Member |
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Ali
Daley
Ali 'G'
Kaa Ching!
Respec'
Er....a bit right!
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Ali
was introduced by bod in 2000. No
guesses needed for Ali's nicknames apart from perhaps the references to
Kaa Ching! Ali takes a lot of stick from the lads for his alleged
eating habits, mostly when referring to Little Chef's en-route to
events, perhaps even the odd Burger King, Pound Hill Kebab shop, the
list can go on! He maintains that this is all a fallacy and claims NOT to
have visited a little chef for some years now (we believe you Al).
Somewhat unusual for a married man, Ali is also a regular Sunday golfer
and is a founder member of the now infamous Bandit Squad, a group of
members dedicated to scouting out courses before the monthly and Yearly
outings. Ali now is the proud owner of proper clubs in the for of
his mighty Wilson Deep Reds. He is often found wagering bets with
his chum Corky.
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Andy Boulter
(Committee Member)
Philadelphia
Bod, Bodder or Bodraig
Bodder
Driving off the 1st at Barnham Broom 2003 wearing his 'Top Dog'
waistcoat.
What a time to film you! |
In
1999 at Meon Valley the society found themselves in a tricky
situation. We had expected 16 participants but ended up a man
short. With only 15 participants, the Ryder Cup was in danger of
becoming postponed. However, one quick phone call and Bodder was
on his way that evening. The Ryder Cup was saved and Bod has been
a regular ever since. Bod was the Top Dog winner in 2002.
Bod also won the 'Bloody Nice Jug' trophy in 2002. In 2003 though,
the Top Dog and the BNJ was handed over to Richard Collins and Pete 'The
Meat'. Comical Farts are often the mainstay at the events throughout the
year!
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Paul Cook
(Committee Member)
Cookieee
Victor
Little Chef
Stumpy
Grandad
Nice Shot Grandad!
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As
the elder statesman of the society Stumpy is the Grandad of the society
and has affectionately been dubbed the first member to qualify for the
HGS Seniors Tour. Cookie is famed for his attack of cramp during
an evening meal at St. Mellion in 2001, which prompted the introduction
of the 'Limp and Lame' Trophy. This takes the form of an "In
an emergency break glass' unit with a tube of cramp cream inside!
Cookies golf is consistent, he has the "old man" swing, a half
back swing so as not to interfere with the replacement hip and a follow
through with a groan and a few clicks of the old bones!
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Paul Corcoran
Corky
The 5 Iron
King Of Banter
Too much foot adjustment!
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Corky
was introduced to the Society by Bod at St Mellion in 2001. He
claims to have only been playing the great game since 1999, Corky at 25,
is the baby of the society. Formally known as 'The 5 Iron'. Never short of a few words on the forum or email corky is
the self-confessed 'King of Banter', for the pure quantity, there
is no question about it. Corky had a good showing on his debut,
corky managed to finish 19th in 2002 (or joint last depending on how you
look at it), we think he should improve over time as the number of clubs
in the bag increases!
His showing in 2004
was quite the reverse, finishing stone last! Bless!
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Corky
accepts his Stray Dog Trophy in 2003.
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Gary Granger
(President &
Founder Member)
Thor
Spin Doctor
El Presidente
Gazza
Chopper
Chipping Action
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The main reason the society exists is due to this man. In 1995 Gary
invited five of his friends to join him at The Belfry for a weekend's golf
and here we are many years later, 24 strong, and the Hammond Golf Society
is well and truly established. Gary won the Top Dog Trophy at St.
Mellion in 2001 and the Ryder Cup putt-off that year. Gary finished
17th in 2002. He is also well known for the worst drive in the
society, as his porsche span off the road in wet weather during a rushed
attempt to make the tee-off time at one of our monthly events.
Happily Gary is in fine shape, unfortunately the same could not be said
for his car after the crash. Now he has an additional 'Spin
Doctor' nickname.
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Gary's
Tee Off on the 1st High Elms
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Howard Neal
Short
Stuff
Phil Collins
Wood out the Rough
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Howie's
first HGS tournament appearance was in 1999 at Meon Valley in 1999, and
still to this day, no-one knows who invited him! Perhaps Howie
just turned up for breakfast at the wrong venue? Anyway, there he
was, and many years later we're now paying tribute to the most improved
player in 2002. Tony is another joker in the pack and provides
copious amounts of laughter both on and off the course, especially as
the amount of drink consumed goes up during each evening. |
Howie
giving his Golf-Ruling Presentation at Barnham Broom, he had us all in
stitches !
