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Date |
Venue |
Trophy |
WINNER |
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26th February |
Came Down GC |
Members Challenge |
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26th March |
Rushmore GC |
GRS Trophy |
Jamie Lake |
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30th April |
Queens Park GC |
Whitbread Pair |
Paul Ebsworth and Alan Lambert |
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28th May |
Knighton Heath GC |
Landlords Cup |
Brian Wiffen |
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25th June |
Wells GC |
Presidents Cup |
Pete Cheeseman |
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30th July |
Tauton Vale GC |
Jim Corbin Cup |
Russell ‘Bobber’ White |
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27th Aug |
Isle of Purbeck GC |
Captain’s Cup |
Brett ‘Big Man’ Standerwick |
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24th Sept |
Bridport and West Dorset GC |
Rob Hall Hackers Trophy |
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29th October |
Wareham GC |
Zoom Trophy |
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11th December |
Christmas Cup of Good Cheer |
ROGS Annual Tour - Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal (9th - 16th October)
AGM - Bere Regis Sports Club - 10th November
Christmas Cup of Good Cheer / Dinner Dance - 11th December
Match
Play
Dear Rogettes
I have pleasure in submitting the draw for the Second Round of the ‘Shaun Brady Matchplay’ Summer Knockout which took place on the 25th June at Well’s GC.
As usual first out gets to choose the venue
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Name first out and gets choice of venue |
H/Cap |
Opponent |
H/Cap |
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Brett Standerwick |
20 |
Matt Cooper |
10 |
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John Day |
17 |
Brian Wiffen |
17 |
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Julian Flower |
4 |
Peter Foster |
5 |
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Dave Clunies-Ross |
20 |
John Ruskin |
6 |
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Ian Jarred |
15 |
Peter Cheeseman |
17 |
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Paul Ebsworth |
18 |
Chris Sumner |
28 |
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Mark Teed |
14 |
Darren Parker |
8 |
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Tich White |
26 |
Graeme Price |
18 |
Please ensure all matches are completed and results are with me no
later than 30th July where we will be playing Taunton Vale GC and I
will be making the draw for the Quarter Final.
The very best of luck to all of you
Brett
For our sixth outing of the new season and for our captain’s cup
nearly 30 members played the testing Isle of Purbeck GC which is ranked
62nd best course in England affording spectacular panoramic views
across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The course is build on
heathland and are set within a nature reserve where many rare plants
can be seen as well as rare birds, and fair to say many a ROGS member
nestled in the gorse and heather looking for stray Titliest.
The weather dried up beautifully, and there were a wide variety of
scores ranging from 17 to 37 stableford points. Special mention for the
second month on the trot goes to Pricey who is working beautifully to
get his handicap back up in preparation for Octobers Portugal trip!!
The nearest the pin prize on the 9th hole was won by Peter
‘Captain Manwaring’ Cheeseman, with the other nearest the
pin on the 15th won by Brett ‘Big Man’ Standerwick.
The nearest the pin in 2 on the 18th was won by Sir Charles of the Way
who put his second shot to within 4 foot of the flag!! The
longest drive was won yet again by our president Howlin’ Mad
Flower using his 3 wood I am told!!
On to the results, in third place was Guy ‘The Spy’ Storey
with a score of 35 points, followed closely by Dean ‘Tiny’
Merritt with 36 points, the winner who sees his handicap slashed to 14
whilst shrugging off his bridesmaid tag and blossoming into a bride was
Brett ‘Big Man’ Standerwick with a magnificent 37
points…….congratulations Brett!!
No surprises to learn that there were no 2’s this month,
therefore the money will be a double roll over to next month with a
kitty of approximately £100 to play for. We also collected
another £57 in blob money for my two charities this year.
I look forward to seeing you all at our next event which is for The Rob
Hall which is going to be played at Bridport GC, first tee off 10:44.
Captain Bru
For our fifth outing of the new season a good turn out of nearly 30
members travelled down to Taunton Vale GC affording spectacular views
over the Quantocks and Blackdown Hills. A short, but testing 18
hole course with a stretch in the middle of nervy holes across plenty
of water.
It turned out to be a very high scoring affair, with plenty of the ROGS
members scoring more than the par of 36 stableford points, albeit some
other members working on getting their handicaps back up in preparation
for Octobers Portugal trip (mentioning no names Pricey!!)
