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Past Golf days Friday 11 June 2010: PCMT Golf Day at Clandon Regis Golf Club Our luck with the weather again held. Threatened with heavy rain to last from dawn till midday, what rain there was ceased just before the start of the golf at 10 o'clock, and never reappeared - in fact, sunshine arrived by late-afternoon. So all the contingency plans for the golf competition made the previous day proved totally unnecessary, we're delighted to say! Without our superb team of helpers, the day would not be possible. For our pre-event planning, we are as always very grateful to Roy Donovan and Bob Green for their ideas and input. On the day, in chronological order, we must thank: Darren and his staff for the immaculate state of the course, and the (as requested) challenging pin positions. Ele Green for her lengthy stint as our most-welcoming receptionist. The Club's catering staff for the invaluable bacon butties & coffee prior to teeing-off. Bob Green for superbly organising, starting, scoring (and adjudicating) the golf competition. Alice Barrett for her team photographs at tee-off time. Trustees Mark Shepherd and Tom Humphreys for photography and other miscellaneous duties. Steve Lloyd, the Club Pro, for bravely entertaining and teaching 12 participants for his "Go with the Pro" session in the afternoon. Roy Donovan for his immaculate Master of Ceremonies duties throughout the evening, achieved regardless of a "challenging" microphone! And also for his handling of an extended Raffle session between the Starter and Main Course of the dinner. Bob Green - an auctioneering marvel, squeezing the last drop out of very generous bidders. Hatstand Ltd's Adam Bennett and Derek Wreay for their sponsorship and trophy presentations respectively. Paul Donovan, our chief trustee, for his excellent closing speech. ...and finally, Paul , Jenny, Suzanne, Ian and all the many other staff of Clandon Regis Golf Club for producing such a fine evening meal, and service to match. The prolonged round of applause given by the guests at the end of the evening said it all. To our amazement, the raffle and auction generated over £4000. Our thanks must go to all the guests for such generous support, and of course to the donors of the raffle prizes and auction items, without which this level of success could not be achieved. Additional income from donors who could not attend, from the Legal & General and a small surplus from the Golf Day fees will bring the total amount achieved by the Golf Day to over £5000. Well done, everybody. We must also congratulate all our golfers, good and otherwise, who kindly subjected themselves to - amongst other things - being individually introduced by Bob Green prior to teeing off at the 1st tee, and given appropriate applause from Bob's rent-a-crowd. And of course there were winners of our various golfing competitions, and they were: Teams-of-Four Winners: Jim Gallagher, Christine Gallagher, Iain Gallagher, Nuala Godfrey. Photo Teams-of-Four Runners-up: Lee Fitzhenry, Barry Hunt, Neal Hunt, Lee Robson. Photo Longest Drive (Ladies): Jenny Brown (14th hole). Photo Nearest the Pin in Two (Men): James Broughton (18th hole). Photo Nearest the Pin (Ladies): Cherie Duffy (6th hole). Photo Nearest the Pin (Men): Chris Willard (11th hole). Photo Tail-End Charlies Team: Jonathan Miller, Andy Croskell, Pratik Das, Peter Mitchell. Photo "Go with the Pro" award: Ann Bromley. Photo Bob's "Shot of the Day": John Casey. Photo We were also delighted that Neil & Angela Dickson of the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust could join us for the evening. Photo
Friday 12 June 2009: PCMT Golf Day at Clandon Regis Golf Club David and I owe an enormous amount of thanks to our team: Bob and Ele Green for receiving visitors and running this big event so professionally.
Darren and all the ground staff who made sure the course was in excellent condition and challenging too. Paul, Clandon's Club Manager,and Jenny and Brenda and their staff, not forgetting the chef, who provided us with a superb roast beef meal. Steve Lloyd - Club Pro. Roy Donovan for MC ing the proceedings. Derek Wreay for his continued sponsorship of the Day in supplying the cup and prizes. Bob Green for his auctioning skills. Paul Donovan, Tom Humphries and Mark Shepherd - the trustees. Alice Barratt - team photograper. Sue Redshaw - prizewinner's photographer. Tom Humphries - photos of the day are available on his website: www.butchersmongrel.co.uk/pcmt2009/
The prizes were presented by Derek Wreay as usual, see below: Winning Team: The Bovey Boys - Trevor, Tom and Jamie Noble, Dennis Cleary Photo Runners Up: Hove Hustlers - Jim Radford, Trevor Head, Nev Dudeney, Lee Barry Photo Longest Drive (Men): Ian Slater Photo Nearest the Pin (Men): Trevor Head Photo Longest Drive (Ladies): Del Tilley Photo Nearest the Pin (Ladies): Chris Gallagher Photo Shot of the Day: Jim Radford for missing a 6 inch putt which cost his team the winners title! Photo Tail End Charlies: Barry's Rejects - Pete Metz, Dave Langford and Kevin Blythe Photo Go with the Pro: Anne Mitchell Photo We all enjoyed a superb roast beef with plenty of banter flying to and fro and Roy and Bob did a great job of steering thro' the evening's events. The raffle and auctions were generously supported, as always, and with donations sent by folk who couldn't attend the record breaking sum of £6,600 was raised. A truly magnificient effort. Many thanks to all our supporters.
