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 Christmas Stableford

The Entry Sheets are now on the Notice Board for Club & Senior Xmas Stableford competitions. The Club Christmas Stableford will be held on Saturday 20th December and the Senior Stableford is on Tuesday 16th December. The club event will be followed by the Xmas Draw and, for both events there will be a Christmas Lunch and presentation of the annual trophies. These are great events to round off what has been another great year at Folke.

 

Race to the Village - Nov 

The penultimate RTTV Round 11 took place on Sunday 30th November.   Dean Vincent came top with 31 points after countback from John Howes and Roger Harvey. Simon Hughes and Reece Lambert will continue the battle for the overall title in  the final round in the December.  See the panel below for the detailed results,  Andy's Match Report, and the current leader board. 

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.  This years weekend away took place at Lanhydroc Golf Course on 26th-28th 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 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 (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 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 first round matches should be completed by 30th November and second round matches by 31st December.

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 26th October - RTTV: Round 10. Won by Kevin Down with 37 points. See the Panel below for detailed results
Saturday 1st November - Roll Up: Won by Pete Anyan with 37 points. See Result Table below.
Sunday 2nd November - Roll Up: 1st Alan Smith (37), 2nd Dean Furzy (35), 3rd John Howes (29), 4th Nathan Lambourne (24).
Tuesday 4th November - Tiger Trophy: Won by Dave Hewitt with 30 points.
Saturday 8th November - Roll Up: Won by Jeff Lambourne with 37 points. See Result Table below. 
Sunday 9th November - Medal: Lowest nett - Matt Lambert (68), Lowest Gross - Martin Blatchford (78). See the Result and OOM Tables below.
Wednesday 12th November - Committee Meeting: See the notes from the meeting on the Members Admin page.
Saturday 15th November - Roll Up: Won by Matt Lambert with 40 points. See the Results Table below.
Sunday 16th November - Roll Up: Won by Andy Cole with 35 points. 
Thursday 20th November - Medal: Both nett and Gross scores won by Ned Compton Dart (nett 70/gross 85). See Results and OOM Tables on the Senior page.
Saturday 22nd November - Roll Up: Won by Tony Smith with 29 points. See the Result Table below.
Sunday 23rd November - Roll Up: Won by Kevin Down with 40 points. See the Result Table below.
Saturday 29th November - Roll Up: Won by Daniel Tuffin with 37 points. See Result Table below.
Sunday 30th November - RTTV: Won on countback by Dean Vincent with 31 points. See panel below.
Tuesday 2nd December - Tiger Trophy: Won by Gary Rogers with 34 points. See the Senior Page for final 2025 results.
Sunday 14th December - 3CL K/O Cup: Ferndown Forest. 10:08 Tee Off.
Sunday 14th December - Medal: Enter via Howdidido or Notice Board.
Tuesday 16th December - Senior Xmas Stableford: See Senior Page for details.
Saturday 20th December - Club Xmas Stableford and Draw: See the header above for details.
Sunday 28th December - RTTV: Final Round.


RTTV Round 11

Andy Cole's Match Report
Congratulations goes to Dean Vincent for winning today’s Rttv with 4 pars, 10 bogeys and 31 Stableford points . Narrowly beaten on countback in 2nd John Howes & 3rd Roger Harvey. In 4th Matt Lambert, 5th Dan Tuffin, 6th Mark Scard, 7th Garry Michell, 8th Yoss, 9th Alan Smith and taking the last of the RTTV points in 10th Anthony Wynne. Honourable mention goes to Dan Tuffin with the lowest gross of 85 and scoring 2 birdies . Also to Roger, Mark, Alan, Toby and Buff for scoring 1 birdie each . Simon ‘Yoss’ Hughes now sits at the top of the overall leader board with one more round go which is a ‘Double Bubble’ at the end of December, so will make for an interesting finish! Thank you to everyone for entering today Hope to see you in the final cheers

 Results of Other Recent Events

Weekend Away - Lanhydroc

Report from Martin Blatchford - What another fantastic weekend away 2025 at Lanhydrock GC. Thanks to all who came. Well played Craig Pitcher winning the Travellers Tankard and the Pitcher Trophy for highest total score over the three rounds. Honourable mention to Skip Proctor for winning the final days round It is an honour to be your leader — at Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club. 

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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