13th January 2007
A committee meeting was held on Wednesday 10th of January to finalise the competitions,trophies & playing formats for all of the coming seasons fixtures.The fixture list has now been updated leaving only a few minor details left to be added as & when they are received by the Secretary.
The following points were also agreed:
The playing formats for the Fourball Shield,the George Booth Memorial & the Geoff Lutner Pairs Trophy are all provisional formats as these will, as ever be dictated by the number of entries.
The G.P.Dennis Shield will be awarded to the golfer who scores the most gross birdies in all Individual Fixtures (excluding the Matchplay)
The Crocombe Trophy will be awarded to the golfer whose handicap reduces by the greatest amount over the season.
The Consistency Prize will be contested as follows, Half Points will be awarded at all Team Events & Full Points will be awarded at all Individual events (including The Matchplay). The competition will then be worked out using the players best 2 from 3 cards from Team events & best 4 from 5 cards from Individual events.
The Individual Matchplay Shield will again be run as it was in 2005.
There will be a £5 entry fee for this competition & any money collected will be split proportionally amongst the winning players.
Due to the smaller fixture list this year it will be preferred if matches can be organised outside of Society games but if this is not possible the Match Secretary will attempt to fit any request to play matches into a fixture.
Again because of the smaller fixture list entries & entry fee is to be given to any committe member by February 28th 2007. This will enable the 1st round draw to take place early March & hopefully start the compettion early.
For the full rules for the Individual Matchplay please see the Playing Formats page of the website.
The Handicap Committe will be meeting within the next two weeks to finalise handicaps for all current mebers.The relevant page of the website will be updated accordingly
31st January 2007
The Society is pleased to welcome another new member. Mike Baldwin from the Heat Treatment department. Mike is also a member of Kidderminster Golf Club.
6th February 2007
The Society is pleased to welcome another new member. Leigh Clarke joins us as an Off Site Member. Leigh is also a member of Little Lakes Golf Club.
Members are reminded that the 28th of February is the closing date for entries for the INDIVIDUAL MATCHPLAY shield. Names & entry fees to any committee member by that date will be accepted.
11th February 2007
The Society is pleased to welcome another new member. Steve Cooksey joins us as an Off Site member.Steve is also a member of Caulderfields Golf Club.
27th February 2007
Members are again reminded that Wednesday 28th of February is the closing date for entries to The Individual Matchplay Shield
10th March 2007
17 members have entered the Individual Matchplay Shield.
The draw was performed by Tom Hall & Dave Broome & verified by Peter Williams & Stuart Davis.
Preliminary Round :
Jim Washbrook v Phil Plant
First Round :
Winner of Preliminary Match v Bob Edwards
Ekrem Kaya v John Brownbill
Bill McLachlan v Tom Hall
Dave Broome v Adrian Gould
Ron Washbrook v Peter Williams
Stuart Davis v Phil Latham
Mark Chesney v Manny Dalton
Paul Rowberry v Jason Owen
All Preliminary & First round matches are to be completed by May 11th (The Purley Chase fixture)
All matches are to be contested off current Society Handicaps at the time the match is played,
All match venues are to be mutually agreed by both players.
If any matches are to be played at a Society fixture The Match Secretary must be informed by the closing date for that fixture in order to adjust the draw for the fixture.
3rd April 2007
The Society is pleased to welcome another new member. Paul Clarke joins us as an Off Site Member. Paul is also a member of Gaudet Luce Golf Club.
Society Membership now stands at 35
Members are reminded that this Friday the 6th of April is the closing date for the Societies first fixture of the year at Bewdley Pines Golf Club.
RESULTS:
Results from Preliminary & First Round Knockout Matches are:
Jim Washbrook beat Phil Plant 5 & 4
Dave Broome beat Adrian Gould 3 & 2
Mark Chesney lost 4 & 3 to Manny Dalton
Paul Rowberry lost 3 & 1 to Jason Owen
4th April 2007In second
The Society is pleased to welcome another new member. Bob Duckett from Lean Engineering.
Bob was a member of Low Laithes Golf Club in West Yorkshire.
Society membership now stands at 37 as Jeremy Straw also of Lean Engineering has now rejoined.
