ROGS 2008

Date	Trophy	Venue	Tee Time	Winner
Fri 29 Feb	Members Challenge Cup	Barton on Sea	11.30	Chris Sumner
Fri 28 Mar	GRS Trophy (27 holes)	E.Dorset	09.00	Julian Flower
Fri 25 Apr	Whitbread Shield (Pairs)	Wheathill	12noon
Fri 30 May	Captains Cup	Romsey	12noon
Fri 27 June	Landlords Cup	Dunwood Manor	12noon
Fri 25 July	Jim Corbin Cup	Moors Valley	12.04
Fri 29 Aug	Presidents Cup	Salisbury/S.Wilts	12.30
Fri 26 Sept	Rob Hall Hackers Trophy	Crane Valley	12.30
Fri 31 Oct	Zoom Trophy	Came Down	10.30
Sat.13 Dec	Xmas Cup of Good Cheer	Bulbury Woods	10.00

Dorset Golf and Country Club

 Friday 28th March – GRS Trophy

 
Well, what a turn out.   36 players in all, including guests. 

We were  welcomed at the Dorset course with bacon rolls and coffee and for the first time the society played 27 holes with the first 9 being a three club challenge. We were clearly going for a record again as, yes, it rained and not just the gentle spring rain, but a complete downpour! Although some members did give up and walked in (not being of sterner stuff) the majority of the field battled on.  Rob Parry won the challenge with a very respectful 21 points  -   well played Rob.

We then went back into the clubhouse for a very welcoming bangers and mash lunch which was much needed after battling the elements. The good news was as we were having lunch the rain went, and the sun came out so apart from the odd shower a dry round of golf was had by all.

Unfortunately we were missing Mr Price as I am reliably informed he had to go on a course to learn how to tie up his shoelace and evidently had to go the following Friday to learn how to do the other one.   We do hope he makes the next game and isn’t completely tied up in knots.

Julian, the proud dad of a baby girl, Flower, (I got the news the day of writing this) won the GRS Trophy with a massive 40 points playing off 8 with Mark Teed in 2nd on a count back over Roger Johns both with 32 points.
We ran the 2’s comp on both matches, so big pot.  There were no winners in the morning so it was carried over to the afternoon and there were three winners, Shaun Brady on the 4th Mike Speer on the 7th and Paul Ebsworth on the 17th. .   

On the Woodland 3 club challenge, guest Dave Wright won nearest the pin on the 22nd hole and Julian Flower on the 24th hole.

Julian,  the howling mad, Flower won the longest drive with a monster I am told, on the Lakeland course with Mike Speer winning nearest the pin and Chris Sumner taking nearest pin in 2 on the 18th.
 There was an overall prize for the highest Stableford score on 27 holes and that went to, you guessed it, Julian Flower   -  well done Vice.

April takes us to Wheathill Golf Club near Castle Cary, Somerset, where we play the Whitbread Shield pairs comp.

Captain Debo
 

REVISED SHAUN BRADY KNOCKOUT CUP 2008 

FIRST ROUND 

Captain Debo and Roger Duncanson carried out a Re-Draw for the First Round on 31^st March 2008.

 All fixtures to be played before Friday, 25^th April 2008. The draw for the second round will be made at Wheathill on 25^th April after the Pairs Cometition. [No outstanding games can be played during the Society Day event.]

 Due to the numbers and the need for the second round to be 16 No. persons, the first 5 games are 3 ball [Stapleford] and the remainder 2 ball [Matchplay.]

 The revised draw was as follows:

 To be played as Stapleford Format

                  Brian Wiffen V Doug Marsh V Paul Ebsworth

 SPONSORED CHEST WAX OF RUSSELL  (BOBBER) WHITE 

SUNDAY 23RD. MARCH 2008 AT THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE IN BERE REGIS AT 4.0PM.

This is in aid of the Cherries’ Respite Centre at Mount Pleasant in Weymouth.
Russell White has agreed to have a public chest wax of his substantial hairy chest to raise money to provide special events for special needs children.

The centre assists in providing parents and siblings the opportunity to enjoy a break from the responsibility of caring for their special needs child, which can be very demanding.  Also providing full time care for children who can no longer be cared for in their own family unit.
Your money will assist in giving these special children a chance to do things we all take for granted.  Visiting places such as The Sea Life Centre, Monkey World, Longleat Zoo and various theme parks. Swimming in the sea as well as public pools, sailing and outward-bound courses.

Please give generously.
The Cherries’ Respite Centre relies heavily on your donations to provide extra special days for these extra special children.

ROGS’s 1st Golf day of 2008 to Barton-on-Sea Golf Club

 Friday 29th February – Members Challenge Cup

 
Well what can I say, unfortunately my first outing as Captain in 2008 was marred by some of the strongest winds and occasional driving rain that we have ever had to play in, bit of a shame as the course is one of the best.   I, as did others, found it difficult to find the island green on the 9th on the Needles course which was our concluding hole, My Vice, Julian the Howling Flower, put three balls in the water, so not an easy hole in the conditions.

The day was won by Chris Sumner with 35 points on a card playoff with Russell White and in 3rd place was John Ruskin with 34 points,  it was great to see Chris win as he was awarded the most improved player of 2007.  Well done Chris.

There were three players who shared the 2s money, myself (captain) John Johnson and Doug Marsh. Nearest the Pin on the 8th hole of the Becton was Tim Cheetham a guest of Roger Johns and on the 9th hole of the Needles it was Doug Marsh who played his last game as a guest of son-in-law Julian Flower.
Nearest the Pin in 2 on the 3rd hole of the Needles was won by Jim Corbin and Longest Drive on the 9th hole of the Becton was won by no other than Russell French.

We had 31 players turn out, six of which were guests, Tim Cheetham, Pete and Ian Macklin, Darren Parker, John Johnson and Doug Marsh.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Darren Parker, John Johnson and Doug Marsh as new members of ROGS as they all played their 3rd rounds as guests at Barton-on-Sea.

Bobber, the hairless chest to be, White is doing a sponsored chest wax on Sunday the 23rd .March 2008 to raise money for Cherries’ Respite Centre in Weymouth which is the ROGS nominated charity of the year, so any player on a golf day throughout the this year who Blobs a hole will be asked to donate £1 per Blob up to a maximum of three in any one round, so please Blob generously (Captain’s 3 ball was a full house).

March takes us to The East Dorset Golf and Country Club where we are playing 27 holes. In the morning we will have 9 Holes round the Woodland which will consist of a 3 club challenge, one club must be a putter and there will be a prize for the player with the best stableford score,  Lunch and 18 holes round the Lakeland in the afternoon which we will play as our normal golf format but there will also be a prize for the best stableford score over 27 holes.

Hope to see as many Rogies and guests as possible and I will try for better weather

Captain Debo