Sheerin's Golf Society
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Ted Adams Trophy
12th November
Ted was one of our founder members but sadly he passed away so many thanks to Ann Adams and family for their continued sponsorship and support, this is the 11th year we have played for Ted’s trophy.
This was our last but one society competition of the year and it’s going down to the wire for the player of the year in groups A & B. We played at Alicante where the course was in very good condition although most of the tee boxes had been moved forward. The day started off chilly so some players had the trousers back on. Once the sun was out we had a pleasant 72 degrees again perfect for golf, the format for the day was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with an overall winner.
Winner of the Ted Adams Trophy from group B was Steve Marr score of 46 points, runner up was “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 42 points and third place went to “Flying Scotsman” Andy Ramage with 41 points, all handicap cutting scores. Winner of group A was Michael O’Keeffe with 40 points, runner up was “Lion” John Fairbrass with 37 points and third place went to “He’s on Fire” Steve Burn with 32 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 5 Michael O’Keeffe, hole 9 Ray Hamilton and hole 17 “Footsie” Lee George, group B hole 6 no winner, hole 14 Steve Marr and hole 18 Andy Ramage. Best front nine on count back with Paul Jones went to Tom Goulden with 20 points and best back nine went to “The Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn with 19 points. The Two’s pot was shared between Brian Gordon hole 3 and Lee George on hole 12, both downing in two shots winning €7.50 each. The doubles match play final score was Gary Hill and Steve Burns beating Andy Godfrey and Kevin Quinn 4 & 3.
The Football card was won by Kenny Dow with Sunderland winning €40 so raising €40 for our chosen charities of 2025.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for great hospitality.
Photo shows Karen Davies (Ann Adams Daughter) presenting the trophy to winner Steve Marr.
Elaine Ayre Trophy
26th November
It was a fantastic day for our sponsor Steve Ayre in memory of his wife Elaine who sadly passed away two years ago.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast at Sheerin’s, 27 players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford playing in two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at Altorreal we received the usual friendly greeting from Antionio and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was in great condition from tee boxes to the flag and the weather was blue skies with a very cold wind and a temperature of 16 degrees, players reverting to trousers with a few hardy players still in shorts.
Overall winner from group A was Gary Hill with a score of 37 points, runner up was Ray Muttock with 36 points and third place was “He’s On Fire” Steve Burns with 32 points. Group B winner, welcome back to the fold, was Keith James with 27 points, runner up on count back was “Sir” Ronnie King with 20 points and third place was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 20 points. There were six nearest the pins, group A, holes 3 and 6 wen to guest Gavin Riddall, hole 13 “Watch this shot” Andy Godfrey, group B holes 7 and 10 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden, hole 18 Brian Gordon. Best front 9 went to Tony Alcock with 16 points and best back 9 was Andy Godfrey with 18 points, the two’s pot was not won so will be carried over to 2026. The singles knockout match play final was won by defending champion John Bolt beating Tom Goulden 4 & 3.
Thank you to Steve Ayre for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Kelly, Kaitie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won with Notts Forest by “keep it in the family” Bob Day winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Steve Ayre presenting the Elaine Ayre Trophy to winner Gary Hill.
Sheerin's Cup
29th October
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast in Sheerin’s, twenty-seven 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 although sixteen tee boxes were moved forward and two were put right at the back. The weather was blue skies, sunny with a temperature of 25 degrees.
Winner from group A with a score of 45 points was Gary Hill, runner up was with his best society score in 10 years was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre with 42 points and third place was “Watch this Drive” Andy Godfrey with 38 points. Group B winner on count back was last year’s overall winner “Flying Scotsman” Andy Ramage with 40 points, runner up was Paul Jones with 39 points and third place was a three way count back between John Clarke, Tom Goulden but eventually went to “Tom Tom” Brian Court with 34 points. There were six nearest the pins, group A, hole 3 guest Richard Jerome, hole 7 was Wally Wright and hole 12 Gary Hill, group B hole 2 “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon, hole 13 “Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn and hole 18 “Tom Tom” Brian Court. Best front 9 went to “Keep it in the Family” Wendy Ralph with 19 points and best back 9 was “Lion” John Fairbrass with 20 points, the two’s pot was won and shared between Wendy Ralph hole 14 and Ian Kelly hole 3 by sharing €15.
