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WOODRUSH RFC
ICKNIELD STREET
FORHILL
BIRMINGHAM
B38 0EL
+44 (0) 1564 822878
Dates for 2007 diary are :-
All, after what has been a very busy summer for many of us, it's time for some relaxation on the golf course and to re-new the well loved banter with some old friends.
Wednesday OCTOBER 17th is the date for the 2007 Woodrush Presidents Cup (and possibly Spring Pairs!) Venue : Kenilworth Golf Club, only 30 minutes away, with a decent reputation both on and off the course.
.....9 holes in the morning for those that want to, 18 holes competition in the afternoon. Evening meal & prize giving to follow in the club house.
Price : a snip at £50 (to be confirmed pending food decision).
Please pass this on to all your golfing acquaintances and lets actually complete a Woodrush event for 2007!
Reply to sdsmithuk@att.com
Cheers, Wolfie
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Some of our members will be aware that Chris Parsons and Cod have invested in a Villa in Spain, in the heart of the Costa Del Sol where you can enjoy all manner of golf and other attractions. For full details of the location and facilities send for a copy of their brochure. Simon advises that discounts are available for WGS Members.
Contact: Chris on 0796 222 0906, email: chparsons9@yahoo.co.uk
Simon on 07779 229 701, email: simon@simonpeace.fsnet.co.uk
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How we started
The Woodrush Golf Society was formed in 1986 when the Rugby Club Chairman, Jim Johnston, suggested that with the amount of keen golfers in the club an out of season golf event should be held. A venue was organised by Jim at a venue that he was familiar with through business, the Telford Hotel Golf & Country Club. Micky Leech helped out by keen golfers Dave (Radar) Parker and Steve (Wolfie) Smith, ably abetted by the likes of Simon (Cod) Peace picked up the reins and the inaugural event was duly held attended by some 36 players, ex players and rugby club officials, members and friends. For the record a 16 year-old Gary Meads was the first winner of what has become an annual event now known as the Woodrush Open. Closer study of the picture taken at the event by one Glyn Williams (brother of Rhys) reveals a number of well known ex players and club members :-
Greg Rayson Mark Newey Ian (Fingers) Smith
Ken (Bunker) Hussey Micky Leech Bob Gibbs
Mark (Clumsy) Warmington Mark Meads
Broc Badger Malcolm Coall
Mike Betts Gray Rohloff
Paul Cox Jon James
Joe Miah Gary Meads
The quality of the golf at the first event was mixed to say the least and one of the most memorable incidents has to be Jim Johnston himself having a number of air shots on the first tee, in front of the waiting golf club members, before shanking his ball into a bush - suffice to say Jim was the winner of the ‘Sash’ for the golfer who most needs to improve - now an institution - the society presents a tin of biscuits to the player most in need of improvement at each event.
As mentioned previously, the Woodrush Open became an annual weekend event, held for 18 years at Telford Hotel G&CC until 2004 when it moved to a new venue at Staverton Park near Daventry. In addition to the summer weekend two other event are held one in the Spring and the other in the Autumn. The Spring event is a pairs competition for the Smith-Kennedy Trophy kindly donated by Dave Smith and John Kennedy. The autumn event is the President’s Cup. The President of the society is none other than Simon Peace who elected himself to this lofty position thereby acquiring the well know nickname within the society of “Self Elected”.
Over the years the society has played many of the Midlands finest courses including Enville, Beaudesert, Blackwell, Copt Heath, Little Aston, Edgbaston, Moseley, Stratford, Droitwich, Robin Hod, Olton, Ross-on-Wye, Fulford Heath, Kings Norton and Swindon.
A record of the winners of all of the Society’s events is kept on a competition board situated in the lounge of the Rugby Club.
The society is open to anyone associated with the Rugby Club and we are always keen to welcome new members. We distribute details of events etc. via e-mail and post and anyone wanting to find out more or join us at our upcoming events in 2005 should contact Dave Parker on 07717 488505 or via dgparker@tinyworld.co.uk
If you would like regular e-mail updates on reports, match statistics, events etc, please email your details to brian@woodrushrfc.co.uk.
Please stop by again. Thank you for your interest!
