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Romiley Golf Club
Newsletter December 2013
Our PGA Head Professional, Alex White, has had the good news that
he has been asked to represent Foremost and RGC in next year’s
editions of the National Club Golfer magazine. In this he will offer
tips and advice on how to improve their readers’ golf in their tuition
section. Alex will fly off to Spain for 5 days in February for a
photoshoot where all the pictures will be done for the year’s editorial
content. It is a great honour to have been picked from within the
group’s 1000 or so professionals. It is also a great opportunity for our
club to get our name out and about to a wider audience.
Alex White
Vets’ 9 hole Stableford Competition, Friday 6th December 2013
Winner: Paul Trafford 19 pts 2nd Bill Swindells 16 pts cpo 3rd Keith Selby 16 pts
Texas Scramble, Team of 2, Saturday, 7th December 2013
Winners: Mark Kitchen & Mark Stopford 48.2
2nd John Allman & Roly Hewitt 48.4 3rd Daniel Pearson & Graeme Nuttall 49.0
Jack Thomasson - Superstar!
Earlier this year your editor was intrigued by a little note by someone called Jack
Thomasson on the Vets’ Notice Board asking if any vets could play with a newcomer. There
was, however, a problem. He could not speak! I got the address from the office to find that
Jack lived on the same estate as myself. Off I went and met Jack and he joined our table for
the Vet’s Dinner last July.
“How did you lose your voice, Jack?” I asked. “A stroke in October 2009,” wrote Jack. “So
what did you do?” I continued. And Jack scribbled on his ever-present pad “I was a
professional singer!”
I must admit that I was stopped in my tracks and our
whole table fell silent. Jack grinned and scrawled, “Don’t
worry. Used to it now.”
And so Jack’s story came out. He was a Tom Jones - style
singer; big and raunchy, starting out in 1964. He has sung
all over the world - UK, Spain, Portugal, Gambia to name
a few.
He spent 7 years on the I.O.M. with the Ivy Benson Band.
Jack has been in shows with Shirley Bassey, Tommy
Cooper, Anne Shelton, Lisa Rosa and Matt Munro. I am
sure that many of you will have seen Jack as a compere at
many night clubs; Dino’s, Mr. Smith’s Cabaret Club,
Poco-a-Poco and the Offerton Palace.
Jack’s indomitable spirit has shone through as he joined
our club’s Taster sessions (thanks to Steve Shiels) in an
effort to get fit by walking. So Jack gets the bus or walks
to the club and getting a locker has made life a lot easier.
Jack is off 28 but..... watch out. He is playing really well.
Jack Thomasson
RGC Children’s Christmas Party – Saturday 7th December 2013
The pitter patter of tiny (and not so tiny ) feet was heard when our children and
grandchildren arrived for the Christmas Party at RGC . Initially they were
given lots of balloons with which they proceeded to batter each other as well as
anyone or anything else in range. Then to our rescue came the “Amazing
Stephen” who proceeded to keep them entertained for the next hour or so with
hilarious stories, jokes, games and a very rude reindeer who had us all in fits of
laughter.
Now it was time for the star of the show. The lights were turned down and
everyone gathered at the windows to watch. Suddenly there was a cry... “I can
see him!” and yes, faintly at first, but soon as bright as day, the lights on his
sleigh appeared. “It’s Father Christmas!” shouted one young lady, and of
course, it was. Within minutes Santa had mounted the stairs and made his way
to the special chair, where he was surrounded by a horde of excited children.
One by one, as their names were called the children approached him with
expectation and joy in their eyes to receive their gift. But soon the excitement
faded and tiredness began to show with yawning mouths and blinking eyes as
the children tried their best to fight it off. Mums and Dads began to dress their
sons and daughters ready for the drive home.
“Good-bye, Santa,” they said, “don’t forget to visit us soon” and off they went,
tired but happy after another wonderful Romiley Golf Club Christmas Party.
And Santa
disappeared
in a flash of light.
Opens Committee
Our Chairman, Neil McRoberts, is pleased to announce that a new Opens
Committee has now been formed.
