Captain's latest

28/4/19

Good day all,

The results for Friday 26 April 2019 at Darenth Valley Golf Club, a good days golf for some, weather was very good.

Stapleford winner Chris Hazelden 33 well done, Chris was Marys replacement as Mary had to pull out with a shoulder injury, possibly Chris and his wife Cath maybe joining the Whigs.

Nearest the Pin Graham Darling and longest Drive Julian Wheatley well done to all.

The lost ball was a Roll Over, kitty stands at £21.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday, Steve Bray had to pull out with an arm injury, get well soon.

I found out last week that Cliff has been in hospital for an Op, hope everything is going well and you will soon be back to the golf.

The next game Saturday 11 May at the Weald of Kent Golf Club B/fast 09:00 Tee off 10:00.

Regards

John Beattie

16/4/19

The results for Saturday 13 April 2019 game at Bearsted Golf Club.

Not a great days golf by the scores, not helped by club members who started on the 10th charging their way through our teams, very rude not much etiquette.

Best time was having breakfast very nice indeed.

The results for the day;

Stapleford winner Keith Tomlinson with 32 Stapleford points well done, still won even with a 3 stroke handicap cut.

Longest Drive Tim Marsh again and Nearest the Pin Paul Hooper an excellent shot a couple of inches from the pin well done.

Lost Ball was a roll over.

Three play offs completed for the BAKC, going through are Kevin (Petters) or is it Peters, Paul Lavender, Steve Carr, well to you all.

Next game Friday 26 April, Darenth Valley breakfast 10:00 tee off 10:56, please let me know as soon as you can, at the very least by this Saturday 20 April.

11/4/19

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 06 April 2019 game at Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club, not a bad days golf for many, the course was very good and the weather bearable.

Welcomed to new member Tom Cole, Mike W can you please forward a copy of the result and send me Toms email address if its okay with Tom.

Well done to all who turned out 25 in total.

The results for the day;

Stapleford winner Richard Davey with 41 Stapleford points well done.

Longest Drive Steve Bray and Nearest the Pin Adrian Murrell.

Lost ball winner Matt Deeble £36.

Of coarse with great scores come some well deserved Handicap cuts, in some cases well over due, enjoy.

Next game Saturday 13 April Bearsted breakfast 11:00 tee off 12:00, as far as I know there are two places remaining.

14/3/19

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 09 March 2019 game at Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club, could have been a great days golf but for the wind, the course was very good for the time of year.

Some coped better than others didn’t they Adrian Murrell who was heard to say I don’t like the wind but still came in with a winning score of 39 Stapleford points well done.

We welcomed new members Adrian and Matt Debble and guest, Tom Cole, Rueben Burnett, Tim Kelsey and Grant Sad, those who invited the guests please make sure a copy of the results are passed on and your welcome back anytime.

Well done to all who turned out 27 in total, which may be a record.

The results for the day;

Stapleford winner Adrian Murrell with 39 Stapleford points well done.

Longest Drive Tim Marsh and Nearest the Pin Rob Pearson.

Lost ball winner Julian Wheatley £27.

are in the Golf section under the results archive link

Next game Friday 22 March, Darenth Valley breakfast 09:30 tee off 10:40, please let me know as soon as you can, at the very least by this Saturday 16 March.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

15/1/19

Good day to all,

What a day Saturday the 12 Jan 2019 to be remembered for many reasons, first off getting there and home again with our wonderful road systems in the South East.

I have to say you were all very good with the changes I had to make in getting us all tee’ d off, from the feedback we all enjoyed our days golf, 21 tee’ d off in the end and thank you to our guests, all seven of you, even although there was one I did not manage to meet ( Karen please come again and meet some of us) I do hope you enjoyed your day. Especially Tony who won the bottle of wine best stapleford guest, plus he also won the lost ball kitty well done.

