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Council announced the forthcoming
introduction of the BRS Tee Time Manager system in a notice to
members last December. The purpose of this note is to provide
members with more information about the procedures which will
apply for the booking of tee times in major (mainly Saturday)
competitions.
The principles of the colour coded
booking system which has been in place for many years will continue
in a modified version under the new scheme. Typically, 25% of
the day's tee times will become available on Wednesday, 10 days
prior to the date of competition; a further 25% will become available
the following day, Thursday; and so on for Friday and Saturday.
Tee Time Manager gives access to
daily timesheets, including competition timesheets, via the internet.
However, the system can be configured to ensure that, for any
given period, a sheet may only be accessed from a specific PC
located in the clubhouse. This feature will be utilised to ensure
that members visiting the clubhouse continue to have priority
for the booking of Saturday tee times. A 'touch screen' PC is
to be installed in the 19th for the purpose.
Under the new system Saturday competition
timesheets will be accessible to make bookings as follows:
| Booking
day |
Clubhouse
PC only |
Unrestricted |
| Wednesday
(10 days prior) |
On
opening (typically, 06.00) |
09.00 |
| Thursday
(9 days prior) |
On
opening |
09.00 |
| Friday
(8 days prior) |
18.00 |
21.00 |
| Saturday
(7 days prior) |
On
opening |
09.00 |
Members will be permitted to book
a maximum of two names, their own and that of a playing partner,
in one slot on the timesheet, leaving the third slot available
for individual bookings in a typical threeball competition. This
rule will apply for each of the four groups of tee times, including
those which open up on Fridays.
Members with questions about the
above procedures are asked to submit them in writing to the Office
as soon as possible so that they can be addressed at the briefing
sessions.
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Come and learn how to dance the
Modern Jive. This is a taster class for both complete beginners
and those who are experienced dancers.
Your hosts for the evening will
be Brian Jackson and his dance partner Beverley who are both qualified
dance instructors. The Modern Jive Class costs just £5 per
couple.
Dancing starts at 8pm in the Hopwood
Suite. Please confirm attendance as this event is limited to 40
people.
For further information or to book
your place on the class please contact
Karen Clayton at Karen.clayton@hotmail.co.uk
or
Janet Wakefield at janetawakefield@gmail.com
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Manchester Golf Club's Lady Captain
for 2012 is Karen Clayton. Karen has started her year of captaincy
off as she means to go on by introducing some exciting and innovative
ideas and events to the schedule that can be enjoyed by Manchester
Golf Club members.
First of all we should explain who
Elsie is. Elsie is the pseudonym of our current Lady Captain ...
to explain ... Lady Captain has been shortened to LC or to put
it another way Elsie!
'Elsie' now has a blogspot on the
internet that can be visited by Manchester Golf Club members you
can Click
Here to find out more.
If you visit Elsie's Blog you will
find out more details about the Luncheon Club. The Luncheon Club
is the brainchild of Manchester Golf Club member Janet Wakefield.
'Elsie' and Janet have put together a list of events and outings
for Manchester Golf Club members to take part in. These include:
19 January 2012 - Bingo and Beetle
Drive
9 February 2012 - Quiz Afternoon
15 March 2012 - Flower Arranging
Demonstration
22 March 2012 - Calendar Girls at
The Opera House, Manchester
26 April 2012 - Greeting Card Demonstration
30 May 2012 - Theatre Trip to The
Lowry - Birds of a Feather
Saturday 28 April 2012 - Coffee
Morning
Friday 18 May 2012 - Sports Persons
Dinner (Details below)
Saturday 28 July 2012 - Coffee Morning
Thursday 11 October 2012 -
Quiz Night
For further information please contact:
Karen Clayton at Karen.clayton@hotmail.co.uk
or
Janet Wakefield at janetawakefield@gmail.com
A 'Sports Persons Dinner' will be
held at Manchester Golf Club on Friday 18th May 2012 with guest
speaker, Joanne Morley (Assistant Solheim Cup Captain 2011), proceeds
will go to Christies. Please Click
Here to find out more about the Christies Trust.
Tickets are priced at £25.00
each which includes a Three Course Meal
If you would like to attend,
please contact Karen Clayton via email at karen.clayton@hotmail.co.uk
or Click Here to
email now.
