Club News

On Thursday 2nd May the Yeo Valley Lions held their annual Charity Golf Day here at Tall Pines.  This year they are supporting The Brittle Bone Society.  This national charity supports individuals and families throughout the UK and Ireland who are affected by Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).

35 Team's took to the course and helped raise an amazing £5,600 for this very worthy cause.  The scores were close with the winning team coming in on count back, the results were as follows:

1st Place - Stanley Joseph 93pts (BK9)

2nd Place - HCE 93pts

3rd Place - The Wildwoods 92pts

4th Place - Sock of Plenty 90pts

5th Place - Team Slam 89pts

Longest Drive on 15th - Jim Stevens

Nearest the Pin on 18th - Kevin Rigby

Overall there were X11 2's.

Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to seeing you next year!

On Thursday 13th September we held our annual Seniors Open. The sun was out all day as 62 pairs took to the course with the results as follows:

Home Team Winners

1st Place - Pete Muddiman & Michael Poole 43pts
2nd Place - Ian Onions & Steve Coles 42pts
3rd Place - Dave Belsten & Merv Williams 38pts (on countback)

Visiting Team Winners

1st Place - Chris Rossiter & Rod Burnell from Kingweston 47pts
2nd Place - Peter Clayton & Bernie Powell from Filton 43pts
3rd Place - Jerry Hopton & Mark Garrett from Chipping Sodbury & The Players 40pts (on countback)

Nearest the Pin in 2 on 8th - Dave Ratcliffe from Cotswold Hills
Nearest the Pin on 18th - Robert Eadsforth from Knowle

Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to seeing you next year!

On Sunday 2nd September we held the Macmillan Plate. A field of 35 pairs took part in the competition with the results as follows:

Winners - Marc Rossiter & Phil Dando 44pts
2nd Place - Mike Gerrard & Phil Perryman 43pts (bk 9)
3rd Place - Steve Baker & Nick Collins 43pts

2's Winners:

Jim Hobday at the 18th
Marc Rossiter at the 9th
Thomas Dawe at the 18th
James Dawe at the 11th
Jon Saunders at the 11th
Geoff Cook at the 10th (Yes, the 10th!)
Mark Wait at the 18th

Well done to all the winners!

On Thursday 21st June we held our annual Ladies Open. A field of 29 teams took part on a perfect summers day. The results were as follows:

Winners 84pts - Sue Grounds, Liz Lyon & Sara Smith from Mendip Spring
2nd Place 81pts (bk 6) - Gillian Vowles, Dinne Rennell & Lilian Peel from Clevedon, Tickenham & Mendip Spring
3rd Place 81pts - Alison Powlesland, Yvette Gregg & Lynda Sage from Stockwood Vale
Best Mixed Team 81pts - Julie Jones, Jenny Hobbs & Gill Barry from Tall Pines, Bath & Burnham & Berrow
Best Home Team 80pts - Thea Hurst, Jan Uhl & Barbara House
Nearest the Pin on 9th - Jan Pitcher from Long Ashton
Nearest the Pin on 18th - Gill Gould from Mendip Spring

Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to seeing you next year.

On Saturday 9th June we held our annual Terry Murray Trophy. It was a fantastic day for golf with perfect weather and to end the day a great golf trick show courtesy of Paul Barrington. More then 150 players took part and with 4 pairs coming in with 45 points we had to look at the back 6 to confirm the winners! The results were as follows:

Winners - Paul Ketchlove & Mark Wachter 45pts (Bk6)
2nd Place - Paul Barrington & Jack Mitchell 45pts (Bk9)
3rd Place - Terry Richardson & Alan Price 45pts (Bk9)
4th Place - Brian Constable & Ben Doherty 45pts
5th Place - John Young & Roy Ford 44pts
9th - Nick Annison
NP 18th - Paul Murray
Ladies LD - Jane Belsten
Mens LD - Sam Jones

Congratulations to all the winners! If you had a 2 on the day your prize is available to collect from the pro shop.