The nearest the pin prize on the short 4th hole which is a beautiful
hole with water guarding the green was won by ‘The
Bridesmaid’ Standerwick, with the other nearest the pin on the
17th won by Sir Geoffrey. The nearest the pin in 2 on the 9th was
won by soon to be member John ‘Biggsy’ Beasley who puts it
all down to the time he spent honing his skills abroad for over 35
years!! The longest drive was won with a 340 yard (wind assisted
of coarse!!) bomb by our president Howlin’ Mad Flower!!
However, in third place was John ‘The Pitbull’ Pitts with a
fantastic score of 42 points, followed closely by Brett ‘The
Bridesmaid’ Standerwick on a magnificent 43 points, the winner
who sees his handicap slashed 4 shots from 20 to 16 was Russell
‘Bobber’ White with an awesome 45
points…….congratulations Bobber!!
Despite the high scoring, there were no 2’s this month, therefore
the money will be rolled over to next month with all to play for.
We also collected another £48 in blob money for my two charities
this year.
I look forward to seeing you all at our next event which is for my cup,
The Captains Cup which is going to be played at Isle Of Purbeck, first
tee off 12:00.
Captain Bru
This
year’s mini tour saw 30 of us travel up to Bowood estate in
Wiltshire. Now I could tell you in detail about the superbly
manicured championship course or the 200 acres of beautifully crafted
"capability brown" landscapes. Maybe the luxurious hotel
and spa with tranquil views needs a mention, but i feel one line sums
it all up perfectly “if Carlsberg did short golf breaks!"
We
received a very warm welcome from all the Bowood staff, particularly
the delightful barmaid Laura who took the wise-cracks and jibes from
certain members over the weekend with poise and professionalism (in
layman terms" she gave as good as she got")
ON
TO THE GOLF: after the first 2 rounds with much hilarity and jostling
for position it came down to a two horse race between pricey and big
man Brett. With mad howling flower and Mark ( I like wearing pink
jackets) Teed set up to do a chuckle brothers support act in the
final Sunday fourball. The captains challenge had ended on day 2 with
an all points u-turn after a slight altercation with a
bush............. 14 trees and 3 lakes.
DAY
3: away from the main event the usual in group skirmishes were taking
place. One of which will go down in Wiltshire legend as "the
battle of Bowood moor" between Bobber, Dunco, Jamie and myself.
Two hours of fierce knock for knock fighting followed before the
Dunco/Bobber cavalier bravado slowly diminished when the half way
house ran out of sausage rolls. Leaving roundhead Jamie and Oliver
Crumblewell to luckily scythe a path to glory.
BACK
TO THE CLUBHOUSE: All eyes were fixated on the leader board, Gordy
Tucker had posted the mark with a late tiger charge and score of the
tour of 40 points. Was there to be another juicy climax, alas pricey
pulled off the performance of his life with strokes to spare, leaving
Brett with only dreams of taking home the top trophy in Vilamoura
this year as he had already done in 2007.
An
enjoyable long weekend was had by all and I’m pleased to say
I’ve
already had an email from our elite organiser bobber to confirm the
same venue is booked for 2011.
Capt
bru
For our fifth outing of the new season a slightly disappointing 20 members made the 60 miles trip to Wells GC, a course that the ROGS had previously never played before situated close to Glastonbury and Wookey Hole caves nestled in the beautiful Mendip Hills.
It was one of the hottest days of the year, and the fairways were hard an running, however the greens were receptive and true which meant no blaming of spike marks or stones for any missed putts this month!! Some of the greens and tees were a little close together, and at one point on the back nine some of the members thought that they were facing the firing squad from stray Titleist!!
It was a day that proved a tight affair with the lowest score, and the highest being separated by less than 10 points! In third place was Tim ‘Baa Baa’ Porter with 35 points, in second place with 36 points was ‘Bobber’ White, and the winner with a magnificent 38 points was Pete ‘The Missing Digit’ Cheeseman…..congratulations Pete!!!
Nearest the pins went to Peter ‘Magnum P.I.’ Foster and ‘Bobber’ White, nearest the pin in 2 went to ‘Rustly’ Ruskin, and in an unprecedented tie for longest drive prize that couldn’t even be separated by the width of a ‘Tiny’ sandwich was shared between ‘Parker’ Parker and Jim ‘The Arm’ Corbin. The 2’s money was shared between ‘P.I.’ and Doug ‘King Of Spoof’ Marsh who shared £20 between them.
