WHITSTABLE TIDINGS
The monthly journal of Whitstable and Seasalter Golf Club
Collingwood Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1EB Tel 01227 272020
e-mail secretary@whitstable-golfclub.co.uk
Web site www.whitstable-golfclub.co.uk
Issue no.10 Volume 3 1St October 2014
Editor Bob Ireland, 01227 638425, 07802874914,robert.ireland@gmail.com
News
Membership Raffle
Now in the clubhouse, buy a ticket for the price in pence of the number drawn and win £100 PLUS A YEAR’S MEMBERSHIP! What a prize! You’ll be glad to know that the 500 ticket has already been drawn by me so it is all downhill from here.
FROM THE OFFICE
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED AGM MINUTES SECRETARY.
A MEMBER PREPARED TO TAKE NOTES AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS AND PREPARE THE MINUTES AFTERWARDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECRETARY. IF WE CANNOT GET A VOLUNTEER WE WOULD HAVE TO ADVERTISE AND PAY SOMEONE – AND PERHAPS EXTEND THIS TO INCLUDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
WE NEED A CLUB SECRETARY TO TAKE MY PLACE WHEN I RETIRE NEXT YEAR. LITERACY AND COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE ARE ESSENTIALS, COUPLED WITH A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR AND A THICK SKIN! THE OFFICE NEEDS TO BE MANNED AT LEAST 3 MORNINGS PER WEEK AND THERE ARE VARIOUS MORNING AND EVENING MEETINGS TO ATTEND. AN HONORARIUM IS PAID AND CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS FREE.
MOST GOLF CLUBS NOW EMPLOY A (MUCH YOUNGER) CLUB MANAGER THESE DAYS, RATHER THAN A VOLUNTARY SECRETARY, AND, IF WE DO NOT GET A SUITABLE VOLUNTEER, WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER THIS OPTION, WITH OF COURSE THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
BRIAN BEST AUGUST 2014
CLUB SECRETARY
CLUBHOUSE MOBILE PHONE
A Pay As You Go mobile phone has been provided behind the Bar – for emergency use only. The Telephone No. is :-
0778 4498061
Would all members enter this number on their mobiles for future emergency use
MEMBERSHIP
Like most Golf Clubs we are always looking for new Members to replace those who move away or just get too old to play. Our average age is higher than most clubs, which has its effect on our membership.
We will therefore be advertising again this year from March onwards and our new Membership Director Richard Gremo is currently considering our advertising campaign with our President Michael Behr. If anyone has any ideas please contact either of them – they will be pleased to hear from you.
We will also be offering a £50 Incentive to existing Members who introduce new Full Playing Members to the Club. Full details will be available soon – the incentive will be by way of a discount from the next year’s subscription. There will be no limit to the number of incentives, which can be earned in any year. So introduce 10 Members for a free year!
Greens Committee Meeting Notes
Forthcoming Events
Wine and Wisdom 1st November 2014.
Another chance to show your ignorance, as our genial quizmaster will tax your knowledge with several rounds of fascinating questions to be answered without recourse to electronic aids!
Public exposure and humiliation will befall those caught on the smart phone!
Food and wine will be provided at each table the entry form will soon appear in the clubhouse, do not delay in selecting your team and table!
Website
I am STILL looking for some good photographs of the Club and course, which I can include on the Web site. If anyone has any or would like to go around with me before the weather gets too bad and get some please get in touch.
Junior Section Captain Jack Tucker, Vice Captain Marika Rapley
September gave us better weather on Monday nights than the last few in August and the junior turnout reflected this. Their lessons with Zara are going very well and it is hoped that we can come to some arrangement throughout the winter on Sunday afternoons once a month. Finals day was a lovely afternoon and it was a privilege to referee the Richard Gremo K.O. Cup. An excellent game which eventually turned out a win, for the second year running, for our Captain Jack, with James Green giving him a very close game.
September 13th was the date for the annual Ford Five Club, another very close fight and after countback the result was a win for our Vice Captain Marijke, again with James runner up. However, also included in the afternoons presentation was the Most Improved Player Trophy which, inevitably, went to James Green.
A 9 hole greensomes stableford was arranged for the juniors over 28 or 36 handicap and was ably won by Millie and Louise Tucker.
Next competition will be the monthly medal on October 18th at 1pm.
