Wellingborough GC Mag - Sept 2022

SEPT 2022

Champion Golfer

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Treated like royalty at Buckingham Golf Club

AUGUST has been an important and rewarding month for the Lady Captain and myself as
we have enjoyed a focus on raising funds for our respective charities, Dementia Sings Out and
Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service.
We have both held Charity Golf Days and I held an away day at Buckingham Golf Club.
My Captain’s Shield was won convincingly by the Lady Captain’s Team (Elsie’s) including a
tremendous contribution from Claire Guest and Helen Marriott, who also won the individual event
with 57 stableford points. For those raising their eyes at this total, I should point out that a ‘joker’
played on any hole doubled the points.
Sixteen teams of eight entered the Charity Shield and my thanks go to the Team Captains for
organising the day so successfully.
When Buckingham Golf Club approached me for an away day I was sceptical as I had never played
there and I received mixed reviews from those who had.
I did not need to worry though as I was pleasantly surprised by not only how good the course was but
also by the hospitality we received, which was first-class.
There were little things we observed and experienced there which I will feed back to our Greens
Committee as recommendations; including white lines to protect the greens and approach, ‘used tee’
bins buried into the tees etc.
The day was won by Gary Mullen (Kingsthorpe GC) with 47 points beating Andy Cox on countback,
that makes Gary the first person to beat Andy Cox this year (lol).
Clearly, the main aim of these events is to raise money for charity and our repeated thanks go to all
members who support these events and to the Organisations and Companies who sponsor the tees
(listed later within this publication).
I have organised these sponsorship opportunities for four years now and the willingness of the
Companies, principally member-owned, to support our charities is heart-warming.
These events have raised over £6,000 for NDAS and I know Sheena is equally delighted with how
the fund raising for Dementia Sings Out is progressing. Thank you all.
Roy Pouncey,
Wellingborough Golf Club Captain.

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Further success proves our ladies are flying!

LADIES Captain Sheena Markham said: “We are delighted to inform the membership that
Wellingborough Ladies were victorious over Stratford-on-Avon ladies on Sunday away at Stratford in
the fourth round of the Annodata.

“The score was 3-2 to us. This is a great achievement given it was away from home on a course
new to our ladies, plus the fact that we have never managed to go beyond the first round previously.

“We have now been drawn at home against Royal Cromer Golf Club on Sunday, September 18th for
the fifth round. Good luck ladies.

“The ladies friendly teams remain unbeaten too, while we also recorded a victory in the
Ladies Cecil Leitch Semi-final as Team Black beat Elton Furze at Kingsthorpe 4-1.

“More details of that match, and also the quarter-final are featured later in this
publication, but we now play Staverton Park at Northampton (Harlestone)
on Thursday, September 15th in the Final! Good luck ladies.

“A huge THANK YOU to all who supported my Charity Day
especially the ladies looking after registration, sales and raffle.

“A special thanks to Miriam (Johnson) who organised
the whole event while I was on holiday. We have
now raised almost £4000 for Dementia Sings Out.

“Thank you to everyone who donated raffle
prizes too - all 44 of them! It was a
wonderful day, so much support and
love for the club and the charity,
and the weather was perfect! Thank
goodness it wasn’t the next day!

“My next big day, and sadly the
last, will be The Autumn Meeting on
Tuesday, September 20th.

“It’s astounding how quickly my year
is going!

“With the Wellingborough Ladies
Club Championships having taken
place late last month, I think it’s
important to mention our 14-times
Ladies Club Champion and double
County Champion Glenda Abbott
who recently passed away.

“No other lady in the club has
achieved as many wins in the Ladies
Club Championships so she holds the record. So,
something to aspire to!

“Glenda (pictured left competing with the next
generation in the Junior Ryder Cup a couple of years
ago) was also Ladies Captain in 1979.

“She was such a lovely lady and a great loss to our
Club - we have lost a dear friend.

“Happy Golfing.”

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Improved irrigation system moves a step closer

WELLINGBOROUGH Golf Club are set to hold an ‘all members’ Open
Q&A evening in the coming weeks to discuss the implementation of
an effective and efficient course irrigation system.

Club Captain Roy Pouncey explained: “The heat wave we are
enjoying brings into sharp focus the need for Wellingborough Golf
Club to have an effective and efficient course irrigation system for
future generations to enjoy.

