WHAT BEING A MEMBER IS ALL ABOUT

If you looking to play golf and meet people, then the Ladies section and the Mixed section offer a variety of events to be enjoyed. You are most welcome to join in.

The ladies’ section has a small committee, comprising Lady Captain, Vice Lady Captain and Past Lady Captain. They organise and co-ordinate many club events and inter-club golf matches on behalf of the ladies’ section each year. These offer a low-cost opportunity to play other courses and interact with fellow golfers across East Sussex and Kent.

Ladies Morning is on a Wednesday – when the ladies have exclusive tee times. For 7-day members there are also reserved tee times on either a Saturday or Sunday morning. These are usually as a ladies’ only event, but sometimes as a mixed - as we continue to encourage our male and female golfers to get out on the golf course together. There is a wide choice of events throughout the year for our ladies - including stablefords, medals, trophy competitions, knockouts, eclectics, texas scrambles, rumbles, betterballs, greensomes, foursomes - as well a

There are plenty of ladies “Friendlies” arranged for the main golfing season. The format for these informal golf matches are either foursomes or greensomes team events. Matches are played alternate years either home or away. All handicaps are welcome!

The main season starts and finishes with the Spring and Autumn meetings which focus not only on the golf but also on the social side of the ladies’ section. The golf competitions on the day are followed by a meal and prizegiving and offer a chance for all ladies to come together to celebrate and meet new members that may have joined the section. There is no pressure to play in the golf element – ladies can just opt to come along for the meal itself.

A Charity Day and Invitation Day used to be a permanent fixture in our calendar, but over the past years there has been a decline in the appetite for these. However, in most years the Dale Hill Captains get together and organise a mixed event, with a focus on supporting our charities. Depending on the format, this sometimes provides us ladies the chance to invite a friend along from other clubs to join us for these fun events and enjoy Dale Hill’s hospitality.

Volunteer members from the ladies’ section organise matches against the Men’s Seniors (which of course we love to win!). There are also matches against the Juniors and many local clubs in Kent and Sussex.

The Ladies play as a section in the Sussex County Ladies Golf Association (SCGLA) events which comprise of Divisional County matches. Dale Hill teams currently play in Division 4 (Martlets Blue and Yellow), the Trio Trophy, the Jerdein Memorial Salver, the Morrice 4’s, the Kathleen Rider Foursomes and the Presidents Team Trophy. Individuals may enter other county run events throughout the year.

Dale Hill Ladies also enter the Daily Mail Foursomes – initially a match is set in the ladies’ diary – the winning pair going forward to represent our club.

Aside from the golfing calendar there are other social events, such as the Christmas Lunch. The Dale Hill hotel itself also run many social activities throughout the year … posters are put up to advertise these and the Lady Captain includes details in her monthly email to the ladies.

Finally, a mention of the mixed matches. Similar to the ladies’ friendlies, these matches are scheduled across the main golfing season, home and away on alternate years. Usually played at the weekends, although sometimes midweek, these give us the opportunity to play against other clubs in Kent and East Sussex.

The Dale Hill members website provides the gateway into signing up for matches but also contains lots of useful information. The notice boards in the ladies changing room also provide an up-to-date snapshot of what’s going on in the ladies’ section.

In summary, we have a very active and welcoming ladies’ section here at Dale Hill for your enjoyment and fun.

If you are looking to join our golf club, then pop into the professional shop and have a chat with the professional shop team. They will give you a tour of the club and show you the many facilities we have and how inclusive the club is to golfers of all handicap levels and abilities.

The Club Captain has a Vice Captain and Match Captains for county matches, competitive inter-club matches, and Mixed friendly matches.

Dale Hill Golf Club Men’s Board and Trophy competitions are held throughout the year, they are always well supported by members with a Handicap Index of up to 28 and organised through the professional shop. We offer monthly Medal and Stableford competitions including weekday events. The club run several FUN events across the year including the Cross Country, Greenkeepers Revenge, Charity events and the Captain / Pro challenge to name a few.

The Men’s section offers:

Ø individual competitions including monthly Stableford / Medal competitions, trophy competitions.

Ø pairs competitions including greensomes, foursomes, better balls, knockouts.

Ø team competitions including texas scrambles, team events.

Men’s competitions are open to all male members, subject to any specific entry requirements. If you are looking for your first golf handicap, speak with the team in the professional shop and they will be happy to advise you about getting one.

