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THE OLD FASHION SPRING MEETING 27-29 APRIL 2012
For the 89th time,
an expectant group of 22 met on the last weekend in April 2012 to enjoy playing
golf at two of the most fashionable and delightful golf courses in England,
Thorpeness and Aldeburgh in Suffolk.
Thorpeness Golf Course is
located on the coastal heath land with stunning views, playable all year round.
Its narrow and undulating fairways surrounded by birch and pine trees, gorse
and heather offers a tough challenge for all levels of players and were highly enjoyed
by most of us.
Aldeburgh Golf Course,
established in 1984, is a Championship Course, ranked 31st in
England by Golf World. Its location closed to the river Alde and the North Sea presents
stunning views and the course is in excellent condition with gorse-lined long
and wide fairways. Probably some of you wouldn’t agree but I certainly claim Aldeburgh
being the best course…..I ever played golf on. Maybe the fact I happened to win
both male competitions here that makes me taking this course to my heart.
Anyway, I loved playing at Aldeburgh and will definitely return next year to
defend my trophies.
Unfortunately, the weather
gods were not on our side. Heavy rain and gale-force wind has been dominating
the weather conditions during the three days long tour with some glimmer of hope
on Friday afternoon in-between the heavy showers. The hope for better weather
definitely disappeared on Saturday with dull drizzle and stormy winds. The 18
holes round on Sunday morning was consequently converted to a 9 holes round
which was a wise decision……. Notable, on my ride back home to London the sun
glared down from a cloudless sky…….
On Friday, the ladies played for
the trophy “The Ladies Cup”, whilst the higher handicappers played for the “The
King’s Jug”. The men played for the “Einar Flygt Bowl” and the “The Berner
Cup”. Despite bad weather conditions there were some nice scores.
On Saturday, both ladies and
men played a medal competition with some good scores on both sides. On Sunday,
only 9 holes round, the ladies played for a trophy “The Ladies Prize” and the
men for “The Captain’s Prize” however apparently there is no Captain’s Prize trophy
and the happy winner (myself) is expecting to be awarded with a nice present
instead. The bogey competition on Sunday was a nice match play against the
course resulting in astonishingly, in such a bad weather conditions, high
scores (+5 for the winner).
The unbeatable climax of the
meeting was, of course, an old fashion clothes’ competition, an unforgettable reflection
of the 100 year’s tradition and history of the RSGS creating a right feeling of
how it was to spend a weekend in Aldeburgh in 1927. Everyone was extremely
ambitious in finding dashing, old golfing clothes; plus twos and fours,
beautiful ladies hats, nice dresses, etc. Sure, you’ll be amazed having a look
at the pictures from the event. The history and tradition was even more
accentuated by Pax’s dinner speech
telling us the memories and stories about the Swedes-Golfers’ adventurous and
staggering escapades in Aldeburgh.
The
accommodation at lovely Aldeburgh was arranged for two nights in Wentworth
Hotel inclusive delicious food and drinks. I would like to thank the
organisers, the committee and the captains for the fantastic job and last but
not the least, explicit congratulations to the first time winners.
By
Alexander Lega
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RSGS’s AGM
with golf and dinner at Burhill Golf Club Monday the 26th of March 2012
On
the very day of the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Royal
Swedish Golfing Society, a fortunate group of just over 30 members had the
pleasure to play the beautiful old course at Burhill in gorgeous weather.
Playing
conditions could hardly have been better. With the sun shining the temperature
rose to a very comfortable 19 degrees. But this would not be golf if everything
was perfect, and I did indeed pick up a few mutterings about protruding aeration
lines on the greens preventing more successful putting. Personally I do not
mind having something to blame my consistent three-putting on! As I found out, the lines can be of help too. In
my relatively short golfing life, I have not had many birdies but I managed one
on hole 10, a par 3 – only because my putt followed a line all the way to the
cup!
The
lower handicap ladies played for the trophy “Qvinnans Pris och Ära”, whilst the
higher handicappers played for the “Magnuson Bowl”. The men played for the “Kastrup
Challenge Cup” and the “Bommen Cup”. There were some nice scores, both for the
women and the men.
Before
the AGM we were offered a glass of champagne – even a choice of pink or normal
champagne to mark the big “birthday” of the society. More than 20 trophies were
on display for us to admire, each displaying the different winners through the
century gone.
