Mentmore News

"Crofty" from Sky Sports F1 team perfects his putting at Mentmore

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Mentmore Golf & Country Club welcomed David "Crofty" Croft from the Sky Sports F1 team on Tuesday 1st May to shoot a promotional video for a fantastic new putting aid.

SightRight is the revolutionary sighting and alignment aid created by renowned coach Stephen Feeney who has worked with stars of the golf world such as Darren Clarke, Colin Montgomerie, Charl Schwartzel and Paul McGinley.

Crofty spent time on the 9th green of The Rothschild being coached by Steve on how to use the device and setting up correctly over putts. The effects were visible from distance and close range, simply by alignment and training the eyes to see the lines of the putts clearly. This included sighting the line of aim on putts with breaks, squaring the putter face, perfect ball positioning and the actual stance adopted ahead of putting.

As well as putting, the device can be used for driving, iron play and chipping. If you would like to see more about this amazing and simple training aid visit http://sightrightgolf.com

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Investment in the new greens equipment pays off

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The greenkeeping staff here at Mentmore Golf & Country Club are really benefitting from the investment in the new equipment that they took delivery of back in December, which in turn is making both of our fabulous courses even better for all our member's and visitors.

They have been using the two new John Deere Greens 2500 Mowers, the Toro 3020 Bunker Bike and Woodbay Greensiron to amazing effect, so much so that we have been getting numerous compliments on the condition and quality of both the greens and the bunkers.

Greenkeeper James Wright, who joined us in December 2011, has been thoroughly enjoying his time here and commented that the new equipment makes the job so much easier and was pleased to hear so much positive feedback.

The new greens mowers have more blades on the cutting unit which gives more cuts per metre which gives a better cut and finish. The new addition to the fleet, the Woodbay Greensiron, is producing a quicker roll and firms up the green surfaces for a smoother finish. The Bunker Bike is giving much better reliability to the staff and a high quality and consistent finish to the bunkers.

On behalf of the Management Team, and golfers, at Mentmore we would like to extend our congratulations to all the Greenkeepers for the fantastic work they're doing and delivering two fantastic golf courses for us all to enjoy.

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£780 raised at the Sport Relief Charity Golf Day

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Friday 23rd March was Sport Relief Day and Mentmore Golf & Country Club hosted a Golf Day to help raise valuable funds for this amazing charity.

68 players took part in the competition which was held on the Rosebery Course in fantastic warm sunny weather. The event was full handicap stableford format with 2 best scores counting and "The Red Barons" comprising of Tony Rees, Nigel Beddall, Geoff O'Neill and Bryan Reed were the winning team with a grand total of 94 points. They collected their prizes from the day's organiser Brenda Scott before team captain Geoff O'Neill thanked all the staff at Mentmore and all the players who took part. With the entry fee's, donations and the auction we managed to raise an impressive £780.00.

The top 5 teams all won prizes plus Nearest the Pin prizes on all the par 3's all kindly donated by Mentmore, sponsors and players.

All the team at Mentmore would like to extend a huge thankyou to the players and the staff who helped make the day a great success, both on and off the course.

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Farewell to Laurence Barasse

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On Friday 9th March we bid farewell to Laurence Barasse. Laurence joined Mentmore Golf & Country Club just under two ago as our Operations Manager and has been a fantastic ambassador for the Club and hugely revered by both staff and members. She has been a key figure in our Management Team and along with Didier Malo (Bar & Restaurant Manager), Andrew Wheeler (Head Chef) and all the F&B Team, has delivered amazing service with style, panache and a warm smile to all who met her.

As a send off, nearly 50 staff and members attended her Leaving BBQ to wish her well. The BBQ was expertly cooked by General Manager Clint Moore and Men's Captain Bob Welfare-Ford and enjoyed by all. Following the food Clint gave a glowing farewell speech and Laurence responded by thanking all the staff and members who had made her time at Mentmore so special. She was then presented with gifts from both the Management and staff, including a personalised shirt of her beloved Arsenal.

