Alternative to Sunningdale. And a lot bloody cheaper!!

[Bratty]

Alright, alright, count me in! Would prefer Marquess (fantastic course!) am and Duke's pm. It is a truly great deal.

Reason I'd prefer the Duke's is selfish... I'm playing the Duchess on 27th October!

I'll do a bit of a reccy and feed back to all of you.

p.s. Smiffy, check your geography!

 

[Smiffy]

My only criticism of the proposed "itinery" would be the lunch arrangements and the afternoon tee times.
I would be quite happy if she brought the lunch forward to 1.00pm and the first tee off time in the afternoon forward to 2.15.
This would give us just under 4 1/2 hours for the morning round, just over an hour for lunch, and would ensure that there was enough time left in the afternoon to get the round in before light started to fade. With the times she has suggested, the last group out in the afternoon wouldn't be teeing off until 3.15 and although sunset time on that day is 7.29 it would be cutting it a bit fine.

You can see from her email that she is asking for 25% deposit up front followed by the balance at least one month before the day. This is only going to work if people are quick enough to send me their intitial deposits..I am not going to have the time (or inclination) to chase, chase chase as I have done in the past.
So with regards to places, it will be a case of "first ones with the deposits are in".

 

[Smiffy]

OK.
I have emailed the club back to confirm that we want to play the Marquess course in the morning, followed by the Dukes in the afternoon.
Cost for the day will be £135.00.
The club require a 25% deposit to be paid "up front" so I will ask anybody who is interested to send me a deposit as soon as possible. It will be a case of first 20 deposits received are in. A reserve list will be drawn up and if anyone bombs out nearer the time, players will move up off of this.
To make things simple, I will ask for a £35.00 initial deposit, the balance of £100.00 will be due by the end of February at the latest.
If you are defintely interested, please let me know. I will PM you payment details accordingly.
As I say, it will be first deposits received that will guarantee their place.
Rob

 

[chris661]

Want this moving into arrange a game?

 

[Smiffy]

Want this moving into arrange a game?

Yes please Chris

 

[chris661]

Want this moving into arrange a game?

Yes please Chris

Taaaa-Daaaaa!!!

 

[Deleted member 1418]

If it's open to those not originally playing at Sunningdale then please put me down for it Rob.

 

[gjbike]

Smiffy put my name down, can you pm me payment details

 

[rickg]

I've stuck £35 in your account mate.

 

[Smiffy]

If it's open to those not originally playing at Sunningdale then please put me down for it Rob.

PM Sent Paul

Smiffy put my name down, can you pm me payment details

PM Sent Graham

 

[gjbike]

Hi Rob cheque will be in the post tonight should be with you early next week

 

[fundy]

definitely up for this, have pm'ed you for payment details

 

[rob2]

PM sent

Rob

 

[Smiffy]

Right....

I think I have PM'd payment details to all those that have shown an interest.
The only two methods of paying for this are by cheque, or bank transfer.
Can I just stress, (to avoid any confusion)...
PLACES FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE STRICTLY ON A "DEPOSIT RECEIVED" BASIS.
I.E. THE FIRST 20 DEPOSITS I RECEIVE WILL GET A PLACE. I AM NOT GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT THREE MONTHS CHASING UP DEPOSITS AS I DID FOR THE WOODHALL SPA MEET.

Not getting arsey, but organising these days is a doddle. Getting the money in is a pain in the proverbial.

 

[Smiffy]

I received this reply from Woburn this morning in response to my request to change the itinerary slightly. Pretty self explainatory......

"Dear Mr Smith,

You are most welcome.

There would be no problem bringing the itinerary forward to ensure you get round comfortably with the light – I can do a tee off of 08:01 – 08:17 on the Marquess course, with lunch from 13:00 onwards, and then tee off at 14:01 – 14:17 onwards on the Dukes course in the afternoon (breakfast is still from 7am).
Sending a cheque including all deposits would be fantastic. I can provisionally book you in at this stage and hold it until the 30th September for you to confirm – once I have received the deposit payment, I will then send you the formal confirmation for the booking and also an invoice for the 75% balance. Just let me know if the above timing are ok and I can send you an email confirming this.

If you could just confirm the names of all the players, their handicaps and also if that have certificates or not, that would be much appreciated. If any of the players do not possess current certificates, it is not a problem – we just ask that they keep up with speed of play on the courses.

Kind regards



Jessica Mortain-Cogar
Golf Events Administrator"

Woburn Golf Club

Little Brickhill

Milton Keynes

MK17 9LJ

Tel: 01908 370756

Fax: 01908 378436

So it's "all systems go" and you can see why I require the deposits so promptly