Romiley Golf Club

April 2013

Simon Hebden Francine Walburn Neil McRoberts

Captain l ady Captain Chairman

At the St. George’s Dinner Saturday 20th April 2013

RGC Lottery

Monthly prize draw

£5 a month per number

Draw on third Saturday of each month

4 pm in the Club House

Bumper prizes in December.

Half in prize money

Half to the benefit of the Club

Complete the application form

available on the website or in the clubhouse

and hand it to a Lottery Committee member or

place in the Lottery Box in the lounge bar.

FIRST DRAW WILL BE HELD ON

SATURDAY 15th JUNE 2013 at 4 pm

Standing orders must be in RGC Lottery Account by 1st of the month.

Have a little flutter!

RGC LOTTERY LAUNCH

FIRST DRAW: SATURDAY, 15TH JUNE

Most people like a little flutter now and then, and winning cash and supporting your Club at the

same time is a great way to indulge yourself.

The object of the Lottery is to raise money for the benefit of the Club and its members. Half the

total proceeds will be given back to the Club for projects around the clubhouse and course,

perhaps things that fall outside the budgets of the various sections, and members are invited to

make suggestions as to where an investment would be beneficial.

The draw will be done in the Clubhouse at 4 pm on the third Saturday of each month and it’s £5

per number, with no limit on the amount of numbers that can be purchased. A monthly standing

order directly into the RGC Lottery bank account is the best way to ensure your number is in the

draw but, however you decide to enter, payment must be made by the 1st of each month to qualify

for that month’s lottery. At Christmas there will be a bumper draw which will be the usual half of

the proceeds for December, PLUS 10% which will be retained from EACH month’s prize money,

so December’s prizes promise to be well worth winning.

A committee has been set up headed by Joyce Glynn, a social member who has been involved in

the organisation of another lottery, with Past Lady Captain Audrey Jones, Lady Vice Captain Anne

Harrison and the Finance Director, Martin Clark. Rules have been drawn up, a copy of which will

be available on the website and in the clubhouse, and an example of how the division of funds will

operate is appended to the rules.

To enter simply complete the standing order instruction form which can be found on the website or

around the clubhouse and hand it to a member of the committee or place it in the Lottery Box in

the lounge bar. Once payment is received in the bank a number will be allocated for each £5

subscription and each number will be yours whilst your standing order continues.

Remember that the subscription must be paid by the first of the month to qualify for entry into the

draw on the third Saturday of that month.

The more subscribers the greater the prize money and the greater the amount that can be ploughed

back into the Club, so don’t delay, set up a standing order for payment to arrive before 1st June in

time for the first draw on Saturday the 15th June, 2013

You have to

be in it

to win it!

Audrey Jones Joyce Glynn Anne Harrison

Lottery Committee

Ladies’ 15 holes Team - Thursday 22nd March 2013

Winners: Rachel Broster & Caroline Brinsley & Janet Worthington 58 pts

2nd: Jane Hawke & Angela Slate & Marcia Conway 56 pts

3rd: Sandra Hewitt & Liz Wilde& Liz Goddard 54 pts

Fish and Chip Record

At twenty past eight on Good Friday, 29th March

2013 Heather Hall had finished frying and she

made her way upstairs. Standing at the top she

surveyed the scene and found it amazing; just a

sea of people noshing from one end of the room

to the other. What a successful night for the

club.

Taster Sessions

Ken Hodder applied for one of our club’s Taster sessions and having has one lesson from

Alex White, our pro, he has been practising. Peter Howcroft joined him on Easter Sunday

for practice and a few holes. Fortunately Ken concentrated on what he had been told by Alex

rather than try to imitate Peter’s unique style. They are pictured in the dining room recover-

ing from hypothermia.

Vets 9 hole Stableford Friday 5th April 2013

Winner: Kevin Ogden 16 pts 2nd Harry Parker 15 pts cpo 3rd Graham Evans 15 pts

Lost Property

T o t h e s h o e l e s s g o l f e r o f R G C

Has anybody ever changed his shoes and socks in the car

park on competition day and left them behind after reversing

out of your parking spot? Own up if you dare !!!!!!

