CAPTAINS SPECIAL EVENT

Dennis and Doreen invite you all to play in the above event on

SUNDAY 21st MARCH 2010

Open to all club members including 5 Day and Juniors

COMPETITION

Individual Stableford - Full Handicap (NQ)

PRIZES

1st, 2nd, 3rd MEN

1st & 2nd LADIES

NEAREST THE PIN 16th - MEN

NEAREST THE PIN 8th -  LADIES

Raffle (Captains Charity "SPARKS" - Ball Sweep

£13 to include Carvery after round, Refreshments on the 10th -

Putting Competion

Please enter your names on the sheet in the hall

The draw for starting times will be made on Friday 12th March 2010

Food by prior order:
Selection of sandwiches £12.00 (serves 6), Ploughmans: Cheese
or Mixed Meat with Pickle, Crusty Bread & Salad £4.00.
Please book on 01440 710311 or 07882 042788

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HAVERHILL GOLF CLUB

NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL AWARD

Haverhill Golf Club has been nominated to represent Suffolk in the GolfMark ‘Club of the Year 2009’ by Colin Firmin, Chair of the Suffolk Golf Foundation and his Committee. The selected ‘Club of the Year’ will be invited to a ceremony at The National Golf Centre, Woodhall Spa in February 2010.

Back in April 2009, Haverhill Golf Club received EGU/EWGA GolfMark (incorporating ClubMark) accreditation and the Club has been nationally recognised as a junior and beginner friendly golf club. The award was 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. Chair of the Junior Committee, Linda MacFarlane, was the driving force behind the Club’s achievement and at the time Haverhill was only the second club in Suffolk to attain this status, which encompasses many aspects surrounding coaching and playing, club environment, child protection and duty of care. With the Club being fortunate to retain Paul Wilby as their Professional, the future continues to look extremely bright for Haverhill golf, as Paul and his Assistant Professional Ollie Rush run ‘Junior Academy’coaching sessions every weekend throughout the year. The Club is also a Starter Centre for The Golf Foundation.

For further information regarding the Junior Academy, please contact Paul Wilby at Haverhill Golf Club direct on 01440 712628.

HAVERHILL CLINCH 2009 CURRY CUP

Team Captain Joe Davis receiving the trophy from Colchester Club Captain Mike Sutton.


On Saturday 26th September, Haverhill walked away victorious after a nail-biting final against Felixstowe at Colchester Golf Club in the Curry Cup. After the recent disappointment of being the losing semi-finalists in the Tolly and runners up in the Parks Trophy, Haverhill’s win on Saturday was the icing on the cake at the end of an impressive season for the Club.

For full report go to the results page.

The team  Back row: Russell Gritty, Dave Whiting, Kim Ward, Andy Fish, Joe Davis, Dave Perrett, Robert Rudge, Harvey Bavester & Eamonn Bareham, front row: Andy Craig, Gerry Scott, Graham Ashcroft & Lee Chandler.

  BUSY FORTNIGHT AT HAVERHILL 

Curry Cup semi final winners

Ladies' Club Champion, Pat Kennedy

Winner of the Haverhill Golf Club Pro-Am, Mark Baker (Colchester Golf Club)

Winning team, Stuart Brown (Orton Meadows), Glyn Davies, Tabitha Brain & Lewis Whiting

It has been a busy fortnight of fixtures at Haverhill Golf Club, that included The PGA East Region Pro-Am, two Junior Fundraising events, Ladies’ Club Championship and the Curry Cup semi-final. For full reports please go to our results page

During the summer there have been three Junior Fundraising events for the Junior Section and Junior Academy including Foxes and Rabbits. Pictured above left are winning Fox and Rabbit, Lewis Whiting with his partner Tia, and on the right they are together with the ‘Best Rabbit’ Mrs C Amies, who had a score of 20 putts.There were 92 participants and the day was very well supported. On The August Bank Holiday there was a team of 3 Stableford Event. Three teams shared the top score of 108pts, but the winners on countback were Karen Wilby, Chris Vince and Lyn Fish. The individual winner from the Juniors was Stephen Boyles with a fantastic score of 44pts. The Wilby Anniversary Day held on 3 September was also a big success with 18 teams competing. The runaway winners with an outstanding score of 94pts were Colin Bradnam, Daniel Bradnam, Keith Donno and Peter Garner.

Together the funds raised were over £1700 for the Junior Section and Junior Academy,
so a BIG thank you to all who took part or who sponsored these events.

FULL RESULTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE RESULTS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE.

Winner of 2009 Club Championship, Andrew Bareham. (Left)

(Right)Marcus MacNamara, winner of 2009 Spencer Tatum Cup being
presented by Spencer Tatum.

