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Ted Adams Trophy 9th December at Roda
This was the first time we played for this trophy and many thanks to Ted and Ann Adams for sponsoring the day, their son even came over especially to play in this competition and guess who won?
We had a good turnout for our first visit to Roda where the course was in great condition. A few of our higher handicappers found some of the holes tough but we still had a great days golf. We played full handicap stableford and we did a blind draw at the end on four holes to double points which made it interesting.
Winner of the ”Ted Adams Trophy” was Neil Adams with 39 points, runner up was Brian Court with 35 points, the Endevor award went to our favourite golfer, Phil Minty Ward, I shall not mention how many points he had. Three nearest the pins were won by our regular nearest the pin experts, hole 5 in 3 shots Alan Ralph, hole 8 in 2 shots Brian Court, and hole 16 in 2 shots by Alan Byrne.
The football card was won by Neil Adams with Blackpool winning €20 and raising €20 for this year’s charity, Caritas Daya Nueva.
We would like to thank Antonio, Norma and staff at Imanyo Bar for the fantastic food and great hospitality.
Burns night on the 25th January has sold out but there are a few spaces left for the golf at Altorreal (The Scottish Cup).
Dave Rotchell Birthday Trophy 25th November at Altorreal
This was the second time around for this Trophy and many thanks to Dave Rotchell for sponsoring the day.
We had defending winners, Alan Byrne and Andy Ramage here to see if they could repeat the success they had last year, we were odd in numbers therefore I managed to persuade our photographer, Harry the Lens, to play as we were playing Texas Scramble and needed even numbers. Seven pairs played, this was only Harry’s second game played in Spain but I was the fortunate one as I paired with Harry and we won by one point. Alan Byrne and Andy Ramage were runners up on count back with two other pairs.
Winners of the ”Dave Rotchell Trophy” were Steve Day and Harry Goldsmith with 44 points, runners up were Alan Byrne and Andy Ramage with 45 points on count back, also on 45 points were Alan Rodger and Wendy Ralph and Donald Main and Mick Billins, only two nearest the pins were won, hole 8 by Mick Billins and hole 17 by Alan Byrne.
The football card was won by Ronnie King with Southampton winning €20 and raising €20 for this year’s charity, Parkinson’s.
Due to Imayo’s being closed for holidays we relocated our breakfast to The Village Inn in Catral and the presentation afterwards was held at the Parroquia Bar in Daya Nueva, we received fantastic hospitality from both venues.
Don’t forget to book for the Golf society Christmas Dinner on 12th December, click here for details.
Phil Ward Carers Cup 4th November at Altorreal
This is the second time this cup has been played for, many thanks to Phil and Margaret Ward for sponsoring the day. We had defending winner, Eamon Murphy, playing off a lower handicap than last year and he just managed to retain it by winning on count back.
We all arrived early at Imanyo’s where the day started with the traditional full English breakfast. The format was full handicap stableford and we held a blind drawn for four holes for double points after the games were completed.
On arriving at the course we found Antoinio and staff, as usual, very accommodating. Over Sunday and Monday they had heavy rain which washed the bunkers out, but by the time we arrived on Wednesday 90% had been repaired, great work by the ground staff. The weather was perfect for golf although some of the men wore trousers for the first time.
Winner of the ”Phil Ward Carers Cup” was Eamon Murphy with 36 points on count back, runner up was Donald Main with 36 points, the Endeavour award went to Mo Chaplin, but we won’t mention how many points, only three nearest the pins were won, hole 2 Eamon Murphy, hole 5 Brian Court and hole 14 Donald Main.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s and was followed with the usual good food and drink, thank you to Antonio, Norma and all the staff for looking after us once again. The football card was won by Jack Day with Bolton Wanderers winning €20 and raising €20 for this year’s charity, Parkinson’s.
Don’t forget to book for the Golf society Christmas Dinner on 12th December, click here for details.