To all those who attended the Dinner well done for getting their it must have been a bit of a rush for some, special thank you to our partners who came I hope I manager to say hello to all, I believe from the feedback I was receiving you all enjoyed the night especially the food wasn’t it very good and the attention shown by Nikki and her staff excellent.

The Raffle, thank you for such great support in donating prizes and then putting your hands in your pockets a buying tickets which raised the grand sum of £210, I have donated £100 to the White Horse Inn, in support of their Charity Pilgrims Hospice and £110 added to the Society Charity Fund.

Of course I must mention the Society and Capt. Day Presentations, well done to all the winners for an excellent years performances, and look forward to the same this year.

Once again many thanks for making the whole day such a success, Steve Bray please pass this on to your guests and remind them the door is open to join us.

Best regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

29/12/18

Good day all,

The results for Friday 28 December 2018 at Etchinghill Golf Club, a good days golf after the Christmas celebrations and good prep for the New Year celebrations.

The turnout of 18 very good we had two guests Reuben and Jamie with Amos and welcome back to David Wilson now fit to play although by the results he has been practising. New members Neil Smith who has played with us before has confirmed membership and a warm welcome to Stewart Taylor from Hawkinge who has joined us.

Stapleford winner Neil Smith with a score of 38, Nearest the Pin Amos Burnett and longest Drive Marion Beattie, well done to all.

The lost ball was won by Barry Yarnley £30.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday.

The next game Saturday 12 January 2019 at Weald of Kent details to follow.

Society Dinner Saturday the 12 January 2019 those who have not booked please do so ASAP.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

11/12/18

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 01 December 2018 game, at A Very Wet and Windy Littlestone Warren, a hard days golf for all and good on you for turning up and going ahead with the game. Even our lady players completed the gruelling 18 holes, with the last two teams struggling with day light.

It was a good turnout of 18 on the day, kicking off with bacon roll and ending with a 3 course Christmas Dinner.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner Richard Davey with 36 Stapleford points well done, he was that excited he left his winner’s prize behind.

Longest Drive Steve Bray and Nearest the Pin Paul O’Neill.

The lost ball was winner was Amos Burnett kitty of £25.

Main results below and attached.

Next game Saturday the 15 December at The Weald of Kent, breakfast 08:40 tee off 09:40, please let me know as soon as you can, at the very least by this Sunday the 09th , this game is an extra outside of the society. We will have a competition of sorts, what type I don’t know yet, still waiting for a Celeb Captain for the day?

(Cost Est £30)

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

13/11/18

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 10 November 2018 game at The weald of Kent, a good days golf, the weather was great compared to what we were expecting, course condition for the time of year very good.

It was a good turnout of 16 on the day, welcome back to a few who have been absent through no fault of their own.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner Kevin Beattie with 36 Stapleford points well done son.

Longest Drive Kevin Beattie and Nearest the Pin John Betts, back from his golf tour of Cyprus.

The lost ball was winner was Keith Tomlinson I think the largest kitty so far £111.00.

Main results below and attached.

Next game Friday the 23 November at The Weald of Kent, breakfast 09:00 tee off 10:00, please let me know as soon as you can, at the very least by this Sunday the 17th .

28/10/18

Good day all,

The results for Friday 26 October 2018 at Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club, a good days golf and from the feedback a challenge, pity about the wind and rain at times but could have been a lot worse. (Says the one who did not play due to a back injury but I’ll be back).

Thank you to Keith for recommending the course and I believe those who were there really enjoyed the club a place to go back to.

Winners:

Having checked the cards, I have changed the result of the winner due to a calculation error, both parties have been informed and agreed to the changes I have made.

Stapleford winner Barry Yarnley with a score of 38, Nearest the Pin Keith Tomlinson, longest Drive Paul Smallman, well done to all.

The lost ball was a Roll Over, kitty stands at £95.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday.

One small point I did remember to give Paul S belated birthday cakes for himself and Cliff who played on their actual birthdays.

The next game Saturday 10 November 2018 at the Weald of Kent, Breakfast 09:00, Tee off 10:00.