Friday 13 June 2008: PCMT Golf Day at Clandon Regis Golf Club The weather was very kind to us once again with calm fair weather conditions and with the Golf Course in superb condition - thanks to Darren, the Groundsman, who tested some of our keenest golfers with his pin placements in the longest drive and nearest the pin competitions. Fortunately, there were no travel problems this year. Bob and Ele Green did an excellent job in running the competition to time and also in keeping the flow of the golf running smoothly, with thanks to Peter Metz for taking team photos. Roll over each of the thumbnail images shown below to see a larger image (which may take a second or two to load).
The golf results are given below: Winning Team: Jim Jones, Trevor Broughton, James Broughton, Martyn Jones. Photo Runners Up: Jim Gallagher, Nick Edginton, Jacqui Edginton, Chris Gallagher. Photo Longest Drive (18th): James Broughton. Photo Nearest the Pin (11th): Nev Dudeney. Photo Ladies Longest Drive (14th): Joan Raffety. Photo Ladies Nearest the Pin (6th): Jacqui Edginton. Photo Mugs of the Year: Andy Croskell, Gareth Edwards, Paul Felce, Lee Insley. Photo 'Go with the Pro': Eileen Marriot for driving, Barry Reeve for, putting, Alice Barrett - Best newcomer. Photo Many thanks to Sue Redshaw for taking the photos of the prizewinners. For those of us who 'Had a Go with the Pro' (13 of us), the club Professional, Steve Lloyd, provided us with a fun competition involving putting and driving, along with some very helpful tuition. This was thoroughly enjoyed by all of us taking part. This year's winners of 'Go with the Pro' were Barry Reeve for putting, with Eileen Marriot winning the driving competition. This year Alice Barrett won the most promising newcomer - her first introduction to golf. Photo 1 Photo 2 We were missing a couple of regulars this year on 'Go with the Pro' as they had progressed to playing the course in one of our many teams. Derek Wreay of the Wreay Partnership, sponsored the cup and prizes once again this year and we should like to thank him for his continued support. Picture of the Prize Giving Table attached. Photo 1 Photo 2 The raffle was held during dinner and once again there was a wonderful array of prizes to be won. Special thanks to our donors, Sue Wingate, Barry & Ros Reeve, Paul Donovan, the Princess Alice Hospice, SDBTT, Maire Ryan and to anyone I may have misssed for their continued support for the raffle donations, which is very much appreciated by David and Yvonne. The raffle raised a staggering £1000 exceeding last year's figures by far. A photo of some of the raffle prizes attached. Photo 1 Bob Green, after spending the day running the golf competition, was in his element when he found he had 9 auction items. 4 of the items were actually donated during the day and overall £3400 was raised. A list of the auction items follows:
A special thank you to Bob and Ele Green for running the golf competition and our reception desk respectively so well. Also to Bob for the invaluable connection with the Legal & General, which has continued to support us, not only with the gift of the Box at the Albert Hall but with a further donation of £750 to PCMT funds and various golfing items. We must also make mention of the donations sent by folk who couldn't attend, but wanted to support PCMT. Special thanks to Jean Wood for her generous donation once again of £100. Paul and Jenny and the whole of the the Clandon Regis Golf Club staff, need to be congratulated for their tremendous support and smooth running of the event, which is critical for everyone's enjoyment. The staff must have been exhausted - David and I left the Clubhouse at midnight and the staff were still clearing up. The PCMT raised the fantastic sum of just over £5000, which is a tremendous result. The SDBTT, (the brain tumour charity we support) is going from strength to strength with umbrella charities such as ours, joining forces to make a real difference. On 25th June, David and I have been asked to represent PCMT at the opening at UCL Hospital London of the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Reseach unit which will be able to house up to 15 research scientists. This is tremendously important and is attracting international interest and hope for present and future sufferers of brain tumours that one day cures and improved treatment techniques will be found. Thank you to Eric Bosrup for the code to create the image rollover effect used above. His website may be visited by clicking here.