Dale Hill has a very friendly and busy Junior section, continuing to grow in numbers and activity. Our Junior Members are aged from 7 to 18 years (junior membership expires on your 19th Birthday).

The professional staff organise weekly coaching throughout the year, currently running on Saturday afternoons. Sessions include range drills, short game / putting techniques and on-course coaching along with the occasional opportunity to use the indoor coaching facility. Sessions are split, aiming to keep juniors of similar abilities together. There is always an emphasis on FUN amongst our learning. Full and half day coaching camps are organised for all levels of Junior golfers through the school holidays.

It is our aim to encourage all Juniors to get involved with what the club has to offer. The Junior organiser encourages them to get out on the course to gain confidence before entering a club competition. We support all Juniors on their journey to gaining a handicap.

The Juniors are offered at least two competitions a month: Stableford/Medal or Fun team events a number of these are trophy competitions. We organise in-house matches against the ladies and seniors, and friendly fixtures against other local clubs. We have a short course marked out to get our new Junior members started on their golfing journey.

The more competitive Juniors participate in the Junior Sussex League:

Ø Four clubs around the county each host one event.

Ø The clubs send teams of 4 Juniors (Playing Handicaps up to 36 for boys and girls), with the best 3 Stableford scores to count.

Ø Teams include Dale Hill, Royal Eastbourne, Cooden and Willingdon golf clubs.

Ø The winning club after four events goes on to play in the Jack Langmead Plate, a Sussex County trophy competition.

We also invite Juniors to play in the annual county organised competitions, like the Andy Beer Invitational Trophy and the West Sussex Invitational Team event.

The Order of Merit is our most hotly contested Junior competition at Dale Hill, with a hefty voucher for the outright winner, and entry into our Champion of Champions event. This has proved to be one worth getting involved with. Points are awarded for entering, winning and placings.

The club welcomes Junior golfers of all abilities, having hosted junior taster days, school taster visits and then return sessions at the club.

Please encourage your son / daughter, grandson / granddaughter to come along. We pride ourselves on running an inclusive and thriving Junior Section and look forward to welcoming new juniors.

Men aged 55 years and older are eligible to participate in Seniors events.

Most days there are groups of men aged 55 and over who play golf; with the largest of these meeting on a Tuesday morning where they play a competition (usually drawn). Sign up to Tuesday morning golf is available using Intelligent Golf. Some Tuesday morning competitions offer tee times in the afternoons too.

Golfers of all handicap levels are most welcome to play. If you do not have a golf handicap and are over 55 years of age, then this is a perfect opportunity to submit your cards. All qualifying competitions are required to be entered into the club handicap system.

There are 11 Board competitions exclusively available to Men over 55 years. These board competitions have a maximum Handicap Index of 28.0. Higher Index players are eligible to play but will be restricted to 28.0.

We usually run 30 senior inter-club matches each season, home and away against 15 clubs in the Southeast. Everyone is welcome and a chance to play other courses at attractive low rates.

Additionally, the seniors offer a Winter knockout foursomes event on The Ian Woosnam Course and a winter eclectic on the Old Course.

To be eligible to play in a Senior trophy or board competition you must have 4 cards submitted on your WHS handicap in the previous 12-month period. The Tuesday sign-up is open online one month prior to the playing date and the random draw performed a few days before the playing date. The draw is shown on Intelligent Golf. For knockout events, the players themselves arrange the playing dates.

With exclusive tee times every Tuesday morning, the competitions offer a variety of golf formats over the year including Stablefords; Medals; trophy competitions; knockouts; eclectics; texas scrambles; yellow balls; better balls; greensomes; foursomes; invitational days; matches against the Ladies and Juniors; an Away Day playing for the Bryan Redsell Trophy (held at local golf club and open to all, no qualifying criteria), the Seniors section offers a great array of fun and golf.

Every month there are Stableford and Medal competitions played on Tuesdays. Full details are available on Intelligent Golf. Prizes are awarded by Division (Div 1 and Div 2) over the summer months allowing players to choose white or yellow tee starts, or yellow tees and a single division over the winter period. Most competitions are played on the Old Course in the summer with many team competitions on the Ian Woosnam Course over the winter months.

Contact details for the Senior Committee who organise and run all Senior competitions is displayed on the notice board in the men’s changing room.