We know you’re out there! And your editor knows you.........

Who done, dies.

Thanks to Dave Skillington for the photo and Charles

Haworth for spotting the situation

Suddenly the ponds are springing to life!

Ladies’ Spring Meeting, Thursday 28th March 2013

The sky was blue but the sunshine didn’t fool the ladies into thinking it was spring because

the snow of the previous week was still evident on the course and the chill factor from the

biting wind reduced the temperature to below freezing. However, the ladies were deter-

mined to play after two cancelled competitions the previous weekend so battled round for

nine holes instead of 14 and most were glad of the “fresh” air and exercise—so they said!

The winners with 17 points, or the first to choose a prize from the well stocked prize table,

were Jane Hawke and Angela Slate, but then every player received a prize so all were win-

ners in the end.

Lady Captain with winners, Jane Hawke and Angela Slate

2nd June Bury & Irene Barrow 15 pts 3rd Pam Cunnington & Val MacKinnon 15 pts.

Fire!

Topiary at RGC

Which one is the gardens at Versailles?

Which one is the path to RGC’s 1st tee?

The tip of the golden statue is a clue!

Come on. Admit it. RGC looks better!

The amount of brash generated by our course is astounding. Most weeks the volunteer

helpers have a fire somewhere preferably where it affects the golfers least. The dry

weather of the last 3 weeks has been marvellous in our efforts to get rid of it.

BLADES 18-Hole Mixed Golf

Greensome Foursome (Medal) Competition

Sunday 9th

June 2013 Full Handicap Allowance

Optional 2’s Competition

Entry: £6.00 per couple

The starting Sheet for this Competition will be posted in the Entrance Hall week

commencing 6th May. Format: Both partners drive from each tee and then play alternate

shots with the selected ball until completing the hole.

Please indicate on the Starting Sheet the number of evening meals required.

Dinner: 7.30 p.m. for 8.00 pm

Prize Presentation: 7.45pm

Dress Code: Smart / Casual

Men’s Single Stableford Saturday 6th April 2013

Yes. It was a great day for playing golf;

cloudless, little wind, a rolling ball.

But.... Mark’s win by 5 points from Jim

and Graeme and the only player under

par shows that there were other factors

in play. Could it have been that playing

the ball as it lay on the grass? Could it

be the doubly-ironed greens?

Winner: Mark Worsley 40 pts

2nd: Jim Millington 35 pts

3rd Graeme Nuttall 35 pts Phil Hart, a new member to

the club, had his card

marked by Brian Livesey

(in more ways than one!)for

H/cap purposes.

John Ratledge, in his

first competition at

RGC, posted a credit-

able 28 pts and was in

the top 50.

Saturday Coaching Session - 6th April 2013

Chloe Jones Grace Sixsmith Sharon Dineen Isobel Wright Ros Hale Rachel Broster Carolyn Brinsley

All enjoying the gorgeous weather and the coaching of our pro, Alex White, on the

intricacies of putting.

Tuesday 9th April 2013 Daily Mail Foursomes

John Mawdsley and

Martin Gahan won the

second round of this KO

competition with a good

win over a pair from

Werneth Low. It was a

tight game but John and

M a r t i n s l o t t e d

beautifully.

John Mawdsley Martin Gahan

Romiley Vets v Bramall Park Vets (a) Friday 12th April 2013

The Vets’ team began their season with what is an almost traditional visit to Bramall Park,

which meant that the home team enjoyed the significant advantage of facing opponents

struggling to adapt to the demands of playing off grass again.

After several weeks of dry, cold, windy conditions, overnight rain had softened the ground a

little and the wind had dropped, so no complaints … provided the forecast heavy, thundery

showers held off ‘til all were safely gathered in ( … they did ).

It emerged in the reports at the end, that the early matches favoured the

home team – visiting Chairman, Derek Young glanced at the results sheet

and, noticing that Romiley were 5 – 1 down, looked no further. O Ye of little

faith ! A strong finish saw the visitors win the last 4 games to square the

match … the standard ‘ honourable draw’ had been salvaged.

