Old Blues Golfing Society

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OLD BLUES GOLFING SOCIETY 2011

President: David Spackman
Captain for 2011:  Colin Russell
Rosemary Adkins (Hon. Sec.)
57 Hunters Way, Uckfield, East Sussex. TN22 2BB
Tel. 01825 765327
E. Mail: Rosemary.Adkins@btinternet.com

July 2011

Click here to read the July Newsletter

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February 2011

EVENTS 2011.

MASTERS MATCH	Chiddingfold	Tuesday 19th April
SPRING MEETING	Cowdray Park	Monday 9th May
MASTERS’ MATCH	Cranleigh	Wednesday, 31st August
AUTUMN MEETING	Betchworth Park	Monday 26th September

THE SPRING MASTERS’ MATCH 2011.

Results now published. Please click here

This is the 14th year of matches against the Masters and we are booked for the first match at Chiddingfold Golf Club, on Tuesday 19th April.  We are aiming at five, four-ball matches starting at 10.00  (09.00 for tea/coffee and Bacon roll). A one-course ploughman’s barbecue meal with coffee will follow the golf at about 2.30pm. The cost will be £25.00.  Under 28’s £13, Student’s £7.00

Buggies are available, but need to be booked in advance (£17.50).

Chiddingfold Golf Club, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, Surrey GU8 4SL

The Course has panoramic views across the Surrey Downs. This 18 hole, par 70 course, offers a unique combination of lakes, mature woodland and wildlife, plus exciting and challenging golf.

If we are over-subscribed the earliest entries will make up the team and the reserves will be able, if they wish, to play the course at the end of the field.

SPRING MEETING 2011

The Spring Meeting is at Cowdray Park Golf Club. on Monday 9th May.  Coffee and Bacon rolls will be served from 08.30. We will be teeing off from 09.30 in threes for twelve holes, a light lunch from 12.00 and then The Atkinson Trophy will be played for over 18 holes, teeing off at 1.00pm.  Dinner will be two courses at about 19.00. 

The charge will be £75, or, for those under 28 years £38. For those in full time Education £19.  Members £39. Anyone who prefers to omit the Morning round need pay only £64.  Buggies cost £20 a round or £30 for the day.

Cowdray Park lies East of Midhurst on the A272.

Cowdray Park Golf Club, Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0BB
Tel: 01730813599

AUTUMN MASTERS’ MATCH 2011

We are booked for Wednesday, 31st August at Cranleigh Golf and Country Club, Barhatch Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 7NG. We will meet at 09.00 for Coffee and Bacon roll, Tee off at 10.00 and end with a two-course lunch and Coffee at about 3.15pm The cost will be £40.00. (Cranleigh Members £20) Under 28’s £20, Student’s £10, Buggies are £20. 

Cranleigh is an 18 hole, parkland course.  It is situated in the heart of the Surrey countryside, just 20 minutes drive from both Guildford and Horsham.
It is 1m from Cranleigh off the A281.

AUTUMN MEETING 2011

The Autumn Meeting is booked for Monday, September 26th at Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking, RH4 1NZ

Betchworth Park Golf Club nestles under the North Downs overlooked by the legendary Box Hill beauty spot. Founded in 1911 and laid out by the distinguished golf course architect Harry S.Colt, this parkland course offers 18 holes of delightful but challenging golf.

We will be playing 9 holes in the morning, and 18 holes in the afternoon competing for the Ross Gooby Trophy. The cost is £74.00. which includes coffee & bacon roll, 27 holes of golf, light lunch and an evening meal.  Omitting the morning 9 holes, the cost will be £65. 
Under 28’s - £37, Students - £19, Evening meal only - £20.50.
Buggies are £40 for 27holes.  £20 for pm round and £27 for 9 holes am round!

Coffee & Bacon Baps on arrival from 08.00
Tee off from 09.00 (9 holes)
Light lunch from 11.15
Tee off from 12.30 (18 holes)
6pm Dinner (2 Course Meal)

WIVES/HUSBANDS/PARTNER

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). 

Membership

New members are always welcome.

There is a £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 Old Blue golfers.

If any Old Blue wishes to join please contact:  Rosemary.Adkins@btinternet.com

Results of The Masters Match in April 2010 at Cowdray Park

This was not played as a match. Although the Old Blues had a full team the Masters had one player available (David Griffiths).  We played a Stableford Competition instead.

