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

Golf Day
Saturday 8th August

In memory of Taffy Hedditch and Pete Bastable.
Three spaces are available for this event at £25 per head.

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 nearly complete. Congratulations to 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.

Sunday 12th July - Medal: Toby Harris was the lowest scorer (gross 83) and Tracey Smith was the lowest nett scorer (nett 72). See the result Table below.
Thursday 16th July - Medal: Won by Tony Wynne (nett 69) and Kevin Down (gross 81). See the Result and OOM Tables on the Senior Page.
Saturday 18th July - Hardy A v Ferndown Forest (Home): Folke win 6½ :1½.  See the Member's WhatsAp page for the match report.
Saturday 18th July - Roll Up: Won by Nathan Down with 42 points. 
Sunday 19th July - Roll Up: Won by Stephen Terry with 39 points. 
Wednesday 22nd July - Committee Meeting: See the Members Admin page for the saliant points from the meeting.
Saturday 25th July - Captain's Day: Won by Ian Clothier with 44 points. See the details and photos in the panels below.
Sunday 26th July - Roll Up: Won by Simon Hughes with 40 points. See the Result Table below.
Tuesday 28th July - Senior Captain's Day: See the Senior Page for more details.
Saturday 1st August - 3CL v Long Sutton (Home): Won 5:4. See the WhatsAp page for details.
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. see the Result Table below.
Saturday 8th August - Golf Day: In memory of Taffy Hedditch and Pete Bastable. See the Header above.
Sunday 9th August - Hardy A v Hamptworth (Away): 
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.
Saturday 15th August - Foursomes: DCGU Qualifier: . Grab a partner and sign up. Tee Off 8:30 am.
Sunday 16th August - Hardy B v Sherborne (Away): 10:30 am tee off


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
 Results of Other Recent Events

RTTV Round 7 Results

RTTV - Andy's Match Report

Round 7 (Double-Bubble)
5th July 

Tracey Smith brings it home again winning two Double Bubble’s in a row with 1 birdie, 2 pars, 6 bogeys and 41 Stableford points, putting herself in a commanding lead of the competition . In a very close 2nd and a great effort by John Howes with 40 points, 3rd Reece Lambert, 4th Kev Champion, 5th Tony Wynne, 6th David Whittingham, 7th Dan Tuffin, 8th Mark Maguire, 9th Alan Smith and 10th Mark Scard. Honourable mention to Reece and Dan Tuffin for joint lowest gross of 77 with Dan scoring an Eagle on the 18th & 1 birdie Reece scoring 2 birdies & shooting level par on the back 9 and Tracey, John, Kev Champ and Nath Lambourne all scoring 1 birdie each . Thanks everyone for getting involved, it was great to see you all . Rttv will return late August for round 8, until then enjoy your summer holidays! 
Cheers! 

2026 Club Captains Charity

Club Captain Nigel Bow is continuing the support to Julia's House through 2026. The club  raised £4,735 for the charity in 2025.  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.

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

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