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Seniors Section

The County Seniors Section is run independently, with its own Council, rules and competitions. The Seniors Section do not have any administrative responsibilities regarding the County Membership and County Card schemes. The Seniors County Secretary acts as registrar for the County Seniors Members section, which provides affiliated club members, who have paid their Seniors Section membership fee, the opportunity to play in the 5 seniors members annual competitions.

Seniors Fixture Diary

Upcoming Events

2025 Competitions

Previous Winners

YEAR   WINNER   CLUB   VENUE
1 1980 F.S. Johnson Boldon Boldon
2 1981 J. Hall (Tied) Ravensworth Darlington
3 1981 J. Stark (Tied) Seaton Carew Darlington
4 1982 A. Goldsborough Dinsdale Spa Dinsdale Spa
5 1983 A. Goldsborough Dinsdale Spa Blackwell Grange
6 1984 A. Goldsborough Dinsdale Spa Mount Oswald
7 1985 J. Stark Seaton Carew Hobson
8 1986 G. Olaman Hartlepool Darlington
9 1987 J.G. Blair (Tied) Chester Le Street Chester Le Street
10 1987 B. Munro (Tied) Eaglescliffe Chester Le Street
11 1988 W. Renwick Whickham Stressholme
12 1989 E. Watson Whickham Mount Oswald
13 1990 R.H. Garbett Bishop Auckland Blackwell Grange
14 1991 G. Renwick Whickham Ryton
15 1992 W.H. Stuart Tyneside Hartlepool
16 1993 G. Galloway Consett Dinsdale Spa
17 1994 D. Bell Wearside Eaglescliffe
18 1995 G. Crawford Castle Eden Blackwell Grange
19 1996 R. Clark South Moor Whitburn
20 1997 R. Turner Wearside Bishop Auckland
21 1998 R. Clark South Moor Castle Eden
22 1999 R. Clark South Moor Hartlepool
23 2000 D.P.T. Bell Wearside Houghton Le Spring
24 2001 R.B. Turner Wearside Bishop Auckland
25 2002 H. Ashby Consett Durham City

Presented by G. Howe (Darlington G.C.)

Presented by Ken Davidson (Brancepeth Castle)

Presented by Consett Members of the Association

** From 2022 – Pairs Competition (Up Until 2021 – Handicaps 0 – 14)

** From 2022 – Over 70s Competition (Up Until 2021 – Handicaps 15 – 24)

Presented by members of Bishop Auckland Golf Club

Presented by Geoff Dunn Garesfield GC

 

Seniors Committee

Former Officials

Policies & Documents

1. NAME.

The Association shall be called the "DURHAM COUNTY GOLF UNION SENIORS" changed from "DURHAM COUNTY GOLF VETERANS ASSOCIATION" in 2018.

2. MEMBERSHIP

Membership shall be open to any person over the age of 55 years, at the time of joining such person must be a playing member of a golf club affiliated to the Durham County Golf Union or be a member of a recognised Golf club in the former geographical area of County Durham, or have been born in the County, and not be a member of any other County Seniors Association.

Membership qualification may be extended at the discretion of the Council to former members who move to a club outside of County Durham that is affiliated to another County Golf Union and such persons as the association, on the recommendation of an annual general meeting, may elect to be honorary members. To be eligible to play in the County Durham Golf Union Senior annual competitions or for the County Seniors team a player must have paid the non-refundable annual membership subscription to the County Durham Golf Union Seniors Section.

3. THE COUNCIL.

The Governing Body of the Association shall be styled "THE COUNCIL" and the entire management of the Association shall be vested in it. FOUR members of the Council shall form a quorum.

4. OFFICERS.

The Officers shall consist of a President, who shall be the ruling President of the Durham County Golf Union, a Chairman, a Secretary/Treasurer, a Captain, and four other members of the Council.

5. COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Ordinary meetings of the Council may be called by the Secretary, seven days notice shall be given to all members of the Council.