Mel
Ladies Section Captain Linda Bawden, Vice Captain Beryl Wingrove
Secretary Jean Hudson
An Autumnal September started with the Autumn Greensomes competition-drawn partners, one high and one low handicap. Janet Arnold and Louise Tucker were winners with 39 points. They had an eventful round as Janet’s electric trolley seemed to have a life of it’s own and had to be rescued twice-careering off un-manned down the first fairway and wheel-spinning into the bunker by the third green. Vilma Parrett and Sue Pout were second with 37 points.
Finals weekend was a lovely weekend. The weather was good and the golf was excellent. Well done to Sheila Wyles for organising-no easy feat when a number of players were in more than one final. Well done to all the referees, caddies and spectators who helped make it such a successful event. In the ladies section the winners were Holly Butler who beat Pat Bensted in the Seasalter Ladies Singles final. Both played well below their handicaps so credit to both. Margaret Barker and Sheila Wyles beat Pat and Shirley Dalton in the Jubilee Rosebowl, that match going to the 17th. In the mixed finals, Clive and Jackie Witten beat Mick and Sheila Wyles in the Klein Cup-also on the 17th. And Margaret Barker and Mick Wyles beat Louise Tucker and Andy Selwood on the 19th (the only match to go into extra holes) for the Stanley Cup.
Pat Bensted went one better at the Autumn meeting to win the morning medal with a net 67. Joan Sykes was second on 69 and Holly Butler third on 70. Janet Henley had the best front nine and Sheila Wyles the best back nine. In the afternoon the 9 hole joint stableford was won by Molly Broadbent and Jackie Witten. Inge Parry and Maz Garlinge were second.
Pat’s good score in the morning also helped her to victory in the Aggregate Cup, for best scores in the Spring and Autumn meetings.
The ladies returned to the course after a short break for essential course maintenance to play a stableford competition. Putting was made even more difficult than normal by the heavily-dressed and bumpy greens. This didn’t affect Margaret Barker who putted like a demon on her way to a winning 35 points. Inge Parry and Helen Gurney were second and third respectively with 34 points each.
The Daily Mail Foursomes is always an enjoyable competition but a notoriously difficult format. Penny Perkins and Holly Butler were convincing winners with 38 points, Betty Washby and Joyce Jaynes were second on countback with 35 points. We will now wait to hear if Penny and Holly go through to the knock-out stage of the competition.
Men’s Section Captain Andy Sargeant, Vice Captain Ted Henderson
Golf Report for Sundays – September 2014
September’s medal provided the last opportunity to gain committee cup points and interestingly all those in contention failed to improve their standing. Jon Whorlow and John Wegner both needed to be placed on order to stand a chance of stealing the trophy, but neither could manage to improve their points total, leaving Mark Payne this year’s Committee Cup winner, four points clear of his nearest challengers.
The September medal was won by David Bowman who showed his true potential at last with a net 61 score. David started well with two pars and despite a triple bogie on hole three played well enough over the remaining holes to finish one shot clear of Jon Perkins. Jon got off to a good start with a birdie on the first and finished with a classy 74 gross. Vice Captain Ted Henderson enjoyed a return to form and his net 63 was good enough to take third place; but for four dropped shots on the fourth Ted’s score would have been good enough for an outright win.
Glen Snook, Howard Gordon, David Bowman and Peter Guilfoyle ended easy winners of the September team Stableford competition after they amassed 127 points for their best three scores on each hole. Surprisingly the supposedly easy par three 15th (where only four points were scored) was the only hole that caused the team problems. Whilst the team scored ten points at the difficult tenth. Rob Davis, Jon Perkins, Ian Horton and Tony Taunton finished runners up with a very respectable 123 point team total.
Old Salts Section Captain George Bawden, Vice Ian Wingrove
The Salts went to beautiful Faversham in glorious weather to contest the Bill Dance Silver Salver and after a manful struggle lost out to the home side 9 ½ – 6 ½. Fav retained the salver and afterwards treated everyone to a grand sit-down and a few wines. That’s golf.
In the Qualifying Bawden’s Bottle challenge early in the month Roy Percival showed the way home with a fine 40 points, followed by our old fox Les Cox, back to form again, with 38. John Wegner beat Barry Broadbent now to be seen more often out with the Salts on countback. John carded 37 points. In the Vice-Captain’s challenge Ian Wingrove and John Wegner just shaded the Rod Whitehead/Des Barker pairing, ending the match one up. It is especially nice to see Rod back on the fairways after such a long absence, and playing so well after virtually a year away nursing Ros.
