JUNIOR SKILLS CHALLENGE

There are five main skills with two parts to each skill, a copy of the tasks can be found on the club website at  www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/haverhill    under Secretary’s page. 

The winners of each categories were as follows:

Category

1 Jack Warwick (Junior Captain) handicap 0-9 218 pts
2 Jack Harris handicap 10-19 154pts
3 Ellis Brown handicap 20-29 86pts
4 Thomas Stewart handicap 30+ 124pts

The surprise of the day was Thomas Stewart scoring a fabulous 124pts even though he does not yet have a handicap! Haverhill Golf Club Juniors would like to thank the prize sponsor Mr Ted Fairhead, who is Chairman of the Greens Committee at the Club for his generosity and help. Paul Wilby would also like to thank the following ladies who helped with the scoring on the day; the Lady Captain, Doreen Darbey, the Club Welfare Officer, Pam Ratford, and Club Members Stella Renyard, Maria Mercer and also to all the Juniors who were available to attend. The next skills event will be held in late August.

Junior Academy Skills Session at Haverhill Golf Club

Junior Skills Challenge 2009
Sat 6th June 10am-12pm
Tue 25th Aug 5pm-7pm

GOLFMARK AWARD

Haverhill Golf Club has been successful in their pursuit of the EGU/EWGA GolfMark (incorporating ClubMark) accreditation and now the club will be nationally recognised as a junior and beginner friendly golf club. What has delighted the membership is that the award has been made at the ‘High Achiever’ level which shows the club has met additional criteria well over and above the minimum standards required to achieve GolfMark. Haverhill is only the second club in Suffolk to attain this status which encompasses many aspects surrounding coaching and playing, club environment and child protection and duty of care. With the club being fortunate to retain Paul Wilby as their Professional the future looks extremely bright for Haverhill golf as Paul heads up his own ‘Junior Academy’ and in the short while he has been operating at Coupals Road he has already attracted a healthy group of young ladies into his coaching sessions. The club is also a Starter Centre for The Golf Foundation.

The driving force of the junior committee who strived to gain the award was Linda Macfarlane and she is pictured with Alistair Spink receiving the ClubMark certificate.

LEARN TO PLAY IN MAY

From left to right, Haverhill Head Professional Paul Wilby and his Assistant Ollie Rush.

The golf professional staff at Haverhill Golf Club are offering FREE adult coaching during May. There will be 12 hours of FREE coaching in groups of eight for one and a half hours. If more than 64 adults apply, then more sessions will be made available. To take part in this offer you must be a genuine adult beginner, but please note that you are only permitted to one free session so we can offer our services to as many people as possible. You will be welcomed to this friendly Golf Club to learn in a fun and social atmosphere. The groups will be predominantly mixed but ladies only sessions will run on two of the eight dates and these are listed below. Please note the Golf Club operates a dress code of no denim or track suit clothing. For your safety, please wear trainers or other suitable flat shoes. For the Clubhouse visit, please bring a pair of shoes to change into after your lesson. Golf equipment will be supplied free of charge.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT THE GOLF SHOP ON 01440 712628

GOOD WIN AGAINST ALDEBURGH IN THE TOLLY FIRST ROUND

 Duncan Galloway blasting out of a bunker during the Tolly match against Aldeburgh.

For full report go to the results page.

The end of year dinner and presentation evening was hosted by outgoing Club Captain Terry Bishop whose charming wife Wendy took on the prolonged task of presenting the trophies for numerous events held in the previous twelve months. Wendy is seen with a random selection of award winners.

DENNIS AND DOREEN - DRIVE IN AS CAPTAINS FOR 2009

Sunday morning saw the commencement of a busy year for two Haverhill golfers when Dennis Harkness and Doreen Darbey drove in to take up the roles of Club and Ladies Captains. Dennis is a former Chelsea footballer playing at centre forward in a team from a golden age which included Terry Venables, Peter Bonetti, Bobby Tambling and Jimmy Greaves. The scorer of over 150 goals he was an old school pal of Barry Bridges who was also a prolific goal getter in the same team.

