31/12/2017 - December competition round up

31/12 - The Golfer of the Year 2017 is Jimmy Cooley, Maurizio Patane took the runner up spot - well played throughout the season.

30/12 - Tony Maryan Prevailed with 38 points in the final competition of the year from Jimmy Cooley in 2nd.

23/12 - The Four Seasons also concluded with Jimmy Cooley prevailing from Rob Suh.

23/12 - The Winter Shield was postponed a week with Hasta Gurung (45) smashing it from Kosh Gurung (38) in 2nd - the annual review of handicaps approaches!

9/12 - The Christmas Competition was won by Jack Yarrow with 38 points. Well done to all the prize winners.

2/12 - Mick Dollard (37) won the December Stableford on countback from Chris Kelly.

30/11/2017 - November competition round up

25/11 - Bill Stevenson and Neil Sherman won the St Andrews Greensomes with 40 points.

18 &19/11 - The Xmas prizes stableford was won by Jack Yarrow. Liam Cella and Stuart Cella filled the minor places.

11/11 - The Memorial Day on 11/11 was well attended with John Kasake (38) prevailing to win the Les Acquah Trophy.

11/11 - The Osborne Cup aggregate pairs final round saw the low handicappers Jimmy Cooley and Liam Cella coming out on top. 

5/11 - The Committee Shield was also played in November with the current Vice Captain George Sheriff prevailing.

31/10/2017 - October competition round up

- The Trophy Winners final was first up in October and Obi NNochiri won from Kavit Nathwani and Leroy Benta.

- Bill Stevenson picked up his first trophy with the Autumn Cup with Leroy benta runner up and the Autumn Shield was won by Maurizio Patane with Adrian Green the runner up.

- We also had the Tom Palmer Scramble wher the highest handicapped team of Martin Edwards, Dinesh Bhucher, Peter Jones and Paul Collas prevailed with a gross 65 and 56.1 net. Dave Digweed, Kevin Byrne, Vish Dhanak and Graham Leadbetter took the runner up spot.

- The Ladies team won the aggregate 4 from 8 intersection match on 31/10/17.

30/09/2017 - September competition round up

- On 6/9 thirty-eight turned out for the Seniors Open with Stanley Yap taking the Seniors Open Trophy and Geoff Balance the Shield. In the Am-Am on 9/9 the team of Stuart and Liam Cella and Jimmy and Callum Cooley scored an incredible 99 points to lift the prize, with Liam shooting 6 under gross on the back 9. Jimmy Cooley maintained his form the following day to lift the Paul Cup with Stuart Cella taking the runner up spot. Avi Kumarasinghe took the prize for leading qualifier.

- On 16/9 the J Williams Shield was lifted by Mark Stanton with a great score of 71/66. While a new member Kosh Gurang lifted the Charity Shield with a nett 63. The Medal Winners Final on 23/9 was won by Pratik Thakkar from Cel O’Connor

- On the running and KO front, Tom Hodgson and Denis Rafferty won the Greensomes Trophy beating George Sheriff and Stewart Farrell in the final.

- Jimmy Cooley took the Parker Cup defeating Sudi Shah and Jack Yarrow won the Scratch KO beating Steve Brownsea.

- The Eclectics conclude with Liam Cella winning the Horn Cup for best gross and Mayor Gor the Carter Cup for best net.

30/07/2017 - NAPGC men’s final

Five players took part in the NAPGC men’s finals at Woodhall Spa on 30 July over the Bracken Course. Pat Clasby in Division 1, Liam Cella, Paul Dimmer and John Holyoake in Division 2 and Dave Hill in Division 3. What a great course and even on what was a relatively calm morning scoring was very high.

For Pat, Liam and Paul they had it all to do again in the afternoon as they were also playing the 36hole scratch event with the 2^nd round over the Hotchkin course which was even tougher!

It is great to see the Club represented at such events so thanks to the players for turning out.

ps. Stuart Cella was also in attendance as a referee at the event and out on the course from 8.30am – 8.30pm

15/07/2017 - NAPGC Bourne Vanneck Final

Having qualified for the national final our three man team of Jimmy Cooley, Liam Cella and Paul Dimmer travelled to the Shropshire to compete. A very testing course and the tough conditions were reflected in the scoring. The team eventually finishing in a respectable mid table position.

08 July 2017 - Paul Dimmer's Captain's Day

A great turn out saw 81 members along with 7 ladies and 7 guests competing. The greens were in great shape and the course played tough, though some of the scores suggested otherwise!  Dave Hill was agian on the mark with a superp 63 winning the day. Paul Dimmer shot the best gross of the day with a 72/64 and Barry Daniels with a 65 was 3rd best nett of the day. Meanwhile Pat Mooney returned to the winners enclosure with a 66 to win Division 2.