"Keep It In The Family" Ralph Cup Competition 21st October at El Plantio
This is the first time this cup has been played for and thanks to Alan and Wendy Ralph for sponsoring the day.
The day could of been cancelled as at about 7.15am I received two Emails from “Bill and Ben the Weathermen” saying that the rain was going to be around all day and to think about cancelling, well it turned out by the time we left Imanyo’s the rain had stopped and it was a fantastic day for golf one of the Weathermen ended up winning with the other one getting runner up.
We all arrived early at Imanyo’s where the day started with the traditional full English breakfast. The format was pairs full handicap stableford but we did a blind drawn for four holes for double points after the games were complete
On arriving at the course we found that we could not take buggies on the fairways which meant we had a lot of walking ahead, it would have been quicker pulling a trolley!
Winners of the” keep It In The Family” Ralph Cup was the Scottish pairing of Alan Rodger and Greame Forrest with 67 points, runners up were Alan Byrne and Graham Rumsey with 60 points, best single score was Ian Chetwynd with 42 points with doubles included and 35 without, the Endeavour award went to our photographer Harry Goldsmith, but we won’t mention how many points, only three nearest the pins were won, hole 9 Dave Goldsmith, hole 14 Chris Baillie and hole 18 Alan Rodger.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s and was followed with the usual good food and drink, thank you to Antonio, Norma and all the staff for looking after us and once again. The football card was won by Donald Main (Birmingham City) who donated all the winnings back to our Parkinson’s charity.
Don’t forget to book for the Golf society Christmas Dinner on 12th December, click here for details.
José Domingo Garcia Gallud Memorial Cup Competition 7th October at Font Del Llop
This is the second time this cup has been played for as the society is twelve months old this month, we are proud that Imanyo bar sponsored the day.
As usual we all arrived early at Imanyo’s where the day started with the traditional full English breakfast. The format was full handicap stableford and included four holes that were worth double points, which were needed! On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff, the course was in its usual great condition and the weather superb for golf.
Last year’s winner, Chris Baillie, was here to defend the cup but just missed out by finishing third only two points behind the eventual winner. Winner of the José Domingo Garcia Gallud Memorial Cup was Eamon Murphy with 36 points, runner up was Judy Evans on 35 points, the Endeavour award went to Ted Adams, but we won’t mention how many points! Best score front 9 was Judy Evans on 21 points and best score back 9 was Eamon Murphy on 20 points, The nearest the pins were won, hole 3 Graham Rumsey, hole 8 John Buckman, holes 12 and 16 were won by “Defending Champion” Chris Baillie, there was no winner on hole 17.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where Antonio presented the prizes on behalf of his family. Afterwards we finished with the usual good food and drink, thank you to Antonio, Norma and all the staff for looking after us and once again thanks to Harry Goldsmith, our in house photographer. The football card was won by Ronnie King (Chelsea) who donated half back to our Parkinson’s charity.
Don’t forget to book for the Golf society Christmas Dinner on 12th December, click here for details.
Wyn Evans Memorial Salver Competition 23rd September at Altorreal
This was the society’s second highest turn out for our first competition of the new season.
All players arrived early at Imanyo’s where the day started with the traditional full English breakfast. The format was full handicap stableford and included four holes that were worth double points. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff, overall the course was in fair condition, the greens still had sand on them and some of the bunkers needed attention, but the fairways were in good condition.
Winner of the Wyn Evans Salver with only one point in it was “He’s Back” Alan Rodger with an excellent 43 points, runner up was Ian Chetwynd on 42 points, the Endeavour award went to Helin Buckman but we won’t mention how many points. The nearest the pins were won, hole 5 Judy Evans, holes 8 & 10 Graeme Forrest and hole 17 “He’s Back” Alan Rodger.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where good food and drinks were waiting. Thank you to Antonio, Norma and all the staff for looking after us, also thanks to Harry Goldsmith, our in house photographer. The football card was won by John and Helin Buckman who donated half back to Parkinson’s, the charity that we support.