“Members will be aware, through update bulletins placed on our
website, that we hope to commence construction of a new irrigation
system in October 2023.

“We are currently challenging assumptions and ensuring all options
are considered and evaluated before formal contract commitment.

“Once we are ready, probably in late September or early Octover, we will hold an ‘all members’
open Q&A evening to explain the need and process, discuss the options (e.g. fairway irrigation),
explain any limitations/constraints (e.g. water volume required/available), anticipated costs against
the options and financial planning and provisioning.

“Please find time to support this event so that we ensure we get the irrigation system that best meets
the members informed wishes.”

Tap-Ins THE first Team Quiz Night of the off-season takes
place at Harrowden Hall on Friday, September
CLUB professional Simon Lilly will represent 16th. To enter, please put your team on the sheet
GB & Ireland in the PGA Cup on September provided on the social board.
16-18th as the team face a select team of
Club PGA pros from the USA at Foxhills GC. EWAN Clee has been invited to take on the
Junior Captaincy at Wellingborough Golf Club
MARK Davis completed a net level par round for 2023. He will replace Olivia Barby, who has
of 72 on his home course at Wellingborough to undertook the prestigious role this year.
win the men’s top division of the NGL Centenary
Medal Final on countback. WITH pages to fill in the Wellingborough Club
Magazine, there are plenty of opportunities to
CAMERON Black, Eleanor Hamilton and advertise during the year. Please contact the
Olivia Barby all finished in the top 10 in Club Office to get your message across to the
their respective NGL Junior Order of Merit members and visitors in 2022 and beyond.
categories to qualify to play in the Junior 18-
hole Grand Final at Kettering GC on Sunday,
September 11th.

DENNIS Rhind, Wellingborough Golf Club
Captain in 1969, celebrated his 100th birthday
recently with his family at his home in Australia
(pictured right). He proudly had his letter from
the Queen on display.

RICHARD Munns is organising a Gin Rummy
Night on Friday, September 23rd at the
Club at just £30. Those who wish to enjoy
a selection of the most popular Gins and
explore a range of the Caribbean’s finest
Rum’s, need to book in advance.

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Junior Open attracts biggest field in Northamptonshire

WELLINGBOROUGH’S commitment to giving young golfers
the opportunity to display their talents saw the Golf Club attract
the largest field for a Junior Open in Northamptonshire this
year as 51 boys and girls competed at Harrowden Hall.
Although the 18-hole competition was reduced to 12 holes due
to the extreme heat, all the youngsters enjoyed the chance to
test their skills in the penultimate County Junior Order of Merit
event of the season.
Josh Bodimeade (Overstone Park) coped best with the
weather conditions as the 21-handicapper won the net
prize as he nudged one stroke ahead of Mackenzie Warden
(Northampton) with a net 40.
With the best gross score coming from Bedfordshire’s Owyn
Pepper-Thompson, Overstone’s Jadon Pham strengthened his
position at the summit of the NGL Boys Gross Order of Merit
as he finished one ahead of Wellingborough’s Cameron Black.
Eloise Feely (Northants County) moved to the top of the Girls Gross Order of Merit after beating
home club member Olivia Barby by five shots with a gross 51, while Lily Davies (Northampton) led
the Girls net scoring on 43.
With Wellingborough holding separate competitions for higher-handicappers, Seb Welch (Delapre)
won the nine-hole event by one shot from Kai Peggs (Peterborough Milton).
Seven-year-old’s Ben Robinson (Whittington Heath) and Eloise McIntyre (Overstone), pictured
above, clinched the Boys and Girls 150-yard top prizes respectively.

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Ladies and Girls reach the summit in Club Championships

AUGUST witnessed some of the biggest and most popular
tournaments on the Wellingborough calendar as the Ladies Club
Championship and Junior Club Championship, plus the Junior Ryder
Cup, took place at Harrowden Hall.

In the Ladies Championships, Carol Gibbs (pictured on front cover
of Magazine) lifted the top prize once again as scores of 82 and 83
secured a one stroke victory from Claire Lindsay.

Kirsty Critchley led the Intermediate Championship as back-to-back
rounds of 91 earned a four shot success from Miriam Johnson, while
the Bronze Championship went to Bina Shah on 192.

