Thursday, 4 April 2013

Club now open!!

Around 14 brave souls came to the opening event of the season on Good Friday. We played Golf Croquet in the morning and, after a warming lunch in the club house, one ball in the afternoon. So the new season is officially open and club nights and afternoons have restarted. Don't forget we meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday afternoons. All we need now is the weather to warm up a bit!

Club Diary 2013



Club Afternoons every Wednesday from 2pm or meet at 1pm in FVGC club house for lunch.

U3A group 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 2pm

DATES TO BE ADDED FOR ESSEX-SUFFOLK LEAGUE AND EACF GC LEAGUE



MARCH

Friday
22nd
Annual General Meeting – conference room at FVGC
followed by a ‘pub quiz’
7pm
Good Friday
29th
Opening Day.  Morning GC; lunch in club house; afternoon AC one-ball
10am
Easter Sunday
31st
Easter Handicap AC tournament                             (trophy tbd – MF manager)
10am


APRIL

Sunday
14th
GC Singles tournament (trophy tbd – MF manager)
10am
Saturday
27th
Wood Trophy AC Singles tournament (holder Martin Leach – ML manager )
9:30am


MAY

Thursday
2nd
GC Beginners course (half day)
10am
Thursday
9th
AC beginners course (3 x half day) part 1
1pm
Sunday
12th
Butler Salver AC Advanced Play (holder: Steve Comish – ML manager)
10am
Thursday
16th
AC beginners course (3 x half day) part 2
10am
Tuesday
21st
A chance to try and buy a new mallet from visiting mallet maker, Mike Percival
6pm
Thursday
23rd
AC beginners course (3 x half day) part 3
1pm
Sunday
26th
GC Singles tournament (trophy tbd – MF manager)
10am



JUNE

Saturday
1st
Allen Salver AC Handicap Doubles
(holders: Martin H/ Steve C – MF manager)
9:30am
Thursday
6th
GC improvers course (half day)
10am
Saturday
8th
Ipswich Institute course
10am
Sunday
23rd
GC Singles tournament (trophy tbd – MF manager)
10am


JULY

Saturday
13th
Captain Smith’s Trophy AC Handicap Singles
(holder: Celia Pearce - MF manager)
9:30am
Sunday
21st
GC Singles tournament (trophy tbd – MF manager)
10am


AUGUST

Sunday
4th

Lintern Shield AC Handicap Singles
(holder: Martin Hart – ML manager)
10am
Sat/Sun
17/18
CA Handicap AC tournament – Suffolk Bowl
(holder: Robert Fulford – CP manager)
9:30am
Saturday
24th
GC Singles tournament (trophy tbd – MF manager)
9:30am


SEPTEMBER

Sunday
1st  
Boddington Shield AC Handicap Singles
(holder: Celia Pearce – MF manager)
10am
Sunday
15th  
GC Singles tournament (“Candlestick” trophy, Martin French – MF manager)
10am
Saturday
28th
Beginners/ high–handicap GC Singles tournament (Handicap 8 or more; trophy tbd – MF manager)
9:30am


OCTOBER

Sunday
13th
Finals Day (am: finals of season-long events, lunch in clubhouse, pm: one-ball or GC)
9:30am


WINTER 2013/14

October to March

Winter Programme of monthly events – to be announced