The mixed Presidents team swung into action at Chestfield to take on the Mitrebeens and lost closely. It was the 13th but all was not lost. Captain George said the day was ‘a typical English occasion and a game played in great spirit.’
At Sheerness the Salts gathered to take on the islanders and wrestled a couple of games from them, but went down five games to two as they failed to switch on to the greens. Sadly, this was the last friendly away game for Captain George and he received a standing ovation both from his team and the hospitable and friendly hosts at Power Station Road.
Collingwood Road hosted the mixed pairs from Westgate again in fine weather and earned a great draw 4 ½ – 4 ½. The meal afterwards was another triumph for Tony and his team and was much applauded.
Talking of bellies again …………..An excellent lunch was served by Tony after the customary Dennis Annis Past Captains Trophy competition.
This was won by Martyn Dines with a magnificent Stableford score of 42 points. There were eight players and the lunch was attended by 12 Past Captains and our present old Salts captain, Swinging George Bawden.
The line-up of the great and not so good these days comprised of Bruce Crocker, Des Barker, Ted Backhouse, Tony Bensted, Martyn Dines, Tony Taplin, Terry Ray, George Thompson, Les Drinkwater, Mike Tiley, Ray Clarke, Lionel Pout and of course the present Captain.
Mike Tiley, grandfather of Tour golfer Steven Tiley who a couple of years ago led the Open for two rounds, was brought from his nursing home by his carer nurse and enjoyed his lunch.
Lionel Pout, a sprightly 97, who did not start playing golf until he was 74, also enjoyed his lunch.
This is an enjoyable event in the Old Salts calendar where old memories and golfing deeds are mulled over, and long may it continue.
As for the usual Thursday jollies, the growing in popularity Pairs competition held as the month closed, saw Trevor Croxton and Brian Ridley carry off a couple of American Golf vouchers for their efforts in winning with a combined points tally of 72. Closely following was the Taunton/Silk duo just one point away on 71. Dave Morgan and Gwyn Oakley edged into third place on countback, beating a posse of players on 68.
Earlier, a grand Thursday morning saw in-form Tony Taunton (is he ever out of form?) grab the spoils with a fine 43 points, Showing a clean pair of heels to Swinging George Bawden who manfully carded an equally rewarding 41 points. Back from holiday David Dale carded a tally of 40.
The middle of the month was, as usual at this time of year, marred a little by necessary course maintenance, but life went on as we wrestled with the greens. We must however pay tribute to Steve and Seth for their efforts in bringing the course up to standard for the coming year. Well done again.
As we gear up to print, the Old Salts AGM is looming. On the 9th we gather, after a nine-hole game, to vote on things and people, but we still do not have a taker for the post of Salts Secretary. If you need a job that is rewarding and you feel you can withstand the military might of new Captain Ian Wingrove.Your the man!
Midweekers Section Captain Ray Thomas, Vice Captain Bob Ireland
Secretary Peter Fox
Wednesday 10th September-The Cyril Wren September Cup Medal
Well what can I say we played against Albert and Roy Lee in the Captain’s Challenge and they stuffed us 4 and 3. The main competition was won by Mike Love with a fine net 63, second on countback was Holly Butler and third also on 64 Mark Blackmore. Birdie prizes were won on the 6/15th by Anthony Wright and Holly, Mark Blackmore was successful on the 4th and I won a bottle of booze for a birdie on the 8th!
Sweep winners were Colin Holton and Eynon Price. Appearance awards were given to James Marsh, Stan Dobson and Roy Lee for 50 shows and Albert Adams got one for 200 well done him.
Leeds Castle Frolic Wednesday 17th September
A mixed team of 16 visited the lovely Leeds Castle GC and enjoyed a great day some good golf was played in the Texas Scramble Format, The winning team was Ian and Beryl Wingrove with Dave Hodgson and Colin Holton. We all retired to The Park Gate Inn for a lovely lunch and drinks, a great day shame more people didn’t make it. Make sure you get your diary date set for next year; it really is a good day out!
Friday 26th September The Hamish Burnett Tandoori Cup Stableford
Captain’s Challenge, there we were me and Rodney who stood in for Ray Thomas (get well soon Ray), lulling Tony Love and Tommy Burns into a false sense of security being only 5 down with 6 to play when Tommy forgot himself and got a Birdie 2 on the 13th game over!
