Sheerin's Golf Society
Sponsoring
Ted Adams Trophy
8th November
Many thanks to Ted and Ann Adams for their sponsorship for the last nine years.
We had another tight competition with all the scores in both groups very close, it was a good turnout with 27 players, not bad for this time of year, for our visit to Altorreal where the course was in excellent condition. The day started off chilly but ended up perfect for golf with the sun shining making a pleasant 73 degrees and some players still in shorts, the format for the day was full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
Winner of the Ted Adams Trophy winning for the second time this year from group B was Simon Dakers with 39 points, runner up was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 33 points and third place went to Andy Ramage with 32 points. Winner of group A was “The Flying Scotsman” Alan Martin with 35 points, runner up was “Ding Dong” Ian Bell with 34 points and third place was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness with 33 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A holes 3 and 11 “The Flying Scotsman Alan Martin, hole 5 “Three Clubs Sean McGuinness, group B hole 4 “Young Man” Colin Pepperday, hole 10 No Winner, hole 13 “Lord” Alan Freelove. Best front nine went to “Lion” John Fairbrass with 17 points and best back nine went to Lee George also with 17 points. The Two’s pot was won by “The Flying Scotsman” Alan Martin on hole 17 winning €15 Which he donated back for the society’s charities 2023.
The Football card was won by “Mrs Three Clubs” Claire McGuinness with Cardiff winning €40 also donated €20 back so raising €60 for our chosen charities of 2023.
We would like to thank Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s for great food and hospitality.
Photo shows Ted presenting the trophy to winner Simon Dakers.
Dave Rotchell Salva
22nd November
Twenty-eight players took part in this the ninth year of the Dave Rotchell Salver; unfortunately, Dave could not be with us again this year. As usual we started with the traditional English breakfast in Imanyo’s before we had the draw, the format was Stableford split into two groups. On arriving at El Plantio golf we found the course in excellent condition from tee boxes to flags, for those in the UK it was once again perfect weather and some players still in shorts, by 10.30 it was sunny and a very pleasant 75 degrees.
Winner of the Dave Rotchell Salver was from group B, Paul Davison came in with a respectable score of 40 points, runner up from group B on count back with Derek Coyle was Mike Sharlot, with a score of 39 points and third place went to Derek Coyle also with 39 points. Group A winner was “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly again on count back with Michael O’Keeffe with 36 points, runner up was Michael O’Keeffe with 36 points and third place went to player of the year Steve Gain with 35 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 5 was shared as both downed in 4 shots went to Colin Deare and “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, hole 7 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly and hole 17 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, group B hole 6 “Sticky Bun” Keith James, hole 14 no winner and hole 16 Steve Hopkins, best front 9 with 19 points went to “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness and best back 9 with 18 points went to Phil Naughton. The two’s pot was shared so €7.50 each Steve Mathers on the 14th hole and Paul Owen on the 18th hole. The singles knockout match play final was also played and the eventual winner was Steve Gain beating Sean McGuinness 4 & 3 third and fourth place play of went to Peter Kelly beating John Fairbrass 4 & 2.
The football card was won by “Hammer” Gary Smith with Leicester City winning €40 and making €40 for our Charities 2023.
The presentation was held at Imanyo’s bar, many thanks to Dave Rotchell for sponsoring the day and Antonio and his staff for looking after us.
Photo shows, on behalf of Dave Rotchell, Vice Chairman Brian Court presenting the Salver to Paul Davison.
Remembrance Day Cup
25th October
This is the fourth time we played for the Remembrance Day Cup sponsored by Imanyo golf society.
Arriving at Bonalba we found everything ready and waiting, for high season in the golfing calendar we found that the course looked tired, some bare fairways, bunkers not edged and lacking sand, greens that were patchy and needed a lot of pitch repairing, conclusion is the course is not up to high season prices.
Twenty players took part starting at Imanyo’s for the traditional English breakfast. The format was singles full handicap Stableford, for those in the UK the weather was sunshine and a pleasant 80 degrees with a very gusty wind to start off with, all players were still in shorts. The scores between groups A and B were very low and close with the winner eventually coming from group B.
Winner of the Remembrance Day Cup from group B was “Flying Scotsman” Andy Ramage with 37 points, runner up was “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 27 points, third place was the real “Flying Scotsman” Donald Main with 26 points. Winner of group A was “Lion” John Fairbrass with 33 points, runner up “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly with 32 points and third place went to Paul Davison on count back with Steve Gain with 29 Points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 2 was shared between Sean McGuinness and Colin Deare both holing out in 5 shots, hole 6 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly, hole 14 no winner, group B hole 3 no winner, hole 10 “Sat Nav” Steve Day and hole 15 “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon, best front 9 went to Colin Deare with 17 points and best back 9 was “Paw” Derry Quinlan with 14 points. The two’s pot €15 winner was “Tom Tom” Brian court on hole 8.
