Belton Park Golf Club: Seniors

The Section was formed in 1975 so that members of Belton Park Golf Club who have reached the age of 60 years and are largely retired are able to meet once a week to enjoy a sociable game of golf with new or long standing friends. We achieve this by participating in weekly 'out of the bag' draws for match play friendlies, monthly 3ball Stablefords, for which there are prizes, summer matches aginst local clubs, both home and away, and periodic named competitions.Some of these events are accompanied by lunch and we enjoy other social events which may sometimes include dinner.
The Club courteously allows us use of the course on Tuesdays at specific times and we are asked to ensure that golf etiquette and the facilities are maintained to the usual Belton Park standards.
The Section is open to all BPGC members who are 60 and over, retired and/or are available to play regularly on a Tuesday. There is a small annual subscription.
The Section is administered by a small committee of 6, consisting of the Seniors: Captain, Vice Captain, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past Captain and a member representative.There are currently some 98 members of the Seniors Section.

2007 Season

The seniors section had a very successful year with the completion of a Series of 26 Inter Club Matches resulting in the following - Won 14, halved 5 and lost 7, which is a very satisfactory season. Of our 98 current Senior Section members, some 61 participated in these matches.
The following competitions were competed for during the year

The Tim Thornett Salver (Knockout)
Winner:Ray Clark - Runner up:Tony Davies
The Derek Maunders Shield - Eclectic scores from the 12 Monthly Stablefords -
Winner:Mike Monaghan - Runner up:Ian Saunders
John Carr Trophy - Best 5 Stableford scores -
Winner:Colin Farrington - Runner up: Ian Saunders
John Cowe Cup
Winner:David Green
Ian Lindsay Trophy - 36 holes Gross scores to count
Winner:Ray Clark - Runner up:Trevor Ireland
Alec Hay Cup - Betterball Stableford
Winners:Willie Badraun & Mike Monaghan
Ted Woodhouse Trophy
Winner: Mike Monaghan
Cyril Wood Trophy
Winner: Ian Saunders
Colin Ryan Cup
Winner: Mike Monaghan
Jack Whiteley Trophy
Winner:Tony Davies - Runner up:Mike Goodacre
Geoff Timson Trophy - Past Captains
Winner: Bill Selby

Social Events

The prize giving lunch was held on 23rd October 2007 when all the above winners and runners up received their prizes.

The annual dinner on 18th October was very successful with our own "Mr. Magic" John Taylor providing the after dinner entertainment.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM was held on 6th November 2007 when the following were elected:

• Captain - Denis Neads
• Vice Captain - Tony Barron
• Past Captain - Tony Noble
• Secretary - Eddie Langdon
• Treasurer - Les Elliott
• Member - Doug Atkinson

The immediate Past Captain, Tony Noble, was congratulated for a superb year as Captain and presented with an engraved tankard in recognition of the work and commitment shown to the Section throughout the year.
A vote of thanks was given to two other members of the committee who stood down at the AGM, Past Captain Wes Wright and Treasurer Tony Robinson.

The New Season

The new year has started with Round 1 of the Jack Whiteley Trophy and the November Stableford, which was won by Les Elliott with an outstanding score of 45 points with Keith Ball taking the runners-up spot, on count back, with a score of 39.