Captain’s Blog No 9, (16.07.20)
Dear Members
The golf club remains very busy, lots of activity on the course and over the past 2 weeks some activity in the clubhouse! It has been lovely to be able to enjoy a drink and a snack after golf with the partial reopening of the clubhouse. I understand some members have been concerned about Covid related safety within the clubhouse.
The club has undertaken a full risk assessment and introduced protocols designed to keep everyone safe and to comply with the government guidelines for bars/restaurants. It is really important that we all follow the procedures laid down (use the hand sanitiser provided, register via your mobile if you are going to sit inside the clubhouse, follow the one way system and maintain sensible social distancing), if you do have concerns please let the staff know.
Golf events continue to come thick and fast. The course remains busy (since the course reopened I have averaged 5 rounds a week and the body is starting to complain!). The course continues to receive many positive comments from members and visitors, so a big thank you to Andy and his team for their hard work.
I recently attended a meeting of the Greens Liaison Committee and was very impressed with the positive approach and commitment to ongoing improvements. The minutes of the GLC and Andy’s reports are available on the members notice board. I recommend them to give you a sense of the concrete steps being taken to maintain and improve the course.
Some highlights of the past couple of weeks:
In the Ladies’ section Joan Hayes won the Reade Rosebowl
In the Men’s section the scoring has been excellent. In the July monthly medal there were several Nett 65s, the winner on countback was Rick Smith. The Captain’s Trophy was won by Thomas Peters with a Nett 66 and the Midweek Masters by Adam Page with a fantastic round, Gross 71! Nett 63.
In the Seniors Section I ran a Captain’s Charity Stableford on July 7th. It turned out to be an extremely wet morning! Despite this, 53 members took part and remained very cheerful if rather wet. The prize winners were:
Division 1
1st Graham Jones 42pts, 2nd Ronnie Taylor 40pts, 3rd Steve Wynne 39pts
Division 2
1st Ian Craven 38pts, 2nd Russell Jones 37pts, 3rd Derek Evans 34pts
The Captain Challenge
26 (!) of you beat the Captain and won a sleeve of balls
20 hit the green and were entered into the draw for a fourball at Wrexham Golf Club, the winner was; John Kummer.
Nearest the pin (about 12inches!) Mike Taylor
Due to everyone’s generosity over £400 was raised for Prostate Cancer UK, thank you all.
Captain’s Matchplay Challenge
This is proving very successful. So far I have played 7 challenge matches, 2 singles and 5 mixed doubles (with Isabelle as my partner). All the matches have been great fun. The record to date is W3, L3, Halved 1. If you fancy the challenge (singles or pairs) contact me to fix a time (davehughes1954@btinternet.com or 07801 036632).
Captain’s (Mens) Away Days (Sun Sept 20th and Mon Sept 21st)
I had planned a 2 day trip to Patshull Park unfortunately they have closed down! Fortunately they returned the deposit!.
As an alternative I have arranged a 2 day golfing extravaganza which will not include staying away (with the complications of social distancing while sharing rooms).
The new plan is;
Sunday Sept 20th; Henlle Park Golf Club
Arrival – Bacon roll and tea/coffee 12.00
1st tee 1:00 to 2.30
2 Course Dinner 7:00
Monday Sept 21st Eaton Golf, Chester
Arrival – Bacon roll and tea/coffee 9:00
1st tee 10:00 to 11:30
2 Course Meal 4:00
There are 40 places available at both venues and the cost for each day will be £47.50, first refusal was given to those who had booked to go to Patshull but there remain plenty of places on both days. To reserve your place (for either or both days) please contact me; (davehughes1954@btinternet.com or 07801 036632)
Until the next time stay safe and enjoy your golf.
Dave