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

After several postponements Round 2 of the RTTV competition was played on Sunday 16th March. Anthony Wynne added to his first round RTTV total by heading the round 2 leader board with 35 points. with (See the detailed results in the photo above.) The Round 2 Captains report is shown on the panel below.  This was the second 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. Round 3 is on Sunday 23rd March.

Blind Pairs Competition

A Blind Pairs competition will be held on Saturday 5th April, tee off at 10:00 am. This will be an individual stableford with a trophy donated by the Club Captain.   The blind draw will be done on the day and the £10 per person entry fee (to be paid on the day)  includes a burger and chips meal in the club house. This is a fun event in aid of the Captains Charity - Julia's House. The Entry Sheet is on the Notice Board or give the club house a call to confirm your entry.


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.

Race to the Village  
After several postponements Round 2 was played on Sunday March 16th, See the Panel above for the results and details of  the  RTTV Day Away details. The RTTV Captains report is shown  in the panel below.

Knockout Competitions:  The Winter Knockout competitions are now complete. Congratulations to our worthy winners Andy Guppy (Club K/O), Pete Nettley (Sen K/O) and Bob Taylor (Vet K/O). The full results can be seen on the Knockout Page. The Summer Knockouts are due to commence in April and the Entry Sheets are on the Notice Board. The entry fee is £2 per competition and must be paid prior to the draw that is scheduled for Wednesday 16th April.

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 1st March - Roll Up: Won by Terry Kadshaw with 37 points. 
Sunday 2nd March - Daily Mail Foursomes Qualifier: Won by Pete Anyan and Reece Lamborn.
Tuesday 4th March - Tiger Trophy: Won by David Hewitt with 39 points. See the Senior Page or details.
Saturday 8th March - 3CL Knockout: Yeovil Newton Course. See Header Panel above.
Saturday 8th March - Roll Up: Won by Tony Smith with 35 points. See Table below.
Sunday 9th March - Medal: Won by Toby Harris (Net 63) and Tony Smith (Gross 84). See Results and OOM Tables below.
Wednesday 12th March - Committee Meeting at Folke: See the Members Admin page for the results.
Saturday 15th March - Roll Up: Won be Kevin Down with a very impressive  41 points. See the Results Table below for details.
Sunday 16th March - RTTV Round 2: Won by Anthony Wynne with 35 points. See the Header Panel above and the Result panel below for further information.
Thursday 20th March - Medal: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Saturday 22nd March -- 3CL K/O Semi-final: v Cannington B at Yeovil. 1st tee is 11:06 am. The entry sheet is on the Notice Board.
Sunday 23rd March - RTTV Round 3: Check the WhatsApp Group for details.
Saturday 5th April - Blind Pairs competition. See the Header article above.


 Results of Other Recent Events
RTTV Round 2 

Andy Cole's RTTV  Match Report
Great to see the Sun at long last albeit it was a bit of a chilly start but not for Anthony Wynne who won comfortably with 35 Stableford points 👏. In 2nd place Yoss Hughes 33pts beating The Rules Ambassador on countback. In 4th S. Terry 31pts & 5th R. Foster 29pts. In a scrap for 6th Kev Down 28pts, beating D. Leney, N. Down, A. Tuffin on countback and last of the Rttv points in 10th J. Howes. Bringing up the rear N. Lambourne and R. Lambert. Tip of the hat goes to Kev D for lowest gross of 89 👏 and Dan L, Nathan L & myself for scoring a birdie each 🐦‍⬛. Thanks to everyone for getting involved, we’re going to squeeze another round in next Sunday 23rd so hope to see you then. Cheers all 👍⛳️🏌️‍♂️

Captain's Drive In - Saturday 1st February
Overall Winner
Toby Harris
Nearest the Pin Guess Roger Harvey
Nigel, Martin and Grant
Drive-In Results

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
Phone
  • 01963  23330

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