Newly elected Lady Captain - Jan Hammettt arranged a 10 hole Foursomes Competition for the Ladies , prior to her Drive-in.

 
Results:

1. Heather Squirrell & Gina Roberts, 21points,

2. Marian Phipps & Frances Wilson 18pts ocb,

3. Heather Wright & Liz Jeary 18pts.

Members paid to guess the length of Jan's drive and as a result £112-00 was the start of her fundraising for her chosen charity, The Norfolk Heart Trust. Heather Wright guessed the exact distance of 130yards.

Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club Lady Captain, Sylvia Sibthorpe, presented Michael Clarke, Regional Fundraising Manager for Arthritis Research UK, with a cheque for £3,186, which had been donated by both members and visitors, to Bungay, throughout Sylvia's year as Captain.

2011 CHARITY DAY ...... a great success

Men's Captain, Brian Richardson, welcomed 108 golfers form near and far ,
supporting his chosen charity, Cystic Fibrosis. The weather was good , the
golf enjoyable followed by an excellent meal and presentations in the Club
House. Raffles helped to swell the proceeds, on the day.

Results:

Men

1. S. Wright, R.Goldney. E. Beanlands (Bungay)L. Cooper (Rushmere)- 128pts.
2. R. Easlea, B. Moore, J. Moore & D. Maskell (Diss) - 127pts.
3. P. Vincent, R. Vincent(Bungay)J.Gowing(Diss) & K. Eve (Dunston Hall) 125pts.

Ladies:
1. P. Reynolds,E. Field, C.Hawkins & V. Kirkwood(Royal Cromer) -107pts.

Mixed:
1. R.Meli, J.Meli(Bungay) A.Pike & T. Pike (Cowdray Park) 111pts.ocb

 
Nearest Pin:0-14 - P. Elliston (Purdis Heath). 15-28 P. Holmes (Costessey
Park)

Captain Brian thanked everyone who had helped and supported his Charity Day
which raised £2,000-00 (approx) in aid of Cystic Fibrosis.

NB. The Photograph shows the winning Ladies Team with the Captain

The event,a four ball, better ball, stableford was held in glorious weather,on Thursday 29th september and welcomed 32 pairs with guests from 17 Norfolk and Suffolk Clubs. In excellent conditions, scoring was high, but very close between the leading pairs.The competition was generously sponsored by 'GSL Dardan Ltd' and the nearest the pins by 'Smith & Pinching', both for a second year. The winners are pictured with Club President, Ray Beaumont and Men's Captain, Brian Richardson.

Results:

1. John Wilks & Brian Chadwick (Thetford) 45pts,
2.Richard Coles & Tony Rivett(Dunston Hall) 44pts ocb,
3. Roy Goldney & Geoff Lake (Halesworth) 44 pts ocb,
4. Ernie Sheen & Mike Key (Weston Park) 44pts ocb.



Nearest Pin -Member -Paul Paice, Guest - Simon Edwards(Unattached).

Bungay Junior Open  2011

Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club Junior Section hosted a very successful
event on Sunday, with representation from twenty Clubs from Norfolk and
Suffolk. Despite the windy conditions, both the boys and the girls returned
good scores. The recipient of the Yolie Dye Trophy for the Girls, was Lottie
Whyman from Purdis Heath with a Gross 78.
The winner of the Geoffrey Watts Trophy for the Boys went to Will Cross from
Dereham with a Gross 74.
The Handicap sections were won by Emma Dann, The Norfolk, 0-14
Handicap(Boys) - Sam Byford from Fynn Valley and 15-28 Handicap (Boys) was
won by Kyle Betts from the home Club.
The event has now become well established and thanks to the support of local
Sponsors, the Prize Table was the envy of all the players.
Results: Girls Scratch: Lottie Whyman (7) gross 78,Purdis Heath
2.Amelia Williamsom (21) gross 89, Royal Cromer.
Handicap: 1. Emma Dann (16) The Norfolk nett 66, 2. Eleanor Brown (21)
Barnham Broom, nett 75.
Boys Scratch: 1.Will Cross (5) Dereham, gross 74 2.Adam Wright (8) Diss,
gross 74ocb,
Calvin Sherwood (3) Rookery Park, gross76, 4.Tom Clements (0) Eaton ,gross
77.
Handicap 0-14: 1.. Sam Byford (14) Fynn Valley, nett64, 2.Ollie Earl (12)
B&WVGC, nett 65, 3.Charlie Walshe (9) Barnham Broom, nett 68.
Handicap: 15-28: 1. Kyle Betts (26) B&WVGC nett 62, 2.Jamie Bool (16)
Caldecott Hall, nett 66, 3.James Greatbanks (23) Barnham Broom, nett 69 ocb.
Nearest Pin 0-14 H'cap : Calvin Sherwood. Nearest Pin 15-36 H'cap Tara Davis
, Barnham Broom.
Schwer Team Trophy 1. Purdis, 2 (Tied) Barnham Broom & Bungay
Best Bungay Player Trophy : Robert Read.

