Mens Captain May 2025 Update

PR GC - Captain's Monthly Message  -  May 2025.

Good Day

A welcome warm start to May, means that at least all the major internal club competitions can begin without delay.

Recent Results.

An extremely good result in our Mixed Match at home to Chartridge Park, beating them 3 1/2 to 2 1/2.  Well done to the team and Jill Peppett for organising.

In the first Mens CBL match of the season, our team claimed a hard fought draw at home against a very strong Wycombe Heights team,    3 - 3  with several matches going all the way!  Again, well done to Steve Sargeant and the team.

April was the last month of the Seniors CBL matches and Dave Orford and team beat Aylesbury Vale at home  4 - 2  which lead to Chartridge Park eventually winnng the league.  In the "wind up" for this competition at Chartridge Park on 28th April, we entered seven players for the Texas Scramble, all of whom played in different mixed teams.  In the only team from fourteen that did NOT contain a Chartridge Park player, my team scored a nett 55 and beat five other teams on countback!  Dave Orford will put the full league results up in the mens locker room. We came third in the league.

Club Results.

Mens April Medal,  Division one was won by Barry Woledge with a very impressive nett 62, from Neil Martin nett 68.

Division two was won by Mark Stinchcombe with nett 65, from Richard Aldridge nett 69.

The Seniors Monthly Club Stableford was won by Mike Pool with 45 points, from Steve Tucker with 43 points.

The Friday Mixed Club Stableford was won by John North with 37 points, from Mike Pool with 36 points.

The Mens April Club Stableford was won by Neil Martin with 39 points, from Dick Pooley with 35 points.

The St. George's Day, Captain's Challenge - "3 clubs and a putter" was won by Tony Taylor with 37 points, on countback from Meron Jacyna. Four delightful ladies joined us for this competition, after which all 24 players enjoyed a lovely roast beef lunch with all the trimmings. It should be noted that both Al Bowyer and Ladies Captain, Liz France also achieved 37 points in a very tightly contested match. Our competitions secretary has not really been forgiven (by me) for naming it "St. Davids Day"!!  by accident of course!!  Sarah kindly ensured that all the correct St. Georges flags were flying.  The "St. George's Day Crystal Vase" team winners were Melinda Pooley, Luke Viney and Meron Jacyna.

Another event that PR GC hosted in April, was the Captains Charity Day, where "On Course Foundation" were entertained to lunch and then a Texas scramble. OCF is a small charity that endeavours to help wounded ex Service personnel back into civvy street through golf. One of their players had been shot in the throat and still uses a button communication system, having also recovered from a quadruple heart by pass. Another player was badly wounded in Iraq having been shot in the back and legs. Many of these folk, both men and women, suffer from PTSD and from which it sometimes takes years to recover, if ever. If anyone would like further information on this wonderful organisation, please contact me separately.

Future Events.

The mens away trip to Draycotes Hotel and Whitefields Golf Club takes place on 6th, 7th and 8th May.  (32 players)

The ladies away trip to Staverton Park Hotel and Golf Club is from 12th to 14th May.  (13 players)

Saturday 3rd May - we are at home to Beaconsfield GC in our first match of the Hillman Trophy. We wish our team of seven, "Much Good Fortune and Play Well!"

Sat. 10th May.  Club Monthly Medal, & CBL Richings Park - away.

Tues. 13th May. Seniors Monthly Club Medal.

Sat. 17th May. Mens Spring Stableford

Tues. 20th May. Grandads Cup.

Fri. 23rd May.  Mixed Club Stableford.

Sat. 24th May. CBL vs. Weston Turville - Home.

Tues. 27th May. Seniors (2024 washed out replay) of the Seniors Championship.

Sat. 31st May. CBL vs. 3-Locks - Away.

WAGs runs on every Wednesday throughout the Summer - all welcome. Dave Mackenzie is the main contact.

RAGs will be playing at the North Oxford GC (it's last year!) on Monday 2nd June. Contact John Stephenson. Again all welcome.

Saturday 9th August. Captains Day.  This year the theme will be Vintage Golf 1920s/1930s. ie. Plus fours, check waistcoats and flat caps for men and tweed skirts for ladies!  I appreciate it might be a very hot day, in which case the dress code maybe relaxed a little!  All welcome and further details to follow.

