WELCOME TO THE SENIORS
The Seniors section is open to members aged 55 or over who enjoy playing friendly, yet competitive golf.
We play a ‘roll up’ every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the year starting at 9:00am on Monday and Wednesday when we play a shortened course of 13 or 14 holes and Friday, when we start earlier at 8:30am and play a full 18 holes. We try to vary the format thus providing a bit of fun but still with a competitive edge! Whilst everyone wants to win, the real attraction is the camaraderie and friendly banter which we believe is a key feature and strength of our club.
In addition to the ‘roll ups’ a number of Medal and Stableford handicap qualifying events are held throughout the season (click on the link ‘Seniors Competitions’ to find out more). We also play friendly home and away matches against 11 other clubs, several of which are played in the Manchester and District Seniors Golf League (click link ‘Seniors Matches’ below).
Level of ability isn’t important (our current handicaps range from single figures through to 36) and whilst most members are retired, our age range is from ‘youngsters’ in their fifties right up to ‘more senior gentlemen’ in their eighties. Whatever your age or ability you’ll be made extremely welcome. For more information contact any of the people listed below or simply turn up and enjoy one of the roll ups.
We’re sure you will enjoy it.
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SENIORS KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS – UPDATED DRAW
FOLLOW THE RESULTS OF SENIORS MATCHES
Full details of matches can be found on the link ‘Seniors Match Results’ above.
Annual Easter Egg Competition 15th April 2019
18 members of the Seniors section along with 18 members of the Ladies section took part in this morning’s Annual Easter Egg Competition. Played over 13 holes, as a fourball Stableford, with the best Ladies and best Gents scores to count on each hole, the winners, with an excellent score of 63 points, given the wild and windy conditions, were Mike Howard, Hugh Jones, Brenda Grimshaw and Alison Rudder.
Second place with 55 points were Bob Palmer, Jeff Stewart, Joyce Hadfield and Jackie Piper with 55 points who beat Tom James, Rod Taylor, Lady Captain and Angela Adamson on a card play off.
Thanks to everyone who took part and especially to Jean Taylor who once again organised the event which raised £56 for club funds.
The raffle for an Easter hamper, organised by Janet Bowers, raised a further £261.50.
Excellent start to the new season
The 4 seniors pairings made the perfect start to the new season by winning all 4 matches against Glossop today thereby securing the maximum 8 points.
Well done to Pat Walker and Ian Harding; Trev Jones and Ian Bowers both winning comfortably 5 &4. Also to John Tennant and Mr. Captain who won 3 & 2 and Bob Palmer and Dave Good 1up.
Derek Horsey Charity Competition 5th April 2019
A blustery, strong wind made playing conditions very difficult this morning for the 32 Seniors who took part in this year’s Derek Horsey Charity Competition.
Played over 18 holes, off yellow tees (some of which were pretty far back!) and as a medal it proved quite a daunting challenge for many of us.
The winner was Chris Hall, who also won this competition in 2018. Chris came in with a superb net 67 with Bob Palmer runner up with a very good net 71.
Chris and Bob will now go on to represent us against other clubs, some of which we already play during the season but also including others from Greater Manchester and Cheshire who are not part of our normal fixture list.
We wish them every success in the first round and look forward to watching them, hopefully, progress through the competition.
A big thank you to everyone who played this morning and helped us raise £165 for the charity. Well done!
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Seniors Raise over £100 for Comic Relief
Well done and many thanks to everyone who took part or donated to this morning’s effort which raised £106 for Comic Relief.
Playing a Texas Scramble, two teams were inseparable and achieved an ‘honourable draw’ with a score of 43.3 namely Pete Griffiths, Pat Walker and Ian Harding in one team and Graham Elliott, Rod Taylor and Mike Howard in the other. A bottle of wine was presented to an unexpected guest from north of the border who is also pictured with two of his buddies !