Don’t forget to book for the Golf society Christmas Dinner on 12th December, click here for details.
Imamyo Golf Society Competition 2nd September at Alenda
The day started as usual with breakfast at Imanyo's, the numbers are picking up but we still have members on holiday.
We welcomed new member Craig Justham and also back into the fold “I know the way” Brian Court, as last time when Brian decided to drive and take Ted Adams as co pilot to Alenda they got lost, after a few phone calls from around the Alicante area Alan Ralph guided them in and they just made the tee time?
We played full handicap Stableford but selected 4 holes for double points. The day was won by “I’m playing very well” Alex Porteous with 42 points, the 3 nearest the pins were won by our new member Craig Justham on hole numbers 5, 13 & 16 and nearest the pin hole 3 was won by “I know the way” Brian Court.
We then made our way back to Imanyo’s where there were a few drinks and a lovely meal waiting. The football card, Bristol City, was won by Steve Day who kindly donated the money back to the Parkinson’s charity.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 17th August at Font Del Llop
The day started with a lovely breakfast at Imanyos's where we all met at 8.45. The numbers were low due to many of our members still being on their holidays.
We arrived at the course early and full handicap Stapleford was played.
The day was won by Brian Court with 35 points, nearest the pin hole 3 was won by “Keep it in the family” Alan Ralph, hole 5 was won by Brian Court, hole 12 was won by Ronnie King and hole 17 was won by Evind Jacobsen.
We then made our way back to Imanyos where there were a few drinks and a lovely meal waiting. The football card was won by “Keep it in the family” Wendy Ralph who kindly donated the money back to the charity.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 29th July at Alenda
The day started off well with a lovely full English breakfast at Imanyo’s. The numbers were low due to some folks being on their holidays but everyone was in high spirits.
We arrived at the course early and the weather was very hot being in the mid 40's. We played full handicap Stableford, the day was won by “I’m playing well” Alex Porteus with 31 points, the fastest cut handicap to date, best pair was Alex Porteus and guess who, “Keep it in the family” Wendy Ralph. Nearest the pin hole 5 was won by “I’m playing well” Alex and hole 17 was won by “Minty” Phil Ward.
We arrived back at Imanyo’s where a few tipples were waiting along with some lovely food. The football card was won by Ronnie King. Even though it was probably the hottest day this year a good time was had by all.
Imanyo Golf Society Plane Parking Trophy 15th July at El Plantio
This was the first competition for our Sponsor of the day, Plane Parking, a company that looks after your vehicle whilst you are out of the country; they have secure parking at Alicante and Murcia airports. Managing Director’s, Nick Baker and his future wife Marianne Rolle carried out the presentation.
The day started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s, the format was pairs Texas scramble blind draw. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff, the course was in good condition although the back 9 fairways had very large amounts of sand but all the approaches and greens were great.
Winners of the Plane Parking Trophy were, “Keep it in the Family” Wendy Ralph and Dave Cartlidge with an excellent 34 points, runners up were “I’m playing well” Alex Porteous and “Minty” Phil Ward on 44 points, the Endeavour award went to “Sandy” Terry Burton and “Splash” Ian Bell with no return points, they were having a fantastic round with ten consecutive pars until they came up to the 17th hole where there was a lake to get over, both players put quite a few balls in the water and to their frustration they cancelled their score on that hole, if they had just scored they had a chance of winning...never mind, maybe next time! Only two nearest the pins were won, hole 9 Alan Rodger and hole 18 “I’m not playing very well” Alan Byrne.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 30th June at Font Del Llop
A big difference in weather to our last game summer arrived with vengeance with temperatures in the 40’S. We were small in numbers but still had a great day with a couple of good scores. Due to the heavy rain a week or so before most of the bunkers were washed away and to add to his frustration (Sandy) Terry Burton must have landed in all but a few of them, but at least he came back with a full set of clubs and golf bag!