(Left) Completing a family double, Eamonn Bareham (Senior Club Champion) with son Andrew (Club Champion) with Marcus MacNamara.

(Right) Jack Warwick, Club Champion runner up.

CHRIS WINS AT THETFORD

Chris Vince, one of Haverhill Golf Club's up and coming juniors, has won the Thetford Open which was held on Wednesday 5th August. Chris, who plays off a handicap of 6, finished with a gross score of 75, nett 69. Head of Haverhill Junior Academy, Paul Wilby commented "I am delighted with the progress that Chris has made over the last 6 months. Having made a small swing change only 3 weeks ago, he has obviously applied this information well, which is down to his hard work and dedication to the game."

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

FREE GOLF LESSONS FOR UNDER 16s

With the School Summer Holiday on the horizon, the Golf Professionals at Haverhill Golf Club, Paul Wilby and Ollie Rush are providing yet more ways for young people to try golf. Along with their already successful Sunday morning Junior Academy, where children can book an hour long lesson in a friendly and social environment for only £4.00, there is now a chance for junior beginners to come along and enjoy a FREE 1 1/2 HOUR GROUP LESSON during the summer holidays, between MONDAY 10th and FRIDAY 14th AUGUST. The time of each session is detailed below.

These 11/2 hour sessions will be open to under 16s who are not a member of the Golf Club. There are 80 places on offer and booking will be essential to guarantee a place. Please note that we have a dress code at the Golf Club: no blue denim, shirts must have a collar and trainers are to be worn for safety reasons. Equipment is supplied free of charge.

FREE GOLF LESSONS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

During the weekend of 22nd and 23rd August the Golf Professionals at Haverhill Golf Club are
offering a FREE 1 HOUR LESSON for up to 8 family and friends. A minimum of 4 adults must be in attendance at each session. The times of these lessons are detailed below and will be booked on a first come first served basis. You will need to pre-pay a £20 deposit which will be returned in full once you have had your free lesson, and as long as 4 adults are present in your party.

These 1 hour sessions are open to anyone who is not a Member of Haverhill Golf Club and are either a beginner or newcomer to the game of golf.

Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August
9.00am - 10.00am
10.30am - 11.30am
12.00pm - 1.00pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm
3.00pm - 4.00pm
4.30pm - 5.30pm

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

PROUD WEEK FOR HAVERHILL GOLF CLUB

What a week it has been for the golf staff at Haverhill Golf Club. Ollie Rush has become the 2009 Del Bower Suffolk Assistant’s Champion, winning in style via a play off. Ollie had scores of 73 and 74 at a testing and very windy Hintlesham Golf Club, finishing equal with Ryan Wingate of Ipswich Golf
Club (Purdis Heath) and formerly a Junior Member at Haverhill Golf Club and Assistant at Saffron Walden. A birdie at the first play off hole secured Ollie’s first Professional win and afterwards he said “I am thrilled to have won this prestigious event, sponsored by Mr Del Bower (Suffolk PGA President,
and Mr Tony Garnett (Suffolk PGA Secretary) and thank them for their support. I would like to thank my long game coach, Stuart Robertson (Ufford Park) and Paul Wilby (Haverhill Golf Club) for my short
game and also my sponsors, Atlantic Health & Spa. The course at Hintlesham was in excellent condition and helped the scoring on a difficult day.”
Harry Mills, who has been a junior member at Haverhill for 6 years and plays off a handicap of 3, has successfully opened the door to the world of Professional Golf by passing his PGA Playing Ability test
over 36 holes at Bishops Stortford Golf Club. He can now start the process of turning professional and taking a Birmingham University Degree Course in golf, which will take 3-4 years to complete before becoming a full member of the Professional Golfers’ Association. Harry said “I am delighted
with my qualification rounds and I’m looking forward to playing as a Professional Golfer. We have our PGA East Region Pro-Am here on 28th August and I am hopeful that I will be eligible to play as a
Professional and not as an amateur in this event. I would like to thank Haverhill Golf Club for their support over the last 6 years and look forward to being of service for many years to come.” Paul Wilby the Club Professional commented “I am very proud of my team, who have achieved significant steps forwards in their own careers. The boys work very hard and are a great asset to myself and to the Golf Club. I look forward to the future development of these two promising Assistant Professionals and I’m very happy with their commitment with the day-to-day running of the Golf Club
and the service they provide to our Members.

From left to right, Ollie Rush, 2009 Suffolk Assistants’ Champion, Haverhill Head Professional Paul Wilby and Assistant Harry Mills

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.

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