MARCH 2023 - CAPTAINS COMMUNICATION NUMBER 3
GENERALLY
I’m pleased to say that the promised weather improvement did materialise, and we have been able to get back to some competitive golf on the full greens. Let’s hope this continues throughout the remainder of the winter months and we can also get on to the main tees soon.
CLUB CALENDAR – MARCH 2023
I attach the current MARCH 2023 Club Calendar. As you will see March is a very busy month with the re-start of Senior CBL matches and the start of the Seniors friendly matches together with the main club CBL matches starting on 25th March, as well as of course all the ongoing men’s club competitions, and the ladies events.
If you wish to play in any of the competitions, then please simply follow the normal process for entry. Specifically, if you wish to be considered for Seniors CBL matches, please contact Steve Sargeant and for general Seniors friendly matches please contact Dick Pooley.
Also, we are proposing to hold the delayed Seniors Champion of Champions Trophy on Tuesday 28th March, depending on course conditions, for which a separate invite will be issued. There will still be a seniors roll up on the same day for those players who are not in the trophy event.
CHARITY QUIZ – 17th MARCH 2023
If you have not already done so and you wish to attend, please apply for your tickets for the Charity Quiz Night being held on 17th March. I attach a further copy of the poster.
SUMMER PAIRS AND SINGLES TOURNAMENTS
The entry lists for the Club and Seniors summer pairs and singles tournaments are posted in the changing room. If you wish to enter and have not already signed up, you need to do so on or before Sunday 26th March.
FEBRUARY MENS RESULTS
Congratulations to Mark Richards for his excellent win in the February Stableford with 39 points and to Sunil Soni for his great win with an incredible 46 points, in the Seniors Monthly Stableford.
COURSE UPDATE
The course overall is coming out of the winter months in pretty good condition, and I have been advised by Mark Tubb that he will be producing a greenkeepers update soon, highlighting the ongoing work particularly for the early spring period.
In this connection a number of us have offered our assistance in repairing/filling divots and helping to repair some of the badger damage. If you are interested in helping with these tasks, please let me know using my contact details.
COURSE ETIQUETTE
One of our targets this year is to continue to improve general course awareness and course etiquette. In this connection there is a small box of credit card sized handy cards on the bar at the club entitled PRGC ‘The 10 most important golf etiquette issues’ You may not agree these are the 10 most important but hopefully it is a good starter for 10! Please take your copy and hand them to your guests and always maintain personal good etiquette. Please spread the word that etiquette is important and hopefully this will help to keep our course in good condition and our play at an enjoyable and consistent level.
MIXED PAIRS SUMMER ‘ECLECTIC’ 2023
I will be separately issuing the details of the Mixed Pairs Summer Eclectic very soon. This will be the second year of this competition which proved successful last year when the winners were Liz France and Mike Smith. Please look out for communications relating to this.
COMMITTEE ASSISTANCE
I am pleased to advise that we have one new volunteering member who is potentially going to assist the Committee. However, we are still looking for further assistance and so if you are able to volunteer some of your time to help, please contact either Steve Sargeant or me for further information.
BRUCE LOOME – PGA PROFESSIONAL
We all want (and need!) to improve our golf and we are lucky to have the services of Bruce available. If you wish to use him, please use his contact details displayed in and around the club house or contact him via the clubhouse team.
I did say it was going to be longer, but I do hope you found it useful. Of course, if you should have any related comments and/or queries please feel free to contact me or any of the Committee Members, and we will do our best to assist you.
Al Bowyer
26th February 2023
