Southend Golf Club

Southend Cup Qualifier

2012-02-21T13:07:00.001Z

The snow delayed Southend Cup Qu. round will be played this weekend alongside the Golden Day Trophy. Please enter name and pay in the usual way.

PRESENTATION NIGHT & ST PATRICK'S QUIZ NIGHT

2012-02-14T10:11:00.004Z

This Saturday is our Presentation Night and starts at 7.30. There will be food provided and arranged by Captain Tony, he knocks up a very good buffet.
This will be followed by a Karaoke evening for all you 'wannabe' Elvis's and any ladies that want to serenade their other halves for a late Valentines wish . . . . . Yes I know , not likely !

March 17th St Patrick's Day will see Colin Wyatt arranging a Quiz Night that will include questions on Irish history, Irish sporting personalities and how many pints of Guinness can wee Malcolm drink in March.

It should be a great night but we will be limited to 10 teams of 6 so first come, first served

It might look pretty but it's time to go!

2012-02-14T10:08:00.002Z

Looks like we might be playing again this weekend, fingers crossed.

PRESENTATION NIGHT Date change

2012-01-24T13:54:00.003Z

Will all members please note this is now going to be held on Saturday February 18th instead of Friday as originally planned.
All winners & runners up are expected to attend with their wives & girlfriends.
Indeed the Committee hope that all members will come along and enjoy themselves, even new members that didn't play in last year's competitions.
Food & Entertainment are yet to be finalised but there will be some 'fine ale' and it promises to be a good night.

Congratulations to Colin & Ben .

2012-01-24T13:32:00.002Z

In very windy conditions the Father & Son combination produced an excellent score of 78 points which was comfortably enough to win the Mickey Birch Trophy 2012.
Second place, with 73, went to Larry Lauezzari & Mick McGregor and 1 point behind them came Mike Farrer & David Frost. Well played, all of you.

SLOW PLAY KILLING THE GREAT GAME !

2012-01-11T12:25:00.002Z

@LukeDonald @GolfWorld1 #1 rightly peeved with the matter of slow play. It is spreading through to non pro games. 4 ball no more than 4 hrs.

It appears to be a very emotive subject with Golf World's twitter community having plenty to say on the matter.
I don't think any round of golf should turn into a race but equally it shouldn't end up with waiting on every tee and many shots because the match in front are just wasting time!
Simple Tips :- When it's your shot be ready, if its your 'honour' hit the ball before marking the card, always leave your clubs by the green in the direction of the next tee, try to 'read' your putt whilst others are putting and above all be aware of whats going on. Your place on the course is just behind the match in front and NOT just in front of the match behind !!
We can all do our 'bit' to save 20 seconds here and 30 seconds there and believe me they all add up.
Lets try and make 2012 the year we all play in around 4 hours or less, thank you.

Sportsmans Trophy Draw

2012-01-10T20:35:00.003Z

Please note the drawsheet is in the changing rooms and 1st round matches need to be played by January 29th.

If you cannot play your round by this date you need to contact Colin Wyatt and request an extension or risk both players being 'scratched'.

The final dates for each round are shown in the right hand column below this notice and will only be changed if we have long term closure of the course due to adverse weather.

Colin's number is in 'Contact Details' section

2012-01-01T11:49:00.000Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

CAPTAINS DRIVE IN 2011

2011-12-29T19:10:00.002Z

Drive in was followed by Christmas Carols which were lead by Dave Buckley and 'Choir' .

Hot and Cold Buffet was enjoyed by everyone and despite the Club being full to the brim, there was plenty to go round.

Kindred Club Captains & their Ladies enjoyed the afternoon even if it was a little louder than average.

Good luck to Tony in his coming 'Year'.

The raffle raised over £250 and gives us a flying start towards this year's target of £2,500 for Macmillans Nurses.

Thank you all for your generosity and HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Dave Burgess and 'The Band'

2011-12-29T18:38:00.004Z

Many thanks to Dave and his pals for an enjoyable afternoon of 'Sing Along Classics'

I think everyone had fun and appreciated your efforts.

