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The 22nd Belton Park GC Charity Am Am
Blessed with a sunny day and a course in excellent condition 172 players took part in Belton Park GC’s annual Charity Golf Day, sponsored by SBH Radiators, helping to raise over £7000 for Diabetes UK and English Blind Golf. The day’s golf included an 18-hole Am Am Competition followed by a nine-hole Texas Scramble. Following the presentation of prizes by Club Captain Terry Guest an auction attracted lively bidding for the opportunity to play golf on a number of championship courses, including Sunningdale, The Belfry, and star lot, the prestigious Stoke Park Course of Goldfinger fame- fetching £500. To conclude the evening a Draw sponsored by The Reindeer Inn, Long Bennington raised the record sum of £680.
Results: 2010 Charity Am Am Competition.
1st J. Senescall – Taylor Maxwell Ltd - 95pts
2nd Rob Bartlett – SBH Ltd - 90pts
3rd Robert Pask – BPGC - 87pts
Results: Texas Scramble.
1st Peter Mason Newark - RFC Vets - 23.1 points.
House News
Clubhouse display – The reorganisation of club memorabilia and records, although proving to be a rather protracted exercise, has met with positive comments to date and should be completed in the near future. Further to this, the Management Committee has provisionally agreed to the purchase of replacement competition honours boards to be phased-in subject to availability of funds.
Other projects – The fireplace - many members will be pleased to hear that the House Committee has been given the go ahead to initiate the reinstallation of the clubroom fireplace. Options in hand.
The scorer’s box – plans are also in hand to provide access to the area behind the fireplace from the course entrance. This area is currently underused and would provide a much more accessible facility for competition participants both from the course and the clubhouse.
Captain’s Report
This year's Captain's Day event will be an AM/AM with a draw for the teams. There will also be a separate par 3 prize and longest drives and nearest the pins in 2 categories, one for handicaps 9 and under and one for 10 and over. Just 2 weeks later there is the Help for Heroes (H4H's)/Pro Day competition. This will be a singles Stableford event for both ladies and men with the top 10 scores in each representing the Club in the National H4H's Day. The top 6 clubs in this event will spend a weekend at the Belfry and all 10 players, should we reach this stage, will be guaranteed good prizes; the top prize being a week in a 5* golfing hotel in Tunisia. Please support both these events as all the proceeds from Captain's Day and most from the H4H's/Pro's Day will go to the H4H's charity. In addition, on the H4H's/Pro's Day you will have the opportunity to take on the pro’ at one of the par 3s.
Match & Competitions
Recent competition winners:
Qunicentenary Cup - Paul & Lesley Perrin - nett 63
PGA National - Richard Claxton - 78-17=61
Gents Spring Open - Rothwell Lee Cup – G. Stokes (Wollaton) & J. Siddons (Beeston) - 40 points
Gents Spring Open - Hemswell Cup – C. Murphy & D. Wood (Humberstone Heights) - 47 points
9 Hole Stableford - Gordon Lumsden - 19 points
The Chris Curtis Cup - Gordon Lumsden - 41 points
Famous Grouse - Mike Goodacre and John Clark
We have also received a number of questions regarding the progress of Dan Keddie, so here goes:
35th at West of England Championship 77 72 76 77
30th at Scottish Youths Championship 75 73 80 73
7th at Dorset Scratch Open 71 77
Forthcoming events:
Lincs Amateur 13th June at Seacroft
Open Qualifying (possibly at Lindrick) 21st June
Tilman Trophy (Royal Cinque Ports) 12th -14th July
English Amateur (Little Aston) 26th –31st July
North of England (Middlesbrough GC) 3rd –5th Aug
Lee Westwood Trophy (Rotherham ) 17th–19th Aug


Ladies Section
Coronation Foursomes
1st Edina Sechi and Jan Johnson 40pts
2nd Lucy Carr and Pat Evans 36pts
Winners go on to Rothley Park on 12th August
Ping 4BBB
1st Barbara Robinson and Jane Renfrew 45pts
2nd Issie Guest and Jean Tetley 42pts
Queen Elizabeth Cup
1st Helen Elliott 40pts
2nd Pat Evans 40pts
Brunyee Trophy
1st Anna Clark 81-9- 72
2nd Carole Steele 87-15-72
Ladies Club Championships
1st Anna Clark 171
2nd Edina Sechi 175
Best Net- Jan Johnson 151
Seniors Section
June Stableford results:
1st Jim Peach – 45 points
2nd Barry Gilbert – 39pts
3rd Frank Haynes – 39pts
4th Martin Greaves – 39pts
Back 9 – Mike Goodacre – 22pts
Front 9 – Ian Saunders – 21pts
The Seniors have also dished out a couple of thumpings lately. An 8 ½ - 1 ½ victory away at Sleaford and a 9-1 victory against Newark.
A.O.B.
Twilight rates – available any day after 4pm. Members may introduce a guest for the knock down price of £15 (9 holes = £7.50). Visitors are also offered attractive rates, so please spread the word.
South Lincs Cards – I have a couple of spare cards, which offer green fees at a number of Clubs at £5! R.R.P. £50 – sensible offers considered.
Course Marshalling – amid concerns of non-payment of green fees, members should be aware that there will be random spot checks over the coming weeks. It would be beneficial to the marshals if your bag tag with appropriately coloured year sticker were clearly visible. If you have not yet got your red 2010 sticker, please contact the office.