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ASSOCIATION SPORTS EVENTS

THE REYNARD GOLF TROPHY

SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2015

Competitors for the 2015 Reynard Golf Trophy

As usual, it was a Stableford points competition played off the
yellow tees, with golfers receiving ¾ handicaps. The College has
a long-standing and harmonious association with Rothley Park
Golf Club, with many of us having played school golf there as
boys, and with many ORs being members. It was extremely kind
of the committee to allow us the courtesy of the course on a
Saturday afternoon, and it was much appreciated by all.

We were joined by Fr Joe O’Reilly, the Provincial of the Rosminian Number 1, Mike Meredith (89) & his fellow golfers!
Order. He is a keen golfer and proved to be excellent company
out on the links. Twelve players competed in total, the others RATCLIFFIAN ASSOCIATION GOLF
being defending champion Bernard Murphy (67), Donal FIXTURES 2016
Heffernan (75), Paul Reynolds (76), Chris Della-Porta (79), Sean
Kelly (81), Andrew Yell (82), Mike Meredith (89) (President PUBLIC SCHOOLS OLD BOYS’ ANNUAL MATCH
of the Association), Edward Gamble (95) (three times prior LUFFENHAM HEATH GOLF CLUB
champion), Varinder Gill (99), Ben Surtees-Smith (97) and Saroj
Ekanayake (01). Association Golf Secretary, Abe Mee (92), and FRIDAY 29TH APRIL 2016
David Brunton (79), a talented all-rounder, were off games that
afternoon, but Abe was able to act as the official starter, and This is a 36-hole competition played in pairs in a Stableford
David followed the first four ball and acted as match referee. points format. We need a team of six with a maximum handicap of
18. Players are expected to play 36 holes and stay at Luffenham
After a little shyness at the presence of the official photographer, for dinner in the evening. Jacket and school tie are required for
we were immensely proud to see all of our players blasting fine men, eveningwear for women. The cost is usually £75 per person
drives down towards the ridge and furrow short of the first green. for the day, including golf, lunch and dinner.
Many duly enjoyed a solid start on their scorecards. Thereafter,
the narrow fairways, deep bunkers, testy undulations, local There are many good golfers whose names are missing, above,
brooks and other strategically-placed hazards in windy this year, and it would be great to have your support again in
conditions proved a stern test of patience and courage to our the future.
150th Anniversary celebration cohort.
Abe Mee (92)
Nevertheless, some very good golf was played. Varinder Gill won Golf Captain
nearest the pin, narrowly squeezing out a fine stroke played by
Chris Della-Porta, and Ben Surtees-Smith hit the longest drive, ALL OTHER GOLF FIXTURES FOR 2016 ARE LISTED
just eking his ball past the marker recorded earlier by Sean Kelly. ON THE BACK PAGE OF THIS MAGAZINE.
Champagne was duly presented to celebrate this exhibition of
high-quality golf.

The stand-out golfers on the day were Michael Meredith and
Ben Surtees-Smith. Ultimately, Michael won the Reynard Trophy
with 34 points, playing off a handicap of 15 (12 strokes received),
pipping Ben’s 33 points off a handicap of 8 (6 strokes received)
at the post.

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