Society Day at Cooden Beach Golf Club, East Sussex.

[Smiffy]

Cooden Beach Golf Club is a really nice course down on the East Sussex Coast and looking at their website they are offering fairly reasonable prices for a Society Day.
£61.00 for 36 holes, coffee and bacon rolls on arrival, ploughmans lunch or ham, egg and chips at lunchtime and a two course evening meal. I personally don't think that's a bad price at all for a course of this quality.
Need to get a minimum of 12 people interested to qualify for the booking. Have no idea of dates at the moment but with the other things that are going on early in the season thinking about late August/early September time. The course should be at it's best at this time of the year and the weather should be kind.
I'm quite happy to take on the organising, just need to know who might be interested.
A link to the course website is here...
http://www.coodenbeachgc.com/

As I say, it's a really nice course, always in top condition with slick greens and superb turf. The fairways (if you find them) are a pleasure to play off.
It's very "linksy" in feel, and I can't think of many nicer places to play on a nice summers day.
The course is "fairly" accessible from either the A21/A22/A27
As an aside, I would just like to say that the club boasts three of the prettiest waitresses you are likely to encounter anywhere....

Rob

 

[bobmac]

Or........2-4-1 for 18 is only £21 if you can find a friend

 

[Smiffy]

Or........2-4-1 for 18 is only £21 if you can find a friend

I think that's for 18 holes Bob. Just thinking of a more "organised" sort of day but have no problem with either but I think they'd welcome a society rather than a dozen or so of us trying to get on there using 2fore1 vouchers.

 

[USER1999]

I would be interested.

 

[Smiffy]

I would be interested.

Only because you want to say "I've outdriven Smiffy again" 14 times


SMIFFY
MURPHTHEMOG

 

[bobmac]

Smiffy, sorry to say but having looked through the website, I would drive a long way NOT to play it.
A ladies lounge?
Jacket and tie in the dining room at all times?
No pictures of the course but one of a jacket and tie in case I didn't know what one looked like.
Just an old fashioned stuffy, stuck-up golf club.....and that's just from looking at the web site so I could be totally wrong.
Apologies if I am.

 

[Smiffy]

Smiffy, sorry to say but having looked through the website, I would drive a long way NOT to play it.
A ladies lounge?
Jacket and tie in the dining room at all times?
No pictures of the course but one of a jacket and tie in case I didn't know what one looked like.
Just an old fashioned stuffy, stuck-up golf club.....and that's just from looking at the web site so I could be totally wrong.
Apologies if I am.

Cooden is very much "old school" Bob but that doesn't make it a bad venue. The course is good, the pro down there is friendly. OK the clubhouse may have some things about it that more "relaxed" clubs dropped many years ago, but I, for one, would not miss out on playing a course because I had to wear a jacket and tie in the dining room.
I was secretary of a rather large society for a number of years, played some really decent courses including more "modern" ones (Chartham Park in East Sussex to name but one)....each and every one of them insisited we wore jacket and ties in the evening. Didn't bother any of the members as we accepted it as the "norm".
I have played Cooden on a number of occasions, never held a society there but have played 18 or 36 holes with mates before. We just slip normal shoes on to pop in the bar afterwards, and as long as you are not caked in mud nobody gives a hoot! But a society day is different, isn't it?
Whilst I like a laugh and a joke on or off the course, I am a firm believer that if you visit a course (wherever it is) you abide by their rules and regulations no matter how antiquated they may seem. We haven't got a God given right to play on private courses, we are their guests and as such should follow with their traditions. The other choice is don't go there!
Isn't that part of what makes this game such a great one?

 

[Golfmmad]

Put me down for this one Rob, don't want to miss out on a "LOCAL" forum meet. Obviously dependant on dates of course.

Totally agree with your sentiments above, (sorry Bobmac). I play in a society every year and we always wear jacket and tie for dinner, not a problem, in fact I always feel much more comfortable after a refreshing shower and change of clothes, especially after 36 holes!

Golfmmad.

 

[JustOne]

Cooden is very much "old school" Bob but that doesn't make it a bad venue. The course is good, the pro down there is friendly. OK the clubhouse may have some things about it that more "relaxed" clubs dropped many years ago, but I, for one, would not miss out on playing a course because I had to wear a jacket and tie in the dining room.
I was secretary of a rather large society for a number of years, played some really decent courses including more "modern" ones (Chartham Park in East Sussex to name but one)....each and every one of them insisited we wore jacket and ties in the evening. Didn't bother any of the members as we accepted it as the "norm".
I have played Cooden on a number of occasions, never held a society there but have played 18 or 36 holes with mates before. We just slip normal shoes on to pop in the bar afterwards, and as long as you are not caked in mud nobody gives a hoot! But a society day is different, isn't it?
Whilst I like a laugh and a joke on or off the course, I am a firm believer that if you visit a course (wherever it is) you abide by their rules and regulations no matter how antiquated they may seem. We haven't got a God given right to play on private courses, we are their guests and as such should follow with their traditions. The other choice is don't go there!
Isn't that part of what makes this game such a great one?

Stop picking on Bobmac!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Any idea of a date yet?

 

[RichardC]

Im in, date depending.

 

[Leftie]

Go on then. If I have to

 

[Sneds]

I'm definitely interested in this one. Got a few friends down that way x

 

[Smiffy]

Any idea of a date yet?

Have emailed the secretary asking him to let me know the available dates at either the end of August or beginning of September Martin. Will let you know as soon as I hear anything back from him.

 

[Smiffy]

Took the bull by the horns and have just phoned the club, they have two dates that they could accommodate us for 36 holes. These are

FRIDAY 20th AUGUST or
THURSDAY 9th SEPTEMBER
As most clubs are at their busiest around this time it is very difficult to fit in a society around other club commitments.

The Secretary has kindly pencilled both dates in for us, but personally I am more inclined to go for the August date (don't know why but it just sounds nicer!).
I have promised to let her know within 7 days which day we would prefer.
So just to confirm. £61.00 for 36 holes, coffee/bacon rolls, ham egg and chips at lunchtime and a two course evening meal.
Sounds good to me.
Please could you indicate your preferred date.
Ta
Rob

 

[USER1999]

Can't do the September date, so August for me.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

I can most probably do the August date. Depends on holiday dates.

 

[Smiffy]

Can't do the September date

September it is then

 

[RichardC]

August for me only because it's on a Friday and I will have a long weekend.

 

[Smiffy]

It looks like Friday 20th August then!!
Great stuff.
I've provisionally booked for 16-20 players as a few of my mates will come along to make the numbers up.
Hopefully the date will be OK with Homer and Leftie too.
Anymore for anymore?
Where's James? He keeps saying he wants to play Cooden!

36 hole medal for a change?????