Thank you to Antonio, and all the staff for looking after us, the football card was won by Kim Court with Leicester raising €40 for our chosen charities 2023.
Photo shows Vice Chairman Brian Court presenting the cup to winner Andy Ramage.
FFG Bowl
20th September
It was a fantastic day for our new sponsors of the Frome Firm Bowl Steve Burns and Sean McGuinness.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast in Imanyo’s, twenty-six players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford playing in two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at Alicante, we received the usual friendly greeting from the caddy master and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was in great condition but the bunkers were shy of sand due to the thunder storms the previous two days. The weather was blue skies, sunny with a temperature of 35 degrees.
Between both groups all the scores were between 22 and 37, the winner, coming from group B was Paul Davison with a score of 37 points, runner up was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 36 points and third place was Steve Hopkins with 35 points, group A winner was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre with 36 points, runner up was Colin Deare with 34 points and third place was Michael O’keeffe with 33 points. There were six nearest the pins group A holes 3 and 16 Colin Deare, hole 13 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, group B hole 4 Paul Davison hole 10 “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon and hole 12 “Sat Nav” Steve Day. Best front 9 was Chris Darling with 20 points and best back 9 was “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 18 points, the two’s pot was won by two players on hole 12 they were John Fairbrass and Colin Deare both winning €15.00.
Thank you to Steve Burns and Sean McGuinness for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio, and staff at Imanyo’s for great hospitality.
The football card was won again by Lee George this time with Cardiff City winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2023.
Photo shows Steve Burns presenting the Rose Bowl to winner Paul Davison.
José Domingo Garcia
Gallud Cup 19th October
This is our 10th year celebration of the forming of the society and the first competition we played for was the José Domingo Garcia Gallud Memorial Cup in memory of Antonio’s (Imanyo’s owner) younger brother who sadly died in a car accident 25 years ago.
As Jane and I were away on holiday Vice Chairman Brian Court with the help of Steve Burns and Sean McGuinness ran the days golf and presentation.
The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups. Winner of the José Domingo Garcia Gallud Memorial Cup was from group B with a handicap cutting score of 42 points was John Collins, runner up again with a handicap cutting score of 41 points was Joe Bell and third place was Brian Gordon with 35 points. Winner of group A was Terry Hall with 39 points, runner up on count back was John Bolt with 36 points and third place was Dave Martin also with 36 points. There were six nearest the pins group A hole 3 Steve Burns, hole 6 John Bolt, hole 17 Steve Gain, group B hole 7 Joe Bell, holes 10 and 15 Brian Gordon, best front nine went to Tom Goulden with 21 points, best back nine went to Brian Court with 17 points, the Two’s pot of €15 was not won.
Thank you to Antonio, and all the staff for looking after everyone and for sponsoring the day. The football card was won by Ronnie King with Bristol City raising €40 for our chosen charities of 2023.
Photo Shows Vice Chairman's Wife Kim Court presenting the cup to winner John Collins.
Collins Continental Cup
6th September
It was a fantastic day for our first competition of the new Spanish golf season 2023/24 which was sponsored by Danny and Sharon Collins, who are one of our original sponsors since we started in 2014.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast in Imanyo’s, twenty-three players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford playing in two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at El Plantio we received the usual friendly greeting from Daniel and his team with everything ready and waiting the course was in great condition but the greens were still lightly sanded from the tinning. The weather was sunny once the early cloud cover had burnt away with a temperature of 35 degrees.
Between both groups all the scores were between 25 and 38, the winner came from group A with Brian Court having his first win this year with a score of 38 points, runner was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness with 37 points, third place on count back with Steve Burns was “Flying Scotsman” Alan Martin with 36 points, group B winner was “Tricky” Rik Wood with 37 points, runner up was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 35 points and third place on count back with Steve Mathers went to “Hammer” Gary Smith with 33 points. There were six nearest the pins and a longest drive, group A hole 3 “Sea Captain” Andy Godfrey, hole 12 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, hole 18 Steve Gain, group B this is easy holes 4, 9 and 16 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden, the Longest Drive trophy was on hole 5 and won by “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns and didn’t we know it!! Best front 9 was “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin with 19 points and best back 9 was “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns with 21 points, the two’s pot was not won so carried over to our next game. The match play doubles final was also played and eventually the winners were Sean McGuinness and Steve Burns beating Tom Goulden and Mo Chaplin 1up
Thank you to Danny and Sharon Collins for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio, and staff at Imanyo’s for great hospitality.
