MELTHAM GOLF CLUB BULLETIN Ashley Campbell Junior Captain 2013
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June 2013 Number 259 MELTHAM GOLF CLUB BULLETIN Ashley Campbell Junior Captain 2013 Captain's Log From the Starship Meltham Golf Club. We are just leaving the Galaxy of May and entering the Galaxy of June... As most of you are now aware we have terminated the contract of the caterers, I would like to add that this has been with more or less the full backing of the membership, although there has been a few negative responses to the decision. However, C'est La Vie, we move on. On a more positive note, we have interviewed three candidates for the position, all promising and a decision will be made as soon as possible. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Denise Mear who stepped in to help run the catering at short notice. Denise has undertaken all the catering commitments throughout May with outstanding success above and beyond the call of duty. She has worked tirelessly in the kitchen to clean and organise it back to full working order, to the point of where we may have had to tell her to take time out before she made herself ill, in the amount of work she was doing. I am sure the members will appreciate the work Denise has done and please take the opportunity to thank her when you see her. Also thank you to everyone who chipped in to help clean the kitchen areas. Also I wish to thank Noel Gleeson for running the bar, organising the cellar, and helping the bar staff. Noel has been another unsung hero, please thank him when you see him. As Captain of Meltham Golf Club, I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank John Dixon, Hon Secretary of the Club, for his tireless work and enthusiasm shown in all situations. Over the years, John has done above and beyond the call of duty in this position. All employed positions have to be filled through the Secretary from the cleaners to the professional which in- cludes hiring and firing which is not an easy task. At the end of the day, this po- sition is an honorarium, not a full-time one. This man is the cornerstone of this Club and gets little appreciation for his efforts. Now golf news - in May, we welcomed twice the Yorkshire Veterans Ladies Golf Association who played their matchplay competition and team match against Northumberland. This was all done with the help of, Rosamund Lumb, who is this year's captain of the Yorkshire Veteran Ladies well done Rosamund and team. The Yorkshire team 5th Division championship was played here and we re- ceived excellent comments on our course and catering, it was nice to hear compliments again about our excellent facilities at Meltham. It has been the golden age for winning this month, Dave Oldham and Peter Kelly, won the Fisher Cup Foursomes no-one can ever come back and say I cannot do 36 holes anymore I am too old! Clive (Karaoke) Jackson won the CH Watts all carrying the flag for the golden oldies. However, youth came through with Charles Taylor and partner winning the Mens' Invitation and James Fish winning the New Victory Cup. Millenium Trophy was won by Andrew Fretwell this was held on a Sunday and was open to all members so well done Andrew. Well done to all the winners. The team matches are now in full swing, I watched the juniors play against Elland and how refreshing it was to see young men not messing about but playing good golf and good camaraderie between them. They all enjoyed a meal and made their speeches, well done boys. I hope to watch all teams at some point in the season. Captain's team matches - we have a big match coming up against Crosland Heath and I do know they have recruited a very strong team to visit us. Players who have not played for years in their team matches are playing. We need a strong team out against them so let Norman know you are available. We have not won the Sykes Cup (this is the trophy we play for against Crosland Heath) for a few years now, so all you established players get your names down. We have had a good response for the matches, new players are starting to come forward, so a big thank you for supporting them. To all new members, and dormant ones, come along and enjoy a round of golf at other courses followed by a light meal and a beer. Captains Trio The first of our charity nights the 'Race Night' was a great success with over 90 people attending and helping to raise funds for our chosen charities. We will give the exact figure when all totals have been sorted out. We would like to give a big thanks to Meltham