Club Open Afternoon
Bank Holiday Monday 30th August 2021
Presidents Cup
Saturday 17th July 2021
The Presidents Cup was played on Saturday 17th July; a hot, sunny, summer day.
There was a great turnout, so thank you to all of the 82 players who competed in the President’s Cup. Thanks also to all of the volunteers and Club staff who helped to make this day a success. You know who you are – couldn’t do it without you!
The President’s Cup was won by Thomas Atkins with 44 points. Congratulations!
The Long Putt Challenge, which was great fun, was won by Colin Blowers. Congratulations!
Swaffham Golf Club celebrates its centenary next year (2022) and we raised £675 for the Centenary Fund on Saturday. My thanks to everyone who contributed. We will all see the benefit next year with great golf and social events for us all to enjoy.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
SAT 26th & SUN 27th JUNE 2021
The Men’s Club Championship took place over the weekend of 26/27 June and attracted a field of 61 members.
The weather conditions were variable with Day 1 being relatively calm and dry which resulted in some good scores being posted. Day 2 however was quite blustery but remained dry with the sun putting in appearance for the sudden death playoff to decide the overall victor. The blustery conditions certainly affected scores on the second day.
After 36 holes last year’s Champion, Stacy Weeks, was tied with our 2016 champion, John Shapland, on a score of 156. This final pairing provided some exciting moments with Stacy, our leader after Day 1, birdieing the last 3 holes to force the playoff. This was won by John on the first extra Hole. Our congratulations go out all who played over the 2 days but particularly to John and Stacy for giving us such an exciting and dramatic finale!
I would also like to extend thanks to the greens staff for presenting us with a course in excellent condition, the Pros Shop for assisting in hole and tee placement plus the catering staff who kept is fed and watered; not forgetting of course the office and competition and handicap team.
The results of the competition are:
Scratch (Gross) Competition:
Club Champion: John Shapland 156
Runner Up: Stacy Weeks 156
Third: Jed Sigsworth 158
Fourth: Dale King 160 Countback
Fifth: Danny Kew 160
Handicap (Nett) Competition:
First: Trevor Greef 142
Second: Dale King 144 Countback
Third: Harry Exley 144
Fourth: Philip Anderson 145
Fifth: Darren Clubb 146
Day 1 Low Gross:
First: Stacy Weeks 73
Second: John Shapland 76
Day 1 Low Nett:
First: Stacy Weeks 68 Countback
Second: Keith Creed 68
Day 2 Low Gross:
First: Jed Sigsworth 75
Second: Darren Clubb 78
Day 2 Low Nett:
First: Darren Clubb 69 Countback
Second: David Meade 69
Congratulations once again to all our prize winners.
Dave Lince
Comps & Hcaps Sec
Course Update
We look forward to welcoming you all back for the 2021 golfing season very soon.
Captains Charity Events
Fundraising 2020
Our Section Captains have recently held their Charity Days throughout 2020, (covid restrictions permitting) and raised a fantastic amount of money for their chosen Charities:
£2500 was collectively raised for:
NCPCC, Prostate Cancer & The British Heart Foundation
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED