On Saturday 26th March Dean Wilson drove into office as Club Captain for the season 2011-12, and was shortly followed by his wife Ruth who drove into office as the Clubs Lady Captain. Whilst the club has seen in the past husband and wives holding both the Club Captaincy and the Lady Captains office, no couple has done so in the same year.
This years Captains Drive in Day saw a tremendous turnout as over 110 members watched the drive in ceremony. In addition to the new Club & Lady Captains drives into office, Brian Turner drove into his Seniors Captaincy, Steve Yendley drove into office as the Rabbit Captain and Luke Higgins drove in as Junior Captain. Despite the clearly evident nerves , all the Captains struck their drives superbly down the 1st fairway and a sweep for the collective distance of all 5 drives raised over £100 for the Clubs Junior Section.
After the drive in ceremony, the members played a Texas Scramble competition over an adjusted 9 hole layout of the award winning Hove Edge course. The winners team included the wife of new Senior Captain Jackie Turner with a net 9 hole score of 22.
Following the competition over 100 members stayed to witness the presentation of the new Club Captains Green Jacket after which he made an emotional speech and reflected on what had been a very enjoyable and special day not only for his wife and himself, but also for all of the other Captains who had taken on the mantle of section Captains.
Photos show L to R: Steve Yendley Rabbit Captain, Brian Turner Senior Captain, Ruth Wilson Lady Captain, Dean Wilson Club Captain and Luke Higgins Junior Captain.
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