Laurence has taken the position of Director of Food & Beverage at the luxury hotel St. Ermin's Hotel in London. We would all like to congratulate Laurence on her appointment and wish her well in her new role.

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Mentmore achieves Golf Mark Accreditation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The BB&O Golf Partnership held it's annual awards night at Harleyford Golf Club on Thursday 26th January. The evening is held for the purpose of thanking everybody involved in the achievements of the partnership during 2011. A number of guests from national governing bodies, county sports partnerships and local sponsors attended the evening to ensure that all contributions and successes were acknowledged. Several of the years winning youngsters also received their trophies and volunteers were presented with County Cards as thank you's.

Mentmore Golf & Country Club was one of only two Bucks clubs within the BB&O to achieve the Golf Mark Accreditation and Sue Lee was at the awards ceremony to represent Mentmore and receive our Golf Mark.

Mentmore's Junior Organiser, Alistair Halliday, would like to thank Chris Leach and Matt Davies for their help in putting the required procedures in place to help gain accreditation and to Andy Pohler for all his help with the Junior Section.

The Management Team and staff at Mentmore are extremely proud of this accreditation and it is a great reward for all the efforts that everyone involved has put into progressing our very successful Junior Section.

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Ladies Christmas Lunch and Texas Scramble

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On 13th December 102 ladies braved the weather conditions to play in the Christmas Texas Scramble on the Rothschild Course.

Many of the ladies made the occasion a very festive one with santa hat's and sparkling earrings to make the day a hugely enjoyable and fun day for all.

The golf competition was played over 9 holes, the front and back 9's, on the Rothschild with the Front 9 winning team made up of Farida Cerosio, Stella Dawes, Janice Jones and Liz Tasker with a combined score of 32.05. Winning the Back 9 with a score of 31.35 were the team of Margaret Atkins, Ann Bridges, Jeanne Cohen and Josie Singer.

The team who one the 'Best Co-ordinated Outfit' were Diane Turner, Shirley Power, Jenny Langford and Pam Watterson.

The ladies enjoyed a delicious meal and the day was rounded off with a sing-a-long of The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Lady Captain Christina Mungovan and the Ladies Section of Mentmore Golf & Country Club would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

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Kid's Christmas Party at Mentmore

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mentmore Golf & Country Club held the annual Kid's Christmas Party on Sunday 18th December with 28 children attending an afternoon of fun and games.

Their party began Magic Martin performing his brilliant show entertaining the children for 45 minutes before they had a fantastic buffet. After lunch Magic Martin did the second part of his show which included getting come of the parents involved in a variety of games, followed by a dancing competition. The best dancers, one boy and one girl, each received a magic set for their efforts.

Once the dancing and games had finished the children were led to the window in the Rothschild Suite to watch in amazement as Santa came down the driveway in a golf buggy to deliver presents to them all. They sat down in front of Santa in the main foyer as he called each of them out to receive a gift.

With a ring of his bell and a sing-a-long of "We wish you a merry Christmas" the day came to a lovely end.

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Seniors' Captain's Drive In

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A bright, cold morning at Mentmore Golf & Country Club welcomed in the new Seniors Captain, Terence Bicker, on Monday 12th December with the annual Seniors' Captain's Drive In.

Terry teed up and promptly drove his ball 172 yards down the fairway to mark the start of his year as Captain. The distance was correctly guessed by three of the Seniors, Ian Plummer, Peter Cochrane and Tony Cain. A great start to his year! General Manager, Clint Moore, presented Terry with a Titleist Cart Bag from the Management Team after Club President David Yorke had welcomed everyone to the day and introduced Terry to the gathered crowd.

Over 60 members and guests played in the 18 hole pairs competition on The Rothschild Course in cold and frosty conditions. The winners were Steve Albright and David Bray with 53 points. Second, third and fourth places all finished on 49 points! After countback, second place went to Ken Brown and Malcolm Dodsworth, third to Bob Walker and Steve Lloyd with Tony Elliott and Barry White ending up in fourth.

After the golf all the players sat down in the Rothschild Suite to a lovely turkey dinner with warm mince pies and coffee which was enjoyed by all.

