Presentation Evening

The annual Presentation Evening was held at the Clubhouse last Saturday 1st Feb where all the competition winners from 2013 received their awards and trophies. It was a particularly poignant event as this was the very last Presentation Evening that will be held in the existing clubhouse.
As well as the competition winners, there were some special awards presented. Firstly to Rachel for all her hard work both on the evening itself providing an excellent meal for everyone, but especially over many years in the clubhouse. We will certainly miss the Wessex Club and a huge thank-you must go to Mike Smith and his team for all their support over the years. We wish them all the best in the future. 
Next a special award to Rowland Barnfield who competed in no less than 78 consecutive club medals since August 2007 (winning 7 of them). Some flowers were also presented to Mrs Barnfield as a thank-you, she also thanked the club for taking Rowland off her hands so many times!!!
Also, some beverages were awarded to our green-keepers for all their hard work over the year. We all think it's a lovely job riding along on a mower in shirt sleeves in the summer, but it's a year-round job and nobody envies them in the winter!! 
Last, but not least, the Captain's Endeavour Award was presented to Derrick Perrin for his excellent support for the club over many years, but in particular more recently where he has taken charge of the successful weekend roll-ups and responsibilities for ensuring the clubhouse was opened on time!!
This was also a charity evening on behalf of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Long standing member Brian Grace volunteered to have his head shaved and adorned to raise money for the charity and there was also a raffle. Over £950 was raised over the course of the evening for the charity. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Lastly, a big thank-you to captains Paul Hickey and Sian Soanes and the rest of the committee for their hard work organising a very successful evening.
Thanks also to Sam Whiting for the pictures below.

 

Pitch Marks and Divots

It has been noted recently that there has been an increase in the number of unrepaired pitch marks on the greens. They only take a few seconds to repair, but when left will take weeks or even months to put right. The onus is on all of us as members to ensure we repair our own pitch marks and any others we may see. Please be vigilant and repair those pitch marks - the greens will be much better for it in the future!!

The same is also true for divots. Where possible, please replace your divots on the fairways and tread them down. I know the crows take great delight in turning some of them over, but we still need to make the effort to replace them.

Thanks in advance for your help and co-operation.