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Old Blues Golfing Society
Events 2008
- MASTERS’ MATCH at Slinfold Park, on Thursday, 10th April
- SPRING MEETING at Westerham Golf Club, on Monday 23rd June
- MASTERS’ MATCH at Mannings Heath, on Thursday, 28th August
- AUTUMN MEETING at Cowdray Park, on Monday 22nd September
The entry form for all of the meetings is available to download as as a Word document 
or in PDF format 
THE SPRING MASTERS’ MATCH 2008
This is the 11th year of our matches against the Masters and we are booked for the first match at Slinfold Park Golf and Country Club, Stane Street, Slinfold, RH13 0RE (Tel: 01403 791154) on Thursday, April 10th 2008. We are aiming at five, four-ball matches starting at 09.40 (9.00 for tea/coffee). A two-course meal with coffee will follow the golf at about 2.15pm. The cost will be £40.00. Under 28’s £20, Student’s £10.
Buggies are available, but need to be booked in advance (£25).
Slinfold Park is located in a beautiful parkland setting in 165 acres of rolling Sussex countryside. Slinfold Park is on the A29 North of Billingshurst (four miles west of Horsham).
Please take part if you can. If we are over-subscribed the earliest entries will make up the team.
SPRING MEETING 2008
The Spring Meeting is booked for Monday, June 23rd 2008 at Westerham Golf Club, Valence Park, Brasted Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1LJ, (Tel: 01959 567100).
We will be playing 9 holes in the morning, and 18 holes in the afternoon competing for the Atkinson Trophy. The cost is £74.00. which includes coffee & bacon roll on arrival, 27 holes of golf, light lunch and a 2 course evening meal. Omitting the morning 9 holes, the cost will be £58.00 Under 28’s - £37, Students - £19, Evening meal only - £20. Buggies - £26 for 18 holes or £42 for the day.
AUTUMN MASTERS’ MATCH 2008
We are booked for Thursday, 28th August 2008 at Mannings Heath Golf Club. We will meet at 09.00 for Coffee, Tee off at 10.02 on the Kingfisher Course and end with a two-course lunch and Coffee at about 3.15pm. The cost will be £40.00. Under 28’s £20, Student’s £10, Buggies - £30.
Mannings Heath Golf Club is off Junction 11 of the M23 and is three miles south of Horsham off the A281.
AUTUMN MEETING 2008
By popular demand, we are returning to Cowdray Park Golf Club, Midhurst on Monday, September 22nd 2008. Coffee and Bacon rolls will be served from 09.00. We will be teeing off from 10.00 in threes for nine holes, a ploughman’s lunch and then The Ross Goobey Trophy will be played for over 18 holes, teeing off at 1.30pm. Dinner will be two courses. The charge will be £75, or, for those under 28 years £38. and for those in full time Education £19. Anyone who prefers to omit the Morning round need pay only £64. Members of Cowdray pay £39.00. Buggies £20 a round or £35 for the day.
Cowdray Park offers bed and breakfast accommodation in their converted old clubhouse. If you wish to book for either the night before or night afterwards they suggest that you book up soon.
Cowdray Park lies East of Midhurst on the A272.
WIVES AND HUSBANDS
If you wish to bring your wife/ husband/partner with you for all or part of one of our days it can be arranged. They will be unable to compete for the trophy but would be able to play and/or join us for the meal(s).
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Once again it is time to ask for your £10 annual subscription. A number of the members pay by standing order and if anybody else would like to do so please ask me for a form. We still have a number of members who forget to pay their subscriptions and never reply to this letter. If I do not hear from you for several years I may have to drop you from the mailing list! It would be appreciated if those forgetful ones would send in double with this year’s subscription. The money from subscriptions and the wine sweeps, pay for entry into The Grafton Morrish, stationary, stamps, photocopying, subsidising the under 28 year old golfers.
Please could you all pay for events well before the day and be aware that late cancellations increasingly have to be paid for in full. Also, if we drop in number, we may also have to pay more.
My thanks go to Julian Cox for his excellent captaincy and we welcome Donald Payne as Captain for 2008.
Finally, please do not hesitate to make suggestions about the running of your society. If you wish to play one of the rounds with a particular friend or share a buggy with them, or have an early or late Tee Time, write it on your form and I will try to accommodate you. I realize that you may see old friends infrequently and that this is an ideal way to catch up with them. Also please try and recruit new members and chase up the lapsed ones. It is your society!
I wish you all wonderful golfing in 2008
Yours sincerely
Rosemary Adkins (Hon. Secretary)
Old Blues Golfing Society
Events 2007
- THE MASTERS’ MATCH at Gatton Manor, on Thursday, 19th April
- SPRING MEETING at Bramley Golf Club, on Monday 4th June
- AUTUMN MASTERS’ MATCH at Tilgate Forest, on Thursday 30th August
- AUTUMN MEETING at Cowdray Park, on Monday 17th September
Events 2008
- Group Holiday to the Belle Mare Plage Resort, on the island of Mauritius, 10th to 24th May or 17th to 31st May 2008
Download the details as a Word document or in PDF format
THE MASTERS’ MATCH 2007
This is the 10th year of our matches against the Masters and we are booked for the first match at Gatton Manor Hotel Golf and Country Club, Standon Lane, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey RH5 5PQ (Tel: 01306 627555) on Thursday, April 19th 2007. We are aiming at five, four-ball matches starting at 12.20. (11.20 for tea/coffee & bacon roll). A one course buffet meal with coffee will follow the golf at about 5.30pm. The charge will be £34. Buggies are available, but need to be booked in advance (£25).
