Romiley Golf Club Newsletter, May, 2011Newsletter, May, 2011 HUGS - Helping Uganda Schools, Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 May 4th, 2011 was a brilliant day. The sun shone. The Romiley Golf

Romiley Golf Club

Newsletter, May, 2011

HUGS - Helping Uganda Schools, Wednesday, May 4th

, 2011

May 4th

, 2011 was a brilliant day. The sun shone. The Romiley Golf Course was at its very

best. And 100 people came along to play golf and raise money for the Annual Golf Event

which Charlotte Brinsley, Bob Blundell, John Glynn and Peter Mount spent so much time

planning. We had 22 teams

and this year a "shot gun start"

at 13.00 made sure that all

players got back to the lovely

Romiley Club House at about

1730 for an enjoyable meal,

the raffle, the prize giving and

the auction. The signed shirt,

framed and authenticated by

Javier Hernandez, Chicharito,

was the item of the night.

Reception was manned and womanned by Mike Bury, John Boydell and Margery Mount.

Margery looked after all the finances again to make sure the teams paid and she and

Catherine Hardy did a great job selling raffle tickets.

Ben Thompson challenged all-comers

at the 11th

. If anyone got nearer the

pin than him they doubled their bet of

£5 to get £10. However, Ben, pictured

on the right, raised £260 for HUGS.

The Half Way House was

incredibly popular. Was it

something to do with the

free beer and pork pies?

Carolyn Brinsley and

Joyce Glynn made sure

everyone was happy

including Heather Mercer

and Donna.

Bob Blundell, also a trustee, is

pictured here with his team, The Boys,

with Graham Drabble, Alex Vaughan

and Joe Maloney. Boys?............dream

on, Bob.

Charlotte had been on marshalling

duty with your editor when meeting

The Boys at the 7th

.

A great day and all the players said they would come back next year. It looks like the grand

total raised will be just over £5000 which, for those of you who speak Ugandan, is

20,000,000 Uganda Shillings. It will really help the projects and every penny goes to the

schools. HUGS would like to thank your editor, John Glynn, for his invaluable contribution

to the day. But without HUGS megastar Trustee, Charlotte, it would not happen. Thanks,

Charlotte!!

Peter Mount

Chairman of Trustees

Founder of HUGS and

contributor

Charlotte Brinsley

Romiley Golf Club Am Am

“One of the most popular events in our golfing calendar IS the annual

Romiley Am Am”

Wednesday July 6th 2011

Camaraderie, Competitive Golf, FREE flowing beers on the course, Fantastic

prizes,

AND a guaranteed day to remember!!

We need 3 teams to sell out this event so if any member is thinking of

entering a team as an individual or company, please contact the office or

Peter Royle by email at [email protected] to obtain an entry form.

Let‟s AIM for a SELL OUT! Your support is, as always appreciated.

Ladies EWGA Medal, Sunday, 1st May, 2011

1st Denise Booth 81-9-72 Denise managed to produce the best gross score of the year

with a 81. As this was done in a howling gale it was a superb result.

2nd Linda Moore 92-16 76

John Ollerenshaw

John can be seen most days strolling around the golf club in his usual elegant fashion. For

those of us who have seen his smooth, rhythmic, languid swing it is no surprise. He‟s 86 now

and has played golf for 65 of those years with his lowest handicap being 4. In 1981 John and

his wife, Phyl, were joint captains of Romiley Golf Club and that was to prove the highlight

of his golfing career. John points out that when he won the doubles K.O with Harry Ryan the

winners had to pay for their name in gold.

In 1940, aged just 16, John started his footballing career playing full back for Manchester

City and that was where he met the best player with whom he had played, Peter Doherty. He

vividly remembers Crewe drawing 2 – 2 at City. The following week John and Peter Doherty

were the only changes made to the team and City won 6 – 1. John modestly gives the credit to

Peter Doherty. In 1945 he was signed by Arsenal Football Club and moved down to London

and stayed for a further six years. He left to get married to Phyllis and returned to his

Hydonian roots. John reckoned that Phyl was the only trophy he won at Arsenal. On the same

day that John signed for Arsenal so did Arthur Mitten, who went on to play for England at

both cricket and football.

John believes that he was born just 70 years too early. When he joined Arsenal his pay was

£14 a week and when he finished he was on the maximum wage possible; £20 a week!

1951 John Ollerenshaw 2011

In the picture on the left John is signing a football for some fans after Arsenal beat Liverpool

2- 1 in the F.A. Cup Final which he felt was the best day of his footballing career.

