CRAFT Club competitions are open to pairs made up of both men and women in any combination.
The CRAFT Club Golf Days 2024
| Tuesday 7th May | Rye Golf Club, East Sussex | Foursomes: 5 clubs, including putter. Lunch followed by golf. £35 Members, excluding lunch, £70 Visitors, including 2 course lunch | Siobhan Highwood [email protected] 01580 753434 |
| Monday 1st July | Thorndon Park Golf Club, Essex | Greensomes with full set of clubs. 2 course lunch from 12 noon, followed by golf. £40 Members, including lunch £75 Visitors, including lunch. | Tom Carne [email protected] |
| Monday 12th August | Wildernesse Golf Club, Kent | Foursomes: 5 clubs, including putter. Golf followed by lunch. £35 Members, excluding lunch. £75 Visitors, including lunch | Jan Dudley [email protected] |
| Friday 23rd August | Piltdown Golf Club, East Sussex. | Greensomes Team Event with full set of clubs. Golf followed by lunch. £45 Members £70 Visitors, including lunch | Peter Ross [email protected] |
| Monday 9th September | Littlestone Golf Club, Kent | Foursomes: 5 clubs, including putter. Lunch followed by golf £40 Members, excluding lunch £70 Visitors, including lunch | Simon Sanderson shp.sanderson@gmail. com |
Rye Golf Day: 7th May 2024
Rye CRAFT CLUB Golf Day was held on Tuesday 7th May. The day dawned with summer sunshine which made the day. There were 84 playing golfers who took to the golf course having had a wonderful lunch in the dining room. With 4 clubs and a putter, battle commenced at 2 pm, with everyone holding mulligans and bunker bazoocker to get them out of trouble. The day was won by Giles Wooley (Rye) and Ian Poysden (Rye) with a super score of 42 points. Second place was Peter Keith-Lucas (Thorndon Park) and Charles Furnival (Rye) with 36 points on count back from Jonathan Colvile (Rochester and Cobham Park) and Mary Ann Colvile (Rochester and Cobham) who took third place. Ten new members joined The CRAFT CLUB on the day. The total sum raised was just short of £7,000.00. The home of The CRAFT CLUB is at Rye Golf Club and without the Club’s support, an amount like this would not be achievable, our thanks go to Rye Golf Club for all their support in hosting this event.
Thorndon Park Golf Day: 1st July 2024
We were treated to a wonderful day at Thorndon Park Golf Club. Once everyone had booked in and collected their score cards, we were treated to a super summer lunch which set everyone up for their round of golf. Raffle tickets and Closest to The Pin were sold, which raised a substantial £870. There were 26 members and 14 guests taking part with 13 new members for The CRAFT CLUB. Whilst the weather was cool for summer, the Golf Course was in great condition and very challenging. The day was won by David Madan and Simon East – both Thorndon Park members – who scored an outstanding 42 points. Congratulations to them both. The day was a huge success and the total sum raised was just over £1700.00. We would like to thank everyone who supported the day.
Wildernesse Golf Day: 12th August 2024
Having worried that the day would be a washout, we ended up worrying that people would pass out from the heat! August 12th saw 72 players enjoy the day at Wildernesse with teams and individuals from 8 different clubs making up half the field of 36 pairs with the rest being home members. After a delicious buffet lunch, prizes were presented by Mrs Felicity Boyden, a long standing member of the CRAFT Club, alongside her husband, Alan. The winners were a home team (for a change!), Paul Meredith and Hilary Thomas with 46 points and runners up, David Kneeshaw & Gary Withers (Rye Golf Club/Tenterden Golf Club) with 43 points. 7 new members were enrolled and, along with merchandise sales, £2511 was raised for the CRAFT CLub.
Littlestone Golf Day: 9th September 2024
“The early morning rain and wind lashed Littlestone and there were fears of a very damp and soggy afternoon round of golf. However, those fears were not realised as the wind blew the rain out to sea and the stiff wind abated by mid morning. The event was attended by 40 golfers from Littlestone GC (8), Rye GC (16), Thorndon Park GC (8), Piltdown (4), and a new entrant, Dale Hill GC (4). The buffet lunch was of a high standard, with a seaside theme because of the shells and napkins on each table, that was enjoyed by all who attended, including the CRAFT Club Chair, Simon Compton. In the benign afternoon conditions Littlestone’s course defences were down, as evidenced by 10 scores of 36 points or more. The winners were Stephen Stowell and Simon Sanderson from Littlestone with an impressive 43 points. In second place on count back with 42 points were Rye’s Kate and Jonathan Gale with Vicky and David Dodds, also from Rye, in 3rd place. Candida Machin (Rye) won nearest the pin for ladies on the 14th and Richard Fry (Littlestone and Rye) won the men’s nearest the pin on the 17th.
Most importantly, and thanks to some very generous Craft Club members, the day raised £2137!”