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2009/10

7 DAY £600.00

5 DAY £500.00

COUNTRY £105.00

ASSOCIATED £50.00 + VAT

SOCIAL £15.00 + VAT

JUNIORS £110.00

A new scheme has been introduced for incoming juniors, which involves an introductory 5 day membership for the first month, details will be available from the Club Secretary or Junior organiser.

Age Related Discounts - 5 Day Members who have been with the club for 10 years will receive a discount which will be deducted on payment of Invoice.
April 1st will be the qualifying date for the discounts. Birthday’s falling after this date will come into force the following year.

Over 70 10%
Over 75 20%
Over 80 30%


JOINING FEE ADULTS £400

JUNIOR £30

GREEN FEES

FROM 1st APRIL 2009


WEEKDAYS

£25 - 18 HOLES

£15 - WITH A MEMBER

£30 - MORE THAN 18 HOLES

£15 - 2 for 1’s AND COUNTY CARDS


WEEKENDS

£35 - 18 HOLES OR MORE

£17.50 - WITH A MEMBER

£17.50 - 2 for 1’s AND COUNTY CARDS

JUNIORS

£10 or £5 WITH A MEMBER

2009 WINTER FOURSOMES

Winter Foursomes Finalists. pictured from left to right are Chris, Josh, Gordon & Derek.

The men's Touchwood Cup was won by Gordon Price and Derek Thomas who beat Chris Vince and Josh Brown 3 & 2.

 2009 MIXED FOURSOMES  - 7th March 2009

Gerry Scott and Pauline Calmet (left) are the Mixed Foursomes winners and their triumphant margin over Simon and Sally Price was 3 & 1.

The ladies end of year presentation was well attended and Past Captain Linda Macfarlane did the honours. Linda is pictured with Eileen Kiddy and Denise Walker along with a group of winners.l/r Sue Carr, Pat Kennedy, Sarah Field and Sally Price

JUNIOR GOLF IN HAVERHILL  - 2009

Ollie Rush with some of the Sunday morning juniors at Haverhill Golf Club

Following their recent move to Haverhill Golf Club, Professionals Paul Wilby and Ollie Rush are focusing on encouraging and promoting junior golf in the area. Wilby and Rush have been working closely with the Suffolk Sports Partnership, who have funding for school visits with Tri Golf. This is a fun way for youngsters to start playing golf with specially designed golf equipment for safety in the school environment. So far the pair have worked in eight local schools and are thrilled with the interest from the pupils who are involved.?


The Junior Academy sessions at the Haverhill Golf Club are already proving to be successful, with classes running on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Saturdays are strictly for junior members of the club and an hour?s tuition is only ?1 per junior. This is subsidised by two golf days that the Club run annually to create funding for the coaching costs. All ?1 fees are pumped straight back into the junior fund for any necessary expenses. The Sunday classes are open to non members ages 5-16 who are welcome to join in with the fun, social and well structured group coaching. At the moment there are two 1 hour sessions run, with start times of 10am and 11am and these will be added to when both sessions are regularly full. There is a constant 15-18 showing up each week at the moment and booking is essential to guarantee a place and also for safety reasons. The cost per session is ?4 and is excellent value for money; golf clubs are supplied free of charge.?


It is Haverhill Golf Club?s aim to progress any junior who has the right attitude to golf to become a junior member and join in with the ?1 sessions, which are also held on Tuesday evenings when light permits. This session will last for an hour and a half and starts at 6pm. Wilby said ?looking forward I see our junior section going from strength to strength, as the juniors make progress through these coaching opportunities, with their skill and enjoyment levels rising month on month. The Sunday morning classes are a great way to get your youngster into this great game where not only will they get good exercise but learn a lot of life skills by being part of this friendly Club?.


FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT THE GOLF SHOP ON 01440 712628 

WILBY GOLF DAY JUNIOR FUNDRAISER

Paul Wilby, the new Haverhill Golf Club Professional and his wife
Karen, celebrated their 3rd Wedding Anniversary by hosting a golf
tournament at the Club on Thursday 27th November. The event was to
help raise money for the financing of a brand new Junior Golf
Academy, which is already being phased into the club for the first
time in its history.

