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This is the Seniors’ challenge competition. Players select their own
partners for a qualifying round of four ball better ball Stableford competition
played off full handicap from the white tees. The tee times are drawn. The
Senior captain and Senior vice captain play as a pair. Each member of the
pair with the best score in the qualifier usually receive a prize such as
a golf glove, donated by Rupert Hanson.
All pairs whose score is better than the score of the captain and
vice captain go through to the Hanson Final which is usually played on the
following Wednesday. It is a singles Medal play or Stableford round played
off full handicap from the white tees. The winner receives the Hanson Trophy.
Rupert Hanson has been a member of the Club for many years and was Senior
captain in 1985.
The competition, is played in April is a Stableford off full handicap
from the yellow tees with tee off times between 09:00 and 10:00. Players
aged 70 to 74 receive ONE courtesy shot, 75 to 79 receive TWO courtesy shots
and those aged 80 or over receive THREE courtesy shots. The current Senior
Captain and Senior Vice Captain are invited to play but are not eligible
to win the trophy. Past captains who are no longer members of the club are
invited to play and receive the courtesy of the course. A lunch follows the
competition and by tradition it is roast beef, Yorkshire pudding followed
by apple strudel. Some only attend the lunch.
The trophy was donated by Lindsay Weaver who was Senior captain in 1994.
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