Club Pro Shop.

Please contact Luke Viney for all your golfing requirements, from gloves to trolleys.

Bruce Loome.

We understand that Bruce, having partially recovered from his serious motor accident, will be back with us in a couple of weeks.

Teeing off from White & Gold 18th tee.

I would just like to confirm to all players that it will become a local rule, and with immediate effect, that under no circumstances should any member, green fee, or e-card player attempt a shot at the green from this tee.  "New reception staff" will be trained to ensure sufficient emphasis is put on this requirement. And posters will be put up to the same effect.

Meanwhile enjoy the good weather and your golf.

Dick Pooley, Club Captain.

mob. 07785 996511, land 01494 269615, email "richardpooley5@gmail.com"

Lady Captain’s May Update

P R G C - LADIES SECTION

April /May Newsletter from The Lady Captain

We started the month with good weather which continued for over 2 weeks. Lots of golf was played and enjoyed.

Wed 2nd     This was a blue ball competition in teams of 3. Fun was had by all and the winners were Melinda, Anne and Valerie. Well done ladies.

Wed 9th   This was a greensomes competition with 12 ladies taking part. This was played in pairs and the winners were Fiona and Gill. Congratulations and well played.

Sadly, due to lack of entrants we had to CANCEL the BCLGA Junior Girls Competition which was due to take place on the Wed 9th.

Saturday, 12th This event was a County 9-Hole Open Competition for all county members.  All participants had an enjoyable afternoon. Princes Risborough had a clean sweep with Jill Peppet winning Division 1 and Sue Pomeroy winning Division 2.  Well done both.

Spring Stableford. This was held on Sat 5th and Wed 16th There 2 weekend entrants and 13 weekday entrants. The clear winner was Arlinda with 42pts and second was Chris Hallett with 38pts. Well played.

Tues 22nd St George’s Day.   This is a day our Club Captain Dick Pooley uses for raising money for the his Charity. The members of the ladies section were invited to join in and  a fun day was had going round with only 3 clubs and a putter. Again, proof that a full bag of clubs is not necessary. 4 people came in with a score of 37pts. 3 men and yours truly! On countback I was 4th! !  A big thank you to Dick for organising such a fun day, and I hope he made lots for his charity.

Now this was when the weather decided to go against us and we had to cancel our golf on the 23rd. It had been raining heavily early on in the morning, and the temperature dropped. There was also a very cold wind, so ladies decided coffee/tea etc and a warm clubhouse was a very good idea!

Wed 30th This was a great morning. A field of 12 ladies entered and the weather was HOT. We played a greensomes competition which was won by Sue Pomeroy and Polly Allen. Well Done. More ladies then joined us for lunch, and after we had a presentation from Georgia Thornton, who is the Regional Rep for our chosen charity – Alzheimer’s UK. She was so informative and really gave us an insight into this terrible illness and how it impacts on the lives of so many people.

We had also invited Alan Austin, the husband of our dear friend Beryl who passed in Jan. Before Beryl’s funeral, Alan asked people not to buy flowers but to donate to Alzheimer’s as he thought Beryl would want that. A fantastic £1000 was raised and with Gift Aid the charity are now over £1100 better off. This money was raised by the kindness and thoughtfulness of Beryl’s family and friends and all the members of our Golf Club who attended her funeral. The cheque was presented by myself and my VC Melinda on behalf of Alan and his family. A very moving moment!

Events in the Calendar for May:

Wed 7th   Weekday Monthly Medal

Sat 10th   Weekend Monthly Medal

Wed 12th    to 14thLadies Golf Break to Staverton Park

Wed 14th Ladies Morning for those not at Staverton    

Thurs 15th    League Match v Weston Turville

Sun 18th Ladies Open Day

Wed 21st Seniors Cup

Wed 28th ladies Morning

 

Liz France 

Lady Captain

 

 

 

Luke’s New G’Office

Many of you will know that Luke has completed his Apprenticeship and got a distinction in his work on the G’Office idea.

Below – please note some of the marketing for this idea which will kick off properly from June.

The idea is primarily targeted at golfers who wish they could work from home and pop into their back gardens to practice their golf 2 or 3 times a day – living the dream!