Wilby, who helped run a very successful Junior Academy at his
previous Club, Fynn Valley, is full of enthusiasm for the Haverhill
Academy and said “this structured level of coaching is vital to the
success of the Junior Section and the future of the Golf Club. The
boys and girls of the Club will now have consistent coaching all year
round from myself and my excellent Assistant Professional, Ollie
Rush. Our aim is to give all junior golfers new education what ever
their level of skills. This will help them develop into better
golfers who enjoy the game, whilst learning life skills such as
dedication, discipline and conversational skills, needed to mix in
with the other members of the Club, who will be only to pleased to
help. We will cover many aspects of golf over the sessions and we
have already started the work as of 1st November 2008.”

To be eligible for the academy coaching you do have to be a junior
member of Haverhill Golf Club but if you are not, then Ollie Rush is
running a non-members’ class every Sunday morning either 10-11am or
11am-12pm, so you are welcome to come along but pre-booking is
advised on 01440 712628 to ensure a place. The cost of each session
is £4 and clubs are provided free of charge. If you show a good
attitude to golf and are prepared to learn, then you can enquire
about membership and if accepted, you can then join in the Junior
Academy sessions for just £1 per class. For more details on academy
times please contact the Golf Club.

This year’s winners of the Junior Fundraiser event were from
Waldringfield with 85 points (pictured below) Sean Payne, Warren
Goddard, Dick Thomas and Robbie Brame. Second place went to Mike
Duley, Graham Cook, Paul Collins and Andy Franklin with 84 points and
3rd with 83 points were Debbie Howlett, Julie Iveson, Neil Fenn and
Tom Day. The format was a stableford with best 2 from 4 scores to
count on each hole. Twenty teams of 4 competed on the day and Golf
Club thanks all who played and supported the event.

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE

CLICK HERE FOR A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

The Future’s Bright at Haverhill Golf Club

Paul Wilby, newly appointed PGA Club Professional at Haverhill Golf
Club, is looking to the local community to find youngsters who have
aspirations of becoming a member of Haverhill Golf Club and to become
part of this friendly Members’ Club future.

Paul and his Assistant Professional, Ollie Rush, are about to embark
on a junior programme where non-members will be welcomed to coaching
sessions, starting from just £4.00 per hour. These will be group
sessions and golf clubs will be provided free of charge to those who
do not have their own. The one hour classes are available by booking,
by contacting one of the golf staff on 01440 712628. The classes
start at 10.00am and 11.00am and run for 1 hour. More sessions will
be created to meet demand where necessary.

Both Paul and Ollie are currently working with the School’s Golf
Partnership, and will be visiting schools in the local area to pass
on their skills and knowledge to pupils who are interested in taking
up golf.

Paul has recently moved from Fynn Valley Golf Club in Ipswich, where
he was the Director of Golf for the last 5 years. He has also
recently been appointed as Chairman of the Suffolk Professional
Golfers’ Association, having been the county’s Professional Captain
from 2004 to early 2008. Paul has also worked for the Royal Family of
Brunei as a golf commentator and has worked with international golf
coaches Dennis Pugh and David Leadbetter (who coached Nick Faldo
during the late 80s and 90s).

Ollie Rush, who has moved from Newton Green to work with Paul, will
focus on making Sundays a junior golf day, where all youngsters will
be welcome to come and enjoy this great game and all that it has to
offer. Paul will be running an academy for the junior members of
Haverhill which will give them a minimum of 82 hours group
instruction during the course of a year.

Any non-member who shows a keen interest may have the chance to
become a member and join in with the academy to further their golfing
skills and obtain a golf handicap, which will then allow the young
person to play in Club competitions.

Both Professionals also teach adults to play golf and cater for
everyone from the person who has never picked up a golf club through
to a Professional Golfer’s standard.

If you would like to know more about coaching at Haverhill Golf Club,
then please speak to a member of the golf team on 01440 712628.

2008 Haverhill Junior Girls Open

......another great success!