We played full handicap Stableford, only three nearest the pins were won out of five they were; hole 3 (Keep it in the Family) Alan Ralph, hole 12 (I’m playing well) Alex Porteous, hole 17, new member Brian Appleby, the Endeavour award went to Charlie Keats (keep practising) on an amazing 9 points, runner up was Brian Appleby with 31 points and the winner was (I’m playing well) Alex Porteous with 36 points. The football card was won by Sue A with Leeds Utd and €20 to the society charity, Parkinson’s.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 11th June at Alenda
Well it does rain in Spain and it definitely fell on the plain! We travelled to the course and it did not stop raining although the caddy master informed us that it was not raining there when we left and they did not expect any. The rain did ease and we teed off on time, unfortunately we had two no shows so we changed the format from texas scramble to stableford, although we had rain the course played very well but there weren’t any outstanding scores.
We played full handicap stableford, the nearest the pin winners were; hole 3 John Buckman, hole 5 Helin Buckman, hole13 Terry Burton and hole 16 was a tie with two cracking shots with both players only a few inches away from the hole, they were Alan Ralph and Dave Rotchell, both only ended up with pars. The Endeavour award went to Steve Day (fair weather player) on an amazing 8 points, runner up was Kenneth Doe with 27 points and the winner was John Buckman 33 points. The football card was won by Jane Day with Hull City and she kindly re-donated the winnings back to the society charity, Parkinson’s.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 26th May at Altorreal
First of all we would like welcome four new members on their first outing, Helin and John Buckham, Dave Saunders and from Norway Eivind Jacobsen, we are now officially an international society. Today was a normal I.G.S. day, nearest the pin prizes were donated by Jane and Steve Day and the pot collected went to the winners.
We had fourteen players and after breakfast in Imanyo’s we headed off for Altorreal, as usual they had everything organised perfectly so we only had to get to the first tee, the course is improving all the time thanks to the grounds staff and new management.
We played full handicap stableford incorporating better ball foursome pairs, only three nearest the pins were won, hole 5 John Buckham, hole 8 “I’m not playing well” Alan Byrne and hole 17 “watch my handicap” Helin Buckham. The winners were “watch my handicap” Helin Buckham and “I’m not playing well” Alan Byrne, Helin scored an excellent 34 points out the winning total of 40, runners up were Ian Chetwynd and Ronnie King on 39 points, other scores were Dave Saunders and “Sneezy” Andy Ramage on 37 points, John Buckham and Dave Foster on 33 points, Alan Rodger and Steve Day on 30 points, Dave Rotchell and “Minty” Phil Ward on 29 points and last but not least our international pairing of Eivind Jacobsen and Terry Burton on 26 points. The football card was won by “Sneezy” Andy Ramage (Team Hiberian) with 20 euros going to Parkinson’s, the charity our society supports.
Imanyo Golf Society Parkinson's Parkinson's Charity Vase 13th May at Font Del Llop
This was the first major competition for our charity Parkinson’s and we were privileged to have a representative from England, Geoff Ham who played and sponsored the vase.
The day started with a full English breakfast for the 27 members in Imanyo’s, the format would be singles full handicap stableford, and we incorporated the Jacque Cousteau award with anyone putting the ball in the water would donate a euro to the charity. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff and the course was in great condition.
Winner of the Parkinson’s Vase was Judy Evans with an excellent 42 points, runner up was Stuart Barclay 40 points, The Endeavour award went to Ann Adams 4 points. Nearest the pins, hole 3 in one shot Wendy Ralph, hole 7 in two shots (Keep it in the Family) Alan Ralph, hole 10 in three shots Stuart Barclay, hole 15 in four shots Neil Adams (Birdie) and hole 17 in one shot (Keep it in the Family) Alan Ralph, the Jacque Cousteau award went to Ann Adams who donated an undisclosed sum?
