Royal Hospital School Golfing Society
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Course safety Before playing any shot, golfers are reminded of the need to take care to ensure that players in the group in front, ground staff and other people, who might be on the course, are safely out of range. Particular care is required on the 7th tee and fairway where people might be out of view in the dip or beyond the trees. |
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Winter golf To enable golfers to continue playing on the course through the winter all golfers should please use the following: - Side entrance to the first tee - Winter golf tee mats and other winter tees indicated by the plastic flags - Temporary green for the fourth hole - Temporary path to the 5th tee alongside the trees This is particularly important when the ground is wet. Cooperation from golfers is appreciated and will help keep the course in the best condition. |
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Rules of Golf The Rules of Golf can be browsed interactively on the following link: Rules of Golf |
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Course care All golfers are reminded to please take care of the course for the benefit of everyone using the course by diligently carrying out the following quick and simple measures: Repairing pitch marks on the greens - A golf ball pitch mark that is unrepaired will not recover for several months whereas a repaired pitch mark is not detectable after a week. Replacing divots on the tees and fairways - Likewise this will give the grass a much better chance of recovery. Protecting young trees - If your ball is in close proximity to any of these young plants then you must take a free drop (within 2 club lengths but not nearer the hole). Using the tee mats - To preserve the tee boxes from excessive damage please play from the mats when indicated by the white or yellow flags. Retrieving wooden and plastic tees plus any provisional or practice golf balls - Golf tees and balls are not environmentally friendly and can be damaging to wildlife and equipment. |
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Green fees Please remember when you have guests playing green fees must be paid and the guests' names entered on the booking schedule before the round. The fees are £5 for 9 holes and £10 for 18 holes. |
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New member applications Applications for membership of the RHS Golfing Society are welcomed and we maintain our friendly, open approach to making golf accessible, affordable, sociable and enjoyable for all. We have a waiting list of applicants, and we have a policy to prioritise applications for membership. Click here to view the RHS Golfing Society New Member Application policy |
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Entry To Club Competitions For entry to all Trophy Competitions those competing will have to have entered a minimum of 3 qualifying competitions in the previous 12 months. These can be any of the monthly stapleford competitions midweek/last Sunday or one of the competitions where handicaps are adjusted (not match play comps). Members who have not achieved this can still take part in competitions but of course cannot win said competition. |
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Texas Scramble competition rules The Texas Scramble competition rules can be viewed on the following link: Texas Scramble competition rules |
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Precautions for playing golf from 19th July 2021
All golfers are encouraged to take sensible precautions to minimise the risks to everyone involved with the golf course and the school to enable everyone to enjoy their golf in a safe environment.
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| Society insurance The insurance cover arranged by the society provides personal liability and personal accident cover for insured members whilst playing at any golf club in the UK and up to 120 days abroad. If any members would like a copy of the insurance documents please contact the society treasurer. Please note it is important that you pay your membership subscription on time to renew your membership otherwise the insurance cover might not apply. |
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| No Smoking Members are reminded that the Royal Hospital School is a designated 'No Smoking' area. |