The cup was won by John Fullagar with a fine 40 points winning on countback from Bob Daniels, third was Ian Horton with 39. Alan Callaghan and Tommy Burns won birdie prizes. John Fullagar won the bottle on the 17th with a birdie.
The Summer Eclectic competition results were Joint First John Fullagar and Mark Blackmore with a net 55 and the runner up was Tommy Burns with 55.5
Veteran’s Section
Captain Barry Broadbent, Secretary Bob Ireland
Friday 3rd October
Vets AGM and dinner at the end of the season we have the AGM all are welcome if you have a question or some input please feel free to attend. We will be playing golf first then having the meeting followed by lunch.
We finished third in the league which was an excellent result, next year we aim to do better if you would like to participate please contact either me or Barry Broadbent for inclusion in the team squad.
Super Seventies Organiser and Captain Alec Parrett
Our hopes of some badly needed away points when we visited North Foreland as the month began were dashed as we were whitewashed by a very strong team bent on revenge. We had surprised them a few weeks earlier with a four-one win at Collingwood Road and it obviously hurt them a bit as they chased Broome Park for top honours this year.
The after-match drink was, thankfully, boosted by some extra tots that came from the celebration of a hole in one by one of the home team, playing off eight. Our nearest sniff of a win came from a three and two loss from the David Dale/Henry Kernighan pairing. In truth we couldn’t get near Foreland as our handicaps couldn’t stand up to, in some cases, giving 21 handicappers (playing to 16), five shots on their home course, especially as more than one home player carded consecutive pars and putted our lights out on their tricky greens. Sour grapes? No. Just stating facts.
The match against Etchinghill as both the month and the 2014 League came to an end, was an important one for us. We had not fared well on those mysterious greens nestling in the beautiful Elham Valley when we visited them at the end of July and we needed the points to stay well away from the bottom of League C. In the event we never lost a game as we put our near rivals firmly in their place with three wins and two halves, one of our pairs just being caught on the last.
A look at the final League table posted in the changing room will show that we finished just two points from our visitors with a well played 70, well ahead of wooden-spooners Chestfield who tallied 51. Broome Park rubbed it in there last week when they visited our neighbours to take the points they needed for yet another Table win, making not three as we first reported but four in succession. These vital points for them earned them a six point gap at the top over Canterbury. Foreland were six points further adrift .
Well done everyone who played this year. Alec would like to thank and applaud those who did their bit. Onwards and hopefully upwards in 2015.
Fundraising 100 Club
This fundraising venture costs £1 per month, with monthly prizes of £30, £20 and £10. There is a bonus double draw at Christmas each year. There are plenty of spare numbers so get buying!
Winners
1st £30.00 Bernie Whittaker
2nd £20.00 Shirley Dalton
3rd £10.00 Jacquie Whitten
What’s on for the next two months?
October
Thursday 2nd am Old Salts Past Captains at Faversham
Friday 3rd am Kent Vets Annual Meeting
Sunday 5th am Monthly Medal
Monday 6th am Old Salts v The Ladies
Tuesday 7th am Ladies Medal
Thursday 9th am Old salts AGM
Wednesday 8th am Midweekers Ray Thomas Cup Medal
Friday 10th 1000hrs Ladies v Broughton (away)
Sunday 12th am Medal Winners Cup-Medal.
am Stableford
Tuesday 14th am Ladies Competition
Thursday 16th pm Ladies supper
Saturday 18th pm Junior’s Medal
Sunday 19th am Turkey Trot 1st Round
Tuesday 21st am Ladies Competition
Friday 24th pm Annual Dinner Dance
Sunday 26th am Texas Scramble
Tuesday 28th am Ladies Competition
Friday 31st am Midweekers D Rosendale Sorcerers Trophy
Stableford
November
Saturday 1st 1300hrs Juniors Competition
Sunday 2nd am Turkey Trot second round
Tuesday 4th am Ladies Xmas Competition
Sunday 9th am Captains swindle
Tuesday 11th am Ladies Xmas Competition and AGM
Wednesday 12th am Midweekers Tudor Tearooms Trophy Medal
Saturday 15th am Annual General Meeting
Sunday 16th am Captains swindle
1330hrs captains Playing in
Tuesday 18th am Ladies Xmas Competition
Sunday 23rd am Turkey Trot final round
Tuesday 25th Ladies Xmas Competition
Friday 28th am Midweekers V.Green Shield Stableford
Sunday 30th am Captains swindle
Ebb and Flow (letters section)
The Editor would appreciate your comments or suggestions of ways to improve the club, magazine, web site, social activities, or anything else that comes to mind! Get writing – it’s your club say what you want!
