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Prince's / Royal Cinque Ports Report
 The opening GSGB meeting of the 2018 season was played over two of England's premier link's courses, Prince's on Day 1 and Royal Cinque Ports on Day 2. Prince's currently features at number 57 in the list of England's Top 100 courses with RCP sitting in 13th place, some might say that it should be in the top 10! Sixty eight members battled with northerly 20 mph plus winds on both days as they competed for the honour of being crowned this year's Scratch Cup winner. The Prince's round was played over the Himalayas/Shore combination with the recently re-designed Himalayas loop being particularly challenging in such tough conditions. Both nines are well bunkered but the Himalayas now contains a number of wetland hazards to add to the difficulty. In such tough conditions Nigel Hodges played particularly well to score 34 points in the men's competition with Karena Collier scoring an impressive 33 in the ladies half of the draw. At Dinner we were joined by the Prince's Captain Mr Bill Howie and his wife Sheila. Chairman Robin Moser presented Bill with a £500 donation to be used to support the club's junior section. The wind was still a major factor on Day 2 but at least the sun made the day feel a little warmer. The winners were Mark Lockley with an excellent 34 points and Anne Perry on count back with 29 points. Royal Cinque Ports certainly lived up to its reputation as one of the world's best links courses as it has the best collection of green complexes that I personally have ever seen. The men’s Scratch Cup was won by Tim Russell from Alwoodley with 52 points, who managed to bring an end David Archibald's excellent run of 4 successive victories. Tim overcame a two shot deficit at the half way point to win by one point. The Ladies Scratch Cup was won by another previous winner, Karen Lobb from Northamptonshire County who scored 46 scratch points, beating Denise Parker by 2. Although narrowly losing Scratch Cup, Denise won the aggregate handicap prize with 54 points, Geoff Ogden winning the men's aggregate with 61points. A full list of prize winners can be seen below. You can see a photo album of the prize winners and some stunning shots of RCPGC by clicking here. Trophies presented by Keith James of Royal Cinque Ports and GSGB Chairman, Robin Moser. The next meeting will be held at Ross-on-Wye and Rolls of Monmouth on June 21st - 22nd
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GSGB Branded golf goods
We have a new relationship with a golfing goods supplier and are now offering GSGB branded goods to members. Here is single page summary of the products available. The simplest method to order these items is to contact the GSGB office on 07760777736 and Brian will deliver any goods at the next GSGB event.  |
South Africa Tour 2019 announced
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GSGB 19 - SOUTH AFRICA3 - FEB-MAR - ITINERARY3-3.pdf
Belfry AGM Terms and Conditions
As is usual with our AGM, this year it's the Belfry on July 26th and 27th, there are some booking terms and conditions that members attending must be aware of when booking. See attached file. |
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DOCbelfry.pdf
Belgian Tour Report
GSGB Belgium Tour 9th - 16th September 2017  And then on to golf. Unfortunately the weather forecast for the week wasn’t good. Heavy showers were expected, so umbrellas and waterproofs were at the ready. But we were so lucky! The showers did indeed come, but not when we were playing golf. So somehow we managed five rounds with virtually no need for waterproofs. The five courses we played were all challenging, in good condition and with fine clubhouses and facilities. Royal Waterloo was most people’s favourite. It was also closest to our hotel, but it must be very discreetly located, since Robin and Pat took forever to find it despite (or maybe because of) having three different sat navs to help them. But they got there eventually to join their teams, and even managed to get among the prizes on the day. Other than at Royal Waterloo the only temporary first-tee ‘no-show’ was at Sept Fontaines on the Tuesday. Ruth and Lyn drove to the course early, paid for their buggy and settled down with cups of coffee. Early smugness at being the first to arrive, turned to concern when no one else turned up. On checking they realized that they were at the wrong course – they were at Friday’s course La Tournette two days early! A quick dash to Sept Fontaines followed, where outwardly at least they showed tremendous sang-froid following their faux-pas. Apart from these two minor hiccoughs the week’s golf went very smoothly. Some good golf was played. And some not-so-good golf. But everyone enjoyed it. Mainly team competitions of course, so blame could easily be shared! On their free day many people took the opportunity to visit Brussels, while others visited the many historic sites nearby relating to the battle of Waterloo. On the final evening we enjoyed a gala dinner followed by the prize presentation. Not surprisingly everyone got a prize, but a special mention goes to Beverley and Barrie each of whom received a bottle of champagne, as winners of the individual Stableford competition. And another special mention to Robin and Sally, who managed to make it to the dinner despite having to abandon their broken-down Porsche convertible near to the Waterloo memorial. Yet more British sang-froid!  Overall a very enjoyable tour with a great group of tourists, who mixed in well and made the job of the organizer an easy one. |
Report on the Addington Meeting
 The GSGB September Meeting was held in Croydon at The Addington Golf Club, one of the most attractive heathland courses in England and currently ranked in Great Britain & Ireland's Top 100 courses. Fifty four members even enjoyed a few hours of sunshine but more importantly two days of dry weather to finish off another enjoyable season for the Society. The Addington is a classic Abercrombie design, many would say his best, dating back to 1913 and although not particularly long, offers a tough test of golf with numerous forced carries over heather clad valleys to contend with. Only 10 miles from the centre of London, the course is a haven of heather, bracken, pine and beech with a number of redwoods and other specimen trees adding to its beauty. After Dinner we were joined by the Addington Captain Geoff Dolan who spoke of the club's junior programme and how it teaches golf to kids in the local area. GSGB Chairman Robin Moser presented Geoff with a £500 donation towards the club junior section. The men’s Barlow Seniors Trophy was won by George Clark from Effingham with 64 points and the runner-up was Nigel Hodges from Astbury with 70 points. Nigel had to settle for 2nd place as he is not yet 65 and therefore still too young to take home the Senior Trophy. The Ladies Trophy was won by Christine Hinchcliffe from Sand Moor who scored 61 points and the runner-up was Gill Hodges from Astbury who marginally lost out to Christine on countback. A full list of all prize winners can be seen below. You can view prizewinners and photos of the course here. The opening Meeting of 2018 will be held in Kent at Prince's and Royal Cinque Ports on May 16th - 17th.
