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The 2010 Club Championship Final was held on the 7th and 8th August. The 36 hole competition was held over the 2 days. The Sunday round was a shot gun start finishing with a full English breakfast in the clubhouse.

The Captain, Bob Ward presented the prizes.

Iain Elrick Eclectric Trophy & Saturday Competition Winners

On Sunday, July 25th the re-arranged Waterloo Open took place at Oakmere Park. The original June event having to be abandoned after an early morning deluge saw the greens become waterlogged.
The weather was mixed, the early tee times had sunny, warm and windless conditions but as the morning wore on the temperature plummeted and the wind got up but they then eased later in in the afternoon. The any 2 from 4 medal competition entry was represented by 15 clubs from across the East Midland counties.

The 2010 Lady Captains' Day was held on Thursday, 15th July. Everything was perfect apart from the wind and the showers which did not cause too many upsets because Jules Twells won with 41 points! Patricia Wilcox came second and Margaret Sears third.

Congratulations also to the winners of the nearest the line Sui Lin Tang, nearest the pin – Stephanie Freeman, the longest drive – Ade Kelly and to the winner of the putting competition, Colette Mullen.

The Lady Captain, Angela Robinson wishes to send her sincere thanks to Daryl and Steve for donating vouchers for lessons, Bob Ward as the starter, Craig along with Richard and the Catering Section for the evening meal, which according to comments `was the best meal they have had at Oakmere. Joe Aslam for help in the morning and most importantly the Ladies, all of whom made her day one to remember.

A very special thanks go to Tracy Aslam along with ASDA Business Rewards, New Look and other sponsors for donations of raffle prizes, some of the auction items and an excellent prize table

Extra special thanks also to Nancy Sheffield who again stepped into the Lady Vice Captain’s position, for organising the whole event. The Clubhouse looked amazing with the blue, lilac and white decorations.

Her best memory of the day will be the kindness of gifts, cards, flowers, and the friendly atmosphere and fun which is a big part of what golf is about.

A charity raffle was held during the day and the evening was rounded off with six of the best donations being auctioned. It raised a total of £358 for the Marie Curie Foundation - this is an excellent achievement by the Admirals Ladies.

Twenty three members of the Admirals Club spent a very enjoyable 2 days at one of the top golfing venues in the country on the 11th & 12 July. The Forest Pines Golf Club is a stunning 27 hole course twisting and turning through majestic pine trees. With lush fairways and excellent undulating greens the three loops of 9 offered a very stiff challenge to all of the attendees. Pairs and Singles Stableford competitions were played over the 2 days as well as nearest the pins. The weather over the 2 days was mixed being sunny and breezy on the first day and with rain for about the first 6 holes on the second.

The evening meal was enjoyed whilst watching the World Cup Final with the prize presentations taking place at half time. The second day presentation took place in the Pines Bar just before departure home.

£52 was raised for the Captains' charity, Marie Curie Cancer Support.

Want to learn to play poker without it costing your savings? Now is your chance!

Following on from the very successful night we held back in March we will be holding another fun, beginners Poker Night on Friday 16th July in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Support.

Everyone is invited, absolute beginners, novices, whatever your knowledge you will be most welcome. The aim is to have fun learning to play whilst socialising with your golfing buddies and raising money for this worthy cause.

Instructions will be given on how to play, along with rules, types of hands, poker chips and even poker tables.

The amount of money involved will be strictly controlled. Only £2 to sit down and receive 1000 chips with only 3 £1 optional buy-ins of 500 chips allowed. The minimum you could lose is £2 and the maximum £5 but you may win one of the prizes on offer.

Numbers will be limited so if you want to come along, either put your name and email address down on the list in the club house main corridor.

As well as instructions on the night you will be emailed guidance and rules so you may familiarise yourself a little beforehand.

All those attending the annual Captains' Away Day enjoyed a great day out. It was held on Friday, 11th June at the challenging, 108 year old golf course that is Rotherham Golf Club.

Those attending, which included the current Lady Captain, many Past Captains and other club members, played various competitions throughout the day, playing 27 holes in total, 9 in the morning and 18 in the afternoon.

