Hello golfers,

Good luck to Hampshire lads Scott Gregory and Harry Ellis as they embark on their Walker Cup challenge this week at The Los Angeles Country Club. GB&I will be aiming to defend the trophy after securing a 16.5 - 9.5 victory in the 2015 match at Royal Lytham and St Annes; their biggest winning margin since the match was first played in 1922. The Walker Cup is one of the highlights of the golfing calendar and a tremendous opportunity for the players to shine on such a big stage. The Americans will be determined not to lose two matches in a row, but we have a strong team and I’m sure the players will give it their all to try to retain the trophy. I hope you all find time to enjoy another edition of our weekly newsletter bringing you up to date with all the latest news and offers from Hockley Golf Club.

Charity Bike Ride - Ben made it to Amsterdam...

They started in London, cycled through heavy rain, up and down hills, through some great countryside to finally reach Amsterdam four days later. Two punctures, one fall, swollen knees and all exhausted, but they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. They have raised a staggering £10,351, 86% of their £12,000 target. Thank you to all those that donated it is very much appreciated by all of the boys.

Final donations can be made here on the Just Giving page.

Two ‘holes-in-one’ this week and on the same evening...

Mark Diaper had his first ever hole-in-one on the 16th using his 5-iron which pitched straight in the hole. I am told he did the honourable thing and brought his partners a drink, happy days!

Our second hole-in-one was achieved by Luke Hodgetts on the 12th hole using a pitching wedge. The ball had a little’ think’ on the lip of the hole before finally rolling in. Well done to both of them.

New arrivals

Ladies, the JRB autumn/winter range of clothing is now out on display and we are awaiting the Under Armour base layers that many of you requested last year.

Senior Team

We had one match last week against Brokenhurst at Hockley in glorious sunshine. The course was in superb condition and we enjoyed an excellent meal afterwards. Our thanks go to all our catering staff. We won 5 - 1 which was an exact reversal of our match at Brokenhurst earlier in the season. Well done all the team.

This week we host our Seniors' Open and thank you to all the Hockley members who are taking part. Results will be published next week.

Tony Crawford,
Seniors' Captain.

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Hockley Tourers retained the Henderson Putter with a 9 - 2 victory in Etretat. More details and photos to follow on their return.

Men's Stableford and Medal

Two very different competition days this weekend, on a dry Saturday we had 98 entrants into the Men’s Stableford, however on a very wet Sunday we only had seven entrants into the Men’s Medal. Saturday's results were:

Division One Winner - Adrian Bell with 40 points.
Division Two Winner - Eben Ellis with 37 points.

Sunday's results were:

Processed as one division and the overall winner was Mike Brown with a nett 69

Upcoming Events

We have a number of events coming up at Hockley, including:

• Thursday, 7 September - Ladies medal second round of the Habin Cup and Men’s Medal.
• Friday, 8 September - The Grandfather's Trophy, a stableford played from the yellow tees.
• Saturday, 9 September - Ladies Chilbolton Cup, a stableford and enter on the day in the pro shop.
• Saturday, 9 September - Grandfather's Trophy and Men’s Long Course Stableford.
  
• Sunday, 10 September - The Sonny Sharpe Trophy. Please note the course is CLOSED until 4:30pm as this is a 36 hole event using both the first and 11th tees.
  

Hockley Winter Foursomes

The popular Hockley Winter Foursomes returns in November and entry can now be made using an entry form available in the foyer or from the club website.