The raffle and auction were well supported, so many thanks to all of you - final counts around donations etc will be posted soon!

04/07/2017 - Charity Donation to GOSH

It is with pleasure that I confirm the from the Club Charity day back in April we were able to raise and donate a total £550 to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). £350 from entry fees and £200 from the photos etc that John Conteh signed off. We have a few odd bits to raffle and auction of still which will take place at the Captain's day this Saturday 8/7. 

Thank you for your support.

06/06/2017 - Drinks discount cards and County Cards

- Did you know - Members are able to obtain a discount on drinks (not hot drinks) purchased at the bar. Currently this is on large done on trust, but from Saturday 17 June you will only get the discount on production of a Club membership card. These will be issued on request and we will endeavour to roll out over the next fortnight. After this weekend please ask a Committee Member to issue you with a card if required.

- The Club also still has a number of 2017 County Cards for discounted green fees at clubs across the country. Please let a Committee Member know if you require one and issue can be arranged. These are free of charge.

06/06/2017 - “Ready Golf”

In this year’s Amateur Championship (strokeplay rounds) The R&A is adopting the principle of “Ready Golf” in order to assist pace of play. Where possible competitors are asked to similarly give this a try.  Examples of “Ready Golf” in action are: 

• Hitting a shot when safe to do so if a player farther away faces a challenging shot and is taking time to assess their options.

• Shorter hitters playing first from the tee or fairway if longer hitters have to wait.

• Hitting a tee shot if the person with the honour is delayed in being ready to play.

• Hitting a shot before helping someone to look for a lost ball.

• Putting out even if it means standing close to someone else’s line.

• Hitting a shot if a person who has just played from a greenside bunker is still farthest from the hole but is delayed due to raking the bunker.

• When a player’s ball has gone over the back of a green, any player closer to the hole but chipping from the front of the green should play while the other player is having to walk to their ball and assess their shot.

22/05/2017  R.I.P. Len Moult 

Past Captain Lenny Moult passed away in May. Always up for a laugh and joke while at the Club, in recent years he spent a lot of time sunning it on the continent. Thoughts are with his family

11/05/2017 - Golf England Seniors Tournament

At the Golf England Seniors Regional Event, at Woodcote Park, Pat Clasby shot 38 points to earn a spot in the final later in the year. George Sheriff and Paul Dimmer also competed but didn't make it through. 

30/04/2017 - Hawtree v Rickmansworth 1st Round Win

Haste Hill Golf Club's Men and Ladies joined forces to take on the opposition that was Rickmansworth Golf Club in the NAPGC Hawtree Cup.

The format was mixed aggerate greensomes with 4 pairs in each team. The result ended up as a comfortable victory for Haste Hill who's team consisted of:  Steven Brownsea, Pat Clasby, Paul Dimmer & Jimmy Cooley from the mens side who were paired with Diane Wallace, Sally Jee-Yap, Cheng Loo & Gill Mannion respectively. 

29 APRIL 2017 - CAPTAINS REPORT

- It’s been good to see so many turning out for Club competitions and for me personally to meet members I didn’t previously know. It’s also great to see the website developing as it is and I would encourage you all to explore the wealth of information held there now. We are pressing on with engaging the Council on course issues and will update soon on these.

- The main event this month was the Charity Day where the main prize, the JMC&JT Trophy was lifted by Leroy Benta. His first major trophy so well done to Leroy. Thanks to John Conteh for attending the day and Charlz the photographer. A sample of his photos and a link to his website is available in the past events section of the website.

- Other winners this month were; John Shervill in the Spring Cup, Neil Sherman in the Team Players, Rob Suh in the Spring Shield and Jimmy Cooley in the Rodgers Shield. Well done to all of you.

- In April the season moved into full tilt with a whole raft of matches which dominate the rest of this report. My thanks to all those who have turned out for the Club the results of which are summarised as follows;

• Unfortunately, both teams in the NAPGC Siemens Bowl went out in the first round. Both teams in the NAPGC Mitchell Thomson also went out in the first round.
• We put out the strongest men’s team available for the mixed team in the NAPGC Hawtree and progressed to round two with a big win over Rickmansworth. The mens team comprised Pat Clasby, Jimmy Cooley, Steve Brownsea and me (Paul Dimmer).
• In the NAPGC team match play all four teams made it through to round two, with three wins and a bye and in the new NAPGC Midweek pairs 6 of the 10 teams went through to round two with three wins, two walkovers and a bye.
• In the Middlesex event the 6’s Team went out in the first round to Finchley, but the scratch team had a great result beating the defending champions West Middlesex in the Presidents Cup first round (the team comprised: Liam Cella, Steve Brownsea, Jimmy Cooley, Paul Dimmer, Pat Clasby and Tony Sharp).
• In the Daily Mail Foursomes the team (Steve Brownsea and Liam Cella) has progressed through rounds one and two. We went to round 5 last year so a way to match that still.
• In the interclub fixtures, we lost away at Stockley Park and Harefield, but players reported thoroughly enjoying the matches.