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Planned events Events planned in the near future are: Saturdays 20 and 27th Apr - Holes 3, 5 and 6 closed from 12noon until 4pm for cricket Wednesday 17th Apr - Monthly mid-week competition Saturday 27th Apr - Deadline for summer pairs entry Sunday 28th Apr - Monthly competition Saturdays 4th, 11th and 18th May - Holes 3, 5 and 6 closed from 12noon until 4pm for cricket Wednesday 15th May - Monthly mid-week competition Sunday 26th May - Monthly competition Saturdays 8th, 15th and 22nd June - Holes 3, 5 and 6 closed from 12noon until 4pm for cricket Sunday 23rd June - Course closed from 12 noon to 5pm for school sports day 29th Jul to 7th Aug - Minor counties junior cricket festival Please note the above dates could be subject to change. Please send entries to competitions (fee £3) to our captain. Entry fee can be paid before or on the day of the event. |
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| Friday 10/11/23 | Annual Presentation evening 43 members and guests attended the Annual Presentation evening at the King's Head on 10th November 2023. The evening consisted of a meal followed by presentations to our competition winners throughout the year. Thank yous are extended to our captain Doug, secretary Rosie and David Stuart Thompson for making it an enjoyable and successful evening along with The King's Head for supporting the evening and also throughout the year. Congratulations are extended to all our winners and participants. Notable winners were John Keeble who was crowned champion golfer for the year. Keith Chittock, "clubman of the Year " for his contribution to the society over many years and is given with the Society's thanks and appreciation. This year we had a new competition and trophy kindly donated by Maggie Good. The Bob (RPG) Good memorial trophy played for by golfers with under 15 handicaps. Bob was an ex RHS school teacher, big supporter of the society, ex captain, handicap secretary and for many years chairman. He is warmly remembered and deserving of an annual competition to honour him each year A list of all winners can be seen on the honours board page. To see the honours board page please click here. Gordon Smith Chairman |
| Sunday 8/10/23 | RHS Golfing Society Chamionships The Society Championships were held on Sunday 8th October. Over all there were 28 members who took advantage of either playing in the championship or seniors, and a number of over 65yrs entered both competitions. The weather turned out to be kind to all, as we had originally scheduled this competition towards the end of September, but owing to some confusion with sporting fixtures at the school, we were asked to re-schedule. John Keeble triumphed with a gross score of 70 with runner up Ian Whitty 76 and in the nett scoring Jamie Rice had 59 with runner up John Keeble 61. In the seniors, once again John Keeble prevailed with a nett score of 61 followed by runner up John Mellis nett score 63. In spite of some members being away or unwell, it was judged to be a fairly good turnout. The trophies will be presented later in the season. Doug Barwick Captain |
| 2nd to 4th October 2023 | Thorpeness golf tour 16 golf society members took advantage of spending three days at Thorpeness Golf Club. Keith Chittock took charge of all the arrangements and did a splendid job. Team and individual events were held over the three days and members were changed around with different formats. The weather was excellent for the time of year with one brief 5 minute shower on the first day. The hotel and food was excellent and very popular with other golfers. Doug Barwick Captain 
Thorpeness tour group 2023 |
| Sunday 27/8/23 | Under and over 15 handicap competitions These competitions were held with 25 members taking part overall. There were 7 members in low handicap competition, which was won by Tony Wright with a score of 37pts 2nd Richard Lawson 35pts 3rd Anthony hurst 33pts. In the over 15's Doug Barwick 1st 36pts 2nd Sarah Fordham 31pts on countback 3rd Laurie Justice 31pts. The competition was luckily held in good weather in the morning. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Wednesday 16/8/23 | Wednesday Warrior Competition The Wednesday Warriors trophy was played for today. Ten members entered the competition in very warm weather. 1st Dave Wood 36pts, 2nd Sarah Fordham 35pts on countback, 3rd John Mellis 35pts. The trophy will be presented later in the season. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Sunday 13/8/23 | 3 Clubs and a Putter Competition It was decided to hold the 3 clubs and a putter competition. This proved to be quite popular with eventually 19 members taking part. Excellent weather prevailed and the competition was won by Jamie Rice with 41pts, 2nd Tom Roberts 37pts on countback and 3rd Richard Lawson also 37pts. The trophy will be presented later in the season. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Wednesday 26/7/23 | Awayday at Brett Vale Golf Club An away day was held at Brett Vale GC, 24 members took advantage of a glorious day. Everyone arrived at approximately 09.30 for tea or coffee and bacon roll. We had 6x4 balls which got underway at 10.30. John Keeble was the worthy winner with 45pts, 2nd Roger Goodchild 38pts and 3rd Bob Stone 37pts. There were x4 nearest of pins, Gordon Smith, Nick Corder, Dave Stuart-Thompson and Roger Goodchild. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Sunday 23/7/23 | Monthly competition A monthly medal was brought forward a week due to The Minor Counties Cricket Festival. Only 12 members took part which was slightly disappointing. Gordon Smith 1st nett 59, Tony Wright 2nd nett 62 and Mike Suckling 3rd nett 64. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Wednesday 12/7/23 | Midweek competition - July 2023 A mid-monthly stableford was held with 15 members participating. Colin Harvey 1st 36pts, Chris Herbert 2nd 35pts on countback and Dave Stuart-Thompson 3rd also 35pts. Only one Nearest of Pin achieved by Pete Gosling. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Sunday 9/7/23 | Tony Cairns Memorial Trophy On Sunday 9th July the RHS Golfing Society celebrated our founding member Tony Cairns by playing for a trophy in his name, between two teams; one led by the captain versus another led by the chairman. We managed to field 32 members, 8 teams of four. The format was a 4 ball better ball match play competition with no handicaps considered. The chairman's team were triumphant by one point, and the trophy was presented by Tony Cairn's son Kevan, which was a nice gesture. Following the presentation, the members sat down to an excellent BBQ lunch at the King's Head. As with all these events I like to pay tribute to people who helped organise the day for the majority. Thanks to Keith and Glen Last for formatting the golf, thanks to Rosie Stuart Thompson for providing some excellent sausage rolls and also to Gordon Smith for the cool refreshments at the half way stage. The weather overall was kind to everyone, despite a few infrequent showers. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Friday 30/6/23 | Awayday at Seckford Golf Club On Friday 30th June an away day was organised at Seckford GC, with 10 members attending. Everyone arrived on time to partake of tea/coffee and bacon roll. The format for the day was a stableford plus two 'nearest of pins'. Within the group there were a hardcore band of cricketing enthusiasts who were deliberating throughout the round at England's performance in the 2nd Ashes test. In the winners enclosure Dave Stuart-Thompson secured victory with 27pts on countback, 2nd Clive Rennison 27pts, 3rd Graham Smith 26pts. The nearest of pins were Graham Smith 4th and Doug Barwick 14th. I am hoping to arrange another away day at Brett Vale towards the end of July. Looking forward, we are scheduled to have the Tony Cairns trophy Competition on Sunday 9th July, and the summer pairs and singles knockout matches are in continuance. Doug Barwick Captain |
| Sunday 30/4/23 | Monthly competition Moving on to the monthly qualifier on Sunday 30th April, a medal round was held and 26 participants took part. Again the weather was good but the grass had grown just a bit too long in the rough, and unfortunately this encountered lost balls resulting in 4 no returns. Tom Sheern was the eventual winner with a net score of 59. Thanks to everyone for their continued support Doug Barwick Captain |
| Sunday 16/4/23 | Captain's drive in and hidden pairs competition I would like to thank everyone, thirty in all who supported me at my "captain's drive in" on Sunday 16th April. We had excellent weather and it took me two attempts to place a ball on the fairway. Catriona Herbert had placed her marker nearest to the ball and the winnings were donated to charity. The idea for the day was a fun event, and hidden pairs was selected where everyone submits a card and pairs are drawn out at random. The winners were John Keeble and Matt Herbert-Jones with a combined score of 73pts. Doug Barwick Captain |
