The Essex Golf and Country Club Golf Weekend (fully booked)

7th, 8th, 9th August 2026

 

[note: web page updated weekly]

See tee sheet (FINAL with HCs)

HCs, playing groups, teams and buggy pairs

Note: The hotel bars, restaurant and all other services are card only. There is a halfway hut (that serves alcohol) and possibly a drinks cart (Sat).

Itinerary

• 🍽️Fri 7 Aug 2026: from 10.00 meet for breakfast @ D’s Diner, 1 The St, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford CM3 2EG
  [approx. 40min drive]
• 🍻Fri 7 Aug 2026: 12.00 meet at “The Golf Bar” The Essex Golf & Country Club. Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2NS
  [Members who have pre-reserved buggies collect/pay direct with the pro-shop “stevenson” (Kevin Digby)] this applies to all 3 rounds]
• ⛳Fri 7 Aug 2026: 13:00 18 holes on County Course off the yellow tees
  (see tee sheet for tee times and HC)
• 🛌Fri 7 Aug 2026: From 14:00 Check-in at The Essex Golf and Country Club for 2 nights
• 🍽️Fri 7 Aug 2026: At 19:30 Dinner at Brasserie Restaurant, see table d’hote menu * and match day presentation
  see your food order
• 🍽️Sat 8 Aug 2026: Breakfast
• ⛳Sat 8 Aug 2026: At 11:00 18 holes on County Course off the yellow tees
  7 CLUB CHALLENGE (must inc putter)
  (see tee sheet for tee times and HC)
• 🍽️Sat 8 Aug 2026: At 19:30 Dinner at Brasserie Restaurant, see table d’hote menu * and match day presentation
  see your food order
  
• 🍽️Sun 9 Aug 2026: Breakfast
• 🛌Sun 9 Aug 2026: By 12:00 Check-out of The Essex Golf and Country Club
• ⛳Sun 9 Aug 2026: At 11:00 18 holes on County Course off the yellow tees
  Birdies count (1 extra team point)
  (see tee sheet for tee times and HC).
  WEAR YOUR TEAM COLOURS
• 🏆Sun 9 Aug 2026: At approx 15:30 Match day/weekend presentation

*Additional menu choices are also available for either night

Buggies

Reserved for SSGS (“stevenson”) each day (Fri 3 buggies, Sat 4 buggies, Sun 5 buggies). £35/buggy/day. Pay direct to the pro shop
(see tee sheet for tee times and buggy allocation)

Competition and prizes

(see tee sheet for tee times, golf format, groups, buggy allocation and HC)

• “Strict rules of golf” and local rules apply
• Clubhouse and course etiquette rules apply
• Ready golf and pick-up if you can’t score
• OoB/lost ball rule applies (see below)
• Match play Stableford scoring for all 3 rounds
• Your individual Friday course handicap stays the same for the other 2 matches (Friday EG course HC or society HC)
• No ‘gimmes’!
• Scorecards returned to the organiser/team skipper on completion of your round, see sample scorecard (inc spot prize holes)
• Complete the round for the Stableford most points competition

Overview

Skippers
Each team will have a skipper (Andy Oxberry-Red Team and Karl Robson-Blue team)

Red Team

1. Kevin Oxberry (skipper)
2. Andy Oxberry
3. Charlie Orpin
4. Mark Vinter
5. Pat Dawkins
6. Simon Holmes
7. Gareth Venables
8. Simon Fowler
9. Den Turner

Blue Team

1. Karl Robson (skipper)
2. Ben Wildy
3. Phil Ballance
4. Tyler Venables
5. Mike Iddenden
6. Max Andrews
7. Paul Sequenza
8. Rhys Batty
9. Nigel Stevenson (organiser)

PLEASE WEAR YOUR TEAM COLOURS ON SUNDAY

Penalties

• Incorrect/no scorecard – £1.00
• Dummy spitting £1.00
• Abusing a skipper £1.00
• Abusing the organiser £2.00
• Asking a stupid question £1.00
• Missing Breakfast £1.00
• Late for tee off £1.00

Society rules apply for this competition

• Gimmes
  No gimmes
• Fairway divot
  Play as ‘preferred lie’
• OoB/lost ball rule
  2 shot penalty, see diagram below
• Sunday – wear your team colour

Dress code

Accounts

Golf Breaks booking

• Twin 2 nights’ dinner, bed & breakfast at The Essex Golf and Country Club and 3 rounds of golf (County Course) £335.00 (per person)
• Single 2 nights’ dinner, bed & breakfast at The Essex Golf and Country Club and 3 rounds of golf (County Course) £435.00 (per person)
• Deposit to guarantee your place: £50 due by 15th Sep 2025 (paid 17-9-25)
• Final balance: Paid to Golf Breaks (paid 6-5-26 reference 756237 St Stephens)
  
• Accommodation: from Fri 07 Aug 2026 @ The Essex Golf and Country Club ( 3 x Twin, 16 x Single) for 2 nights
• There will be an additional £25.00 added to your final payment for prizes

Golf

• Fri 7 Aug 2026, 13:00 on County Course, 6 tee times
• Sat 8 Aug 2026, 11:00 on County Course, 6 tee times
• Sun 9 Aug 2026, 11:00 on County Course, 6 tee times

Single room

£435.00 less £50 deposit + £25 (prizes) = £410 to pay
(F = food order received)

1. Karl Robson (Blue Team skipper) £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
2. Charlie Orpin £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
3. Ben Wildy £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
4. Mark Vinter £50 paid + £435 – paid in full (F)
5. Pat Dawkins £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
6. Simon Holmes £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
7. Gareth Venables £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
8. Simon Fowler £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
9. Phil Ballance £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
10. Tyler Venables £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
11. Mike Iddenden £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
12. Max Andrews £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
13. Den Turner £50 paid + £410 – paid in full (F)
14. Paul Sequenza £50 paid + £310 + £100 – paid in full (F)

Twin room

£335.00 less £50 deposit + £25 (prizes) = £310 to pay

1. Kevin Oxberry £50 paid + £310 – paid in full (F)
2. Andy Oxberry (Red Team skipper) £50 paid + £310 – paid in full (F)
3. Rhys Batty £50 paid + £310 – paid in full (F)
4. Nigel Stevenson (organiser) £50 paid + £310 – paid in full (F)

Paid deposit but can’t attend (£35 paid to Golf Breaks – non-refundable)

1. David Brown £50 paid (£15 credit held by SSGS treasurer)
2. Chris Dawkins £50 paid (£15 credit held by SSGS treasurer)
3. Luke Burchell £50 paid (£15 credit held by SSGS treasurer)
4. Ryan Sequenza £50 paid (£15 credit held by SSGS treasurer)
5. Roy Coveny £50 paid (£15 credit held by SSGS treasurer)

Address

The Essex Golf & Country Club
Earls Colne
Colchester
Essex
CO6 2NS

Tel:  01787 22 44 66

 

All funds raised donated to www.pilgrimshospices.org in memory of Cathryn Brown