The Society is also pleased to annouce that Dave Broome has accepted the invitation to become Society Vice Captain. Dave will lead the Society in its first fixture at Bewdley Pines in Bill McLachlan's absence.
13th April 2007
23 Members participated in the first fixture of the season at Bewdley Pines Golf Club.On a pleasant spring evening Stableford scoring was quite high with Mike Baldwin of The Treatments Department emerging as the victor with a very creditable 44 points. In 2nd place with 43 points was Adrian Gould of the Machine Shop. In 3rd Place was Off Site Member Paul Clarke who scored 41 points.During the fixture Pete Williams progressed to the next round of the Individual Knock Out by defeating Ron Washbrook 2 & 1.
24th April 2007
The Society has now recieved the date for the annual fixture against Greenfields Golf Club. The fixture will be contested on Thursday 14th June.futher details will be provided when they are available.
14th May 2007
27 members contested the F.A.Hewiit Cup at Purley Chase Golf Club. A cool,grey afternoon which eventually turned wet lead to a low scoring competition eventually won by Bob Edwards of the Spares Machining Cell with 38 points. In second place continuing his recent run of good form was Mike Baldwin of the Treatment Department scoring 37 points. In third place with 36 points was Peter Williams of 561.
The fixture also saw the completion of the first round of the Individual Matchplay Trophy. John Brownbill defeated Ekrem Kaya by 1 hole & Phil Latham beat Stuart Davis by the same score. Society Captain Bill Mclachlan was defeated by Tom Hall & earlier in the week Jim Washbrook beat Bob Edwards 6 & 5. The draw will be made shortly for the second round & will posted here as soon as possible.
A handicap review will also be taking place shortly now that most of the new members have now competed in 2 fixtures. Any changes will be notified in the Latest Handicap page.
15th May 2007
The draw has now been made for the 2nd round of the Individual Matchplay & is as follows :
Jim Washbrook v Dave Broome
Jason Owen v Tom Hall
Manny Dalton v Phil Latham
John Brownbill v Peter Williams
All Matches are to be completed by July 31st.
17th May 2007
The current situation in the G.E.Blyth Consistency Prize is as follows
1. Peter Williams 46 1/2 points from 3 events
2.Mike Baldwin 39 points from 2 events
3.Adrian Gould 36 1/2 points from 3 events
4.Bob Edwards 33 1/2 points from 3 events
5.Paul Clarke 32 points from 2 events
6.Jim Washbrook 31 1/2 points from 2 events
7. Tom Hall 30 1/2 points from 3 events
7.Phil Latham 30 1/2 points from 2 events
7.Paul Rowberry 30 1/2 points from 2 events
10.Eric Clifton 28 points from 2 events
The current situation in the "Birdie Cup" is as follows
1.Adrian Gould 2
1.Pete Williams 2
2.Adrian Brooks 1
2.Paul Clarke 1
2.Eric Clifton 1
2.Bob Edwards 1
2.Tom Hall 1
2.Ray Massey 1
2.Jason Owen 1
12th June 2007
22 members plus 1 guest player travelled to Henlle Park Golf Club near Gobowen to contest the George Booth Memorial & Geoff Lutner Pairs Trophies.
On a scorching hot day in a beautiful setting,scoring matched the weather. With 2 late withdrawals a revamped format for the morning 9 hole George Booth Memorial saw Adrian Brooks,Stuart Davis & Ron Washbrook shoot a 7 under par score of 49 points. In 2nd place at 2 under par with 44 points were Adrian Gould & Paul Rowberry the 3rd score for the team being made up with a "ghost player". in 3 rd place only losing by count back were Eric Clifton,Manny Dalton & Phil Latham.
After a light lunch play resumed in the afternoon for the Geoff Lutner Pairs Trophy played as a Bogey competition. Again the scoring matched the weather with Bob Edwards & Pete Williams leading the way after 9 holes being a remarkable 8 up on the course. Unfortunately they were unable to continue with their high scoring on the back 9 as the Mark Chesney / Paul Rowberry pairing & the scratch pair of Sammy Hind & Chris Munn gradually pulled them back.Eventually with 2 winning holes in the last 3 Chris & Sammy won the day finishing 5 up on the course with Mark & Paul just pippping Bob & Pete at 4 up by virtue of a better back 9.