| 27 March 23 | AGM Report 2023 The 35th AGM of the society was held on 27th March 2023, thank you all those whop attended. Doug Barwick was elected captain and Tom Roberts vice and we wish them a successful and enjoyable year. There will be a charity Captain's Drive in to launch the year so hopefully as many as possible will support the charity event Annual subscriptions and green fees remain the same with annuals payable 1st August. There remains a waiting list for new applicants Audited accounts were approved and committee re elected. |
| Sunday 30/10/22 | RHS Golfing Society Chamionships A rather wet Sunday saw 32 members turn out for the Annual Championship and Over 65's Championship. The results were as follows: Championship: Gross winner on 70 Ian Whitty Net winner on 60 Clive Rennison Over 65s: Gross winner on 80 Dave Wood ( On count back from Roger Goodchild - Doody) Net winner on 64 Graham Smith ( On count back from Steve Butcher) Congratulations to the winners and well done to everyone who participated in not the best of conditions. Thanks to the RHS Ground Staff for preparing the course so well for the Championships. Dave Wood |
| Sunday 25/9/22 | Stapleford competition Congratulations to the winners in the September Sunday Stapleford competition. 1st Place Tom Sheern 40 points 2nd Place Terry Whiting 38 points (on count back) 3rd Place Anthony Hurst 38 points £18 will be donated to Charity. Paul Unsworth Captain |
| Sunday 26/6/22 | June Greensomes Competition It was decided to have a Greensomes format on Competition Day in June due to the adverse rough situation. 16 players took part in 8 teams of 2. The First, Second and Third Place teams received a choice of a Jubilee beer or jam or sleeve of balls. Paul Unsworth Captain |
| Thursday 2/6/22 | Jubilee Texas Scramble There was a great turn out for the Jubilee Texas Scramble, all participants received a Jubilee memorabilia gift of a Sandringham Estate Jubilee Beer or Jam according to their preference. The winning team of Doug Barwick, Roger Goodchild, Steve Butcher and John Scoines received a beer and jam each. Paul Unsworth Captain |
| Sunday 15/5/22 | Texas Scramble Competition A really good turn out for today's Texas Scramble with seven teams turning up. Congratulations to Gordon Smith and Tom Roberts for both winning nearest the pin. Competition runners up were David Springate, Dave Wood, Clive Rennison and Catriona Herbert. Winners by a narrow margin were Glen Last, David Stuart-Thompson, Graham Smith and myself. The good news is that we raised £24 for the Ukraine Charity - a big thanks to everyone! Roger Goodchild(Doody) Vice Captain |
| Sunday 24/4/22 | Captain's drive in and medal competition A big thank you to all those who attended the Captain's Drive In and competition, we had a great turn out with 35 members competing. I must confess it took me 4 attempts to hit the fairway from the 18th Tee, but the golfing gods were then kind to me, and I had one of my best rounds for a while. Winners of the medal competition: 1st Place Steve Hart net 59 2nd Clive Rennison net 60 3rd. Myself net 61 4th Keith Last net 62 Wooden Spoon prize to Mark Rice Nearest the pin on 6th John Keeble Nearest pin in 2 on 11th Ray Head Prizes were drawn from my cellar to maximise charitable contributions on this occasion. Doug Barwick won the guess of where the Captain's drive on the fairway would finish and kindly donated the winnings to charity. The combined amount raised from this event and last week's Texas Scramble is £208.75 which goes to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Many thanks to all who attended and your generosity, I look forward to playing with many of you in the coming year. Best wishes to all Paul Unsworth Captain |
| Sunday 17/4/22 | Easter Texas Scramble Competition 15 members entered the Texas Scramble. Winning Team; Gordon Smith, John Scoines, Tony Wright, Paul Unsworth. Net score 53.1 prizes were a sleeve of RHS logo balls and Cream Egg each. Slightly embarrassing that the Chairman and Captain were in the winning team but I doubt it will happen again! £25 was raised for charity which will again go to support Ukraine refugees. Happy Golfing Paul Unsworth Captain |
