Senior Section

 

Welcome to the Senior Section

The 2025 Senior Captain is John Howes and the Fixtures Officer is Gary Rogers. Regular Tuesday and Thursday morning Block Bookings are reserved for groups of senior players. The tee time allocations for Senior roll up events will be done by a draw 15 minutes prior to tee off on the day. On alternate "free" Tuesday and Thursday Roll Ups several different formats may be used. For the latest information see the Folke Senior WhatsApp group page. (To join the group contact Toni in the Club House). You can indicate your intention to play in special events and team matches via the Entry Sheets on the Club Notice Board.

Senior Events 2025
 The  overall 2025 Club Calendar of Events  is shown on the Calendar Page.  Further details can be seen in the information shown below. 

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.

OOM Information
The 2025 OOM leaders for the Thursday medal and the Tiger Trophy are shown in the Table below.  Note that for the 2025 weekday medal  both the scratch and handicap (nett) winners will be recognised. The 2025 Sunday Medal and Race to the Village results and OOMs can be seen on the Special Events page.

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.

Week Day Roll Ups: The Tuesday and Thursday Roll Ups are for all club members but the money pot is for seniors only. Cards are drawn at  8:15 am. The roll up will take place each Tuesday and Thursday if no other special events or matches are schedule for the day.

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 by the handicap secretary.

Team Matches
The results of the 2025 senior friendly match schedule are shown below and the matches are now complete. 

Recent and Forthcoming  Events for Seniors.     
Thursday 11th September - County Card: Orchardleigh. Won by Mark Maguire. See the Panel below for more details.
Thursday 2nd October - Roll Up: Won by John Howes with 37 points. 
Tuesday 7th October - Tiger Trophy: Won by Dave Hewitt with 39 points. See the Results and OOM Tables below.
Thursday 9th October - Roll Up: Won by Ned Compton-Dart with 35 points. See Result Table below.
Sunday 12th October - Medal: Won by Mark Scard (Nett 65) and Kevin Down (gross 80). See Results and OOM Tables on the Special Events page.
Tuesday 14th October - Breakfast Stableford.: Won by Mark Maguire with 38 points. See Panel and photos below.
Wednesday 15th October - Committee Meeting: See meeting notes on the Members Admin page
Thursday 16th October - Medal: Won by Tony Wynn (Nett 70) and Nigel Bow (Gross 87). See Results and OOM Table below.
Tuesday 21st October - Roll Up: 4 clubs & Putter. Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Thursday 23rd October - Roll Up: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Tuesday 4th November - Tiger Trophy: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Sunday 9th November - Medal: Enter via Howdidido.
Tuesday 11th November - Seniors East v West: Tee off at 8:30 am.

Breakfast Stableford

This highly popular events took place on 14th October on a cool but dry day. The first nine holes were played prior to a full english in the club house courtesy of Toni and Nigel. The was followed by the second 9 holes. The winner on the day was Mark Maguire with 38 points just 2 points ahead of Simon Inglis-McBeath. Dougie was the clear winner of the  sausage eating contest! Big thank-you to Toni, Nigel and club house team and Steve and Andy for the arrangements and course status.

County Card Trophy

The County Card Trophy took place at Orchardleigh on 11th September. The event was set up by the previous winner Grahame Knight. In first place was Mark Maguire, with Richard Robinson second. The Team Prize went to Mark, Bob Taylor and Rod Plowman. The nearest-the-pin was won by Tony Wynne. Watch this space for details of the next round to be organised by Mark.
Winner - Mark Maguire
Winning Team - Mark, Bob and Rod
NTP Winner Tony

2025 Senior Events

Senior Friendly Fixtures: The Table  shows the  senior friendly fixtures for 2025. These friendly matches are for all senior members whatever their handicap and all seniors  are encouraged to participate. . A big thank-you to Team Captain John Howes and to Gary Rogers for setting up the matches with the opposing team captains. The fixtures are all now complete with following results: 
Scheduled matches ..............14
Matches Cancelled ...............3
Won ...................................5
Drawn .................................1
Lost ....................................5

Watch this space for the 2026 fixtures that will be defined in January 2026

2025 Senior Captain's 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