Photographs : Phil Austin (Sponsor - 'ECR'), Lottie Whyman, Andrew Collison,
Director of Golf, B&WGC.
Andrew Collison, Will Cross, Phil Austin.

Bungay Ladies in Ping, Tournament of England, Final



Heather Squirrell and Helm Wilkinson, of Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club, reached the final of the Ping Women’s Four Ball, Better Ball, Tournament of England, which was played on Tuesday 6th September, at Ping’s Gainsborough Golf Club, near Lincoln.

The final was played in difficult conditions, with gale force winds making hard to stand, at times and, with the wind sometimes moving the ball on the fast greens, it made putting tricky.

However, it was a wonderful occasion, with the opportunity to meet Alison Nicholas, Captain of the EuropeanTeam for the Solheim Cup, to hear how she had selected her team, to play against USA, later this month and how they were preparing for the event.

Prior to the tournament, the Ping M.D. impressed on all the competitors that, out of an initial entry of 17,500 ladies, the 60 pairs who had made the final, were all winners.

Heather and Helm finished in 47th place, but the conditions made it a close competition, as they were only 6 shots off 6th place. They were paired with the eventual winners, two 16 year olds, from Hobson Golf Club, Northumberland and more than matched them for the first 8 holes, leading them by 2 points. However, on the back nine, with the wind strengthening, with several par 5s into the wind, they couldn’t match the youngsters’ consistent power and accuracy.

It was a memorable day, meeting players from across the country and Heather and Helm were delighted with their prizes, each winning a Ping Special Edition Golf Bag, a pair of Ecco Golf Shoes and a Ping Special Edition Windproof Top.

Photograph shows Heather, on the right and Helm, on the left.

The Ladies held their invitation day and, despite rain for part of the round, everyone enjoyed the day.80 players took part from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Lincolnshire Overall scores were close with countback having to decide the placings, after the clear winners,Liz Jeary and her guest, Lils James, with 47 points. The photograph shows the winners with Lady Captain, Sylvia Sibthorpe.

Results:
1. L. Jeary & L. James, (Rookery Park ) 47,

2. H. Squirrell & C. Riseborough, (Eaton) 46ocb,

3. S. Mattocks & L. Reeve (Thorpeness) 46ocb,

4. K. Hardy & M. Walker (Woodbridge) 46ocb,

5.G. Roberts & L.Taylor (Dunston Hall) 45ocb.

Nearest Pin:

Guest: L. James,

Member: B. Taylor.

Longest Drive:

 Guest B. Whitworth,

 Member: M. Attlee.

P Captain's Par 3 Prize:

M. Wright & R. Bates.

JUNIOR & VETS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

The Judith Hood Trophy and prizes were presented by Mrs. Jackie Moore. The
photograph shows Will Whyte (left) and Kyle Betts with their trophies.

Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club staged two Championships in the same week,
one for the Junior Section and at the other end of the spectrum, the Veterans
Championship. On both days the windy weather did not enhance the golf for
some of the Seniors and Juniors, however all players enjoyed the events.
In the Vet's Championship, the Rosedale Trophy for the best gross was won by
Bill Carson (8) with a gross 75. The Handicap Cup, best nett, went to Gerry
Spooner(12) with a nett 64 and the Salver for the Best nett 75 years and
over was won by Ray Beaumont (21) with a nett 65.. In the 55-67years group,
Len Bird (14) won with a nett 66 and the 68-74years group saw John Slade
(11) take the prize with a nett 68ocb.

