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Last Society Day

Round 6 of the 2019 season took place at Fathingstone Golf Club on Sunday 28th July. Prize winners on the day were:

  • Overall Winner: Paddy Carroll (33 pts)
  • Second: Thomas Donnelly (33 pts)
  • Longest Drive: Mark Edmunds
  • Nearest Pin: Nigel Danes

Overall & Senior standings as well as individual player stats will be updated soon – I promise – working on it now.

Next Society Day

Round 7 of the 2019 season will take place on Sunday 25th August at TBC:

  • Breakfast and Coffee from TBC
  • First Tee time at TBC

If you are interested in attending please contact Jim on 07553 337668

2019 Society Days & Winners

  • 24th February (Collingtree Park) – Dave Farooqui
  • 31st March (The Bedford) – Dave Carr
  • 28th April (Cambridgeshire) – Terry Gardner
  • 1st June (Mowsbury) – Terry Gardner
  • 29th June (Caddington) – Martin Jones
  • 28th July (Fathingstone) – Paddy Carroll
  • 25th August (TBC) –
  • 29th September (TBC) –
  • 27th October (TBC) –
  • 24th November (TBC) –

AGM & 2018 Presentation

A presentation has yet to happen for the 2018 season, looking to take place in April. Details of the society days can be found below:

Issues discussed and implemented:

  • Cost for a society day will remain at £35
    • Continue to open up more of the better courses to the society
    • Will try and provide breakfast where costs allow
    • £1 bet of player to win the day – max £3 per attendee
    • 2s competition will be introduced in 2019 – optional £1 per player
  • Singles and doubles competitions ran better in 2018 – apart from doubles
    • Continue to have the harsher rules applied based on attendance levels and where consistent nonattendance occurs
    • Kev Mansfield will continue as competitions secretary to manage process
  • Handicaps
    • Society members with official handicaps will no longer begin the year on that handicap – the same system will apply to all members regardless of a players official handicap
    • Winners of a society day will receive an automatic 1 shot cut ontop of any additional adjustments
    • Any new players will start on their official handicap, if they don’t have one it will be assessed after 3 completed rounds
  • End of season awards
    • An additional end of season award will be implemented – Seniors Annual Society Champion
    • Over 55’s will automatically qualify
    • A player can’t win both the Overall Society Champion & the Seniors Champion

These are the main points – if you have any queries contact Jim on the details above.