OP SPORT
NINTH ANNUAL POCKLINGTONIAN GOLF DAY
Reinstated after a 3-year gap , the ninth annual Pocklingtonian Golf Day held at The Oaks on Friday 10 June was full of drama including a swarm of bees temporarily invading the 10th tee and a rogue electric trolly taking on a life of its own to end up in the lake along with its owner ’ s car key ! Despite these distractions , Warrendale Farm held their nerve to clinch the win by a single point ahead of Beach House , and claim the President ’ s Cup .
Ten teams took part in the tournament this year which followed the Stableford format with the best two scores to count on each hole . As well as prizes for the top three teams , there were prizes for Nearest the pin , Nearest the pin in two and Longest drive .
As a bit of extra fun on the 7th hole , players had the opportunity to pit themselves against The Oaks ’ golf pro , James Walsh with anyone hitting the ball closer to the pin than James being entered into a prize raffle . The success rate was just over 25 per cent with 11 players securing a raffle ticket for the prize draw !
Once everyone had finished their rounds , the teams gathered for supper and the prize presentations . Trevor Loten ( 70-80 ), ex officio OP President stood in for current OP President , Joan Gough ( 75-77 ), to present the prizes .
Thanks go to Pippa ( 97-06 ) and Ed Nutt ( 95-06 ) and all the team at The Oaks for hosting another excellent day of golf , along with all our golfers for taking part .
The full results are below and the provisional date for next year ’ s event is Friday 11 June 2023 – hope to see you there !
First Team – The President ’ s Cup – Warrendale Farm ( 90 points ) James Thornton , Kevin Morley , Shane Sellars , Geoff Hall
Second Team – Beach House ( 89 points ) Jerome Remblance ( 00-12 ), Jerome Remblance Snr , James Botton , Jack Remblance
Third Team – Westwood ( 86 points ) – tied with OP ’ Have but won on a better back 9 Tony Risso-Gill , Carl Sheppard , Kevin Bulles , Gareth Davies
OTHER TEAMS : OP ’ Have ( 86 points ) Henry Laverack ( 03-10 ), Isaac Green ( 09-11 ), James Bisson ( 04-12 ), Peter Massie ( 00-10 )
Awesome Foursome ( 85 points ) Trevor Loten ( 70-80 ), Martin Butcher , Dave Galloway , Dave Tyrell
The Glimmering Golfers ( 85 points ) Steve Burke , Paul Hankin , Paul Walker , Graham Wood
Hopeful Herons ( 82 points ) Tony Dobbs , Michael Sikala , Ian Crutchley , Ray Tate
Ex-President ’ s Men ( 82 points ) Tom Nash ( 68-77 ), Nick Baines , Ricky Goode , Robert Roach
Heron ’ s Hackers ( 81 points ) Leighton Smith , Paul Stubley , Chris Wilson , Alex Holliday
Westwood Wanderers ( 80 points ) Jeremy Shaw ( 54-64 ), Roger Shaw ( 52-62 ), Peter Lee , Stephen Hill
Nearest the pin ( 7th hole ): Tony Risso-Gill Nearest the pin in two ( 16th hole ): Jack Remblance Longest drive ( 18th hole ): Jack Remblance Beat the Pro raffle : Robert Roach ( from 11 winners ) save the date !
Friday 11 June 2023 at The Oaks Golf Club , Aughton
OP GOLF DAY 2023
Friendly , social competition for all levels – 18 holes , 4 ball Stableford format
Bacon rolls , half-way house , supper and prizes !
OP TENNIS
An excellent turnout of 12 mixed doubles pairs , including students , OPs , parents , teachers and retired teachers competed for the Edmund-Loten Inspire Trophy on Sunday 26 June 2022 on the School astros . The tournament had not taken place since 2019 due to Covid , so it was great to see such a cross-section of players . It was a sunny and very windy afternoon , which made serving difficult , but there was some good-quality tennis played during the round-robin group stages before the standard increased yet further in the semi-finals .
Defending champion Frankie Marsh ( 06-13 ), with new partner Guy Littlejohn ( 00-07 ), battled through an extraordinary match against Isadora and James Philip , winning 10-8 in a tie-break , whilst three members of the Dyson family were involved in the other semi-final , with Jess Dyson ( 17-21 ) and Mohamed Gamal defeating Jess ’ s mum Eleanor and older brother Tom ( 15-22 ) 6-4 in another very close contest . The final kept the spectators on the edge of their seats , with Jess and Mohamed becoming the first student winners in the trophy ’ s history after a 6-4 victory against Frankie and Guy . Thanks to everyone who took part and who stayed on to support the finalists in what was an exciting afternoon of tennis .
Next year ’ s tournament will be on Sunday 2 July 2023 .
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