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 8

The Round 8 of the RRTV competition was held  on Sunday 23rd August. The overall winner was Ian Clothier with 39 points. The detailed results are shown in the Panel below. The next round will be later in September.

Club Championships

The weekend of the 5th and 6th September brings the biggest event of the year. The club hires the whole course for the Saturday Morning and Sunday afternoon 36 hole club and 18 hole senior championships followed by a buffet meal. The Entry Sheets are on the Notice Board

Weekend Away

Following the very successful weekend away last September the committee agreed that the 2026 will once more take place at Lanhydroc on the weekend of 25th-27th September. The weekend will include 3 rounds of golf, and dinner, bed, and breakfast. The total cost is £294 and a £50 deposit is required to secure your place.

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.

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.


Saturday 25th July - Captain's Day: Won by Ian Clothier with 44 points. See the details and photos in the panels below.
Saturday 1st August - Roll Up: Won by Reece Lambert with 43 points. See the Result Table below.
Sunday 2nd August- Roll Up: Won by John Howes with 37 points. See the Result Table below.
Sunday 2nd August - Hardy B v Christchurch (Away): Lost 3:2. See the WhatsApp page for details.
Saturday 8th August - Hardy B v Ferndown Forest (Home): Folke win 3½ :1½. see WhatsApp page for details.
Saturday 8th August - Roll Up: Won by Nathan Down with 35 point. 
Saturday 8th August - Golf Day: In memory of Taffy Hedditch and Pete Bastable. 
Sunday 9th August - Hardy A v Hamptworth (Away): lost 5½ :2½. See the WhatsApp report.
Sunday 9th August - Medal: Nathan Down had the lowest nett score with 68 and Kevon Down was the lowest gross scorer with 80. See the panel below for details.
Wednesday 12th August - Committee Meeting: See the Members Admin page for the saliant points from the meeting
Saturday 15th August - Foursomes: DCGU Qualifier: .Won by Toby Harris and Reece Lambert. See WhatsApp for details.
Sunday 16th August - Hardy B v Sherborne (Away): Folke win 3:2. See the WhatsaApp report for details.
Sunday 16th August - Roll Up: Won by Adrian Tuffin with 40 points. See Result Table below.
Thursday 20th August - Medal: Won by Stuart Beardsley with nett 71 and Mark Maguire with gross 90. The OOM leaders are Tony Wynne with 20 points (Nett) and Kevin Down with 29 points (Gross). See the Senior Page below for the detailed results.
Saturday 22nd August - Hardy B v Lyme Regis. Folke win 5:0 see the Club WhatsApp page for details. Division 2 next year!.
Saturday 22nd August - Roll Up: Won by Mark Scard with 41 points. See the Result Table below
Sunday 23rd August - RTTV Round 8: Won by Ian Clothier with 37 points. See the panel below for details.
Saturday 29th August - Hardy A v Yeovil: Home
Tuesday 1st September - Tiger Trophy: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Saturday 5th September - Club Championships, Round 1: Entry Sheet is on the Notice Board.
Sunday 6th September - Club Champs Round 2 and Senior Champs: See the header panel above.



RTTV Round 8 Results

RTTV - Andy's Match Report

Round 8 - 23rd August 

17 players entered the arena to do battle today and winning by a ‘hairs breadth’ was Ian Clothier with 37 Stableford points, 6 pars & 7 bogeys 👏. In 2nd on countback Jonathan Gulliver, 3rd Gary Rogers, 4th Mark Scard, 5th David Whittingham, 6th Simon ‘Yoss’ Hughes, 7th Kev Down, 8th Tracey Smith, 9th Anthony Wynne and in 10th taking the last Rttv points Sheridan Hodges.

Honourable mention goes to Kev Down with the lowest gross of 82 🎯👏 and to Toby Harris for being the only player to score a birdie 🐦‍⬛👏. Thank you to everyone for getting involved 🙌🙌 round 9 will be mid September (tbc), hope to see you all then.
Cheers! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️ 

Folke Golf Club, we can't thank you enough!

These were the words received in a letter from Julia's House thanking Folke for donations which now amount to over £10,000!! They went on to say: "Your dedication, enthusiasm and generosity are making a
real difference, helping us continue to provide vital support to those who need it most. We simply couldn't do what we do without wonderful supporters like you....Your donation is helping us to continue to give children and young people the best qualityof life – fun, friendship, laughter, treats, activities, as well as downtime, that helps them to get the most out of life and discover and enjoy the world around them.... The life-changing difference we make every day is only possible because of you."  Well done everyone - Keep up the fantastic work!
(NB: We have also received some lovely comments from the Manager of Yeovil Golf Club praising the course, the club house and the welcoming atmosphere and polite sociable nature of the members.)

 Results of Other Recent Events
Monthly Medal, Sunday 9th August

19 Members competed in the August Monthly Medal. Nathan Down had the lowest nett score with 68 and Kevon Down was the lowest gross scorer with 80.  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. 

Captain's Day - 25th July
Message from Captain Nigel

Captains Day 2026 - what a day!! I would like to thank everybody who came to support my day .and who couldn’t make it but still donated. 53 players took part with Ian Clothier coming out on top with an impressive 44 points with Martin Blatchford in second, beating skip on count back with 36 points. Also picking up prizes were Grant Jones nearest the pin on 10th, Simon Radcliffe longest drive, and Dean Vincent nearest the pin in two. Also big thanks to Kev Down and Blatchy for doing the putting comp. And Geoff and Lorna for driving the drinks cart and photos, Toni and Fi for food and Andy Harris and staff for all the effort getting the coarse in great shape as always. Special thanks goes to Ian clothier for putting his hair up for auction to be shave off raising £150 which grant and Craig had the pleasure. On the day £735.75 raised for Julia’s house - great effort from you all .
Cheers,
Nige

 

Ian raised £150 with his sponsored haircut.

Photos from the Day

2026 Club Captains Charity

Club Captain Nigel Bow is continuing the support to Julia's House through 2026. and the club  has raised over £10,000 for the charity so far.  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
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