A total of 80 ladies played in the annual Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club Ladies Invitation Day. Visitors from 20 clubs across the region and in two cases further afield were represented. The format was Four Ball Better Ball which was followed by a meal and Presentation of Prizes.

The winners were Yolie Dye and her guest Marie Yapp a member at Rookery Park Golf Club with 38 points.
The Longest Drive competition was a family affair, with Lillie Hood winning the members Prize and her daughter, Judith Hood from Diss winning the Guest's Prize.

Results
1st Yolie Dye and Marie Yapp of Rookery Park 38 points
2nd Liz Nicholls & Trish Wymer of Gog Magog 36 points
3rd Eileen Whiting & Patricia Dixon of Halesworth 36 Points
4th Barbara Taylor & Brenda Lord of Clacton 35 Points
5th Sally Mattocks & Laura Lowe of Stoke-by-Nayland 34 Points



Pictured l to r Marie Yapp, Chris Jamieson (Ladies Captain) & Yolie Dye

ACE for Brian

 Playing with his usual group in the Saturday Swindle, Brian Richardson 
scored his first ever Hole-in-One at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club. 
With a stiff cross-wind affecting the 156 yard 12th hole he had to judge  his 
6 iron perfectly and was rewarded when with one bounce the ball went in  the
hole.

He then decided it was a sufficient emergency to use the exemption
from the rules and use his mobile to call the clubhouse and open a tab so
that everyone on the course could celebrate with a drink!

Pictured Brian Richardson

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PLAY AGAINST ROOKERY IF YOU WANT A HOLE IN ONE! 

Bungay Members must have some sort of magic touch when playing at 
neighbours  Rookery Park. In a recent seniors match Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf 
Club member Robyn Hipperson managed his second Hole-in-One inside 14 months. 
Using a well struck 7 wood his ball bounced on the green of the 159 yard  par 
three 14th hole and disappeared regally down the hole! The usual clubhouse 
invitation to a drink was the suitable celebration for his achievement. 

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 The second report to reach the office was a Hole-in-One by Bungay Junior 
Member Sam Page when playing in an Am-Am at Rookery. He has achieved his 
first Hole-in-one aged 16 with a perfectly judged 9 iron at the 138 yard 
9th hole. Sam said "the ball was going straight for the pin, bounced a couple
of  times and ran straight into the hole". Father sorted out the usual
celebrations at the 19th.

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Cecil & Ann Watts Memorial Salver

2008 Mixed Open Greensomes

at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club.

Pictured Above - Winners Melanie & Terry Davies 

Twenty Five golf clubs were represented at the annual Cecil & Ann Watts
Memorial Salver, Mixed Open Competition at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf
Club. Forty Four pairs played Greensomes Golf with Melanie & Terry Davies
from Caldecott Hall winning with 43 points ahead of Dinah Greaney & Keith
Ridsdale from Gorleston a close second on 41 points.

It is becoming a habit for there to be a Hole in One at Open Competitions -
There was one in last months Ladies Open and this has been followed by Terry
Upton of St Audreys who generously celebrated by making a donation to the
Captain's Charity.

1st Mr & Mrs Terry Davies, Caldecott Hall 43 points
2nd Dinah Greaney & Keith Ridsdale, Gorleston 41 points
3rd Hilary Plant, Thorpeness & Barry Fischer, Diss 41 points
4th Jean & Brian Johnson, Great Yarmouth & Caister 40 points
5th Jean Maylard & Richard Kerkham, Kings Lynn 39 Points

Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club
Lady Captain's Day

Pictured - Chris Jamieson with the days prize winners.

The sun shone for this year's Lady Captain's Day at Bungay and Waveney
Valley Golf Club. The day was an undoubted success with 54 playing a team
Stableford "with a twist" and over 70 attending the lunch that followed. In
her speech Chris Jamieson, the Lady Captain paid tribute to the friendly
atmosphere of the Club and the way the Ladies section is run so efficiently.
The Ladies welcome players of all abilities and almost all those who have
joined the Club this year joined in the day. Chris also thanked all those
ladies who had, by tradition, provided desserts and puddings to round off
the meal.