I look forward to seeing you at the next outing at Taunton Vale GC on the 30th July for the Jim Corbin Cup, first tee off at 12:00.
Captain Bru
For our fourth outing of the new season we travelled to Knighton Heath GC, a popular course near to the centre of Poole, and the home club of various ROGS members including ‘Sir’ Geoffrey, ‘The Wiff’ and John ‘Speed Golfer’ Johnson.
The fairways were hard and running and the greens were quick, this coupled with strong winds and punishing rough made the course a real test!! The day also proved costly for one of the ROGS members who was running a little late after going through a rigorous warm up routine on a neighbouring driving range and then filling up his diesel car with petrol costing him in the region of £400 to repair…….as well as the tank full of petrol!! Obviously to spare the blushes of this member, his name will remain completely anonymous, however for those of you who enjoy the ‘Countdown Conundrum’, you might want to re arrange these letters to reveal the culprit WAY CHARLIE!!
It was a day that proved that course knowledge was vital, with the medal positions proving a tight affair. In third place on count back was Roger ‘Cueball’ Johns with 34 points, in second place with 35 points was course member Sir ‘Geoffrey Adams, and the winner with a magnificent 38 points was another course member Brian ‘The Wiff’ Wiffen…..congratulations Wiff!!!
Nearest the pins went to ‘Pricey’ and fresh out of hiding Dave ‘Bin Laden’ Rushton, nearest the pin in 2 went to ‘Sir’ Geoffrey, and an impressive longest drive prize went to ‘Howlin Mad’ Flower. The 2’s money was shared between ‘Pricey’ and ‘Tiny’ Merritt who shared £29 between them.
As you can imagine, there were quite a few blobs on the day given the weather, therefore we managed to collect £56 for my charities, which as you will be aware, this year will be split between Ragamuffins and the Friends of Bere Regis School (FOBRS). There were also going to be fines for the offence of “incorrect tie wearing” by ‘Rusty’ Ruskin and new member ‘Sergeant Pike’ Green, who were given the option to pay the fine or have their ties severed by myself with a pair of scissors….…..they chose the latter much to the members’ amusement!!
I look forward to seeing you at the next outing at Wells GC on the 25th June for the Presidents Cup, first tee off at 12:00.
Captain Bru
For our third outing of the new season we travelled to Queens Park GC,
a popular course near to the centre of Bournemouth, and the home club
of our illustrious president Howlin’ Mad Flower!!
It was great to see a turn out in the high 20’s, with some season
virgins making an appearance namely Alan Green, Capt John Spurdle and
Mark ‘Sicknote’ Teed
The fairways were hard and running, and the greens were quick, this
coupled with some strong winds made the course a real test, especially
some of the long par 4’s back into the teeth of it!!
However, there was still some scintillating golf played especially by
Pete Foster who birdied 5 out of the 18 holes, and by Alan
‘Mickleson’ Lambert who, I heard needed shoulders the size
of Geoff Capes to carry his partner round the course. The scoring
at the top was extremely close, with a three was tie for third on 42
points, however, the prize went to Doug ‘King of Spoof’
Marsh and Frenchie, in second were Rob ‘Pazza’ Parry and
John ‘Rusty’ Ruskin with 44 points, and the winners were
Paul ‘PABS’ Ebsworth and ‘Mickleson’ Lambert
with a fantastic 45 points, congratulations to both of you!!
Nearest the pins went to John ‘Speed Golfer’ Johnson and
Chris Sumner, nearest the pin in 2 went to Dave ‘One More for the
Road’ Clunies-Ross, and an impressive longest drive prize went to
‘Sicknote’ Tweed. The 2’s money was shared
between Sir Geoffrey Adams, ‘PABS’ Ebsworth and Pete Foster
who shared £27 between them.
As you can imagine, there were quite a few blobs on the day given the
weather, therefore we managed to collect £58 for my charities,
which as you will be aware, this year will be split between Ragamuffins
and the Friends of Bere Regis School (FOBRS).
The final of the ‘Ebsworth Builders Matchplay’ winter
knockout competition was played this month between Brett ‘Big
Man’ Standerwick and Peter ‘The Missing Digit’
Cheeseman at Hampworth Golf Course. The game lived up to all the
pre match hype with the result being decided on the 20th hole, where
after counting their shots on their fingers, Brett had a par 4, and
Pete took slightly more with 4 ¼!! Congratulations Brett!!