The Wells Cup, which is a stableford competition for the higher
handicappers played over 18 holes, was claimed by Liz Palmer with
an excellent total of 41 points.

Female golfers also did well in the Junior Championship as Eleanor
Hamilton (pictured right, with Club Captain Roy Pouncey) triumphed
on countback from Chelsey Sharp, with a gross 90.

Cameron Black was the leading boy on 92, while Isaac Richardson compiled the lowest net round
of 71 as he also lifted the Squirrels Cup for being the best junior with a handicap of 20 or above.

The Ryder Cup, which is a greensomes team event including adult and junior members, went to the
European side as they defeated the USA by the scoreline 3-1.

Europe’s juniors were Issac Richardson, Ewan Clee, Sam Tattersall and Jessica Barby, while the
USA youngsters were Olivia Barby, Luca Brown, Terry Smith and Harry Dostanzo.

With the Monday Evening Nine-hole Junior events also coming to a conclusion this summer, the
competitions mark the end of Nigel Grimmitt’s four-year stint as Wellingborough GC Junior Organiser.
The Club thank him for his loyal service.

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Ladies team secure spot in 2022 Cecil Leitch Final

WELLINGBOROUGH are one step away from lifting the NGL Ladies Cecil Leitch title after the Club’s
A team booked their place in the 2022 final against Staverton Park on Thursday, September 15th at
Northampton GC.

The side (pictured below with caddies and supporters) needed to show all their battling qualities in a
tight semi-final with Elton Furze as they recorded a 4-1 victory at Kingsthorpe GC.

Although Bina Shah completed a 4&2 win for Wellingborough, the overall result remained in the
balance as all the other four ties reached the last green.

Claire Guest, Lema Townsend and Susan Kellett held their nerve for Wellingborough over the closing
stretch of holes, before Elton Furze grabbed a consolation point in the final game.

It was a similar story for Wellingborough in their quarter-final clash with Northants County at Daventry
GC as the team secured a 3-2 victory.

Despite playing against a team, who had finished above Staverton in their Group, Wellingborough
emphasises their qualities as Susan Kellett (6&5) and Shah (4&3) both earned convincing wins.

County replied with a comfortable win and another success on the 18th hole, but it made no difference
to the overall result as Guest confirmed the team victory for Wellingborough by taking the closing
hole in the other tie.

Defending champions Staverton progressed through to the showpiece final with a couple of 4-1
victories against Overstone Park and Whittlebury Park in the last eight and last four respectively.

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Wellingborough record whitewash win against County

Scratch League Wellingborough 4
Northampton 4
Wellingborough 8
Northants County 0 THE hosts needed to show plenty of resolve as
they grabbed a share of the spoils with a 4-4
WELLINGBOROUGH collected their first stalemate.
victory of the Scratch League campaign in style
as they thrashed Northants County. Despite going into the match full of confidence,
Wellingborough quickly found themselves
Despite losing their opening three fixtures of behind as Northampton’s strong top order
2022, the hosts made a confident start through bagged the opening three points.
Gary Grimmitt (4&3) and Robert Charter (3&2).
Wellingborough responded through Roger
Matthew Smith and Chris Howes grabbed Butler and Elliot Morgan as well as taking the
equally convincing wins, Ian Auld confirmed the penultimate tie when Club Champion James
team success by taking his match on the 18th, Northern won the 18th hole.
before Adam Sherlock added another point.
The remaining games, involving Nick Shelford
With no top division side having recorded a and Sam Waite, finished level, meaning
whitewash victory since 2018, Wellingborough Wellingborough stay above Northampton.
completed the perfect day, courtesy of wins
from Sam Waite and Jon Harris (pictured below).

