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

Round 3 of the RTTV competition was played on Sunday 23rd March. Senior Captain John Howes took the top spot with 37 points.  See the detailed results in the photo above and the Round 3 Captains report and OOM in the panel below.  This was the third of   12 rounds usually played on the last Sunday of the month or thereabouts). The best 8 scores count. The Entry Fee funds prize amounts for the top 3 finishers of the season with  double points rounds, nearest the pin competitions and a 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. The next round is scheduled for Sunday 27th April.

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 13th April - Medal: Won by Tracey Smith (Net 64) and Mark Maguire (Gross 83). See the Tables below.
Tuesday 15th April - Breakfast Stableford : 
Wednesday 16th April - Committee Meeting: Notes from the meeting are shown on the Members Admin page
Thursday 17th April - Medal: Won by Mark Maguire (Nett 70) and Kevin Down (Gross 82)
Saturday 19th April - Roll Up: Won by  Mark Scard with 38 points. See Table below.
Saturday 19th April - Hardy A v Lyme Regis (Away): Lost 3-2. See club WhatsApp page  for match report.
Sunday 20th April - Roll Up: Won by Reece Lambert with  points. See Table below.
Saturday 26th April -  Hardy B v Yeovil (Home): Tee off 12:00 pm. See the Club WhatsApp page for team selection.
Sunday 27th April - RTTV Round 4:
Saturday 3rd May - 3CL v Wheathill (Home): 1st tee 12:pm.
Saturday 10th May - Hardy A v Ashley Wood: Entry Sheet on the Notice Board.
Sunday 11th May - Medal: Tee time drawn on Friday 9th April.



 Results of Other Recent Events
RTTV Round 3 

Andy Cole's RTTV  Match Report
 It was back to back Rttv’s in March as we were playing catch up after February’s weather but Senior Captain John Howes certainly wasn’t going to be left behind taking 1st place with 5 pars, 5 bogeys and 37 Stableford points 🫡👏. Nudged into 2nd on countback was Anthony Wynne, 3rd place Mark Baker 36pts, 4th on his Rttv debut Mr Tony Smith 34pts & 5th N. Lambourne. Also debuting was newbie Tracey Smith in 6th scoring a very solid 32pts pushing Merv Jennings into 7th. Rounding out the top 10 Yoss Hughes, Alan Smith and Reece Lambert all on 31 points. Honourable mention goes to Mark Baker scoring the lowest gross of 87 in very VERY tricky conditions 👏👏 and to Adrian, Kev, Reece, Yoss, Merv for scoring a birdie 🐦‍⬛👏 & Tone Smith for scoring 2 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛👏. Thank you to everyone for getting involved, it was a great turn out of 19 competitors 🙌 Hope to see you in April for the first of the Double Bubbles! Cheers ⛳️🏌️‍♂️

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
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  • 01963  23330

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