Organiser Pam Ratford was very pleased with the number of young ladies that played at Coupals Road in the Girl's Open. Siobhan Pamenter (Upminster) was the scratch winner and Katy Nichol (Cambs. Menzies) the handicap victor. There were also a stableford and a 10 hole event for the younger girls and these were won by Harriet Haywood (St. Ives) and Amy Goodfellow (Gog Magog). Emily, Miranda and Siobhan are pictured on the putting green with Club Captain Terry Bishop, Professional Paul Wilby and Pam.

2008 'Men's Invitation Day'

A winner was the consenus of the members and their guests who played in the 'Men's Invitation Day' event. It turned out to be a competitive 27 holes of greensomes and 4BBB medal but nobody could top the accumulative 97 score of Gerry Scott and Ian Smith who are pictured with Club Captain Terry Bishop following the presentation of 'The Project Bowl'.

The proceeds of this years Classic have now been presented. All the donations were equal sums of £4,000 and these went to St. Nicholas Hospice, East Anglian Children's Hospice and Rotary Club Charities.
Members of the organising committee were joined by Barbara Gale (St. Nicholas) and Sue Meader (Each) with Haverhill's Past Captain Peter Bowers who just happened along to meet Barbara and present her with an additional cheque for £1,623 for the Hospice. Peter's donation was raised from various activities held during his year of Captaincy.

2008 SENIORS OPEN

112 seniors competed for this years Open which again was a 4BBB stableford played over 18holes and was won by Jim Walker and Barry Carter (Gog Magog). Their score was 43 points which got them home by one thanks to Barry's chip in birdie at the last hole.

Jim and Barry are pictured with Senior's Captain Harry Thompson

SPONSORSHIP FOR OUR SMART JUNIORS - August 2008 

It is thanks to the sponsorship of Grant Dobinson of ‘Polar Pools’ that Haverhill’s juniors are now splendidly kitted out in new shirts and slipovers. Grant, whose swimming pools, saunas and spas company which has been established in Haverhill since the mid seventies, is pictured with the clubs Peter Bowers and some of the boys prior to the Newton Green match.

For full results of the Newton Green  match go to results page

New Senior's Trophy

 

Instigated by Haverhill's Len Adams and Stan Brown of Gosfield Lake the seniors have enhanced their matches between the two clubs. Len is pictured with the current Senior's Captain, Harry Thompson, as the new shield which will be held by the winning club is officially handed over to Haverhill for safe keeping. A word of warning though to our veterans is be a little wary as with over 50 matches this summer we would not have a cabinet big enough to hold trophies for every confrontation.

RESPONSIBLE PARTIES

Pictured are two of our greens staff who have endeavoured with the rest of the team this year to present the golf course in such good order. It is congratulations to both of them who both have good reason for celebration. Carl Taylor, who is seen with Club Captain Terry Bishop, has been promoted and is now Glenn Norris's Deputy Head Keeper whilst Trainee, Craig Sisson has passed his NVQ level 2 exams.

*****
5 Star Establishment
*****

Caterer Jon Grimshaw was more than happy after opening his morning post and discovering he had been awarded a 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating by Braintree District Council. The legend under the five gold stars on the certificate simply says it all, "EXCELLENT".

Great Captain's Day For Terry

Club Captain Terry Bishop is pictured with Pauline Calmet and Jim Walker

Terry Bishop presided over his “Captain’s Day” on Sunday when he was joined by some 120 plus members. There were a number of chances to win prizes during the event or bid for lots in the evening auction which followed prize giving. At the end of a highly enjoyable competition it was “The Air Ambulance” organisation who turned out to be the biggest winners as Terry, who is still counting the pennies, is anticipating making a donation of £2k from the proceeds.

Go to the results pages for more details

PHIL'S farewell as Alliance Secretary

Suffolk Alliance (Winter) Secretary, Phil Segger, bade farewell to the role following the 2008 AGM which was held at Haverhill Golf Club. His 11 year stint is the longest any encumbent has held the position and Philip will be sorely missed by some 300 members who play competitions on a club circuit throughout the winter months.

The final action of President John Whiting was to thank Phil for his sustained efforts over the years as he presented a plaque on behalf of the organisation. He then handed over to Doug Renyard who added a specially commisioned piece on behalf of the Alliance members of the Haverhill Club. Phil is pictured along with John and Haverhill's President Christopher Briggs.