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Semi-final hopes end with home draw against leaders

Handicap League - Group B Northants County 10
Wellingborough 6
Wellingborough 6
Kettering 6 WELLINGBOROUGH recorded three pairs
wins and three defeats as a narrow away loss
NEEDING a victory to maintain their hopes of for the team meant they finished fourth in the
topping the group, the men’s Handicap League table.
team had to settle for a draw at home to the
leaders. Matthew Redding and Derek Saunders took
the opening tie by one hole, but County seized
Despite losing the opening tie by two holes, control with a couple of big wins in the next two
and halving the next game, Wellingborough matches.
levelled the overall score when Aaron Tebbutt
and Ashley Connolly (pictured below) took the The visitors fought hard to turn the result their
third match. way, but despite Carl Martin and Christopher
Otterwell finishing two up in game four and Roy
With Kettering winning the fourth game by four Pouncey and Mark Hawkins going one better
holes, the home side battled hard to turn the in the next match, they came up just short in
scoreline around but a couple of two-hole wins the final tie.
in the remaining ties meant the contest finished
all square.

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August is a month to forget for Intermediate Men

Intermediate League Wellingborough 1½
Kettering 6½
Northampton 6½
Wellingborough 1½ at Northampton GC

at Overstone Park GC

AN understrength Wellingborough line-up were THE final scoreline didn’t do justice to
no match for the Harlestone club as the team Wellingborough’s overall play as five of the eight
lost two matches by walkover and suffered three matches reached the closing green in a tight
more defeats with holes to spare. contest with the leaders.

Warren Roberts managed to take his game However, former Club Captain David Hawkins’
to the 17th hole before losing, before Andrew point in the opening tie and a half from Lee
Grimmitt prevented a whitewash loss as he Hughes in game three were the only time
collected a half, Wellingborough troubled the scorers.

Scott Fleming secured the only victory on the Wellingborough 2
closing hole as the side saw their winning record Rushden 6
this season come to an abrupt end.
at Kingsthorpe GC
Wellingborough 4
Overstone Park 4 IN the knowledge that a victory, or even a draw,
in their final match would seal a semi-final place,
at Kettering GC the team couldn’t rediscover their early-season
form as they crashed to a third defeat.
WITH none of the eight ties reaching the last
hole, Wellingborough grabbed a share of the The damage was done early on as Rushden,
honours by winning half of the matches. who sat one place below Wellingborough going
into the contest, bagged the opening three
Andrew Grimmitt, Callum Underwood and Paul points, before halving the next two ties.
Redding were all successful on the 17th hole,
while Oliver Timm ensured the team collected a Wellingborough did win the next game, but
draw courtesy of a 3&2 victory in the penultimate defeats in the last two matches meant they
tie. finished sixth in the table.

Ladies League

Northampton 2
Wellingborough 2

at Overstone Park GC

WINS in the last two matches this season will be
enough for Wellingborough to retain their Ladies
League crown after maintaining their unbeaten
record with a battling draw against Northampton.

Carol Gibbs sealed the first point with a hard-
fought victory on the 18th hole against Lorraine
Gilder in the opening tie.

Although Wellingborough lost games two and
four, the team managed to grab a share of
the spoils as Captain Gill Snelson (pictured)
recorded a 3&1 success in the other match.

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Two wins on their travels for Wellingborough Seniors

Seniors Friendlies Bedfordshire 5½
Wellingborough 2½
Northampton 2
Wellingborough 6

WELLINGBOROUGH Seniors team avoided NEIL Smith and Edward Roderick were the lone
defeat in seven of the eight ties as they recorded Wellingborough victors as the away side were
a big away victory at their fellow 1893 Club. unable to turn the close matches in their favour.
Peter Hooton and Richard Greenbank in game
Andy Charter and David Rawson (4&2) and five, Huw Rees and Graham Bayes in the
David Wynn and Richard Prescott (4&2) were next tie and John Briggs and Bob Lewis in the
the most impressive away winners. penultimate match all had to settle for half points.

Two of the other three Wellingborough points Scraptoft 2½
came on the 18th as Edward Roderick and Wellingborough 3½
Bob Lewis edged to victory in the third tie,
while Chris Dickens and Peter Hooton won the
closing hole in game five.

