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Buggy & Trolley Ban - 30th January 2012 To assist with the protection of the course, the use of trolleys and buggy’s on the course is now prohibited with immediate effect. This situation will be monitored on a weekly basis and we hope to be able to restore the use of trolleys and buggy’s as soon as the weather and ground conditions improve. We apologise for any inconvenience. Buggy & Trolley Update - 9th January 2012 The trolley ban has now been lifted with immediate effect. To assist with the protection of the course, the use of buggy’s on the course is still prohibited. This situation will be monitored on a weekly basis and we hope to be able to restore the use of buggy's as soon as the weather and ground conditions improve. We apologise for any inconvenience. Buggy & Trolley Ban - 3rd January 2012 To assist with the protection of the course, the use of trolleys and buggy’s on the course is now prohibited with immediate effect. This situation will be monitored on a weekly basis and we hope to be able to restore the use of trolleys and buggy’s as soon as the weather and ground conditions improve. We apologise for any inconvenience. Captains' Drive In 23rd October 2011 Top: Club Captain David Woodhouse Left to right: Ladies - Sandra Gallard-Jupp: Seniors - Bill Smith : Juniors - Tom Robinson ROYAL VISIT H.R.H. Prince Edward at S.S.G.C. for the Island Games Weds. 29th June 2011 Pro-Am Porter wins at Shanklin & Sandown Wellow’s David Porter won yesterdays Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club Pro-Am Tournament. Porter shot rounds of 71 and 69 to take victory by four shots from Andrew Cloke (Sherfield Oaks). Third place went to Hockley’s Gary Stubbington (145) with James Pitcher (Test Valley) fourth on 146. Porter shared the half-way lead with Cloke and Richard Adams (South Winchester). All three Professionals shot opening rounds of 71 on a very breezy day. Porter’s second round was the only sub-par round of the day. His one-under-par 69 was a model of consistency with two birdies and just one bogey. Before turning professional Porter won the Hampshire County Championship at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club in 2003. Porter also won the Sandham Office Services Award for the PGA Championship of the Isle of Wight. Mark Bell (Shanklin & Sandown) won the Pro-Am with his team of James Summers, Ashley Lawrence and Matt Holbrook. Their sixteen-under-par score of 124 was five better than Simon Hayward (Westridge Golf Centre) and his team of Derek Letter, Ralph Taylor and Alex Messing. Coincidentally both teams were the first off the 1st and 10th tees just before 8.00am. Something about the early bird? Other prize-winners included Chris Reed snr, Alison Hooper, Barry Guy, Chris Ree jnr, Richard Jarman & George Hill. Vice-Captain Dave Woodhouse presented the prizes. 42 teams took part in the Tournament, which was celebrating its 30th anniversary. Leading Professional scores: David Porter (Wellow) 71 + 69 140 Andrew Cloke (Sherfield Oaks) 71 + 73 144 Gary Stubbington (Hockley) 72 + 73 145 James Pitcher (Test Valley) 75 + 71 146 Tom Guy (Chelsea Piers) 76 + 71 147 Richard Adams (South Winchester) 71 + 76 147 Leading Pro-Am Team scores: Mark Bell (Shanklin & Sandown), James Summers, Ashley Lawrence & Matt Holbrook 124 Simon Hayward (Westridge Golf Centre), Derek Letter, Ralph Taylor & Alex Messing 129 Kevin Saunders (Brokenhurst Manor), Adam Summers, Jason Kwan & James Hilson 129 Steve Richardson (Lee-on-the-Solent), Richard Scoble, Chris Reed jnr & David Bartlett 130 Alistair Mellor (Willingdon), Terry Jarman, Richard Jarman & Brian Thomas 130 Eddy Rawlings (Southwick Park), Barry Groves, Paul Jenner & Lillian Bushby 131 Jon Barnes (Ampfield), Mo Ismail, Gary Meszynski & Brian Dyer 131 Richard Janes (St. Mellion), Ashley Palmer, William Humphries & Des Mander 132 Alistair Mellor, Tony Williams, Stef Brochocki & Roy Truman 132 David Porter, Peter Hill, George Hill & Richard Williams 132 Captains' Drive In 17th October 2010 Top: Club Captain Richard Hodges Left to right: Ladies - Joyce Petrie : Seniors - Gwynn White : Juniors - Greg Hammond IWLGA 2010 Fourball Winners Sandie Gallard-Jupp and Barbara Butler An exciting game ended on the 20th hole at Freshwater on Thursday 30th September. There was never more than 1 shot between the players. Shanklin & Sandown Awarded GolfMark Left to right Andy Creed, Lynn Guy, John Hart, Sarah Hammond, Richard Hodges, Mira Brochocki, Beverley Huke (Hampshire Golf Partnership), Peter Hammond, Robert Gray Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club has been awarded the GolfMark accreditation. This award has been developed by The English Golf Union (EGU) and the English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) to identify and recognise junior and beginner friendly golf facilities. As a GolfMark accredited club, Shanklin & Sandown will have access to funding for their Professional staff to offer more coaching, building on the Club’s renowned good work with juniors. Over the past 20 years, through Peter Hammond, PGA Professional, the Club have had a huge number of juniors pass through their coaching schemes. 