If you have any specific questions about the course please direct them to the Course Director Malcolm Kent or use the suggestion book.
Flotsam and Jetsam
By the time a man can afford to lose a golf ball he can’t hit it that far
Competition
Answers to last months competition
What is the next number in this series
Q1 1,4,5,6,7,9,11?
Answer 100-Delete all numbers with T in their spelling!
What number replaces the ?
Q2 2+2=4
3+3=18
4+4=?
Answer 48- (a x a)x(a-1) eg (4×4 =16 x 4-1 = 48)
6+6=180
What number replaces the ?
Q3 If 2+3=8
3+7=27
4+5=32
5+8=60
6+7=72
7+8=?
Answer 98 (a+b)=(c x a) –a eg 7+8 =15 x 7 = 105 -7 = 98
Well done to Fi, Mrs Captain for getting it almost before publication!
However I am going to do a completely different problem this month as I lost the answers to last months’ comp and Googled the answers in 5 mins!
Oh the power of the internet!
This months’ comp is one of my own design.
There are three answers required to get the £20 voucher from Steve good luck!
1/ What is the next number in the sequence:- 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, ?
2/ What are the next two letters in this sequence:- A, E, F, L, M, N, O, P, ?, ?.
3/ What number is the ?
1 x 2 + 1 = 7
2 x 3 + 2 = 10
3 x 4 + 3 = 11
4 x 5 + 4 = ?
5 x 6 + 5 = 10
6 x 7 + 6 = 10
The first person to get all three answers wins a £20 beer token from Steve
Any contributions of any type will be considered, puzzles, stories, history,
Anecdotes, your chance to get your stuff in print!
NEW ITEM
Recipes from the galley
Risotto
You will need:-
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup Arborio rice
1 glass dry white wine
2 cups chicken stock(warm)
2 banana shallots
2 cloves garlic crushed
6oz petit pois or small broad beans
2oz grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese
6oz prawns, or queen scallops, or shrimps, or chicken, or ham, or mushrooms, or any combination.
Method
Finely chop the banana shallots, heat oil and fry shallots until translucent, then add rice and garlic, stir until coated, add wine and stir till absorbed, add warmed stock a ladleful at a time until absorbed, add peas or beans, when you have 1 ladleful of stock left add whatever meat, veg or fish you have selected, stir and then add final ladle of stock.
Stir until absorbed add grated cheese and stir then serve, with a final grating of cheese over the finished dish. Enjoy!
Serves 4
Beachcomber
Castaways
If you have any unwanted clubs or equipment sell them through this Publication or the Web Site and donate 10% to the Captains Charity! Send the details to my e-mail robert.ireland@gmail.com , by post or place the details on the notice board marked for my attention.
Some from Eric Bean
Woods:-
Loco 10 degree
Topflite 10.5 degree
3 wood Ping
5 wood Wilson 21 degree
11 wood Dunlop
13 wood Fairway
21 degree Rescue club
Sand Wedge
Golf Bag
All or any the above open to offers
Contact Eric Bean 01227 740190
Donnay Golfshoes size 7 *NEW* £10
Donnay golf bag £10
Golf Bag £10
Stubart golf shoes size 7 £10
All the above contact Derrick Richardson 01227 361194
John Wegner is having a clear out see below
King Cobra offset 12 degree with head cover £45.00
Callaway Driver FT9 10 degree with head cover £30.00
Putters
Odessey 2 ball £25.00
Mitusushiba nc £15.00
Golden Bear centre shaft £10.00
Odessey Rossie 11 £ 5.00
Tel 01227 261009
Here are some items from Robbie George 792070
Full set 3-SW Mizuno MX23 irons, golf pride grips £90.00
Full size Mizuno Golf Bag £60.00
All items in good condition
FOR SALE. Please contact Linda Bawden or Beryl Wingrove in the Ladies Section.
Golf bag
Golf bag
Ladies 7 iron
Ladies 9 iron
Ladies driver
3 wood
7 wood
9 wood
Sand iron
wedge
lob wedge
8,7,5 irons
putter
umbrella
Sorry Bob do not know makes. They belong to a lady member who has had to retire through ill health and has given them to us for the charity. If they do not get sold maybe Mel might like them for trial purposes but we will see.
Please let me know when these items have gone and I will delete them.