The doubles semi-final match play was won by Gary Hill and Steve Burns winning 6 & 5 beating Tony Alcock and Paul Owen. The doubles final is Andy Godfrey and Kevin Quinn playing Gary Hill & Steve Burns.
Thank you to Sheerin’s for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won with Arsenal by Mary Donovan winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Kellie presenting the cup to winner Gary Hill
Lion Cup
15th October
It was a fantastic day for our sponsor Lion Building Services sponsored by John Fairbrass.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast in Sheerin’s, twenty-six players took part and the format was singles full handicap Stableford, alongside the singles we also played a team game called 3.2.1 with four players in each team scoring example hole 1 best 3 scores added together then on hole 2 best two scores added together then on hole 3 the best single score then keep repeating until hole 18 then add all the scores together to get the team score.
On arrival at Mar Menor we received the usual friendly greeting from the caddy master and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was in reasonable condition because they had torrential storms a few days before which caused severe flooding in the area, the weather was blue sunny skies with a pleasant temperature of 25 degrees.
Between both groups four players came in with over 40 points the HCP Secretaries’ best friends are Kim Patrick and Joe Bell both on 42 points, John Collins with 44 points and the best score playing on his home course “Usain” John Bolt with 45 points. Team scores, which were very close, were as follows, “Team Amstel” 81 points, “Team Sheerin’s” 84 points, “Team Usain” 85 points, “Team Lion” 86 points, “Team Sea Captain” 87 points and the winning team was “Team Tom Tom” with 88 points. There were six nearest the pins, group A, hole 3 shared between Michael ‘ Keeffe, Brian Gordon and Paul Owen, hole 10 Paul Owen, hole 15 also shared Andy Godfrey, Joe Bell, John Bolt, and Steve Gain, group B hole 7 shared between Brian Court and Steve Marr and holes 12 and 17 Kevin Quinn. Longest Drive on hole 1 went to Graham Lambie. The two’s pot was by Graham Lambie on hole 17 winning €15.00.
Thank you to John Fairbrass (Lion Building Services) for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won with West Ham by “Usain” John Bolt winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows John Fairbrass presenting the Cup to best score winner John Bolt and Team Tom Tom for the team match.
FFG Rose Bowl
1st October
It was a fantastic day for the third year running to play for the Frome Firm Golf Bowl sponsored this year by Steve Burns and John Bolt.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast in Sheerin’s, twenty-six players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford playing in two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at Altorreal we received the usual friendly greeting from Antoino and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was in great condition from tee boxes to the flag. The weather, after torrential rain and floods in the area 48 hours before, ended up with blue skies, sunny and a temperature of 27 degrees.
Between both groups the scores were between 20 and 34, with one exceptional handicap cutting score? The overall winner came from group B with a handicap cutting score of 40 points was Wendy Ralph with a score of 40 points, runner up on the podium for the third time was “Sir” Ronnie King with 34 points and third place was “Keep it in the Family” Alan Ralph with 29 points. Group A winner was “Usain Bolt” John Bolt with 32 points, runner up on count back eventually went to “Watch This Drive” Andy Godfrey with 31 points and third place was Ray Muttock also with 31 points. There were six nearest the pins, group A hole 3 Andy Godfrey, holes 9 and 12 Ray Muttock, group B hole 4 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden, hole 13 John Collins and hole 17 guest John Duckett. Best front 9 was guest Ian Clarke with 18 points and best back 9 was Steve Burns with 16 points, the two’s pot was won on hole 5 with guest Ian Clarke winning €30.00. Singles match play knockout winner was Tom Goulden beating Tony Alcock 2 up so the singles final is between John Bolt and Tom Goulden. Doubles match play knockout winners were Gary Hill and Steve Burns beating solo player Steve Ayre 4 & 3
Thank you to Steve Burns and John Bolt for providing all the prizes, also thank you to maître d' Sammy Green and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won with Sheffield Utd by Paul Davison winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Steve Burns presenting the Rose Bowl to winner Wendy Ralph.
George Bailey Trophy
10th September
Many Thanks to John Clark for sponsoring the first George Baily Trophy.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast at Sheerin’s, 20 players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford split into 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 excellent condition from tee boxes to the flags. The weather was blue skies with a temperature hitting 32 degrees.