Friday 8th June 2007: PCMT Golf Day at Clandon Regis Golf Club After an early morning severe weather warning for storms in our area, and with very heavy skies, we were very anxious as to how the day would progress. We needn't have worried - someone is looking after us - as the clouds rolled away by lunchtime to reveal a hot sunny afternoon. Guests were able to enjoy a drink before dinner on the patio. This year there were no motorway worries. The golf results are given below: Winning Team: Tony Ludbrook, Richard Arnold, Nuala Godfrey and Geoff Spooner Runners Up: Bryan Duffy, Cherie Duffy, Peter Kelly, Paul Stevenson Longest Drive (18th): Dave Lennard Nearest the Pin (11th): Richard Arnold Ladies Longest Drive (14th): Lesley Montgomery Ladies Nearest the Pin (6th): Nuala Godfrey Please click here for pictures of the winners. For those of us who 'Had a Go with the Pro' (12 of us), the club Professional, Steve Lloyd, provided us with a fun competition involving putting, pitching and driving, along with some very helpful tuition. This was thoroughly enjoyed by all of us taking part. This year's winners of 'Go with the Pro' were Lesley and Brian James. Golf could easily become the sport for them. (click here for photo 1559) Derek Wreay of the Wreay Partnership, sponsored the cup and prizes once again this year. It was particularly nice to have Derek with us to present the prizes. Last year, many of you may remember that the M25 was closed because of a terrible accident and Derek and his party spent 7 hours sitting on the motorway going nowhere. The raffle was held during dinner and once again there was a wonderful array of prizes to be won. Special thanks to all our donors. Please see attachment for details of prizes. (Please click here) The raffle raised a staggering £870, exceeding last year's figures by far. Bob Green, in fine form after spending the day running the golf competition, auctioned the following items:
A special thank you to Bob and Ele Green for running the golf competition and our reception desk respectively so well. Also to Bob for the invaluable connection with the Legal & General, which has continued to support us, not only with the gift of the Box at the Albert Hall but with a further donation of £750 to PCMT funds and various golfing items. Also, a thank-you to Adrian Houslop for our BMW goodies - which are most sought after. Thanks also to Sue Wingate, Barry & Ros Reeve, Paul Donovan and Mark Shepherd for their continued support for the raffle donations, which is very much appreciated by David and Yvonne. Paul and Jenny at the Clandon Regis Golf Club unreservedly need a big thank you, along with their supporting staff. We were all pleased with the new round tables for dinner this year. The day raised around £2800! A big thank you to all of you who attended and not forgetting absent friends who generously donated to PCMT. Please click here for other pictures from the 2007 Golf Day.
Friday 9th June 2006: PCMT Golf Day at Clandon Regis Golf Club Winning Team: Neville Dudeney, Lee Barry, Trevor Head and Jim Radford Runners-up: Jim Gallagher, Lou Hedderley, Pete Metz and Gareth Morgan Longest Drive [18th]: Adrian Houslop Nearest the Pin [11th]: Stephen Montgomery Ladies Putting [18th]: Joan Raffety For those who 'Had a Go with the Pro' (10 of us), the club Professional, Steve Lloyd, once again provided us with two hours of excellent tuition, concentrating on the importance of a correct grip and stance. Our numbers were slightly down on last year due to the fact that as a result of Steve's excellent teaching, some of last year's group were actually playing in the competition itself. Derek Wreay of the Wreay Partnership, sponsored the cup and prizes, which - because of Derek's unavoidable absence - were presented in the evening by David Culverhouse. The raffle was held during the dinner with some wonderful prizes, including a portable dvd player, theatre vouchers, Molton Brown vouchers, Antler suitcase, a limited-edition print donated by Sue Wingate, BMW golf accessories, and a cuddly teddy, etc. Special thanks to the generous donors of raffle prizes and also to those who bought the raffle tickets - generating an excellent £705. This year we held a sealed bid auction for the Legal & General's Royal Albert Hall Box for a Promenade concert "Happy Birthday Ma'am" to be held on 19th July. Derek Steer successfully bid £350, and we wish Pat & Derek, and their guests, a delightful evening. Bob Green, fresh from running the golf competition in the afternoon, then auctioned:-
A special thank you to Bob and Ele Green for running the golf competition and our reception desk respectively, with an added thank you to Barry Hunt, who acted as go-between reception and the First Tee. An excellent job guys made all the more difficult because of all the disruption caused by the M25 closure. And also special thanks to Roy Donovan who yet again superbly carried out the duties of Master of Ceremonies for the evening with his usual organisational skill and eloquence . And we must mention Clandon Regis Golf Club, who gave us a great day - the course was in great condition, the food excellent and the service could not be faulted. A big thank you to all their staff. The best Golf Day so far! The day raised around £3,500...a big thank you to all who attended, and not forgetting absent friends who also generously donated. Please click here for Golf Day pictures. Many thanks to Sue Redshaw and Barry Hunt for taking these photos. Golf Day for 2007 will be on Friday 8th June (not on Pete's birthday as that is a Saturday).