Playing a Texas Scramble, two teams were inseparable and achieved an ‘honourable draw’ with a score of 43.3 namely Pete Griffiths, Pat Walker and Ian Harding in one team and Graham Elliott, Rod Taylor and Mike Howard in the other. A bottle of wine was presented to an unexpected guest from north of the border who is also pictured with two of his buddies !
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Seniors AGM 1st March 2019
At the start of the season the course was not in the best of condition following an extremely wet winter. However, the extensive drainage work carried out by Nigel, Mike, Ian Bowers and other volunteers soon paid dividends and the long hot summer meant the course dried out and conditions were perfect for some very enjoyable golf.
Of the 22 matches we played throughout the season we won 9 lost 12 and halved 1.
In the league, we topped our group winning 6 of our 8 games and therefore qualified for the final, along with 5 other clubs, at Shrigley Hall. Although we didn’t win we didn’t come last either!
Out going Chairman Phil Smallman thanked everyone who acted as organisers for matches and who organised the Senior’s internal competitions.
Winners of the various competitions were presented with their prizes and a full list of all of these can be seen by clicking on ‘Competitions’.
Three Seniors achieved ‘holes in one’ during 2018 namely Chris Hall, Mike Howard and Ian Harding. Well done to all three!
Two very successful trips were organised, one to Hawkestone Park, organised by Tony Jones ,and the other to Heron’s Reach organised by Alan Blakeman.
Both the Senior’s Open, organised by Phil, and the Quad Am organised by Clive Garside were very successful and once again the organisers were well supported by members.
This year’s ‘Player of the Year’ Trophy was presented, at the Senior’s Dinner, to Alan Blakeman for all his hard work and effort over the past twelve months. The photos below shows Alan receiving his trophy from Phil.
Bob Palmer was appointed as Chair for 2019 with Pat Walker as Vice Chair. Tom James was reappointed as Secretary as was Clive Garside as Treasurer.
Bob thanked Phil on behalf of everyone for all the hard work he had put in to running the senior’s section over the last two years which provided a fitting end to a very successful season.
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Seniors Annual Dinner 5th March 2019
Over 50 people (Seniors and their spouses/partners) enjoyed a great evening on Tuesday. Everyone enjoyed the excellent meal whilst the quiz, put together by Phil and Zena, proved ‘taxing’ especially for one table!
Alan Blakeman, who wasn’t able to attend the Seniors’ AGM, received his trophy from Phil Smallman as ‘Player of the Year’ for 2018. Well done Alan!
Many thanks from all the Seniors to outgoing Chairman, Phil, for organising such a fabulous evening.
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Second Hole in One in One Week at Seniors Roll Up
Well done to Ian Harding who became the second member of the Seniors to get a hole in one this week! Playing off the red tees, Ian achieved his hole in one like Mike on the 4th.
Unlike his only other hole in one, which was a decade ago, this time Ian had the pleasure of actually seeing the ball go in the hole!
Congratulations Ian.
If this keeps on happening I guess we’re going to have a lot of inebriated golfers wending their way home!
Yet Another Hole in One for Mike !
Congratulations to Mike Howard who achieved another hole in one this time on the short par 3 fourth. Well done Mike!
Hole in One for Chris
An excellent 7 iron into the sunshine on the 8th resulted in another hole in one for Chris Hall.
However, it was yet another occasion where Chris never saw his ball go into the hole! In fact, his two playing partners spent ages trying to locate his ball. In the bunkers, behind the green even in the rough on either side of the green. Having finally given up any hope of finding the lost ball, one of his partners went to remove the flag before putting so revealing the mysterious Callaway itself which had decided to hide in the hole!
We done Chris a superb ‘5 point hole’
Turkey Trot 2018
Well done to Pat and Kenny winners of today’s Turkey Trot
A strong and bitter easterly wind, together with driving rain, made playing conditions extremely difficult for the 24 pairs who took part in this morning’s Turkey Trot.
However, despite the harsh conditions, there were some excellent scores with 9 pairs managing par or better.