The football card was won by Lee George with Bristol City winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2023.
Photo shows Chairman Steve Day (on behalf of Danny Collins) presenting the trophy to winner Vice Chairman Brian Court.
Phil (Minty) A-Ward
23rd August
Phil Ward was one of our founder members of our golf society, sadly Phil suddenly passed away on the 25th August 2022. We would like to thank Billy Jones for sponsoring the golf day in Phil’s name.
We started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s and the format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford played in two groups.
On arriving at Font Del Llop we received a friendly and organised greeting from the caddy master and his staff. The course was in good condition except the greens were heavily sanded due to getting ready for tinning, the weather was a very hot 40 degrees!
The overall winner of the Phil (Minty) A-Ward Trophy came from group “A” winning with 44 points was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, runner up with 41 points was John Bolt and third place went to Steve Gain with 39 points. Winner from group B on count back was “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 37 points, runner up was Nick Chambers also with 37 points and third place also on count back with Paul Davison was Steve Mathers with 34 points. Winners of nearest the pins were group A hole 5 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, hole 10 “Flying Scotsman” Alan Martin, hole 12 Steve Gain, group B holes 7 and 11 Paul Davison, hole 17 “Paw” Derry Quinlan, best front nine with 20 points went to Lee George and best back nine went to “Lion” John Fairbrass with 21 points, the two’s pot was won and the €30 was shared between Sean McGuinness and peter Kelly both down in 2 on hole 16.
The Doubles knockout semi-finals winners were Sean McGuinness and Steve Burns beating Steve Hopkins and Steve Gain 2 & 1 and Tom Goulden and Mo Chaplin beating Peter Kelly and Lee George 2 & 1.
Thank you to Billy Jones providing and presenting all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won by Tom and Rachel with Leeds winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2023.
Photo shows Phil's daughter Sharon Page and Billy Jones presenting the trophy to winner Sean McGuinness.
Plane Parking Trophy
9th August
First of all, we would like to thank Plane Parking for sponsoring our golf day for the last 9 years. Plane Parking are a large company in the region who take care of your vehicles whilst you are out of the country and have secure parking at Alicante and the new Corvera Murcia airport.
We started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s and the format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford played in two groups.
On arriving at La Finca, we received a friendly and organised greeting from Salva and his staff. The course was in fantastic condition considering we haven’t had rain since May and the weather was a very hot 40 degrees!
This was one of the closest competitions we have had for a long time. The overall winner of the Plane Parking Trophy eventually came from group “A” winning with 39 points was John Bolt, runner up with 33 points was Steve Gain and third place went to Lee George with 32 points. Winner from group B was Steve Hopkins with 38 points, runner up was Steve Mathers with 34 points and third place was “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin with 30 points. Winners of nearest the pins were group A hole 6 Michale O: Keeffe, hole 11 “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns, hole 15 Steve Gain, group B hole 4 “Tricky” Rik Wood, hole 9 Steve Gain and hole 16 “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin, best front nine with 17 points was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness and best back nine went to “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 15 points, the two’s pot was not won so €15 carried over to our next game.
The singles knockout semi-finals winners were Sean McGuinness beating Peter Kelly 3 & 2 and Steve Gain beating John Fairbrass 6 & 5.
Thank you to Plane Parking Directors Nick and Marianne Baker for providing and presenting all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won by Steve Mathers with Leeds winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2023.
Photo shows Plane Parking Director Nick Baker presenting the trophy to winner John Bolt.
Anne Goldsmith Rose
Bowl 26th July
This was the seventh year we have played for the Anne Goldsmith Rose Bowl; many thanks to Harry, son David and daughter Nicola for sponsoring the day in her name.
We had a good turnout for our visit to Alicante; the weather was very hot at a soaring 40 degrees with a strong breeze. The course was in excellent condition from tee boxes to the flag, only noticed that the bunkers needed more sand, we played singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
Winner of the Anne Goldsmith Remembrance Rose Bowl came from group B with the highest handicap cutting score of the last 9 years was Terry Hall with a score of 51 points, runner up was Donald Main with 41 points and third place went to Steve Mathers with 36 points. Winner of group A, again with a fantastic handicap cutting score was Michael O’Keeffe with 50 points, runner up was Steve Gain with 41 points and third place went to John Bolt with 38 points. There were 6 nearest the pins, group A hole 3 Michale O’Keeffe, hole 9 Alan Martin, hole 13 shared between Dave Martin and Michael O’Keeffe both downing in 4 shots, group B hole 4 Dave Goldsmith, hole 12 Donald Main, hole 18 Terry Hall, best front nine was won by Andy Godfrey with 22 points and best back nine went to Derry Quinlan with 19 points.
