ROYAL AIR FORCE GOLFING SOCIETY 2002 NEWSLETTER Therevised golf programme introduced last approval. yearseemstohavemet withgeneral inaugural Summer The a the was at was success Meeting held which Newark resounding us looked well. and Club 39 4 after very ladies and the including We had many of participants were Newark base for Meeting. However, a in favour ofmaking regular the Committee feels that the being venue should time for the the alternate the NorthMidlandsand Southwhich between the the proposal at the Annual General in2000. This year's was approved Meeting Summer be Lincoln Golf Club will as at Piltdown; known Meeting (also Torksey) and Newark venues are for 2003. possible Reducing two days resulted the the Championship Meeting from to one in highest some years whenwe had JonMarks retained attendance for 37. the Championship with a three over Trophy of and playing handicap 145 10 won par score Malcolm Middlemist off the Handicap Cup with 139. the year the havoc In the earlypart of weather played with many golf programmes and our annual match Hill was Also Bowl with West cancelled to flooding. Brent at due the Knoll Burnham was We last year's win and Berrow postponed from March to August. followed in by just losing the final. Our participation the the Bowl in in Graham Butler foursomes at had was at Ferndown to the minute. Young, be cancelled last Mick our organiser and captain, rushed hospital the on a into day before the event with heart attack. suspected diagnosed He was having viral meningitis and he allowed was not as use as his to mobile telephone in care the intensive unit the garbled got messages somewhat and to team. we failed produce a This invited enter Piskey to held in year wehavebeen to the Cornish be at Newquay October. 11 We matches disappointing 4, inaugural played 16 with results: won and half. Our lost 1 a match with Royal Cinque most enjoyable Ports dayand look forward to playingat was we Deal again. Golf Club has programme Frilford Heath recently reviewed its of has andour been going for 4 matches match, which was we years, casualty. a have addition unfortunately However, an to programme with a againsttheRoyal Engineers Golfing Society to our annual match Gog be played at Magog. as at other golf meetings was much the in recent years. We had Attendance our same 37 for Luffenham Heath; for at for the Spring Meeting at the Guest Meeting Denham, the 28 32 Meeting Fulford the Winter Meeting St The turnout Yorkshire at and for at George's 17 Hill. the for Meeting very Guest It is us is disappointing. good value as Denhamgive a generous whole course is excellent and and discount we the course to ourselves the day. The have for the food served in dining first the room is Guest is an ideal to class. Our day way entertain your friends. The Scottish Tour continues tobe a of 31. very good value and attracted field The second in to bring perfect as week May seems Firth; in the tourists weather along the Moray previousyears shirt sleeve weather for Tom Hanlon was a of enjoyed all four days. popular winner Cup. the Scottish We havebeen Hill to 1921. St since going in The was cost George's the Society formed now 15-20 as very expensive the about your Committee is has but day attracts loyal regulars with this continued for time must traditional home the Winter Meeting. The be approaching cheaper consider when the should venuefor we an alternative, Winter Meeting. Yourviews suggestions would be and most welcome.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE GOLFING SOCIETY
2002NEWSLETTER
Therevised golf programmeintroducedlast approval.yearseemsto havemetwithgeneralinaugural SummerThe a thewas at was successMeeting heldwhich Newark resounding
uslooked well.and
Club 39 4after very ladies and theincludingWehad many of participantswereNewark base for Meeting.However,ain favour of making regular the Committee feels thatthe
being venue shouldtimeforthe the alternate theNorthMidlandsand South whichbetween thethe proposal at the Annual General in 2000. This year'swas approved Meeting Summer
be Lincoln Golf Clubwill asat Piltdown; knownMeeting (also Torksey) and Newarkvenues
arefor2003.possible
Reducing two days resulted thethe Championship Meeting from to one in highestsome yearswhenwehad Jon Marks retainedattendance for 37. the Championship with
a three overTrophy
of and playing handicap145 10 wonpar score Malcolm Middlemist off theHandicapCupwith 139.
