It's Golf Time Again!

Our Autumn Golf Tournament – aka “The Masters” - will take place on Wednesday, September 8 th, at Goosnargh Golf, a pleasant nine-hole course on the main road between Inglewhite and Longridge.


0930 onwards Arrival and coffee
1000 First Tee
1300 [approx] Buffet Lunch at The Green Man, Inglewhite

Cost £14 [£8 golf, £5.50 Buffet, 50p Sundries]

If you wish to take part, and I hope that lots of you do, please contact me in whatever way suits you, by Sunday, September 3 rd [ “The day war broke out…” as Rob Wilton used to say]

Look forward to hearing from you.


Spring Cottage, Church Lane, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancs, PR3 0RL
Tel: 01995 640106               E-mail:  tony.olivine@btinternet.com

Inaugural Bowling Competition

This will take place on July 14th 2010. Full details including format, venue, cost and an overview for the day are available on the site. Just go to the Calendar Page and follow the submenu to Events. I have reproduced Tony Olivine's detailed instructions and information brief there.

Obituary

It is with great regret that the Association has to announce the death of David Ian Morgan, aged 78, in hospital, on Monday 31st May 2010. The funeral will take place at Preston Crematorium this Friday (4th June 2010) at 3:00 pm.

Spring Golf Tournament - The PGSA

Fortified with coffee and Bacon Barms, 28 golfers set out to challenge the deceptively simple nine holes at the Myerscough Golf Academy. For once, our Spring Tournament, which has been renamed “The PGA” started in warm and sunny conditions, although it did cloud over and become a little cooler as the day wore on.

The field was made up of a mixture of Old Boys and their guests, and included the Head Professional and his Assistant from Myerscough. One cannot help but reflect how this competition has developed since it was revived in 2007, when just 6 Members took part at Mere Brow. The current blend of Members and Guests playing for two separate trophies under the same “Rules”, seems to be approaching the right formula, though the long wait that the early starters now experience after they have completed their round before the presentation and food, needs to be addressed.

The tournament, as usual, was played quite seriously, though in a good-natured way with plenty of light-hearted banter taking place. All participants were promised a prize. On this occasion, all were to become scratch golfers, and they were duly given a scratch card on the completion of their round – some actually won some cash !
The winner of the Guests Competition was Maurice Holden and he was duly presented with the “World Famous Framed Tenner” by PGSA President, John Whalley, who also presented The Silver Chalice to a rather embarrassed Tony Olivine, the winner of the Members Competition, who had organised the event.

The day was completed by Pizza and Peroni [Italian Pie and a Pint] at Guy’s Italian Restaurant, where we were overloaded with food to such an extent that several took advantage of the ‘doggy-bag’ service which the restaurant kindly provided.

Several people helped make the day a success ; Harry Moore, who always handles the cards quickly and efficiently ; Dick Bettess, handled the money, and then disappeared – one hopes that these two facts are not related ; Brian McVann, whose stentorian tones woke the neighbourhood, but ensured competitors started on time ; and Myerscough Golf Academy, which, through the good offices of John Barclay and Tom Davies, provided a challenging course and some impressive state of the art technology.

And finally, a big thank you to Members and Guests for joining in and making the day such fun, and so memorable for me.

Tony Olivine

(A selection of photos from this event, taken by Dick Bettess and Terry Baldwin, can be viewed by clicking on the following link - please use your back button to return to this website if these do not open in a new window webmaster)

2010 Spring Golf Tournament