All in all a superb day on a very new but excellent course with good weather,good food & some good golf played.
7th July 2007
18 members contested the Strokeplay Championship at The Wyre Forest Golf Club.On a windy & sometimes rainy evening most players found good scores hard to come by, the punishing rough off the Wyre's rolling fairways claiming some big scores.The exception to the evening however was Jason Owen of the Machine Shop who shot a brilliant gross score of 84 with a nett of 65 to claim the trophy. In second place with a gross 91 (nett 72) was Ron Washbrook also of the Machine Shop,& in 3rd place with a gross 91 (nett 76) was Stuart Davis of MT Aerospace.
During the fixture Pete Williams of 561 claimed the first semi final place in the Individual Knockout by beating John Brownbill of CSW by 6 & 5.
The Current Situation in "The Birdie Cup" competition is as follows.
1. Paul Clarke 3
1. Pete Williams 3
2. Adrian Gould 2
2. Jason Owen 2
3. Eric Clifton 1
3. Bob Edwards 1
3. Ron Washbrook 1
3. Ray Massey 1
3. Tom Hall 1
3. Adrian Brooks 1
17th July 2007
The latest situation in the Consistency prize after the Wyre Forest is as follows:
1. Pete Williams 77.5 points from 6 events
2. Ron Wasbrook 61.5 points from 6 events
3. Phil Latham 59.5 poits from 5 events
4.= Jason Owen 56.5 points from 6 events
4.= Stuart Davis 56.5 points from 6 events
6. Manny Dalton 51.5 points from 5 events
7. Adrian Gould 50.5 points from 5 events
8. Dave Broome 49.5 poits from 6 events
9. Paul Clarke 49 points from 3 events
10.= Bob Edwards 48.5 points from 5 events
10.= Paul Rowberry 48.5 points from 5 events
12th August 2007
19 members contested the Sports & Welfare 4 Ball Shield at the Manor Golf club near Uttoxeter on a beautiful sunny evening on a tough but very enjoyable course.Played in teams of 4 scoring was difficult for all of the teams with the exception of the eventual winners who were Steve Cooksey,Tom Hall,Ron Washbrook & Pete Williams.
The draw for the Semi Finals of the Individual Matchplay Shield has now been made & is as follows:
Pete Williams v Jim Washbrook
Manny Dalton v Tom Hall
The Society may now be in a position to obtain some polo shirts with the Society logo on them.
Made by Fruit Of The Loom in heavy Cotton & Polyester the shirts would be available in White with the Society logo on the front left side & would be available in most sizes.
The price will depend on how many are required but would be a maximum of 11 pounds each & as low as 9 pounds each which is quite resonable for a shirt of his quality.
If any members are interested in purchasing a shirt (or shirts) please inform Stuart Davis as soon as possible.
Captains Day is now fast approaching (Thursday September 6th) would all members please inform any comittee member as soon as possible as to their intentions (attending or not) as there is a massive amount of organisation needed to ensure the day runs smoothly & the sooner numbers are known the sooner plans can be put into action to make the day a success.
27th August 2007
Would all members please note that there are no entry forms on the site for Captains Day. Please just inform your comittee man that you are going & pay your money. Any member intending to play on Captains Day is asked to pay the full cost & any refunds will be given during the evening meal on Captain's Day itself.
The final of the Individual Matchplay will be between Pete Williams & Tom Hall. Pete beat Jim Washbrook 3&2 & Tom beat Manny Dalton by 1 hole.
3rd September 2007
As the season draws to a close with Captains Day being the final fixture of the season some competitions are still to be resolved & some are now completed.Congratulations go to Pete Williams who won the M.C.Willdig Individual Knockout beating Tom Hall by 1 hole. Pete has also now won the G.E.Blyth Consistency prize scoring 85 points from his best 6 events.The runner up spot is still to be decided with Ron Washbrook 66 1/2 points in second place fighting off the challenge from Phil Latham 59 1/2 points in third & Jason Owen,Stuart Davis & Bob Edwards tied in 4th place with 57 1/2 points. The Birdie cup is still to be resolved with Pete Williams & Paul Clarke leading with 3 birdies each followed by Adrian Gould & Jason Owen with 2 each. As Adrian & Pete are not attending Captains Day it should now be down to Paul & Jason to try & win the prize. All will be revealed by 6.30p.m on Captains Day!
