zooming around the course in just 3 hours & 18 minutes. Excellent food after the golf rounded off another enjoyable fixture.
25th April
Many congratulations go to Steve Cooksey who on Friday 20th April completed the gruelling Lands End to John O Groats cycle ride.Steve covered 1052 miles in 13 days solo without any back up crew or support. Initially Steve was just doing the ride for himself but, so many people have asked him what charity he was doing it for he has now decided that any money raised will go to Macmillan nurses. If anyone wishes to donate please contact Steve personally or see him at Trentham.
