The Annual General Meeting was held on 4th January. The newly appointed officials for the 2026 club managements are shown below.
The following officials were appointed as follows:
General Secretary Toni Caswell 
Treasurer Debbie Hinks 
Welfare/Safety Officer Toni Caswell 
Fixture Secretary Steve Harris 
Handicap Secretary Martin Blatchford 
Webmaster Geoff Bannister 
Media M Blatchford 
General Committee Members:  D Leney, A Wynne, M Jennings, A Cole, P Anyan.
Club Captain: Nigel Bow
Club Vice Captain: Merv Jennings
Senior Captain: Gary Rogers
Hardy A Captain: Craig Pitcher
Hardy A Vice Captain: Nathan Lambourne
Hardy B Captain: Nigel Bow
Hardy B Vice Captain: Reece Lambert
3 Counties Captain: Grant Jones
3 Counties Vice Captain: Simon Bellamy.

Notes from the Committee Meeting held on 11th March

Captains Reports
Club Captain: Nigel thanked the club members for their support to the Captains Drive-In on 7th March. He greatly appreciated the effort of the members which resulted in a donation of £1,100 to Julia’s house.

Senior Captain: Gary Rogers reported that the regular Tuesday and Thursday competitions had resumed after the improvements in the weather. The County Card Trophy was held on 10th March and is followed by the Breakfast Stableford on 17th March.

Hardy A Captain: The fixture list is currently being finalised and will be available next week.

Hardy B Captain: The fixtures have been finalised and are shown on the Notice Board.

3CL Captain: Having won the Semi-final of the winter knockout in February, Nigel Bow stated that the final against Cannington will be played on 28th March at Yeovil Golf Course.

RTTV Captain: As this was the first report from the RTTV Captain, Andy Cole provided background information on the evolution of the competition over the years. For the 2026 competition, the objective is to increase the level of participation and the prize money will be split between the top 5 players to maintain players interest in the event. Round 1 finally went ahead on March 1st with round 2 set for March 29th. It is hoped that it will be possible to catch up with the rounds that were cancelled earlier in the year.

Handicap Secretary’s Report.
- Winter Knockout: Martin stated that progress has been affected by the weather and an end of March completion date has been declared.
- 2026 Summer Knockout: Martin stated that the entry sheets will be on the Notice Board very shortly with the draw being done at the April meeting and round 1 matches in May. The committee discussed the Entry Fee but the general conclusion was that it should remain at £2.
- Daily Mail Competition : Martin reported that Folke had been drawn away against Sherborne.

Treasurers Report
Debbie Hinks tabled the latest statement of account. The balance remains healthy details are available to members on request.

General Secretary’s Report:
Secretary Toni reported that the membership had increased to 126 due to more renewals and some new members. Further increase in membership was expected.

Outstanding Actions
- Frozen Bunkers: The committee agreed that need for relief due to frozen bunkers would be addressed on a case by case basis prior to the start of a competition. This was not likely to be an issue until next winter.

- Buggy Use in Knockout competitions. Secretary Toni stated that a set of guidelines was being produced to clarify the requirements for knockout entry. The topics covered in the guidelines includes:-
i) The need to be flexible to with respect to the ability to play weekend and weekdays.
ii) Consideration of alternative solutions when buggies are not allowed.
iii) The need to have an up-to-date and meaningful official handicap.
iv) An understanding of basic match play rules.
The committee hoped that by providing these guidelines the objective to keep the club the “home of friendly golf” would be maintained together with a level playing field for the competitions. The guidelines will be subject to review by the committee prior to issue.

- Club Championships: Toni confirmed that it would be possible to move the 2027 club championships to an earlier time of year date to provide the ability to play for longer when the course is in tip-top condition, prior to the annual green maintenance work. This topic will be deferred to the AGM.

- Glassware Prizes: Secretary Toni stated that a notice asking members to express their preference for prizes will be on the Notice Board shortly.

AOB
- Golf Equipment Auction: Senior Captain Gary stated that so far, he had been given two golf bags worth of equipment to auction and asked if it was possible to display these in the clubhouse prior to the auction in aid of Julia’s House. This was agreed by Toni.

- Pear Tree Pairs: Senior Captain Gary stated that this pairs competition was being expanded to include all club members and the plan would be to hold the event for a full day so that working members could play later in the day. Three possible dates had been identified as
14th July, 25th August or 15th September. The entry fee will be £5 per pair and the format will be defined shortly.

- Car Park Lighting: Tony Wynne asked if it would be possible to illuminate the car park when dark in the evenings due to the number of pot holes and puddles. Secretary Toni took an action to raise this with the Centre. 

Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Folke on Wednesday 15th April. All members are welcome to attend.