John Wins 2008 Vets Open

Sponsored by Hill Osborne, the Norwich office of Brewin Dolphin Stockbrokers, the 2008 Vets Open at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club was a huge success. 102 players from 22 golf clubs took part including the Captain, Secretary and six members of Soderslatts Golf Club, Vellinge, Sweden. Despite breezy conditions scores were good in all three divisions.

The winner was John Kent of Bungay with 40 points. Robin Waters from Hill
Osborne presented the prizes and thanked all those who played and everyone
involved in making it such a successful day.

Results		Points
Division 1	Bill Hudson (Bungay) Stuart McIntosh (Eaton)  Bryan Holder (Rookery Park)	38 37 37
Division 2	John Kent (Bungay)  David Mutch (Royal Norwich)  Roger Podd (Ipswich)	40  38 37
Division 3	John Moore (Diss) Rod Steward (Eaton) Roy Goldney (Bungay)	37  36  35

Nearest Pin 7th	Len Bird (Bungay)
Nearest Pin 18th	Martin Dean (Bawburgh)

2008 Ladies Championship

The 2008 Ladies Championship at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club was contested by a record entry of 56 members. Played over 36 holes, Jo Moore won the Salver (Scratch) with a score of 168, the lowest gross of the day and Barbara Taylor won the Cup (Nett).returning an excellent net score of 129.

The Mary Rowan Rosebowl played over eighteen holes was won by Melanie Dodd with a lowest nett score of 73 and Beryl Ra-Bett on 74 was a close second.

Congratulations also go to Jane Cadge, a Past Captain for her Hole-in-One on the 7th hole.

Ladies Club Championship

Salver
Jo Moore (Lowest Gross) 168
Jackie Moore (Runner Up) 168

Cup
Barbara Taylor (Lowest Net Score) 129
Sylvia Sibthorpe (Runner up) 143

Mary Rowan Rosebowl
Melanie Dodd (Lowest Net Score) 73
Beryl Ra-Bett (Runner Up) 74

Alastair takes the 2008 Club Championship

The Club Championship at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club was won this
year by Alastair Hall. Playing off a handicap of one he played consistent
and solid golf returning 69 in each of the two rounds. This showing was good
enough to give him victory in both the Ronald Wightman Cup (Scratch) and the
Doug Mattocks Trophy (Handicap) It is not difficult to see why Alastair
plans a career as a professional golfer.

Go to the Results pages for full details

Bonus for Local Charities

The Bridge section of the Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club held their Charity Bridge Drive on Sunday March 16th. While it was a cold, miserable and wet day, 68 players were pleased to sit down to play Chicago Bridge followed by a sumptuous afternoon tea. The beneficiaries of the event, which raised a record £ 950.00 were The Three Rivers Talking Newspaper and the East Anglian Children’ Hospices. The event was organised by Roy and Sheila Spall.


Photo. Christine Jamieson (on behalf of EACH), Sheila Spall, Roy Spall and Joan Wuyts (on behalf of Three Rivers Talking Newspaper)

GREEN FEES  - 2008

Category	Price
18 Holes	£32
Day	£38
Visitor with Member	£17
County Card	£19
Discount Vouchers
SOCIETIES
0-12 players	As Above
12 players or more	£27/£29

With effect from 1st November 2007

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PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR CLUB

Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club has received recognition in a prestigious course rankings initiative.

The HSBC Regional Course Rankings run alongside the Golf Monthly Top 120 rankings and are designed to identify the excellent courses in the UK and Ireland that may not feature in the Top 120 but still deserve recognition.

To set the regional rankings apart, evaluations are carried out by grass roots golfers working from an official handbook designed by industry experts and only golfers who met the strict criteria can qualify to become panellists. The initiative is gathering momentum and to date over 400 regional panellists have been recruited and more than 1000 clubs have been recognised.

Receiving the official HSBC Regional Course Rankings certificate for the Silver award, John Lunniss, the Club Secretary said he was proud that Bungay had achieved this commendation and thanked the Committee and Greens Staff for their hard work in maintaining the course to such a high standard.