Kington Golf Club +++++++++ Bradnor Bugle
May 2016
Good News
Julie and Barry Murray the new stewards will be formally
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starting on 9 May. They plan to move into the
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accommodation on the 7 so you may see them around that
week-end. If you do, please give them a warm
welcome. Julie will be the main chef and Barry will look after
the bar. They come with good experience from Ringway and
Pannal Golf Clubs. A recent trial meal went down very well
so we have high expectations. Please help them settle in
successfully and give them time to show their best.
Diary
Kington Golf Club
Don’t forget that there is a Roll
Up for the Men on Sunday
Mornings when there is no
official comp. Be at the
clubhouse before 8.30 to get
included in the draw.
The OBAGS are visiting us again
between Wed.May 11th to Fri.
13th May - This is a very long
standing society fixture, please
make them welcome.
The club is celebrating its
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90 Anniversary this year
and will be putting on many
events throughout the year.
One of the big golfing
events is the Open Festival
of Golf taking place
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between Sunday 3 July
th
and Friday 8 – keep a look
out on the web site and the
notice board for details.
Please pass on the details
Kington Sporting Clubs event
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from Sunday 29 May to
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Sunday June 17
to friends.
Recent Results
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Pro Shop News
A double for Robin. In the April Medal the winning
score was posted by Robin Price who scored 78-8-70.
Winner of the Div. 1 was Nigel Scott 80-9-71, Div 2
Kevin Barnes 81-10-71 and Div 3 Michael Green 87-1770. The very next day Robin triumphed again this time
he scored 74-8-66 to win the Hudson Cup. He will
represent the golf club along with Sarah at the
Lombard regional qualifier at Little Aston in June. Div 1
winner Wyndham Evans 75-8-67, Div 2 Tom Ammonds
84-15-69, Div 3 Dai Morgan 85-19-66.
In the Harpton Cup Richard Mann came out the winner
with 82-13-69. A hard day it would seem as the CSS for
the day was set as 72. Div 1 winner Lee Wilson 76-670, Div 2 Tom Ammonds 88-15-73 Div Les Baker 88-1969. Ruth Alexander had the best Ladies score with 9621-75.
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MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS:
All members who have paid the 2016
Subscription Fees should have received the
following - Bag Tag except for Social Members Key Tag so that the bar staff can confirm that
you are a entitled to a members discount.
County Card for male members aged 18 and
over except Country & Social members.
Please contact David Mains if you are missing
any of the above.
Membership Unpaid: Final payment date - 30th
April 2016 - if not paid by this date your
membership will be suspended.
Found -------Kay Taylor would like to mention that she
found a hearing aid on the course (right
side) and has put it in the Pro Shop.
welcome.
Kington Golf. Club will have the use of the community shop in Kington high street in October – please save/store all your unwanted treasures until then.
Rule Reminder
Captain Kevin was
well supported by
Kington members
when he took his
team to a inter club
match with Builth –
unfortunately the
outcome of the
match was a loss by
71/2 to 21/2.
Every day when I play
golf I try to tell myself
that this is going to be fun
today. I try to put myself
into a great frame of mind
as I walk to the tee – and
then well if you are like
me you all know what
happens next!!
Deflection (in match
play)
If a players ball is
accidentally deflected or
stopped by himself, his
partner or either of their
caddies or equipment the
player incurs a penalty of
one stroke. The ball must
be played as it lies (Rule
19-2)
If a players ball is
accidentally deflected or
stopped by an opponent,
his caddie or his
equipment, there is no
penalty. The player may,
before another stroke is
made by either side,
cancel the stroke and play
a ball, without penalty, as
nearly as possible at the
spot from which the
original ball was last
played or he may play the
ball as it lies (Rule 19-3)
The new Kington
course planner is now
in the Pro Shop.
From the Ladies Section
Our news is that, although we got a thorough drubbing
by Burghill away in the Mail on Sunday, Jenny Kelly
and Iris Corfield are still alive in the Daily Mail, having
seen off Leominster at home. They travel to Brecon
next.
We haven't had an auspicious start to our friendly
matches, with the first two matches being postponed by
our opponents. Our league fixtures have also not gone
well as we were soundly beaten at Droitwich.
One success story is our coffee morning organised so
ably by Teresa Godbert
Coffee Morning Report This seemed to go well and was supported by members (40)
and visitors (8) from the Grove, the Herefordshire and
Burghill golf clubs. We made £697.11 for the Captains’
Charity from the entries ( the mulligans being more popular
than birdies!), the 5 stalls (2 new ones this year; a
chocolatier and a felter), and a great raffle. Glenmuir kindly
hosted a fashion show again for us, we enjoyed the
opportunity to see their range and some orders were
placed. Whilst our own cake and produce made the most
money, all our stallholders enjoy contributing and would like
to be invited again next year. The course played superbly
and we were blessed with a gorgeous day. We had fewer
entries this year from other clubs, so we decided to
advertise generally to give the public the opportunity to
browse the stalls, have a coffee and enjoy the view.
Captain Kevin
did well to win
the Committee
Cup with 82-1672, 2 nd came
Marcel Veillet
with 88-16-72.
More Recent results
And finally
The Seniors Away Day at Ombersley
Golf Club proved a success with 20
players taking part. Richard Elmes
really enjoyed the course – taking the
individual prize with his 38 points.
First place in the team comp went to
Derek Mace and Dave Baxendale
with 65 points, second place went to
Richard Elmes along with Mike
Stanley who also scored 65 points To
give organizer Seniors Captain Andy
Edey more of a headache third place
went to Arthur Hyde and Joe James
with yet another 65.
The Ravenhill Cup winners were
Kelvin Alexander and Mike Powell
with a 61. Shot of the day came from
Richard Nicholas who had an ‘ace’ on
hole no 9.
When asked for his
name by the coffee shop
server, my brother-inlaw answered, “Marc,
with a C.” Minutes later,
he was handed his
coffee with his name
written on the
side:Cark
An Englishman an
Irishman and a Scotsman
were in a pub, talking
about their sons. My son
was born on St. George’s
day commented the
English man. So we
obviously decided to call
him George. That’s a real
coincidence remarked the
Scots my son was born on
St. Andrew’s day we
obviously decided to call
him Andrew. That’s
incredible, what a
coincidence said the
Irishman Exactly the same
thing happened to my son
Pancake!!!
Play More Golf
Some of you can ignore this request but for the rest did
you know that according to research " the death rate
amongst golfers is 40% lower than for non-golfers of the
same sex, age and socio-economic status. This
equates to a five year increase in life expectancy for
golfers who play regularly." In addition burning 2,500
calories per week can greatly reduce the risk of heart
disease, diabetes and cancer. Playing nine holes of golf
can burn up to 721 calories and playing two rounds of
golf per week will give a 30-40% reduction in health risk
compared to inactive people.
It doesn't happen to mention what the apres golf does
to these statistics but let's not dwell on that one. The
message is clear if able get out and get playing."
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