• 1st Courtney Burtenshaw (43points)
• 2nd David Spackman (37points)
  
• 3rd Mark Hammond (36points)

Result of the Spring Meeting  at Leatherhead 2010

Results	Name	Stableford Score
Morning competition
Lucky Dip                1st	John Winterbotham
2nd	Donald Payne/p>
3rd	Charles McKay
Afternoon competition
Atkinson Cup          1st	Charles McKay	41
2nd	Donald Payne	38
3rd	John Winterbotham	37
Longest Drive	Charles McKay
Nearest the Pin	Donald Payne
Vets	Donald Payne

Results of the Masters Match August 31st 2010 at Milford

The Old Blues and the Masters had an excellent turnout.   We had a total of 28 players, excellent  weather, good food and a good golf course.

MASTERS	RESULT	OBGS	RESULT
Will Yates(11) Jonnny Anderson (26)	Win	Mervyn Yewe-Dyer (28) John Wickerson (15)	Lost
Ben Vessey(26) David Griffiths(12)	Lost	Donald Payne (21) Dennis Quinn (26)	Won 4/3
*Jim Endacott(17) Jim Tamvekas(24)	Half	John Marvin (16) Rosemarie Varley (34)	Half
Shaun Mason (24) Phil Jaques(26)	Lost	Philip Holden (25) Michael Burgess (23)	Won 3/2
Eric Hansen(16) *Sue Endacott(20)	Half	Adrian Gossage (28) Robert Muir (20)	Half
Andy Turner(28) Piers Heagarty(7)	Lost	David Spackman (28) Ann Quinn (21)	Won 3/2
*Colin Eley(27) *Rosemary Adkins (26)	Lost	Colin Russell (24) John Winterbotham (22)	Won 4/3
Result	2	Result	5
Win for Old Blues:- 5-2

*Old Blues players, playing for the Master’s side

Results of Autumn Meeting 2010 at Old Thorns, Liphook

Bisque Par am		Points
1st	Michael Vickers	+3
2nd	Philip Holden	+2(c/b)
Ross Goobey Cup & 1st	Brian Quaife	35
2nd	James Hestor	33
3rd	Charles McKay	32(c/b)
Longest Drive	Charles McKay
Nearest the pin	John Marvin
Vets	David Spackman	31
Aggregate Cup	David Spackman	63(c/b)

December 2010

Calling Old Blue Golfers
Do you play off a single figure handicap and want to play for the Old Blues?
Each year we compete in the Grafton Morrish Public Schools Old Boys competition which involves a qualifying round in May followed by a fantastic weekend in Norfolk playing Hunstanton and Brancaster if successful, in early October. The qualification event is held at Knole Park in Kent and for 2011 will be on Saturday 14th May.
The format is scratch foursomes – team of 6 people and we are in need of some new players.

There must be some of you out there!!
For further details please contact Charles McKay either by e-mail mckayc@sky.com or mobile 07753 739000

Update 2008

UPDATE:- A few photos from early 2009 are available in a photo gallery.

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Captain for 2008: Donald Payne.
President: David Spackman

Rosemary Adkins (Hon. Sec.)
Email:- Rosemary.Adkins@btinternet.com

Events 2008

1. MASTERS’ MATCH at Slinfold Park, on Thursday, 10th April
2. SPRING MEETING at Westerham Golf Club, on Monday 23rd June
3. MASTERS’ MATCH at Mannings Heath, on Thursday, 28th August
4. 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

AUTUMN MASTERS' MATCH 2008

We had an excellent turnout by both the Masters and the Old Blues for this match at Mannings Heath. It was also very nice to see John Stilwell and Bob Rae who joined us for the meal afterwards.

We also welcomed a new ‘young’ member Warren Smith.

Unfortunately we lost 6/1 but we must congratulate our 'senior' members David Spackman playing with Dennis Quinn and Mervyn Yewe Dyer playing with Colin Ely who Halved their matches. Well Done!

MASTERS		OBGS
Shaun O’ Boyle	W	Donald Payne (Capt.)	L
Will Yates(Captain) Mark Dalgleish	W	Rosemary Adkins John Winterbotham	L
Eric Hanson Terry Whittingham	W	Philip Holden Colin Russell	L
Shaun Mason Andrew Philips	½	Mervyn Yewe- Dyer Colin Ely	½
Jonathan Anderson Richard Baker	W	Courtney Burtenshaw Warren Smith	L
Phil Jaques Kevin McArtney	&½	David Spackman Dennis Quinn	½
Susanna Grady (Guest) Bruce Grindley	W	Rosemarie Varley John Marvin	L

AUTUMN MEETING 2008

We are very light on numbers for this event. It is not too late to join us. The following are booked in: Jeremy Huntingford, Donald Payne, John Winterbotham, Brian Quaife, Colin Russell, Dennis Quinn, Peter Farnfield, Courtney Burtenshaw, Philip Holden, Rosemarie Varley and Myself.
By popular demand, I thought, 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.

Contact Rosemary Adkins if you wish to play.

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)

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