The overall winner from A group was Gary Hill with 40 points, runner up was Michael O’Keeffe with 35 points and third place went to “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns with 34 points. Winner from group B went to “Tom Tom” Brian Court with 35 points, runner up on count back eventually went to Nick Chambers with 34 points and third place went to “Temu” Kim Patrick also with 34 points. The nearest the pins for group A were hole 6 Michael O Keeffe, hole 9 “Usain” John Bolt and hole 13 Gary Hill, group B hole 8 Nick Chambers, hole 10 Simon Dakers, hole 12 “Tom Tom” Brian Court. Best front 9 was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre with 20 points and best back 9 went to “Tipster” Paul Jones with 19 points, the two’s pot of €15 was not won so it carries over to the next game.
Thank you to John Clark for providing all the prizes and thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won by Mary Donovan with Sheffield Utd winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Vice Chairman Brian Court on behalf of John Clark presenting the Trophy to Gary Hill.
Collins Continental Cup
27th August
Many Thanks to Danny and Sharon Collins, for their continued support, they are one of our original sponsors since we started 11 years ago in 2014.
The day started with the traditional full English breakfast at Sheerin’s, 21 players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at Altorreal we received the usual friendly greeting from Antoino and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was OK being that the course had just been tined. The weather was very hot with a temperature hitting 42 degrees.
The overall winner from A group was Ray Muttock with 35 points, runner up was Tony Alcock with 33 points and third place went to “Usain” John Bolt with 32 points. Winner from group B on a two-way count back down to the back three scores eventually went to “Sir” Ronnie King with 25 points, runner up was “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden also with 25 points and third place went to “Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn with 24 points. The nearest the pins for group A were hole 3 “Lion” John Fairbrass, hole 9 “Three Clubs” Sean McGuinness and hole 18 Ray Muttock, group B this is easy holes 15 and 17 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden and hole 2 “Tom Tom” Brian Court, there was also a longest drive trophy which was on hole 14, out of 21 players only two hit the fairway they were Kevin Quinn but the winner was “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns. Best front 9 was “Tom Tom” Brian Court with 16 points and best back 9 on a three-way count back with Paul Davison and Steve Ayre eventually went to Gary Hill with 16 points, the two’s pot was won by guest James Cronin winning a prize pot of €15.
Thank you to Danny and Sharon Collins for providing all the prizes and thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won by Gary Hill with Southampton winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Layla on behalf of Danny and Sharon Collins presenting the cup to Ray Muttock.
Plane Parking Trophy
13th August
First of all, we would like to thank Plane Parking for sponsoring our golf day for the last 11 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 Corvera Murcia airport.
We started with a full English breakfast at Sheerin’s in Catral, the format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford played in two groups.
On arriving at El Plantio with twenty-five players we received a friendly and organised greeting from Daniel and his staff; the course was in very good condition considering we haven’t had a lot of rain since May and the weather was a very hot 40 degrees.
This was another close competition and the overall winner on a count back with the winner of group B for the Plane Parking Trophy eventually came from group “A” with a score of 38 points and was “Watch This Drive” Andy Godfrey, runner up with 33 points was New Member Alan Cronin and third place went to Gary Hill with 31 points. Winner from group B, “Hammer” Gary Smith also with 38 points, runner up Sir Ronnie King with 32 points and third place was “Tom Tom” Brian Court with 30 points. Winners of nearest the pins were group A hole 1 Tom Gonella, hole 7 no winner, hole 12 Gary Hill, group B hole 4 a three way tie all downing in 5 shots was Darren Power, Joe Genella and Gary Smith, hole 9 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden and hole 11 Darren Power, best front nine with 16 points was “Temu” Kim Patrick and best back nine with 20 points was Joe Gonella, the two’s pot was won by Tony Alcock on hole 9 winning €30. The doubles semi-final match play knockout winners were Andy Godfrey and Kevin Quinn beating Peter Kelly and Paul Davison 3 & 2.
Thank you to Plane Parking Directors Nick and Marianne Baker for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won by Bianca Gain with Swansea City winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Sir Ronnie King presenting the trophy to winner Andy Godfrey on behalf of plane Parking.