More to follow, but it is in intended as a potential pathway for new golfers to become premium business or corporate members.

For anyone who works from home, you will already appreciate the mental health benefits of a change of scenery and working from a different space – particularly with a view over the 9th green!

If you know anyone who might benefit from this proposition – please let us know 🙂

Golfer or aspirant golfer + work from home sometimes + would love to combine the two + would appreciate a change of workspace for the day (or more) = a Day at the G’Office

Cutting the Corner on 18th Hole – Health & Safety Notice

Please note that with the increase in lessons and usage of the Practise Area, we are taking the precaution of adopting a firmer line to stop anyone attempting the dangerous, corner cutting shot from the 18th tee to green, across the practise area.

Please note that it is now a breach of club rules to attempt this shot and anyone doing so will be asked to leave the course and not complete the hole.  The shot will be deemed wilful negligence and insurance cover will be void.

We appreciate that members are already complying with this, but our visitors need to be clear.  Signs will be up this week.

Thank you for your understanding.

Greenkeeper’s Update

Maintenance week commencing 5th may for 7 days

Lots happening this week so please bear with us.

GREENS

  • Vertidraining for better aeration And drainage.
  • Top dressing
  • Overseeding
  • Fertilising

This will mean that some temp greens will be in play across the week on greens we are working on at the time

Benefits of this maintenance work are:

  • Better growth
  • Better drainage
  • Thatch removal
  • Healthier surface
  • Better playing surface
  • Improved green speed
  • Ball Bobble reduction

We apologise for any disruption caused but as you know, this is very necessary work for all greenkeeping teams around the world.

TEES

Divot repairs have been disappointing this year and there may be some temp tees required at times as we work on the 3rd, 4th and 8th Tees.

We will keep disruption to a bare minimum and we thank you in advance for your patience.

Thankyou

Calendar Update May – June 2025

FROM AL BOWYER - COMPETITION SECRETARY

Gentlemen,

Please find attached the current overall updated calendar for the months of May & June 2025, a copy of which will be placed on the notice board.

And you will see May and June are extremely busy months!

In this connection, here are the May Club Competitions, full details of which will also be placed on the notice board in the changing room.

My normal note that all members who have the requisite number of previously registered rounds and a formal handicap, are entitled to play in the club competitions.

MENS & SENIORS SUMMER KNOCKOUTS The date for completion of all first round ties is 23rd May 2025. It is essential that all matches are completed by the requisite time so please ensure you do so. There will be no extensions to this date. SATURDAY 10th May

THE MONTHLY CLUB MEDAL - Please form your own groups for this event.

TUESDAY 13th May SENIORS CLUB MEDAL -  All Seniors (over 55’s) are entitled to enter this competition at any time during the day. Please note this is a WHITE & GOLD TEES competition. Please contact Steve Williams direct at stevecgs2003@yahoo.co.uk with any related queries.

SATURDAY 17th May THE MENS SPRING STABLEFORD - Please form your own groups for this event.

FRIDAY 23rd May THE MONTHLY FRIDAY MIXED STABLEFORD -  You can enter this competition at any time during the day. We are continuing the option of playing off the White tees if players choose to, but you must register the correct tee when you enter your score into HDIDO. Please contact John White at: johnwhite2102@googlemail.com with any related queries.

In addition to the above we are also holding the following events in May:

THE GRANDADS CUP on TUESDAY 20th May THE (DELAYED) 2024

SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP on Tuesday 27th May

In both these cases separate and specific calling notices will be issued soon.

Many thanks for your continued support

Kind Regards

Al albert.bowyer@btinternet.com 01494 562862 Mobile: 07807 776461

Some New Faces at PRGC

Paul Anderson - please offer Paul a big PRGC welcome.  He reports into Sarah and will be supporting Sarah and Luke in the clubhouse.  Paul has had an accomplished career already and has earned the right to choose a more lifestyle oriented job, in the industry he loves - golf!

Bronwyn McCullagh - Bronwyn has also joined the team, albeit part time at the moment.  Please also extend a warm welcome to her, both Paul and Bronwyn have made great starts!

Evan Griffiths - Evan  has also joined Jack and the greenkeeping team as an apprentice and is already making a difference.  Please take the time to introduce yourselves to Evan and give him and the others a warm PRGC welcome