As usual, there were plenty of incidents during the day worthy of later

discussion. Club Vice Captain, Andy Reed, found himself in a match where

he and his partner thought they were doing quite well

and winning holes until a home player commented

that he ‘had a shot here’ and the hole was halved. He dipped into this

seemingly endless fund of shots, confusing the opposition all the way to

the 17th green, where he informed them that they had lost, 2 & 1.

Golf can be cruel, as Alan

Parkey might agree when he

found himself in the greenside

bunker on the huge, par 5 6th

hole. Having composed himself,

he took a big, positive swing

and lofted the ball cleanly out

of the sand and into the air,

only for it to hit him on the

head before falling back to his

feet, still in the hazard.

Derek Young

Mr. Vice

Kevin Young Alan Parkey Mike Andrew

In the final match, Paul Trafford

overcame the twin handicaps of

suffering the effects of a heavy

cold and partnering your humble

correspondent to play some very

good golf. His two birdies kept the

visitors in touch in a very tight

tussle and he registered wins on

the 17th and 18th to turn what had

seemed to be a lost cause into a

match-halving victory.

Joergen Frederiksen Harry Parker Paul Trafford Keith Selby

Author

Men’s Singles Bogey Saturday 13th April 2013

Winner: Jeremy Waterhouse +2 2nd Dave Wilson +2 3rd Bob Simpson +1

Ladies’ Daily Mail Foursomes Thursday 11th April 2013

Winners: Denise Booth & Janet Worthington 78

2nd Irene Barrow & Val Bonser 79 3rd Pam Cunnington & Audrey Jones 79.5

Mr. Captain’s Charity Evening

The medical staff at Stepping Hill critical care unit approached Wythenshawe’s ECMO team

when it became apparent that without their specialist help my brother would not survive a

motor bike accident.

ECMO is a highly specialist treatment which helps patients whose lungs or heart are not

working properly by using a complex machine to pump and oxygenate the blood outside the

body thus allowing the damaged organs the time necessary to recover.

In my brother’s case this took eight days after which he was transferred back to Stepping

Hill to complete his recovery, finally returning home 9 months after the accident.

There is no doubt how fortunate Neil was as Wythenshawe only got funding to test the

equipment on a serious trauma case a couple of days previously.

ECMO team at Wythenshawe Hospital responsible for saving Derek Worthington’s

brother’s life after his motorcycle accident. Derek is pictured left!

Vets’ St. George’s Competition Holes 1 to 9, Friday 19th April 2013

Winner: Malcolm Oliver 17 pts cpo 2nd Andy Reed 17 3rd Jack Edmondson 16 pts

Romiley Golf Club – Signs

In October last year a full survey was carried out of all

RGC signs. Problems with lack of coordination,

inaccurate and a shortage of information and many other

factors meant that RGC was very badly portrayed. Our

image needed to be sorted out.

A proposal was prepared, with the help of the Articles,

Rules, Byelaws, Equality and H & S Committee and

contributions from Members, Alex White and Directors,

and it was put to the Board and accepted.

Installation commenced late March and with one

exception is now completed.

We now have:-

Welcoming sign for Members and Visitors at the entrance and a similar sign

indicates the ‘Main Entrance’.

Most signs have the same wording but significant changes have been made to the

three outside the Professional’s Shop.

All public footpaths are signposted and ‘Private’ signs are in place to deter the

public from walking over the course.

150 yard markers on all par 4 and 5 holes with smart white discs in the fairways.

Murray Padkin

And the signs not yet in place?

European Deep Water signs for the

ponds.

We hope you enjoy these improvements

to Romiley Golf Club possible because

one member has created them, made

them and donated them. Thank you!

Ellis Cooper - a winner!

Ellis Cooper proudly wearing his first medal awarded after a 9

hole Comp on 4th April, 2013. Ellis, 7 years of age, is one of our

youngest members. He is the grandson of Ken Cooper, ex-

President and Director of House, of RGC. Ellis shows

tremendous enthusiasm and clearly has a lot of potential. We

don’t think it will be very long before he is giving his granddad

a good game.

Bob Blundell,

Junior Organiser,

presents a

delighted Ellis

Cooper with his

medal.

