The Nevill golf course, established in 1914, was originally a nine hole course set down by Willy Park Junior (who designed Sunningdale Old Course amongst his 170 courses in Europe, the USA and Canada). When the course was extended some years later, James Braid was engaged to design the new holes and when he created the second, some 550 yards, it was considered to be one of the longest holes of any course in the area. Amongst Braid’s courses are Carnoustie and Ballybunion. Harry Colt worked with James Braid in the late 19th century and it is recorded that he spent time at the Nevill in 1926 working with Braid.

Throughout the second world war, part of the course was commandeered by the War Office and was released back to the Club with some compensation which was spent on redesigning and rebuilding the course. In 1965, Henry Cotton, who had won three Opens and had captained the Ryder Cup squad, was commissioned to redesign and extend the course. It is this layout that is the basis of the course that exists today.

Venue: NEVILL GOLF CLUB, BENHALL MILL ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN2 5JW
Phone: 01892 532941
Website: www.nevillgolfclub.co.uk

• Time:               10am for 10.56am first tee off 
• Format:           Tea/coffee + bacon rolls on arrival one course eve meal 
• Dress Code      Smart casual for the meal please.

A good turnout of 25 players will competing for the two trophies. 

Strokeplay Shield

The current holder is Mr Stuart Bourne.  This competition is for society members with a handicap equal to or below 19. Players are respectfully to also asked to record their stableford score as this will count towards the player of the year trophy (best 4 scores during the calendar year)

Stableford Shield

The current holder is in the field Mr David Howroyd. This is an 18-hole stableford competition off full society handicaps for members with a handicap of 20 or more.

Both competitions are trophy events so please putt out – no gimmies !!!

 Team Competition

The best 2 stableford scores from the teams of 3 count for this competition.  Usual adjustment for teams of four.

Nearest the PIN in two  – 17^th Hole

Nearest the PIN in one – 16^th Hole  

Order of play

Tee times start at 10.56 – please be at the tee and ready to go 5 mins before your tee off time.  In addition, please do your very best to keep up with the team in front and not aim to be just ahead of the group behind – Please do avoid slow play at all times – we should aim to complete our rounds comfortably within 4 hours 15 mins. 

Tee-time	Comp	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
10.56	Stroke	Stuart Bourne (13)	Alan Bigley (6)	Andrew Burnett (11)
11.04	Stable	Kevin Leftley (20)	Micky Mann (22)	Peter Cudmore (29)
11.12	Stroke	James Harding (14)	Mark Hughes (17)	Richard Hannam (7)
11.20	Stable	Keith Townsend (30)	James Gallifant (31)	Rod Lunn (20)
11.28	Stroke	Chris Buck (19)	Tony Willmott (19)	Andy Williams (16)
11.36	Stable	Roger Yarwood (20)	David Howroyd (22)	Kevan Gill (20)
11.44	Stroke	Alan Bond (14)	John Miller (18)	Mark Saville (guest 12)	Player 4
11.52	Stable	Kelvin Paterson (20)	Rob Montagu (29)	John Collingwood (28)	Simon Luck (21)

We look forward to seeing you on Friday