AGM 2013

Our 2013/14 AGM meeting  took place on Sunday December 29th 2013 at the Devonshire Arms public house.

Attendees: Peter Shaw, Gez Newsome, Andy Whittaker, Chris Shaw, Steve Whiston                  Start time: 18:11 Finish 21.33

Golf Days 2014/2015 Status

             2014 Golf Day venues now confirmed. see the full line up here

             2014 Wales Links Weekend, accommodation and courses booked. See here for details

             2015 Dates and provisional venues published. See here for details.

Handicap Reviews

Chris Shaw cut from 22.6 to 20.3 (2.3) - Playing Handicap 20

Sean Anderson cut from 24.0 to 22.3 (1.7) moves into Division 2 - Playing Handicap 22

James Little increased from 23.1 to 23.9 (0.8) - Playing Handicap 24

Patrick Mahoney increased from 25.4 to 25.9 (0.5) - Playing Handicap 26

Dale Green increased from 19.7 to 20.5 (0.8) - Playing Handicap 21

Paul Heathcote increased from 16.5 to 17.2 (0.7) - Playing Handicap 17

Alan Thompson increased from 16.2 to 16.9 (0.7) - Playing Handicap 17

Howard Forrester allocated a handicap of 25.0 and in Division 3 - Playing Handicap 25

Paresh Patel allocated a handicap of 24.0 and in Division 3 - Playing Handicap 24

Steve Abbott allocated a handicap of 28.0 and in Division 3 - Playing Handicap 28

Note:

The cutoff from Division 1 to Division 2 is 17.0

The cutoff from Division 2 to Division 3 is 24.0

Handicap buffer zones remain the same

Competitions

For 2015 Spring & Autumn knockouts, no byes twice

Pairs final will be Stableford, and not MatchPlay

Countback for highest score if there is a tie

Pete mistakenly made the 2013 pairs final as MatchPlay

Future Golf Days

March 2014 warm up event agreed to be at Lea Marston (Marston Lakes Course)

Gay Hill name change to Hollywood Golf Club

All other courses agreed

2015 Proposals reviewed (nothing booked or confirmed yet)

Look at Collingtree in summer

Look at Kilworth in winter

Unsure about Dudley

Presentation Night will be on April 6th after the golf at the Belfry starting around 6:00 to 6:30pm

Accommodation is available at The Belfry for those that want to stay over (Visit Belair nightclub to finish the night off)

Tour

Wales 10th Anniversary Weekend agreed & deposit paid

Friday format to be agreed closer to the time. Gez to look into a team event

Check if breakfast is included at the hotel

Look to bring Saturday & Sunday tee times forward to around midday

Portugal Tour agreed, deposit paid & flights booked

Proposal of no Wyder Cup this year if the numbers do not suit

Will be worked out over the next couple of months once people make a decision

Maybe just singles each day?

Society Documents

Constitution amendments agreed

Code of conduct & share allocation in the event of WGGC disbanding to be created

Pete to issue draft copy to committee members

AOB

Wyder Cup Team allocations

Paresh - Blue Team

Steve - Blue Team

Howard - Red Team