OC Golf Day 2005

David Wakely wins again at the OC Golf Day in June.

David Wakely could not attend the Golf Day last year as he was fulfilling his many duties as Captain of his home club but was back with a vengeance at the O.C. golf day on June 15th at Temple Golf Club. David won the Iwerne Cup a couple of years ago and stormed to victory again in 2005 with 36 Stableford points.
Runners up were Barry Stevenson, who comes to Temple from Bath and Colin Bothway who travels from Norfolk. It was also good to see John Garnett, who makes the trip from Crickhowell in South Wales. It is great to see these redoubtable Old Clayesmorians take time out to support this annual golf event and to see them all play some good golf.

There was also a morning singles competition this year and Piers Sabine produced one of finest performances at Temple to score 38 points and just squeeze by (difficult for Piers!!) the in-form Mr Wakely. David Caddy, making a welcome return was third. We are always pleased to have guests join us for the day, and the Guest Prizes were won by Nick Mason and David Crawford.

The afternoon fourball competition was won by Steve Hyde and Julian Bailey with Colin Scragg and Piers Sabine in second place.

At around 9pm following dinner and a couple of glasses of red wine, our oldest, but always tireless member Mr George Hodgson rose from his seat and called for silence. This was a break with tradition, and something not in the script at all. George had been canvassing the OCGS members and on their behalf presented me with a beautiful Villeroy and Boch glass bowl for organising these O.C. Golf Days for the last 14 or so years. It was a huge surprise and I would like to express my thanks, in this report, to the OCGS for a wonderful gesture and for theirs and the O.C. Society’s continuing support for an event which, I hope has a lasting place in the O.C. calendar.

The date of next year’s event at Temple is 16th June 2006.

Attendees:-
Malcolm Peake, David Spence, John Garnett, David Wakely, Piers Sabine, George Hodgson, Robin Harrison, Colin Bothway, Barry Stevenson, Andrew Beaton, Colin Jones, David Caddy, Colin Scragg
Guests: Peter Aley, Nick Mason, David Crawford, Steve Hoyle

Julian Bailey (64 – 69)