In this week’s newsletter summer arrives, tennis coaching and a long walk for Paul.
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Word from the pro… It finally feels like summer is here and I have to say it has been great to see everybody back at the club. Winter for Pro’s tends to be quite depressing. Not many people to see, lessons die off and not much golf to be played, but once the sun comes out it really cheers us up. This week has been a great example of that. Lessons have picked up, plenty of golf to look forward to and the shop is nice and full. Let’s hope we have a nice long summer and get plenty of chances to get out there!
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Improve your tennis with James
Rusty Rackets starts Thursday 3rd May with coach James Bailey from 7.35pm to 8.35pm. This is your chance to play tennis with a qualified tennis coach, but spaces are limited to please sign up in the Health Club. |
Meet the team… This week I had chance to catch up with Ben our course manager, so I decided to do a little Q&A. - What is the best thing about being course manager?
- The satisfaction I get, after working really hard and seeing the results at the end of it. When the course looks stunning it gives me a real sense of pride.
- If you could be a course manager at any club which one would you choose?
- It would have to be Augusta. When you watch it on TV looking spectacular you can’t help but be envious of the greenkeeping staff who have the chance to work on such amazing grounds.
- If you could change anything at Cottesmore what would it be?
- I would love to have sand-based greens that are USGA spec. Our greens are excellent for most of the year but that would really help.
- What is your favourite hole on the Griffin?
- I don’t really have a favourite hole. I think the front 9 is full of great holes. If you have a good score going when you reach the 10th tee, you know you have played some great golf.
The last week or so the course has really come on leaps and bounds. If you see Ben or any of his team around just give them a thumbs up on a sterling job.
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A great Charity Day
What a beautiful day we had on last Thursday for our charity day! I am sorry it was a bit hot for some, but I was so pleased to see the sun! The course was terrific, a round of applause was held for the Greenkeepers. Division 3 had a great 5.5-1.5 win at home v Mid Sussex, well done ladies and division 1 play at Piltdown this Saturday. Iona and Penny had a first round bye in the Sussex Scratch Foursomes, and then played The Neville yesterday morning and won, but unfortunately they lost on the 19th hole v West Sussex in the afternoon. Well done to you both in very tough conditions in the all day heat. My Charity Day raised approximately £260.00 for Heads On. Thank you all and to Linda for donating her Heather’s Hoard winnings to the charity, Anne for the lovely flowers, plus Myra and Meg for your help! Winners Griffin Linda Atkins (41!) and I beat Catherine on count-back, sorry! Phoenix, Sheila, Anne Anderson and Sue Ford, yes unfortunately I made a mistake! It was a fun day and thank you all for your support.
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Rockinghorse walk
On 12th May Jo and I will participating in a 25k walk to support the Rockinghorse. Those of you who know your diary dates will see that's the same day as the first round of the Spring Meeting. To be honest, I'm not sure what's more punishing; a 25k walk in and around the South Downs Way, or a 36-hole medal. Our training schedule has been long underway and has mainly consisted of being parents to two young children. Also, the way I play, I probably walk that over eighteen holes anyway. Obviously the main reason for going on the walk is not so you can all laugh at my blisters but to raise some money for the Rockinghorse. If you are able to donate, you can do so at my Just Giving page. Let's hope we have a nice sunny day for it.
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May the 4th be with you!
May 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars Day to the nerdier among us, is the date of my first quiz night of the year. Jedi Master, Christine Knight, has promised us all a Star Wars based round on the evening and that she'll wear some Danish Pastries in her hair*. Entry fee is £5 per person, with teams of up to four people. The kitchen can also provide food at a £7 per person (optional) served from 18:30 with the Quiz starting at 19:30, consisting of ten rounds of ten questions And of course there will be raffle tickets on sale too. *Not strictly true. |
Dates for your diary Due to the poor weather conditions this year, there has clearly needed to be some juggling around of dates and events. Please note the following changes and update your own diaries accordingly. - Easter Handicap - Sunday 6th May (Men Qualifier)
- Tea Cup - Sunday 20th May (Mixed Qualifier)
- Bogey Cup - Monday 28th May (Men)
Please note: All competitions are posted on the PSI/Web six weeks prior to the competition and close two weeks prior. After the competitions close, unused tee slots are taken back by the club and we find it very time consuming to deal with late entries. Your consideration is appreciated.
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Grouse foursomes The Grouse Foursomes was played on 31st March. Thanks to my committee team on the day; Andy Peate for his assistance on registration; Donald Day for bringing the cards up early morning; Martin Bolton-Smith and Trevor Pigram for their excellent work with the cards. Runners up on the day: 3rd - Peter Danton & Fred Davis (Net 72.5) 2nd - Isaac Peate & Andy Peate (Net 72.0) However, it's another win for Will Human ably assisted by Ernie Cloete with a net score of 70.5. Congratulations!
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Challis Tankard Two things happened on Sunday that have never happened before. The first was Alex Burton winning both the £75 and £25 prizes in the 200 Club draw (and he never even bought me a beer). The second was that Adrian Darker won his first honours board competition at Cottesmore. Of course, the Challis Tankard is a foursomes event, so fifty percent of it was also won by Martin Cooke. I am extremely pleased for Ady, as I know a lot of people are. A well deserved win with a field beating 44 points - well played both of you, that's a great score to come in with considering you blobbed two holes along the way! Runners up, and on any other day potential winners, were Chris Avraam and Alex Burton in third with 40 points, and David Salmon and Steve Tay in second with 41 points. My apologies to Donald Day, not only did he have to sit with me all through registration, but he had to play from some really odd spots on the golf course. Thanks to Martin Bolton-Smith for his work on the cards and the par 5 net scores. I'm sorry I forgot to thank you guys during the presentation. |
A cloudy start...
Fifty two members headed out onto the course on Tuesday under cloudy skies. The course is now beginning to take on its summer shape. Fairways and greens have improved remarkablyover the last 10 days, trees are bursting into leaf making it more difficult to get through them but enabling many of us to admire the carpet of bluebells showing through the cleared area under the trees as we search for our balls! 33 members played on the Griffin and 19 on the Phoenix and between us all we managed to raise £213 for St Catherines Hospice. I think we ought to allow ourselves a big pat on the back for that magnificent effort. |
The Griffin results Winners: Mike Hamilton and Alex Morrison 2nd place Eddie McDermott / Terry Knight 3rd place Mick Bell / David Pyrah 4th place Chris Adamson / Graham Procter 5th place Tom George / John Taylor
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The Phoenix results
Winners: Noel Hallam and Alex Henderson 2nd place Peter Lamb / Peter Allanson 4th place Nigel Tomsett / Jack Mapplebeck 5th place David Sellwood / John Oswin 3rd place Edward King / Sam Billcliff
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CVGS v Chipstead (Won 5.5 to 0.5) So the dawned dry, bright and warm. Shorts were the dress code for the course and everyone was in good spirits. The course itself had been transformed from the boggy hell of a week ago to a drying summer course playing very differently and with the 11th green also in play for the first time in many weeks.
The early dew on the greens also meant that they played differently on nearly every hole. It might not seem so when you look at the individual match results but all the matches were hard fought and most holes were won or lost by a whisker. The results were as follows and a few pictures show the spirit of the day.
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Bill Chaffe and Mick Brown won 2&1 Wes Lourens and Steve Atkins won 3&2 Alex Morrison and Ron Vance A/S Barry Keating and Paul Cox won 5&4 Bob Sparks and Bob Imrie won 5&4 David D’Singh and David Pyrah won 2&1
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