Ladies Nellie Oldham Trophy, Thursday, 5th

May, 2011

Three Way Tie

Winner - Moira Campbell 1 up wins on cpo from Elsie Hayward and Maureen Codling

Moira - “I was stunned and thrilled to win my very first major. It was one of those days that

everyone dreams of when everything came together. The weather helped and I had the

wonderful encouragement of my partner, Jill Woolstencroft.”

The Nellie, as it is affectionately known, is a par comp (bogey to some) and on 5th May the

ladies drew for partners, as with all majors, and played in the first major of the season.

Traditionally after this competition the ladies meet for a meal and prize presentation and this

year was no exception, but it was a day of ups and downs. In the morning the ladies played

in sunshine but the evening players teed off on the 1st in the rain and holed out on the 18th

still in the rain. The course was desperate for water but the sky could have waited just a few

hours before it fell on Romiley. It‟s a wonder that the last pair out could see the pin on the

18th when they finally putted out at around 9.20.

The computer chose this day not to function so June and Edith had to revert to checking the

cards manually. That wasn‟t all because the computer crash meant that the till in the bar

couldn‟t be opened and the bar staff had to take a note of the card numbers and drinks bought

to punch in later - not an easy job with, as usual, everyone arriving at once.

Then it was discovered that the shut-tight till contained the key to the trophy cabinet where

the Nellie Oldham Trophy is kept! However, it wasn‟t necessary to gather round the glass

and point out the cup to the winner because, miraculously, the computer began to work (as

computers do) in the nick of time and the till came to life and the trophy was retrieved.

The result was a three way tie for first place with one up and a five way tie with level, and of

course no computer to work it out. Not a problem to June and Edith; a manual count back

was done and the winner was established, Moira Campbell. But then, to end the day, Moira

was unable to be present so the trophy could have stayed in the cupboard after all! The

stunning cup will now be presented at the next presentation evening.

Indeed a day of ups and downs but, thankfully, the oven isn‟t controlled by the computer so

everything went smoothly with the lovely food, and fortunately we haven‟t yet reached the

stage of needing a computer to open a bottle of wine!

Vets Match v Ashton, Friday, 6th

May, 2011

Won 5 and 3

Jeff Knott and Peter Cook (middle two) Eric Jones (L.) and Colin McManus

(R.)

May Men‟s Monthly Medal, Captain‟s Qualifier 2, Saturday, 7th

May, 2011

(1st Div)1st 74-6=68 Nick Madden (2

nd Div) 1st 77-10=67 Malcolm Conway

Nick‟s driving and iron play was really on form so he was always giving himself a chance of

birdies. However, he claims his putting was not good and Nick missed two from just 6

inches. He managed this score despite having “Lightning” Lee Prendergast as a partner.

Malcolm reckoned he hasn‟t played this well for ages and just enjoyed playing a lot better

than his handicap for a change!

1st 95-24=71 Steve Cleary (Division 3 Results)

Steve was delighted with his round

and he was convinced the difference

was down to two things. Firstly, he

had new grips fitted to his clubs and

secondly he stayed out of trouble just

for a change.

2nd 91-20=71 Peter Royle

3rd 95-21=74 Barry Hughes

Daily Mail Foursome, Thursday, 12th

May, 2011

Stroke Play, half combined h/cap

1st Liz Wilde and Jill Woolstencroft 75.5

Both Liz and Jill played with their usual steady game and produced a very good winning

score.

2nd Janet Godfrey and Sandra Davison 78.5

Vets‟ Dinner, 13th

May, 2011

75 vets and guests had a relaxed and entertaining evening for their first social of

the year organised by everybody‟s favourite uncle, Bob Blundell. The next time

you see him just mention “cheese and biscuits” and watch as he holds his head in

his hands.

The Vets‟ Chairman, Malcolm Booker, set the tone for the evening as he gently

reminded the audience of truisms of golf such as, “The less skilled the player the

more likely he is to give advice.” And “No matter how bad you are playing you

can always play worse.” All the truisms provoked laughter and groans of

acknowledgement. The favourite was, “You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of

the time and a two inch branch 90% of the time.”

Malcolm and Jan Booker Wendy and Stuart Booker

John Rubery provided a delightful literary view of golf. From John Betjeman‟s “Seaside

Golf” which begins, “How straight it flew, How long it flew” and ends with the evocative

images of

“Lark song and sea sounds in the air

And splendour, splendour everywhere”

John‟s quote from P.G. Wodehouse was perfect for so many golfers including one of your

editor‟s best friends, Keith Selby.