Paul Dimmer

03/04/2017 - Annual Review of Handicaps

Handicap review – The handicap committee is required to undertake an annual review of handicaps to ensure equity across members and that handicaps properly represent playing ability. These days a computer program identifies those players who should be reviewed for handicap increase or reduction. The committee then consider the evidence of all scores returns as well as wider evidence such as match play and adjust handicaps as necessary. The act of playing to your handicap is wider than shooting your handicap, if you shoot a score in the no change buffer you are also considered to have played to your handicap as it has not changed. The assumption is you should play to your handicap about a third of the time. As a result, in line with the algorithm provided with the CONGU handicap manual, you may have been cut at the annual review by having played to your handicap regularly. No one has been cut to a handicap lower than they have demonstrated they can play to as defined above (so on or in the buffer).

Players were already required to return scores from all handicap qualifying competitions played away from their home club, which is these days an automated process through the CDH. From January 2017 this requirement is extended to include non-handicap competitions (so if for example you are playing in a Saturday or Sunday swindle) as well as pairs and team events where a player plays their own ball (so better ball and am-am comps are in scope). At the next annual review the committee will consider these returns. Further advice on how best to return these will follow.

Appeal procedure – While a vigorous and fair approach has been taken, if you think your handicap reduction or increase through the annual review is unjustified you should set out your reasons in writing to the Committee Secretary at Haste Hill Golf Club who will arrange for your adjustment to be more widely scrutinised and considered.

24/03/2017 - Team Entries Update

Club teams have been entered into an extensive range of competitions catering for all handicaps. If you want to get involved in matches please make sure you let one of the team selection Committee know - Stuart Cella, Paul Dimmer, George Sheriff and Liam Cella. If its Seniors friendly match golf then contact Dave Digweed. Alternatively drop an email to the Secretary, Stuart Cella, at  hastehillgc@yahoo.co.uk  (Now or as the season progresses).

18 MARCH 2017 - CAPTAINS UPDATE

- Entries have now gone in for all the Middlesex and NAPGC competitions and it’s going to be hectic over the next couple of months getting all the first round matches in. There will be ample opportunity for all those who wish to play to be involved.

- Only one match has been played so far with Steve Brownsea and liam Cella winning away against Oaklands Park in the Daily Mail Foursomes.

- Congratulations to the Winter Better Ball winners Dave Whitbread and Fergus Farrelly. And to the greensomes team trial winners Dipesh Patel and Obi NNochiri.

Paul Dimmer

03/03/2017 - Rule change for 2017 – New Local Rule

Rule change – For 2017 the EGU have introduced a new local rule option which we have accepted at Haste Hill and introduced. Where a ball on the putting green is accidentally moved by the player or his equipment it must now be replaced without penalty. The rule applies to a ball lying on the green only.

The wider golf rule, whereby a ball moves naturally without the player causing it to move, because for example the wind blows it or it is on a slope and suddenly starts to move still applies anywhere on the course including on the green. In these circumstances a ball is played from the position it has moved to without penalty.

The difference actions of playing as a ball lies or replacing mean that players must agree what has caused the ball to have moved as this will determine the action to take and avoid a penalty for playing from the wrong place.

18 FEBRUARY 2017 - CAPTAINS REPORT

The prize-giving & presentation dinner took place on 11^th Feb, with the early bird team of Mayur Gor, Cel O’Connor, Sanjay Agarwal, Sudhir Mehta winning with -20, from another early team in Azan Jainudeen, Rajan Shah, Mukesh Vithlani, Chandra Morjaria. This is the first time we have played this format and we will certainly give it another go.

- Over 30 men and ladies attended the presentation dinner and there was a very good atmosphere. It was really nice to have Emma Acquah and her two children, Gina and Rachel in attendance and Emma presented the Les Acquah Trophy to George Sheriff.

- The first singles cup of the year, which is contested between the leading players from the previous year. the Jackie Taylor Salver, was won by Stuart Cella.

Paul Dimmer

14 JANUARY 2017 - CAPTAINS REPORT

As I said at the AGM it is a privilege to have been elected Captain of Haste Hill Golf Club. The aim during my captaincy will be inclusiveness respect for all.