Thursday 9th June 2005: PCMT Golf Day at Clandon Regis Golf Club Winners: Jonathan Miller, Peter Granger, Jeff Rubbert and Neil Sturgess. For those who 'Had a go with the Pro' (16 of us), Steve Lloydd once again provided us with two hours of excellent tuition with little competitions to keep us on our toes. Steve did a good job as we understand that two of our ladies, Moira and Lynn, have now taken up golf lessons! Lynn Houslop won the 'most promising newcomer', whilst Tony Gale took the Men's prize. Derek Wreay of the Wreay Partnership, both sponsored and presented the cup to the winning team and the other prizes. The raffle was held during the dinner with some wonderful prizes, including a tv set, digital radio and theatre vouchers. The auction which was very generously supported and consisted of:
We should like to thank everyone for all their help and support, especially Bob and Ellie Green and Roy Donovan. We have raised £2783.00 for PCMT and we believe a few more donations to come to make it up to nearly £3000. For those of you who are interested in finding more about the two charities PCMT supports please look at their websites www.pah.co.uk and www.braintumourtrust.co.uk. In the summer edition of Spotlight the SDBTT announced that they had had a record year and that they are now the largest single funder of laboratory based brain tumour research in the UK. For further information please look at their site on www.braintumourtrust.co.uk. The Astro Fund, which is a branch of the SDBTT, specialises in funding research for Pete's type of low grade brain tumour and where PCMT funds are donated, is expanding fast. See www.astrofund.co.uk for further information. Click here to view a selection of photos taken at this year's Golf Day.
9th June 2004: Golf Day The winning team of captain Bryan Duffy, with Andy Croskell, Richard Bragg and Jim Radford were presented with the team trophy & individual prizes. Teams-of-four runners-up, 'longest drive' and 'closest to the pin' also attracted prizes, as did 'the most lost balls'. All the prizes were very kindly donated by Derek Wreay of the Wreay Partnership. At the same time' 'Have a Go with the Pro' was a real challenge for Steve Lloyd, the golf professional at Clandon Regis, who spent two hours with the 15 men & lady 'would-be golfers'. An unqualified success, fun yet instructive, was the unanimous opinion expressed by those who participated. In the evening, 86 guests attended the excellent 4-course Dinner held in the Golf Club restaurant. Roy Donovan, our volunteer Master of Ceremonies for the evening, ran our raffle. With many superb prizes generously donated by various individuals and organisations, more than £550 was raised by this raffle. Bob Green, our auctioneer, delighted the audience, as he persuaded bidders to part with their cash. Legal & General had donated their box at the Royal Albert Hall for a Saturday night at the Proms. A long weekend in Paris, travelling by Eurostar, for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horseracing at Longchamp in October was donated by Bowood Leisure, and an autographed authenticated photograph of David Beckham was donated by Bob Green's family. The raffle and auction, together with other donations including from those unable to attend the Day, successfully raised about £2500. As a result, our 2005 event has already been arranged for Thursday June 9th, again at Clandon Regis Golf Club. Paul Donovan, one of the founders of the Trust, was not only delighted with the funds raised, but was able to announce that the Trust's official website is now live. The PCMT was set up last October when Peter Culverhouse, from Bookham, died at age 31 years from a brain tumour, which he had bravely fought for seven years. During his last year he suffered frequent seizures and gradually became totally paralysed. Princess Alice Hospice at Esher cared for him wonderfully during his last 5 weeks. Four of his schoolfriends set up PCMT to support Princess Alice and brain tumour research in memory of Peter. Further information about PCMT can be obtaioned by contacting Paul Donovan at pauldonovanuk@hotmail.com or Yvonne Culverhouse on 01372 458768. Click here to view a selection of photos taken at the Golf Day.
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