The two’s pot was won by Peter Kelly on hole 12 winning €15. Winner of the football card was Dave Martin with Crystal Palace winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities of 2023.
The doubles knock out second replay ended as a draw again, both scores over the two games were then added together and again was a tie on 123 points each, it was finally decided on the first match points which ended with Steve Mathers & Steve Ayre on 60 points but the winners were Mo Chaplin & Tom Goulden with 64 points.
We would like to say thank you to Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s Bar for their hospitality.
Photo shows David and Oliver Goldsmith presenting the Rose Bowl to Terry Hall.
Vicky Heynes Memorial
Cup 12th July
This was the seventh year of playing for the “Vicky Heynes Memorial cup.
The day started with the usual full English breakfast at Imanyo’s where the draw was held. 21 players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups. First time driving on his own, after a tour around Elche, including the airport a couple of times, Sat Nav Steve eventually arrived 10 mins before the start tee time! The course was in great condition but the bunkers did require sand, the weather was very hot and humid with the temperature nearly 40 degrees, water was the order of the day.
Winner of group A, and overall winner for the fourth time this year was Steve Gain with another handicap cutting score of 47 points, runner up of group A was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness with a handicap cutting score of 44 points and third place went to “Bob the Builder” John Fairbrass with 36 points. Winner of group B was “Tricky” Rik Wood with 37 points, runner up was “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 34 points and third place was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 33 points. There were six nearest the pins, winners group A holes 4 and 17 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness and hole 11 was Steve Gain, group B holes 8 and 16 there was no winner and hole 13 went to “Tricky” Rik Wood. Best front 9 was “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly with 21 points and best back 9 was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre with 18 points. The Two’s pot of €45 was won by guest player Don Vowell on hole 3. Singles match play knockout ¼ final Peter Kelly beat Tom Goulden 4 & 2
Back at Imanyo’s there was food and a drinks waiting, a huge thank you goes to Tony Heynes for sponsoring the day. The football card was won by Dons Ralph with Derby County winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charities for 2023.
Picture shows Tony Heynes presenting the cup to Steve Gain.
Frutas ASPAS Cup
28th June
This was the second competition for sponsor Frutas ASPAS from Daya Nueva. We had 30 players travel to El Plantio, the weather was hot at 35 degrees and very humid so plenty of fluids was the order of the day. The course was in excellent condition from tee boxes to the greens although some of the bunkers needed sand and a bit of maintenance around the skirts.
The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with a winner from each group, one being the overall winner.
The winner of the Frutas ASPAS Cup, eventually on count back, came from group B was Steve Gain with another handicap cutting score of 40 points, runner up in group B was “Sat Nav “Steve Day with 37 points and third place went to “PAW” Derry Quinlan with 36 points. Winner from group A also on a handicapping score was “Bob the Builder” John Fairbrass with 40 points, runner up on count back was Alan Martin with 37 points and third place went to “Dos Fairways” Chris Darling with 37 points. All 6 nearest the pins were won, group A holes 7 and 10 “Dos Fairways” Chris Darling, hole 12 Alan Martin, group B, only two were won holes 6 and 18 “Hammer” Gary Smith. Best Front 9 was won by “Hammer” Gary Smith with 19 points and best back 9 was won by “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness with 21 points. The two’s pot was not won so will be €45 for the next game. There was a doubles match play Steve Ayre & Steve Mathers V Tom Goulden & Mo Chaplin which ended all square so a replay is needed.
The football card was won by Paul Davison with Derby winning €40, and making €40 for this 2023’s chosen charities 2023.
We would like to thank Antonio, and staff at Imanyo’s for the good food and great hospitality.
Picture shows Frutas ASPAS Director Jody Lee Baxter presenting the cup to winner Steve Gain.
Lesley's Myeloma Shield
14th June
This is the fifth year we have played for the Lesley’s Myeloma Shield with the day being sponsored by Steve and Jane Day on behalf of Geoff Ham.