7 of these juniors have since become Professionals themselves and a significant number are now single figure handicap golfers. Beverly Huke from the Hampshire Golf Partnership said “On behalf of the Hampshire Golf Partnership, many congratulations to Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club on achieving Golfmark. This is an award that illustrates the overall high standard achieved by this Golf Club in all areas of its operation. We are thrilled at the commitment that the Management and Members have shown to the development of golf at all levels and for all age groups within the Club and the Isle of Wight”. As an introduction to the game of golf, Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club offers an Academy Membership. For just £350 an Academy Member will receive 10 Lessons with a PGA Professional, 20 9 Hole rounds of golf and 2 sessions on the rules of golf. They will also have full use of the practice facilities and clubhouse and a £25 credit on their swipe card for the bar and catering. In addition, should they wish to upgrade their Membership, they will get a £300 reduction to the Joining Fee. IWGU Championship 2010 The Island Golf Championship has been played at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club and has been won, following some excellent golf, by the Home Club's Chris Reed. The event is hosted by the Hovertravel sponsored, Isle of Wight Golf Union, and is open to all golfers from Island Clubs. Welsh Golf Club of the Year 2009 A mutual partnering arrangement now exists with Glyn Abbey Golf Club in South Wales, 5 Miles North West of Llanelli. Members of Shanklin and Sandown are able to play for half price green fees and vice versa. Ladies Hampshire Championships 2010 15th January - UPDATE - Course & Clubhouse The Course has now re-opened and we are back on full greens. 31st Dec - UPDATE - Trolley and Buggy Ban Trolley and Buggy Ban in force from 31st December 2009 until further notice Please be assured that the use of trolleys and buggies will be reviewed on a regular basis and the ban will be removed as soon as possible. Island Fourball Final 2009 The final of the IWGU Island Fourball matchplay was played at Osborne golf club last weekend and produced one of the best final matches for several years. Played between Chris Reed and Tony Williams (Shanklin and Sandown) and Matt Barnicoat and Adam Holbrook (Ryde). Reed set the standard for the match with a birdie at the first holing from about 25 feet after escaping to the green from the trees on the right hand side of the fairway. At the 5th hole the standard just got better as Williams put his approach to about 18 inches and Holbrook followed him to the same distance as that hole was halved in 'gimme' birdie 3's. Williams made it back to back birdies with a 2 at the short but tricky 6th as he put his tee shot to 4 feet and sank the left to right swinging putt giving the Shanklin pair a 2 hole lead. At the 8th Holbrook pegged the lead back to just one as he made birdie, holing from just off the green with an 18 foot putt. The Ryde pair looked shaky at the start of the back nine as uncharacteristic errors from both players allowed the Shanklin pair to win the 10th with a par, but Holbrook used his handicap stroke at the 13th to make amends and bring the match back to just one hole. But again the Ryde pair both slipped up at the 14th and the lead went back to 2 holes. Holbrook again used his handicap stroke at the 16th to good effect but this time it took a remarkable up and down by him from near to the 'elephant pit' putting his chip to inside 2 feet from the most difficult of angles and when a Barnicoat birdie from 6 feet at the 17th got the match back to all square the match looked odds on to go into extra holes. Reed however had other ideas and an excellent drive and an approach to 8 feet gave him the chance to win the match on the final hole. He duly converted the putt to give the Shanklin pair a one hole win with an approximate 4 under par gross score, this had been an excellent match played in great spirit. Island Singles Matchplay Final 2009 Chris Reed (Jnr) has won the Singles Matchplay Final played in blustery conditions at Freshwater Bay Golf Club, beating Osborne's Paul Spreadbury. A mistake from Paul at the 2nd hole, when he missed the green to the right, saw Chris to take an early lead but 3 successive hole wins at the 6th, 7th and 8th really enabled him to take control of the match and reach the turn 4 up. However, from the turn the wind became harder to cope with and both players made some mistakes and Paul won both the Par 5 holes (11 and 12) to bring the gap back to just 2. Chris gained one hole back at the 13th when he sank a 15 foot putt for birdie courtesy of a gust of wind as the ball almost stopped right on the back edge of the hole. However an over hit approach at the next saw Paul pull back to just 2 down. At the 16th Chris put his Tee shot just over the green and when he chipped to inside a foot Paul was left with a putt from 12 feet to continue the match. The putt shaved the hole but did not drop and Chris Claimed the title. Isle of Wight Ladies' Golf Association 4BBB Matchplay Competition The final of the 2009 IWLGA 4BBB knockout competition was held at Shanklin & Sandown GC on Sunday, 4 October. This is a very popular IWLGA event and 57 pairs were in the original draw. Although the final is normally played on a neutral course, this year both finalists were members of Shanklin & Sandown and, as it is also the 2009 IWLGA Captain's home club, it was felt appropriate for the final to be held here. After a close match, Sarah Hammond & Lorrie Hawkins beat Barbara Butler & Sandie Gallard Jupp 3&2. Congratulations to both finalists, but particularly to this year's champions, Sarah & Lorrie. Corhampton Ladies Eclectic - 8th September Shanklin & Sandown won the Corhampton Foursomes Eclectic in beautiful conditions on 8th September. Steph Hart & Lorrie Hawkins got the team off to a terrific start with a great morning round of 92, and Kath Harding & Christine O'Brien improved the total score by seven shots in the afternoon. The excellent nett score of 64 topped the field. Congratulations team on bringing the winners' shield from this very popular club event home with you. Shanklin & Sandown Club Championships - 11th/12th July Chris Reed is the new champion of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club after 36 holes of superb golf. On Saturday, in the pouring rain, Chris carded a two under par 68 to take a 4 shot lead into the Sunday round. The next day and in a strong wind, the new champion went one better and finished on 67, having eagled the 16th hole. He was chased by Mark Bell, last year's winner who was generous in his congratulations to Chris. Mark was second and Ian Miller was third in a field of almost 80 members. In the concurrent handicap competition, the Roger Matthews Salver was won by Chris Reed from newcomer Dave Maidment with Steve Taylor in third place. On Sunday, Dave Maidment's remarkable net 62 was easily good enough to win the Melville Hall Cup from Steve Taylor and Barrie Domoney. Cowes Centenary Salver Cowes GC generously started their centenary year celebrations on Saturday 25 April 2009 with an invitation to all the Island clubs to take part in a team event for the Cowes Centenary Salver. Club captains were invited to bring a team of four gentlemen and four ladies to play individual Stableford rounds, following which the best aggregate of three gentlemen's and three ladies' scores would find the winning club. It was a wonderful day for the visiting clubs who all received a typically generous Cowes welcome and hospitality. After most enjoyable golf on a lovely spring day on the beautifully presented course and just three points ahead of the Freshwater team, who took second place, Shanklin & Sandown were the proud inaugural winners of the Cowes Centenary Salver. Representing Shanklin were Neil Jackson (Club Captain), Stef Brochocki, Mo Ismail, Gary Meszynski, Lesley Ismail (Ladies' Captain), Mira Brochocki, Margaret Clark and Sheryl Jackson. Congratulations to Cowes GC on their centenary and best wishes for a most enjoyable year. Well done everyone in the Shanklin team. Picture courtesy of Mike Thomas Ally Mellor - Asian Tour School Ally Mellor, former Junior Member at Shanklin & Sandown, secured his Asian Tour Card in fine style recently by finishing runner up at the Asian Tour Qualifying School. He birdied the final hole, after 5 rounds, to get himself into a play off, eventually losing to Daisuka Maruyama, who birdied the 2nd play off hole. Maruyama is a former member of the USPGA Tour. This will now allow Ally to play full time on the Asian Tour, of which several events are co-sanctioned by the European Tour. For those of you who don't know, Ally has been representing Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club on the European Challenge Tour and occasionally the European Tour. We wish him good fortune and will keep you posted through the website. Saturday Roll Up With effect from Saturday 11th October, a Saturday 'Roll Up' is being introduced, primarily for newer members to the Club, with start times between 12.00 and 13.00. We hope that this will assist anyone looking for playing partners, or who may just be looking to widen their playing circle. Our professional, Peter Hammond will manage the booking system through the Pro Shop. Booking your Saturday slot may be undertaken; in person, by telephone on 01983 403217 (select Option 1) or by email on club@ssgolfclub.com . Booking for any given Saturday will be available from two weeks in advance. Should you try the 'Roll Up', let us know your thoughts on how it went. Website Members' Area You will see down the left hand side a Member Login button. Click on that button to take you to the login page. The details required are:- User ID This is your club membership number. (To obtain please call (403217) or e-mail the office on club@ssgolfclub.com) Password This is your postcode, without spaces. This will take you to the public access area. To obtain private access level please follow the on screen instructions. To obtain private access a current e-mail address must be recorded on the golf club management system, so make sure you have registered your e-mail address with the office. Please contact Sarah Hammond if you have any difficulties in logging into your private area. When registered as private you will be able to access the following services:- Handicap record. Printing your own Handicap certificate. Checking your swipe card balance. Entering and paying for competitions online. Results of all competitions. Leaderboards of the day. Scheduled competitions. Club Telephone System The telephone system has been upgraded. When contacting the club please phone 403217. When answered you will be given options to select which extension you require. The following are individual direct dial numbers to each extension:- Office 409901/409902 Bar 409903 Pro Shop 404424/409906 Caterer 409905 Reciprocal arrangements with other Golf Clubs The following Golf Clubs have a reciprocal arrangement with Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club. Bramshaw Bognor Regis Henley (on payment of guest rate) Lee-on-the-Solent Romsey Royal Winchester Rowlands Castle These clubs will allow up to four persons in any one day (excluding weekends/bank holidays) to play free of charge. To take advantage of this popular arrangement please contact the office who will arrange a booking on your behalf. Copyright © 2009 Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club

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