17/10/18

Dear members of Whigs,

To all who supported the Capt. Day many thanks for you support, it was a good days golf with many challenges.

I’m very pleased that you enjoyed the day and even though some of you had to make sacrifices to be there, it’s much appreciated.

With out the numbers which we ended up with I don’t think it would be worth holding such a day but the 22 of you did not let the society down.

Hopefully our remaining events for 2018 will be equally supported.

Unfortunately due to the low numbers booked for the dinner in Ashford in November it was agreed by members at the Capt. Day to cancel this event.

Carl is looking at other options, one in particular may be favoured by most, would be to support the New Landlord of the White Horse in Jan or Feb next year by having our year end dinner at the White Horse.

Our Christmas game will be held at Romney Warren on the 1 December, with a round of golf perhaps silly hats, a winter warmer and Christmas dinner.

We will at this game honour the Year end Competition winners and the Capt. Day winners during the dinner. Please support.

Once again many thanks for your support and good luck for the year ahead, new season 2018/2019 commences the 26 October 2018.

Best regards to all

John Beattie Capt. WHIGS

30/8/18

Good day all,

The results for Friday 24 August 2018 at The Weald of Kent Golf Club, a good days golf, the course was in excellent condition.

The breakfast was very good and as usual the Pro shop staff very helpful.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Julian Wheatley with a score of 38. Nearest the Pin Marion Beattie, Longest Drive Richard Davey, who stole it from Marion she’s wasn’t happy.

The lost ball was a Roll Over, kitty stands at £56.

A special mention must go to the Stapleford winner great game very good score now suffers the same fate as the Capt. did on the 27 July, a 2 point handicap reduction well done Julian, next game you play an 18 handicap.

I have assessed Paul O’Neill’s handicap and it comes out at almost exactly the same as handicap calculation for this game he’s now on 27 handicap.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday, the next game on Saturday the 8th September 2018 at Lydd Golf Club.

22/8/18

Good day all,

The results are attached for the Saturday 11 August 2018 game at Bearsted Golf Club, a good days golf, the weather was okay although the course was suffering from the rain from the day before especially the bunkers.

There was 16, on the day, some who we haven’t seen for a long time.

The lunch meal had mixed reviews, enjoyed by some but not by others, it did have a bit of an after effect on a few no names but one was the sponsor hope he is back to normal for the sake of the ozone layer.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner Steve Bray 35 Stapleford points, Longest Drive Tim Marsh and Nearest the Pin Richard Davey.

The lost ball was a Roll Over, Kitty now £48.

Congratulation to Rob Pearson who won the BAKO competition, he and Keith Tomlinson had a very good game but there can only be one winner, well done to both and to all who took part, there were a lot of excellent battles fought over the Kent Golf Courses in the last 5 months. Thank you to Marty Battrick for his sponsorship of the competition in remembrance of his dear sister Barbara.

Next game Friday the 24 August at The Weald, breakfast 09:00 tee off 10:00, please let me know as soon as you can, at the very least by this Sunday the 18th .

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

1/8/18

Good day all,

The results for Friday 27 July 2018 at Bearsted Golf Club, a good days golf but very, very Hot (but us old sweats who have played in places like Belize took it in our stride), the course was in good order considering the dry spell we have had.

The Knockout challenge between Rob Pearson and Steve Carr was a good battle and a pleasure to have played along with them but there can only be one winner and that was Rob well done and well done to Steve for a brave challenge. This hopefully will take us to the final on Saturday the 11 August between Keith and Rob.

The breakfast was very good and club admin up to it usual high standard.

Winners:

Stapleford winner John Beattie with a score of 37. Nearest the Pin Keith Tomlinson, Longest Drive Rob Pearson.

The lost ball was a Roll Over kitty stands at £32.

A special mention must go to the Stapleford winner it does not happen often but he was on fire, with 4 no score holes but made up for it with a 2 on the 14th giving 5 points, now a member of Julian’s 5 point club.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday, the next game on Saturday the 11 August 2018 at Bearsted Golf Club.

