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Golf Fixtures 2012
| Date | Fixture / Event | Venue | Match Manager |
| 4 March | Old Shirburnian | Burnham & Berrow | Cedric Clapp |
| 24, 25 March | Brent Knoll Bowl | Burnham & Berrow | Captain |
| 29 March | Spring Meeting | Rye | Phil Hine |
| 29 March to 1 April | Halford Hewitt (n.b. drawn to play on the Friday) | Deal/Sandwich | Captain |
| 6 May | School | Tiverton | Simon Waddington |
| 12 and 21 June | Schools putting competition | Royal Wimbledon | Phil Hine |
| 28, 29, 30 June | Cyril Gray | Worplesdon | Phil Hine |
| 5 July | Winchester | Bristol & Clifton | Tim Lintott |
| 9 August | Old Cliftonians / Taunton Pelicans | Bristol & Clifton | Andrew Whitefield |
| 31 August | Blundell’s charity golf day | Dainton Park | Amber Oliver |
| 16 September | Tiverton Golf Club & Autumn Meeting (Lake Cup) & AGM |
Tiverton | Chris Gibson |
| 6,7 October | Cornish Piskey | Newquay | Captain |
| 12 October | Old Marlburian GS | Burnham & Berrow | Martyn Grose |
Please do let the match manager know if you would like to play in any fixture; it makes their job so much easier. Email addresses are:-
cedric.clapp@netgates.co.uk
christopher.gibson10@btinternet.com
martyngrose@aol.com
edwardhaycock@yahoo.co.uk
philhine@dircon.co.uk
tim.lintott@gmail.com
swaddington@heathcoat.co.uk
talbotend@aol.com (Andrew Whitefield)
a.oliver@blundells.org (Blundell’s Charity Golf Day)
Golf News
Halford Hewitt 29th March – 1st April 2012
Another Hewitt week with marvellous weather – tee shirts all week for the second year in a row!
We were drawn to play our first round on Friday so we had our Spring meeting at Rye on the Thursday this year and there was an excellent turnout for the day. Ed Haycock (our captain), Martyn Grose (our president), Andy Barr, Jeremy Cooper, Peter Crews, Simon Gudgeon, Phil and Richard Hine, Alex Knott, Peter Lowe, Dougal Lyon, Ron March, William Moberly, Matt Morgan, Al Norris, Kevin Ramshaw, Bill Seldon, Simon Waddington and Finn Weisse.
We had a practice Hewitt match against St Paul's and a foursomes stableford competition in the morning and a singles stableford in the afternoon. We beat St Paul's 4 matches to 1; Alex Knott and Simon Gudgeon won the foursomes with 35 points and Peter Lowe was the winner of the singles with 36 points.
To complete our Thursday we had our AGM during a very nice dinner; the most important agenda item was the choice of our new captain. It didn't take us much time – the wine helped – to decide that Kevin Ramshaw was to take over from Ed Haycock. Ed started his term 'early' taking over from Chris Bayly when he relocated to Dubai and he led us through five Hewitts so a big thanks to him.
So onto the Halford Hewitt where we were drawn against Wellington. We were represented by Kevin Ramshaw and Finn Weisse, Andy Barr and Dougal Lyon, Ed haycock and Richard Hine, Alex Knott and Simon Gudgeon, Phil Hine and Simon Waddington. It turned out to be a relatively close match, Finn and Kevin won comfortably 6 and 5, Phil and Simon won a close match 2 and 1 and Alex and Simon won the deciding and extremely close match on the last hole. In the second round we played Dulwich. Again the match was close, Ed and Richard won their match 3 and 2, Alex and Simon again had a very close game winning on the last. In the end the key game was Finn and Kevin; their match went all the way but unfortunately the opponents made a fine 4 at the last to squeeze home 1 up. Many thanks to Martyn, William, Matt, Pete, Peter and Al for supporting us.
Brent Knoll Bowl 24th, 25th March 2012
This year's Brent Knoll Bowl was played in glorious weather. The sun was out and there was very little wind and Bunham was in fantastic condition for this time of year. We were represented by Ed Haycock, Harry Konig, Phil and Richard Hine, Kevin Ramshaw, Paul Vicary and Simon Waddington.
