The Senior section of Handsworth Golf Club (known as Dads Army) has had another busy 12 months.    The section has nearly 70 members including the Club President and Club Captain. The section has a full programme of team matches and internal competitions (all off the yellow markers). Any member over the age of 55 is welcome to join in. It meets on Mondays (main day), Wednesdays and Fridays about 8.00am to 8.15am. Partners are drawn, so everyone gets a game. The first group usually tee off at 8.30am.

In January every year a list goes up inviting members to put their name down for the inter club team matches (Cosby and Abbey Park new for 2012). So if you are over 55, get up to the club and get your name down!

The section also has a number of away days locally and then there are internal competitions.  So you have to keep a regular check on the Senior notice board and the club diary.

The first Monday in the month (weather permitting) an Eclectic competition is held with the player’s best four stableford scores to count to win the summer (or winter) trophy. A mixed Christmas lunch is held in December to which wives/partners are invited. At the annual lunch in January, the new Senior Captain and other Senior Committee members are elected. A nominal fee each year is charged (rumoured to be £5, but as I am too young – so a full disclosure of cost has not been made!), which helps towards the engraving costs for the trophy winners and miscellaneous expenditure of the Section.

RESULTS OF TEAM MATCHES 2011

WON 8 LOST 6 HALVED 5

From our section Seniors Captain, Bert Truman won the Clubs James Hipkiss Trophy

Ted Mason won the 140 years plus combined age group prize with his partner in The Senior Open Winter pairs with Ron Goodwin and Michael Giles 3^rd in the same event.

On being asked about the Senior Section Club Captain Roy Brown said that “it was a pleasure playing with the guys and the organization throughout the year was excellent. He would like to give a massive thanks to Burt Truman for all the work he has done in his year as Seniors Captain.”

Internal Competitions Results