theyear the havocIntheearlypartof weather played with many golf programmes and ourannual match Hill was Also Bowlwith West cancelled to flooding. Brent atdue the KnollBurnham was We last year's winand Berrow postponedfromMarchto August. followed in
by just losing thefinal. Ourparticipation thethe Bowl in in Graham Butler foursomes athad
wasatFerndown to the minute. Young,be cancelled last Mick ourorganiserand captain,rushed hospital theon ainto day before the event with heartattack.suspecteddiagnosed
He washavingviralmeningitis and he allowedwas notas useas histo mobile telephone incarethe intensive unitthe garbledgotmessages somewhat and to team.we failed produce a
This invited enter Piskeyto held inyear wehave been to the Cornish be atNewquay October.11We matches disappointing 4, inauguralplayed 16 with results:won and half. Ourlost 1
amatch with Royal Cinque most enjoyablePorts dayand lookforward toplayingatwas we
Dealagain. Golf Club has programmeFrilford Heath recently reviewed its ofhas
andourbeen going for 4
matchesmatch, which was weyears, casualty.a haveaddition
unfortunately However, anto programme with a againsttheRoyal Engineers Golfing Societytoour annual match
Gogbe played at Magog.
asat other golf meetings wasmuch the in recent years. We hadAttendance our same 37for Luffenham Heath; for at forthe Spring Meeting at the Guest Meeting Denham, the28 32
Meeting Fulford the Winter Meeting St The turnoutYorkshire at and for at George's17 Hill.
thefor Meeting veryGuest It is usis disappointing. good value asDenhamgive a generouswhole course isexcellentand anddiscount we thecourse toourselves the day. Thehave for
thefoodservedin dining firstthe room is Guest isan ideal toclass. Our day way entertain yourfriends.
The Scottish Tour continuestobe a of 31.very good valueand attracted field Thesecondin tobringperfect asweek May seems Firth; in the
tourists
weather along the Moray previousyearsshirt sleeve weather for Tom Hanlon was a ofenjoyed allfourdays. popular winner
Cup.theScottish
Wehave been Hillto 1921.St sincegoing in Thewas costGeorge's the Society formednow 15-20asvery expensive the about your Committee
ishasbut day attracts loyal regulars
with thiscontinued for time musttraditional home the Winter Meeting. The be approachingcheaperconsiderwhen theshould venueforwe analternative, Winter Meeting. Yourviews
suggestions would beand
most welcome.
waswillMany of you rememberthelate Squadron Leader John Morris. John verya active
amember of theSociety and with others atFulford was fund raiserforthe RAF BenevoleHe was 1991.theFund. founder our Yorkshire in We are always very weíalso of Meeting
our wetoreceived at Fulford and mark association offered Club an inscribed seat inthe
memory ofJohn. replied that shelter bepreferred. The shelterThe a wouldClub ifpossibleteehas been erected nearthe seventh and an engravedplaque will be formally handedto the
duringthisyear's Yorkshire Meeting on Thursday September. Please let theSecretaryClub 5
know if wouldliketoattend.you
byourAs you know archivesarequite thin. We were recently contacted Chief Inspector
MichaelNichols, cousin of the late SquadronLeader KennethOrr. Kenneth had kept copies of
condition. listsince 1948 has ofour annualHandbook and thesearein mint This enabled ourto be aresults lot ofgaps beenchecked and quite have filled.
continueOur members toparticipate themanagement of their golf clubsand wehaveatin
leastthree presidents: Charles Donovanat NorthHants, David John at West Byfleetand Glennmembers also theirOur nationalonLloyd scene.at mark golfingHindhead. make the Our
congratulationsgotoJonMarks on beingselected to play forEnglandintheinauguralseniorsWales, Irelandwith Sweden.match and Berkshire,John Niven offor manyyears President
hison 81st ofBuckinghamshire and Oxfordshire achieved the remarkable feat birthday
David, atson Sons
congratulationsalsowinning.with his the annual Fathers and foursomes West Hill. Our
go ork on winningthe Royal Air Force Championship MikeSteveforRudd the Royal Air Force Team to the championships a
and toleading inter service
weeksfine
lastachievement three beforeinhis retiring.