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where hot food and a few tipples were waiting. Thank you to Geoff Ham and Ted Adams for providing and presenting all the prizes. Geoff Ham won the first football card and Wendy Ralph won the second and generously put the money back to the charity. Total raised on the day was €182 with €100 coming from all the balls that went in the water.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 29th April at El Plantio
What a cracking day for a warm up game before the main competition of the year on May 13th, the Parkinson’s Vase.
We had twelve players and after a good hearty breakfast in Imanyo’s we headed off for El Plantio, as usual they had everything organised perfectly so we only had to get to the first tee, the tees and greens were all in good condition and the weather was perfect for golf.
We played blind pairs Texas scramble, only two nearest the pins were won, hole 9 Alan Rodger and hole 18 Eamon Murphy, the Endeavour award went to Steve Day and Alan Rodger on 59, runners up were Andy Speck and Chris Baillie with 46 points and the winners, by one point, were our new members, Ian Chetwynd and Kenny Dow with 45 points, sorry lads, handicap cut already! The football card was won by Ian Chetwynd which is for Parkinson’s, the charity that the society supports.
Imanyo Golf Society Tony Firth Auction Plaque 14th April at Altorreal
A fantastic day for another major competition in 2015, many thanks to Tony Firth Auctions in Montesenious for sponsoring and putting up some great prizes. The day started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s, the format would be singles full handicap stableford, we incorporated pairs in a blind draw when we returned back to Imanyo. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff at Altorreal and the course was in good condition, there is a lot of maintenance going on with new pathways and tee boxes etc being built.
Winner of the Tony Firth Auctions Plaque cup was Andy Speck with 37 points, runner up was Terry Burton with 30 points.
Winners of the blind drawn pairs were Alex Portious and Alan Rodger with 55 points, after count back. Runners up, were Andy Speck and Phil (Minty) Ward 55 points. Nearest the pins, sponsored by Tony Firth Auctions were (I am not playing well ) Alan Byrne holes 5 and 8, Chris Baillie hole 10, Terry Burton hole 17, The Endeavour award went to James Vause with 15 points.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where hot food and a few tipples were waiting. Thank you to Tony Firth Auctions for providing and presenting all the prizes. Steve Day won the football card which sponsors our charity, Parkinson’s. Photo shows Tony Firth presenting the Plaque to winner Andy Speck.
Imanyo Golf Society Captains Cup 31st March at Alenda
Summer has arrived and what a fantastic day for our second major cup competition in 2015. The day started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s and it was decided the format would be singles full handicap stableford, we incorporated pairs in a blind draw. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff at Alenda and the course was in its usual great condition.
Winner of the Captains Cup was Alan Ralph with 34 points, runner up was Mick “The Grip” Reeves with 32 points. Winners of the blind drawn pairs were Peter Nicholas and Mick “The Grip” Reeves with 62 points, runners up, after a 3 way count back, were Brian Court and Andy Ramage with 47 points. Nearest the pins, sponsored by Mick “The Grip” Reeves, were Andy Speck, holes 5 and 9, Alan Rodger hole 7, Donald Main hole 10, Andy Ramage hole 15 and Peter Nicholas hole 16.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where hot food and a few tipples were waiting. Thank you to Mick “The Grip” Reeves for providing and presenting the prizes for nearest the pins and thank you to Daya Frutas for the cup and prize for the winner, an amazing fruit and veg basket. Ted Adams won the football card which sponsors our charity, Parkinson’s. Photo shows Steve Day presenting the cup to winner Alan Ralph.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 12th March at Font Del Llop
After a good hearty breakfast in Imanyo’s we headed off to Font Del Llop, the weather was absolutely perfect and shorts were the order of the day as the temperature was about 25 degrees. The course was in perfect condition, it looked like they were getting the course ready for a major competition.