Our first match was against the Erratics - a society based at Porthcawl. Richard and Ed had an easy win and with Simon and Harry winning we were through to the next round. Paul and Phil halved their match. Our next game was against the Buckthorns - the local society who are generally a strong side with the advantage of local knowledge. This was a closer match; Ed and Richard won their match quite easily, Simon and Harry lost narrowly and it was down to Paul and Phil. A strong finish saw them win 2 and 1 and so it was on to the semi-final for the first time for several years. Our opponents were the Army who were just back from two weeks golf in South Africa! We pushed them hard but they were too strong for us. Ed and Richard lost their game early on, Paul and Phil were ahead in their game so it came down to Kevin and Harry - they played well but lost a close game on the 17th. All in all a marvellous weekend.
OBGS vs OSGS: Burnham & Berrow Sun 4th March 2012
Match Report: A reversal of fortune for Blundell’s this year following last year’s convincing win with Blundell’s well beaten 8 ½ to 3 ½ by a rejuvenated Sherborne side who reclaim “the casket”. Blundell’s fielded a full team of 12, against 11 Shirbirnians, on a day that saw Burnham at its most challenging with driving rain and a strong north easterly wind for most of the morning. Sherborne held a commanding 4 ½ to 1 ½ lead at the half way mark which, despite the usual restorative measures taken, and a very good carvery lunch proved too much of a mountain for the defending Blundell’s side to climb in order to make good the shortfall. A stiffening breeze and drier conditions for the afternoon fourball matches on the Channel Course made for an interesting encounter with creditable wins recorded by the Graham Howe/ Tony Ward and Doug Bourne / Drew Whitefield pairings – unfortunately three short of the 5 out of 6 afternoon wins required to secure a Blundell’s overall victory.
| No. | Blundell's pair | Score | Sherborne pair |
| Morning Foursomes | |||
| 1 | Carey Ashworth / Graham Howe | won 8/7 | H. Gill / R. Fisher |
| 2 | Doug Bourne / Martin Grose | lost 5/4 | P. Hodges / R. Draper |
| 3 | Peter kingdon / Andrew Jeffery | lost 4/3 | R. Bagnall / R. Grayburn |
| 4 | David Crews / Tony Ward | halved | T. Rowland / M. Hodges |
| 5 | D. D’arcy Hughes / Drew Whitefield | lost 6/5 | H. Gill / A. Steele Perkins |
| 6 | Andrew Hillman / Bill Swainson | lost 2 dn | M. Rowland |
| Afternoon Fourball / Channel Course (9 holes) | |||
| 1 | Carey Ashworth / Martyn Grose | lost 1 down | D. Draper / R. Fisher |
| 2 | Graham Howe / Tony Ward | won 3/2 | H. Gill (s) / H. Gill (j) |
| 3 | David Crews / Peter kingdon | lost 3/2 | P. Hodges / R. Grayburn |
| 4 | Doug Bourne / A Whitefield | won 3/2 | A. Steele Perkins / M. Hodges |
| 5 | Andrew Hillman / Andrew Jeffery | lost 1 dn | R. Bagnall / M. Rowland |
| 6 | D. D’arcy Hughes / Bill Swainson | lost 2/1 | T. Rowland |
| Sherborne Win 8½ vs Blundell's 3½ | |||
Cornish Piskey 1st, 2nd October 2011
Our team for this year’s tournament consisted of our captain Ed Haycock, Richard Carroll, Dougal Lyon, Philip Hine, Richard Hine and Simon Waddington.
Continuing a trend for the year we had fine weather and the course was in great condition. In the first round we were drawn against the Lincolnshire Sausage GS – a new society to the competition! We won 2–1 with Richard (Hine) / Ed, and Phil / Simon winning their matches. In the second round we played the Tehidy Parkers and it was a similar story a 2–1 win with Richard / Ed and Phil / Simon winning the points. Now onto the semi finals where we were up against a strong March Hares side. They were too good for us and we lost 2–1 with Phil / Simon winning the consolation point. As always the social side was excellent and overall a fabulous weekend.
OBGS v OWGS Weds 13th July 2011
In the match against Winchester (The Old Wykehamists Golf Society) at Burnham and Berrow GC, the OB team repeated the previous year's success and beat OWGS by 2 and a half to 1 and a half, in a four ball, better ball competition. David Crews and Andrew Barr won their match, as did David D'Arcy Hughes and Cedric Clapp; Tim Lintott and Stephen Tilley halved their match, but Bill Swainson and Frank Ackerman lost in the final match. Benign conditions helped make it a memorable day.