Atthebeginning oftheyearthe membershipstands at 679including 43ladies. Duringthepast members 3 ladies.year wewelcomed32new including
deaths of following recorded:Itiswith regretthatthe the membersare
Golf Clubat 15onThe Annual General Meeting be held The Berkshire Thursdaywillin ChampionshipAugust2002afterplay the Meeting.
Ray bestour toFinally, Chairman, Piercey, joins me sending wishes all our membersinasand look forwardto many of you variousat golf meetingsand matcheswe as possibleseeing
year.during the
January20021
L.MATCH REPORTS
BowlatBurnham BerrowG.C.Brent Knoll andplayers. Instrong current inter-service
Afterwinningthetournamentlastyearwe a team ofmainly orformerGolf Old TauntoniansSociety
againfieldedwins 3-0 anda Oldwe by
the two comfortable Cranleighans Golfhadfirst rounds against1-2semi lost Oldjust Blundellians with2-1 to byin2-1.Society Afterbeating The Bearsby the final weby Warwickshire
match the eighteenthone extending beyond green.
D.B. (C)SgtC.E. AudinMarshall
Team SAC Chf TechM.W. GilmoreSgt YorkeWt Off R.D.J. S.F.ShimwellRigby
at Byfleet G.C.Society WestAERO Golfing
singles matches the AERO an earlyball went level 3-3. took
Afterthe morningfour we to lunch at In the afternoon
but four limit damage our defeat 10%-7%.commandinglead our tail-enders tookthelast matchesto the and to
B.E. EvansJ.V.EdwardsG.E.Team BlakerGriffithsGp Capt H.A.W.FarrowD.J.Everett
P.H.JohnsonD.L.M.J.H. JohnHardingParkeWg
Capt R. Piercey (C)MiddlemistCdrM.J. W.C.Flt Lt
Sqn Ldr Saady A.J. WonnacottD.J.
Air Force atWoodhallSpaRoyal G.C.
of win forthe RAF of courseresult side whichaaDespite fielding team match had thepredictableWe trailed
strong ourannualresult havebeen different.
included a numbers of Society members. Perhaps if we had first call on the mightthem
4 -h the foursomesand 7-3in the singles to loseby11-3%.after morning afternoon
SgtTeam FItLrD.Andrew MJ. FeeneyM.C:CookeChf TechM.W.Gilmore Fit Lt G.J. Nickerson (C)
As a most enjoyable played in conditionsfollowingtherain inthe early part of theyearandtheusual, match good weather
7 players with avery good condition. unfortunately, fieldedcourse was in Henley for us, averystrong team including
were closelyfought score mosthandicap of10or better. Most ofthematches withthe in being 2 and 1butresulting inafunction andfor yearJohn hadthepleasure ofmost enjoyable another Burke
whitewashfor us. Dinner in theevening was a
presenting the Danesfield Cup to Henley.
Air (C) J.L.DillonJ.J. Gp CaptCdre Burke AirViceMshlK.A.CampbellTeamCdre KellyCapt Air PA.B.E. Gp J.EvansEvans
C.G.B.MiddlemistWg Cdr I. Marshall QuinceyWg Cdr M.J.
Wg Cdr D.R. Vickers
Tour at Forres,Scottish Moray(Old), DunbarElgin and Nairn
As MessisThe Society again gratefultoGroup CaptainSkinnerforallowingthepartystayto at RAF Kinloss. the Officers'
wasundergoingalengthy rebuilding programme to improveit'sfacilitiesthetouristswereaccommodatedinthe Sergeants'Mess.Forthe thirdyearin succession weenjoyed magnificent weather withsometourists playing inshortsonalfour days.
