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 takes place on Sunday August 31st. The tee off is 8:40 am and the Entry Sheet is on the Notice Board. The winner of Round 7 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. 

Club Championships

Entries are now open for the 2025 Club and Senior Championships to be held at Folke on 6th and 7th September. Enter via the Notice Board or via Howdidido. The Club Championship  is a 36 hole event - 18 holes each day -  and the senior competition is 18 holes on Sunday 7th.  The club hires the whole course for the duration of the rounds hence the entry fees of £25 for the club champs and £15 for the Senior Champs. The closing date for entries is September 4th. 

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 and results of the Summer Knockouts are shown on the Knockout Page of this web site. Congratulations to Simon Hughes - winner of the Club Knockout competition and the runner up Mark Scard.

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 9th August - Hardy A v Christchurch (Home): Narrow loss 3 1/2: 4 1/2. See WhatsApp for match report.
Saturday 9th August - 3CL v Cricket St Thomas (Away): Folke lost 4:2. See WhatsApp for report.
Sunday 10th August - Medal and DCGU Foursomes qualifier: Scratch & H/C Comp. winners to play at Lyme Regis on 27th September.  Lowest gross - Kevin Down (79). Lowest Nett - Kevin Down (68). See Result and Order of Merit Tables below.
Wednesday 13th August - Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke. (CANCELLED)
Saturday 16th August - 3CL v Cannington (Away): Entry Sheet on Notice Board.
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 - 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): Entry Sheet on the Notice Board.
Saturday 30th August - Roll Up: Won by Martin Blatchford with 43 points. See Results Table below.
Sunday 31st August - RTTV Round 8: Tee of 8:40 am. See Header above, and report of Round 7 in the panel below.
Tuesday 2nd September - Tiger Trophy: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Sat/Sun 6th/7th September - Club and Senior Championships : See Poster above for details. Entry Sheets are on the Notice board.
Saturday 13th September - Hardy B v Parkstone (Home): Entry Sheet on the Notice Board.
Sunday 14th September - Medal: Entry via Howdidido or Notice Board.
Wednesday 17th September - Committee Meeting: 6:30 pm at Folke.
Thursday 18th September - Medal: Cards Drawn at 8:15 am for reserved Tee Times.

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)

Adult/Junior Greensomes

Congratulations to Toby and Steve Harris who played the Adult/Junior Greensomes County Championships and they narrowly missed out on a third place finish on countback from 26 entrants. Well played and a big thank you for being great representatives of our club.

 Results of Other Recent Events
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 🙌  ❤️

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.

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

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