Our Lady Captain, Karen Clayton
will also be playing 72 holes in one day on Monday 18th June 2012
in aid of Christies.
Karen’s day will start at 5a.m.
and she is hoping to complete all 72 holes by 9.30p.m. she will
walk around 16-20 miles to complete the challenge.
If you would like to sponsor Karen
for this you can do so via her Justgiving page you can Click
Here to go directly to that page now or use the following
link at a later date http://www.justgiving.com/Karen-Clayton2012
Or alternatively you can donate
by Text message. This can be done by texting the code LDGC70 and
the donation amount to text number 70070 (e.g. LDGC70 £10).
Sending the text is free is charge.
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Manchester Golf Club junior Tom
Thorpe has been making his mark with the players on the England
Futures programme. A couple of weeks ago Tom was invited to take
part in a special training session at Formby Hall. Selection for
the training session was based on the top 6 players from the squad
who had performed best in a number of skills tests and Tom was
number one for points!
The special training day was held
at Formby Hall on Thursday 29th December when the boys took on
Tour Pro's Lee Slattery, Jamie Donaldson, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt
Nixon and Matt Baldwin.
Apparently Tom wasn't fazed
by this lofty company as he went on to shoot 2 under par in the
training match - a figure that beat the Tour Pro's by a number
of shots! Once again we would like to congratulate Tom for his
commitment to his chosen sport and to wish him the very best for
the forthcoming season. Well done Tom!
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In 2001 the Council
of Manchester Golf Club elected to change the name of the clubhouse
function room from the Hopwood Suite to the Tattersall Suite in
honour of Mr R E (Bob) Tattersall, former Captain, Secretary and
General Manager of the Club.
As members will be
aware, this year marks the centenary of the Club's relocation
to Hopwood from Trafford Park. The occasion is considered to be
a reason for celebration and for emphasising the Club's heritage,
especially the widely recognised and historic connection to the
Hopwood name. For this reason Council has decided to reinstate
the function room's original name, the Hopwood Suite.
The change of name
takes place with immediate effect.
Stephen Armstead
General Manager / Secretary
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With fantastic vocalist
SUZIE JORDON
and
BIG JOHN'S DISCO
ONLY £20 pp
Choice of Menu
7.00 for 7.30 pm
prompt
Pay on your club
card at the Bar
Dress code
….. Lounge Suits
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Choice of menu on the day
Three courses, £15 pp
Children under 12, half price
Dress : Smart Casual
(No jeans or trainers)
Book places at the Bar with
your card
£5 pp deposit
List closes Thursday 26th January
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Council has just released news
that membership subscriptions at the Manchester Golf Club will
be frozen at 2011 rates during 2012. This is great news for
current members and prospective members alike and gives us all
even more to celebrate during Hopwood 2012!
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Choice of
menu on the day
Three courses, £15
per person
Children under 12,
half price
Dress : Smart Casual
(No jeans or trainers)
Book your places
at the Bar with your card
£5 per person
deposit
List closes Friday
18th November
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The Ladies Annual Prize Presentation
was held on Tuesday 1st November 2011. This picture features the
' Major' Prize Winners
Kim Barlow, Karen Clayton, Elaine Clark, Janice Cloran, Janet
McFarlane, Sophie Powell & Marlene Spencer. Chris McTighe
was also a major winner but was unable to attend the dinner.
Congratulations to all the ladies
who took part in events during 2010-2011.
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Congratulations to Louisa Brunt
and Katie Jane Stanley who have both been selected for the EWGA
North Region Birdie Winter Training Squad. Louisa sent us the
following message:
'With regards to my selection for
the EWGA (North Region) winter training squad; after filling in
an application form earlier this year I was invited to a selection
day which took place in September at Sandburn Golf Club which
is just outside York. The process was a full day and it covered
every aspect of golf as well as general fitness. There were quite
a few other girls there as well from all over the North of England.
Because of all the tests on the
day we had to wait for just over two weeks before we were told
if we had been successful. Katie Jane Stanley and I were both
successful and we attended the first training day at the start
of October at Rudding Park which is just north of Harrogate.
This is a great achievement for
Louisa and Katie Jane as this represents the first stepping stone
on the way to achieving their first national caps. Well done girls!
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Congratulations to David Bellis
who had a Hole In One today on the 4th hole at Dundonald Links!