We travelled to Altorreal golf course with twenty-five players The weather was blue skies, hot and humid with a temperature of 35 degrees. The course was ok with the ground staff working hard to get it back to it’s normal high standard after the thunder storms from the previous few days. The format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
The winner was Simon Dakers from group B with 40 points, runner up from group B was Paul Davison with 33 points and third place went to “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 31 points. Winner of group A was Ray Hamilton with 39 points, runner up on count back was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness with 35 points and third place went to “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly also with 35 points. Nearest the pins group A hole 8 Lee George, hole 13 Ray Hamilton and hole 18 Colin Deare, group B were hole 7 Steve Gain, hole 14 Simon Dakers and hole 17 Nick Chambers. Best front 9 went to Ian Bell with 22 points and best back 9 went to Lee George with 18 points, the Two’s pot was not won so it will be €30 for next game. The football card was won with Liverpool by Claire McGuinness winning €40 and raising €40 for our charites 2023
Photo shows Charities Secretary Dons Ralph, presenting the shield to Simon Dakers.
Vincent Real Estate Plaque
31st May
A fantastic day for yet another major competition in 2023, many thanks go to our sponsor for the day, Vincent Real Estate. The format was singles full handicap stableford, there were two categories with prizes for winners, runners up and third place from each group with the best overall points scored being the winner.
On arrival at the course, we received a friendly greeting from the Caddy Master and his staff, considering the torrential rain we have had over the last few weeks, including the day before, the course was in great condition from tee boxes to greens with only one or two bunkers missing sand so credit to the ground staff. The weather was fantastic at 27 degrees with no wind, perfect for golf.
Winner of the Vincent Real Estate Plaque was from group B and the third time this season was “Sat Nav” Steve Day with another handicap cutting score of 40 points, runner up was “Hammer” Gary Smith with 38 points and third place went to “Templegate” Dave Sanders with 37 points. Winner of group A was Paul Davison with 39 points, runner up was “Dos Fairways” Chris Darling with 37 points and third place went “Mr Blackpool” Ian Chetwynd with 35 points. The nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 5 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden, hole 16 Chris Darling and hole 17 “Mr Amstel” Pete Kelly, group B hole 2 “Sat Nav” Steve Day, hole 6 No Winner and hole 11 “Flying Scotsman” Chris Baillie. Best front nine went to “Fruit Farmer “Tom Goulden with 21 points and best back nine went to “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin with 18 points. The two’s pot was won by “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly on hole 12 winning €15.
The presentation was held back at Imanyo’s, thank you to Vincent Real Estate Managing Director, Mark Vincent for providing and presenting all the prizes and thank you to Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s for the great food and hospitality.
The football card winner was Kevin Taylor with Liverpool winning €40, and raising €40 for our charities 2023.
Photo shows Mark Vincent presenting the plaque to winner “Chairman” Steve Day.
Charity Queen Vase
17th May
This is the third time we played for the re-named Charity Queen Vase, it used to be the Parkinson’s Vase sponsored by Geoff Ham but he handed the reigns to Don’s Ralph to continue to raise money for our charities.
The day started with the usual full English breakfast at Imanyo’s. The weather was very sunny but quite windy with a nice temperature of 75 degrees. We have to compliment Daniel and his ground staff at El Plantio as the course was in excellent condition from the tee boxes to the greens. The format was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
Winner of the “Charity Queen Vase” from group B was the handicap secretary’s new friend Seve Gain with a great handicap cutting score of 41 points, runner up of group B on count back with “Templegate” Dave Sanders was Paul Davison both with 34 points ending up with Dave Sanders taking third place. Winner of group A was “Mr Blackpool” Ian Chetwynd with 38 points, runner up was “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness with 36 points and third place on countback between “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly and Lee George eventually went to Lee George with 35 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 3 “Mr Blackpool” Ian Chetwynd, holes 9 and 15 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly, group B were holes 6 and 16 Steve Gain and hole 13 “I Love BLUE” Brian Gordon, best front 9 went to Steve Hopkins with 18 points and best back 9 went to “The Talker” Steve Mathers with 21 points. The €30 two’s pot was won by Ian Chetwynd on hole 7. Total money raised for our charities 2023 from the football card, lost balls and the raffle was €288.00
We would like to thank Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s Bar for the great food and great hospitality.
Picture shows Dons Ralph presenting the vase to Steve Gain.
Denise Tyrrell Memorial
Plaque 3rd May
This is the seventh year playing for the Denise Tyrrell Memorial Plaque. Denise sadly passed away in 2015 aged 47, she was co-owner with Nikki Large of Baybrooks Restaurant in Algorfa and we thank Baybrooks for their continuing support in sponsoring the plaque and the day’s golf in her memory.
