Midweek Stableford News

Midweek Stableford News

The midweek stableford competition which is played every Wednesday will close from the end of November. We will restart the competition on the first Tuesday of February and this will continue every Tuesday throughout the season.

Secretary's Departure

To all members & staff

I have tendered my notice of resignation as Secretary Manager of Mitcham Golf Club. This is not a decision taken lightly and is for personal reasons, not a reflection or comment on others. My decision for me.
I shall continue to work through the next 3 months and look forward to handing over to my successor, when I shall resume my membership.
I would like to thank those that have supported me in this position and I hope that you all welcome and support the new Secretary Manager when they are appointed .

Dave Tilly

Bar Hours

Bar Hours

In line with the current Constitution and Regulations effective from 29th October, the bar will close Monday to Thursday at 6pm and the clubhouse at 6.30pm to allow for drinking up time.

This ruling will from time to time be overruled if the Secretary or Steward deem viable.

Opening hours from Friday to Sunday inclusive will remain unchanged.

These rules will be in force until new British Summertime begins on April 1st 2013.

A Bit of History

The Exploits of the Secretary

 

Thanks to Peter Miles.

How many members know that Mitcham Golf Club's Secretary was runner up in the Amateur Championship?

No …. DaveTilley has not been hiding his light under a bushel! 

The man in question is James Wallace. The year in question is 1934.

Wallace was an accomplished Scottish golfer who joined Mitcham Golf Club in 1935 as Secretary and Manager. The 1937 edition of the Professional Golfer's Handbook records that he held the amateur course record of 70 – the professional course record was Nelson Hambly's at 69.

Unfortunately, when Jimmy Wallace (Troon Portland) played the 36 hole final at Prestwick he came up against the young American Lawson Little who was, in the opinion of the highly-regarded golf writer Charles Price, “the greatest match player in the history of golf."

And Lawson Little was playing well! Bernard Darwin called Lawson Little's 14-and-13 victory "one of the most terrific exhibitions in all golfing history." He shot an unofficial 66 in the morning, five better than the course record. In the 23 holes completed Little had a dozen 3s on his card!

Little had an expert short game. He used a variety of clubs from around the green, and in fact often carried as many as seven wedges among his 26 clubs, an excess which in 1938 prompted the USGA to institute the 14-club limit

Lawson Little went on to become U.S. Open Champion in 1940 so James Wallace was in no way disgraced by his defeat – he had defeated 6 other players to reach the final.

Wallace was still Secretary in May 1939 when, playing off a handicap of 3, he partnered Nelson Hambly (Plus 2) in the Wildernesse Foursomes a competition for club secretary and professional.

Wallace also captained the Rest of the World team against an England team in the celebrated matches held each year at Mitcham after the new club house was opened in 1934. A Pathe News clip of the 1935 match can be watched here... http://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-14/query/mitcham

Read more about Lawson Little here … http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/hof/member.php?member=1074

Magical Golf Video

Thanks to Stuart Mutter who sent in this video   http://www.youtube.com/everyshotimaginable

Willie Dunn Presentation

Wille Dunn (right) presenting photograph to Keith Lewis Clapham Common GS of his great, great uncle Tom Dunn who laid out the original course on Mitcham Common in 1891/2.

Turkey Trot Results

Winner   G Kyffin         36pts
Second    G Moore        36pts
Third      J Harbrecht   35pts

Hickory Golf Society

Mitcham Golf Club welcomed both Clapham Common golf society and the Hickory golf society today on a very bright and breezy morning. We also had a special guest today, Willie Dunn who's great, great uncle was  Golf Professional and course designer Tom Dunn (pictured below on the far left)

PETER MILES MITCHAM MEMBER

Fairway Credit Offer - Membership

Spread the Cost of Your Subscription

Fairway Credit enables you to pay your fees by monthly instalments . It's flexible, it's affordable, it makes sense . You won't have to break the savings and you can use funds in hand pay other bills.

For more information call our Secretary on 0208 648 4197 for an application form.

Captains Farewell Party

TO BOOK PLEASE SEE THE BAR OR EMAIL paul@mitchamgolfclub.co.uk

Presentation Night

On Friday 2nd November we have the Presentation Supper evening, for £10 the evening includes Steak & Ale Pie followed by Cheese & Biscuits. Please enter your name on the notice board or email me at paul@mitchamgolfclub.co.uk.

Midweek Stableford Results

Congratulations to Richard Wymark who won this week's midweek stableford, he birdied the last to finish with 41pts,  Richard beat Peter Jablonski and Alan Thorpe on the back nine. These stableford competitions will be played every Wednesday throughout the year.

Tee Times Presidents Prize

                                                        PRESIDENTS PRIZE DRAW
                                                      SUNDAY 21st OCTOBER 2012
                                                           18 HOLES STABLEFORD
                                               

1	7:30	M LACEY	L DONOHUE	S BURKE
2	7:38	D BERRY	DAN BERRY	S PAICE
3	7:45	R WHYMAN	P CLOTHIER	A DOBSON
4	7:52	S LAYBURN	B PETERSON	J LOWNEY
5	8:00	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF
6	8:08	K DAVISON	D VARRAN	T BIGGS
7	8:15	R LUNDIE	A CRAIG	G LEWIS
8	8:22	B WARD	M JEFFERY	T MANNEH
9	8:30	B FRENCH	D MCEVOY	D ADAMS
10	8:38	C SPAIN	K MAHER	P ROGERSON
11	8:45	D MARSH	A HODGSON	T PARDEW
12	8:52	B DANIELS	B ROLFE	T PITTAS
13	9:00	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF
14	9:08	M BRIDGEWATER	K LEWIS	J PARKE
15	9:15	G KYFFIN	P MILES	K GLADING
16	9:22	B MCFARLANE	T JONES	G YUILL
17	9:30	L TURNER	C TURNER	S TURNER
18	9:38	R HARMAN	M DILLEY	G BALL
19	9:45	W SULLIVAN	N HEATH	G BRAZIER
20	9:52	R TURRELL	C BROWN	G WILSON
21	10:00	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF
22	10:08	T STOVELL	T DEANE	T OTOOLE
23	10:15	T BROWN	J STONE	N MCARTHUR
24	10:22	R MORRIS	C BUDDE	C WESTON
25	10:30	P J JABLONSKI	M PODMORE	S CARTER
26	10:38	B SEYMOUR	I SEYMOUR	D P THOMAS
27	10:45	A THORPE	S HALL	D EVANS
28	10:52	B SIMPSON	J WRAY	F CASSIDY
29	11:00	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF
30	11:08	Ladies	Ladies	Ladies
31	11:15	Ladies	Ladies	Ladies
32	11:22	Ladies	Ladies	Ladies
33	11:30	Ladies	Ladies	Ladies
34	11:38	M ADDY	K MEMHET	D PERERA
35	11:45	R WOOD	P JABLONSKI	W KELLY
36	11:52	W OSBOURNE	R BARRONS
37	12:00	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF	NO TEE OFF
38	12:08	M CURTIS	R WITHERS	I SMALLMAN
39	12:15	W FROST	J HAYNES	J HARBRECHT
40	12:22	B A WILLIAMS	G LYNDON	M LEWIS
41	12:30	G J MOORE	C PALMER	T SYSON
42	12:38	N STEPHENSON	S CHOO