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Kevin Parker
Yes
M'Lady
Septic Leg
The Famous KEV Manouvre!
So Sweet! |
Kevin
first joined us at St. Pierre in 2000 and his rookie year saw him finish
second in the stableford event. As Captain America that year, he
managed to win a tense putt-off to give the USA their only victory in the
Ryder Cup event in six attempts to that date. Kev also won a society
match play event in 2002 and in the process won a ticket to see the REAL
Ryder Cup at the Belfry in September that year. |
Kev
Giving It The Full Back-Swing on the 1st Hole at High Elms
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Martin Llewellyn
(HGS Web Designer)
GTO
Webmeister
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Martin
was introduced to the society by Tel in 2000 at St. Pierre, having
worked with Terry 2 years previously. Martin is responsible for
the design and the updating of the HGS website and is doing a superb job in the process, not bad
for a 'ginga'. He is the only person in the society to inflict a
match-play defeat on Bodder during the last four years. He at last
played fairly well in the 2004 yearly event in France reaching 10th
place overall using his new clubs. He promises to be in contention
again for the 2005 event as he practices with his new and HUGE 'Big Red' Driver and new
irons. Martin is one of the longer hitters from the tee, but they
aren't always the straightest! |
No
Pictures!!
Will Have to give someone
else the camera eh !!
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Michael Hammond (Committee
Member & Founder Member)
In
3
Benny
Bit High but ok!
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Michael
is another one of the founder members and a precious winner of the 'Top
Dog' Trophy at Meon Valley in 1999. During recent years though,
Micky's game had suffered whilst trying to become a business
entrepreneur. Micky, along with brother Richard have the honour of
having the society carry their name. Exactly what they did to
deserve this is not known! Maybe it's purely that they just had
the majority vote! Micky reached the dizzy heights of winning the
2004 event in France though so it appears he has found the form of old. |
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Paul Clack
Clarky
No
Film Yet, Sorry Paul! |
Clarky
joined us early in 2002, having been invited along by Corky. He
was delighted to be asked to fill the space left by Frankie, as the only
rookie in Cork in 2002, he immediately assumed the tag of 'The Rookie',
but this was only kept for so long. So, imagine the delight when
checking into the Westfield Park Hotel for last years Ryder Cup rematch
when members heard "Mr Clark, Mr Clark, Is there a Mr Clark?",
"IT'S NOT CLARK, ITS CLACK!!", he snapped, and the
receptionist was suitably scorned. Fortunately, there were other
members present and the name stuck. In the 'Richard Hammond'
mould, Clarky is another incredibly boring golfer. He may not hit
the ball a long way, but he hits the fairway and greens with unerring
accuracy, and is one of the society's most consistent golfers.
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Pete Billington
(Committee Member)
The
Meat
Nice Chip! |
Meat,
who is also known as Bungee to some of the ladies, was introduced by Tel
as a slim and shy 30-something in 1998. He has twice picked up the
society's 'Top Dog' Trophy in his rookie year at Beadlow Manor in 1998
and at St. Pierre in 2000. His successes combined with a fluke 79
to beat a 10 handicapped Kiwi at Wokefield Park in the 2002 Ryder Cup
rematch, have turned him into the confident and cocky Meat we know
today. It is this confidence that has seen him become the
society's lowest handicapper in 2003. Meat is renowned for being a
card shark during evening events. He is also well known for
turning up for an early tee time, still half pissed after having had
about 2 hours sleep the night before (so he would have you believe
anyway!) Members also know Pete is the sloooowest players in the
society, especially on the putting surface!
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Richard Hammond
(Committee Member
& Founder Member)
The
Golden One He's
a Professional Well
Out! |
Another
of the founder members of the society from the Belfry in 1995 and
affectionately known at 'The Golden One'. Why you ask? Well,
the answer is simple in that he drives the ball straight, and his
approach shots are usually on target and his chipping and putting are
largely faultless. As a matter of fact he is one of the most
boring, consistent golfers in the society has ever seen (with the
exception of ex-member Giles). Richard was also the first ever
winner of the Stableford Trophy in 1997 at Dawlish Warren. Yes, he
was boring back then as well. He has consistently been the
societies lowest handicapper until 'The Meat' took that honour in 2003.