Wellingborough 6½ CAPTAIN Graham Thompson and David Wynn
John O’Gaunt 1½ led from the front with a 5&3 success as the
visitors got the better of the Leicestershire side.
THE Seniors maintained their good form back Although the host quickly levelled the match,
on their own golf course as they completed as well as taking the final tie, Wellingborough
another dominant performance. secured the honours by picking up two and a half
points from the other three games, including a
Graham Thompson and Steve Townsend (4&3), 2&1 win from David Birkett and Graham Bayes.
Huw Rees and Ian Jolly (8&6) and Neil Smith
and Richard Prescott (4&3) set the tone with Buckingham 6
big wins in the opening three games. Wellingborough 2

Although the visitors secured their first point THE last match in the month ended in
with a 4&3 win, Peter Winder and Graham disappointment as Neil Smith and John Arnott
Bayes were successful for Wellingborough on collected the only full point for the away side by
the 18th hole, before Andy Charter and Peter winning the 18th hole in their match.
Davies confirmed the home victory.

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Sam can’t Waite to run his first London Marathon

HOLLINGSWORTH Team Captain Sam Waite says raising some much-needed funds for a worthy
charity was too good an opportunity to turn down as he prepares to run the London Marathon for
the first time on Sunday, October 2nd.

The 37-year-old, who will be running the 26.2 mile route around the capital for the NSPCC, admits it’s
something he has always wanted to do, but wondered whether time was running out.

Waite (pictured) said: “I entered the ballot for the last seven or eight years, but always missed out.

“I started thinking that if I didn’t do
it before the age of 40, my body
might not be able to cope with the
challenge.

“So, instead, I looked into doing
the run for a charity, who get
allocated spots in the London
Marathon - as long as I could raise
at least £2,200 for them, they
would allow me to do that.

“I’ve got plenty of family and
friends who have children, so the
NSPCC was the perfect charity to
choose.

“Ever since finding out I was in the
run in March, I’ve been working
hard to raise as much money as
possible for them.

“I’m approaching the end of
my 20-week training schedule,
with the aim of completing the
Marathon in less than four hours.

“The training has been interesting
in recent weeks because I’ve had
to deal with the early morning
runs to avoid the hot weather, in
addition to playing golf.

“For example, I did a 20k run early
one morning, and then played
a Scratch League match in the
afternoon.

“I was four up at one stage, but
then started to feel the effects of
the training run and then playing golf - fortunately I managed to hold on to win on the 17th hole.

“My longest run of three hours came last weekend, so I will be scaling it down over the next few
weeks. Hopefully the weather will be a bit cooler in October, although if I can run in these hot
temperatures, I can cope with anything.

“The Wellingborough members have been really generous in sponsoring my run, so I just want to say
a big thanks to everyone who has backed me.”

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Results

Ladies Stableford (August 23rd): Ladies Medal (August 9th):
Division 1: 1 Diane Dickinson (41 points), 2 Lema Division 1: 1 Kathryn Stronach (net 75), 2 Helen
Townsend (38), 3 Ellen Steel (37). Division 2: 1 Marriott (77), 3 Patricia Dawson (79). Division 2:
Sally Foster (40), 2 Liz Waine (38), 3 Pat Briggs 1 Susan Sharp (75), 2 June Smith (76), 3 Judith
(37). Division 3: 1 Linda Simpson (47), 2 Anita Chapman (77). Division 3: 1 Hayleigh Bedford-King
Royles (38), 3 Maggie Etheridge (37). (73), 2 Janet Gower (78), 3 Caroline Anstee (81).

Ladies Nine-hole Stableford (August 23rd): Ladies Nine-hole Stableford (August 9th):
1 Liz Beaumont (22 points), 2 Judy Bolar (19), 3 1 Judy Bolar (22 points), 2 Sue Dodd (21), 3
Margaret Pateman (19). Anne Evans (16).

Friday Night Golf (August 19th): August Sunday Stableford (August 7th):
1 Steven Munns (21 points), 2 Duncan Felce 1 Martin Dalton (42 points), 2 Ashley Connolly
(18), 3 Sue Butler (18). (42), 3 Alun Rees (41).

