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 Round 7 Results

RTTV Round 7 took place on Sunday August 3rd - first tee at 8:30 am. It was the last "double-bubble" round for a while so there was plenty opportunity to score well. The winner on the day was Tracy Smith with 41 points on countback from Ian Clothier.  See the panel below for the detailed results and the latest Order of Merit table. 

Captain's Day 2025

The 2025 Captains Day took place  on a fine and dry Saturday 26th July. With club captain Blatchy in charge of arrangements it was bound to be a fun event with lots of challenges and fun followed by a farmhouse buffet for supper, and the usual chipping and putting comps.  With a hole in one and over £1000 raised for Julia's House the day certainly lived up to its expectations. See the winners photograph and the stableford results on the panel below. 

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 current status 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 29th June - RTTV: Won by Mer Jennings with 41 points. See the match report in the panel below.
Sunday 6th July - Hardy B v Christchurch (Away): Folke win 3:2.
Saturday 12th July - Hardy A v Hampworth (Away): Folke lost 6 1/2: 1 1/2 
Sunday 13th July - Medal: Lowest gross - Daniel Tuffin (81). Lowest Nett - Tracy Smith (68). See Result and Order of Merit Tables below.
Sunday 20th July - Hardy B v Parkstone (Away): Folke win 3:2. See WhatsApp for match report.
Sunday 20th July - Roll Up: Won by Tracey Smith with 37 points. 
Wednesday 23rd July- Committee Meeting: See the Members Admin page for the notes of the meeting.
Saturday 26th July - Captain's Day: Won by Joe Boon with 40 points. See the panel below.
Sunday 27th July - Roll Up: Won by Allen Smith with 28 points. See the result table below. 
Tuesday 29th July - Senior Captain's Day: See the Senior Page for details.
Saturday 2nd August - Hardy B v Yeovil (Away): Folke lost 3:2. See WhatsApp for more details.
Saturday 2nd August - Roll Up: Won by Tony Smith with 37 points. See Table below.
Sunday 3rd August - RTTV Round 7: Won by Tracy Smith with 41 points. See panel below for results and OOM.
Tuesday 5th August - Tiger Trophy: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Saturday 9th August - Hardy A v Christchurch (Home): 12:00 pm tee off. Entry Sheet on Notice Board.
Saturday 9th August - 3CL v Cricket St Thomas (Away): Entry Sheet on Notice Board.
Sunday 10th August - Roll Up: 
Wednesday 13th August - Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke.
Saturday 16th August - 3CL v Cannington (Away): Entry Sheet on Notice Board.

RTTV Round 7
Andy's Match Report - Sunday 3rd August


 A great attendance to today’s Round 7 - Double Bubble with 20 players entering and on the same weekend as the Women’s Open it seems rather fitting Tracey Smith takes 1st place winning with 41 Stableford points . In a close 2nd on countback Ian Buff Clothier, a valiant effort from Mark Scard in 3rd with 40pts, 4th and now current OOM leader Anthony Wynne 39pts, 5th Merv Jennings 38pts, 6th Reece Lambert 37pts on countback to 7th Sheridan ‘2019 winner’ Hodges, 8th myself 36 pts, 9th Toby Harris 35pts and in 10th taking the last Rttv points Nigel Bow. Honourable mention goes to Dan Tuffin for the lowest gross of 81 and scoring 2 birdies , also to M Scard, S Hodges, myself, N Lambourne and G Mitchell for all scoring 1 birdie . I can’t thank you all enough for getting involved and hope to see you at the end of this month for round 8. Cheers! (The next round is now scheduled for Sunday 31st August)

Captains Day

Blatchy's   Report
Captains Day 2025 didn’t disappoint! Massive thanks to all the members, friends & family who contributed in raising  £1560 for Julia’s House children’s hospice. My personal thanks also go to Toni/Little Legs & team for their hospitality, Steve/Andy for the course, Kev D & Miller for the end games and Geoff for the on-course refreshments. Big shout also goes to Roy Foster who joined the hole in one club by bagging an ace on the 10th hole. Well Played Joe Boon winner on the day with 40pts.Much Love, Your Captain Blatchy 🙌  ❤️

 Results of Other Recent Events

2025 Club Captains Charity

Julia’s House is a Children's Hospice in Dorset and Wiltshire. 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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