Par & Away Trophy
30th July
This is the second year we have played for the Par & Away Trophy. We started with a full English breakfast at Sheerin’s before the order of the day was announced, with 19 players the format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford played in two groups.
On arriving at Mar Menor we received a friendly and organised greeting from the Caddy Master and his staff, the course was in fantastic condition and the weather was a very hot, humid 38 degrees.
This was another close competition with players playing to their handicap, the overall winner of the Par and Away Trophy eventually came from group “B” went to “Sat Nav” Steve Day with a score of 38 points, runner up on count back was Tom Goulden with 37 points and third place went to Paul Jones also with 37 points. Winner from group A, also on count back, was “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns with 35 points, runner up was “Lion” John Fairbrass with 35 points and third place was Gary Hill with 31 points. Winners of the nearest the pins were group A, hole 4 “Lion” John Fairbrass, hole 9 Andy Holt and hole 14 Terry Hall, group B winners were, holes 2 and 7 Paul Jones, hole 11 “Tom Tom” Brian Court, best front nine with 18 points went to “Hammer” Gary Smith and best back nine to “Tom Tom” Brian Court with 19 points, the two’s pot was not won so €15 is carried over to the next game. The singles quarter final match play knockout winner was Tom Goulden beating Andy Godfrey 5 & 2.
Thank you to Paul, and Christine Davison for providing and presenting all the prizes, also thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won by Steve Day with Hibernian winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Paul Davison presenting the trophy to winner Steve Day.
SGS Competition
16th July
We started the day with full English breakfast at Sheerin’s before we travelled up to Font Del Llop.
Twenty-four players took part in this SGS competition, the format was blind draw doubles with all the players cards mixed up then drawn out in pairs at the end of the game with both Stapleford scores added together.
On arrival at the course, we received the usual friendly greeting from the caddy master and his staff, the course was in great condition from tee boxes to greens, the weather was sun from start to finish and a temperature of 38 degrees.
Winner of the SGS doubles competition were Ray Muttock and Nick Chambers with 78 points, runners up were John Fairbrass and Andy Godfrey with 74 and third place went to Dave Martin and Graham Butterworth with 68 points. The winners of the nearest the pins were hole 4 Steve Gain, hole 5 and 17 Paul Jones, hole 12 Andy Godfrey, hole 13 Kevin Quinn and hole 18 Ray Muttock, best front 9 went to Ian Bell with 21 points and best back 9 was Michael O’Keeffe with 19 points. The €15 two’s pot was won by Ian Bell on hole 8.
The Football card was won by Ray Muttock with Hibernian winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
On behalf of the society, we would like to thank Kelly, Katie and their team at Sheerin’s for the excellent hospitality.
Court Challenge Trophy
2nd July
This is the first time we played for the Court Challenge Plaque; Sponsored by our Vice President Brian Court and his Wife Kim.
The day started with the usual full English breakfast at Sheerin’s. This was the first time our society played this course, we had an early tee time of 8.50am before the weather got very hot and sunny with a temperature of 90 degrees. The course was in good condition from the fairways to the greens. The format was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
Winner of the “Court Challenge Plaque” from group A, could be handicap secretary’s new friend, Ray Muttock with a great handicap cutting score of 44 points, runner up of group A also with another HCP cutting score was “Usain” John Bolt with 41 points, third place was “Watch this Drive” Andy Godfrey with 37 points. Winner of group B, was “Keep it in the Family” Alan Ralph with 38 points runner up was “I’ve made It” John Clarke with 36 points and third place was “Keep it in the Family” Wendy Ralph with 33 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 5 Andy Godfrey hole 9 was shared between Andy Godfrey and Steve Gain Both Downing in 4 shots, hole 11 Ray Muttock, group B were holes 3 and 17 Donald Main, hole 15 Alan Ralph, best front 9 went to Chris Darling with 22 points and best back 9 went to Ray Hamilton also with 22 points. The €30 two’s pot was won and shared between John Bolt on hole 7 and Chris Darling on hole 11. There was a Doubles 1st round knockout match play, Andy Godfrey and Kevin Quinn won 3 & 1 against John Fairbrass and Steve Gain. The Football card was won by Sheila with Hull City winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s Bar for the great hospitality.