News travels fast at Hopwood because
no sooner had the ball found its way into the cup than son-in-law
Mike Sweeney had texted Winter League partner Paul Taylor to tell
the tale of David's ace.
Well done David!
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£45 per person
Ballotine of Salmon, Rolled
in Fresh Herbs,
With Crayfish Caviar & Tomato Saffron Dressing
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Champagne &
Blood Orange Granita
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Green Herb Crusted
Rack of Lamb,
With Fondant Potato, Baby Vegetables
& a Rich Lamb Jus
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Chocolate Fondant
Pudding,
With Vanilla Ice Cream & Fresh Raspberries
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A Selection
of the Finest Local Cheeses,
Served with Artisan Biscuits,
& Accompanied by Celery, Grapes & Quince Jelly
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Fresh
Ground Coffee & Mints
During the evening there will
be light background music
Numbers limited to 32
Maximum four persons per table &
Maximum four tickets per member
Jacket & Tie for Gentlemen
Book by card at the Bar
£10 deposit per person
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Manchester Golf Club Course Manager
Mark Jones received a telephone call today to say that the efforts
of his team to help preserve the environment have been recognised
by an award from the GEA. The award given was the 'Environmental
Improvement Project Award for Nature Conservation, specifically
relating to woodland, gorse and heather management'.
Golf courses around the world
are seeing tangible results from introducing environmentally sustainable
management projects across their golf courses. These projects
are achieving an increase in habitat varieties, improving playing
experiences for golfers and providing a positive contribution
to wildlife.
With the ever-increasing spotlight
on environmental matters, it is important for golf courses to
assess what they can do to protect and enhance the environment
and continue to maximise the enjoyment of golf.
The aim of the Golf Environment
Awards is to recognise, reward and promote individuals and golf
courses for the time and focus they have put into environmentally
sustainable management projects. Congratulations to Mark and his
team for the work that they have put into realising this award.....
more details to follow.
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DISCO FROM 5.30 PM
FIREWORK DISPLAY
AT 6.30 PM APPROX
FOOD AVAILABLE
FREE ENTRY
TO ALL
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Age limit - 0 to
9 years on 31.12.2011
Entertainment by
children's entertainer Paul Cheeseborough
Father Christmas
will be here with a gift for every child
There will be a lunch
box for every child and the specials menu will be available for
adults from 1pm
CHILDREN MUST BE
CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN OF
MEMBERS and must be supervised at all times.
Numbers are Limited
to 80 children.
Make your reservation early to avoid disappointment
NB Only children
whose details are returned to the Office will receive a gift from
Father Christmas
DRESS CODE - SMART/CASUAL
(GROWN UPS, NO DENIM, PLEASE) ENTERTAINMENT STARTS AT 1.30PM.
For further information,
contact John Collinson
or any member of the Social Committee
LIST CLOSES AT 80
CHILDREN OR 27th NOVEMBER, WHICHEVER IS THE SOONER
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To celebrate the Hopwood
2012 Centenary Year, Club Professional, Brian Connor, has
commissioned a special logo to be created by Glenmuir of
Scotland.
In basic terms the Hopwood
2012 logo can be added to any garment from the Glenmuir
range of clothing - this includes hats, shirts, jumpers,
v neck, crew, neck, slipovers, zipped sweaters, fleeces,
jackets etc etc. You can choose your garment quality ie.
cotton, pima cotton, lambswool, cashmere etc etc and you
can choose the colour that you want from the wide range
that is available.
The Hopwood 2012 logo can be embroidered onto your choice
of garment either in full colour or tonal (to match the
garment) and the logo has also been made up in silver and
gold, to give you the opportunity to taylor make your garment
as you wish.
Hopwood 2012 garments will be exclusive to the centenary
year and would make a perfect Christmas or birthday gift
for gents, ladies or juniors. If you would like more information
please call in and speak to a member of staff. There is
a display in Golf Reception which includes brochures and
colour charts to help with your selection.
For further information you
can also call House of Golf staff on 0161 655 3668.
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The Captain and Council are pleased to advise
Members that
Mr. Iain Fyfe
has been nominated
to be Captain of The Manchester Golf Club in the year 2013, to
be ratified by the Members at the Annual General Meeting in 2012.
Mr. Fyfe will take
the office of Vice Captain on 1st January 2012.