Next year the match will take place at Bristol & Clifton GC on July 5th.
Tim Lintott
Cyril Gray 23rd, 24th, 25th June 2011
In this year’s Cyril Gray we were drawn against Edinburgh Academicals in the first round. Our team was Ross Aldridge, Peter Crews, Phil Hine, Richard Hine, Paul Vicary and Simon Waddington. We won 2-1 with wins from Ross and Peter and Richard and Paul. In the next round we played Merchant Taylors who are recent past winners. 
This became a very close match; Phil and Simon lost by one hole, Richard and Paul made a solid par four on the last to win by one hole and the match depended on Ross and Peter. They had a chance to win it in the 18th but it was not to be so extra holes were needed. The 19th was halved in par fours; Ross nearly holing for a birdie. On the 20th, a tough par four, Ross hit a superb second shot to six feet and that was good enough to win. So it was now the quarter final against Eastbourne. Phil and Simon had an easy win and Richard and Paul closed out their match on the 17th so we were now in the semi-finals. Our opponents were Wrekin – a side who had done well in recent years. Paul Vicary wasn’t able to play and William Moberly stepped in. Unfortunately we didn’t play well and Wrekin were comfortable winners. Overall a very successful year; we haven’t been in the semi-finals for a long time so that bodes well for future years.
Charity Golf Day Sun 3rd July 2011
Our Annual Golf Day at Dartmouth Golf & Country Club got off to a terrific start with 15 teams competing. The sun was out in full force making this difficult course even more challenging. All 15 teams finished in time to enjoy a relaxing drink on the Country Club’s terrace and were treated to a well deserved dinner followed by an awards reception.
The overall winning team at this year’s Golf day was Andy Mead (staff), Bruce Wheatley (staff), Henry Roffe-Silvester (staff) & Mike Finch (current parent) with a score of 98. Runners up were Blundell’s Supporters Paul Middleton, Terry Moss, Andy Fields (current parent) & Lee Pearch.
Prizes also included: -
- Nearest the pin: Simon Breed and Ian Seatherton
- Longest drive: Peter Klinkenberg & Richard Swarbrick
- Best Man: jointly shared by teachers Andy Mead and Bruce Wheatley
- Best Lady: Rosemary Webber
- Best Supporter: Lee Davey & Morris Curtis
- Best Parent: Richard Thomas
- Best pupil: Gary Abdoll
- Best Old Blundellian: Graham Howe
Thank you to all those that participated in this year’s Charity Golf Day, we appreciate your support. The day’s proceeds went to the Devon Air Ambulance & the Peter Blundell Foundation Awards.
We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s golf day.
Halford Hewitt
This turned out to be a magnificent week – the weather was superb – the best anyone can remember at least for thirty odd years – and the courses were in great condition.
We started the week with the Spring Meeting at Rye – is there a better place for golf on a beautiful spring day? - and there was an excellent turn out – Richard Carroll, Ed Haycock, Simon Gudgeon, Phil Hine, Richard Hine, Alex Knott, Peter Lowe, Dougal Lyon, William Moberly, Matt Morgan, Bill Seldon, Mark Seldon, Ollie Seldon, and Finn Weisse all played. Ed Haycock and Richard Hine won the foursomes and Phil Hine the singles.
So onto the Hewitt. We were drawn at Deal against Marlborough who had a good run the year before but we were hopeful we might prevail. Our team was our captain Ed Haycock, Richard Carroll, Simon Gudgeon, Phil Hine, Richard Hine, Alex Howe, Alex Knott, Dougal Lyon, Kevin Ramshaw and Finn Weisse. We got off to a great start with four of the five matches up at the 10th. The momentum then swung to Marlborough and it became very close. Ed and Richard (Hine) won their match relatively easily 3 and 2. Phil and Richard (Carroll) lost on the 18th as did Alex (Howe) and Dougal. Alex (Knott) and Kevin won their match on the 19th and somehow the Marlborough pair managed to get the better of Simon and Finn to win on the 20th. A great shame as we had a number of opportunities to win the match; Marlborough readily conceded they had been fortunate to go through.