Picture shows Kim Court presenting the vase to Ray Muttock.
Lesley's Myeloma Shield
18th June
This is the seventh year we have played for Lesley’s Myeloma Shield with the day being sponsored by Steve and Jane Day on behalf of Geoff Ham.
We traveled to Altorreal golf course with twenty-five players, the weather was blue skies, hot and humid with a temperature of 32 degrees at tee off rising to 39 degrees in the afternoon. The course was in excellent condition from the tee boxes to the greens. The format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups with an overall winner.
The winner was Alan Ralph from group B with another handicap cutting score of 43 points, runner up was the improving Paul Jones with 36 points and third place went to “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden with 33 points. Winner of group A on count back was Ray Muttock with 33 points, runner up was John Bolt also with 33 points, third place was Tony Alcock with 32 points, guest Richard Jerome played off 5 HCP and came in with 36 points. Nearest the pins were group A holes 1 and 10 “Guest” Richard Jerome, hole 16 “Footsie” Lee George, group B were holes 2 and 15 Alan Ralph, hole 9 “Keep it in the Family” Wendy Ralph. Best front 9 also went to Wendy Ralph with 20 points and best back 9 went to “Lion” John Fairbrass with 17 points, the two’s pot was not won so will be carried forward to the next game. Match play singles knockout 1st round went to Andy Godfrey beating Paul Owen on the 19th hole. The football card was won by Paul Owen with West Ham winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Vice Chairman, Brian Court, presenting the shield to Alan Ralph.
Vincent Real Estate
Plaque 4th June
A fantastic day for yet another major competition in 2025, many thanks go to our sponsor for the last six years, Vincent Real Estate. The format was singles full handicap Stableford, there were two groups with prizes for winners, runners up and third places with the best overall points scored over both groups being the winner.
On arrival at the course, we received a friendly greeting from the Caddy Master and his staff, the course was in great condition from tee boxes to the greens and the weather was fantastic at 28 degrees with no wind, perfect, but hot for golf!
Winner of the Vincent Real Estate Plaque was from group A “Watch This Tee Shot” Andy Godfrey with a handicap cutting score of 40 points, runner up was John Bolt with 38 points and third place went to Michael O’Keeffe with 37 points. Winner of group B was “Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn with 38 points, runner up was “Evening All” Keith James with 37 points and third place was “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 33 points. The nearest the pin’s winners were group A holes 6 & 14 Gary Hill and hole 11 Andy Godfrey, group B holes 9 & 18 “Sat Nav” Brian Court and hole 12 Kevin Quinn. Best front nine went to Gary Hill with 20 points and best back nine went to “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly with 20 points. The two’s pot was shared between Gary Hill hole 6 and Kevin Quinn hole 17 so shared the €15.
Singles Match play 2nd round was won by John Bolt winning 3&2 over Steve Ayre.
The presentation was held back at Sheerin’s, thank you to Vincent Real Estate Managing Directors, Mark & Hazel Vincent for providing and presenting all the prizes and thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card winner was Karen Lion with West Ham winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
Photo shows Mark and Hazel Vincent presenting the plaque to winner Andy Godfrey.
Charity Queen Vase
21st May
This is the fifth 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 Dons Ralph to continue to raise money for our charities.
The day started with the usual full English breakfast at Sheerin’s. This was the first time our society played this course, the weather was sunny with a pleasant temperature of 75 degrees. The course was in good condition from the fairways to the greens, the only thing missing was the lack of sand in some of the bunkers. The format was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups.
Winner of the “Charity Queen Vase” from group A, could be handicap secretary’s new friend, was Ian Bell with a great handicap cutting score of 44 points, runner up of group A on count back was Paul Davison with 37 points, third place was “Lion” John Fairbrass also with 37 points. Winner of group B, also on count back, was Alan Ralph with 40 points and runner up was John Clarke also with 40 points and third place was Lozz Maslanka with 37 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 4 Steve Gain, hole 9 “Watch this Drive” Andy Godfrey, hole 14 Ray Muttock, group B were hole 7 John Clarke, hole 13 John Collins and hole 17 No Winner, best front 9 went to “Four Puts” Andy Godfrey with 21 points and best back 9 went to Gary Hill with 19 points. The €15 two’s pot was won and shared between Gary Hill on hole 17 and Ray Muttock on hole 14. There were two singles knockout matches, Tom Goulden won 3 & 2 against John Fairbrass and Tony Alcock won 3 & 1 against Lee George. The Football card was won by Jo with Swansea City winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s Bar for the great hospitality.
