Bruce raises £230 for ‘On Course Foundation’

Bruce receiving a massive thank you from Dick for raising £230 for the 'On-Course Foundation' with his "Beat the Pro" challenge.

On Course Foundation | Veterans Charity | Richmond, UK

Our Vision

As the UK's only golf specific military charity, we hope to use the game of golf as a vehicle for successful recovery with all of our beneficiaries.

Why Golf?
Golf occupies a unique position as one of the few sports where participants of all skills and physical abilities can play together on a level playing field, owing to the official handicap system. It offers wounded veterans not only a sporting challenge, but for those leaving Service, an array of attractive career opportunities.

The benefits of playing golf offer a key part in physical rehabilitation, improving both balance and limb coordination. Camaraderie, competitive spirit and concentration are important too, supporting the psychological recovery of our beneficiaries and helping them find confidence within themselves. Many Service personnel face the daunting challenge of finding employment after leaving the military, something we hope to help them overcome.

An Olympic themed Captain’s Day – no gold medals for singing this year…

Morning All

There was some similarity between the Closing Ceremony in Paris last night and the "Closing Ceremony" in Saunderton Lee on Saturday night!!!

They were both musical - but that's where the similarity probably ended!

Anyway, more importantly, I need to put on record my thanks to ALL those that made Saturday such a success.

Sarah, Nat, and Mia and front of house, Bruce for giving up his time and money on "Beat the Pro", All the Greenkeepers for producing a great course, Barry & Al for sorting out all the scoring ably assisted by Steve Williams, Viv and Christine in the drinks buggy, and our very own Crooner, Adam, with his Son Joe & partner Becky, and of course All of you players and supporters.

Also, to All the donors of raffle prizes, which meant a superb amount was raised for my "On Course Foundation" charity.

Overall Mens Winner and Captains Trophy - Al Jackson with 42 points.

Runner up (on count back) Dan Viney with 41 points.

Third (on count back) Glenn Shelton with 41 points.

The Team Winners were:- Alastair Wardrop, Phil Sloan, Neil Martin & Glenn Shelton with 126 points - Gold Medals

Runners Up (on count back):- Pete Smith, Mike Stevens, Dave Mackenzie & Al Jackson with 120 points - Silver Medals

Third (on count back):- Luke Viney, Dan Viney, Tom Graziano & Steve Williams with 120 points - Bronze Medals.

The Best Dressed Team (adjudicated by independent judges) was "The Italian Job" aka "The Self Preservation Society", ie. Barry Woledge, Steve Sargeant, Andy Hall & Adam Budd. {Olympic theme - Well done to all those teams that dressed up}

The winning Ladies Team was:- Caroline Johnston, Carolyn Dowle, Fiona Coogan & Sue Pomeroy.

Nearest the Pin on the 3rd was Alastair Wardrop.

Nearest the Tree on the 11th was Bob Broadley (on the one prize only rule)

Financially, a big "Thank You" to all who bought raffle tickets and this raised £320.00

Beat the Pro - raised £230.00 and only three players were on the green and beating Bruce.

Thus, I believe a great day was had by all.

Once the music began with Adam in charge of proceedings, there were any number of popular renditions of well known hits; some performed with more gusto than others!!!???????????????????????????????????? with a bit of dancing????????

The evening carried on for some merry hours and I believe some younger members even went on to a local hostelry.

Once again my thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable day.

Best regards

Dick

Val Bate wins RAGS!!

Fellow RAGS,

Another successful RAGS outing yesterday with 21 players. This time we were well looked after by Hennerton Golf Club. It is a short but tricky course with 8 par 3s and plenty of places to catch the unwary. However, RAGS ladies, in particular, seemed to find the course suited to their game.

The weather was perfect for golf and, as usual, some excelled while others simply enjoyed taking their clubs for a walk round a very scenic parkland course. I decided to satisfy myself with an audit of the number of bunkers.

Now to the honours of the day:

Overall Winner – Val Bate (38 points) wins £20 and the RAGS trophy
Runner-up – Dick Pooley (37 points) (£15)
Nearest the pin (ladies) - Val Bate (£10)
Nearest the pin (men) - Mike Stevens (£10)
Longest drive (ladies) – Rosemary Brand (£10)
Longest drive (men) – Steve Sargeant (£10) Due to a unique circumstance, Steve decided to donate his winnings to the Captain’s Charity. (If interested, ask someone who attended to explain).

Congratulations to all the winners and my thanks to all players for their participation and maintaining the fun and banter which defines RAGS outings.

I intend having a final outing in September and will advise when negotiated. If anyone wishes to recommend a course within easy reach, suitable for most abilities, not overly expensive and not already frequented by members of PRGC, please feel free to do so.

John Stephenson

Tel: 07774 203 193