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

RTTV Round 9

Round 9 of the RRTV competition was held  on Sunday 20th September. Adrian Tuffin won on the day but Tracy Smith still maintains an overall commanding lead. See the full results in the panel below. 

Club Championships

The club and Senior Championships were held over the weekend of the 5th and 6th September. The club hired the whole course for the Saturday Morning and Sunday afternoon 36 hole club and 18 hole senior championships that were followed by a buffet meal. The winner with the lowest gross was Neil Smith. Full details are shown in the panel below.

Weekend Away

Following the very successful weekend away last September the committee agreed that the 2026 event would return to  Lanhydroc on the weekend of 25th-27th September. The Travelers tankard was won by Craig Pitcher with Mark Scard in second place. See the panel below for more photos and results.

Review of Events

(For Senior Events Check the Senior Page)
The overall Club Calendar of Events for 2026 up to the end of July, is shown on the Calendar Page and the Hardy A, Hardy B and 3 Counties Team schedules of events will also be shown on the League Teams page.

Winners and Order Of Merits
Latest competition winners and OOM Tables for the 2026 Monthly (Sunday) Medal  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 (8:45 am Dec and Jan)

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 (9:00 am Dec/Jan) 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 8:30 am with tee times pre-drawn on the Friday evening by the handicap secretary.

Knockout Competitions  The 2026 pairings for the Club, Senior, and Veterans Summer Knockout competitions  are shown on the Knockout Page. and are now  complete. Congratulations to the Club Knockout winner Nathan Lambourne -who beat Blatchy in the club K/O final,  Stuart Beardsley - winner of the Veterans competition after a close final match with John Howes and to Trevor Legg who won the Seniors knockout final against Phil Chant. The Entry Sheets for the 2026/7 Winter Knockouts are on the Notice Board.

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 latest meeting are shown on the Members Admin page.

Recent and Forthcoming Events
Sat/Sun 5th/6th September - Club & Senior Championships: See the panel below for the full results.
Saturday 12th September - Roll Up: Won by Kenton Lane with 40 points. 
Sunday 13th September - Medal: Won by Dean Furzey (nett 63 and gross 76). See Result Tabled below.
Wednesday 16th September - Committee Meeting: Cancelled.
Saturday 19th September - Roll Up: Won by Russ Barrett with 36 points. See the Result Table below.
Sunday 20th September - RTTV Round 9: Won by Adrian Tuffin with 35 points. See the Round 9 results in the Panel below.
Thursday 24th September - Medal: Won by Ned Compton-Dart with nett 64 and gross 82. See the results and OOM Tables on the Senior Page..
Friday 25th-Sunday 27th September - Weekend Away. Travellers Tankard won by Craig Pitcher. See  panel below for more results and photos..
Saturday 26th September - Roll Up: Won by Russ Barrett with 41 points. See the Result Table below.
Sunday 27th September - Roll Up: Won by Stephen Terry with 38 points. See the Result Table below.
Saturday 3rd October - Roll Up: Won by Grant Jones with 41 points. See the Result Table below.
Sunday 4th October - Roll Up: Won by Alan Smith with 39 points. See the Result Table below.
Tuesday 6th October - Tiger Trophy: Won by John Howes with 39 points. See the Result Table and OOM info on the Senior Page.
Sunday 11th October - Medal: Enter via Howdidido or Notice Board.
Wednesday 14th October -Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke. All members welcome.
Tuesday 13th October - Pear Tree Pairs: For all club members. Tee off at 8:30 am. Pairs drawn on completion of rounds.
Thursday 15th October - Medal: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Saturday 17th October - Freeman Trophy: see WhatsApp for details.



Weekend Away 

The Annual Weekend Away took place on a return visit to Lanhydroc Golf Course on 25th to 27th September.
Craig Pitcher won the Travellers Tankard and the winner of the Craig Pitcher Trophy for the most points over the three days was Roy Foster just edging Craig Pitcher with a better final day score, after they both finished tied with 106 pts. Thanks to all who played, we may have peaked to soon on Friday night but we had a blast over the three days as always 🍻 ❤️ Final Round Results: 1st John Gulliver £60, Runner Up Nigel Bow £30, 8th Place Craig Pitcher £20, Random Pick John Swain £10. Congratulations to all the worthy winners.

Craig Pitcher
Travellars Tankard Winner

Mark Scard
2nd Place 

Reece Lambert
Money Winner

Nathan Down
Money Winner

John Swain

John Gulliver

Craig Pitcher

Nigel Bow

RTTV Round 9 Results

RTTV - Andy's Match Report

Round 9 - 20th September

A strong turnout of 18 players at a sunny but windy Folke today with Adrian Tuffin swinging with ease into the breeze and taking the win with 5 pars, 9 bogeys scoring 35 Stableford points . In 2nd, Pete Anyan on countback to 3rd Kev Champion. 4th Martin Blatchford on countback to 5th Anthony Wynne. 6th Toby Harris on countback to myself 7th, Mark Scard 8th and Alan Smith 9th one point ahead of his better half Tracey in 10th the taking the last of the Rttv points. Honourable mention goes to Martin with the lowest gross of 84 , to Pete scoring 2 birdies also to Toby, Alan, Yoss and Dan T for scoring 1 birdie . Big thank you to everyone for getting involved and hope to see you all in October for Round 10.
Cheers! 

Monthly Medal, Sunday 13th September

12 Members competed in the September Monthly Medal. Dean Furzy triumphed with both the lowest nett (63) and lowest gross (76). The Order of Merritt information will be added shortly when the official results are issued on Howdidido.
See the adjacent Tables  for the detailed  results. 

 Results of Other Recent Events

Club and Senior Championships - 5th/6th September.

The club and senior championships took place on a glorious late summer day on the course with challenging pin positions and fairways nicely recovering from the summer heat. The club championship was a 36 hole competition on Saturday Morning and Sunday afternoon. The afternoon session also included the 18 hole senior competition. Congratulations to the worthy winners shown below and many thanks go to Andy and Steve Harris for the great course set up and supporting arrangements. And also a big thank-you to Toni and the Club House team for their hospitality over the two days and to Martin Blatchford who has worked tirelessly to ensure the smooth running of this major club event. 

2026 Club Captains Charity

Club Captain Nigel Bow is continuing the support to Julia's House through 2026. and the club  has raised over £8,461 for the charity so far this year.  Julia’s House is a Children's Hospice in Dorset and Wiltshire and they are an award-winning children’s hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across the two counties. Each family they support is unique and so is the care they 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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