Stephen Armstead
General Manager / Secretary
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Members are advised that after a rigorous selection process
Mr John Shaw
has been co-opted
onto Council in the role of Chair of the Greens Committee.
The Captain and Council
have been delighted with the level of interest shown for this
important role and have been impressed with the calibre of all
of the candidates. They wish to thank the four members whose applications
were unsuccessful for their willingness to put their names forward.
Mr Shaw assumes his
role with immediate effect.
Stephen Armstead
General Manager / Secretary
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On Saturday, 24th September MGC
played Disley GC in the semi final of the Dunham Forest Trophy
at Dunham Forest GC. After a very hard fought and keenly contested
match MGC were successful in defeating Disley GC by a score of
4 to 3 points.
This win moved Manchester into the
final against Worsley Park GC, Manchester and this match went
exactly the same way as the morning semi final, it was a very
tense affair with the result in the balance every few minutes
and it could have gone either way. MGC proved to be the stronger
of the two teams and eventually ran out winners 41/2 points to
2 1/2.
A magnificent result and only the
second time the club have won this prestigious team trophy, our
first occasion being in 1996, a long wait indeed!
The Dunham Forest squad disposed
of Altrincham , Brookdale, Rochdale, Dunham Forest, Fairfield,
Disley and Worsley Park Golf Clubs to become 2011 Champions, a
fantastic result after 96 teams entered the competition in March,
2011.
This is the premier golf club team
trophy contested in the North West and MGC proved to be very worthy
winners. The squad consisted of Rowdy Yates, Aaron Watkinson,
Jake Murphy, Graham Jackson, Roger Smithies, Jim Kinnear, Lee
Wolstenholme, Chris Morrison, Gareth Clark and MGC PGA Professional
Matthew Hough, team manager was Ian Cunningham. All team members
played their part throughout the 2011 competition with many members,
friends, family and MGC Green staff supporting and cheering them
through to the finals.
Finals day proved to be successful
for MGC in 2011 and afterwards the team members, family, friends
and supporters retired to the 19th for a well earned celebration.
A fabulous day for all and one to be remembered for many years.
WELL DONE MANCHESTER GOLF CLUB
Keith Hough
MGC Captain 2011
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Semi-final v
Disley
Matt Hough won
4 & 3
Gareth Clark won
4 & 3
Roger Smithies
lost at 18
Graeme Jackson
won 5 & 4
Jake Murphy won
2 & 1
Aaron Watkinson
lost at 19
Richard Yates lost
3 & 2
Manchester 4 Disley
3
Final v Worsley
Marriott
Matt Hough won
4 &3
Gareth Clark lost
3 & 2
Roger Smithies
won 5 & 4
Graeme Jackson
half
Jake Murphy won
2 up
Aaron Watkinson
won 5 & 4
Richard Yates lost
2 & 1
Manchester 4 1/2
Worsley Marriott 2 1/2
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Our congratulations today
go to Tom Thorpe of Manchester Golf Club who has been awarded
a place on the England Futures AASE programme. The AASE programme
is a two-year elite athlete development programme designed to
support young, talented, male and female
golfers in achieving their maximum potential within the sport.
It is exclusively available to those
young people who have demonstrated the necessary talent, commitment
and skill required to suggest that they have a realistic chance
to make a career from playing golf, either for England or as playing
professionals and Tom has been awarded one of these places.
In addition to Tom's golfing achievements
there was also an educational requirement to be satisfied and
required the student to achieve a minimum requirement of 5 GCSE
at Grade C or better and be moving on to study 2 or more A Levels
or on a Level 3 Diploma in Sport or Sport Science.
In addition to his golf Tom worked hard at school achieving 11
GCSE's 1- A* 4 A's and 5 B's and 1 C and is now studying Maths,
English, Physics and German at A Level.
Tom's participation on the AASE
programme will start almost immediately with the induction for
the North West Region taking place this week at Haydock Park and
the first full session on Oct 2nd.
Communication throughout the programme is maintained with Tom's
other key support, House of Golf professional Scott Connor. Scott
will be kept up to date with progress areas being worked on to
ensure a coordinated and informed development programme is delivered
to Tom.
Tom is a very good example
of a young man who has worked hard to achieve his ambition. Congratulations
Tom keep up the good work!
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