We now played in the plate at Princes. Our first match was against Chigwell which we won 3 – 0. Good wins for Simon and Finn (6 and 5) and for Alex (Howe) and Dougal (4 and 3) with Ed and Richard winning 1up. The next round was against Wrekin which was a lot closer. Ed and Richard won 5 and 4, Simon and Finn lost 2 and 1 but Alex and Dougal won a tight match on the 19th to give Blundell’s a 2-1 win. It was now the quarter finals against Cheltenham. Again a close match, Phil and Simon won 4 and 2 but we needed another win from the other two matches which were both very close. Alex and Dougal lost on the 18th by one hole and that meant Ed and Richard had to play the 19th. They made a fine par 4 to win the match, Richard holing the crucial 3 foot putt. Now for the semi-finals which are played at Deal with the main competition on the Sunday. Our opponents were Winchester. Simon and Phil had a good win 6 and 5, Ed and Richard lost for the first time in the week 2 and 1 which meant it the match rested on Alex and Dougal. They were having a very close match but unfortunately they were beaten by a very good par 4 on the 18th. So that was the end for Blundell’s. All in all very pleasing to get to the semi-finals of the plate for the second time and marvelous to play some great golf on superb courses in such wonderful weather.
Finally many thanks to our supporters during the week – Martyn Grose, our president, William Moberly, Peter Lowe and Peter Crews – who dropped in to see us in the semi-final on his way back from France.
Brent Knoll Bowl
The weather this year was fantastic and Bunham & Berrow was in great condition. As usual the golf was competitive and enjoyable. We were represented by Ed Haycock, Paul Vicary, Ollie Seldon, Phil Hine, Richard Hine and Jeff Berry. In the first round we were drawn against the local Burnham side ‘The Buckthorns’ – this looked a tough draw and so it proved to be. The match was close and with one game each (a good win by Richard and Ed) when Paul and Phil made a magnificent and somewhat unlikely par 4 via the buckthorn down the last hole to win by one hole and give Blundell’s the match. So onto the next round where we played the Army. They had a very strong side and swept us aside quite easily; Paul and Phil managing a half point for Blundell’s.
Old Blundellian Golfing Society – 2010 Report
Yet again we have had a marvellous golfing year with a full range of fixtures – both competitive and friendly.
On the competitive front we played in the old boys school team knockout competitions – the Halford Hewitt and the Cyril Gray (over 50s) with some success.
In the Halford Hewitt we were drawn against Taunton. We were represented by Ed Haycock (our captain), Ross Aldridge, Carey Ashworth, Richard Carroll, Peter Crews, Richard Hine, Phil Hine, Alex Howe, Alex Knott, Dougal Lyon, Kevin Ramshaw, and Simon Waddington. We won reasonably comfortably 4 matches to 1. In the second round we played Glenalmond and lost a close match 3 1/2 to 1 1/2.
In the Cyril Gray we were drawn against Dulwich. We were represented by Ross Aldridge, Peter Crews, Phil Hine, Richard Hine, Peter Lowe, Ron March, and Paul Vicary. Having lost to Dulwich in the first round (3 – 0) we won the plate beating Wrekin 2-1, Chigwell 3-0, Glenalmond 2 1/2 -1/2 and Rossall 2-1 in the final. The final was close; we won the two deciding matches down the 18th. Peter Lowe played in the matches up to the semi-final and Ross Aldridge replaced Peter in the semis and final (Peter was playing with William Moberly in the senior Cyril Gray (minimum combined age 140) and they came 3rd). There are some photos on the OB website (choose sport then golf).
Our other scratch fixtures were as usual the Brent Knoll Bowl and the Cornish Piskey.
In the Brent Knoll Bowl (Ed Haycock, Phil Hine, Richard Hine, Dougal Lyon, Alex Howe and Simon Waddington) we lost a close match in the first round against the Erratics and then had a good win against Taunton – a trial run for the Hewitt where we were drawn against them – we then beat Sherborne before losing to the Wigorns in the final.
In the Piskey (Richard Carroll, Pete Crews, Phil Hine, Richard Hine, Jeff Berry and Simon Waddinton) we had a good win against a strong March Hares side before losing to in the next round against a local side from Newquay, the Towans. We played reasonable well the next morning but were not in the prizes for the consolation stableford.