Captains Drive In 2011

2011-12-24T13:16:00.001Z

What a great day !

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

Captain Tony

CAPTAINS DRIVE IN

2011-12-10T13:13:00.002Z

Please note this has been put back to 2.00pm and will be followed by cheque presentation to Essex Air Ambulance by out-going Captain, Andy, for his Charity.

This will be followed by Carol Singing, hot food with 'Mulled Wine' a choice of Real Ales and live music from Dave Burgess & the band. Should be a good afternoon, make the effort !

p s Subs are due so please bring cash, cheques or bank details for D/D

OCTOBER MEDAL 2011

2011-12-10T13:08:00.002Z

Winners were James Moyser 70-4 nett 66 in the Seniors and Ian Spooner nett 63 in Div 2
Well done to both of you and my apologies for taking so long to post it.

James, back to 3 and going in the right direction, lets see you playing in a couple of County events next year and representing the Club.

Full results in Competition section

MIKE PAVIOUR TAKES THE TURKEY TROT

2011-11-14T11:22:00.002Z

Congratulations to Mike who beat John Gosling on countback after both finished with 41 points.

Club President Niven was 3rd and you will all be receiving your 'Butchers Vouchers' in the next few days .

Well played and enjoy.

ANNUAL FEES NOW DUE

2011-10-31T17:08:00.004Z

Members are reminded that fees must be paid before playing in any club competitions.

You can pay all or arrange stage payments but you must have done either or you will be D/Q ed

Colin Fulker is your contact.

Site Update

2011-10-30T08:38:00.002Z

I have been away and unable to post any updates, sorry.

Will be away this week as well as I am going to watch Matthew play in Italy in Grand Final of the Challenge Tour. He needs to move up the Order of Merit by at least 1 place to get back into the 'Top Twenty' and automatically receive a card on the main European Tour for 2012.

If you want to follow his progress follow this link to their web site.

Nov 02

Nov 05

Apulia San Domenico Grand Final
San Domenico Golf,Puglia,Italy

Many thanks and hope to see you all soon, playing again, it's been a very long time !!

Dates for your Diary

2011-09-27T17:55:00.003+01:00

The 2012 Beer Festival

Will be held from Wed 6th June to Sat 9th and followed by Guest Day on Sunday 10th

Wed Opening Night Beer & Cider
Thurs Mickie Davison & The Old Leigh Cocklers
Fri Jackie Wilson Says ( Tickets £10 & limited to 300 )
Sat Summer Barn Dance with Hog Roast

Cadet Cup 2011

2011-09-16T09:28:00.002+01:00

Matt Burrell wins his first competition and I am delighted to say we now have our Junior Section established with 10 members. All we have to do now is make sure they continue to enjoy their golf. I ask all members to make them welcome, they are our club's future.

More photos on facebook page.

CADET COACHING SURPRISE 30/08/2011

2011-08-31T15:48:00.004+01:00

Guest appearances from Hannah Moul , Essex Ladies Champion 2005, and Matthew Southgate, Essex Amateur Champion 2009 & 2010, went down very well at the juniors night this week.

They were able to assist with the coaching and give some helpful hints to our new cadets.

At the end of the evening we were treated to a quick exhibition , firstly from Hannah, of how 'timing' the shot was far more important than 'smashing' it, then Matt demonstrating how to move the ball from left to right & right to left. This was followed by some high flyers and low stingers to show flight control..

A great night was had by all and Paul Downey thanked them both for giving up their time.

CLUB CHAMPION 2011

2011-08-31T15:06:00.002+01:00

Congratulations to Terry Burges on winning this years Club Championship.
After a very slow start which saw him drop 5 shots in as many holes Terry settled down and played steadily for the rest of the day.
Playing with James Moyser and Ian Southgate the lead changed hands often with players knowing exactly where they stood.
A couple of mistakes from James late in the back nine meant Terry & Ian were level on the 18th tee (36th) and James too far behind to catch them.
When Terry's third shot found the greenside bunker it looked like Ian was going to win but a costly 3 putt and a fabulous 15 footer from Terry gave him victory on 'countback'.