Picture shows Dons Ralph presenting the vase to Ian Bell.
Denise Tyrrell Plaque
7th May
This is the nineth year playing for the Denise Tyrrell 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 a full English breakfast at Sheerin’s. The weather was perfect for golf with clear skies, a temperature of 23 degrees and a light wind. The format was singles full handicap Stableford split into two groups. Considering the high season prices the course was not up to its usual standard for the high society prices they charge for this time of year, first we had to play the course in reverse order there were patchy and bear tee boxes, fairways with bear patches and greens too fluffy and bunkers with no sand apart from that everything went well.
Winner of the “Denise Tyrrell Plaque” from group A on count back with winner from group B was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre with a score of 39 points, runner up was “Watch This Drive” Andy Godfrey with a score of 35 points and third place was “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly with 32 points. Winner of group B “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 39 points, runner up on count back was John Collins with 37 points and third place was “Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn also with 37 points. Nearest the pins winners were group A hole 8 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly, hole 10 Gary Hill, hole 14 “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre, group B hole 2 “Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn, hole 9 Keith James and hole 18 Steve Hopkins, best front 9 went to Keith James with 20 points and best back 9 went to Steve Hopkins with 18 points. The €30 two’s pot was shared between Ray Edwards on hole 7 and Steve Hopkins on hole 18. There were two singles knockout competitions played as well, Steve Day beat Steve Burns 2 & 1, Steve Ayre beat Steve Gain 3 & 2.
The football card was won by Steve Burns with Swansea winning €40 and adding another €40 for our chosen charities for 2025.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s Bar for the great hospitality.
Picture shows Brian Court (Vice Chairman) presenting the Denise Tyrrell Plaque to Steve Ayre on behalf of Baybrooks Restaurant.
St Georges Plaque
23rd April
This was the second year playing for the new St George’s Day Plaque which is sponsored by the Golf Society. The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups, the course was in great condition throughout, it was a chilly start but once the sun got to work it was a pleasant 75 degrees.
This year it was a very close competition with not many points separating 21 players. Winner of the St George’s Day Plaque from group B 0n count back with her husband was Wendy Ralph with 39 points, runner up was Alan Ralph also with 39 points that’s what we call “Keep It In The Family”, third place was Keith James with 34 points. Winner of group A was Gary Hill with 38 points, runner up was “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly with 32 points and third place was Tony Alcock with 29 points. Best front nine went to Brian Court with 17 points and best back went to Andy Godfrey with 16 points. Nearest the pins group A were hole 5 no winner, hole 11 Gary Hill, hole 18 Guest Steve Simon Collins, group B was easy “Keep it in the Family” holes 4 and 16 Alan Ralph and hole 8 Wendy Ralph. The Two’s pot of €15 was not won so carries over to the next game. There was a Match play doubles knock out first round where Peter Kelly and Paul Davison beat Brian Court and Steve Day 3 & 2
The football card was won by Brian Gordon with Ipswich winning €40 adding another €40 to our charities for 2025.
The Golf Society would like to Thank Donnie, Kellie, Katie and team for excellent hospitality.
Photo show winner Wendy Ralph being presented with the St Georges day Plaque from Brian Court (Vice President).
D&J Allison Cup
2nd April
This is the first year that we have played for the D & J Allison Cup, formally (Keep it in the Family Cup) which is sponsored by Wendy and Alan Ralph, Dave Allison was our Society Photographer and this competition is in memory of Dave known as (Grandad) and Joyce his wife.
Twenty-nine 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 and the weather was a very pleasant 23 degrees with blue skies, perfect conditions for golf.