Heather Wins 2011 Grannies Cup

The photograph shows Bungay Ladies President, Yolie Dye, presenting the
winner of the Grannies Cup, Heather Squirrell, with the trophy.

Ladies 2011 Closed Competition a great success...

The Ladies' Section held their Closed Meeting and, while the majority of
players had reasonable scores, Barbara Taylor found excellent form, with the
best gross score, to take the Bunty Eke Trophy and the best Nett score, for
the Margaret Self Trophy.The photograph shows Barbara receiving the Margaret
Self Trophy from Lady Captain Sylvia Sibthorpe.

Gross: 1. Barbara Taylor - 81 2. Liz Jeary - 85

Nett: 1 Barbara Taylor - 66

Division 1: 1. Margaret Attlee 73 ocb
Division 2: 1. Lillie Hood - 70

Ladies Open 2011-BungayGolf Club

Bungay Ladies held their Open Event and despite a slightly lower entry, teams travelled from Cromer, Bishops Stortford, Woodbridge plus from local Clubs. The Ladies were able to complete their rounds in fine weather, beating the storms. At the presentation, Lady Captain, Sylvia Sibthorpe announced that her raffle had raised £100 towards her Charity , Arthritis Research.

 
Results:

1. Ann Graves,Nina Nielsen, Sheila Burgess & Linda Miller - Woodbridge 81pts,ocb.
2.Maureen Dark,June Elliott, Zelda Crews and Victoria Watson - Gorleston 81pts.ocb
3.Julia Smith,Sarah Stevenson,Dot Wreford & Sandraa Wiseman -Royal Cromer 80pts

Photo: L to R Linda Miller, Nina Neilsen, Sylvia Sibthorpe,Lady Captain,Sheila Burgess, Ann Graves.

2011 MEN'S INVITATION DAY ...A GREAT SUCCESS

Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club, Men's Invitation Day 2011:             54 pairs took part in the event, held on Saturday 7th May 2011.

Results: 

 Morning (9 holes Greensomes Stableford)
Winners: Holes 1-9 Jeff Adkins & Stuart Robson (Thorpeness) - 23 points 
Holes 10-18 Rob Meli & Andrew Meli (Falcons Fire, Ohio, USA) - 23 points
Runners up: Holes 1-9 Ashley Roberts & Hayden Grant (Gorleston) - 23 points ocb
Holes 10-18 Mike Copsey & Mark Goddard (Eaton) - 22points
Nearest the pin - (Sponsored by Nursey & Sons, Bungay)
4th Hole - Robin Egmore (Weston Park)
15th Hole - Paul Platford (Bungay & Waveney Valley)
Afternoon (18 Holes Fourball Better Ball Stableford)
1st - Stuart Smith & Sandy Gilchrist (Rookery Park) - 46 points ocb
2nd - Paul Platford & Paul Solomon (Rookery Park) - 46 points ocb
3rd - David Evans & Simon Cook (Royal Norwich) - 44 points
4th - Paul Bullen & Gavin Ward (Halesworth) - 43 points
5th - John Eason & Mark Morgan (Gorleston) - 42 points ocb
Nearest the pin 12th Hole (Sponsored by The Chocolate Box, Bungay) Jacob Carver (Bungay & Waveney Valley) 
15th Hole (Sponsored by Wightmans of Bungay) - Peter Robinson (Rushmere)

Sincere thanks to all our Sponsors, for their contribution to what was a very successful day.

"Roy Goldney's hole in one"

While playing in the Monthly Veteran's Stableford on Wednesday 4th May, at Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club, Roy had a hole in one, on the par 3, 145 yard, 15th hole, using a 5 wood. Although he had played regularly for close to 60 years and been a member at Bungay, for 30 years, this was his first ace. He was also in the prizes and subsequently cut to 20 handicap.