Al the courseswere in excellentconditionand weweremadetofeclmost welcome.Tom Hanlonhasbeenknocking onthedoorfora number of years andfor oncehemanagedholdto hisgametogethertobecome a popular winner of thevery
Scottish Cup. Hisjoy at winningextendedto him buying drinksallround at the prize giving dinnerat The Ramneewhichmade morehim even popular.
A.I. ChaffeyJ.AitkenTeam R.Ainley (G)M.G.
(G)J.Clark Dobbs Sqn A.E.J.DovestonJ. Eede (G)
LdrL.E. Ellis Sqn Ldr P.W.Ellis
B.E. Cdr N.HallidayWgEvans H.A.GpCapt(G)
Grifiths
Gp HughesTJ. HanlonP.Halloron CaptW.E.G.E. LtD.L.JohnJackson D.W. KirklandFlt
L.H.J. TWg Cdr J.PearceWg Cdr Parker CaptR.PierceyM. Roberts (G) Scothern. J. (G)(G) ScuttK.Williams(G)
Royal CinquePortsG.C.
Cinque at mostaOur inaugural matchwithRoyal Ports GolfClub Deal was enjoyable day and the Club were generoushosts. Dealis atoughlinks course and the rough, which most of our team seemed to find, was severe. We trailed by5-1
9-3.bysoundlyafterthemorningfoursomes and onlyfaired slightly better in theaftermoontofeel beaten We lookforward
verymuch totryingto turnthetables next year.
Cdre D.E.CaldwellDr A. Brockman Wg CdrW.E. CloseAirTeamWg Gp Capt H.A.GrifithsCdr G.H.Cunnington DalgleishK.R.
Gp Capt J.S. Hart Air Cdre R.S.Peacock-EdwardsD.L.JohnMshl John SuttonCapt R. Piercey (C) Air Sir A.M.Watt
RoyalNavy Golfing Society at West Sussex G.C.
Itwas awamsunnyday withthe course intip-top conditionbutrather brown after a lengthy dry spell. Onpaperwehad12 15 stillorone ofthe strongest teamswehave fieldedinthelast yearsbutwe sufferedourfirst defeatin that period at theinhands of theRNGS 10-2. Our only two winscame themorming.by
The day was dry, wam,sunny andideal forgolf.Afterthemorning foursomes Huntercombe had acomfortable lead.Toavengelastyear's defeatthey furtherstiffenedtheirsideforthe aftermoon which wejustlost 4-3 forthe Club to havetheir
when9-5. isrevengeand win This a popularmatch manyold chums meet to dobattle.by
B.E. EvansAir Cdre C.w. Bruce J.W. DonnellyTeamFltLt TJ.HedgcockSqn Ldr D.H. Gentle (C) Sqn Ldr K.L.Hinkley-Smith
Cclr MiddlemistWg Wg Cdr R.D. MullinsM.J. WgCdrG.J. PearsonMshlAirVice R.G. PriceR.S.Sqn Ldr PetersPeters Air ViceMshlJ.W.
Dr R.Sadler-HallSqnLdr D.J.Saady
RyeG.C.
Analmostcomplete whitewash was staringus in theface during the morning. Conditions were very dificultforvisitors
with a25kt windfromthe North East and very hard ground. With only%a pointon theboard at lunch we hadhopes of anweimprovement. However, althoughthe aftemoon's weather wasbenign managedonlytwowins to record ourworstever
isinbydefeat 13/-2% this annual match. Totakepart theessenceand, as usual, the ambience and atmospherewasoutstanding. We mustdobetternextyear!
bywelcome,Wewere madeexceptionally asever, all at MoorPark.Despitethe terible weatherthematchwasplayedingoodspirits and thehome Club justran out winners by 2/-4. The postmatch meal was excellent andfollowedbysomesuperb speeches.