Team Competition – Captain vs Vice Captain. Match play over all 18 holes. Full Handicap difference. Count the number of holes you win.

Andy’s found a place for breakfast. The Toby Carvery, Newbury, RG14 2AJ. All you can eat breakfast for just £4.99.

BTW: From their website… Breakfast just isn’t the same without your favourite drink by your side, but drinks aren’t included in this tasty breakfast deal and do come at an additional cost.

I’ve booked for 16. Suggested arrival time is 9… allowing an hour for b/fast then a 2 mile transfer to Donnington Valley GC in plenty of time for first tee at 11:22.

Journey time from Rowlands Castle to Newbury approximately 1hr 15 mins.

On Saturday we play the Anchor Open – an individual stableford off full handicap.

On Friday we play a team competition. Details will be announced on Friday morning, at breakfast.

A later than normal weekend away has been reserved at Donnington Valley.

Dinner 19:00 at the The Hangout Bar & Grill. Choose your food in advance from the menu.

Breakfast on Friday at the Toby Carvery, Newbury, RG14 2AJ from 9 am.

£10 each for birdies and team competition prize money.

Buggies will be partly subsidised by the society. The cost for the weekend away ( £280 ) now includes £20 for buggies as agreed at the EGM on 24th May.

Deposit of £50 required by 1st May. Final payment will be due in July.

16 members are attending this year’s weekend away at Wokefield park.

• Deposit of £50 per player was paid mid November 2016.
• Some players have paid more than the minimum deposit. Mike has the details.
• Final payment was due at Blacknest.
• Buggy cost £48 per person – assuming all 16 pay.
• We’ll meet for breakfast in Basingstoke. See below.
• Birdie money for the weekend and team competition prizes will be £10 as usual, to be collected on the Friday.

Competitions

• 1 Sep – Team Competition – Wokefield Park
• 2 Sep – Pairs – Wokefield Park
• 3 Sep – Anchor Open – Wokefield Park

Friday morning

Meet for breakfast from 8:00 am at the Maidenhead Inn, 17 Winchester St, Basingstoke, RG21 7ED

It’s approx. 15 miles further to Wokefield Park ( RG7 3AH ). So we’ll leave for there at about 9:30am.

This’ll give us time to get sorted at Wokefield Park with buggies, cards etc..

Note: Check-In is not until 2pm, so we’ll have to do that after the round.

Don’t forget your swimming gear for the pool, sauna, jacuzzi.

We return to the Chichester Tower on 10th December for our final outing of the year. Breakfast at 8am for first tee at 9.

For our final outing of 2021 we return to the Chichester Tower course. Full English Breakfast from 8:30, before first tee at 9:30.

If we get our act together we’ll be holding the AGM for 2021 afterwards…. we didn’t.

Deposit of £50 required to confirm your space for the weekend away.

The first ever competition was played at Wickham Park. 22 players entered. The winner was a bandit called Bob Unwin. He got 41 points, playing off 22 and was cut by 4 shots, by the Handicap Secretary Nick Cartmell, for December.

Of those 22 players, only 3 members are still playing: Bob, Steve Mouland and Herb Miller.

Arrive at Donnington Valley Golf Club – which is just down the road from the Hotel – by one o’clock, for first tee at 2:06.

Friday is the Team competition day; Captain vs Vice captain match play.

• The draw has been done.
• The teams were drawn randomly by Mike and Jason.
• Apart from the match between Bob and Jason the players were seeded by ascending handicap.
• So they could be fairly even.

Saturday is the Anchor Open – Individual stableford and Sunday the Pairs – Combined Stableford.

Other notes

• Dave Madgwick substituting for Gary Wicks – Friday only.
• We’ll be collecting £10 per player for birdies and team competition prizes. That’s £240.
• Winning team takes half the prize money. i.e. tenner each.
• The other £120 is for the birdies competition.
• Prize money for singles and pairs comes from society funds.
• Prize giving will be done on Sunday pm.
• Buggy sharing is per the start sheet: players 1& 2 in one buggy, 3 & 4 in the other.

The Newbury Wetherspoons is not next to Waitrose.

Google Maps

Another Covid-19 change. Donnington Grove isn’t open so we’re going to Donnington Valley instead. First tee time on Friday is 14:06.

The weekend away for 2020 had been booked for Donnington Grove, with 24 places reserved.

Competitions

The tee times draw was done on Monday 24th August. Each room will get a tee time sheet on the Friday.

• 11 Sep 2020 – Team Competition
• 12 Sep 2020 – Individual Stableford Competition
• 13 Sep 2020 – Pairs Competition

Hotel info

• Check in is from 3pm.
• Face masks are required in public areas of the hotel. e.g. Reception, hallways. See Staying safe.
• We’ll probably be given a dinner menu to complete before we play on Friday.

Payment

Deposits ( £50 ) expected either at the presentation evening or January outing. The balance ( £200 ) was due by the end of June.

Payment by BACS will be required. Banks details will be sent to each member. Use your name as reference.

Our second trip to Hunston in 2020 and we’re playing the Tower Course. It’s an early start for some. First tee 9:02.

Covid-19 restrictions apply.

Tee times draw

Special Covid-19 conditions

• Rolling breakfast baguette and take away coffee in the marquee.
• First serving from 8:00 for first tee 9:02.
• I recommend arriving between 30 and 45 mins before your tee time.
• Tee time draw will be done by Susan, taking into account any car sharing.
• One person per buggy unless you are from the same household.
• Social distancing applies before, during and after the game.
• No alcoholic drinks in the clubhouse unless with food.
• You can purchase takeaway beer to accompany your round of golf.
• Seasonal wear optional; santa hats, Xmas jumpers, etc.
• We’ll have NTPs if I can get them to the first group.
• I’ll be supplying Chichester with track and trace details of attendees.
• For full details of the updated restrictions see this document

Payment

Payment up front as for previous months.

• £35 for the round
• plus £10 subs if paid monthly
• plus £10 per month for any back subs prior to November
• plus £25 per buggy

Bob will be paying Chichester Golf on Monday 30th Nov. So confirmation required sharpish.

Documents

Returning once again to the Good Companion for the 2018 presentation evening. Good food and drink, prizes for the winners and a raffle.

7 for 7:30pm.

Wives, partners and other guests welcomed.

Please let the committee know if you’re going to attend, mentioning any guest(s) you may bring at Chichester.

Full English Breakfast at Blacknest at 9:30. Golf at 10:30.