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Terry Collins
(Chairman &
Founder Member) The
Mutant Leftie Nice
Shot! Not! Nice
Action TC Ooh
Close! |
One of the original Six from the Belfry, Tel is largely responsible for
the growth of the society since it's formation in 1995, and has recently
taken on the role of HGS Chairman. The first of Three 'lefties', his
game momentarily peaked at St. Mellion in 2001, where he surprised
everyone by finishing as runner up, by the narrowest of margins, to our
President Gary. Tel is responsible for the inception of the 'Can't
Handle The Pressure' trophy after 3-putting from just 3 feet following a
superb 160 yard second to the par 4 17th at Meon Valley in 1999.
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Andy Pennell
(Founder Member)
Half
Set
Billy
Benny
Listen
for the sounds of wood & water! So Funny!
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Andy
has been on the tour since the very beginning as on of the six founder
members of the Hammond Golf Society. More recently Andy has
entertained us by turning up at society outings, by dressing up as his
pop music heroes Benny From Abba and Billy Idol. All we can say is
that we wish you luck during your mid-life crisis and look forward to
seeing his Boy George outfit. In addition, we have Billy to thank
for The Stray dog Trophy which was introduced in 2003 in Norfolk, the
idea being that the 13-24th position players can fight it out for
winning the bottom half of the Stableford Competition during the second
round. Andy reached 2nd place at France 2004, so I bet he really
looking forward to his cut in 2005 event!!
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Stuart Prescott
Jamie
Oliver
Stu
Oooh
Close!
Classic!
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Stuart
first joined the society in 2000 after being invited along by
Pete. During his first few society outings,
Stuart was classed as
a quiet chap who just wanted to get on and play golf. However,
that soon changed when he finally came out of the closet and admitted
that he was a West Ham Supporter. Realising that the rest of the
society found this amusing and not frowned upon (well, apart from Terry
who shared his enthusiasm for the newly relegated Nationwide League
Team), Stuart then felt accepted and now wears his Rupert Bear golf
trousers and bright Blue PVC Wet Suit and strange headgear at events on
a regular basis without fear. Some members notice a likeness
between Stuart and Jamie Oliver. Likeness! Rubbish, they're
Twins!
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Tony Fay
Pitstop
Scarface
No
Film Yet
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Tony
was the runner up in Ireland in 2002 and has now been with the society
since 1998. Tony is definitely one of the jokers in the pack, he
is another whom may disappear from sight if he strays from the fairway,
but rather than hiding in the short grass, you're more likely to find
him laying down on a blanket on the 18th green to set up his
picnic! Tony is you're man to see if you're feeling rather peckish
on the course. He had two holes and several opportunities to win
the Ryder Cup final days singles against Ali G, but his putting and
chipping let him down and subsequently lost the match, even after Ali
hit the 'No Trollies' Sign on the 18th to provide him with the
opportunity to win.
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Need
Photos Taken
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Rob
North (Founder
Member) Used
To Be Good Where'd
it go?! |
Another
of the founder members of the society and one of the President's best
buddies. Rob enjoyed himself so much
at the Belfry in 1995 that he decided to the West Hove golf club in
Brighton. At a cost of approximately £600 per year, Rob enjoys
nothing more than going out and having a thrash around his local
course. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed it so much in 2002 that he
played in twice (that's right £300 per round!). It has been
rumoured that Rob if very keen to buy the golf course outright, in order
to save himself some money on green fees. Rob held the Worst Drive
Trophy in 2002. "Used to be good" is his nickname and
when you play with him you can see why - due to his lack of practice,
you wonder sometimes where his handicap has come from and how he paid
for it! |
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Andy
Mutch
Cat
Much Too Mutch
"Where's Andy
Mutch?"
Andies
3 wood on Par 3 |
Andy
was introduced to the society by Terry in 1998 at Beadlow Manor.
He spent a lot of his early years with the society playing off a
handicap of 28, but has at last shown some signs of improvement,
knocking a few shots off his handicap. His enthusiasm and
professionalism for the game of stick and ball are quite apparent on
society outing days. Andy will often turn up with just minutes to
spare before the arranged tee time, obviously having spent a couple of
hours on the driving range fine tuning his game. |
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Vince Goldband
The
Comedian
The
Tee Off...
..and
where it ended up! |
Vince
joined us in 2003 after being introduced to the society by Pete 'The
Meat' Billington. Because of this fact, and this fact alone,
members are wary if Vince joins in for card sessions in the evening at
future Yearly events. Pete will encourage Vince to distract the
punters with a few one-liners, while pete scoops the pot (Pound
Blind!!) Vince had the highest handicap in the society in 2003. |
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Bob
Sweet Shot |
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