The day started with 27 players meeting for breakfast at Imanyo’s. The weather was perfect for golf with clear blue skies and a temperature of 25 degrees and as you will see some very high scores. We have to thank Antonio and his ground staff at Altorreal as the course was in excellent condition from the tee boxes to the greens. The format was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
Winner of the “Denise Tyrrell Memorial Plaque” from group B winning for the second game on the trot was Kenny Dow with another HCP cutting score of 45 points, runner up was “Lost and Found” Chris Russell another great score of 42 points, third place was Steve Gain 40 points. Winner group A was John Bolt 40 points, runner up was “I’m here for One” John Fairbrass 35 points and third place went to Steve Hopkins with 34 points. Nearest the pins winners were group A holes 3 and 11 “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns and hole 17 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly, group B hole 6 Paul Davison, hole 10 Steve Gain and hole 14 Kenny Dow, best front 9 went to “Templegate” Dave Sanders with 21 points and best back 9 went to “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 19 points. The €15 twos pot was not won so €30 carried over to our next game. There were two singles knockout competitions played as well, Tom Goulden beat Colin Pepperday 2 & 1, John Fairbrass beat Lee George 5 & 4.
The football card was won by John Bolt with Birmingham City winning €40 and adding another €40 for our chosen charities for 2023.
We would like to thank Antonio, and staff at Imanyo’s Bar for the great food and great hospitality.
Picture shows Lady Corn of Glencoe presenting the Denise Tyrrell Plaque to Kenny Dow on behalf of Baybrooks Restaurant.
St George's Plaque
19th April
This was the seventh year playing for the St George’s Day Plaque, this year it was sponsored by the Golf Society. The format was foursome’s blind pairs scoring Stableford points, Bonalba course was in reasonable condition for high season although some of the fairways were bear and a number of bunkers without any sand but the greens were excellent and true, the weather was sunny and a pleasant 75 degrees with quite a strong wind.
This year it was a very close competition with not many points separating all eleven pairs. Winners of the St George’s Day Plaque was Kenny Dow and “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns with 72 points, runners up were Steve Gain and “I’m here in one” John Fairbrass with 67 points, third place went to “Tricky” Rik Wood and “What’s my HCP” Lee George with 65 points. Best front nine on count back was “Green Keeper” Ian Bell with 19 points and best back nine also on count back went to “Templegate” Dave Sanders, also with 19 points. Nearest the pins group A were hole 5 “he’s on fire” Steve Burns, hole 12 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly, hole 14 “What’s my HCP” Lee George, group B hole 4 “Sat Nav” Steve Day, hole 10 “Tricky” Rik Wood and hole 16 Paul Davison. The Two’s pot of €15 was won by “I’m here in one” John Fairbrass on hole 8.
Back at Imanyo’s there was food and drinks waiting, two football cards were won , Peter Kelly with Wolverhampton and Paul Davison with Birmingham both winning €40 adding another €80 to our charities for 2023.
Photo show winners Steve Burns and Kenny Dow being presented with the St Georges day Plaque from Kim Court (Vice Presidents Wife).
Los Amigos Cup
5th April
This is the fifth year we have played for this cup, sadly Tony Whyatt passed away four years ago but fellow members and friends Andy Godfrey and Alan Martin have taken the sponsorship in Tony’s memory.
This was our fourth visit this season to our favourite course Altorreal, the course was in its usual good condition. Once again, the weather was excellent for golf with the temperature at a pleasant 25 degrees and pure sun, so the order of the day was shorts. We played Tony’s favourite team format which had four players in a team changing partners every 6 holes scoring with the better ball Stableford points.
Six teams took part in a very tight scoring competition with only four points between fifth and first places with the eventual winners of the Los Amigos Cup on count back were Steve Burns, Chris Darling, Ian Chetwynd and Steve Mathers with 78 points, runners up were Peter Kelly, John Bolt, Mo Chaplin and Graham Rumsey also with 78 points. All the nearest the pins were won group A hole 3 in John Bolt, hole 15 and 17 Alan Martin, group B, hole 4 “I Love Blue” Brian Gordon, hole 9 “Sat Nav” Steve Day, hole 17 “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin, best front 9 on count back went to “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 19 points and best back 9 went to “Mr Blackpool” Ian Chetwynd also with 19 points, the two’s pot of €60 was won by Alan Martin on hole 17.
The football card was won by Christine Davison with Middlesborough winning €40 and raising €40 for this year’s charities.
Photo shows the winners of the Los Amigos Cup Chris Darling, Steve Burns, Steve Mathers and Ian Chetwynd holding Tony Whyatt’s unusual putter.
St Patrick's Shield
22nd March
This was our highest turn out since the society started in 2013 with 34 players, this was eighth year of the St Patricks Shield and we thank “Sir” Ronnie King for continuing his sponsorship on behalf of the Irish. The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with one overall winner. The destination to play was Altorreal where we were greeted by Antonio and his staff, as usual everything was ready and waiting for us, the course was in excellent condition and the weather was a hot and sunny 28 degrees, perfect for golf.
