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GCMA South West


Golf Club Managers Association  - South West (Originally the Association of Golf Club Secretaries)

The Inaugural Meeting

It was on 17 th July 1956 when Donald Hood-Wright, the secretary of WSM GC arranged a meeting for some 18 local Secretaries.  At that time there were only 3 other regions formed:

Scottish Region

North Eastern Region

Midlands Region

The South West region held a further meeting at Burnham later that year.

From that date it would appear that meetings were held in the Spring and Autumn during most years.

Regional Secretaries

It is perceived from the first meeting in 1956 that Donald Hood-Wright arranged the meetings for the period upto the middle of the 1960’s. Philip Day Dewdney (Minehead) then took over and during his time as the Regional Secretary, he was nominated for the National Captains role, which he accepted and served his term of office in 1968.

In 1973 he handed over the reigns of the Regional Secretary to John Wilcock of Saltford Golf Club who continued in this position until 1982. On his retirement from the role, he was replaced at the Autumn meeting held at Shirehampton Golf Club by one of the great servants of the Association, Ray Burniston of Long Ashton Golf Club, and in 1986 Ray was elected to the post of National Captain.  By the late eighties Ray Burniston was continuing in both posts of Club and Regional Secretary and when the post of National Secretary became available, he applied for the position and was the successful applicant. 

Ray continued to serve the Association in the post of National Secretary until his retirement in 2002.  Since Ray vacated the position in January 1990 there have been four other individuals whom have held the post of Regional Secretary, Derek Holloway on two occasions with five years service, Barry Long who remained for a three year period, Doug Daniell who served four years until his untimely death in 2001 and since 2001 the incumbent has been Brian Rimes.

Roll of Honour

REGIONAL SECRETARIES

1956/1966Donald Hood WrightWeston-super-Mare Golf Club
1966/1973Philip Day DewdneyMinehead Golf Club
1973/1982John WilcockSaltford Golf Club
1982/1990Ray BurnistonLong Ashton Golf Club
1990/1992Derek HollowayTeignmouth Golf Club
1992/1995Barry LongTorquay Golf Club
1995/1997Derek HollowayTeignmouth Golf Club
1997/2001Doug DaniellThe Warren Golf Club
2001/2015Brian RimesStaddon Heights Golf Club

 

REGIONAL MANAGERS

2015/          Karen Drake               Burnham and Berrow Golf Club      


Regional Captains

It is difficult to ascertain whom or whether there was a Regional Captain in the early years. Sometime during the 1960’s Gerry Noble became Regional Captain until he gave up around 1979.

CAPTAINS

1966/1979Gerry Noble
1979/1983Dennis BrownMinehead Golf Club
1983/1988Denis GriffinChurston Golf Club
1988/1993Brian HeggieTruro Golf Club
1993/1994Mike SullivanClevedon Golf Club
1994/1996Jackie HoweThe Mendip Golf Club
1996/1998Barry MegsonHolsworthy Golf Club
1998/1999Geoff GreenTorrington Golf Club
1999/2001Les PringBath Golf Club
2001/2003Derek HollowayTeignmouth Golf Club
2003/2004Ray BurnistonWeston-super-Mare Golf Club
2004/2006Martin LowryBigbury Golf Club
2006/2007David WestonEnmore Golf Club
2007/2008 Richard MarstonThurlestone Golf Club
2008/2009Peter PlumbRoss-on-Wye Golf Club
2009/2010John KeightHenbury Golf Club
2010/2011 Stuart PhippsKingsdown Golf Club
2011/2012Richard JessopTiverton Golf Club
2012/2013Tim AggettStaddon Heights Golf Club
2013/2014Bob KnightNaunton Downs Golf Club
2014/2015John MillsLydney Golf Club
2015/2016Peter JonesLaunceston Golf Club
2016/2017Jim ScottThe Mendip Golf Club
2017/2018Bob ClarkDainton Park Golf Club

                  

PRESIDENTS

1979/1995Gerry Noble
1995/2008Grahame Spray
2008/2011Ray Burniston
2011/2014Richard Marston
2014/2017David Weston


NATIONAL CAPTAINS

1968Phillip Day Dewdney
1986Ray Burniston
2005Brian Carnie
2016David O'Sullivan

 





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