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When drawing up the budget for 2011 the committee at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club decided that the time had come for some drastic changes to their Subscription structure. 75% of the membership is aged over 55 and only 5% are aged between 18 and 40. With the long term future of the club clearly susceptible and after extensive discussions and calculations the committee put a proposal to the AGM that introduced an age related graded subscription. In a traditional Golf Club environment this was both brave and ground-breaking but then what would you expect from the Suffolk GolfMark Club of the Year! The adult subscription in 2011 will be £585. For those members aged 18 to 40 a graded subscription in eight bands will mean someone aged 18 will pay £136, at 26 it will be £227 and at 35 £386. Bungay are not alone in struggling with the issue of a diminishing younger membership - it affects virtually all golf clubs.An excellent coaching programme is run by the Junior Section in conjunction with Andrew Collison the Club Professional. The new subscription regime should help the club benefit from this early coaching programme and retain younger members into adulthood.Established in 1889 Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club were one of the first member clubs to appoint a Ladies Captain so radical advances are part of their heritage. For further information please contact

Andrew Collison

Director of Golf

Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club.

 01986 892337

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Len Bird, Captain of Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club was delighted to hand to Ann Catherside a cheque for £3041 in favour of Cancer Research UK. During his year as captain of the club various events have helped him realise his objective and he would like to thank all those who took part and helped in raising this money. It was particularly poignant that in choosing this charity he recognised the way in which this awful disease can affect people’s lives as his wife was treated this year for breast cancer and thankfully is on the way to a full recovery.

BUNGAY AND WAVENEY GOLF CLUB

SUFFOLK GOLF MARK

2010 CLUB OF THE YEAR

The award collected from Chairman of  The Suffolk Golf Partnership ,Colin Firmin by Bungay & waveney Golf Club representatives  Peter Walker and Sue Strutt Holmes

Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club were represented at the recent Suffolk Golf Partnership Seminar to collect two prestigious awards. It was with some considerable pride that Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club received the Suffolk GolfMark Club of the Year 2010. Presented by Colin Firmin to Sue Strutt-Holmes and Peter Walker (Andrew Collison was unable to attend) it recognises the high quality of their organisation and standard of application. Bungay was one of 15 Suffolk Golf Clubs to obtain the GolfMark award this year and High Achiever status followed by this award illustrates the commitment of the club to the GolfMark standard and principles. On the same evening the club Vice-Captain, Brian Richardson received a further award which acknowledges the status of Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club as an Approved County Academy Training Centre. The club is firmly committed to the development of golf as a major sport in Suffolk and is looking forward to the next challenge as National GolfMark Club of the Year 2011.

 A delighted Club Vice Captain, Brian Richardson receives the Suffolk Golf Partnership certificate  from County Development Officer Alastair Spink at the presentations held at Fynn Valley Golf Club on Tuesday 9th November 2010.

2010 FINALS DAY AT BUNGAY

Perfect weather for golf provided a fine backdrop to Finals Day at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club.

Every year the various club knockout competitions are decided on this day.

The Ladies Summer Foursomes was won by Liz Lord & Alison Chipperfield 7 & 6 playing Christine Jamieson & Kay Hardy.

The Mrs Neville Sadd Cup, donated in 1933 was won by Harriet Scott who defeated Alison Nielson 5 & 4.

Mark Sampson defeated John Eason 3 & 1 for the President’s Prize.

Donated in 1932, the winner of the Tutt Cup this year was Mick Hills who beat Dave Whitmore 5 & 4.

In the Cliffie Wright Trophy John Slade lost to Tim Wreford 3 & 2

In addition Finals Day sees the winners of all monthly Medal and Stableford competitions throughout the year play for the Mushroom Cup. Tony Grimwood was the winner with a nett 68.

Congratulations to all those who took part and made it such a successful day.

2011 JUNIOR AUTUMN TROPHY

Bungay Juniors held their last competition of the year, The Autumn Trophy, and it was the last chance to boost their points, for the Order of Merit, for 2011.

In the 18 Hole competition, Will Whyte produced a superb round, scoring 41 points, to win the Autumn Trophy.

In the 10 hole competition, Sam Bingham had the edge on his brother, with 28 points and, in his first competition, Louis Thatcher took 2nd place.

In the Cub's competition, Jack Gibson just edged out Megan Bailey, to win with 37 points.

Photo shows Will Whyte receiving the Trophy from the Director of Golf Andrew Collison