Winner of the “St Patrick’s Shield” came from group B, this was his second win of the year and it went to “SAT NAV” Steve Day with a score of 39 points, runner up of group B on count back was Steve Gain with 34 points and third place went to “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin also with 34 points. Group A winner was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 37 points, runner up on count back was Ray Hamilton with 36 points and third place was Ian Bell also with 36 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 2 Ian Bell, hole 9 (guest) Craig Inett, hole 10 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, group B hole 5 No Winner, hole 14 “Sandy” Terry Burton, hole 18 “SAT NAV” Steve Day, best front 9 went to Lee George with 20 points and best back 9 went to “Tricky” Rik Wood with 17 points, the 2’s pot was not won so carried over to the next game and is €60.
There were two match play knockouts also played, singles were Steve Hopkins playing Steve Gain Steve Gain Won 3 up, doubles were Peter Kelly and Lee George playing John Fairbrass and Brian Gordon, Peter and Lee won 6 up.
The football card was won by “Sir” Ronnie King with Wolverhampton winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charities for 2023.
Thank you to Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s for the good food and hospitality.
Picture shows Ronnie King presenting the shield to Steve Day.
Diabetes Cup
8th March
This is the fourth time we played for the Diabetes Cup which is sponsored by Dave Allison (Society Photographer) in memory of his wife Joyce.
Twenty-seven players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with one overall winner. On arrival at Altorreal we were greeted by Antonio and his team, everything was organised and ready to go and the course was in excellent condition from tee boxes to greens. The weather was a very pleasant 25 degrees with blue skies, perfect for golf and of course shorts for the majority of players.
Winner of the Diabetes Cup was group A winner Colin Deare with a very nice handicap cutting 44 points, runner up of group A was Phil Naughton with 39 points and third place went to “I’m here for one” John Fairbrass with 33 points. Group B winner on count back was “Pork Pie” Steve Mathers with 34 points, runner up was Paul Davison also with 34 points and third place went to “Flying Scotsman” Andy Ramage with 32 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A, holes 5,12, and a tie on 18 Colin Deare with “Three Clubs” Sean Mc Guinness, group B, hole 4 Colin Pepperday hole 10 Simon Dakers, hole 15 Steve Gain. Best front nine went to “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 17 points and best back nine went to Lee George with 17 points, the Two’s pot was not won so it will be carried over to the next game. There were five match play singles and one doubles knockout competition. Peter Kelly won 3&1 against Steve Day, Sean McGuinness won 3&1 against Brian Court, Brian Gordon won 6 up against Alan Boyden, Lee George won 2 up against Steve Burns and John Fairbrass won 3up against Steve Ayre. Doubles was Steve Hopkins & Steve Gain won 3up against Terry Burton & Colin Pepperday.
The football card was won by Brian Gordon with Middlesborough winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charities of 2023.
We would like to thank Antonio and staff at Imanyo’s for the good food and great hospitality.
Picture shows Dave Allison presenting the cup to Colin Deare.
IGS Competition
22nd February
We started the day with Full English breakfast in Imanyo’s before we travelled up to Bonalba golf course.
Twenty-two players took part in this IGS competition, the format was singles full handicap stableford split into two groups.
On arrival at the course, we received the usual friendly greeting from Richard and his staff, the course was in good condition from tee boxes to greens, the weather was chilly to start but once the sun got to work it was a pleasant 70 degrees.
Winner of the IGS competition was “Sat Nav” Steve Day from group B with a score of 37 points, runner up, who was after the double winning streek was Steve Gain, with 36 points and third place went to “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 32 points. Winner from group A was “What’s My HCP” Lee George with 35 points, runner up on count back was Dave Martin with 31 points and third place was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre also with 31 points. The winners of the nearest the pins were group A holes 2 and 6 Phillip Naughton, hole 14” Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre, group B winners were hole 3 “I want my HCP Cut” Ian Birch, hole 8 “Lord” Alan Freelove and hole 15 Paul Davison, best front 9 was won by “Sandy” Terry Burton with 18 points and best back 9 went to “I want my HCP Cut” Ian Birch with 17 points. The €15 in the two’s pot was not won so the next pot is €30.
The Football card was won by Kim Court with Blackburn winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2023.