6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

A meeting of the Association shall be held in the month of NOVEMBER in each year, at such place as may be decided by the Council. The secretary shall give twenty-one day's notice of the meeting to each member of the Association. At each Annual General Meeting the following business shall be transacted in addition to any Extraordinary business of which notice shall be given.

  1. To receive the report of the council on the affairs of the Association during the preceding year and the Financial Statement for the year immediately prior to the Meeting.
  2. Election of the President, Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer, and four members to the council, and an Auditor. The election of members to the council shall be by ballot, and each member may give one vote to a candidate but must vote for, as many candidates as there are vacancies, voting papers not fulfilling these conditions will be void.

7. Competition Rules.

Mens Spring Meeting

for the

"G. Howe Trophies"

Four Ball Better Ball Stableford Competition

85% Course Handicap allowance

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

Over 70's: 1st & 2nd (Both players MUST be over 70)

Mens Summer Meeting

for the

"F.D. Dobson Trophies"

Four Ball Better Ball Stableford Competition

85% Course Handicap allowance

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

Over 70's: 1st & 2nd (Both players MUST be over 70)

Mens Autumn Meeting

for the

"Auckland Goblets"

Four Ball Better Ball Stableford Competition

85% Course Handicap allowance

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

Over 70's: 1st & 2nd (Both players MUST be over 70)

Mens Fourth Meeting

for the

"The Geoff Dunn Trophies"

Four Ball Better Ball Stableford Competition

85% Course Handicap allowance

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

Over 70's: 1st & 2nd (Both players MUST be over 70)

TEXAS SCRAMBLE

4-Man Team Competition

Handicap Allowance is: 25%/20%/15%/10% of the lowest to the highest.

A minimum of 4 drives per player.

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

History

Durham County Golf Veterans Association

In 1967, Frank Boulton (Wearside) received the Committee’s approval to circularise all Union Clubs informing them of the intention to form a County Veterans Society. The response to the letter was encouraging and resulted in a meeting at Durham City Golf Club on the 5th December 1967, where the “Durham County Golf Veterans Association” was formed with the membership being restricted to 100 for the first year. Frank Boulton became the Association’s first Secretary the following year.

The first Spring Meeting was at South Shields in May 1968 where 53 members played nine holes in the morning and eighteen holes after lunch. The following year, Spring Summer and Autumn competitions were held, culminating with a Dinner in November. All of these were to become annual events. Later as a Dinner Dance in the Ramside Hotel, J.V. Todd was elected Hon. Life member of the Veterans Association in recognition of his services to golf. Consett members of the Association presented two cups to be competed for in a four-ball competition at the annual Summer Meeting in 1873. They were dedicated to the late Mr F.D. Dobson and were presented to the first winners at the Annual Dinner, E. Ellis (Bishop Auckland) and W. Maddison (Seaton Carew).

The following year “The Auckland Goblets” were presented by Bishop Auckland, then later George Howe (Darlington) donated two Cups for the Spring Meeting. Now there were Trophies for all the Association’s Competitions held during the season. With the Association becoming more and more popular it became necessary to increase the maximum number to 175. Then new ground was broken in 1976 when Inter County Matches began against Northumberland, Yorkshire and Cumbria, and later against Lancashire and Cheshire. In 1978 the constitution was changed and the age was increased to 60 years of age.

Association member R.B. Turner (Wearside) had received International Honours by representing England Seniors against Ireland, Sweden and Wales in Ireland (2000).

In 2003 Ken Davidson (Brancepeth Castle) presented the Association with a Trophy for the new scratch competition.

In November 2006 the Veterans age reverted back to the original 55 years of age.

In 2019 Geoff Dunn (Garesfield) presented the Association with Trophies for a new 4 ball better ball competition.

In 2021 following a request from members the Ken Davidson Trophy will be played as a 4 ball better ball competition from 2022 onwards.

In 2023 a Texas Scramble event was played at the end, of March which served to ease players into the start of a new season. This proved to be a popular event and it was subsequently decided to include it as a permanent fixture in the Seniors calendar.