Author Archive: Gary Tubb

Badger, Badger, Badger…

Badgers...

What do they eat

Badgers are omnivorous (eat anything) but 80% of their diet is earthworms! Right now they are after some little grubs to bulk up for the leaner wintry months to come and we are like a favourite restaurant.

How do we manage them?

This year we are trying something new to encourage our friends the badgers to find a new restaurant! 

It won't stop them completely but it will definitely help!

  TOFFS TUESDAY BONUS – TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2017

Please find attached rough details of the Toffs Bonus Tuesday event.

This is a special day for all TOFFS, past and present, and we are also including the PRGC ladies. In addition there will be a good number of partners joining us for lunch.
For more information please contact Al Bowyer at Albert.Bowyer@BTinternet.com
 
Let's make this another great Toffs day to remember!

 

October 22nd 2017, PRGC selected to host CBL Challenge Cup – Course Closed

Many of you will already know that PRGC hold the record as the course most often nominated to hold the National Nines Championships. Interestingly the CBL Challenge Cup is a championship which follows the same format.

We are very proud to have been selected to hold this prestigious championship at the club this year. This is a direct result of all the hard work put in by Barry Woledge as the event director and our very own John and Jake for presenting the course in such condition that we were worthy of being nominated. I also think that having a reputation for providing the best food and customer service makes a huge difference – so a massive thanks to Nick and the club house team.

The course will be closed on this day to host the event and we are keen to provide maximum notice for members and guests to minimise any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your understanding and once again, congratulations to PRGC for being nominated to host the event!

For timings of the event please click here.

Two New Ladies – 7 Day Members

Please give a warm PRGC welcome to our latest lady members, Sue and Melinda.  Both are recent graduates from the Academy and have joined via our very successful Try Before You Buy Scheme.

Have fun ladies! 

Sue Pomeroy

Melinda Pooley

Captain’s Charity Day

There will be more written of the successes of the day and I will not repeat them. I simply wish to convey my thanks to all who participated whether that be as Members or Guests or those within and without the Clubhouse who did so much to present our Club to the highest standards.

It has always been my privilege to represent Princes Risborough Golf Club and its Members as Captain for 2016-7.

I have been honoured by the generosity, both financial and in spirit, which has been the pinnacle of the many successes of my Captain's Charity Day. More importantly that generosity conveys to Rennie Grove Hospice Care the respect and admiration that we have for the nursing skills and compassion that its services provide for those within the Chilterns area with life-limiting illnesses.  

The Winners... 

Championship Course:

Best individual with a score of 46 points = Jim Findlay

Best Team with a score of 93 points = Bob and Matt Darville, Neil Martin, Tommy Burrows.

Nearest the pin in 1 = Geoff Barrett

Nearest the pin in 2 = Bob Darville

Longest Drive = Craig Whitworth

Beat the Pro = Jim Findlay and Bob Darville

 

Academy Practice Course:

Gary set a target of 3 points

Out of 9 teams - 3 teams beat Gary's score.  Neil Martin's, Barry Woledge's and Gary Tubb's.  That's right Gary managed to cost himself an additional £12 🙂

 

...and the biggest winners were Rennie Grove' as we raised after all expenses £506.00 with more pledged

Brian Fowler

Captain 2016-7

New Member…

Please give a warm, PRGC welcome to our latest 7 day member! 

This is Charlie Tack and he joined today.  

Big week… for the greens!! 11.09.17

Evolution Micro Fertiliser

This fertiliser is specifically designed for September usage and will help to harden the turf against disease, whilst discouraging the spread of moss during the cold season.

It is a micro granular (0.5 - 1.7mm) compound fertiliser formulated specifically for use on fine turf allowing minimum disruption to play and maximum turf response.

You will no doubt have seen John and the agronomists with their chemistry sets checking the soil condition... this is the winning selection!

This application is followed by a double groom and cut on Friday morning and the first of the Fusarium treatments!  We are attacking this nasty disease much earlier than last year and will aggressively fight it across the autumn winter period.

Mole hills…

Our resident mole on the Hole 1 ladies Tee has been served with an eviction notice!!

Humane and effective

 

BCLGA Juniors Championship held at PRGC… 03.09.17

Great team effort from Team PRGC!!

“Jill & Sue
 
Just a short email to thank you both for your help and support for our adult/junior greensomes championship on Sunday.  The girls and parents had a great afternoon and all said how much they enjoyed the course.  Even though the weather was not very good, they all came in with big smiles , and then demolished the delicious buffet that we had ordered (the chicken wings were especially delicious).
 
Thanks to Jill for coming along on the day and offering to play, but as it turned out we had 8 pairs, so we didn’t need a marker.
 
It’s so nice when the juniors are made so welcome – we chatted to several of the men who had played earlier while the girls were out playing, and they were all very enthusiastic about junior golf.  We were also given a tour of your new short game practice facility – it looks very impressive.
 
 
Janet Beal
BCLGA”

Fortress PRGC once again under siege, but…

…once again we held out!!

Adlwickbury Park sent down their team for a dress rehearsal the week before and were keen to win the league with a crushing victory – but it was not to be 🙂
They are the divisional winners this year and hot tip to go on to win the play offs…but we held them at home!!! Three great performances enabled PRGC to secure a 3:3 draw and thus complete the home league season unbeaten. The Wagerfield brothers once again led off with a fine 3&2 win against a very fancied pair whilst Neil Martin and Dave MacKenzie strolled to a 7&5 victory. Highlight of the day was a fine 4&3 win by John Tubb who this time was “junior” partner to the maestro Jim Findlay. So John continues his 10 year unbeaten cameo and James once again proves that skill and wisdom are an unbeatable combination. Their opponents could not believe they had lost so an even better result. The final match of the season is away at Chartridge Park on Saturday 16 September

Well played PRGC!!!