17/7/18

Good day all,

The results are attached for the Saturday 14 July 2018 game at Weald of Kent, a good days golf a bit warm but great.

There was 11, on the day, a bit low for a Saturday game.

Breakfast was very good, well done caterers.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner Kevin Beattie (He’s back after a couple of dodgy games) with 38 points.

Nearest the Pin Kevin Beattie, Longest Drive Tim Marsh well done Tim.

The lost ball was a Roll Over, Kitty now £20.

As far as the Barbara Adamson Knockout trophy semi final results are concerned.....

Keith and Paul S played today. Keith won and is going through Keith.

Well done to Keith and a special well done to Paul for reaching the semi-final a brave effort.

Next game Rob P versus Steve C, both committed to play at Bearstead on the 27th.

Good luck to both.

Myself and Marion went on to the Leeds Castle Classical Concert after the game, we had a great time until it was time to go home, we lost the car it took 45 mins to find it.

It was a long day.

Next game Friday the 27 July 2018 at Bearsted Golf Club, breakfast 09:00 tee off 10:00, please let me know as soon as you can, at the very least by this Friday.

30/6/18

Good day all,

Just finished the results for Friday 22 June 18 at River Valley, Upchurch, mixed feelings regards this venue some liked it a lot some don’t really want to see it again, there was some really good scoring as you will see on the results sheet. The course was in very good condition but very busy, food was okay but took a long time to serve although we did manage to make our tee off time.

BAKO competition between Rob P and Kevin B resulted in a win for Rob well done and commiserations to the loser.

There were 8 of us and 1 guest my nephew Paul O’Neil who lives in Sittingbourne, the weather was very good a bit warm.

Unfortunately we were 3 short for the minimum of 12 and had to pay full costs for the shortfall including the food, I would never be able to strike up the same raptor that I have with our other venues, It’s very much business no Client Customer Relationship.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Richard Davey with 35 and yes his H/C has gone down one, Nearest the Pin Kevin Beattie, Longest Drive Mary Darling, well done to all.

The lost ball was a Roll Over.

Thank you to those who took part on Friday, the next game on Saturday the 14 July at The weald of Kent Golf Club, B/fast 10:00, tee off 11:00.

The results of the BAKO round 3 going through Steve Carr, Keith Tomlinson, Rob Pearson and Paul Smallman.

Draw results for round 4: Steve Carr plays Rob Pearson and Keith Tomlinson plays Paul Smallman.

Well done to those who have made it so far and good luck for your next challenge.

Please get in touch with each other and match up your dates for this round.

11/6/18

Good day all,

The results are attached for the Saturday 09 June 2018 game at Weald of Kent, a good days golf a bit warm but great.

There was 15, on the day, Michael had to pull out as Ros has injured her knee we all wish Ros a speedy recovery.

Breakfast was back to its usual standard after a dodge one at the last game, well done caterers, the snack back at the White Horse was very good.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner Julian Wheatley with 35 points (on fire again scoring a 5 on the first hole).

Nearest the Pin no winners this time, Longest Drive Steve Bray well done.

The lost ball was won by Capt. John £15.

One other result to mention the WHIGS entered two teams into the white Horse Quiz night, one expert team and a support back up. Well done to our experts Martyn, Theresa, Mary and Graham who won the competition. The winnings of £36 goes to the winners choice with a little bit of input from the Capt. To the Motor Neuron Charity.

Next game Friday the 22 June 2018 at River Valley Golf Club, Upchurch near Sittingbourne, breakfast 10:15 tee off 11:00, please let me know as soon as you can.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

12/5/18

Good day all,

The results are attached for the Saturday 12 May 2018 game at Bearsted, a good day considering the weather sunny all week rain Saturday.

There was 20, on the day, one absentee poor John Betts was poorly on the day we wish him well and a good recovery.

