Golf Society
Our July golf day involved a welcome return to Ifield golf club in Sussex which has always been a popular venue with all our players. The day comprised of our usual individual stableford event with Mark James coming out as the winner with an excellent 39 points. Carlo Barbieri finished in second place on 38 points and Gavin Hall third with 36 points. Mark Cresswell won the nearest the pin prize and Mark Harrop the longest drive.
The September golf day was held at a new venue for the society, Redlibbets in Kent. 12 players took part in the day going out in groups of 3 with Mark Dunn taking the honours on 36 points. In second place was Sam Armadass on 33 and third after countback, Steve Stockham also on 33 points. The nearest the pin prize went to Mark Cresswell with Steve Stockham getting nearest the pin in two and Mark Harrop collecting the longest drive prize. An excellent day with a planned return in 2025.
The Society held its first awayday event in September with a trip to Manor of Groves golf club in Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire. The event was attended by 12 of the society with two rounds of golf and an overnight stay included. A team competition was held on each day with Society captain Brian Skilton and vice captain Wayne Catlin looking after their teams. The weather was kind to us and everyone had an enjoyable time. It is hoped to run a similar event next year.
Mark Harrop and Steve Stockham were our representatives at this years HASSRA nationals which were held at Warwick University in September. Both players put on a good display but were unable to take home any of the prizes.
The final golf day of the season was a return to Surrey National golf club for our Captains Day. 15 players attended the day which not only involved our usual individual stableford but also a team event. The team event was won by Mark James, Mark Dunn, Paul Fuller, Steve Stockham and Paul Youens. The nearest the pin prize went to Mark Dunn, with Brian Skilton getting nearest the pin in two and Sam Armadass the longest drive. The main event for the Captains Day trophy was appropriately enough won by the Captain, Brian Skilton with 37 points. Runner up was Mark Dunn and third place went to Gavin Hall.
We look forward to another enjoyable golfing year in 2025 where are planning to hold 6 golf days and an awayday. Full details will be available on the HASSRA website in the near future. Anyone interested in joining the society, whether a regular player or beginner, should contact Richard Mole on digger.mole@hotmail.co.uk for further details.
If you are interested in the HASSRA South East Golf Society...
HASSRA South East has a thriving Golf Society which is open to any HASSRA South East member to join. Whether you are new to the game, an established player or somewhere in between, why not come along to one of our golf days for an enjoyable day out with a great group of people.
What can you expect? Well, all seven of the golf days below include coffee/bacon roll, 18 or 27 holes of golf followed by a one course meal. The cost for the golf day to each member is generally between £30 and £40 per person per event dependent upon the charge made by the individual golf club.
We currently enter teams in matches against other Regions and in CSSC events. With the help of the HASSRA grant we support the cost for all events to varying degrees to make them good value for money for the players.
Players can also qualify as part of the SE team at the HASSRA national event each year via our qualifying golf day. We try and arrange our golf days somewhere along the M25 corridor south of London as we have a large area to cover. We encourage car sharing to help keep costs down as current players come from most parts of the Region.
A taster day for anyone interested is planned for later in the year.
We welcome HASSRA members of all standards so, if you are an enthusiastic golfer or simply interested in finding out if golf is for you please get in touch for more details!
For anything you need to know please Click here to contact Richard Mole