The Competitions and Special Activities at Folke Golf Club

See the latest information on club activities and reports of events and achievements and follow the links for further details where available. (Please see the Senior Page for information on Senior activities and events.)

What's On
2025 Weekend Away
This years weekend away will take place at the Abbey Golf Spa Hotel near Redditch, Worcestershire on the Ryder Cup weekend - Friday to Sunday - 26th to 28th September. The weekend includes 3 rounds of golf and dinner, bed, and breakfast for an all inclusive price of £280 (£20 cheaper than 2024). Be sure to book your place on this popular event by entering your name on the Entry Sheet on the board and payment of £100 deposit. 20 spaces have been reserved and the tee of on Friday 26th is at 1pm.

  

2025 Race to the Village

. The next round will be the Day Away on  Sunday 25th May. Twenty players are all set for the RTTV Away Day at Oake Manor. "Every one is in for a treat - it's a fantastic course" said Yoss. The day includes a full English breakfast on arrival and an 18 hole stableford competition with lots of prizes on offer including a free round of golf at Sherborne Golf Course. The first tee is at 11:30 am. We look forward to hearing the stories of the day - good luck everyone.

Day Away Competition

The Annual Day Away event this year will take place at Enmore Park near Bridgewater on Friday 13th June. This is a fun event for all club members with prizes to be won and includes Bacon Rolls on arrival, a 9 hole bowmaker, lunch and then the 18 hole Travellers Tankard stableford followed by an evening meal. The price is £90 per person and there are a small number of places remaining. The Entry Sheet is on the notice board. 


Review of Events

(For Senior Events Check the Senior Page)
The overall  Club Calendar of Events  for 2025 are shown on the Calendar Page and the Hardy A, Hardy B and 3 Counties Team schedules of events will be  shown on the League Teams page when the 2025 information is available. 

Winners and Order Of Merits 
Latest competition winners and OOM Tables for the 2025 Monthly (Sunday) Medal and the RTTV are shown below. The Weekday medal and Tiger Trophy results and Orders of Merit are shown on the Senior page. 

Roll Ups
These are held most Saturdays and Sundays when there are no other events - Check Facebook/WhatsApp for details.

Week Day Roll Ups: are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays are for all club members but entry for the money pot is  seniors only. Cards are drawn at 8:15 am.

Sunday and Weekday Medal Competitions
These once per month competitions are for all club members. The Weekday medal commences at the reserved tee times at 8:30 am with cards drawn at 8:15 am although the members can arrange their own tee times throughout the day. The Sunday Medal usually starts at 8:00 am with tee times pre-drawn on the Friday evening by the handicap secretary.


Knockout Competitions The draws for the first round of the Summer Knockouts are shown on the Knockout Page of this web site. 

Committee Meetings: The club officials meet once per month - usually at 6:30 pm at Folke. All members are welcome to attend. The date of the next meeting is shown below and the results of the meeting are shown on  the Members Admin page of this web site.

Current Events 
Sunday 27th April - RTTV Round 4: Won by Andy Cole with 40 points. See the Results Table in the Header above.
Saturday 3rd May - 3CL v Wheathill (Home): Match Drawn 3:3.
Sunday 4th May - Roll Up: Won by Adrian Tuffin with 35 points. 
Sunday 4th May - Hardy A v Bulbury Wood (Cup Match Away): Lost 4:0
Sunday 4th May - Hardy B v Highcliffe: Lost 4:1
Saturday 10th May - Roll Up: Won by Kenton Lane with 40 points.
Saturday 10th May - Hardy A v Ashley Wood: Lost 5:3. See WhatApp Match Report
Sunday 11th May - Medal: Lowest Gross - Dean Furzey (78), Lowest Net - Dean Furzey, (66). See Results Table and OOM below.
Tuesday 13th May - Tiger Trophy: Won by Stuart Beardsley with 40 points.
Wednesday 14th May - Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke.  See the Members Admin page for details.
Thursday 15th May - Medal: Lowest Gross - Kevin Down (80), Lowest nett Anthony Wynne (70).
Saturday 17th May - Hardy A v Moors Valley (Home): Folke lost 5 1/2: 2 1/2. See WhatsApp Match report.
Saturday 17th May - Roll Up: Won by Mark Baker with 37 points. See the Result Table below.
Saturday 24th May - 3CL v Cannington (Home): 1st tee 12:00 pm. Entry Sheet on the Notice Board
Sunday 25th May - RTTV Day Away at Oake Manor: See header above for details. 
Saturday 31st May - Hardy B v Broadstone (Home): Entry sheet is on the Notice Board.
Sunday 1st June - 3CL v Vivary Park (Away): First tee 11:30 am followed by a BBQ. Entry Sheet is on the Notice Board.




 Results of Other Recent Events
RTTV Round 4 

Andy Cole's RTTV  Match Report
"Round 4 was the first of the Double Bubble’s and it did not disappoint. With some lovely weather shining over the course I couldn’t have painted it better myself 😉 grabbing a well timed win with 6 pars, 8 bogeys and 40 Stableford points. It wasn’t just my brushes that were working today, there were some high scores out there with Simon ‘Yoss’ Hughes taking 2nd place with 39pts beating Reece Lambert, Roy Foster and Nigel Bow on countback. In 6th Adrian Tuffin 38pts, 7th Kev Down 36pts, 8th John Howes, 9th Tony Wynne both on 33pts and last of the Rttv points scoring positions on his debut Garry Mitchell in 10th with 32pts. Todays honourable mention goes to a long list of players who each scored a birdie 🐦‍⬛ Yoss, Reece L, John H, Steve Terry, debutee’s Dean Furzey & Mark Scard👏 and Nige Bow who scored 2 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛👏. Kev Down scored the lowest gross of 81 👏 and it’s worth mentioning both Kev and Nigel were only 1 over through 9 👏👏. Thank you to everyone for getting involved, it was a great attendance."
The next round is the day Away at Oake Manor, Taunton, on Sunday 25th May. The entry fee for the day away is £45 and includes a full English breakfast on arrival and an 18 hole stableford. First tee at 11:30 am. (See Header Panel above).

£3000 Raised by Folke for HomeStart

2024 Club Captain Grant Jones was proud to announce recently that the club had raised £3000 for the HomeStart Blackmore Vale. The charity provides support to parents  who are going through a difficult time. Being a parent can be very challenging, many parents feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life. That’s when Home-Start Blackmore Vale step in to help with trained volunteers to visit regularly and offer emotional and practical support.
Grant expressed his sincere thanks to all who had supported his Captains Charity last year. Chelsey Gowen and Charley Davies from HomeStart said" Our families, volunteers, Trustees and Staff are extremely grateful for the funds raised which will go a long way to support local families." Well done everyone and please keep up the good work for this year's Captain Blatchy.

2025 Club Captains Charity

Julia’s House is a Children's Hospice in Dorset and Wiltshire. We are an award-winning children’s hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties. Each family we support is unique and so is the care we provide. When a family finds out that their child has a very serious medical condition, which is life-limiting or life-threatening, their world falls apart. Julia’s House exists to help these children and their families.

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  • Folke Golf Centre
  • Folke Lane
  • Alweston, Sherborne
  • Dorset DT9 5HR
Phone
  • 01963  23330

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