Mike Bury, Chairman
Geoff Fisher Andrew Reed Pam Cunnington
Am-Am Men’s Senior Opens Ladies Team Open
Janet Worthington Paul Wagstaff Janet McRoberts
Mixed Opens Kinsey Salver Men’s Singles Open Ladies’ Singles Open
The main objective of the Committee is firstly to ensure that all our visitors enjoy
their day at Romiley Golf Club and secondly, if possible, increase the very important
income streams of our Opens and our Am-Am.
Past Lady Captains’ Christmas Lunch, Tuesday, 9th December 2013
Karen Hooley, this year’s President of the Past Lady Captains, invited all Past
Lady Captains to Christmas lunch at the Club on Tuesday, 9th December.
Turkey and all the trimmings, pudding, crackers, wine - the complete works,
and very good it was too, thanks to Heather.
It wasn’t Christmassy outside, no snow yet, but the spirit inside was certainly
festive with lots of toasts to Christmas, absent friends, good health, RGC, this
year, next year—any excuse that could be concocted. A good time was had by
all!
All the Past Lady Captains above (except the one taking the photograph and contributor i.e.
Audrey Jones). To the front, this year’s President, Karen Hooley, and next year’s President,
Pam Cunnington.
Winter Work on the Course
An amazing amount of wood,
brash, tree limbs and trees has
accumulated over the last few
months. Rather than moving it all
to one place and setting it on fire
(your editor’s option of choice!) a
chipper was hired for a week and a
small band of vets joined the green
keepers in doing the work. By the
end of mid week most had been
done and several areas benefited
from the chippings.
Ladies 14 Hole Stableford, Thursday 12th December, 2013 First Division
Winner: Irene Barrow 22 pts 2nd Anne Ludford 18 pts 3rd Rebecca Byle 17 pts
Second Division
Winner: Anne Harrison 23 pts 2nd Jacquie Purcer 13 pts 3rd Glynis Hunt 12 pts
Incoming Chairman and Vice Chairman of The Vets’ Section 2013 / 2014
Peter Howcroft - Chairman Keith Selby - Vice Chairman
Christmas Cheer Friday 13th December 2013 Christmas Cheer Friday 13th December 2013
Gordon Harman on trombone and his
friend, Ian Warrington on keyboard,
provided a delightful mix of Christmas
songs, traditional carols and some real
classics. Gordon’s rendition of that
favourite Xmas song “Summertime”
received rapturous applause. Fortunately
for Gordon and Ian they could not hear
the singing which has been better. Very
few were keen to have the microphone
hover near them in an effort to find a
voice. Your editor is certainly no Gareth
Malone
A very happy Mr. Captain with Sally Chris and Rachel Broster, as
organisers, were pleased with the
superb and warm ambience of the
event. Their gentle quiz of 20 questions
was just right. Chris could not have
foreseen that the tiebreaker question
took longer than all the questions
together. Jan Harman, Tricia Warrington
and Alison Reed on the front row as
cheer leaders for the dynamic duo.
Jack and Joan Badrock, June and Mike
Bury and Val McKinnock, supported by
Alex Burgess, were the most enthusiastic
singers in the room.
The truth of the
matter is that
Gordon and Ian
e n j o y e d t h e
evening more
than anyone!
The Christmas Draw & 9 hole Competition Sunday 15th December 2013
On a grey Sunday morning we assembled in the car park, waiting until all our team
members arrived. Got the card from the assistant pro, checked he’d put the correct
handicaps on it and began to make our way to the prescribed tee. In our case this was the
14th which was pretty good as finishing on the 13th wasn’t quite the hike we had last year
when we finished on the 12th!! While waiting for the horn to blow we chatted aimlessly about
where we’d been the night before and how many tickets we’d bought for the draw etc......
Riveting!! Eventually the sound of the horn reached us and off we went. 9 holes later,
finishing with a total blob on the 13th, we wandered back to the clubhouse where I realised
I’d scored the card starting from the 10th and had to borrow a biro from behind the bar to re
-write it. As usual we were last in and the gannets were already gathering outside the door to
the downstairs lounge where the brunch was to be served. We found a table hidden away in a
corner, ordered some drinks and staggered down the stairs to collect our rations. After
successfully locating our table again, we settled down and began to eat.