“The least thing upsets him on the course. He misses short putts because of the uproar of the

butterflies in the adjoining meadow.”

But the piece de resistance was the parody of John Masefield‟s “Sea Fever” which begins, “I

must go down to the sea again....” and refers to urges that cannot be denied by seniors.

I must nip off for a pee again, If I don‟t I may well die

And all I ask is a small bush about four or five feet high

And a clear view and a quick slash and a moment‟s shaking

And a light wind and a good zip that‟s not forever breaking.

As John Rubery finished to tumultuous applause there was a stampede to the toilets.

Mike and Josie Bent Liz and Bob Simpson Heather and John Rubery

Derek Weaver June Corney

Men‟s Hudson Cup, Saturday, 14th

May, 2011

Tony Fitzpatrick Chris Mullins

Tony finished 4 up against the course in this bogey competition. “I was all over the place but

seemed to finish on or near the green and the chipping and putting was really good. It was a

struggle on the back 9 and I was pleased not to have gone out early or late in the day when

Chris Mullin was 4 up after 9 holes and just couldn‟t maintain that score but finished a very

creditable 2 up.

This day will be remembered because Man United

clinched the league title and Man City won the FA Cup.

Mark Richardson (City) and Craig Oakes (United) prove

that some supporters can share the joy!

In fact a city united!

Roly Hewitt, Ian Kershaw and Bob Law stroll up the

17th

in the only sunshine of the day.

Evening Mixed, Saturday, 14th

May, 2011

In the lounge at the club house your editor was sitting with Lady Captain, Pauline Whitehead,

who had just played in this event. “Who is that chap in the purple sweater,” she asked.

“That,” I replied, “is the infamous Mark Kitchen. But why do you ask?”

“Whenever he sees me he always calls me Elsie and salutes!”

“I think, Lady Captain, that the answer is in your club title. L. C.” “Ah!” said an

enlightened “Elsie”.

WINNERS!

Steve& Ann Harrison

Bill& Irene Barrow

Alan and “LC” Whitehead Astrid Ceelen Janet Harman ( as of 19th

May!) and Gordon Darrell Parker Derek and Janet Worthington

Blades Mixed, Sunday, 15th

May, 2011

Steve and Heather Denton with Mr. President, Ken Cooper

The rain lashed down all day but did it bother Steve. Not one bit. Why? He had been at

Wembley the previous to see City claim the cup and he bestrode the course in a euphoric

state (plus a thick head). Steve provided the brawn whilst Heather provided the subtlety and

finesse around the greens. Heather felt that anyone who actually completed the round

deserved a mention.

Just Another Hole In One

All three told of a majestic

strike; the ball flying straight

and true. Their knowledge that

it would be a hole-in-one. This

is Brian‟s second in just a

couple of months. Your editor

does enjoy the whiskey on the

bar.

Brian Livesey John Wallworth Anne Harrison

Ladies Stableford, Thursday, 19th

May, 2011

1st div Astrid Ceelen 31pts 2nd div Sandra Davison 35 pts

Vets‟ Invitation Day, Friday, 20th

May, 2011

With a score of37points, Alan Parkey and Hector Bickerton (Stockport GC) grasp their

winners‟ champagne, presented by Malcolm Booker, chairman of the Vets.

These exceptional photos of the woodpecker and fledgling were taken by Phil Cody.

He was hours waiting to capture these moments but my goodness, it was worth it.

Thanks, Phil.

This is a verbatim account of a conversation on the 15th

tee during the vets‟ Invitation Round

inspired by the birds:-

' Looks like the woodpeckers have flown now.'

'I don't know how they peck holes in oak. It's hard, you know. You'd think they'd get

a headache !'

'I gave one of them 2 aspirin the other day.'

'You can't do that with cage birds.'

'Why not ?'

'Well, we tried once, but the parrots e't 'em all! (paracetamol)'

'We bought two parrots years ago. We got them on higher purchase ( higher perches,

geddit ?)'

'Were they going cheap (cheep)?'

Needless to say, the tee shots which followed were, to put it kindly, mediocre... as

was the rest of the round!