I look forward to seeing you at the next outing at Knighton Heath GC on
the 28th May for the Landlords Cup, first tee off at 10:30.
Captain Bru
For our second outing of the new season we travelled to Rushmore GC,
and testing challenge situated a stones throw from where Madonna and
Guy used to have their country retreat, and where Rob ‘Ace of
Base’ Acey was frequently spotted practising the lyrics for his
now famous rendition of “Like a
Virgin”…..…..available now at most HMV and WH
Smiths stores locally, and to download off of the web.
It was great to see a turn out in the mid 30’s, especially as the
weather forecast was not at it best with the high probability what we
would all be getting a little damp at some point throughout the day.
The forecast was unfortunately correct, and we did suffer some severe
downpours throughout the day, however this certainly did not detract
from the excellent standard of golf played on the day, where a score in
the high 30’s did not even get into the medal positions!!
In third position was Roger ‘Dunco’ Duncanson with an
impressive 40 points, in second position fresh off of a Spanish golf
trip and a seaweed and juice detox plan was Rob ‘Pazza’
Parry with 41 points, and the winner already lined up to be David
Hayes’ next opponent was Jamie ‘The Real Deal’ Lake
with a fantastic 42 points, congratulations Jamie!! A special
mention also goes to ‘Frenchie’ who scored an impressive 34
points and took down numerous scalps along the way.
Nearest the pins went to Pete Foster, ‘Dunco’, Julian
‘Howlin Mad’ Flower and John ‘Rusty’ Ruskin, an
impressive longest drive prize went to Paul ‘PABS’ Ebsworth
with a choked down, ¾ length swing 3 wood kept under the wind
with a touch of draw off of the third bunker on the right of the
fairway…….so he tells us!! The 2’s money was
shared between Martin ‘I am already in training for the summer
and winter tours’ Debenham, and Roger ‘Where’s my
house sign’ Johns who shared £34 between them.
As you can imagine, there were quite a few blobs on the day given the
weather, therefore we managed to collect £64 for my charities,
which as you will be aware, this year will be split between Ragamuffins
and the Friends Of Bere Regis School (FOBRS).
The final of the ‘Ebsworth Builders Matchplay’ winter
knockout competition will played this month between Brett ‘Big
Man’ Standerwick and Peter ‘The Missing Digit’
Cheeseman at Hampworth Golf Course who are both playing off of the
exact same handicap which should provide a thrilling contest.
I look forward to seeing you at the next outing at Queen’s Park
GC on the 30th April for the Whitbread Pairs, first tee off at 12:00.
Captain Bru
With Xmas barely over and my hangover still
lingering we had over 2 dozen members attend the first meeting of the
new season which was for the Members Challenge Trophy.
In some of the most testing weather conditions ever experienced by the
fine bunch of men, the question on everybody’s lips was not where
I am going to hit my first tee shot of the new season, nor was it how
many points is it going to take to win the trophy, but will Simon
‘The Worm’ Scott wear a jumper in nearly sub zero
temperatures?? The answer to the aforementioned was
yes………but only a thin one!!
Some comical headwear was worn by various members to keep out the
elements, the prize for the worst having to go to Mike ‘The
Quiff’ Parker who wore something resembling a cross between a tea
cosy and grannies hot water bottle!!
Breaking news circulated like wildfire around the
course, where
conditions were that blustery that ‘Tiny’ Merritt reported
that he was almost blown off of his feet over a putt, the talk from
everybody was thank goodness ‘Sir’ Geoffrey was not playing
or we would have had to secure him down with tent pegs!!
The day proved to be a huge success, with some fantastic scores being
posted for the conditions, and some not so good
ones……sorry Bobber, ‘Big Man’
Standerwick….and oh yes, and myself!! After all of the
cards were in and collated, we had an unprecedented three way tie at
the top on 35 points between Doug ‘King Of Spoof’ Marsh,
Mike ‘The Quiff’ Parker and Julian ‘Howlin Mad’
Flower, therefore after hours of tapping figures into a calculator,
exhausting algebra and applying some of Pythagoras Theorem, Doug
Marsh was declared the winner, and gets slashed 3 shots to a handicap
of 11, whilst Mike Parker was second, going from 26 to 24, and Julian
third who now has to play off of 3, congratulations Doug!!