The Competitions and Special Activities at Folke Golf Club

See the latest information on club activities and reports of events and achievements and follow the links for further details where available. (Please see the Senior Page for information on Senior activities and events.)

What's On
2025 Weekend Away
This years weekend away will take place at the Abbey Golf Spa Hotel near Redditch, Worcestershire on the Ryder Cup weekend - Friday to Sunday - 26th to 28th September. The weekend includes 3 rounds of golf and dinner, bed, and breakfast for an all inclusive price of £280 (£20 cheaper than 2024). Be sure to book your place on this popular event by entering your name on the Entry Sheet on the board and payment of £100 deposit. 20 spaces have been reserved and the tee of on Friday 26th is at 1pm.

  

Partners Evening

The date for this fun event is 4th July and it provides a good opportunity to show your partner why you enjoy your golfing at Folke!  The golfer plays from Tee to green where the non-handicaper partner will do the putting. A burger or hot dog will be available after the round and prizes are available for the winning couples. The Entry Sheet is on the Notice Board.

Day Away Competition

The Annual Day Away event took place at Enmore Park near Bridgewater on Friday 13th June. Thr day included Bacon Rolls on arrival, a 9 hole bowmaker, lunch and then the 18 hole Travellers Tankard stableford followed by an evening meal. The winner of the Travellers Tankard was Tony Wynne. See the Match Report and more photos in the Panel below.


Review of Events

(For Senior Events Check the Senior Page)
The overall  Club Calendar of Events  for 2025 are shown on the Calendar Page and the Hardy A, Hardy B and 3 Counties Team schedules of events will be  shown on the League Teams page when the 2025 information is available. 

Winners and Order Of Merits 
Latest competition winners and OOM Tables for the 2025 Monthly (Sunday) Medal and the RTTV are shown below. The Weekday medal and Tiger Trophy results and Orders of Merit are shown on the Senior page. 

Roll Ups
These are held most Saturdays and Sundays when there are no other events - Check Facebook/WhatsApp for details.

Week Day Roll Ups: are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays are for all club members but entry for the money pot is  seniors only. Cards are drawn at 8:15 am.

Sunday and Weekday Medal Competitions
These once per month competitions are for all club members. The Weekday medal commences at the reserved tee times at 8:30 am with cards drawn at 8:15 am although the members can arrange their own tee times throughout the day. The Sunday Medal usually starts at 8:00 am with tee times pre-drawn on the Friday evening by the handicap secretary.


Knockout Competitions The current status of the Summer Knockouts are shown on the Knockout Page of this web site. 

Committee Meetings: The club officials meet once per month - usually at 6:30 pm at Folke. All members are welcome to attend. The date of the next meeting is shown below and the results of the meeting are shown on  the Members Admin page of this web site.

Current Events 
Wednesday 14th May - Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke.  See the Members Admin page for details.
Thursday 15th May - Medal: Lowest Gross - Kevin Down (80), Lowest nett Anthony Wynne (70).
Saturday 17th May - Hardy A v Moors Valley (Home): Folke lost 5 1/2: 2 1/2. See WhatsApp Match report.
Saturday 17th May - Roll Up: Won by Mark Baker with 37 points. 
Saturday 24th May - 3CL v Cannington (Home): Folke Won 5:1. See Club WhatsApp for detailed results.
Sunday 25th May - RTTV Day Away at Oake Manor: See Panel Below for results and Photos.
Saturday 31st May - Hardy B v Broadstone (Home): Folke Win 3 1/2 : 1 1/2. S
Saturday 31st May - Roll Up: Won by Matthew Boon with 40 points (See Result Table below)
Sunday 1st June - 3CL v Vivary Park (Away): Folke lost 5:1. See the members WhatsApp group for details.
Sunday 1st June - Roll Up: Won by Merv Jennings with 35 points. See Table below.
Saturday 7th June - Roll Up: Won by Andy Cole with 45 points.
Saturday 7th June - Hardy v Ferndown Forest (Home): Match halved 4:4. See the WhatsApp page for details.
Sunday 8th June - Medal & DGU Qualifier: Lowest nett - Roy Foster (68), Lowest Gross - Craig Pitcher (80). See the Result and OOM Tables below. The Qualifiers are Craig Pitcher (Cat 2), Roy Fisher (Cat 3), and Tony Wynne (Cat 4).
Tuesday 10th June - Tiger Trophy: Won by Stuart Beardsley with 39m points. See result and OOM tables and photos on the Senior page..
Friday 13th June - Day Away: Enmore Park. Won by Tony Wynne. For the match report and photos see the panel below.
Saturday 14th June -3CL v Wheathill (Away):  11:00 am tee off.
Wednesday 18th June - Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke. All members welcome.
Saturday 21st June - Hardy B v Christchurch (Home): Entry Sheet on the Notice Board.




 Results of Other Recent Events
Day Away - Enmore Park, 13th June

Blatchy's  Match Report
FGC 2025 Day Away saw the boys travel to Enmore Park, great course and hospitality 👌 Winners on the day in the Bowmaker were Ned,Swainer and Mike Chainey. Longest Drive, Lambo senior with nearest the pin being Pikey Pitcher. The winner of the main event was Tony Wynne pipping Lambo on countback with 33pts. Well played all, yes even you Yoss. £61.50 raised for the Captains charity as well, what a club we have. Cheers,
Blatchy ❤️

Photos from the Day
Nearest-the-Pin
Craig Pitcher
Bowmaker Winners
Ned Compton-Dart, John Swain (& Mike Chainey)
Longest Drive
Matt Lambert

 

 

Best Endeavour - Yoss

2025 Club Captains Charity

Julia’s House is a Children's Hospice in Dorset and Wiltshire. They are an award-winning children’s hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties. Each family they support is unique and so is the care they provide. When a family finds out that their child has a very serious medical condition, which is life-limiting or life-threatening, their world falls apart. Julia’s House exists to help these children and their families.

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  • Folke Golf Centre
  • Folke Lane
  • Alweston, Sherborne
  • Dorset DT9 5HR
Phone
  • 01963  23330

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