WELCOME
Thank you for visiting our website. La Grande Mare Golf Club has been on this wonderful part of Guernsey’s west coast for 17 years and visitors should find most of the information you require about the hotel and golf course on these pages.
It was a tremendous honour for me to be chosen as Captain of La Grande Mare Golf Club and during my year in office, I hope to be accessible to all members and will welcome visitors at every available opportunity. I will endeavour to fill this position with the integrity and distinction it deserves and to work in the member’s and club's interest during my term of office.
A special welcome goes to our Club Officers. I look forward to working with our Lady Captain Angela Baker and President Lloyd Gaudion and both committees and trust we shall have a marvellous 2010. The Club is fortunate to have strong and hard working committees at its disposal and that they are proactive in developing the club further.
I believe 2010 will be a defining year for La Grande Mare Golf Club both on and off course. From April, members and guests will be able to experience the full benefits of the ‘Club Room’ development so we can build upon our already friendly and old-fashioned atmosphere in new and exciting surroundings. However, it doesn’t mean that we will not be improving La Grande Mare Golf Club at every opportunity and hopefully, we will have the resources available to us to carry out necessary essential works that will benefit the course for many years to come.
Members and visitors now have the benefit of playing what must be described as a testing parkland golf course, which requires good, if not excellent course management as it always provides a challenge due to the ever-changing weather conditions on this relatively tight layout. For the enjoyment of all players, I appeal to members and visitors alike to repair damage caused by divots and pitch marks at every opportunity.
We have a busy year ahead in 2010 and the fixture list and Social Events are included here, which will enable you to plan your golf. Always check the site, especially the 'fixtures' pages, as these will have up to date information regarding an event. Additionally, the Golf office has a hotline telephone number, 12048, if you need further information.
Finally I believe that friendship and a welcoming atmosphere are essential attributes for a good golf club. Each individual member has the capacity to make his or her own contribution to La Grande Mare Golf Club. I appeal to everyone to try and help us achieve this at La Grande Mare Golf Club. Let us all enjoy the game of golf with new and old friends. Make the effort to smile as we play that should make us all less tense and play better. We can only hope for a great summer of golf, with sunshine on our backs and just enough rain to keep the green keepers happy.
Richard Pinchemain
Captain 2010
I wish all Members and visitors good health and an enjoyable year's golf – see you on the course.
2010 promises to be another busy year for La Grande Mare Golf Club and we hope you will find this website helpful in keeping you up to date with fixtures and results. As always we are grateful to our generous sponsors for our competitions. To find out more about our sponsors just click on their links.
The ladies section is now well established and many of us are already regular competition players. However, we would love to see a few new faces participating in our competitions. I am sure there are many more of you out there who just need that little bit of encouragement to enter the competitive field. So come on ladies, don’t be shy - it is amazing how your confidence and game will improve after just a few competitive rounds.
Details of Ladies competitions are on this website and sign up sheets are posted in the locker room about 3 weeks prior to the event. Condor Midweek Medals and Mixed Competitions are posted in the main clubroom. If you have any queries about entering competitions or just meeting new people for a friendly game please feel free to speak with me, the committee or golf office staff.
In addition to our competitions we have a regular Thursday Ladies group, which meets at 9.00, am each week. This is open to all standards, including those new to golf and without handicaps. Committee members Karen Fooks, Carol Duncan & Sue Hardy, together with several other established golfers, will be on hand to introduce new players to the game and help you find your way around the course.
I look forward to seeing you all out on the course - and at the 19th for refreshments.
In the meantime - “Enjoy your Golf.”
Angela Baker
Lady Captain 2010