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Sand Moor and Pannal report
 The GSGB August Meeting took place at Sand Moor and Pannal, two of Yorkshire's finest courses. 63 members enjoyed good weather throughout the event although the later starters had to put up with a heavy shower on the second day at Pannal. Sand Moor is a fine course and best described as a parkland layout, although a handful of holes have a heathland feel to them as you get closer to the reservoir. The course also boasts a particularly challenging and memorable quartet of par-3's. Sand Moor members Giles and Christine Hinchcliffe were instrumental in the smooth running of the day as they respectively took on the roles of starter and card checker. Other Sand Moor members John Ryder and Delyse Wadkin played particularly well, leading their respective competitions at the half way point even after receiving the mandatory 2-stroke penalty when playing their home course. At Dinner we were joined by club Captain Nigel Stallworthy and his wife Michelle. Nigel accepted the £500 Society cheque from GSGB Chairman Robin Moser before speaking on the subject of Sand Moor's junior section. We were also joined by long standing GSGB member and Curtis Cup Captain Bridget Jackson who earlier in the year had been awarded Honorary Member of the R & A. The Chairman offered Bridget honorary life membership of the GSGB in recognition of her long lasting contribution to the game. Day 2 began as a beautiful warm day at Pannal which is a wonderful moorland course ranked 5th best in Yorkshire. Although the good weather didn't last the course played superbly throughout the day with the quick greens giving problems to most players. The King of Morocco Cup was won by John Ryder from Sand Moor with 72 points. John overcame his two stroke penalty to win by four shots over Nigel Dickson from Alwoodley who produced the outstanding performance of the day by scoring an excellent 40 points. The Society Salver was narrowly won by Pat Bennett from Reading with 65 points, the Runner-up being Delyse Wadkin from Sand Moor, also with 65 points. Pannal Captain Nick Rusling received the society donation to further junior gold at Pannal before presenting the trophies with Chairman Robin Moser. Congratulations to all prize winners. A full list can be seen below. Pictures from the prize giving can be found here The next event will be at The Addington on September 25th – 26th.
Brian
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Report on Mere AGM
 Our run of good weather at recent events came to an unfortunate end as rain fell on both days. Heavy rain on Day 2 meant that the competition was brought to a halt after 15 holes for the men and 14 holes for the ladies which led to a small team of volunteers being formed to adjust the scores to reflect the shortened course. The hotel accommodation, staff, food and facilities were very good indeed and we look forward to returning in the future. The Handicap Cups for the best two day aggregate scores were won by Giles Hinchcliffe (Sand Moor) with 66 points and Kathryn Archibald (Alnmouth) 57 points. David and Kathryn Archibald with 130 points, claimed the Enjoy Golf Together Trophy by having the best husband and wife aggregate score over the two days. All prize winners are listed below. As well as the usual prizes there were "nearest the pin" competitions each day and a “beat the pro” competition on the 8th hole, where 12 members managed to land nearer than the Pro. Our next Meeting will take place at Sand Moor & Pannal on August 30th/31st. The 2018 AGM will be held at The Belfry on July 26th/27th. Photos of prize winners can be seen by clicking here. RESULTS SHEET – MERE AGM MEETING 10 – 11 July 2017 |
Conwy & North Wales Report
Aldeburgh & Thorpeness
Report of meeting May 22nd - 23rd 2017  The next meeting will be held at Conwy and North Wales on June 12th - 13th.           |
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