A good Lunch before the game, (Does anyone have feedback on the lunch or would you rather have had a breakfast?), the snack back at the White Horse was very good.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner Cliff Smallman with 33 points well-done.

Nearest the Pin I think only the second time in the history of the Society John Beattie Capt. Longest Drive Cliff Smallman well done.

The lost ball was won by Martyn Battrick £35, I think it’s the only thing that went correct for him on the day.

Next game Friday the 25 May 2018 at Weald of Kent 09:30 tee off 10:30, please let me know as soon as you can.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

27/4/18

Good day all,

Just finished the results for Friday 27 April 18 at Bearsted Golf Club, some very good golf, the course was in good order.

This game also ended the first round of the Barbara Adamson Knock Out Competition, a special mention to Carl from his opponent Keith for having come out and played the challenge, had he not come out he would have gone through with the points he amassed at the Weald, good chap well done.

There were 15 of us, the weather was okay but a bit wet at the end.

We had a good breakfast and a very hospitable welcome from all we met, the General Manager made himself known to all and brief us on the course conditions.

This was our first game at Bearsted with the Breem Construction Sponsorship thanks to Carl Gregory lets hope there are many more.

On return to the White Horse a really good spread considering the kitchen is out of order.

A rather eventful end to the day for me, having left Bearsted onto the M20, a phone call from Steve Bray he had lost his keys did anyone see them answer no, until I checked my pockets and something strange came to light, a bunch of keys in my pocket. We then had to go all the way to Ashford turn around at junction 9 return to Bearsted where a very happy Steve was waiting, I think he had demolished more cake and tea whilst waiting, so he wasn’t that unhappy. Then it was back to the M20, lesson for you all don’t leave car keys lying around when I’m present.

A point of order for the future,

please check your scores properly I found unclaimed points on two cards, Carl you were two short and Marion one short. A query from Michael on his last game why was he reduced by two points, which I looked into, the stapleford scores had not been filled in on his card and he had signed it, he has been issued with a verbal warning, so watch out.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Kevin Beattie with a score of 39 well done Son, Nearest the Pin John Betts first time out well done (you will have to change that shirt), Longest Drive Steve Bray it was a monster of a drive.

The lost ball was a roll over.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday, the next game on Saturday the 12 May at Bearsted Golf Club, B/fast 11:15, tee off 12:00, it may be a bit later depending on the numbers going out in front of us, members competition.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

21/4/18

Good day all,

The results are attached for the Saturday 14 April 2018 game at The weald of Kent, a good day considering the condition of the course after a wet week, it will only get better.

There was 21, I think a record turnout included one guest of Steve Carr, Neil Smith good to have him along.

A good buffet breakfast was had before we commenced the game, for some it was a double competition as 7 pairs competed in the BAKC.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner on count back as there was three on 33 points Carl Gregory a well-deserved win (I think your last was Dec 2016)

Nearest the Pin Amos Burnett and Longest Drive Tim Marsh well done.

The lost ball was won by Neil Smith £21.

The food back at the White Horse was very good, Thank you to Mich and Karen our new Landlords.

As the evening progressed some of us ended up joining the charity quiz night and did very well indeed out of about 6 teams we came second only beaten by 3 points, well done team Darling and Beattie, team name the Whigs of course.

Next game Friday the 27 April 2018 at Bearsted breakfast 09:00 tee off 10:00, please let me know as soon as you can as extra tee times are not easy to get.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

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27/3/18

Good day all,

Just finished the results for Friday 23 March 18 at The Weald of Kent, some very good golf and some average. The course was good, in fact very good for the time of year considering the rain we have had.

There were 8 of us, the weather was good and I quiet enjoyed the day.

We had a good breakfast and did not spoil things by going back to the White Horse afterwards for Ham Sandwiches.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Steve Bray with a score of 34 well done, Nearest the Pin Keith Tomlinson, Longest Drive Julian Wheatley.