Lodge for their help and generosity in running and helping us on the night. The Social Committee for their tireless work and help on the night. Special thanks to compere Chris Breslin and bookies runners John and Anne Szlachcic. But most of all to all members and friends who came and supported the night and a big thanks to all who sponsored the horses. Simon, our professional, sponsored a team for The Children’s Forget Me Not Trust which is one of our charities at Fixby which was enjoyed by all of us. Many thanks to Simon for this gesture. We also enjoyed a splendid meal with our wives to round of the day. We will be selecting three bunkers on the course for our charities, we hope you will all support the causes. We look forward to seeing you at our next event which will be advertised in the coming weeks. Before I sign off this month's log, a special thought to one of our hard working stalwart members, Phil Walton, who is going through a tough time at this moment, I am sure you will be back amongst us shortly. So get well soon Phil from everyone at the Club. Captain's log signing off see you in the next Galaxy. Richard Johnstone Captain Dear Members Sweepstakes Thank you to all who took part in the player Sweepstake, congratulations to Phil Sagar, the first time Tiger Woods has actually come good in any of these sweeps. The US open sweep will be coming soon, please look out for details on the notice board. Pro/Challenge Matches As we did last year we will be running several Pro challenge matches with The Captain, Lady Captain the Seniors and the Rabbits. Each match will have a £5 wager per player and that money goes onto your pro shop account, if you beat me I will add another £5 to your account. If you don’t then you still have the £5 you put in…. so really you can’t lose!! Sign-up sheets on the notice boards, Dates below: Seniors: (all 10am approx.) Thurs 30th May Thurs 20th June Thurs 18th July Thurs 8th August Thurs12th September Rabbits: (all 5pm approx.) Wed 5th June Wed 19th June Wed 3rd July Wed 21st August Wed 4th September Captain/Pro: (all 5pm approx.) Thurs 27th June Wed 17th July Wed 31st July Wed 11th September Wed 18th September Ladies (all 10am approx.) Friday 24th May Friday 7th June Friday 26th July Friday 30th August Friday 13th September I look forward to seeing you out on the course! Order of Merit Lastly, we will be running an order of merit for the men’s section for all money won during club competitions in 2013. This will include, weekly Saturday competitions, club open competitions, and Tuesday pro’s comps. The leader board will be posted weekly on the pro’s notice board, with prizes being given to the top 3 at the end of the year. Simon Professional MELTHAM JUNIOR SECTION If you land in the bunker on the 3rd, 8th or 14th please put 50p in the bottle on the bar to help the Trio of Captains charities Ladies News Hi Ladies I would like to start by saying a huge thank you to Denise Mear who stepped in to help out with our recent catering issues. I’m sure you will all agree she has done an outstanding job. Thank you for all your help Denise!! I would like to thank all the other ladies who helped Denise in the kitchen also. The beginning of May went very well with the YVLGA Championships and the weather was beautiful. 3rd May B team away Woodsome 7 Meltham 0 5th May medal 6 was won by Debbie Berry 99-33=66 8th May medal 7 & CH Watts was won by Denise Mear 93-23=70 net 10th May B team Sitwell Park away - draw 14th May YVLGA 7 Northumberland 0 15th May Ping 4 BBB postponed until 16th June 17th May A team Sitwell Park away 20th May Hornsea home 6/1 Ladies Mixed Open am am (thank you to Sue Whittaker for organising such a lovely day). Winners were Andrew Passmore, Patricia Passmore, Chris Hodson and Karen Payne - 86 points from Rossendale Golf Club Lady Vice Captains Day was enjoyed by all who played (thank you again to Sue Whittaker for a lovely day and evening). Winners won with 82 points - Pat Smith, M Bottomore, and Mary Shawley Ladies Open am am – due to the unfortunate weather conditions some of the ladies came off the course. The winners were: 1st Val Marshall, Sue Whittaker, S McFadzean, J Teale 142 2nd J Crosby, S McMahon, M Fowler and D Szwedzinski 155 all from Hickleton gc 3rd M Shaw, S Guest, G Fearmley and R Wilson 157 Nearest the pin Rhoda James 3ft 9inches 2s competition Elayne Wears-Taylor from Wath on Deame Mr Captain, Mr Rabbit Captain, Simon and myself played at Huddersfield golf club unfortunately we failed to win but a great day was had by all.