 SOCIAL EVENTS 2009 

The Social and Catering Committee have been looking at a programme for 2009. At this present time next years Fixture List is being compiled and there are some date clashes but we are assuming the proposed events will go ahead during the designated months so we have listed them below for your early perusal. 



RACE NIGHT 14th MARCH 

3 CLUBS & A PUTTER 22nd MAY 

MIDSUMMER MADNESS 13th JUNE 

AUSTRIAN WALTZ 17th JULY 

FOXES & RABBITS 22nd AUGUST 

TEXAS SCRAMBLE 4th SEPTEMBER 

CASINO NIGHT 17th OCTOBER 

FAREWELL STEVEN ............

Well we have had him since he was 12 years old so it is now down to somebody else to look after him for a while. On saying that though he will be missed but no doubt Steven Moye will be back to pay us a visit from time to time. Now he has been rubber stamped as a PGA Professional Steven has been offered a position at ‘The Berkshire’ and has grabbed the opportunity to further his career at this Heathland (wooded) club which has two 18’s and is situated in Ascot. There were a large number of members who attended his farewell do and Steven is pictured with our Presidential representatives, Chris Briggs and Peter Bowers.

DEAL - NO DEAL - the televised version

It was standing room only when Linda Eastwell’s game was finally televised. The buffet had been served and the drinks were flowing as Linda started opening boxes with resultant loud cheers or groans. We should have taken our audience to Bristol really as they would have put the studio audience to shame. The gathering in the club house for us rounded off Linda’s brush with fame and we are amazed she was able to go all those months without revealing her prize. We understand that after a small celebration she will be acquiring a new kitchen and will still be able to put a tidy sum aside for a rainy day.

SENIORS NEWSLETTER APRIL 2008

You may wonder why we have produced this newsletter for the Senior Section. Unfortunately the Company who produced the club newsletter has failed to get the necessary advertising revenue, so are unable to print the journal without the club financing it.

Those of us lucky enough to attend our annual dinner in February enjoyed a fine start to the new year with a truly fine spread put on by Jon and his staff, for which we were all grateful; and of course our thanks to Shirley for the tremendous organisation of the event.

Unfortunately our dear friend Jackie Adams is not enjoying the best of health at the moment. We wish her a speedy and thorough recovery. It would be nice to see Stella back playing again, hopefully soon. Also Mick Frere, who is still suffering back problems. – Get well soon!

I am sure by now that you have seen our ‘Flying Milkman’ (Doug Hardy) on the course, with his new machine! Don’t be afraid to stop him with any new orders you may require!
I know who I will be getting my Xmas hamper from this year!

Our season opening Day Out was at Channels Golf Club on the 11th March, was another very successful outing again organised by Brian Johnson, with 42 Competitors taking part.
The winner was Dennis White with 38 points. Second Brian Saunders on countback from Roger (The Driver) Campbell with Basil Sargeant fourth, again on countback, who all scored 36 points. The two nearest the pin prizes went to Captain Harry and Bill Lancee.

Mrs Kernutt was out guest at the club in March for our prizegiving morning.
The winners presented with prizes were:-

Mott Cup Peter Bowers
Ladies Cup Doreen Darbey
Bleasdale Cup Ann Thompson/Peter Cundall
Men’s 18 Hole Winter league Jim Walker
Kernutt Trophy John Norris

We do hope that as many seniors as possible will turn out on Monday 12th May (list on board) for the inaugural Alan Wakeman Trophy, for which Shirley has kindly donated the trophy and prizes.

Captain Harry is well into his year with matches coming thick and fast. At this moment eleven matches have been played, two of which were mixed games.

During May the Parks Trophy team, this year under the guidance of Jim Walker, are off to Ufford Park for their first round match. On paper Jim appears to have a strong team to choose from – We wish them well.

We also take this opportunity to wish success to the club’s Hambro and Tolly teams this season.

Ending this newsletter, we take the opportunity to wish Terry Bishop and Linda Macfarlane a successful and, more importantly, pleasurable year of Captaincy.