More
members joined us for the official AGM, which was efficiently chaired by our
President, Pax Andersson. The meeting went smoothly, from agreement of the
accounts to the election of our committee, and even the election of the
society’s first ever female vice-captain. Welcome to Cecilia Block! The
highlight was an entertaining re-acting of the inaugurating dinner 100 years
ago. The performance was well played by our gifted members Staffan Widenfelt,
Lauritz Tvedt and Ingemar Lundegard. Thank you!
After
the AGM we moved into the dining room. Hats off for the kitchen at Burhill Golf
Club. A lovely seafood starter, beautifully moist chicken for mains and my
favourite pudding – Tarte Tatin! Our president explained that he had himself picked
out the best wine from the different bars at the club. He had obviously done a
thorough analysis, leaving nothing to chance. Finally we also enjoyed a 100th
birthday cake with the RSGS logo on with our coffees.
During
dinner our President entertained us with an odyssey of the society’s past. We
all look forward to the book that will be published at the end of the year with
more details of RSGS’s history. This was followed by the traditional prize
giving for the day’s winners, as well as for winners of various knock out
tournament played over the winter. The trophies were coupled with bottles of
champagne and wine and engraved centenary RSGS tumblers. After our outgoing
Captain Kristoffer Huldt had been thanked for a splendid job, he passed on the
Captain’s tie to our incoming Captain Ulf Brodd.
Overall,
in every respect, a great day and evening. A big thank you to all the
organisers! Our fantastic committee clearly does a smashing job! Three cheers
for RSGS and it’s patrons!
By
a proud first time RSGS winner of Magnuson Bowl; Charlotta Lyckéus
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THE OLD FASHION SPRING MEETING 27-29 APRIL 2012
For the 89th time,
an expectant group of 22 met on the last weekend in April 2012 to enjoy playing
golf at two of the most fashionable and delightful golf courses in England,
Thorpeness and Aldeburgh in Suffolk.
Thorpeness Golf Course is
located on the coastal heath land with stunning views, playable all year round.
Its narrow and undulating fairways surrounded by birch and pine trees, gorse
and heather offers a tough challenge for all levels of players and were highly enjoyed
by most of us.
Aldeburgh Golf Course,
established in 1984, is a Championship Course, ranked 31st in
England by Golf World. Its location closed to the river Alde and the North Sea presents
stunning views and the course is in excellent condition with gorse-lined long
and wide fairways. Probably some of you wouldn’t agree but I certainly claim Aldeburgh
being the best course…..I ever played golf on. Maybe the fact I happened to win
both male competitions here that makes me taking this course to my heart.
Anyway, I loved playing at Aldeburgh and will definitely return next year to
defend my trophies.
Unfortunately, the weather
gods were not on our side. Heavy rain and gale-force wind has been dominating
the weather conditions during the three days long tour with some glimmer of hope
on Friday afternoon in-between the heavy showers. The hope for better weather
definitely disappeared on Saturday with dull drizzle and stormy winds. The 18
holes round on Sunday morning was consequently converted to a 9 holes round
which was a wise decision……. Notable, on my ride back home to London the sun
glared down from a cloudless sky…….
On Friday, the ladies played for
the trophy “The Ladies Cup”, whilst the higher handicappers played for the “The
King’s Jug”. The men played for the “Einar Flygt Bowl” and the “The Berner
Cup”. Despite bad weather conditions there were some nice scores.
On Saturday, both ladies and
men played a medal competition with some good scores on both sides. On Sunday,
only 9 holes round, the ladies played for a trophy “The Ladies Prize” and the
men for “The Captain’s Prize” however apparently there is no Captain’s Prize trophy
and the happy winner (myself) is expecting to be awarded with a nice present
instead. The bogey competition on Sunday was a nice match play against the
course resulting in astonishingly, in such a bad weather conditions, high
scores (+5 for the winner).
The unbeatable climax of the
meeting was, of course, an old fashion clothes’ competition, an unforgettable reflection
of the 100 year’s tradition and history of the RSGS creating a right feeling of
how it was to spend a weekend in Aldeburgh in 1927. Everyone was extremely
ambitious in finding dashing, old golfing clothes; plus twos and fours,
beautiful ladies hats, nice dresses, etc. Sure, you’ll be amazed having a look
at the pictures from the event. The history and tradition was even more
accentuated by Pax’s dinner speech
telling us the memories and stories about the Swedes-Golfers’ adventurous and
staggering escapades in Aldeburgh.
The
accommodation at lovely Aldeburgh was arranged for two nights in Wentworth
Hotel inclusive delicious food and drinks. I would like to thank the
organisers, the committee and the captains for the fantastic job and last but
not the least, explicit congratulations to the first time winners.
By
Alexander Lega
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