Senior Section

 

Welcome to the Senior Section

The 2026 Senior Captain 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.

Club Events 2026
 The   2026 Club Calendar of Events  can be  seen on the Calendar Page.  The 2026 match schedule is shown in the panel below. Current events are listed in the panel 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 meetings are shown on  the Members Admin page of this web site. 

OOM Information
The 2026 OOM leaders for the Thursday medal and the Tiger Trophy are shown in the Table below. Both the scratch and handicap (nett) winners are recognised. The 2026 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 completion dates for each round are also shown on the K/O page although extentions are expected due to the recent weather.

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.

Recent and Forthcoming  Events for Seniors
Tuesday 3rd March - Tiger Trophy: Won by Tony Smith with an amazing 36 points! See the Results and OOM  the Special Events page..
Thursday 5th March - Roll Up: Won by Mark Maguire with 35 points. See Result Table below.
Saturday 7th March - Captain's drive-In: See the Special Events page for details.
Sunday 8th March - Medal: Won by Kevin Down (Gross 82) and Ian Clothier (Nett 68). See the full results and Order of Merit in the panel below.
Tuesday 10th March - County Card Trophy: At Folke. Won by Sam Ingles-Mcbeath with 35 points. See Panel below.
Wednesday 11th March - Committee Meeting: See the Members Admin page for the results of the meeting.
Tuesday 17th March - Breakfast Stableford: Won by Sam Inglis-Mcbeath with 35 Points. 
Thursday 19th March - Medal: Won by Nigel Bow (Nett 71) and Kevin Down (Gross 81). See results and Order of Merit Tables below.
Monday 23rd March - Auction Closes: Last day for bids for the silent auction (See panel below)
Tuesday 24th March - Roll Up: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Thursday 26th March - Roll Up: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Tuesday 7th April - Tiger Trophy: Cards drawn at 8:15 am.
Thursday 9th April - County Card Trophy: See the details in the CCT Panel below.
Sunday 12th April - Medal:  Enter via Howdidido or Entry Sheet on the Notice Board. Tee times drawn on Friday 10th April

SILENT AUCTION

Senior Captain Gary Rogers has organised a silent auction of members new and used golfing gear. 18 Items are up for sale as shown in the adjacent list and they are available to view in the club house. Check them out and put your bid in the box by the gear. The auction is open to both members and non-club members and bids can be place up to Monday 23rd March. You can submit as many bids as you like. Items can be collected when the bidding is closed on payment of the winning bid amount.
Thursday Medal Results and OOM
 19th March 2026
Thursday Medal - 19th March
Breakfast Stableford - 17th March 2026
Breakfast Stableford Photos

County Card Trophy

Message from Organiser Mark Maguire.
"Gents -  Thank-you for all who attended today’s county card. In a packed field of 21 top place went to Sam Inglis Macbeath with a magnificent 35 points. Second place went to a wily old Bob Taylor who having sniffed victory stepped back from the brink to score 34 points! Team prize went to Kev Down, Dave Hewitt and myself with 124 points. Closest the pin on the 6th was Mike Chainey for a bottle of Rouge. Thanks again to the hosts Toni and Nigel for the spread. See you all at the next one. Can’t wait for the confirmed booking Sam!!"
NEXT COUNTY CARD
The next CCT Match will be held at Ferndown Forest on Thursday 9th April. A full Dorset Breakfast will be followed by 18 holes. First tee at 11:00 am. The cost including breakfast and prizes will £38 (Cash on the day please). 3 buggies have been provisionally reserved. Final details to be notified when  numbers attending become clear. The sign up sheet will be on the Notice Board. 
CCT Photos

2026 Senior Friendly Matches
A Message from Senior Captain Gary Rogers

Although Axe Cliff withdrew, the fixture list is still fairly full. Hopefully we will be able to gather a team for all the remaining events. I will continue to do the match admin, but intend to pass the "playing down with the captain" and after meal speech to a "Captain for the day". The Captain will be selected from the team list, you will only be expected to do it once. The Home match arrangements are to have a slight change. There will now be tea/coffee on arrival and the post match meal will be the traditional 2 option hot buffet followed by pudding. With the £7 Club subsidy this would leave a nett cost of £13. As we are often treated to a nearest the pin prize at away matches I would like to introduce this to the home events. A bottle of wine for the away team will cost about £6 (Lidl's best) and therefore the total cost to each player will be £13.50 (or £14.00 if you want it for the home team to be included as well). Let me know your feelings.                        Captain Gary

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.

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

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