12th September 2007
21 members attended the seasons final fixture,Captains's Day held at Kidderminster Golf club. Stunning weather & a tough but fair course eventually saw saw Phil Latham claim the coveted Captains Prize from Tom Hall in second place & Leigh Clarke in 3rd. All the remaining competitions were resolved on the day & during the evening the annual prize presentation took place. An excellent day on an excellent course ,only spoiled by the behaviour of another society named Epure playing the venue on the same day when clearly the majority of their members had no idea whatsoever of the basic rules or etiquette required to play golf. Detailed results from the day are on the relevant page of the website.
14th October 2007
The date for the Annual General Meeting of ther Society has now been set. It will take place on Wednesday 31st of October at Perton Park Golf Club starting at 7.30 p.m. All members are respectfully requested to attend this important meeting. Any member wishing to propose a change of society rule must in accordance with rule inform the Secretary in writing at least 7 days prior to the meeting.
AGENDA:
Minutes of last meeting
Matters arising from last meeting
Secretary's report
Treasurer's report
Match Secretary's report
Election of officers for season 2008
Fees & fixtures 2008
Amendments to rules of the Society
Any other business
11th November 2007
A succesful annual General meeting was held at Perton Park Golf club on Wednesday 31st of October,
14 members attended & 5 more sent their apologies.
The Chairman opened the meeting & thanked the 14 attendees for their attendance
The minutes of the last A.G.M. held in 2005 were read and accepted.
The Chairman then gave the meeting an update to the 2005 A.G.M regarding the suspension of the Society in 2006 & its ultimate reformation in 2007 & the changes that had taken place. This mainly involved the introduction of the bank account, the setting up of the website & the removal of membership restrictions. The Chairman asked for a vote of thanks to be recorded for the work Ian Moorby had given the Society in his role of Match Secretary a post which he had relinquished after 13 years. The Chairman also asked for a vote of thanks to be recorded for all of the Committe from 2007 for all of their efforts in what had proven to be a very different Society to the one previously know.
The Secretary read his report on the season reflecting on his first year of office & again the Chairman asked for a vote of thanks to be recorded for the work Ron had done very successfully. At this point the Chairman also offered his own personal thanks to Ron for the support he gave in implementing the dramatic changes to the way the society was now run.
The Treasurer read his report & stated that the Society bank account now held 551 pounds at the end of the season.The Treasurer reported that the financial side of the Society was now much easier to operate with a bank account & cheque book than it was before. He also explained that the Society funds were now safer that ever as 2 Society officers had to authorise all payments from the bank account. To close the Treasurer urged members to make more use of the banking facility which would make things even easier to run. Again the Chairman asked for a vote of thanks to be recorded for the work John had done this year. At this point the Chairman also offered his own personal thanks to John for the support he gave in implementing the dramatic changes to the way the society was now run.
The Match Secretary read his report stating that due to the web site his job was now very simple. The Chairman asked for a vote of thanks to be recorded fot the work Pete had done this year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
The following officers were elected.
Chairman Stuart Davis
Secretary Ron Washbrook
Treasurer John Brownbill
Match Secretary Peter Williams
Captain Dave Broome
Vice Captain T.B.A.
General Committe
Bill Mclachlan
Bob Edwards
Chris Munn
Jason Owen (Co opted after A.G.M.)
FEES & FIXTURES FOR 2008:
After a brief but open discussion the meeting decided to maintain the current fees.There are 30 pounds but 25 pounds if paid by December 15th 2007.
A discussion then took place regarding the fixtures for 2007.The meeting agreed that the current formula was working & the fixture list would be the same for 2008. 4 Friday afternoon fixtures & 2 day fixtures. It was agreed that the Henelle Park fixture would again be used for one of the day fixtures with the Captain choosing the other. For the Friday fixtures it was agredd to try & source 2 new venues & possibly return to some of the courses we had not played for many years. The Wrekin, Oswestry & Shifnal were all discussed as possible venues.
AMENDMENTS TO RULES:
The Chairman recapped on the changes that had been made this year & advised the meeting of the various Society rules that needed to be amended to reflect the new Society. These were read & accepted by all present & will now be updated.
