Bill Cleere MBE, ex Seniors Captain of PRGC has sadly passed. He was a wonderful man and our golf club memories of him are his smile, his laughter and his helpfulness. Every time you sit on one of our blue and gold conference chairs, have a think of Bill, who helped us source them.
For those who knew Bill, his funeral will be at Amersham Crematorium at 11am on Tuesday 24th June 2025.
RIP
Wow, what an achievement - starting at the crack of dawn, Mark Collins and David Thomas played 72 holes straight to raise thousands for Macmillan nurses.
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/macmillan-nurses
It is events like this that show PRGC in its greatest light - people willing to give of themselves for amazing causes; the team rallying around them to support in any way possible, golfers giving way to allow them through...
A massive well done to Mark and Dave - simply fantastic achievement for a fantastic group of nurses.
And from Mark and Dave to Sarah and Luke "many thanks for all your support, not only did you facilitate the day, you made it fun, thank you"
This is PRGC at its finest!! 4 lads out to make a difference for prostate cancer... and boy did they do it!!
They raised circa £3500!!
Well done lads - Ewan, Tom, Luke and Dan - the club could not be more proud of you
Fellow RAGS,
A beautiful day and beautiful golf course what more could we want for our first RAGS day in 2025 …….. better golf in my case.
21 players amassed at the North Oxford Golf Club for the customary bacon baps at 9.45 am before commencing the round at 10.45.
It was a pleasure playing on this 118 year old parkland course maintained in immaculate condition. Everyone remarked how tragic it is that such an attractive course with its mature tree-lined fairways is going to be dug up after it closes in October to make way for the new Oxford United football ground. Most of us were glad to have been able to experience the course before it closes.
As we viewed the nice wide fairways before embarking on the round, perhaps some of us took it too much for granted that this attractive, flat course was one on which we were going to return a good score. However, the quality of the scores did not match the quality of the players, with, of course, some exceptions as usual.
An additional trophy has been introduced for the winning lady this year, conditional upon 6 or more ladies playing. Fittingly it was won by the new lady captain, Liz France.
Results: The prizes were awarded by captain Dick
Overall winner – Steve Williams with 34 points and taking the RAGS trophy
Ladies winner – Liz France with 31 points and taking the lady’s trophy
Winner front 9 – John North with 20 points
Winner back 9 - Tony Taylor with 17 points on count back against Adam Zaziemski
Nearest the pin – Malcolm Dodds – Great to see Malcolm back with us before his pending retirement from golf.
Thanks to everyone for participating in this perfect day.
The next outings are as follows:
July 7th – South Bucks Golf Club
August 4th – The Springs Golf Club
September 22nd – Studley Wood Golf Club
Finally, RAGS best wishes go to Mark Collins and Dave Thomas, both great RAGS supporters, for their marathon golf epic on Monday, 9th. Most of us have been touched by cancer one way or another and what they are doing to raise as much money as possible for Macmillan deserves a great deal of support from club members.
To find out how you can support them in this incredible endeavour - simply click here
Best wishes,
John
Tel: 07774 203 193
Risborough Awayday Golf Society
May has been very busy, and our summer calendar is even busier. We look forward to plenty of exciting golf both locally and with other clubs in the County and beyond.
Wed 7th We changed the format to one of our ladies morning competitions and still had a most enjoyable morning. We were due to play our medal competition but had to cancel this at the last minute.
From Monday the 12th to Wednesday the 14th, we attended our annual three-day break at Staverton Park. What a wonderful trip. All credit must go to our Social Team consisting of Rosie Brand and Val Bate. They organised the golf. the accommodation, the food and the entertainment. The good weather also helped as it was sunshine all the way! A brilliant time was had by all, so our thanks go to these 2 ladies for all their hard work. The main competition for The White Horse Trophy was won by Val Bate and the runner up was Jill Peppett. Congratulations to both ladies.
Thursday 15th We played our first League Match of the season against the ladies from Weston Turville. Our ladies played exceptionally well and beat them resoundingly by 3 matches to zero. A maximum 6 points on the scoreboard for us. Well done ladies.