The lost ball was won by Richard Davey £8. Only 11 balls were lost, Kevin Peters commenced the draw by offering Richard Davey the bag of balls first and out popped ball 11. History repeated its self. I think I’ll sack Big Kev from the job of draw master.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday, the next game on Saturday the 14 April at The Weald of Kent, B/fast 0930, tee off 10:30.

14/3/18

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 10 March game at Lydd Golf Club, a good days golf for most, considering the element we had to overcome.

There was 15 a very good turnout which included two guests Dave Wilson and Amos the birthday boys brother Ruben they were very welcome.

A good breakfast was had before the task in hand commenced at 10:15.

The results for the day; Stapleford winner a well-deserved Cliff Smallman with 35 points well done, Nearest the Pin Steve Bray and Longest Drive Keith Tomlinson well done.

The lost ball was won by Richard Davey £15.

There was food back at the White Horse Ham Sandwiches, thank god for Amos birthday cake.

Main results at the golf results archive pages..

Next game Friday the 23 March 2018 at The Weald of Kent breakfast 09:30 tee off 10:30, please let me know as soon as you can as extra tee times are not easy to get.

Regards

John Beattie

27/2/18

Good day all,

Just finished the results for Friday 23 Feb 18 at Darenth Valley, some very good golf and some not so good. The course was good for the time of year considering the rain we have had.

There were 12 of us willing to brave the elements but it wasn’t as bad as expected shorts were still worn by some, not bad for a Friday.

Welcome to two new members Mary and Graham Darling, who played their first game at Lydd on the 10 of Feb not a good introduction to the society but not put off, a welcome addition to our group.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Richard Davey with a score of 39 well done, Nearest the Pin Mary Darling, Longest Drive Husband Graham Darling, they sat down to Sunday dinner with a bottle of wine each, well done to all.

The lost ball was won by Kevin Beattie £79. Only 11 balls were lost, Kevin Peters commenced the draw by offering Kevin Beattie the bag of balls first and out popped ball 11.

The best result for me was that Kevin Peters handicap has increased by 1 to 19 halleluiah.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday, the next game on Saturday the 10 March at Lydd weather permitting.

We are still looking for two players to complete the Pentland Championships teams for the 6 April.

Regards

16/1/18

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 13 Januarys game at the Weald of Kent, a good days golf for most, the weather a bit cold but dry.

There was 15 a very good turnout with another newbie Tony Ford welcome to the Whigs I do hope you enjoyed the day and we will see you again.

Before breakfast there was a very hearty rendition of Happy Birthday given to big Kev who was 59 on the day.

After a really good breakfasts and briefing on the team bags which was a bit of a bonus as the contents should have been used on the 29 Dec, our Tee Offs commenced at 10:30, 5 teams of 3.

We had the results at the Weald: Stapleford winner Steve Bray with 35 points well done, Nearest the Pin Rob Pearson and Longest Drive Steve Bray well done. The lost ball was another Roll Over Kitty now stands at £56.

I must apologise to some of the members as we did go back to the White Horse for food and I did not inform you sorry, sandwiches and chip are within their capabilities.

Big Kev was treated to homemade birthday cake supplied by our resident baker, Marion many thanks he really enjoyed it so did the rest of us.

Next game Friday the 26 January 2018 at Littlestone Warren Golf Club, please let me know as soon as you can as extra tee times are not easy to get.

10/12/17

Good day all,

The results for Saturday 09 Decembers game at the Weald of Kent, a good days golf for some not so good for others, the weather a bit cold but very good compared to our expectations.

There were 15 with one newbie being a no show, unfortunately having not given any notification of not playing Peter McLaren who was a reserve dipped out on a game sorry Peter.

After a good breakfasts and briefing on the competitions’ for the day plus some rules and the contents of the Team Captains bag, the game commenced at 10:30.

Afterwards we had the results and prize giving a good result for some with increased stocks of wine for Christmas for some families.