| 15 April 22 | Captain's Opening Message I am delighted to be given the privilege of being your Captain for the coming year and look forward to playing with many of you during my tenure. Roger Goodchild who many of you know as Doody has kindly agreed to support me as Vice-Captain so, please feel free to communicate with either of us with any suggestions or ideas you may have. A big thank you to David Wood who I think all will agree did a great job as Captain last year and has agreed to help me by leading the Wednesday games and competitions. He has asked me to remind everyone that the next Wednesday mid-week competition will be 20/4/22. Other Wednesday Competitions will be 2nd Wednesday of the month as usual, apart from August when it will be a week later due to course closure. Future competitions and other notable dates are included in the events section above. Please make a note of these fixtures in your Calendar and remember that to be eligible to enter competitions, handicaps should be up to date and active by ensuring you have played in at least 3 monthly qualifying competitions in the last 12 months. Competitions for later in the year will be circulated in due course. Wishing you all a healthy and happy year's golfing Paul Unsworth Captain of RHS Golfing Society |
| 27 and 30 March 22 | Monthly competition and Halesworth awayday - March 2022 This is my last report as Captain and I would like to thank everyone for their support and encouragement throughout the year, I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and wish our new Captain and Vice-Captain Paul Unsworth and Doody (R Goodchild) all the very best for their year. I finished my year with a Texas Scramble on Sunday 27th with 24 members taking part, unfortunately Covid robbed us of a few, but once again we were blessed with Captain's weather! The winning teams were, Steve Hart, Glen Last, Graham Smith and Roger Tyler, 2nd Dave Springate, John Scoines and Laurie Justice, 3rd Richard Lawson, Gordon Smith, Patsy Grimsey and Ray Head all of the winning teams received an Easter egg of varying sizes and everyone else who took part received an Easter Bunny. I am also pleased to say £50 was raised for charity which has been matched by the Society to enable £100 to be sent to the Disaster Relief Committee in aid of all those suffering in the Ukraine. The final event of my Captaincy was the away day at Halesworth Golf Club on Wednesday 30th March. I am pleased to say 28 members took part and I would like to say we were blessed with Captain's weather once again, however my team didn't get wet but I'm afraid a few others did, hope it did not spoil the day for them and over the course of the year my record of fine weather wasn't too bad. Once again numerous Easter eggs were up for grabs for the winning teams, the final result was, 1st Tom Roberts, Doody, Chris Herbert and Tom Sheern, 2nd Andy Smith, Gordon Smith, Richard Watson and Nick Corder, 3rd Dave Springate, Anthony Hurst, Graham Smith and Jamie Rice all others taking part also received some Easter goodies. A great day was had by all, and I would like to thank Halesworth Golf Club for their hospitality and friendship. Once again thanks to you all, happy golfing. Dave Wood Captain |
| 22 March 22 | AGM Report Thank you to all those who attended the AGM on 22nd March. The evening was a great success and thanks go out to all who facilitated it. There are a few announcements and notices that are required as we embark on our golfing year: - Paul Unsworth is our new Captain and will be ably supported by his vice-captain Roger Goodchild aka Doody. Paul is well known to the membership having played at the RHS for a number of years and we all wish him an enjoyable and successful tenure. Please give your support to what promises to be a full year. - Steve Butcher is the new Treasurer and will bring new reporting systems into the Society and is a very welcomed addition to the committee. Our finances are in a strong position, and we are looking to see where we can target expenditure to the benefit of the membership and pupils alike. Membership fees are unchanged and will be due as normal by 1st August 2022. - Membership numbers have been capped and we currently have a waiting list. - The tee booking system is to remain which with the web site will identify competitions, events and course restrictions. - Major renovations to 4th, 5th and 6th greens are planned to coincide with the August closure along with work on other holes. To enable that temporary greens will be in place for holes 4,5 & 6. During the season some grass tees are to be renovated so if required winter mat use will be resumed for that time. - Can all golfers please ensure divots are replaced and pitch marks are repaired. If you see players not doing will you politely remind. - Changes are being considered to the 7th hole and OOB in response to "blind" approach shots into the green. Regardless of any changes, will all players be extra vigilant as pupils or ground staff may be present. Finally, I remind that the school premises, including the golf course and carpark, are a non-smoking area. It just leaves to say hoping this year is a full and uninterrupted one and all have safe and happy golfing. Gordon Smith Chairman and on behalf of the Committee |
