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.

 

Race to the Village 

RTTV Round 8 took  place on Sunday August 31st. Twenty playerss took part on a course that is recovering from the  hot summer weather.  Simon Hughes was the winner with 40 points, 4 points ahead of Kevin Down. Nigel Bow was third on countback. See the panel below for the detailed results and Andy's Match Report. The  next round will be held on Sunday  21st September, Tee of at 8:30 am.

Club Championships

The Club Championship took place on 6th and 7th September. This was a 36 hole event - 18 holes each day -  and the senior competition was 18 holes on Sunday 7th.  The club hired the whole course for the duration of the rounds and there was a buffet meal after the Sunday round. See the panel and photos below for the detailed results. The Senior Championship results are shown on the Senior page.

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 are shown on the League Teams page.

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 Club, Senior, and Veterans Summer Knockouts competitions are all complete.  The winners were:
Club Knockout - Simon Hughes
Senior Knockout - Andy Brown
Veterans Knockout - Geoff Bannister
Watch this page for details of the 2025/6 Winter Knockout competitions. Th details will be available shortly.

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
Saturday 16th August - Roll Up: Won by Derek Hinks with 33 points. See Table below.
Thursday 21st August - Medal: Lowest Gross - Kevin Down (81), Lowest Net Ned Compton-Dart (69). See Results and OOM Tables on the Senior Page..
Saturday 23rd August - Hardy B v Broadstone GC (Away): Folke lost 3 1/2: 1 1/2. (See the Club WhatsApp page for details.
Saturday 23rd August - Roll Up: Won by Daniel Tuffin with 40 points. See Result Table below.
Saturday 30th August - 3CL v Vivary Park(Home): Folke won 4:2. See Club WhatsApp page for match report.
Saturday 30th August - Roll Up: Won by Martin Blatchford with 43 points. See Results Table below.
Sunday 31st August - RTTV Round 8: Won by Simon Hughes with 40 points. See the Panel below for the results and Match Report.
Tuesday 2nd September - Tiger Trophy: Won by Richard Robinson with 40 points.
Sat/Sun 6th/7th September - Club and Senior Championships : See Poster above for details and the panel below for the results. 
Wednesday 10th September - Committee Meeting: See the notes from the latest meeting on the Members Admin page.
Saturday 13th September - Hardy B v Parkstone (Home): Folke win 5:0. See Panel below.
Saturday 13th September - Roll Up: Won by Mark Scard with 33 points. See Result Table below.
Sunday 14th September - Medal: Won by : nett - Nigel Bow (75) and Gross Nigel Bow (90). See results Table and OOM below
Sunday 14th September - 3Counties Winter K/O Final at Yeovil: Folke Win
Thursday 18th September - Medal: Cards Drawn at 8:15 am for reserved Tee Times.
Sunday 21st September - RTTV Round 9: 8:30 am tee off.
Saturday 4th October - Freeman Trophy: Cricket St Thomas. Contact Grant Jones to enter.

Hardy B & 3 Counties Team Success

Congratulations to our Hardy B Team on winning the Division Four league by a massive 30 points after a 5:0 win at home to Parkstone on 13th September. Big cheer for Captain Nigel Bow, Vice Captain Kevin Down and all the Folke  players that have taken part and good luck to the team as they move up to Division 3 in the 2026 season. This success was topped off by the 3 Counties Team winning the Winter Knockout at Yeovil on 14th September. 

Club Championships

Over 50 members assembled  for the Championship weekend at Folke on the 6th and 7th September. The first round on the Saturday set the scene for an exciting second round with 6 shots difference between the top 16 players. Day 2 also included the 18 hole senior championship with 34 players taking part. The whole event was rounded off by a delicious buffet in the club house. When the scores were counted the club championship honours went to Martin Hinks (Lowest nett) and Club Captain Martin Blatchford (Lowest Gross). The Senior honours went to Reg Whitelock (Lowest nett) and Craig Pitcher (Lowest Gross). (See the Senior Page for the Senior results). 
Yet another great day of golf at Folke courtesy of Toni, Nigel, and the Club House Team, Green Keeper Andy, Centre Manager Steve and our Club Captain Martin.

RTTV Round 8

 Results of Other Recent Events

2025 Club Captains Charity

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

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