The Captains morning 4 ball ~ Iain Cheshire, Lloyd Young, the Capatin, Bob Ward & Clark Bradshaw	Some of the other competitors with the Captain ~ Vice Captain, Chris Wilson, Roland Eaton, Paul Tresher & Roy Hardingham

Competitions included a 9 hole drawn pairs, 18 hole individual stableford trophy competition and nearest the pins

Despite the rain on previous days, the weather was very good throughout the day. Many thanks go Keith Hallam who collected a magnificent £68 in various dubious "fines" from all those playing, all of which will go to the Captain's charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care. Thanks to all of those ~ and that was everyone but some more than most ~ who were the butt of his humour and had to contribute.

After a very enjoyable evening meal the Captain, Bob Ward, presented the prizes to all the winners:

9 Hole Drawn Pairs Stableford Betterball ~

18 Hole Singles Stableford Trophy Competition ~

Best Lady Golfer ~ Sue Reynolds   33pts

Nearest the Pins ~

The next programmed social event will be Captains Day on Saturday, 26th June. During the day there will a Betterball Stableford Competition, with an excellent prize table, nearest the pin at holes 2 & 8 as well as complementary drinks on the 11th tee. Entry fee will be £5.

In the evening, starting at 7.00pm, come along to the Captains Party and enjoy a Roast Meat Buffet, full menu shown below, and have a go on the Crazy Golf Competition. Also during the evening there will be the prize presentation for the competition held earlier in the day, a charity raffle followed by a disco and dancing late into the evening. All members and their guests are most welcome along with their children. Tickets available from the bar, adults £8, children £4.

Hand Cut Roasted Joints Of Meats
Ham
Topside Of Beef
Turkey Breast

Dressed Whole Salmon

Buttered New Potatoes
Spicy Potato Wedges

Mixed Leaf Salad
Pasta Salad
Waldolf Salad
Spiced Rice Salad
Coleslaw
Sun-dried Tomato & Olive Cous-Cous
Beef Tomato & Red Onion Dressed In Balsamic Dressing
Pork Pie
Mini Quiches
Mini Savoury Eggs

Individual Bread Rolls& Butter

Fresh Fruit Salad & Cream

Stan Wright Trophy

Ladies Spring Meeting

Masters Sweepstake

Many thanks to all of you who purchased a ticket for the 2010 US Masters Sweepstake which was run in aid of the clubs nominated charity, Fountain Special Needs School, Mansfield. The sum of £65 will be added to the ongoing Club's Charity fund which will be presented to the school at the end of the year.

The winners were as follows:

        1st Prize   £70 ~ Jan Goodman who drew the 2010 Masters Champion - Phil Mickleson
       2nd Prize  £30 ~ Mike Smedley who drew the runner-up - Lee Westwood
        3rd Prize  £15 ~ Pat Murphy who drew the last placed player on the final day - Nathan Green

Given the popularity of the event it is likely a similar sweepstake will be run for The Open to be held on the 15th - 18th July.

Captains Away Day - Deposits Overdue

May I remind all of you who are coming on the Captains Away Day to Rotherham GC on Friday 11th June and have not paid your £20 deposit that it should have been paid by the 31st March.

Can I ask that all outstanding deposits be paid in the Pro Shop using your Club Card by the 19th April at the very latest or it will be assumed you no longer wish to go on the trip.

The final £36 balance is then due on the 31st May. Given the short time in between you may wish to consider paying the full £56 now.

The Charlton Trophy 2 from 4 stableford competition was held on a cold and windy April, Easter Bank Holiday Monday. Scoring 77 points it was easily won by Colin and Julie Walkden, Christine Muse and Steven Dean. They are shown opposite along with the Lady Captain, Angela Robinson and Captain Bob Ward who presented the trophy to the winners. Just 5 teams entered this traditional mixed Easter competition.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to play half price golf at nearly 1000 participating golf clubs. You only have to play once to cover the cost of the card!

There are still a number of places left on the annual Club/Captains Away Day out on Friday 11th June.

Details are shown below on the posters which are on notice boards around the Club House.

This year we are going to Rotherham Golf Club.

Rotherham is a very picturesque, 108 year old park land course with an impressive Club House.

The day will include the following:
Tea/Coffee and Bacon Roll on arrival.
9 hole Drawn Pairs Stableford Competition
Lunch - sandwiches and chips
18 hole Singles Stableford Competition
3 Course Evening Meal and Prize Presentation

All competitions will be with full handicap with prizes down to 3rd place as well as nearest the pin prizes in both competitions.

The total cost for the day will be £56 which will include all 27 holes of golf, all 3 meals and prize fund.