Winners, with a superb 35 points, were Pat Walker and Ken Lee closely followed by Simon Belt and Peter Griffiths with a very impressive 33.
Congratulations to the other prize winners, Graham Hadfield and Stan Spencer who came third with 31 points and Bob Palmer and Bernard Pickering who were fourth with 30.
Many thanks to everyone who took part and braved the elements and special thanks to those members who invited a guest.
A full list of the scores and placings can be found on the Senior’s board
The photo shows Kenny and Pat having received their M & S vouchers
Ladies Invitation to Seniors October 5th 2018
32 members of the Seniors and Ladies sections took part in a very enjoyable Quad am this morning. With the best score from each of the Ladies and each of the Gents to count, the winning team, with an excellent score of 67 points, was Mike Howard, Richard Phillipson, Lady Captain and Judith Johnson who are shown below with their prizes.
Runners up, with 62 points, were Phil Smallman, Mr. President, Helen Hodkinson and Jean Taylor.
After the game everyone enjoyed soup and sandwiches and Lady Captain thanked everyone for playing plus Jean Taylor and Tom James for organising the event.
Vets’ Cup 2018
Congratulations to Ian Bowers winner of today’s Vets’ Cup
Well done Ian who scored a magnificent net 62 (gross 73) to win today’s Vets’ Cup. Second place went to Bob Palmer with an equally impressive net 64 with Keith Wright just one shot behind in third with 65. In total, 9 players scored 68 or less which shows the quality of golf played on the day.
Weather conditions were perfect, but the recent work on the greens made putting especially difficult and a number of players found it hard to judge the speed of the greens with balls sitting on the lip or deviating off course in the last couple of inches! However, some coped better than others as was reflected in the final positions.
The Vet’s Cup is probably the most prestigious of the Senior’s Comps being the only one played off white tees as a stroke play event so, once more, congratulations to Ian for a superb round of golf!
Doubles knock Out 2018
Bernard retains his title!
Having won the doubles knock out in 2017 with Steve Strong , Bernard Pickering was once again the winner in 2018 this time with playing partner Keith Wright.
In a closely fought final Keith and Bernard secured victory by 3 and 2 by defeating Trev Jones and this year’s singles champion Phil Holland.
Well done to both pairs and to everyone else who took part in this year’s knock outs.
League Final September 24th 2018
Having reached the final, by winning the Central Division with 40 points (the third highest of all the teams in the league), we played against the other 5 clubs (two from each division) in the final at Shrigley Hall on Monday.
The winners, capitalising on their home advantage, were Shrigley Hall with 119 points, helped considerably by an incredible 47 points from one of their pairs.
The other scores were:
Houldsworth 115 ; Macclesfield 113; Blackley 112; Werneth Low 107 and ourselves on 111
Well done to everyone who represented us throughout the season, either in the league games or in the friendlies, and especially to the eight guys who played in the final namely: Arthur Oliver and John Tennant; Keith Wright and Pat Walker; Dave Swindells and Ian Harding and Trevor Jones and Phil Smallman plus all those who acted as organisers and selected the teams.
Special thanks also to Dave Good who, as reserve, made the journey to Shrigley on the day in case someone was unable to make it!
It’s been a very successful season for the club and we look forward to doing even better in 2019. Well done!
Singles Knock out 2018
Phil beats Phil to win this year’s Singles Knock out!
Congratulations to Club Vice Captain, Phil Holland, who defeated Seniors Chairman, Phil Smallman, in the final, to win the 2018 Singles knock out.
Giving away 5 shots was never going to be easy for Mr. Chairman. Unfortunately, 5 pars and a birdie in the first 12 holes for the Vice Captain made the task nigh impossible!
Well done to both players for getting so far in the competition and especially to Mr Vice Captain for securing such an emphatic victory!
GEORGE SCOTT TROPHY 10th September 2018
Incredible finish from Bob wins the George Scott Trophy!
