A very weather hostile day at River Valley with rain and strong winds keeping the scores low, it was new member Carl Bolton (22hc) who managed to tame the elements with an impressive 37 points and picking up his first society day match day win, four shots ahead of Rob Impey (44hc) and Dave Taylor […]
Café de China, Canterbury, Sat 14th Dec, 7.30pm Club funds have been allocated to cover the meal and early evening drinks. Members are invited to meet at The Two Sawyers in Ivy Lane at 6.30pm for refreshments in advance of our annual Christmas celebrations. Please contact Alex 07802 285 575 with a YES or NO […]
The annual Dickie Leitch charity day at Canterbury GC was again well supported by local businesses and golfers. Every year organiser Dickie Leitch selects a local charity and raises thousands of pounds for that good cause. This year the beneficiary was the QEQM Hospital, Rainbow Children’s Ward in Margate and with over 100 golfers attending […]
A window in the recent bad weather made Chestfield GC a spectacular venue for the ninth society event of the year. The KO cup semi final was won by Kevin Oxberry (18hc), beating Paul Rayner (30hc) 4/5 and booking his place in November final where he will face either Ian Jackson or Alex McBeth. Kevin […]
The Ridge GC near Maidstone posed some interesting questions for the 17 members that attended. A much improved golfing venue the greens were always going to be a problem with challenging pin placement, slopes and clever bunker placement. The weather also made the round difficult with soaring temperatures and very little cover. It was no […]
7 members of the St Stephen’s Golf Society travelled to Norfolk for a weekend at The Wensum Valley Golf Courses near Norwich. 4 x 18 hole events were organised for the weekend on The Valley and Wensum Championship course. Day 1 – Shaun Rutt (11hc) took the shorter Valley course apart with a stunning 41 […]
St Stephen’s Golf Society raised over £400 this year in support of ‘Wear Blue for Ethan’. This annual event helps raise money for club member and chairman Kevin Mullins son Ethan who suffers from Mucopolysaccharide Disease (MPS) – see donation page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ethansmps All the members attending donated their prize money and raffle prizes to Ethan’s […]
Long serving chairman Dave Gregory decided to stand down at our recent July 19 committee meeting, Dave is one of the original St Stephen’s members and our most senior player. The committee and everyone in the club would like to thank him for his loyal support over the last few years. Dave has guided us […]
Lydd GC has been a popular venue with the society for many years but we normally play in February – brutal conditions make golf difficult in the winter so members requested a summer date. Well attended and on a very hot Saturday it was the opposite conditions that made for a challenging day of golf […]
Handicap secretaries dream match at a beautiful Sene Valley with the top 3 all coming in on 36 points. On count-back Antony Back (9HC) just beat Paul Sequenza (16HC) and 3rd place Paul Rayner (29HC), Lower scores reflected the difficulty of this hilly course not helped by fast greens and a sea breeze. Spot prizes […]