Snooker Room

Ken Ashworth and Derek France have played for over 7 years whilst the RGC over 80‟s

Snooker Club. Ray Wilson[cue], Harry Stott and Ken Mannion [unfortunately John

Ollerenshaw was absent] have been potting for 20 years. The players are thrilled at the total

transformation and the vastly improved facility with the table having been re-varnished and

recovered. “Many thanks to the members who have made the snooker room a first-class

facility at the Club”. Our grateful thanks to the following members who enabled the

transformation to take place and who carried out the bulk of the work -

Mike Trbojevic – Painting & Decorating Steve Cleary and Nick Madden – Joinery

Mark Kitchen – Electricals Alan Costello – Carpets

Steve Birtles – Blinds Kevin Jones – Plumbing

Last, but not least, our Chairman, Mr Neil McRoberts, for the Snooker Table. Our thanks to

anyone else who did their bit.

Start „em Young

Your editor was fortunate enough to see Chris O‟Reilly taking his son, William, to the

practice ground and he watched in amazement as

William casually hit ball after ball. He did not miss

one.

Chris said that a plastic set of clubs just before he

was 2 started the love affair and William used to

sleep with them. However his clubs now are the

real McCoy and whilst they are still too big it

makes no difference to his striking ability. The best

feature of this encounter was William‟s sheer joy

which can be seen in this photo of the maestro.

Mind you he is 3 NOW!

Men‟s Jubilee Trophy, Saturday, 21st May, 2011

Winner with 39 points Paul Beesley

Paul did not think 39 points stood a chance of winning and just thought he had had “a nice

round”. However on reflection as he remembered putts blown off course he recalled why the

next scores were 3 points below him. The wind! It just shows what a good score it was.

Runners up with 36 points - Jim Reid and Mark Worsley

Romiley Golf Club Summer Ball

Saturday 18th June 8.00pm

Don‟t miss out on the evening of the

year starting with a Champagne

Reception at 7.30pm and then a

luxurious hot and cold Buffet. The

entertainment is provided by Rich

Lucas who will take you on a

magical journey back to the golden

age of swing. This will be an evening

of your favourite songs from the

kings of croon; Sinatra, Dean Martin,

Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole ..........Michael

Buble and many more.

Dress: Black Tie & Posh Frocks - £30 per person

Tickets available from the bar

Men‟s Daily Mail Foursomes

Colin Davies John Doherty

Colin and John had a nail-biting match in the 3rd

round of the Daily Mail Foursomes when

they won at the 20th

hole when playing Werneth Low away. They were really pleased as they

were also giving a shot to their opponents. Well done, lads.

Handicap Cup, Round Two, Wednesday, 25th

May, 2011

Winner with Gross 80 Nett 66 - Gary Drabble

It was a back 9 of just 36 shots which laid the

foundation for Gary‟s fine score. The pivotal moment

was probably the 6th

when Gary hit his tee shot into a

strong wind and out of bounds and still walked off

with a 6. His putt for a birdie on the 17th

was from a

long way with the ball going down and across the

green before stopping on the edge of the hole. As

cries of anguish rang out so it dropped and the cries

became those of joy!

Runner Up with Gross 88 Nett 66 – Barry Johnson

RGC Vets‟ versus Davenport away, Friday, 27th

May, 2011

The seniors of Romiley travelled to Davenport on Friday, 27th May to take on the home team

in a 10 pairs - a side match. The groups gathered under gloomy skies, but although they

stayed grey, there was none of the previous day's heavy rain. This downpour hadn't managed

to slow down the speedy home greens much, however, and several of the Romiley players

found the change of pace difficult to handle. This may have contributed to the visitors' overall

below par performance. Davenport were victors by 6½ to 3½. The day was enjoyable,

however, with the course in excellent condition, the company sociable and the lunch very

good. Romiley will get a quick chance for revenge as Davenport are due to visit us next

Friday.'

Men‟s All Winners Round 1 (Captain‟s Qualifier 3), Saturday, 28th

May, 2011

And Men‟s All Winners Round 2, Sunday,

29th

May, 2011

Or Alias Smith and Jones

The All Winners Trophy 2011 was played in

extremely blustery and difficult conditions over

Saturday the 28th

and Sunday the 29th

of May.

The leading contenders going into day 2 were

Mark Jones 70 and Mr. Captain 73. At the turn on

Sunday it was clear that, barring disasters, the

eventual winner would come from these two.

Throughout the last 9 holes an exciting duel was

fought, the advantage going first one way and

then the other. At the 16th

there was a 2 shot

swing in favour of the Captain and at 17, 3 shots

changed hands in favour of Mark, a greenside

bunker and a very tricky pin position giving the

Captain a few problems. As might have been

expected it all came down to the last green where

the Captain holed a breaking 18 footer to level the

36 hole aggregate, and claim the Trophy by virtue

of the better second 18.