- It was good to see a good turnout for the Captains Drive In Scramble which was won by

Jimmy Cooley, Prashant Sanghani, Diane Wallace and Sian Whitbread with -3. The unlucky runners up on countback were Ziggy Yousaf, Dave Whitbread, Dinesh Bhucher and Paul Collas. It was great to have the ladies involved and they will be invited to other events during the year as we try to bring the mens and ladies sections closer.

- I look forward to my Captaincy and wish George every encouragement as Vice-Captain for the coming year.

Paul Dimmer

Coronation Bowl National Final - Tuesday 12 July 2016

This Middlesex Golf Union competition was held at Grim's Dyke Golf Club.

This stroke play competition comprises a pre-qualifying three man team with all three scores added together.

Thanks to our team Laim Cella, Patrick Clasby and Barry Daniels for representing the club without success on this occasion.

Mitchell Thompson -v- Batchwood Hall - Monday 11 July 2016

A regional semi final match in this seniors competition saw us pitched up against Batchwood Hall. Unfortunately Batchwood Hall proved just too strong for us and we exited the competition gracefully.

NAPGC MENS CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND - Sunday 3 July 2016

This NAPGC Regional Qualifier at Richings Park proved to be a difficult task for all players. The course played tough but fair and the cream came to the top. Congratulations to Liam Cella and Prem Sharma for qualifying for the National Final at Woodhall Spa on Sunday 24 July.

Also, well done to George Sheriff for qualifying at Wyke Green earlier in the year.

Patrick Clasby, Captain

CLAPHAM MATCH -v- THORNEY PARK - Saturday 18 June 2016

A third round match in this NAPGC Greensomes competition paired us up against Thorney Park. Excellent performances by our three away pairs went unrewarded as our home pairs fell well short of expectations.

Sadly we were eliminated from the competition, losing by 207 points to 213 points.

MITCHELL THOMSON SENIORS MATCH -v- SOUTHSEA - Friday 10 June 2016

Another second round tie in this NAPGC competition and his time Southsea were our opponents. Excellent performances by both our home and away players ensured a safe passage to Round 3 with a resounding winning margin of 134 points to 109 points.

Well done to our players McCann, Sherman, Dollard, Shah, Woods, Carswell, Hill and Wita.

MITCHELL THOMSON SENIORS MATCH -v- EASTHAMPSTEAD - Wednesday 8 June 2016

A second round tie in this NAPGC competition saw us drawn against Easthampstead. Unfortunately we did not produce the scores we were expecting or needed to progress and we exited the competition with an 11 point defeat.

Thanks to our players Elliott, Clasby, Dimmer, Wroe, Digweed, Maryan, Smith and Dowling.

BOURNE VANNECK SHIELD & CUP - Regional Qualifier  - Saturday 4 June 2016

Haste Hill hosted the NAPGC Regional Final of this prestigious Men's Team Competition. This competition comprises teams of three players with the aggregate scores of all three players counting as the team score. Twenty clubs were represented with no limit to the number of teams that a club could enter.  The competition went very smoothly much to the credit of our competition organiser Stuart Cella together with our team of volunteer ball spotters; John Paterson, Barry Daniels, Dave Digweed, Bruce Clarke, Micky Woods, Alf Trower and Graham Wroe.

Results were equally satisfying as three of our five teams competing qualified and will be representing our club in the National Final at Bird Hills Golf Club, in Maidenhead, on Saturday 16 July. It was a successful day for Haste Hill Golf Course and Golf Club.  Well done and thank you to Kevin Munt and his green keeping staff for the hard work they have done on the course. It was presented to a very high standard and much appreciated.  Congratulations to our three teams; Cooley/Cella(L)/Brownsea, Shah/Yousaf/Chheda and Yarrow/Clasby/Whittaker.

LES ACQUAH - R.I.P - Friday 20 May 2016

We are sorry to be the bearer of the very sad news that Les Acquah has passed away. Les was a very popular member of our club for many years and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time.  May his soul rest in peace. 

Ranieri celebrates Premiership win in 2016...May 2016

Leicester City's manager Claudio Ranieri (right) celebrates winning the Premiership with Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino (left) and West Ham manager Slaven Bilic (centre) by dropping in to Haste Hill Golf Club

Saturday 1 August 2015

The 'Colonel' is back!  We are all delighted to see John Paterson back on the course again after his short illness.

Peter Jones thought he was playing football a few weeks ago and decided to "head" the ball.... but it was a golf ball!!  A very bad habit Peter and you know the rules - you cannot play a moving ball.  We are all glad to see that you are ok Peter.

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