August Midweek Stableford (August 18th): President’s Day (August 6th):
1 Arran Byrne (40 points), 2 Richard Briggs (39), 1 Andrew Cox, Liam Chowney, Sam Walpole,
3 Paul Smith (38). Clive Young (123 points), 2 Steven Munns,
Richard Munns, Duncan Felce & Gary Jackson
Seniors Veterans Cup Series (August 17th): (123), 3 William Smith, Lee Pendered, Steve
Veterans’ Challenge Cup: 1 Stefan Mycawca Pendered & Dean Smith (121).
(41 points), 2 Grahame Cornforth (40), 3
Graham Thompson (39). Veterans’ Cup: 1 John Friday Night Golf (August 5th):
Patrick (39), 2 Dennis Dickinson (38), 3 Stephen 1 AJ Kang (15 points), 2 Gary Delauney (13), 3
Townsend (36). Veterans’ Salver: Winner: David Raj Kooner (12).
Robinson (35), runner-up: Tony Marriott (35).
Over 80’s Trophy: Winner: Gordon Oliphant Seniors Lonsdale 6 (August 3rd):
(35). 1 Graham Thompson (42 points), 2 Richard
Greenbank (40), 3 Lou Everard (38).
Ladies Daily Mail Foursomes (August 14th-16th):
1 Rachael Owen & Di Dickinson (net 68), 2 Ladies ‘Holiday’ Stableford (August 2nd):
Ruth Bowe & Jenny Wilkinson (72), 3 Judith Division 1: 1 Susan Holland (36 points), 2 Mollie
Chapman & Sue Dodd (72). Graham (33), 3 Carol Gibbs (32). Division
2: 1 Sally Foster (39), 2 Lulu Denton (36), 3
Ladies Nine-hole Stableford (August 16th): Geraldine Bunyan (35). Division 3: 1 Susan
1 Susan Joyce (19 points), 2 Valerie Garlick Joyce (34), 2 Pat White (31), 3 Libby Khaw (28).
(17), 3 Anne Evans (17).
Ladies Nine-hole Stableford (August 2nd):
August Medal (August 13th): 1 Denise Roderick (21 points), 2 Jackie Banks
Division 1: 1 Adam Perry (net 69), 2 Jay (19), 3 Barbara Walker (17).
Davenport (69), 3 Kevin Slaney (71). Division
2: 1 Darren Parke (69), 2 Dean Howells (73), 3 Captains Day (July 30th):
Alan Moreland (73). Division 3: 1 Adam Clifton 1 Mick Matthews, Richard Walmsley, Wayne
(71), 2 Alun Rees (71), 3 Ashley Dowsett (72). Dent & Luke Perkins (net 53), 2 Ken Birmingham,
C Evans, Jon Critchley & Lee Smith (53), 3 AJ
Friday Night Golf (August 12th): Kang, Les Hillman, Raj Kooner & Jat Patara (54).
1 Liz Waine (20 points), 2 Steven Munns (18), 3
Richard Munns (18). Friday Night Golf (July 29th):
1 Alan Stokes (21 points), 2 Ewan Clee (20), 3
Wellingborough Junior Open (August 11th): Sam Coleman (19).
Boys (reduced to 12 holes): 1 Josh Bodimeade
(net 40), 2 Mackenzie Warden (41), 3 Toby
Heath (43). Girls (12 holes): 1 Lily Davies (43), 2
Olivia Barby (45), 3 Eloise Feely (46). Nine-hole:
1 Kai Peggs (20 points), 2 Seb Welch (20), 3
Jake Goldsmith (18).

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Re-arranged Seniors Championship is no Payne for Jon

CLUB President Charlie Higgins (pictured below) had the pleasure of
picking up an NGL award on behalf of Wellingborough Golf Club after
the course hosted the County Seniors Championship last month.

The prestigious tournament, which was originally set to be played
earlier in August but was postponed due to the extreme weather,
saw two Wellingborough members secure prizes.

Jon Payne (pictured right) carded two gross birdies and eight pars
in a round of net 69 to lift the President’s Trophy by one stroke from
Chris Butler (Delapre) and Paul Bracegirdle (Oundle).

Club-mate Gary Grimmitt was unable to defend his gross title, but he
did manage to collect the 60-64 age category award.

Alistair Heslop (Northants County) took the gross plaudits by two
shots from Trevor Twelftree (Collingtree Park) and Andrew Sewell (Brampton Heath) with a gross 74.

A run of nine consecutive gross pars at the start of his round provided the foundation for success as
Heslop also claimed the gross team plaudits, alongside fellow County members Andy Billson and
Brian O’Connell with a total of 240.

The net team award went to Collingtree Park’s Liam Costello, Twelftree and Brendon Moss, who also
carried away the 55-59 age category prize. Ted Dunn (Peterborough Milton) was the leading golfer
over the age of 65 years old.