ANY OTHER BUISINESS:
The incoming Captain voiced his concern in respect of vetting prospective new members & etiquette in general. A discussion took place about members knowledge of the basic rules of golf. The Chairman also voiced his concern about the apparent trend towards bad etiquette slowly creeping into Society fixtures & asked all members to show more respect for the game & their playing partners. He also stated that the Society had always had a reputation for good behaviour & did not want to see a gradual slide away from this. The possibilty was discussed regarding a committe member going out in each group next year in order to alleviate any rule infringements & uphold good standards of etiquette.
No other matters were bought up so the Chairman closed the meeting at 8.50 p.m. Thanking all who attended.
4th January 2008
Preparations for the new season are already well under way.So far 5 of the 7 seasons fixtures have been arranged with the remaining 2 fixtures due to be announced shortly. Society Captain Dave Broome has chosen South Staffs Golf Club to stage the annual Captain's Day & prize presentation & this has been booked for Thursday 4th of September. Due to popular demand Henlle Park has again been booked to host the other day fixture.This will take place on Wednesday 11th of June. Friday evening fixtures have been booked at The Wrekin on May 16th & Shifnal on July 25th.The annual match against Greenfields has also been confirmed & this will take place on Thursday 29th of May.
To date 22 members have taken advantage of the early payment reduction scheme,so hopefully Society membership will again be around 35 for the coming season.
3rd March 2008
The final 2 fixtures for the season have now been confirmed. Opening the season on Friday 18th of April the Society will be visiting The North Worcestershire Golf Club for the first time.On Friday the 22nd of August we will be returning to Chesterton Valley for the first time in several years. Final arrangements are now being made to decide which competitions will take place at the various venues & these will be announced shortly.
10th March 2008
Entry for the Individual Matchplay is now open to all Society members.Fee is as usual £5 per player & entries / fees are to be paid to any comittee man by Friday 4th April.
2nd April 2008
Members are reminded that the closing date for the Individual Knockout is on Friday 4th April & that the closing date for the North Warwickshire fixture is Friday 11th April.
10th April 2008
With the new season now fast approaching members are reminded that the closing date for the first fixture at North Worcestershire is tomorrow Friday the 11th.
To date 30 of last years members have rejoined the society for 2008,so hopefully there will be plenty og competitive golf to be played during the year.
Entries have now closed for the Individual Knockout & 16 members have entered. It is hoped to make the draw for the first round early next week so that anyone wishing to play their match at the first fixture can be accomodated.The draw will be published here as soon as it is available.
14th April 2008
The draw for the first round of the Individual Matchplay has now taken place. The draw was performed by Chris Munn & Ekrem Kaya & witnessed by Stuart Davis.
First round matches are to be completed by 31st June & are to be played off Society Handicaps current at the time of the match.
DRAW:
Chris MUNN v Phil PLANT
Bob EDWARDS v Phil LATHAM
Eric CLIFTON v Ron WASHBROOK
Mike BALDWIN v Pete WILLIAMS
Stuart DAVIS v Jason OWEN
John BROWNBILL v Ekrem KAYA
Tom HALL v Jim WASHBROOK
Dave BROOME v Steve COOKSEY
18th April 2008
A cold,windy afternoon at North Worcestershire Golf Club saw Captain Dave Broome lead 22 members at the 1st fixture of the 2008 season.Scoring was very difficult on a very tight course with no one able to break par. 34 points was sufficient to see Sammy Hind claim the Sid Willoughby Cup from Phil Latham with 33 points in second place with Phil Plant finishing 3rd on 31 points. The full scores & placings are on the relevant page of the website.During the fixture 2 first round Matchplay games were contested with John Brownbill defeating Ekrem Kaya & Phil Plant beating Chris Munn.
22nd April 2008
Would all members please note, that due to the amount of Matchplay games being played at the Wrekin fixture,The Fourball Shield will now be played at the Shifnal fixture & The F.A.Hewitt Cup will now be contested at the Wrekin.
7th May 2008
The Society is pleased to welcome a new mmber, Mark Haywood is the 1st person to join the Society as a direct result of the website. Mark has already entered the Wrekin fixture where hopefully he will be made most welcome by all who attend.
The closing date for the Wrekin is this Friday 9th of May. Already 22 members have entered so the evening looks like being a major success.