Ellis Cooper

St. George’s Dinner, Saturday 20th April 2013

A thoughtful grace from Lady Captain began proceedings and everyone tucked into lovely,

traditional English food. But one could feel the ambience quickly changing as though they

were greyhounds in the slips straining upon the start: the show’s afoot and they followed

their high spirits and a rousing, patriotic and boisterous night ensued. “Jerusalem”

soared;”Land of Hope and Glory” zinged; “Rule Britannia” was commanding. Were

people auditioning for “The Voice”? Lady Captain’s table led the way as they waved their

flags, swayed from side to side and jiggled their bowlers. Elise was her usual fabulous self;

warm, energetic, engaging the audience. What quality.

The audience went ecstatic when Peter and Judi Howcroft were Ike and Tina Turner but

with the roles reversed. Judi was a natural; Peter wasn’t but he did look good in Tina

Turner’s wig. Thanks to Chris and Rachel Broster for masterminding such a wonderful

night.

Sylvia Rowlands Ian Firth

Peter Drinkwater

georgeously atti’ed

Chris and Rachel Broster

Peter and Judi Howcroft strut their stuff

Maurice Hall cuddles up

to Neville Brocklehurst

as they both survive their

visit from Elise.

April Monthly Medal (CQ1) Saturday 20th April 2013

Division 1 (9 and below)

Winner: Mark Jones 72 – 1 = 71 2nd Phil Roberts 79 – 7 = 72 cpo 3rd Gary Williams 81 – 9 = 72

Division 2 (10 to 18)

Winner:Geoff Fisher 85 – 16 = 69 2nd Ken Cooper 81 – 11 = 70 3rd Gordon Harman 88 – 17 = 71

Division 3 (19 - 28)

Winner: Barry Leech 93 – 22 = 71 2nd Steve Sheils 95 – 24 = 71 3rd Alan Walker 95 – 23 = 72

Margaret Hamlet

On Monday 15th April the funeral took place of Past

Lady Captain Margaret Hamlet who passed away on

29th March. Margaret joined Romiley Golf Club in

1968 and was a very cheerful, popular and active

member. She served for many years on the

committee and become Lady Captain in 1976.

Margaret was a keen gardener and played tennis

and other sports as well as golf. In later years she

suffered from hip problems and ill-health and both

she and her husband became social members.

Despite no longer being able to play, she maintained

her interest in golf and contact with her friends and

loved to catch up on RGC golfing activities at every

opportunity.

As a lasting legacy Margaret, Joan Sykes and Doris

Brindle generously presented the Ladies Section with

a trophy for which the Past Lady Captains play each

year. At present the coveted silver plate, pictured

her, is held by Jill Wolstencroft.

Margaret was very close to her daughter, Rosemary,

son-in-law, Martin and two grandsons, Nicholas and

Charles. We send sincere condolences to them and

Margaret’s husband, George, who tirelessly cared

for her through her long illness. Margaret will be

greatly missed.

Greenkeeper Steve Clarke was

delighted to announce the birth of

his daughter, Alice, on Wednesday

24th April 2013. Alice weighed a

healthy 8 lbs and at present it

doesn’t look as though she has his

fiery, red hair..... Yet!

Alice Clarke

Lady Captain’s St George’s Day Charity Lun

The toast to St George rang loudly and

clearly at RGC on Tuesday, 23rd April,

when 42 lady members and guests

gathered to celebrate the day. The

dining room was suitably decorated and

looked very inviting in some lovely

spring sunshine, the warmest day so far

this year, and the ladies who lunched

enjoyed the gorgeous food and chatter. Thank you to all the ladies for attending, buying raffle tickets and

guessing the weight of Lady Captain’s home baked beautifully decorated cake, and a very special thank you to

Heather for her special deal for a super lunch.

No knights in shining armour appeared (not that anyone

needed to be rescued) but nonetheless the event was

declared a resounding success and raised £255 for

Muscular Dystrophy, Romiley Golf Club’s charity this

year.

Great

To be

A Lady

Who

Lunches !

Editorial Team:

Audrey Jones, Chris

Broster, Martyn

Wilson, Phil

Roberts, John

Glynn