On the more social front we had some very enjoyable matches against Sherborne, Marlborough, Clifton, Winchester (a new match which Peter Crews organised – Tim Lintott is kindly taking over this match in 2011), Tiverton Golf Club and the boys. Another hugely enjoyable event was the Blundell’s golf day at Bovey Castle which was well supported by the OBGS and won by current pupil Gary Abdoll partnered by his father Gerald and Old Blundellian brothers Matt and Tom Pynn– again some photos on the OB website.
We also had our Spring and Autumn meetings at Rye and Tiverton respectively. In the Spring meeting Ollie Seldon won the singles and Richard Hine and Ed Haycock won the foursomes. In the Autumn meeting Will Seamer won the Lake Cup.
We look forward to another enjoyable year of fixtures. As always we welcome new members and if you would like to join the Society then please contact Phil Hine, email: philhine@dircon.co.uk.
Blundell’s Charity Golf Day Thursday 21st October 2010
We were treated to wonderful weather for our Charity Golf Day held at Woodbury Park Golf and Country Club on Thursday 21st October, on the truly superb Oaks championship course. Twelve teams turned out to compete for a wealth of prizes and to support Devon Air Ambulance Trust and the Peter Blundell Foundation Award provision during the October half term.
The winning overall team included current pupil Gary Abdoll partnered by his father Gerald and Old Blundellian brothers Matt and Tom Pynn. There were two equal second teams: Peter Klinkenberg, Housemaster of Westlake, with guests Steve Ripley and Simon Curling and former housemaster of Francis House Norman Ridgeway. The other team comprised last year’s winners Governor Cedric Clapp and Old Blundellians Ross Aldridge, Richard Swarbrick and Graham Howe.
Best Man of the day was parent Lester Kemp and Best Lady guest Jane Darby. Best pupil was Tom Ansell who also won the ‘Nearest the Pin’ on the 18th hole. Best Old Blundellian was Tom Pynn, Best Parent was Giles Boylett, and Best Guest was won by David Parry and Norman Reidgeway equally. Longest drive on the 8th was won by Peter Klinkenberg and Longest drive on the 14th by Cedric Clapp with the only other prize-winner being Mark Hunt who secured Nearest the Pin on the 5th.
There were numerous Raffle prize-winners and we are extremely grateful to Total Decor who donated the first prize of £500 of Interior Design. A huge thank you to all our sponsors which included The Jolly Vintner, Travis Perkins Ltd, Maindenhead Independent Ltd, Tiverton Golf Club and our hosts Woodbury Park Golf and Country Club and of course to all our participants who ensured we had the most enjoyable day. Please do come again next year.
Cyril Gray competition (over-50s)
We had a very successful tournament. Having lost to Dulwich in the first round we won the plate beating Wrekin 2-1, Chigwell 3-0, Glenalmond 21/2 -1/2 and Rossall 2-1 in the final. The final was close; we won the two deciding matches down the 18th.
 Our team left to right (photo on first tee) was Ron March, Richard Hine, Peter Crews, Philip Hine, Peter Lowe and Paul Vicary. |
 The photo at the presentation left to right Peter Lowe, Paul Vicary, Richard Hine, Phil Hine, Ross Aldridge, Peter Crews and Ron March. |
Peter Lowe played in the matches up to the semi-final and Ross Aldridge replaced Peter in the semis and final (Peter was playing with William Moberly in the senior Cyril Gray (minimum combined age 140) and they came 3rd).
Blundell's Golf Day Sunday 27th September 2009
Fifty six OBs, parents and friends of Blundell’s enjoyed the annual Blundell’s Golf Day at Bovey Castle on Sunday 27th September.
The weather was perfect and pre-dinner drinks were taken on the terrace overlooking Dartmoor. After the dinner, the Head Master presented the prizes and Judge Paul Waterworth, OB Club Chairman, drew the raffle prizes. The winning four were Graham Howe, Ross Aldridge, Richard Swarbrick and Cedric Clapp. Best OB player, outside the above four, was Liam Lewis. It is hoped to repeat the day at the same venue next year and details will be posted on the website as soon as a date is agreed.
OBs v Old Shirburnians
Cedric Clapp organised the annual fixture at Burnham and Berrow on Sunday 1st March. This was the 50th anniversary of this fixture taking place at Burnham and Berrow and the 70th anniversary of the fixture itself.
Cedric organised events immaculately with the exception of the result. Old Shirburnians triumphed 4-1 in a foursomes competition played in fantastic weather.
The photographs show Cedric putting out on the 18th, players and guests enjoying lunch and presentations.
