CLUB DIARY - Sunday, 14th to Sunday, 21st September 2025
Sun, 14th Rabbits & Tigers Match – Shotgun @ 8.30am
Breakfast will be served from 7.00am
Ladies Competition to follow @ 12.45 approx
SUGC Boys Match – 1st tee 1.15pm – 3.00pm
Mon 15th September Monday Stableford
Tues, 16th Ladies Competition Day – Handicap Cup
Wed, 17th Men’s September 9 Hole competition
CLUB NIGHT
Thurs, 18th Seniors v Cleobury Mortimer (H) – 1st tee 9.00am – 10.00am
Men’s Compston Trophy
Fri, 19th Ladies v Great Bar (A)
Rabbits & Tigers Dinner – 7.30pm for 8.00pm
Sat, 20th Men’s Whittingham Cup
Sun, 21st Captains Charity competition

Prize Presentations on Sunday, 14th September
Extra Day Competition on 23rd August: Pete Matthews (A) Jack Knowles
August Running Fourball: Michael Ratcliffe (A), Darren Ratcliffe (A), Carl Green, Ian Bowdler,
Mike Lamb, Mick Twiss (A)

Prize Presentation on Sunday, 21st September
September Thursday Medal: Kevin McNish, Leigh Church
September Thursday Stableford: Joe Holmes, Andy Sheldon
September Monthly Medal: Div 1: Steve Hinde, Dan Smith, Lewis Becket-Smith, David Treble,
Kieran Turner, Ian Thomas (A).
Div 2: Tim Hancox, Neil Irving
Captains Charity Competitions: Neil Irving, Perminder Pudden, Duane Mascord, Chris Harratt,
John Kelly, Richard Greenaway, Steve Hinde, Steve Banks, David Franklin, Dave Wall, Mark Powers, Richard Smith
Justin Foulkes, Matt Piggott, Dave Wagstaff, Dave Smith, Ian Foster, Julian Barker. Steve Woodall.

Team Results
“B” Team v Churchill & Blakedown (H) – Win
Seniors v Shrewsbury (H) – Draw
Ladies v The Chase (H) – Win

EDDIE DANNATT TROPHY: Competitors are reminded that the deadline for the 1st Round is Sunday, 28th September.
There will be no extensions given for this Round.

**COURSE REPORT **
The course continues to recover in all areas this week and the mowers are now seeing more action as we have optimum growing conditions. We have had 22.9mm of rain this week and 43.9mm for the month to date which has seen the course go from brown to green quickly.
With temperatures still high we have made the most of the growing conditions and started work on some of the tees, scarifying and seeding areas to get some much needed recovery.
I was glad to hear that following Sunday's downpour and Monday's thunderstorm both Sunday's mixed comp and the Charles Heeley Challenge Bowl managed to continue and the greens held up well taking in the rain. This is a testament to the aeration work we have been doing and the wetting agent program working well to get the water down into the profile.

Jobs completed this week.
• Greens cut daily
• Tees cut x2
• Aprons/collars cut x2
• Fairways cut
• Tees scarified/seeded
• Bins emptied/ballwashers topped up
• Tees divoted
• Irrigation install work on 4th tee/3rd apron (members)
• Bunkers raked daily.
• First cut around greens

Thanks again to Kev Gelder and his team for the work they are doing on the irrigation install.
I look forward to this Sunday along with Ben playing in my first Rabbits and Tigers match. We have very tough opposition but will do our best and it will be a good day I'm sure. Lets hope the rain holds off and next week we don't require our carving knives.

Enjoy your weekend.

Dave.