Full results of the other competitions are posted in the 'Recent Results' section.

SOUTHEND G.C. TAKE MINI LEAGUE TITLE

2011-07-11T17:45:00.002+01:00

After 8 weeks of competition Southend emerged victorious in the Summer Mini League.

Prizes were donated and presented by Greene King and Kevan Batchelor was thanked for the continued support they have given our tiny club, it really is appreciated.

Terry Burgess accepted the cases of beer and immediately suggested they be taken with us to Royal St Georges for our trip to ‘The Open’ this Wednesday.

Runners up were The Broker who each received a bottle of Pinot Grigio.

We were very lucky with the weather and the Bar B Que was enjoyed by all. Those that stayed beyond 11.00 were treated to a fine display of singing from the ‘Porters’ team who despite coming last by a good margin proved that they could have more fun!

Thank you everyone that attended and helped raise over £800!!! As you will see above the running total is now over £2,000.

Kev Lapage & Lucky Jim

2011-07-11T17:37:00.002+01:00

This week saw Kev take the singles with 39 points and then drew Jimmy in the secret partners.
This cheered Jim considerably as he was still 'smarting' after taking 10 at the 11th hole!
If you get stuck in this rough give up all hope of any distance or make sure you're playing 'match-play' or 'stableford'
Well done you two.

Colin proves 'Practice makes Perfect'

2011-07-06T17:54:00.003+01:00

Colin Wyatt won Captains Day with a great return of net 65 playing off 19 which is now down to 19.9 Close behind him and winner of the scratch prize was Terry Burgess who has been cut to 7 after shooting a gross 74.
Third spot went to Brian Hull with a commendable net 67. Full results are now 'up'

The day was a complete success and enjoyed by everyone. Dinner at the Old Vienna was of the highest quality but that could not be said of the D.J. He decided to play all of his favourites and Jeanne decided I was going to dance to all of them. No more sleeping for me then!
Apart from the mystery of the 'missing pro v s' and the headache in the morning a great day.

THANK YOU CAPTAIN you did us proud.

Burrell Makes His Mark

2011-06-27T10:29:00.002+01:00

Congratulations to Trevor Burrell on his fine victory in the Founders Cup, net 64 beating Kev Lapage by a single stroke.
3rd spot went to Tony Howson.

Full list is under 'recent competitions' and handicap reductions will be posted on Club Notice Board.

Also worthy of a mention was Ben Wyatt's 41 points in the Quality Street playing off 7 which I believe means he was round in 72. He also came very close to winning the 'Eagles Nest' which has moved on to 4 8 9

It's got to be won sooner or later so make sure you're playing next week.

Captain's Day is Saturday July 2nd so see you all then.

Southgate Storms to Victory proving his old knees haven't failed him just yet!

2011-06-18T00:01:00.005+01:00

I'm sure Ian won't mind me hijacking the blog to let you all know that he won the Essex Seniors Championship today and gains the title of Essex Senior Champion 2011.

Despite the miserable weather. his "dodgy knees" held out through the wind and rain for him to take victory!

With rounds of 71 and 74 at Chelmsford golf Club over two days, at one point he was convinced he was going to miss it by one shot. This was happily not the case and in fact he won by one.

The title holds added significance as Ian's son, Matthew, is the current holder of the Essex Amateur Champion title having won it last year. The next tournament will be played on the 2nd and 3rd July at Crondon Park so for the next couple of weeks they will have the titles at the same time. fitting timing with Fathers Day this Sunday.

I'm sure a more detailed story will be forthcoming from Ian; and let's face it, that's why we leave the write ups to the man himself.

I'm sure you will all join me in congratulating Ian. Well done on an this great achievement and all he is currently doing for the club.

Look forward to seeing him back in action on the Barbecue on Friday 8th July!