Gatton Manor is quite easy to find. DIRECTIONS FROM THE A24: Take the B2126 to Ockley Station. Turn left into Slane Street A 29. Turn right onto Cathill Lane. Turn left onto Standon Lane. There are signs for Gatton Manor from Cathill Lane.
SPRING MEETING 2007
The Spring Meeting is booked for Monday, June 4th 2007 at Bramley Golf Club, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 OAL. We will be playing 9 holes in the morning, and 18 holes in the afternoon competing for the Atkinson Trophy. The cost is £70.00. which includes coffee on arrival, 27 holes of golf, light lunch and a 2 course evening meal. Omitting the morning 9 holes, the cost will be £58.00. Members of Bramley – £40. Under 28’s – £35, Students – £18, Evening meal only – £19. Buggies – £24 for 18 holes or £27 for the day.
Mike Wilson, Charles Lemon, Richard Charlesworth and John Marvin at Bramley Gold Club
Julian Cox (Captain) presents the first prize and winner of the Atkinson Trophy to Charles McKay. Also in the photo Rosemary Adkins (Hon Sec)
Julian Cox (Captain) presents the veterans prize to David Spackman
Front Row: Rosemary Adkins, Brian Quaife, David Spackman, Julian Cox (Capt) David Gibbs(President) & Charles McKay.
Second Row: Derek Pye, Andy Cook, Donald Payne, Charles Lemon, Richard Charlesworth, Colin Russell, Mike Wilson, Dennis Quinn, Philip Holden, Rosemarie Varley, John Kennedy
Back Row: John Marvin, Kacper Hamilton, Peter Farnfield.
AUTUMN MASTERS’ MATCH 2007
Thursday, 30th August 2007 at Tilgate Forest Golf Club. We will meet at 11.00 for Coffee and Bacon Rolls, Tee off at 12.00. and end with a hot, two course lunch at about 5.30pm. The cost will be £30.00. Under 28’s £15, Student’s £8, Buggies - £15 + a deposit of £10. Tilgate Forest, Titnus Drive, Tilgate, Crawley RH10 5EU, is five minutes from Junction 11 of the M23.
AUTUMN MEETING 2007
Cowdray Park Golf Club, Midhurst on Monday, September 17th 2007. Coffee will be served from 9.15. We will be teeing off from 10.00 in threes for nine holes, a ploughman’s lunch and then The Ross Goobey Trophy will be played for over 18 holes teeing off at 1.30pm. Dinner will be two courses. The charge will be £69, or, for those under 28 years £35. and for those in full time Education £18. Anyone who prefers to omit the Morning round need pay only £58. Members of Cowdray pay £39.00.
Cowdray Park offers bed and breakfast accommodation in their converted old club house. If you wish to book for either the night before or night afterwards they suggest that you book up soon.
Cowdray Park lies East of Midhurst on the A272.
WIVES AND HUSBANDS
If you wish to bring your wife/ husband/partner with you for all or part of one of our days it can be arranged. They will be unable to compete for the trophy but would be able to play and/or join us for the meal(s).
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Once again it is time to ask for your £10 annual subscription. The money from subscriptions and the wine sweeps, pay for entry into The Grafton Morrish, stationary, stamps, photocopying, subsidising the under 28 year old golfers, and for the total cost of pupils from the school to join us at our meetings.
Thanks to Philip Holden for his excellent captaincy in 2006 and we welcome Julian Cox as Captain for 2007.
The society welcomes new members. Details from Rosemary Adkins (Hon Sec) 57 Hunters Way, Uckfield, East Sussex. TN22 2BB. Tel. 01825 765327 E. Mail: Rosemary.Adkins@btinternet.com
Membership
Number of members: 63 (including two ladies one of whom walked away with the Ross-Goobey trophy at her first appearance).
Low handicap new members: positively encouraged for the Grafton Morrish but not necessary!
Handicap limits: club handicap required, maximum is 28 for men and 36 for ladies
Annual subscription: £10 - no joining fee
Current Blues: if available can attend free of charge
Marketing material: Balls, shirts, ties at varying prices with club logo
Contact details
Applications for membership or any enquiries should be aimed at the Hon. Secretary, Rosemary Adkins by email.
Historical
Regrettably we know little about the past of the Society. The earliest document we have is the 1934 edition of the "Rules and List of Officers and Members". The rules are admirably concise, running to just 93 words. The subscriptions were included therein at five shillings per annum or three guineas for a Life Membership, those being the days when values did not change greatly from year to year. Of the 40 Members listed 11 played to single figures and that is a ratio we cannot match now.
All activity ceased during the War but in 1948 George Ross-Goobey was much involved in an effort to bring about a revival. Indeed, we went as far as entering a Team for the Halford Hewitt tournament but our two star players dropped out at the last minute and replacements simply were not available so the Old Etonians had a walkover. It seems that in the next five years only two meetings were held with very limited attendance and it was not until 1984 that a successful revival was achieved.
David Gibbs was the main mover and was made Captain with Mervyn Yewe-Dyer as Hon. Secretary. 16 players attended the first meeting at Mannings Heath on 9th.May 1984. Spring and Autumn meetings were started in 1985 and this has continued to the present day.
A record book has been kept since 1987 detailing all the activities of the Society since that time.