On return to the White Horse, very disappointingly the usual chaos ensued, although I had arrange Christmas Baguettes and Chips, plus phoned the expected arrival time of 17:30 by 18:10 some could not wait any longer and had to leave without the food, again a very disappointing outcome plus no apology or reason given for this very poor service or reduced bill offered hence I will not be ordering food at the White Horse for the 29 December.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Paul Smallman with a score of 32 what a game he had great outcome unfortunately I still have failed to cut his handicap well done Paul, Nearest the Pin Robert Pearson, Longest Drive again Robert Pearson.

Extra competitions Team Stapleford Team 2; Kevin B, Carl, Julian, Paul S.

Yellow Ball Team 4; Robert, Martyn, Rob G.

The lost ball Roll Over £16.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Saturday and for your excellent participation you gave with the Christmas Hats and Ties well done to all, no Ba Hum Bugs this year, you can have the recipe for the Winter Warmer at a cost.

Main results below and attached.

One last point could all members please refrain from hitting the Captain with their golf balls or he won’t play anymore.

Next game Friday the 29 December 2017 at Broome Park Golf Club, please let me know as soon as you can as tee times are not easy to get, I have numbers 12 in reserve.

28/11/17

Good day all,

Just finished the results for Fridays game at the The Ridge Golf Club, a good days golf for some not so good for others, weather was very good compared to what we expected.

There were only 11 of us (Poor Steve Bray was unavoidable detained at work) and after a very good breakfasts, the game commenced.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Kevin Beattie with a score of 31 well done, Nearest the Pin Paul amazingly Smallman, Longest Drive Julian Wheatley, well done to all.

The lost ball was a roll over £11, new total £25.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday.

Main results below and attached.

On the subject of scores and handicaps, my Vice Captain and other staged a mutinying against my proposal to suspend handicap changes during the winter season. Therefore as per last year games that are played on courses that are fully operational handicaps will be assessed and changed.

To be fair to all members I will take a vote on this, please email me your vote, Yes to changes or No to changes.

Next game the Christmas Special, Saturday the 09 December 2017 at the weald of Kent.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

18/11/17

Good day all,

Just finished the results for Saturday 11 Novembers game at the Weald of Kent, results are a bit varied, a good days golf for some not so good for others again, weather how lucky were we a bit damp but nothing compared to what we expected from the prediction on the weather forecast.

There were 14 of us including two newbie’s welcome to Richard Davey and Terry Robinson who have said they will be back.

After a very good breakfasts as always, the game commenced.

Afterwards we had a good feed at the White Horse, good variety of sandwiches and lovely chip just what we need on a cold day.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Keith Tomlinson again with a score of 35 well done, Nearest the Pin (I have never reached this green before) Michael Battrick, Longest Drive Kevin Beattie.

The lost ball Roll Over £14.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Saturday.

There will not be any handicap changes during the winter season, the courses are not generally in good condition for this time of year.

We will still have the usual prizes at the end of each game.

Next game Friday the 24 November 2017 at The Ridge Golf Club.

Bookings to play must be confirmed with me by the Monday morning prior to the game.

Regards

John Beattie

CAPTAIN & SECETARY

WHIGS

1/11/17

Just finished the results for Fridays game at the Weald of Kent, a good days golf for some not so good for others, weather absolutely beautiful for the time of year.

There were only 9 of us and after a very good breakfasts as always, the game commenced.

Winners:

Stapleford winner Andrew Beattie with a stupendous 37 well done (we will never hear the end of it), Nearest the Pin, my good self, Longest Drive Andrew Beattie continued his great game, well done to all.

The lost ball was won by Kevin Beattie £9.

What a great day for the Beattie’s, well done my clan.

Thank you to everyone who took part on Friday.

There will not be any handicap changes during the winter season, the courses are not in good condition and it in many cases distorts handicaps and leaves many of you struggling to adjust during the competitive season.

We will still have the usual prizes at the end of each game.

Next game Saturday the 11 November 2017 at the weald of Kent.

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