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Harrowden Hall provides Fun Day for all the family

THE yearly Family Fun Day was hailed
as a massive success after 30 children
and their families took part on a lovely
sunny day in the gardens at Harrowden
Hall in mid-August.
Social Committee Chair Andy Gallagher
said: “It was a very hot day so, although
Olympic events were offered, most
children opted for the bouncy castle and
craft opportunities, painting pebbles,
making birdboxes, and making clocks.
“Thanks to the club for hosting and
resourcing this event, including providing
and cooking hot dogs for the children.
“A special mention goes to the helpers,
in particular Jo and Dave Hawkins, and
Lynne Gallagher, for their planning of the
event, and effort on the day.
Club captain Roy Pouncey added: “I
wanted to add my personal thank you to
those who ensured that this was a very
successful event.
“Jo, David and Lynne, plus Libby Khaw
and Annette Pouncey should take a bow,
you are very special and lovely people.”

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September 2022 Fixtures (subject to change)

Date Start/End Event (1st tee unless stated)

Sat 3rd 07:30 - 15:00 September Medal Advertise
Sun 4th 07:30 - 12:00 September Medal With Us
Tue 6th 10:00 - 13:00 Ladies Pro Challenge
Wed 7th 07:45 - 13:00 Seniors Lonsdale 7 Please join us in 2022
Thu 8th From 08:00 September White Tee Midweek and beyond

Fri 9th Medal Full page;
Sat 10th 12:00 - 13:00 B Team v Ramsey from £70 + VAT
12:00 - 13:00 Mixed v Lutterworth
07:30 - 15:00 George Cup I Half page;
from £45 + VAT
15:10 - 15:30 Ladies September Medal
Sun 11th 07:30 - 12:30 George Cup II Quarter page;
Mon 12th 10:00 - 11:30 Seniors v Staverton (1st & 17th) from £30 + VAT
Tue 13th 10:00 - 13:00 Ladies September Medal
Thu 15th 09:30 - 11:30 Seniors v Mkt Harboro’ (1st & 17th) Office -
Sun 18th 09:30 - 10:10 Ladies September Competition 01933 677234

14:00 - 15:30 Ladies Annodata v Royal Cromer dan@wellingboroughgolfclub
Mon 19th 18:00 - 18:30 Junior Nine-hole Competition .com
Tue 20th 08:00 - 15:00 Ladies Autumn Meeting (1st & 10th)
Wed 21st 09:30 - 11:00 Seniors v Aspley Guise (1st & 17th) Bar Hours
Thu 22nd 10:00 - 15:00 Ladies Autumn Open (1st & 10th)
Sat 24th 12:00 - 12:20 Ladies September Stableford Monday 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sun 25th From 08:00 September Sunday Stableford
Tuesday 10:00am - 10:00pm
12:00 - 13:30 Mixed v Rushden
Mon 26th 18:00 - 18:30 Junior Nine-hole Competition Wednesday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tue 27th 10:00 - 13:00 Ladies September Stableford
Thu 29th From 08:00 September Yellow Tee Midweek Thursday 10:00am - 10:00pm

Stableford Friday 10:00am - 11:00pm

Saturday 8:30am - 11:00pm

Sunday 10:00am - 9:00pm

Thanks to all our Sponsors Catering Hours

CLUB Captain Roy Pouncey would like to thank the Monday 11:00am - 5:00pm
following sponsors for your continued help and support of
Wellingborough Golf Club: Tuesday 11:00am - 7:00pm

Stanair Ltd, Orbit Tyres Ltd, Glazerite Ltd, We Mind & Kelly Wednesday 11:00am - 7:30pm
Matters, Property Search Ltd, Central Garage Ltd, AW Flooring
Ltd, Snowden Homes Ltd, RK Electrical Ltd, Hevey Building Thursday 11:00am - 7:30pm
Supplies, Welland Designs Ltd, LMR Building Supplies,
J Sweeney Accountants, GNG Biddle Ltd, Coles Fires Ltd, Friday 11:00am - 9:00pm
NME Services Ltd.
Saturday 8:30am - 6:00pm

Sunday Filled rolls available

*The bar/catering may close earlier
than these times due to inclement

weather or lack of custom.

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