The new Seniors Captain then made a speech in which he announced that his drive on the first had raised £86 from the Senior Section to the Club Charity, the Variety Club along with a further £150 from the sweep in which members had to guess the weight loss of Terry over a 17 week period. The weight lost was 24lbs and winners of the wine and sleeve of Titleist ProV balls (kindly donated by Graham Buck and Terry) guessing correctly were Clint Moore, Bob Walker and Tom Wareham.

A great day was enjoyed by all who attended and on behalf of everyone at Mentmore Golf & Country Club we would like to wish Terry a great year as Seniors Captain.

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Captains Drive In

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On Sunday 27th November Mentmore Golf & Country Club welcomed the new Lady Captain Christina Mungovan and Men's Captain Bob Welfare-Ford at the annual Captain's Drive In. The event was attended by over 80 members, the past Captains, family members and friends.

The Drive In itself was a relief to both Christina and Bob as they watched their drives sail down the middle of the fairway with a combined total yardage of 248 yards, guessed correctly by Roger Gaudoin. It was however an utter disappointment to the baying crowd who were hoping to see one or both miss the ball! The good natured banter was joyful and added, as always, to the atmosphere of the day and the Texas Scramble competition that followed the formalities.

The Captains were presented with their new blazers on the first tee and then General Manager, Clint Moore, presented them each with a new Titleist cart bag on behalf of the Mentmore Staff.

After the golf has finished everyone gathered in the Main Lounge and Christina and Bob took turns to speak before announcing their chosen charity for the year, The Variety Club of Great Britain. Christina introduced Mike Haszko, Deputy Head of Fundraising for the Variety Club, who spoke before a short film about the chairty was shown. The aim of this year's Captain's Charity is to raise enough funds to provide the local community with a Sunshine Coach which will carry the Mentmore logo and benefit a local charity or school.

Both Christina and Bob would like to extend their thanks to everyone who attended the Drive In and congratulate all who won prizes on the day. They also would like to thank Clint, Laurence, Didier, Matt, Brenda and all the team at Mentmore for their support, time and help and look forward to the year ahead.

Team winners on the day were; Front 9 Marilyn & Michael Myatt and Christine & Graham Robinson and on the Back 9 Richard Adamson, Stephanie Howlett, Matt Rolph and Marilyn Bowman.

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Mentmore helps Dreamflight take off!

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

At this year's Mentmore Club AGM, on Thursday 24th November, a cheque for £16,100 was handed over to this year's Captains' Charity Dreamflight. Throughout 2011, members and visitors of Mentmore Golf & Country Club have been generously donating and playing in a variety of events to raise money for Dreamflight.

The charity, which relies on public donations as well as corporate sponsorship, has been operating since 1987 in which time thousands of disabled and seriously ill children have experienced the trip of a lifetime on a 10 day holiday to Orlando, Florida. Dreamflight takes 192 children aged 8 to 14 to Orlando each year and provides every child with the opportunity to experience life in a different environment whilst making their holiday a never to be forgotten experience. However, this trip comes with a huge financial tag, with annual costs of around £750,000.

The cheque for £16,100 was presented to one of this year's Dreamflight children, 11 year old Kayla Perry from Luton and Dreamflight Founder, and Mentmore member, Pat Pearce MBE, by Club Captain Jon Dymock and Lady Captain Carolyn McKewan.

Kayla was diagnosed with Germ Cell Cancer in August 2010 and underwent 6 months of chemotherapy before being given the all-clear on March 28th this year. After the cheque had been presented, Kayla's mum Jo addressed over 100 members who were present and read out a moving note written by Kayla.

Pat Pearce said "I would like to say a real heartfelt thanks for this wonderful donation of over £16,000. It means such a lot to Dreamflight. I was so pleased that you were able to hear Kayla's words on her thoughts on the trip and what it meant. You have all been so very generous and that money equates to paying for 5 children to have their Dreamflight".

For further details about Dreamflight, or if you would like to make a donation please visit their website www.dreamflight.org

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