Winner of the D & J Allison Cup was from group B, Tricia Lambie, with a handicap cutting score of 42 points, runner up of group B, also with a handicap cutting score of 40 points, was Steve Hopkins and third place went to Alan Ralph with 36 points. Group A winner was Tony Alcock with 32 points, runner up on count back was Graham Lambie with 31 points and third place went to Michael O’Keeffe also with 31 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A, hole 3 Ray Muttock, hole 13 “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly and hole 18 Graham Lambie, group B holes 8 and 14 Tricia Lambie and hole 4 “Tom Tom” Brian Court. Best front nine went to “Watch My Tee Shot” Andy Godfrey with 17 points and best back nine went to “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 18 points, the Two’s pot was shared between Steve Hopkins and John Clark, both on hole, 10 and Tricia Lambie on hole 8, they shared €15. There was one match play singles knockout competition played between Steve Burns and Steve Day which ended up all square so replay needed.
The football card was won by Ray Muttock with Portsmouth winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charities of 2025.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the excellent food and great hospitality.
Picture shows Wendy Ralph, daughter of Dave Allison, presenting the cup to Tricia Lambie.
St Patrick's Shield
19th March
This was our tenth 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. As usual everything was ready and waiting for us at Alicante Golf but after the torrential rain from the last two weeks, which only stopped twelve hours before we played, the course was in a very bad state, as expected, there were man-made lakes on some of the fairways and all the bunkers were washed out, buggy’s only allowed on the pathways and many areas very slippy under foot, as found out by a few players, the weather was back where it should be, warm and sunny with 22 degrees but it was just a pleasure to get out and play golf.
Winner of the “St Patrick’s Shield” came from group A on count back with Peter Kelly and was “Ding Dong” Ian Bell with 37 points, runner up was Peter Kelly with 37 points and third place went to Ray Hamilton with 33 points. Group B winner was Keith James with 36 points, runner up was “Flying Scotsman” Andy Ramage with 34 points and third place was John Clark with 33 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 6 Ray Hamilton, hole 11 “Watch This Drive” Andy Godfrey, hole 11 George O’Sullivan, group B hole 4 “Tom Tom” Brian Court, hole 8 John Clark and hole 18 Bill Howie, best front 9 on count back eventually went to Ray Hamilton with 20 points and best back 9 went to “The Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn with 17 points, the 2’s pot was won by “Slippy” Kenny Dow on hole 6 winning €15.
The football card was won by “Watch My Drive” Andy Godfrey with Ipswich winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charities for 2025.
Thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the excellent food and hospitality.
Picture shows “Sir” Ronnie King presenting the shield to Ian Bell.
9 Iron Cup
19th February
We would like to thank Mo Chaplin for her continued sponsorship of the 9 Iron Cup. Twenty-five players took part in this competition, the course was in good condition and the forecast was very sunny, it started chilly but rose to a pleasant 75 degrees, 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 was group B winner “The Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn with another handicap cutting score of 40 points, hot on his heels was runner up “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 39 points and third place went to Loss Malanska with 38 points. Winner from group A on count back was “Lion” John Fairbrass with 34 points, runner up was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre also with 34 points and third place went to “Lord Gain” Steve Gain with 33 points. Nearest the pins winners in group A were won by our guests Ricky Fields on holes 8 and 17 and Joe Nixon on hole 12, both players redonated there prizes to our charities for 2025, group B winners were hole 4 Tricia Lambie and holes 7 and 11 “The Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn, best front 9 was Steve Hopkins with 22 points, best back 9 went to “Watch This Drive” Andy Godfrey, also with 22 points. The Two’s pot was won by “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden winning €20. There were two first round singles match play games played, Kevin Quinn beat Peter Kelly 4 & 3, and Steve Hopkins beat Gary Hill on the 18th. The football card was won by Lee George with Stoke City winning €40 and €40 to our Charities for 2025.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff for the fantastic food, drink and hospitality. Photo shows Mo Chaplin presenting the 9 Iron Cup to Kevin Quinn.
Los Amigos Cup
5th February
This is the seventh year we have played for this cup, sadly Tony Whyatt passed away six years ago but fellow members and friends Andy Godfrey and Alan Martin have taken the sponsorship in Tony’s memory.
This was our first visit this season to Font Del Llop, the course was in reasonable condition considering the time of year. The weather was excellent for golf, with the earlier tee off at 10 o’clock it was a cold start but once the sun got to work it was a pleasant 22 degrees and pure sun. We played Tony’s favourite team format which he developed with four players in a team changing partners every 6 holes scoring with the better ball Stableford points.