We played to our maximum numbers of 16 and played Texas scramble pairs with full handicaps added together. Steve Day and Alan Byrne had the Endeavour award with 51 Ted Adams & Brian Court 50 Ronnie King & Steve Cartlidge 49 Andy Ramage & Richard Tansley 45 Dave Rotchell & Alan Rodger 45 Terry Burton & Dave Cartlidge 44, runners up were Wendy Ralph & Drew Sneddon 43 Winners were Alan Ralph & Ian Bell 40. All 5 of the nearest the pins were won hole 3 Ted Adams, hole 8 Richard Tansley, hole 12 Alan Rodger and holes 16 and 17 Ian Bell. The football card for Parkinson’s was won by Andy Ramage.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 27th February at Altorreal
After a good hearty breakfast in Imanyo’s we headed off for our first competition at Altorreal and what a great welcome we had when we arrived, they had everything organised perfectly so we only had to get to the first tee and the tees and greens were all in good condition.
The weather was windy but pleasant, even a couple of players wore shorts so looks like the warmer weather is on its way.
We played to our maximum numbers of 16 and played four ball pairs; our adjudicator, Alan Byrne, had a difficult job as the first three pairs all tied on 33 points, on count back the eventual winners were Phil Ward (Minty) and Steve Day with 33 points, runners up Eamon Murphy and Ann Adams with 33 points and third were Andy Ramage and Terry Burton with 33 points, Terry Burton had three nearest the pins on holes 8, 10, 16 and he kindly donated his prizes back to the society for the next competition, Eamon Murphy had the other nearest the pin on hole 5.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 11th February at El Plantio
The weather was good for golf, although a cloudy start once the sun got to work it was a pleasant day with light winds, The tees and greens were in good condition the only issue was that the fairways were a bit bear and brown due lack of watering.
We played four ball pairs; the winners were Judy Evans and Steve Day with 35 points, runners up were Andy Ramage and Terry Burton with 31 points and the Endeavour award went to Ann Adams and Carol Murphy with 15 points. The only winner of nearest the pin was Steve Day on holes 9 and 14...getting very consistent!
Imanyo Golf Society Scottish Cup (Quaich) 28th January at Alenda
It was another cold start but as soon as the sun burnt through T shirts were the order of the day and added to a great day of golf. The Scottish cup, a Quaich, was sponsored by our north of the boarder friends, Alex Portious, Andy Ramage and Chris Baillie. The day started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s where the draw was held for pairs playing Texas scramble. By the time we arrived at the course we lost two players, Ted and Brian, after a few phone calls the caddy master and Brian’s wife guided them to the course and we all teed off on time. The course was in great condition, the greens were fast and true like a snooker table.
The winners were Chris Baillie and Phil Ward (Minty) with 36 points, runners up were Judy Evan’s and Terry Fitzgerald Snr with 39 points, the Endeavour award went to Eamon Murphy and Andy Ramage with 58 points (both previous competition winners). Nearest the pin, hole 3, Andy Speck, hole 5 Brian Court, hole 13 Steve Day and hole 16 Dave Rotchell. The presentation was held in Imanyo’s at 7pm and was followed by a Burns Night event, we raised money for our sponsored charity Parkinson’s with a raffle, football cards and donations, Antonio and Norma kindly donated €100 from the ticket sales and supplied free entertainment, the total amount raised a fantastic €350.00, thank you to all the companies and people for all their donated prizes.
Imanyo Golf Society Competition 13th January at Font Del Llop
A good time was had by all, we were smaller in numbers but I am pleased to say that future dates are filling up.
The weather was great, cold start but once the sun got to work we had sunshine all day, the temperature was most pleasant (just over 70 degrees). The course was in very good condition the only issue was that if the ball went in the semi rough you would never find it needless to say a lot of balls were lost.
The winner, Eamon Murphy, was still on form with 2 wins on the trot, with a great 33 points, runner up was ever consistent Carol Murphy on 25 points and the Endeavour award went to Ted Adams with 12 points.
