Club News
What's been happening
Dear member
A stop start week weather wise, no course closures but the rain on Saturday meant it was a quiet day on the course! I'm sure you all enjoyed Christmas shopping instead....
Winter League went ahead Sunday in cold but glorious conditions, as usual the scoring defied the difficulty of the course, +9 from Matt Smith & Will Norford get's a round of applause from me!
W/L Round 4 - Top 5 Teams:
1st = M. Smith / W. Norford +9
2nd = O. Esslemont / N. Hebron +7
3rd = M. Griffiths / R. Baker +6
4th = S. Gordon / T. Gordon +5
5th = M. George / C. Elliott +5
We remain on grass tees for now, we would like to reach January before moving to mats however the rain keeps falling. It will no doubt be necessary to move the par 3's and shorter par 4's onto mats sooner rather than later but as above, we will endeavour to stay on the grass for as long as possible.
Thanks to everyone that carried yesterday, it was noticeable that people had made an effort, it makes a real difference to the heavy traffic areas.
Buggy wise, it really is a day by day decision, please phone on the day of play to enquire if buggies are allowed or not.
There is an all day Winter Stableford scheduled this Sunday, play is allowed all day, simply enter on the screen before you play and input your score on the screen when you finish. Due to being on grass tees, this will be a qualifying competition.
There were social, course and management committee meetings this past week. The social committee are very excited by the upcoming 'Meet Santa' event, apparently I have a Grinch costume to wear! I'm not sure what they mean by that....
The social calendar for 2026 is complete, we have at least one event per month, as a rule the last Friday of each month, starting with a Quiz night on Friday 30th January.
Full schedule will go on the screens around the clubhouse shortly.
The course and management committee also held productive meetings. The course committee was focused around the completion of the green keepers facility, which will hopefully be this side of Christmas, jobs on the course, like fringes and approach irrigation to hole 5 and 12 plus re-riveting and shaping of the bunkers on hole 12 were also discussed, In addition, completion of the 13th tee. Weather dependant we will experiment with AstroTurf, adding it to the path on hole 7. Provided the membership like it, we will add it to more and more walkways around the course.
My action item this week is to understand the cost implications of taking on another apprentice, hopefully we will be adding to our workforce for 2026.
The management committee discussed the upcoming AGM ( Tuesday 16th December @ 19:00) along with our usual agenda, focusing on all areas of the business. It's been a fantastic 2025/26 season so far, provided we don't have too many closed days between now and the end of February it will be our best year on record.
Our membership waiting list now grows daily, new additions are being quoted a two year wait. This should ensure we enter 2026/27 with a full membership, which in turn means we can budget with confidence. The up to date priorities list will be be sent out shortly.
PRO SHOP, KITCHEN & BAR - WINTER HOURS
Due to Mondays being so quiet during winter, we have taken the opportunity to close the kitchen for normal service. We will still be offering hot sausage rolls and pasties plus bar baps.
KITCHEN:
Monday - Closed ( Sausage Rolls, Bar Baps and Pasties available)
Tuesday to Friday - 11am to 4pm
Saturday & Sunday - 8am to 5pm
BAR:
Open from 11am to 6pm, every day
PRO-SHOP:
7am to 5pm, every day
PREFERRED SUPPLIERS LIST
The following members have have joined our list and are advertising on the screen in the clubhouse, they will also have an advert on the website. We welcome other members to advertise their services with us. Please contact me should you wish to join the list.
Business Partners:
Fratelli Italian Restaurant Woburn & Ampthill - 10% off food on production of members card
Brendan The Chilli Man - Sauces (4 in a pack) £15 instead of £22. OR £20 per case of 6 of the Red Pepper Snapper, usual price £30.
Wards Builders ( Tom & Josh Ward )
Ben Abbott Plumbing & Heating ( Ben Abbott )
Globe Home Improvements ( Phil Bush )
Jalori Restaurant, Woburn Sands (15% discount off food on production of membership card)
Woburn Rai Restaurant
(10% discount on food upon production of membership card)
Webster Digital (Dan Webster)
Offering any business at the club a free 1 hour website and marketing consultation.