On behalf of the society, we would like to thank Antonio and his team at Imanyo’s for excellent service and great food
9 Iron Cup
8th February
We would like to thank Mo Chaplin for sponsoring the 9 Iron Cup again this year. Twenty-nine players took part in this competition, the course was in very good condition considering that only the greens and tee boxes had been watered and they were spraying the fairways green to save water. The weather forecast was rain but that held off until the last group came in, apart from that it was a cold start but eventually reached a pleasant 70 degrees in the sun with a light wind, perfect for a day’s golf. The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups, A and B with a winner from each group, one being the overall winner.
The winner of the 9 Iron Cup eventually on count back between group A winner “I want my HCP cut“ Ian Birch went to group B winner Steve Gain with a score of 39 points, runner up in group B was “Hammer” Gary Smith with 33 points, third place went to Mike Sharlot with 32 points. Winner from group A was “I want my HCP cut” Ian Birch with 39 points, runner up in group A was “Mr Celtic “Brian Gordon with 36 points and third place went to “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly with 34 points. Nearest the pins winners in group A were Steve Hopkins hole 4, “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns hole 9 and Alan Martin hole 17, group B winners were Mike Sharlot hole 8, “Hammer” Gary Smith hole 10 and Nick Chambers hole 15, best front 9 went to “Wine Collector” Brian Court with 18 points and best back 9 went to Steve Mathers with18 points. The Two’s pot was shared between Peter Kelly, Steve Hopkins and Donald Main winning €5.00 each. Two Football cards were won by Paul Salt with Man City and Trish Mayren with Blackburn both winning €40 and €80 to our Charities for 2023.
Picture shows Mo Chaplin presenting the 9 Iron Cup to Steve Gain.
Scottish Cup (Quaich)
25th January
This is the first sponsored cup competition of 2023. The Scottish Cup (Quaich) is sponsored by our Scottish friends Chris Baillie, Alex Porteous and Donald Main, unfortunately Alex and Donald could not make the competition this year. We played at La Finca, one of the top courses on the Costa Blanca, and on arrival we were welcomed by Salva and his staff who had everything ready and waiting for us. The course was in excellent condition, for the players in the UK the weather was 10 degrees with a bitterly cold wind but Rik Wood still wore shorts! when the sun did appear we had a pleasant 15 degrees and no wind. The format was blind doubles playing Stableford split into two groups with the winners drawn one from each group and their scores added together.
Winners of “The Scottish Cup” (Quaich) were “Tricky” Rik Wood and Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 64 points, runners up with 59 points were “Sandy” Terry Burton and Steve Hopkins and third place eventually, after a three-way count back, went to “Farmer” Tom Goulden and “A Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin with 56 points. Only one nearest the pins was won that was Lee George on hole 16, best front nine went to “I want My HCP Cut” Ian Birch with 16 points, best back nine went to “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness, also 16 points and the endeavour award went to our youngest player “85 years” Colin Pepperday.
The winner of the football card was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre with Man City winning €40 and raising €40 for our 2023 charities.
We would like to thank Antonio, Manoli and staff for the good food, drink and hospitality.
Photo Shows Loraine Main and Chris Baillie Presenting the Quaich to winners Rik Wood and Brian Gordon.
IGS Competition
4th January
The start our new season of 2023 was at El Plantio. We had to change our meeting in the morning and presentation in the evening to The American Diner in Benimar due to Imanyo’s being closed for Antonio’s wedding to Manoli and of course their honeymoon.
Twenty-four players took part in this IGS competition, the format was singles full handicap stableford split into two groups.
On arrival at the course, we received the usual friendly greeting from Daniel and his staff, the course was in good condition from tee boxes to greens, the weather was chilly to start but once the sun got to work it was a pleasant 70 degrees.
Winner of the IGS competition was “The Flying Scotsman” Donald Main from group B with a great HCP cutting score of 41 points, runner up was Paul Davison, also with a great HCP cutting score of 40 points and third place on count back with Derry Quinlan eventually went to “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon with 35 points. Winner from group A was “Happy Chappy” John Fairbrass with 38 points, runner up on count back was “Mr Amstel” Pete Kelly with 37 points and third place was Colin Deare also with 37 points. The winners of the nearest the pins were group A hole 2, new member Steve Martin, hole 7 ”Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden and hole 14 “Sea Captain” Andy Godfrey, group B winners were hole 6 Paul Davison, hole 9 “Lost and Found” Chris Russell and hole 15 “Fish Called Wanda” Mo Chaplin, best front 9 was won by “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 21 points and best back 9 went to “The Hammer” Gary Smith with 19 points. The €15 in the two’s pot was won by “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns on hole 18.
The Football card was not completed so will carry over to our next game.
On behalf of the society, we would like to thank Hazel and her team at The American Diner for excellent service and great food.