Seven teams took part in a very tight scoring competition with only 6 points between third and first places, the eventual winners of the Los Amigos Cup, winning by one point, were Steve Burns, Andy Godfrey, Paul Owen and Tricia Lambie with 90 points, runners up were Graham Lambie, Dave Martin, Paul Davison and Kevin Quinn with 89 points. All the nearest the pins were won, group A hole 2 Gary Hill, hole 9 Andy Godfrey and hole 16 Steve Gain, group B hole 7 Nick Chambers, holes 13 and 17 Kevin Quinn, best front 9 went to Paul Owen with 25 points and best back 9 went to Dave Martin with 22 points, the two’s pot of €15 was shared between Paul Davison, Graham Lambie and Dave Martin with €5 being carried forward on behalf of Dave Martin to the next competition making the twos pot €20.
The football card was won by Steve Gain with Ipswich winning €40 and raising €40 for this year’s charities 2025.
Photo shows the winners of the Los Amigos Cup L to R Andy Godfrey, Alan Martin (sponsor), Paul Owen, Tricia Lambie and Steve Burns all holding Tony Whyatt’s unusual putter!
Scottish Cup (Quaich)
22nd January
This is the first sponsored competition of 2025. The Scottish Cup (Quaich) has been sponsored by our Scottish friends Donald Main and Chris Baillie since 2015, unfortunately Chris could not make the competition this year. The course at Alicante was in reasonable condition apart from all the work being carried out on the front nine tee boxes and fairways. For the players in the UK the weather was 22 degrees with plenty of sun when the clouds had disbursed and a few players still wore shorts. The format was blind draw doubles scoring Stableford points with both individual scores added together.
Winner of “The Scottish Cup” (Quaich) was “Lord” Gain and “Ladie” Lambie with a score of 75 points, runners up were “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden and Steve Hopkins with 74 points and third place went to “Usain Bolt” John Bolt and “Lion” John Fairbrass with 70 points. Group A nearest the pin’s winners were holes 5 and 8 “Usain Bolt” John Bolt and hole 14 Gary Hill, group B winners were holes 12 and 18 Kevin Quinn and hole 9 “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon. Best front 9 with both scores added together went to Kevin Quinn and Brian Gordon with 36 point, best back 9 was Brian Court and Graham Lambie with 32 points, the two’s pot of €15 was shared between (He’s nearly on Fire) Steve Burns on hole 16 and “Usain Bolt” John Bolt on hole 8.
The winner of the football card was Steve Hopkins with Stoke City winning €40 and raising €40 for our 2025 charities.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff for their great hospitality. Photo shows Donald Main presenting the Quaich to winners Steve Gain and Tricia Lambie.
SGS Competition
8th January
We met at Sheerin’s and started the day with a full English breakfast along with an update on some new society rules for 2025 before we travelled up to El Plantio.
Twenty-four players took part in this first game of the new 2025 season, the game was sponsored by SGS members and 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 great condition from tee boxes to greens and the weather was blue skies but cold 14 degrees with the earlier tee time of 10am but by noon it was a pleasant 21 degrees with no wind perfect, for golf.
Winner of the SGS competition was Kevin Quinn from group B with a handicap cutting score of 41 points, runner up was Keith James, again with a handicap cutting score of 39 points and third place was Steve Hopkins with 33 points. Winner from group A was “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns with a handicap cutting score of 39 points, runner up was Gary Hill with 37 points and third place was on count back with “Lord” Steve Gain but went to “Lion” John Fairbrass with 36 points. The winners of the nearest the pins group A were hole 8 John Fairbrass, hole 12 a tie between Paul Owen and Gary Hill both downing in 5 shots, hole 18 “I Told You How To Do It” Andy Godfrey, group B hole 6 Steve Hopkins, hole 9 “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon and hole 13 Kevin Quinn, best front 9 went to “Lord” Steve Gain with 18 points and best back 9 went to “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 21 points. The €15 two’s pot was won by Graham Lambie on hole 7.
The Football card was won by Gary Hill with Stoke City winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2025.
On behalf of the society, we would like to thank Kellie, Katie and their team at Sheerin’s for excellent hospitality and great food.
