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1988 THE 75th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
While 1988 was the official 75th anniversary year most of the celebrations were held in 1989 because the actual anniversary date was the 26th of December 1988. An anniversary tournament was held on that date to commemorate the event.
The executive committee for 1988 appeared to have been a very active committee. The committee members are shown in the photograph reproduced below.
Back row, left to right: Teddy Danter, Alice Wright, Ian Ace, Chris Davies, Fred Hathaway, Adrian Jones, Richard Setterfield, Edward Philpin and Cliff Williams. Seated: Joan Gale, Roger Cook (Hon. Treasurer), Arthur Elder (Hon. Secretary) Gareth Rees (President) Roy Griffiths (Captain) Alan Hawthorn (Vice Captain) and Ruby Jenkins (Ladies Captain)
It is interesting to note that Joan Gale who first started research into the early days of the club history is shown sitting on the extreme left of the front row. Had she not had such diligence and tenacity this narrative would probably not be in existence.
Reproduced above is the score card used after the 18 hole course was opened. As you can see it differs from the card in use today.
A full list of the officials for 1988 is shown below.
Roy Griffiths on the first tee on the Celebrity AM day
This photograph shows Roy with microphone in hand describing the scene he could see of the 18th green with young children on bicycles riding around it. I am assured from a very reliable source that with some choice words he very quickly dispatched officials to chase them away. To this day we still have vandals that delight in vandalising our course.
Captain Roy Griffiths must have had quite an eventful year participating in the many events that took place during that year not the least of which was the Celebrity Am that took place during his captaincy. Among the celebrities were some famous names from television and sport. The names are too many to mention them all but two of the well known celebrities were Johnny Briggs of television fame and Phil Bennett of Rugby fame.
It was also during this year that Roy was rummaging in an old storage cupboard when he found the original ball that was used by Percy Allis who opened the nine hole course at Hubberston in 1933 after the club had moved up from Goosepill. He also found the original stand that it had been mounted on. This must have been stored away for safekeeping many years before during a period of maintenance. Had it not been found by Roy who knew what it was and the value to the club it may possibly have been lost forever as has been so many other artefacts of the club.
it was also during this year that year that Lyn Rees who won the club championship for the third time and was made Dyfed golfer of the year.
While the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the club was actually on Boxing day 1988 it was decided that the anniversary celebrations would be held in 1989. However to commemorate the actual anniversary on Boxing day 1988 Roy Griffiths who was just completing his year of captaincy decided to hold a tournament on the actual anniversary day. A number of members took part in the tournament a photograh of them is shown below.
The anniversary tournament competitors
C. Stock, E Buckingham, P Simpson, S Rees, G Davies, G, Gale
A. Fairburn, J. Roberts, J. Taylor, N. Jenkins, D. Noremac, P. Wright,
T. Danter, M. Buckingham, F. Hathaway, R. Barker, B. Millward, A. Barker, M. Edds, K. Read.
Front row: Alan Hawthorn (Vice Captain) Roy Griffiths (Captain) Gareth Rees (President)
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