All Admirals and Commanders Members, both male and female, will be most welcome to attend, so come along and have a great day out. Anyone wishing to go should either enter their details on the entry sheet in the main corridor and pay their deposit in the Pro-Shop.

“ You cannot ask a fellow competitor how far your ball is from the hole, as this is asking for advice”.

Wrong - information regarding the distance between two objects is public information and not advice. Definition of Advice.

Club Computer System

The existing handicapping software has been replaced in February as the current supplier DJB is closing down. The new provider is Club Systems International and you will be able access to their HowDidiDo web site to view results, handicaps etc. Click on the Results/Handicaps link at the top of this page for more information.

On a cold but sunny New Years Day the Captain, Bob Ward and the Lady Captain, Angela Robinson, started their new year with the Captains' Drive In. Both of them were relieved to get their drives away without too much embarrassment, though neither managed to find the fairway, no doubt as a result of all the noise and cheers made by the onlookers. A large number of Past Captains, members and guests came along to give their support.

The Captains were piped to the first tee by the piper and were led by the Club Secretary and Past Captain, Jeff Brinklow followed by the Director of Golf, Daryl St John Jones who accompanied the Clubs President, Mrs Mortensen. They were accompanied by the Men's and Ladies Vice Captains, Keith Hallam and Jackie Frith. Also in the group were the outgoing Men's and Ladies Captains, Steven Dean and Nancy Sheffield. Afterwards both Bob and Angela gave short speeches before everyone tucked into the excellent free buffet provided by the lady members. The winners of the nearest to the Captains' drives competition were, John Cockell for the Captains and Margaret Sears for the Lady Captain. The raffle, run in aid of junior golf, raised £155.

On Tuesday, 27th January, Bob Ward and Nancy Sheffield visited Fountaindale School in Mansfield to present a cheque for £1300. The money had been donated by the members of Oakmere Park through various fund raising activities throughout this year.

Fountaindale School is a special needs day school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 19 years. All pupils have special education needs in relation to their physical disabilities, but many have other difficulties. These include severe medical conditions, speech and language problems, moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and sensory impairments. The school encourages pupils to be an independent as possible.

Bob and Nancy had a very warm welcome and were taken on a interesting tour of the school buy the 4 pupils shown in the picture. The money donation will go towards a very special trip they are planning to Iceland. It will be a ground breaking adventure as there as never been a similar project in England for children with physical disabilities. This will be a unique opportunity for 7 pupils (4 are shown in the picture) to go to Iceland to undertake personal and team challenges supported by their peers at Fountaindale. They will undertake parallel experiments, both in Iceland and back at Fountaindale School and compare results via live satellite links and the internet thereby involving the whole school. The money we have raised will go towards the £25K required for this major fund raising project.

Fountaindale School is again the clubs nominated charity for this year so please help and support all the activities we put on to raise money for those who are clearly far less fortunate than ourselves and many thanks again for the contributions you gave during last year.

The 34th AGM was held in the club lounge on Monday, 14th December. The meeting was opened by the Chairman, the Director of Golf, Daryl St John Jones, and was conducted by the Captain, Steven Dean. The main business was the Annual Reports given by both the Captain and the Lady Captain, Nancy Sheffield as well as the Financial Report of Accounts given by the Treasurer, Mike Bentley. This was followed by the election of officers for the coming 2008 golfing year:

Election to the Executive Committee:

Men's Vice Captain -  Keith Hallam
Lady Vice Captain -    Jackie Frith
Honorary Secretary - Jeff Brinklow
Honorary Treasurer - Tony Crabtree
Social Secretary - John Cockell

Election to the Men's Committee - Iain Cheshire, Andrew Hall, Paul Tomlin
Election to the Ladies Committee - Adrienne Kelly

Both Captain's thanked individually all the committee members who work freely behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly and efficiently before extending a warm welcome to new members of the committees and thanked them for being willing to give up some of their own time for the benefit of the whole club membership.

They also thanked all the retiring members of the committee not only for their support this year but also for all their contribution in the preceding years as well. In particular, to Bob Ward who has been Secretary for the last 7 years.

Copies of all the reports to the meeting, as well as all speeches given by the incoming Captains and Vice Captains, can be found in the Minutes of the AGM, filed in the computer cupboard in the Spike bar. After the meeting closed, all the attendees were offered a free buffet.