An amazing last four holes, with three pars followed by a birdie on the 18th, saw Bob Palmer snatch victory, on a card play off, from Tom James both of whom finished with 37 points. Third place went to Mike Howard with 36 points narrowly beating Dave Swindells also with 36 points.
Many thanks to the 29 people who played and helped make it another enjoyable morning’s golf.
Seniors Mid Week break to Heron’s Reach 5th – 7th September 2018
“There’s a famous seaside place called Blackpool,that’s noted for fresh air and fun….”
Well, it wasn’t Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom who went there with Albert this time it was 24 of our Seniors!
The venue was Heron’s Reach and such was its success that everyone expressed a wish to visit again next year as the accommodation was superb, the food good and the bar prices acceptable.
On the first day everyone played a quad am with Ian Harding, Ken Lee, John Samme and Bill Sutton coming first. Second place went to Phil Holland, Peter Griffiths, John Tennant and Stan Spencer with Keith Wright, Alan Blakeman, Simon Belt and Fred Markham third.
On Thursday the format played was two to score, three to score and four to score on all the par threes. Winners were Rick Boffey, Bill Sutton, Keith Wright and Phil Holland.
An unfortunate case of someone found yawning led to a situation where it was decided that anyone else found guilty of this henous crime would be fined the princely sum of £1. One adventurous entrepreneur, however, took it upon himself to negotiate a deal with Mr Blakeman where he would pay an agreed sum in advance in case he were to found guilty of such behaviour. Rumour has it, however, that he used some very unsavoury tactics throughout the evening to try to make others succumb to the growing yawning fund which was awarded to the worst scoring team in the Texas Scramble on the last day!
The trophy for the best player over the three days went to Ian Harding with 70 points whilst Peter Griffiths was awarded the prestigious lowest best player for his 31 points!
Evening entertainment was provided by Alan Blakeman on guitar along with special guest star Mr Ken Lee on trumpet.
A great time was had by all and many thanks to Alan for once again organising such a great event.
SENIORS OPEN 4th September 2018
Unlike last year, the weather was kind with no wind or rain which resulted in16 pairs scoring 40 or more points. So some extremely good golf was played.
Congratulations to all the prize winners also many thanks to all the New Mills Seniors who helped make it another very successful Open.
Ist Prize Jeff Gerrard and Peter Bettley Buxton and High Peak GC 48 points
2nd Prize Trevor Lancaster and Des McCullagh Macclesfield GC 46 points
3rd Prize D. Wilson and J. Knowles Didsbury GC 45 points
Nearest the pin on the 4th D. Wright
Nearest the pin on the 14th Bill Finney
MARCLIFFE CUP 2018
Not one but two trophies for Graham!
Congratulations to Graham Hadfield winner of today’s Marcliffe Cup with a superb score of 45 points. Not only did Graham take home the Marcliffe he also won the special trophy for inside the circle on the 15th becoming the first person to achieve this in the 23 years the competition has been running!
Second place went to Ged Armitt with a very impressive 43 points whilst Rob Holden came third with 42. In all 7 players scored 40 or more points. Excellent golf!
Bottles of wine were presented by Cliff to the following:
Nearest the pin on the 4th: Bob Palmer (low handicap); Fred Markham (higher handicappers)
Nearest the pin on the 6th: Keith Wright (low); Alan Morton (high)
Nearest the pin on the 8th: Keith Wright (l0w); Dave Bray (high)
Nearest the pin on the 16th: Pat Walker (low); Terry Johnson (high)
Drive Nearest the line on the 9th: Trevor Oxley
Second shot Nearest the pin on the 13th: Graham Elliott
Second shot Nearest the pin on the 17th: Chris Hall
Visit ‘How Did I do’ in the members section to see how you did on the day.
Many thanks to the forty people who played in the competition and helped make the morning such a success.
The photo shows Cliff presenting the Marcliffe Trophy to Graham Hadfield, the obvious star of the day!
HOME ADVANTAGE SEEMS TO PAY!