| Wednesday 9/3/22 | Midweek competition - March 2022 Once again those taking part in this month's midweek competition were blessed with fine weather. The winner with 36 points was Simon Wood, runner up with 35 points Bill Hewlett, nearest the pin on hole 6 Colin Scott and on the 10th Dave Wood. This was my last midweek competition as Captain and I would like to thank all of those who have joined in over the last year and made it very successful. Happy Golfing Dave Wood Captain |
| Sunday 27/2/22 | Monthly Competition - February 2022 Last Sunday's monthly competition saw 29 competitors take part in rather blustery conditions. The overall winner on count back with 36 points was Doody (R Goodchild), in 2nd place and Division 1 winner also with 36 points was myself Dave Wood, Div 1 runner up with 35 points was Steve Hart, Div 2 winner with 33 points on count back was Clive Rennison and runner up also on 33 points was Catrina Herbert. Nearest the pin on hole 6 was Doody and on hole 10 was Doug Barwick. We now know that the final of the Winter Pairs Competition will be decided this month between my Vice Captain Paul Unsworth and his partner Doody ( R Goodchild) who will be taking on Bob Stone and Rob Collett, best of luck to both pairs. Happy Golfing Dave Wood Captain |
| Sunday 20/2/22 | Tony Cairns Memorial Trophy A massive thanks to all of you who turned out to support the Chairman v Captain for the "Tony Cairns Memorial Trophy". A total of 36 players took part and were paired together according to handicaps, the playing format was widely appreciated by all of those taking part. The eventual score was 5 - 3 with one match halved so all of those representing the Captain were victorious on this occasion. Although I must admit the Captain did not contribute towards the victory having lost very narrowly to the Chairman (I thought that was the diplomatic thing to do!!). At the end of the match all players were joined by Tony's son Kevan and other guests at the memorial bench on the 8th tee to unveil a plaque and raise a glass with a wee dram in memory of our founder Tony. Our Chairman paid tribute to Tony giving a brief outline of all he had done to get our Society up and running to become what it is today. Afterwards a majority of us gathered in the King's Head to share in memories and celebrate the life of Tony and to partake in a superb spread kindly provided by Tony and his partner Tracy. During the course of this lunchtime sojourn Kevan presented the victorious captain with the trophy. Happy Golfing Dave Wood Captain |
| Wednesday 9/2/22 | Midweek competition - February 2022 A Covid depleted field took part in this month's midweek competition, with 16 competing for this month's honours. The final result being 1st with 40 points Bob Stone, 2nd on count back with 35 points John Mellis and 3rd, also with 35 points, Colin Scott. Nearest the pin on the 6th Tony Futardo and on the 13th David Stuart Thompson. There were three 2's recorded, David Stuart Thompson on holes 10 & 13 and Bob Stone on hole 17. Happy Golfing Dave Wood Captain |
| Sunday 30/1/22 | Monthly Competition - January 2022 We had a great turn out for the monthly competition on Sunday and once again we were blessed with glorious sunshine. This month's competition was a medal format and the winners were, overall gross winner Tony Wright with 70, overall net winner with a net 58 Glen Last, Div 1 net winner with 60 Anthony Hurst, Div 2 net winner with 64 Ray Head. Nearest the pin hole 6 Anthony Hurst, hole 17 Staszek Stuart-Thompson. Once again thanks to the ground staff for preparing a great surface for us. Happy Golfing Dave Wood Captain |
| Wednesday 12/1/22 | Midweek competition - January 2022 18 members turned out on a frosty but gloriously sunny day on Wednesday 12th for the first midweek competition of the new year and it was great to see some new names on the winner's rostrum, 1st with 38 points Richard Watson, 2nd Graham Smith 34 points, 3rd Bill Hewlett 34 points (on count back), nearest pin 4th Richard Watson 10th Rob Collett. Well done Richard glad to see that handicap starting to come down! Dave Wood Captain |
| Sunday 2/1/22 | New Year's Stableford competition Last Sunday we held a New Year's Stableford competition. A good turnout saw a very close finish with first place going to Andy Smith 38 points, 2nd on count back Paul Unsworth 37 points and 3rd also with 37 points Ian Whitty. Dave Wood Captain |
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