Commiserations to Mark. He played some great golf off a handicap of 2, but lost on a card

play-off. Congratulations to Mr. Captain, whose comment when leaving the 18th

green was,

“Captain and a Major. How much better can it get?”

Colin Hall

Romiley Golf Club - Equality Act 2010

As a result of the implications of the Equality Act we have created five new membership

categories.

Full Member

Five Day Wednesday Member

Five Day Thursday Member

Four Day Wednesday Member

Four Day Thursday Member

These new categories will replace the existing Gentlemen Full Members, Lady Full

Members and 5 Day Member Categories :- Please note that each of the new membership

categories is open to all members (i.e. both male and female).

A Schedule is also included to show how the current membership discounts are affected:-

Senior Members Discount

Joint Discount

A new feature about the proposed arrangements is that members who elect to have a

restricted membership

(i.e. 4 Day or 5 Day) will be allowed to play on the days their membership does not permit.

A „Members Green Fee‟ will have to be paid however.

FULL MEMBER

Annual Subscription (2012/2013) £900 (plus any annual subscription increase agreed by the

membership at the 2012 AGM

Membership Discounts Married Couples Discount

Senior (Loyalty Discount)

Shareholder Status Yes

Bag Tag Colour yellow-coloured bag tags will be provided to Full members which

must be displayed at all times.

Playing privileges

Monday - May book an available time throughout the day

Tuesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Wednesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Thursday - May book an available time throughout the day

Friday - May book an available time throughout the day

Saturday - May book an available time throughout the day

Sunday - May book an available time throughout the day

Competition Options - Can enter Wednesday, Thursday, Friday , Saturday and Sunday

competitions and can enter all club organised mixed competitions

5 DAY WEDNESDAY MEMBER

Annual Subscription (2012/2013) £700 (plus any annual subscription increase agreed by the

membership at the 2012 AGM)

Membership Discounts Married Couples Discount

Senior (Loyalty Discount)

Shareholder Status Yes

Bag Tag Colour Blue-coloured bag tags will be provided to 5 day

Wednesday members which must be displayed at all times.

Playing privileges

Monday - May book an available time throughout the day

Tuesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Wednesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Thursday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Friday - May book an available time throughout the day

Saturday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Sunday - May book an available time throughout the day

Competition Options Can enter Wednesday, Friday and Sunday competitions

Can enter all club organised mixed competitions

5 DAY THURSDAY MEMBER

Annual Subscription (2012/2013) £700 (plus any annual subscription increase agreed by the

membership at the 2012 AGM

Membership Discounts Married Couples Discount

Senior (Loyalty Discount)

Shareholder Status Yes

Bag Tag Colour Green- coloured bag tags will be provided to 5 day

Thursday members which must be displayed at all times.

Playing privileges

Monday - May book an available time throughout the day

Tuesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Wednesday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”

Thursday - May book an available time throughout the day

Friday - May book an available time throughout the day

Saturday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Sunday - May book an available time throughout the day

Competition Options Can enter Thursday, Friday and Sunday competitions

Can enter all club organised mixed competitions

4 DAY WEDNESDAY MEMBER

Annual Subscription (2012/2013) £650 (plus any annual subscription increase agreed by the

membership at the 2012 AGM

Membership Discounts Married Couples Discount

Senior (Loyalty Discount)

Shareholder Status Yes

Bag Tag Colour pale blue- coloured bag tags will be provided to 4

day Wednesday members which must be displayed at all times.

Playing privileges

Monday - May book an available time throughout the day

Tuesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Wednesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Thursday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Friday - May book an available time throughout the day

Saturday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Sunday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Competition Options Can enter Wednesday and Friday competitions

Can enter all club organised mixed competitions

4 DAY THURSDAY MEMBER

Annual Subscription (2012/2013) £650 (plus any annual subscription increase agreed by the

membership at the 2012 AGM

Membership Discounts Married Couples Discount

Senior (Loyalty Discount)

Shareholder Status Yes

Bag Tag Colour pale green- coloured bag tags will be provided to 4

day Thursday members which must be displayed at all times.

Playing privileges

Monday - May book an available time throughout the day

Tuesday - May book an available time throughout the day

Wednesday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Thursday - May book an available time throughout the day

Friday - May book an available time throughout the day

Saturday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Sunday - Can only play the course if they pay a “members‟ green fee”.