AMC Aircon (Alan Cowan) offering 15% discount on air conditioning / heating units to members
A stop start week weather wise, no course closures but the rain on Saturday meant it was a quiet day on the course! I'm sure you all enjoyed Christmas shopping instead....
Winter League went ahead Sunday in cold but glorious conditions, as usual the scoring defied the difficulty of the course, +9 from Matt Smith & Will Norford get's a round of applause from me!
W/L Round 4 - Top 5 Teams:
1st = M. Smith / W. Norford +9
2nd = O. Esslemont / N. Hebron +7
3rd = M. Griffiths / R. Baker +6
4th = S. Gordon / T. Gordon +5
5th = M. George / C. Elliott +5
We remain on grass tees for now, we would like to reach January before moving to mats however the rain keeps falling. It will no doubt be necessary to move the par 3's and shorter par 4's onto mats sooner rather than later but as above, we will endeavour to stay on the grass for as long as possible.
Thanks to everyone that carried yesterday, it was noticeable that people had made an effort, it makes a real difference to the heavy traffic areas.
Buggy wise, it really is a day by day decision, please phone on the day of play to enquire if buggies are allowed or not.
There is an all day Winter Stableford scheduled this Sunday, play is allowed all day, simply enter on the screen before you play and input your score on the screen when you finish. Due to being on grass tees, this will be a qualifying competition.
There were social, course and management committee meetings this past week. The social committee are very excited by the upcoming 'Meet Santa' event, apparently I have a Grinch costume to wear! I'm not sure what they mean by that....
The social calendar for 2026 is complete, we have at least one event per month, as a rule the last Friday of each month, starting with a Quiz night on Friday 30th January.
Full schedule will go on the screens around the clubhouse shortly.
The course and management committee also held productive meetings. The course committee was focused around the completion of the green keepers facility, which will hopefully be this side of Christmas, jobs on the course, like fringes and approach irrigation to hole 5 and 12 plus re-riveting and shaping of the bunkers on hole 12 were also discussed, In addition, completion of the 13th tee. Weather dependant we will experiment with AstroTurf, adding it to the path on hole 7. Provided the membership like it, we will add it to more and more walkways around the course.
My action item this week is to understand the cost implications of taking on another apprentice, hopefully we will be adding to our workforce for 2026.
The management committee discussed the upcoming AGM ( Tuesday 16th December @ 19:00) along with our usual agenda, focusing on all areas of the business. It's been a fantastic 2025/26 season so far, provided we don't have too many closed days between now and the end of February it will be our best year on record.
Our membership waiting list now grows daily, new additions are being quoted a two year wait. This should ensure we enter 2026/27 with a full membership, which in turn means we can budget with confidence. The up to date priorities list will be be sent out shortly.
PRO SHOP, KITCHEN & BAR - WINTER HOURS
Due to Mondays being so quiet during winter, we have taken the opportunity to close the kitchen for normal service. We will still be offering hot sausage rolls and pasties plus bar baps.
KITCHEN:
Monday - Closed ( Sausage Rolls, Bar Baps and Pasties available)
Tuesday to Friday - 11am to 4pm
Saturday & Sunday - 8am to 5pm
BAR:
Open from 11am to 6pm, every day
PRO-SHOP:
7am to 5pm, every day
PREFERRED SUPPLIERS LIST
The following members have have joined our list and are advertising on the screen in the clubhouse, they will also have an advert on the website. We welcome other members to advertise their services with us. Please contact me should you wish to join the list.
Business Partners:
Fratelli Italian Restaurant Woburn & Ampthill - 10% off food on production of members card
Brendan The Chilli Man - Sauces (4 in a pack) £15 instead of £22. OR £20 per case of 6 of the Red Pepper Snapper, usual price £30.
Wards Builders ( Tom & Josh Ward )
Ben Abbott Plumbing & Heating ( Ben Abbott )
Globe Home Improvements ( Phil Bush )
Jalori Restaurant, Woburn Sands (15% discount off food on production of membership card)
Woburn Rai Restaurant
(10% discount on food upon production of membership card)
Webster Digital (Dan Webster)
Offering any business at the club a free 1 hour website and marketing consultation.
AMC Aircon (Alan Cowan) offering 15% discount on air conditioning / heating units to members