On this webpage you should be able to find all you need about this friendly and fun day of golf.
Open to men and ladies aged 55+.
You and your club are cordially invited to the Old Thorns Seniors Captain’s Day on Wed 7th September 2022. A great day out with 27 holes of golf at a terrific course, with a meal from the renowned Old Thorns carvery to round off the day.
This will be a great opportunity to meet fellow seniors from other clubs and share stories from our experiences in the winter leagues, the summer friendly matches and various other events, or you could just invite a bunch of friends along for a day’s golf at a wonderful venue.
The day includes:
Entrance fee is £55 (Visitor) or £40 (Member) per player
£10 from each entry will be donated to the Peter Alliss Wheelchair charity to help purchase motorised wheelchairs for disabled children
To reserve your place, please email your completed entry form by August 16th and make payment by August 22nd.
To enter individually or as a team, the entry form
should be emailed to:
Jack Lowe
Seniors Section Captain, Old Thorns
Email: jacklowe36@outlook.com
Buggies may be hired from the Old Thorns Proshop. Book directly with the Proshop (preferably in advance). Special rates apply for this event – £15 for 18 holes , £25 for 27 holes.
Payment of entry fees should be made by August 22nd. Old Thorns is unable to take payments to its account so please pay to the Senior Captain’s account:
Account name: Mr Jack Lowe
Sort code: 40-47-78 Account Number: 42536676
On the day, payment for the raffle and 2’s competition must be in cash – there is no facility for debit/credit cards other than at the bar. There is an ATM in the hotel reception area.
Registration. Card collection by team captains. Entry into the two’s competition. Raffle tickets. Note that your starting tees for morning & afternoon will be the same.
Coffee & Bacon Baps will be served.
08:30 Players leave for starting tee
Allow 15 minutes to reach your tee.
08:45 Shotgun Start for 18 hole Individual and Team Stableford Competition.
Tee off as soon as you hear the klaxon
13:15 Sandwiches & Chips in the Hampshire Suite
Please ensure that all cards are carefully checked, then presented to the card collection point. Collect your afternoon team card and enjoy your lunch.
14:45 9 Hole Texas Scramble
Medal format (to one decimal point). Remember that you are playing only the 9 front holes or the 9 back holes.
After the scramble, male visitors may use the changing rooms (male & female) off the sports bar; members and ladies may use the changing rooms at the Elevations leisure club on 1st floor.
Dress code for the dinner is smart casual.
17:15 Bar open
Enjoy a drink and a rest before dinner and prize giving.
17:45 Dinner in the Hampshire Suite
Carvery followed by dessert then coffee.
18:45 Presentation of Prizes by Jackie Alliss
Age Limits
To enter, you must be aged 55+ on the day of the competition. A team that fields an illegible player cannot win a team prize but eligible players can win individual prizes.
Tees
Yellow tees of the day for men. Ladies may play off the Red tees of the day.
Putts
All putts must be holed out – no gimmies!
Speed of Play
The timetable is tight so please play at a good pace. Some suggestions:
Morning 18 hole INDIVIDUAL stableford.
All players to mark an individual card. Normal stableford scoring off 95% handicap.
Morning 18 hole TEAM stableford.
Each team consist of 4 players. Team score – the best 3 stableford scores on each hole. The stableford team score will be calculated from the individual cards.
Nearest the Pin
On 4th, 7th, 10th & 16th. If your tee shot is closer than the position of the marker, write your name on the marker and place it exactly where your shot finished.
Straightest Drive (14th fairway)
If your tee shot is closer than the position of the marker, write your name on the marker and place it exactly where your shot finished.
Afternoon – 9 Hole Team Texas Scramble
Each team consists of 4 players. Your starting tee will be the same as for the morning round.
The team handicap will be (to one decimal point), 1/20th of the team’s combined full course handicap.
There must be a minimum of 2 drives selected for each team member.
After teeing off, one of the drives is chosen. The player whose shot has been chosen must not play the next shot. The remaining players each play their shots within 6 inches but not nearer the hole of the chosen shot. The shot selection and play process is repeated until the ball is holed out.
This is a medal round and you only have to record your gross score.
Teams and starting tees
The teams are listed below. Each team is assigned a number which corresponds to their starting tee. For example, Team 4A is the first team to start on hole number 4 and Team 4B is the second team to start from that hole. The same team numbers will be used to identify your table placing.