Just four weeks ago we played Chapel away and were comprehensively beaten winning just one match, halving another but losing six!
Earlier this week we played the same club at home but this time we won six games, halved one and only lost one!
SENIORS QUADAM – MAY 2018
New Mills played host to golfers from all over Derbyshire and Cheshire in our Seniors Open QuadAm. Once again we were blessed with a beautiful day and were delighted to welcome back many friends whom we thank most sincerely for their continued support.
Friends from Buxton and High Peak Golf Club enjoying a day in the sun!
Winners receiving gift vouchers were:-
1st from Matlock, (82) Raymond Harper, Graham Jones, Paul Darnell, and Melvin Brookfield
2nd from Hazel Grove, Disley and New Mills GG, (82) Richard Phillipson, Malcolm Rothwell, Don Cooper, and Ian Shuttleworth
3rd from Chapel GC, (80) Kevin Woodiwiss, Geof Hall, Peter Beard, and Alan Hallsworth.
A further prize of NMGC Pro Vouchers, donated on the day by AOML Packaging for the next best visiting team, was won by Fred Bridge, Simon Moorhouse, Steve Leavitt, and Nick Wood (78) from Prestbury.
Gift vouchers received by nearest the pin winners:- Gavin Shields (8th), Mike White (10th), Bob Hallsworth (16th), and Kevin Broughton (15th).
Finally congratulations to Glossop’s Graham Dodd for a hole in one on the 6th.
DEREK HORSEY CHARITY COMP – 2018
Congratulations to Rob Holden and Chris Hall who came 1st and 2nd in todays Derek Horsey Charity Competition each with a very impressive net 62 .
Heavy overnight rain meant the event had to be played off mats and on 7 temporary greens on the back nine.
Scores. however, were very good and Ian Harding, Mike White, Phil Smallman and Tom James were only one off the lead at the end of the day, 14 players scored 65 or less which reflects just how close the result was.
Rob and Chris go on to represent us in the knock out stage of the competition beginning with a home tie against Whitefield.
The format for the knock out stage is as per previous years :
It’s a fourball, better ball, off yellow tees with handicaps taken off the lowest player at 90% difference.
The ‘away’ team gets an added bonus of being one up on the first tee. The other clubs involved in the competition include some familiar names but also some clubs we never play. They are: Styal, Werneth Low, Heaton Moor, Glossop, Poulton Park, Shrigley Hall, Rochdale, Dukinfield, Avro, Fairfield, Manchester, Stamford, Brookdale, Disley, Houldsworth, Reddish Vale, Blackley and Marple.
Today’s event raised £155. Many thanks to everyone who took part and best wishes to Rob and Chris against Whitefield and hopefully in subsequent rounds!
EASTER EGG COMPETITION MARCH 28th 2018
Congratulations to Lady Vice Captain (Jane Howard), Brenda Fink, Frank James and Bernard Pickering.
Winners of today’s Ladies/Seniors Annual Easter Egg Competition.
Played over 13 holes, with best ladies score and the best gents score to count, the winning team scored a very impressive 66 points to win convincingly from the second placed team of Marion Harrison, Celia James, Helen Hodkinson and Rod Taylor with 62 points.
Thanks to Jean Taylor for once again organising the event which attracted 28 players.
SENIORS HOLE-IN-ONE ROLL OF HONOUR
| DATE | ACHIEVED BY | HOLE |
| 2019 – March 1 | Ian Harding | 4 |
| 2019 – February 27 | Mike Howard | 4 |
| 2018 – Dec 14 | Chris Hall | 8 |
| 2017 – May 27 | Chris Hall | 16 |
| 2017 – May 3 | Ken Lee | 4 |
| 2017 – Feb 6 | Ged Armitt | 4 |
| 2016 – Nov 28 | Bernard Pickering | 8 |
| 2016 – Oct 31 | Phil Smallman | 4 |
| 2016 – Oct 17 | Phil Smallman | 6 |
| 2016 – Oct 17 | Alan Blakeman | 6 |