Old Lawrentian News 2010/11

professional this would have
earned him much gold,
however his winnings from the
swindle only partially subsidised
his round of drinks in the bar
afterwards!
Captain’s Day at Princes Golf
Club - we had 15 players
turning out on a chilly and wet
March afternoon which is a
great turn out for the time of
year, many of our members
prefer to wait until our Spring
Meeting in May to come out of
golfing hibernation!
The winners by a single point
with a score of 44 points were
Ian Steed and Nick Marchant,
runners up were Neil Cossey
our Captain and again Nick
Marchant.
The longest drive was won by
Beau Hart and nearest the pin
was Timothy Dodd.
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Princes Golf Club looked after
us very well and the food was
excellent, our President
Stephen Samuels and John
Dixon joined us for lunch and
the prize giving.
The Spring Meeting was held
this year at Walton Heath due to
a fixture clash at our usual
venue of Littlestone (we return
to Littlestone in 2011).
I would like to take the
opportunity to thank Bob Gray
for arranging at such short
notice Walton Heath as a
venue.
David Bailey won the singles
in the morning with Andy
Franklin and Bob Couldrey
coming second and third
respectively. In the afternoon
foursomes Andy Franklin and
Pat Robinson were victorious
with the two Bobs - Gray and
• The Golfers enjoy the hospitality of Princes Golf Club on Captain’s Day
Couldrey - runners-up.
The member and guest day at
North Foreland in June was
once again very well attended
and enjoyed by all 32
participants.
The guest singles was won by
Nick Swain and the OLGS
singles by Stephen Billings, with
Andy Cossey as runner up and
Bob Gray third.
Following another fantastic
carvery put on by the club we all
staggered out to the most
enjoyable par three course to
walk off the effects. While not
always taken as seriously as
the morning round with plenty of
‘unnecessary’ advice from
fellow competitors the team of
Bob Gray, Paul Bailey and Mark
Pierce won by a point from
several other teams.
The summer highlight for me is
always the match against the
Old Paulines at Walton Heath
and so long as I am happy to
cook on the barbecue I get
selected regardless of ability!
It once again was a great day
with Bob and Harriet wonderful
hosts as ever.
The playing year ended with
the Autumn Meeting at Knole
Park and blessed with fine
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• The Golfers at Old Paulines
weather we beat the sunset and
got all 36 holes in this year. In
the morning singles Charles
Crawford won and the winner of
the George Randall Salver for
the best Spring and Autumn
scores was David Bailey. The
afternoon foursomes was won
by Tim Dodd and Bob Gray.
Grafton Morrish qualification
did not go as well as 2009 and
we narrowly missed out on the
finals.
The Founders’ Trophies were
then awarded for the best
performance in qualifying and
were presented to Tim Dodd
and Paul Bailey.
• If anybody would like to join
the Golf Society, please do not
hesitate to contact me on 07775
0761424 or email tmhdodd
@me.com for details.
Tim Dodd, OLGS Secretary
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