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

We understand that it was actually John Eastwell who rang the number before thrusting the phone into his wife's hand and this move eventually led to Linda appearing on the Channel 4 show 'Deal or No Deal'. Here she is pictured with the host of the programme Noel Edmonds and John on conclusion of her game. There was no pint pulling behind the Bar whilst she had a spell at the studios in Bristol where we know she had a good time along with all the other contestants. Her best text received during this period was probably the one declaring that it was really hard work being a celebrity but we believe she must have found it even harder keeping it a secret the fact she was even going to appear, as she is always pretty keen to have a chat.
Well done Linda we consider you are the star of the show and look forward to watching your appearances over the coming weeks.

............and then the snow just melted away full report on results pages

A RED HOT TIP ?

An added bonus for those visiting our Professional’s Shop these days may not relate only to your swing or the latest clubs on the market but possibly a horse going to the post in the 3.30 at Huntingdon. The Club’s professional and management team just failed to capture the £1k top prize in The Cambridge News “Go Naps” winter competition by the very narrowest of margins of less than £2. The resultant runners up cheque though which was presented to Stella Renyard by Amy Starkey, the Managing Director of Huntingdon Racecourse, has been added to the Club’s resources. Our thanks go to the newspaper whom organise the competition for 250 plus clubs in the area and also to the charming Amy and her company who sponsor the event.

The team is l/r Stuart Darbey, Doug & Stella Renyard, Nick Duc and Steven Moye

WINNERS OF THE PAST CAPTAINS' TROPHY..again!

Pictured l/r in the winning team are: Mich Calmet, Lee Chandler, Robert Scott and Gerry Scott.

The coveted Past Captain's Trophy went to Gerry Scott's team for a second time when they recorded 114 stableford points after battling against some fierce South Westerly winds and rain squalls. The format was the best three scores at each hole playing from a 7/8ths of handicap mark and what a dream start they had. Two birdies at the 1st and three more at the 2nd was certainly a launch pad for the round which got tougher as demonstrated at the par 5, 6th hole with many a player taking four shots to find the putting surface.

The playing year was rounded off at the beginning of March when Jan Bowers, the Club Captain's wife, presented the trophies to the competition winners of the previous 12 months. Following dinner the prize table was slowly emptied before Club Champion, David Quinney, responded on behalf of the victorius assembly. Above are captured some of the players with Jan.

Mixed Winter Foursomes 2008

Pictured are the finalists Gerry Scott, Pauline Calmet, Denise and Jim Walker who were neck and neck there never being more than one hole between them all the way round the course. Edging ahead the Walkers were in the lead at the 18th tee and a final hole halved with fives saw them home 1 up

St Nicholas Hospice benefits

from Past Lady Captain Jackies charity fund

Our Past Lady Captain, Jackie Condon, making her donation to St Nicholas Hospice. This was half of the money she collected for charity during her year in office. The remainder has been donated to the Blue Cross animal charity.

IF THE COR* IS GREATER THAN 0.83 THEN IT IS AND UNDER RULE 4-1 YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED

THE GOLFER ACTS AS HIS OWN REFEREE – THE RULE WILL THUS BE APPLIED IN ALL CASES.

TO CHECK YOUR DRIVER CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE OR VISIT WWW.RANDA.ORG

* COR - Coefficient of Restitution

The 1st of January 2008 sees the non conforming driver ban in force. We have yet to find a golf publication which does not carry a reminder of the rule changes concerning these clubs so there should be no reason why you are not aware of the situation.
No matter how aggrieved you may possibly feel that you have previously been sold a dud, they will now be illegal.

Apparently under revised R&A Rules there is a penalty of two strokes per hole for carrying such a club with a maximum of four shots per round and in match play it is a loss of hole with a maximum loss of two holes per round, using one is disqualification.

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FULL STROKE ALLOWANCES

Please be aware that from 1st January 2008 there are changes to the 2004 Congu Handicapping System. For all competitions commencing on or after this date the recommended match play stroke allowances currently in force become mandatory. At this stage the only exception will be in Greensomes competitions.

Any competition starting before this date and which is in progress will abide by the stroke allowances that were in force when the event commenced.