Sunday 18th Ladies Open Day . What a success! Our thanks must go to the clubhouse team, the greenkeepers, Bruce Loome, our Pro and the lady members who helped on the day. Last but certainly not least our thanks must go to Sue Pomeroy, our County Rep and one of our match organisers. Sue, who was the instigator of this Open Day, with the help of Sarah (our clubhouse manager) and Luke (our Pro Shop Manager) have greatly managed to increase the numbers of our Lady members here at PRGC. On the day we all had a great time meeting these ladies who liked what they saw in our club and wanted to join. We have recruited 6 flexi members and 1 new 7 day member so far. Some are return to golf ladies, some are “have had lessons but want to learn more” while others are completely new and are having “first time” lessons with Bruce Loome our Club Pro. Whichever category these ladies are in, our Ladies Section here at PRGC sincerely welcome them to the club and we look forward to introducing them to more of our members and helping them to enjoy their journey into golf.
Wed 21st Seniors Cup This was a greatly contested competition and was won by Chris Hallett, so well done Chris.
Sat 10th and Wed 28th These are the dates we played the monthly Medal. Sat for the weekend players and wed for the weekday members. 13 ladies entered and the competition was won by Christine Stevens with a nett score of 69. Alma Piddington was second with a nett score of 73. Congratulations to both ladies.
Mon 2nd RAGS Golf organised at North Oxford GC by this in house golf society. This is for both male and female members. A good opportunity for ladies to play at different Golf Clubs and have a good day out. Interested? Please contact myself, Melinda or Jill for info.
Wed 4th Ladies Morning
Thus 5th League Match at Home v Chiltern Forest
Sat 7th Weekend Medal
Wed 11th Weekday Medal
Thurs 12th Past Captains and Committee Trophy Competition
Wed 18th Lady Captain’s Day and Dinner All ladies welcome for a day of golf , a light lunch (as the Captains Guest) and dinner in the evening.
Fri 20 th Friendly Match away at Whiteleaf.
Sat 21st and Sun 22nd Barcilon Cup Club competition for all members. Please see email from Al Bowyer.
Wed 25th Ladies Morning
Every Wed Afternoon from 4pm WAGS a 9 hole competition for both male and female members . Players meet up in the clubhouse after golf to socialise and have a Bar Snack/Meal in clubhouse.
Happy golfing to all.
Liz France
Lady Captain
We would like to say a huge thank you to Sue Pomeroy, ex Ladies Captain for her leadership of the Ladies Open Day initiative - great camaraderie and team spirit. Sue pushed hard for BCLGA support and achieved a grant to support the event. The clubhouse team have loved working on this and were able to support the bid with promotional materials and help drive potential visitors to the day with marketing activity. Just under 10,000 Facebook hits, external road signage, clubhouse signage and emails. A big thanks also to Liz France for her leadership in shaping the priorities for the day.
On the day itself we have so many people to thank for their support:
In particular - a massive thanks to Sue Pomeroy for her Boards promoting the Ladies Section and to Donna, a reasonably new member to the group, who has encouraged some of her friends to give us a try on one of our trial membership pathways. Thank you all so much for your help.
All in all we had a very successful day with the new e-Flexi Trial Membership pathway proving to be hugely successful.
Thank you again to all who helped and supported. Let's ensure that our new ladies have an amazing induction and we thank the Ladies Section in advance for the work they will be doing along with the clubhouse team in making the trial memberships a success.
1 in 8 men get prostate cancer, and if you’re Black, your risk is double. Together, we’re supporting our dads, brothers, partners and friends - by raising awareness, funding lifesaving research, campaigning for change and providing helpful support and information.
This website link has a risk checker, please share this with your loved ones, as the risks just get higher as we get older.
If you would like to donate and support us - please scan the just giving link on the poster
Thank you
Ewan, Tom, Dan and Luke
Mark Collins (standing by one of the white poles that he volunteered to paint!) and David Thomas are taking on the Longest Day Golf Challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Sponsor Waffles and Wings to show your support for them taking on this heroic challenge - please click here
If you want to know a little bit about the amazing nurses that the boys are raising money for, please click here
We would also like to call out that both Mark and David both offer voluntary time to the club with Mark supporting as Membership Sec and David supporting Al Bowyer on the Competition side - so a big thank you from members and management, for all that you do for the club.
Best of luck guys!!
