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
Club Captain's Drive-in

The 2026 Club Captain Nigel Bow has invited members to participate in a Captains drive In - a day filled with fun, laughter and fundraising.  Burgers and chips afterwards. No entry fee but a donation to the captains charity - Julia's House would be appreciated. The event was original scheduled for the 7th February, and is now scheduled for Saturday 7th March. The sign up sheet will be up  on the Notice Board - hope to see you there.

 

Race to the Village - 2026

After many cancellations Round 1 of the 2026 RTTV  competition took place on  Sunday 1st March and the winner on the day was Stuart Adams with 36 points. The 2026 competition will include a day away in May and a revision to the prize money distribution.  See the panel below for the detailed results of Round 1.

2026 Weekend Away

Following the very successful weekend away in 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 Club, Senior, and Veterans Winter Knockout pairings are shown on the Knockout Page. The completion dates for each round are also shown although  extensions to the dates are expected due to the recent weather issues. 

Committee Meetings: The club officials meet once per month - usually at 6:30 pm at Folke. All members are welcome to attend. The results of the latest meeting are shown on the Members Admin page.

Recent and Forthcoming Events
Wednesday 11th February - Committee Meeting: See the Members Admin page for the results of the meeting.
Saturday 21st February - Roll Up: Won by Kevin Champion with 39 points. See Result Table below.
Sunday 22nd February - Roll Up: Non-Qualifying.
Tuesday 24th February - Tiger Trophy: Won by Kevin Down with 34 points. See the Result Table and OOM on the Senior Page
Thursday 26th February - Medal: Won by Tony Wynne (Nett 71) and Nigel Bow (Gross 88). See the Senior Page  for the detailed results and OOMs.
Saturday 28th February - 3CL Winter K/O Semi-final: Folke win 4:1
Saturday 28th February - Roll Up: Won by Andy Cole with 36 points. See Result Table below.
Sunday 1st March - RTTV Round 1: Won by Stuart Adams with 36 points. See the Panel below.
Tuesday 3rd March - Tiger Trophy: Won by Tony Smith with an amazing 36 points! See the Results and OOM Tables on the Senior Page.
Saturday 7th March - Captain's Drive In: See Header panel above.
Sunday 8th March - Medal: Enter via Howdidido or entry sheet on the Notice Board.
Wednesday 11th March - Committee meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke.
Tuesday 17th March - Breakfast Stableford: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Thursday 19th March - Medal:  Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Saturday 28th March - 3CL Winter K/O Final: v Cannington Bears at Yeovil Golf Course.



2026 RTTV Round 1 - Andy's Report

Race to the Village 2026 is go go go and off to a hot start on his RTTV debut was Stuart Adams winning with 1 birdie, 4 pars, 10 bogeys and 36 Stableford points . In a close 2nd Reece Lambert after playing an excellent front 9 and overall great round scoring 35 points. In 3rd myself with 34pts ahead of 4th Dean Furzey 33pts. In 5th Simon Hughes narrowly beating Merv Jennings,  debutant Dave Bendell & Stephen Terry on countback with 31 points and in 9th Craig Pitcher with 30pts. Last but not least taking the 10th place RTTV points Mark Scard with 29pts. Honourable mention goes to Stuart, Craig and Mark for each scoring a birdie and to Reece & Craig for joint lowest gross of 84 . Thank you to everyone for getting involved, it was a great turn out of 18 players and a few new faces in the mix so welcome to all and hope to see you for Round 2 at the end of this month. Cheers!
(PS: The RTTV Day Away will be on Sunday, May 31st at the Isle of Wedmore golf course. Entry fee is £48 and includes coffee and bacon roll on arrival (or full breakfast for extra £5.50). The Entry Form is on the Notice Board.

Monthly Medal  Competitions

The 2025 monthly medal competition was completed with the final round on Sunday 14th December.  Captain Martin Blatchford led by example achieving the lowest gross score on the day (84)  followed by Mark Scard with gross 92 and Mark also had the lowest nett score of 73. The overall Order of Merits were won by Nigel Bow with 16 points and the gross Order of Merit was won by Kevin Down with 26 points. The Results of the first round of the 2026 Monthly Medal are shown in the Tables below.
 Results of Other Recent Events

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.

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

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