Competition Options Can enter Thursday and Friday competitions

Can enter all club organised mixed competitions

MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS

THE MARRIED COUPLES DISCOUNT

Current Rules

A 5% discount is given to married couples when both the gentleman and the lady are

full members.

The discount is lost if either became a senior member or not a full member.

TRANSITIONAL RULES

A married couple who currently receive the 5% discount as full members will

continue to receive the discount providing :-

Both choose to be Full Members or

One of the couple chooses to be a full member and the other chooses to be a 5

day member

ON GOING RULES

Married couples will qualify for a 5% discount when both the gentlemen and the lady

are full members

Also couples who are in a formal arrangement as defined by the law will qualify for a

5% discount if they are both full members

The discount will be lost if either becomes a senior member or not a full member

SENIOR DISCOUNT (LOYALTY DISCOUNT)

The Act is clear that we cannot give discounts purely on the basis of age but it is

envisaged when this part of the Act becomes law next year that we will be able to

give a loyalty discount.

CURRENT RULES

Senior discount is given to full members with 20 years continuous full membership

and on reaching the pensionable age of :- Aged 60 for ladies (£145 Discount)

Aged 65 for gentlemen (£200 Discount)

TRANSITIONAL RULES

Senior Gentlemen will continue to receive the £200 discount providing they elect to

become a full member

Senior Ladies who choose to be a Full Member under the new proposals will have

their current £145 discount raised to £200 discount

Senior Ladies who choose to be a 4 day or 5 day member under the new proposals

will continue to receive the £145 discount whilst they are playing members

Any lady member who is within three years of enjoying a loyalty discount (i.e. aged

57, 58, 59) will still receive the £145 when she reaches the “transitional loyalty

discount age” of 60.

ON GOING RULES

Full Members with 20 years continuous membership will qualify for the loyalty

discount of £200 having reached the age of 65 for both ladies and gentlemen (see

revised Club Rules for (4B)

MEMBERS GREEN FEE RULES

Green fee will be £10.00 for 18 holes (Currently £12.00 weekdays and £17

weekend)

£ 5.00 for 9 holes

The green fees must be paid before commencing play.

“Members‟ green fee ticket” must be attached to the bag

When playing 9 holes members should ideally start from the 1st tee however members can

start from the 10th

hole with the permission of the professional (Bye law 16)

Members cannot enter competitions when they pay “Members‟ green fees”

On Wednesdays, members may not play from the 1st tee until the competition of the day

is clear however members can start from the 10th

with the permission of the

professional (Bye Law 16)

On Thursdays members may not play from the 1st tee until after: 18.00 hrs – Summer

14.00 hrs – Winter

However members can start from the 10th

with the permission of the professional

(Bye Law 16)

On Saturdays members may not play from the 1st tee until after: 16.00 hrs – Summer

14.00 hrs - Winter

However members can start from the 10th

with the permission of the professional

(Bye Law 16)

On Sundays members may not play from the 1st tee until the competition of the day is

clear however members can start from the 10th

with the permission of the professional

(Bye Law 16)

CLUB KNOCK OUT COMPETITIONS RULES

Full member - Ladies - Can enter all the Ladies‟ Knock outs and can enter Mixed K.O.s

Gentlemen - enter all the Gentlemen‟s K.O.scan enter Mixed K.O.s

5 Day Wednesday member - Ladies - Can enter mixed Knock out only

Gentlemen - Can enter mixed Knock out only

5 Day Thursday member - Ladies - can enter all Ladies‟ K.O‟s and Mixed K.O‟s

Gentlemen – Can enter Mixed K.O‟s only

4 day Wednesday member - Ladies – cannot enter K.O‟s

Gentlemen - cannot enter K.O‟s

4 day Thursday member - Ladies – cannot enter K.O‟s

Gentlemen - cannot enter K.O‟s

There may be changes to the eligibility of 4 lady members to enter competitions.

Romiley Golf Club is indebted to the Committee who have had this challenging task:-

Charles Haworth (Chairman), Mike Bury, Marjorie Healey, Lady Captain, Murray Padkin,

Phil Cody plus the considerable input from the Chairman at, and since, the December

meeting.

Charles Howarth Mike Bury Marjorie Healey

Murray Padkin Phil Cody (and a bit of Jackie) Neil McRoberts

Pictures of Blue Tit and Fledgling by Phil Cody

John Glynn, Editor