Past Captain Ian Hanley was delighted to present a cheque for £2500 to Mike Travis from prostate Cancer UK. Ian thanked everyone for their generosity throughout his year for supporting his chosen charity.
Mike then spoke about his own experiences of prostate cancer and helped us all understand the dangers of the disease including that:
- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.
- Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer - that's more than 10,500 men every year.
- 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime.
- Over 330,000 men are living with and after prostate cancer.
- More than 38,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in England.
- More than 9,000 men die from prostate cancer every year in England.
- Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer in England.
- Symptoms that should prompt a visit to the GP include a more frequent need to use the toilet overnight, frequently going to the toilet even though the intake of fluid may not have increased and a slow flow when urinating.
Make sure you drop in and see your GP if you have any concerns.
Winter League final
Congratulations to Neil Hodding (low) and Clive Gribble(high) on winning the 2015-2016 Winter League.
Overall results (Scores are made up from the best 6 of the 10 winter league rounds)
Low Handicaps
1st - Neil Hodding - UA Shoes - 77
2nd - Rod Handyside - UA Waterproof top - 76
3rd - Mark Hutchings - Motocaddy Lite Bag - 75
3rd - Tony Watling - Motocaddy lite bag - 75
5th - Peter Darlington - TaylorMade Pencil Bag - 74
5th - Andrew Hitchens - TaylorMade Pencil Bag - 74
5th - Rod Jenkin - TaylorMade Pencil Bag - 74
8th - James Franklin - UA Shirts - 73
8th - Alex Glasson - UA Shirts - 73
High Handicaps
1st - Clive Gribble - UA Shoes - 76
2nd - Ian Alford - Motocaddy bag - 75
3rd - John Turner - UA Elements Jacket - 72
4th - Mick Matthews - PING Benidict Sweater - 71
4th - Don Ruhrmund - PING Benidict Sweater - 71
6th - Craig Darlow - ProQuip Top - 70
7th - Mark Perry - UA Holdall - 68
7th - Steve Turner - UA Holdall - 68
Winter League Scramble - Saturday, 2 April
A Texas Scramble competition was held prior to the presentation of the overall winter League prizes. With 4 drives counting for each player and 1/6th of the combined handicaps, the scores were very close.
1st - Ollie Naylor , Peter Verran, Mick Matthews, Antony Richards - 51.7
2nd - Andy Boon , Andrew Hitchens, Mike Knowles , Clive Gribble - 52.5
3rd - Neil Hodding, Tom Ruhrmund , Mark Perry , Ben Easterling - 53.7
4th - Phil Phaby , Dave Perry, Brian Joy, Sid Cryer - 54.3