First up was the prize giving for the winners of the front and back nines. The winners were
Carl Pannett’s team with 50 points on the front nine. Yes. I did say 50 points, and that was
a cpo.
While on the back nine with an amazing 48 points were the Vice Captain and Alison with
Barbara Leith and Al Martin. Then came the Christmas draw.
Forty two tickets Rachel and I had between us and did we win anything? Not a sausage. Not
that I’m bitter. Good luck and well done to all the prize winners especially June Bury who
won the top prize of a brand new Motocaddy, which Mike immediately claimed. Sorry, give
me a minute while I prise my teeth apart with a crowbar.
After the draw the usual formalities took place, thanking all those who organised the day
and those who had sold and bought tickets, the providers of food and drink and everyone
who had turned up to make it a really pleasant and successful day.
When I got in, I checked our lottery ticket from the night before. We hadn’t won that either.
Chris Broster
Al Martin had to
nip off after the
game!
Old Time Music Hall comes to Romiley
For the Christmas party this year the ladies’ of RGC stepped back in time to the Victorian
era and Old Time Music Hall days, complete with compere Leonard Sachs (aka June Levy).
The costumes were wonderful. The ladies are so talented and looked amazing. The hats of
all shapes and sizes were superb and bustles abounded.
Not only did the ladies dress for the occasion but many trod the boards (front of the
fireplace) and entertained the audience with various antics, including a black and white
optical illusion dance which had to be seen to be believed (Irene Barrow, Lady Captain,
Lynn Schofield, Lynn Nuttall, Audrey
Jones, Chris Holland, Frances West and
Glynis Hunt), Burlington Bertie (Liz
Wilde), Bustles at dawn (Audrey and
Chris), a rousing chorus of music hall
sing-along songs led by Janet Godfrey,
Liz Boycott, Alison Cooke and Marjorie
Chandler, an absolutely hilarious
rendition of Joyce Grenfell’s Stately as a
Galleon from Val McKinnon and a
fabulous performance of the Laughing
Policeman by Francine Walburn and
Jane Hawke where the audience nearly
laughed until they cried, never mind the
policeman. RGC ladies have so many
hidden talents.
Winner of the Best Hat
competition was Lady
Captain, who, despite
feeling unwell and
missing the food, stayed
until the end and literally
lit up the evening.
Don’t ask what’s going on, but I’m sure
alcohol played no small part!
Ladies’ Bonanza, 19th December, 2013
Lots of prizes on offer, plus a beautiful blue sky, brought 34 ladies out to play in the
Bonanza, the last competition of the year. Mulled wine and mince pies, plus turkey
muffins and chips, probably helped to entice the ladies onto the course, though some may
have regretted the decision when the sun hid behind the clouds and the temperature
plummeted for the last few holes. The format was a Stableford, draw for partners,
shotgun start and, thankfully, it was only 9 holes.
Pauline Whitehead and Anne Ludford modelled their Christmas jumpers, in Anne’s case
a hand knitted “designer” work of art which was worn proudly with her Christmas hat
for the presentation. And very nice they were too!
Winner, 17 points,
Janet McRoberts
2nd, cpo with 16 points,
Angela Slate
3rd with 16 points,
Anne Ludford
4th, cpo on 15 points,
Audrey Jones
Lady Captain, Anne Harrison, with 5th
prize winner, Beryl Reade., also on 15
There were 10 prizes and the other winners were:
6th Liz Wilde, 15; Val MacKinnon, 14; Debs Kershaw, 14; Gill Walker, 14; and
Angela Wheeler, 14.
Team of 4 Stableford Saturday 21st December 2013
Winners: Roly Hewitt , John Allman, Gary Williams, Graham Whitehead 76 pts
2nd: Al Martin, David Bailey, Colin Davies, Duncan Challen 75 pts
Grand Prize Draw - December
Winner: Sandra Hewitt 2nd: Dave Bowden 3rd: Alison Reed
The winners of the Grand Prize Draw for December with its extra money show their delight.