Team # | Team Name | Player | Name | Home club |
1A | ?? | Captain | John Slocombe | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Reg Mortimer | Old Thorns | ||
Player 3 | Dave Gerrard | Old Thorns | ||
Player 4 | Jack Lowe | Old Thorns | ||
1B | Golf Buddies | Captain | Geoff Spear | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Adrian Hoar | Old Thorns | ||
Player 3 | Terry Deyoung | Old Thorns | ||
Player 4 | Yutaka Yasuda | Old Thorns | ||
2A | ?? | Captain | Chris Grimes | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Martyn Boyce | Old Thorns | ||
Player 3 | Trevor Matthews | Old Thorns | ||
Player 4 | John Shrewsbury | Hindhead | ||
2B | ?? | Captain | John Mercer | Hoebridge |
Player 2 | Pete Woolston | Hoebridge | ||
Player 3 | Orlando Romero | Hoebridge | ||
Player 4 | Bill Trendell | Hoebridge | ||
3 | ?? | Captain | Kim Price | Hoebridge |
Player 2 | Steph Williams | Hoebridge | ||
Player 3 | Jess Howard | Hoebridge | ||
Player 4 | Lorraine Cary | igolf | ||
4A | No-Hopers | Captain | Sheila Van Piggelen | Hoebridge |
Player 2 | Derek Van Piggelen | Hoebridge | ||
Player 3 | Robert Barclay | Hoebridge | ||
Player 4 | Gerri Schofield | Bletchingley | ||
4B | FAAGS | Captain | John Brooks | None |
Player 2 | Graeme Keel | Blacknest | ||
Player 3 | Paul Eaton | Farnham | ||
Player 4 | Colin Dean | None | ||
5 | Old Toads | Captain | Keith Jux | Hoebridge |
Player 2 | Malcolm Jux | Hoebridge | ||
Player 3 | Shon Hughes | Hoebridge | ||
Player 4 | Guy Humphries | Stratford on Avon | ||
6A | Slinfold Wanderers | Captain | Paul Dolan | Slinfold |
Player 2 | Nigel Bradshaw | Slinfold | ||
Player 3 | Vernon Trefry | Slinfold | ||
Player 4 | Paul Williams | Slinfold | ||
6B | ?? | Captain | Ray Fossey | Meon Valley |
Player 2 | Linda Fossey | Meon Valley | ||
Player 3 | Roger Estcourt | Meon Valley | ||
Player 4 | Kathy Estcourt | Meon Valley | ||
7 | Untouchables | Captain | Paul Gill | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Dave Talbot | Old Thorns | ||
Player 3 | John Sargeant | Old Thorns | ||
Player 4 | Alan McDougall | Rowlands Castle | ||
8 | Ancient Britons | Captain | Peter Diggles | Reigate Heath |
Player 2 | Richard Parker | Reigate Heath | ||
Player 3 | Ron Edwards | Reigate Heath | ||
Player 4 | Richard Jenner | Reigate Heath | ||
9 | The Bakery | Captain | Neil Sillett | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Kevin McCormack | Cams Hall | ||
Player 3 | Paul Wood | Dudsbury | ||
Player 4 | Mick Baker | None | ||
10A | ?? | Captain | Chris lofthouse | Pyrford |
Player 2 | Keith Ferris | Pyrford | ||
Player 3 | Ian Batten | Pyrford | ||
Player 4 | Keith Hunt | Pyrford | ||
10B | Team Tony | Captain | Tony Hunt | Pyrford |
Player 2 | David Kent | Pyrford | ||
Player 3 | Tony Cox | Pyrford | ||
Player 4 | Allan Bromley | Pyrford | ||
11 | Blacknest Birdies | Captain | Ann Spear | Blacknest |
Player 2 | Jill Penn | Blacknest | ||
Player 3 | Jackie Skinner | Blacknest | ||
Player 4 | Brenda Mayle | Blacknest | ||
12 | Blacknest Bunnies | Captain | Val Cooper | Blacknest |
Player 2 | Maggie Smith | Blacknest | ||
Player 3 | Janette Bagley | Blacknest | ||
Player 4 | Lyla Alleman | Blacknest | ||
13 | ?? | Captain | Geoff Sutton | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Andrew Houghton | Cranleigh | ||
Player 3 | Graham Cheeseman | Cranleigh | ||
Player 4 | Doug Balchin | Cranleigh | ||
14A | Natural Hazards | Captain | Malcolm Handyside | Clandon Regis |
Player 2 | Phil Doyle | Clandon Regis | ||
Player 3 | John Bickley | Clandon Regis | ||
Player 4 | Angela West | Clandon Regis | ||
14B | Natural Disasters | Captain | Neil Snodgrass | Clandon Regis |
Player 2 | Cheng Yoe | Clandon Regis | ||
Player 3 | Brian Harrison | Clandon Regis | ||
Player 4 | Julie Risley | Clandon Regis | ||
15 | Meon Valley Senior Boys | Captain | Tim Hayward | Meon Valley |
Player 2 | Tim Felton | Meon Valley | ||
Player 3 | Steve Chalk | Meon Valley | ||
Player 4 | Tim Browne | Meon Valley | ||
16A | Meon Marauders | Captain | Alison King | Meon Valley |
Player 2 | Nicky New | Meon Valley | ||
Player 3 | Stephen Doyle | igolf | ||
Player 4 | Andrew King | Meon Valley | ||
16B | ?? | Captain | Deborah Queen | Meon Valley |
Player 2 | Christine Stirling | Meon Valley | ||
Player 3 | Myra Ormiston | Meon Valley | ||
Player 4 | Sue Eaton | Meon Valley | ||
17 | Farnham’s Finest | Captain | Geoff Creedon | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Cliff Rush | Farnham | ||
Player 3 | Keith Stocker | Farnham | ||
Player 4 | Dave Smith | Farnham | ||
18A | The Slab Life 4 | Captain | Nick Cansfield | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | Stuart Warren | Old Thorns | ||
Player 3 | Martin Hodgson | None | ||
Player 4 | Chris Spicer | None | ||
18B | ?? | Captain | Gavin Greenfield | Old Thorns |
Player 2 | John Hopkins | Petersfield | ||
Player 3 | Chris Burton | Blackmoor | ||
Player 4 | Graham Heath | Old Thorns |