Faces suffused with the incandescent glow from the joy of winning. Congratulations. They
were winners and the club is a winner.
Boxing Day 9 Hole Comp & Prize Draw Thursday 26th December 2013
On Boxing Day, we all turned up, to meet our friends and play.
The air was clear, the wind was high and the mood was bright and gay.
With handsome men and gorgeous girls, the tee was like a fashion show
With all those jumpers, hats and stuff we really cut a dash ho ho!
So off we drove, balls everywhere, some even on the fairway.
It wasn’t long before I thought, “I ‘m having a bad hair day!!”
Nine holes later and ten balls lost, with clubs chucked in the locker,
We climbed the stairs and hit the bar which, by then, was chocker.
“Two Peroni’s and two wines,” I said and handed over a twenty.
“Is that enough?” I asked the lad. “Oh yes!” he said, “That’s plenty”
The winners were announced and in first place, was the lovely Audrey,
Who when it comes to playing golf could never be called tawdry.
In second place, Alex Barber Bennett and Glynis Hunt who both had the same score.
They must have had a super round of that you can be sure.
When all the scores had been read out and all the prizes taken,
We ate our meal of eggs and chips and lovely crispy bacon.
Another great day was had by all; another one to remember.
Come on you lot, let’s do it again, it’ll soon be next December!!!
Winner: Audrey Jones 2nd Alex Barber Bennett 3rd Glynis Hunt
Chris Broster
Poet Laureate
RGC
Men’s 4BBB Stableford 14 holes Saturday 28th December 2013
Winners: Steve Harrison & Alan Walker 35 pts
2nd Bob Simpson & Martin Clark 34 pts 3rd Colin Davies & Dave Bailey 34 pts
On that day, a rainbow.
Romiley Little Theatre presents
“A Night at the Theatre” At RGC
Saturday 22nd February 2014 Curtain up at 7.30 p.m.
Doors open from 6.30 p.m. £5 a ticket - available behind the bar!
Actors from Romiley Little Theatre will perform a varied selection of sketches, monologues and readings from well-known authors like Shakespeare, Alan Bennett, Joyce Grenfell and others. There will be a raffle and a new goods stall.
Proceeds to St. Anne’s Hospice and RLT.
Trolley Store Refurbishment
Ken Cooper, Director of House, has instituted
a refurbishment of the trolley store. As can be
seen from the photo, gear and equipment had
been strewn around causing damage to the
heating pump.
If you have a trolley in the store and have not
removed it you will find it at the Greens Shed.
The end product will ensure the safe storage
of members’ trolleys, protect our heating
system and provide a few more spaces.
New Year’s Eve 2013 – Romiley Golf Club
What a super night! One arrived to the sound of bottles of bubbly popping open and
the sight of beautiful ladies in beautiful dresses escorted by good looking guys in
dinner suits. Was I really at Romiley Golf Club? Tables dressed in blue and silver
with golden flames inside glass orbs. The lights turned down making the bar a
magical grotto with light reflecting from the myriad coloured bottles. Grace said and
dinner served, and what a dinner! Soon it was time for dessert and as we began to
sample the delights of the magical trio of sweets served up by Heather’s angels, our
guest began to sing. Just a minute, did we book Michael Buble? Soon everyone was
joining in, singing and swaying to the music. Then when all the dishes were
collected, he upped the tempo and the dance floor began to fill up and stayed full all
night long! Year’s end was counted down and everyone joined in to sing Robbie
Burns’ anthem. The dance floor continued to throb to the sound of soul music and
dancing, until the wee small hours. Thank you to all who came and to all those who
made such a memorable night happen.
Chris Broster
John Glynn Audrey Jones Martyn Wilson Chris Broster Phil Roberts
Editorial Team
Vets’ 9 Hole Stableford, Friday, 3rd January 2014
Winner: Keith Selby 20 pts 2nd Charles Bennett 18 pts 3rd Peter Drinkwater 18 pts