At the Wells Golf Club AGM, Erica Klim rounded off an excellent year and passed the Captain’s baton to her successor, Stuart Mann. Mrs Klim worked very conscientiously in her role and her highest profile activity throughout her year was on behalf of her chosen local charity, Heads Up. A very significant sum was raised, and she will present this to them in early January.
Mrs Klim is the first female Club Captain in Somerset and at Wells Golf Club, and her endeavours have made for a very successful year. Stuart Mann was elected the new Club Captain, and his chosen charities are the British Heart Foundation and a local charity, which will be the Atmospheric Trust, based in Coxley. Mann has been a member of the club for seventeen years.
Chairman, Geoff Ead, summarised the past year which has been very successful and leaves the club in good shape and financially sound. Available financial resources have been spent on the course and members are now reaping the benefit, as the course playing conditions have never been better. Greens Chair, Philip Slater and his committee have done an outstanding job, in conjunction with the greenkeeping staff. Financial Director, Mike Shave, highlighted the financial strength of the club and the importance of membership levels which have shown good growth this year once again.
The club Vice Chair, Mike Magrath, has headed up a focus group which is pulling together a five year plan.
Magrath gave some early indications of the direction of the focus group.
Elite Sports Psychologist, James Lambdon, delivered a session on the mental side of golf. Jack Heginbotham and James Keitch also assisted with course management and practice technique to aid golfing development. Prior to joining Team Bath, Lambdon combined a number of teaching and applied sport psychology roles at St Mary’s Twickenham, Southampton, Solent and the University of Chichester, with a role as Head Coach of the Elite Development Programme at Chelsea Football Club. He also works with the Welsh golf union elite squads and many elite sports athletes. A useful question and answer session followed the presentation and members look forward to putting ideas into practice.
An indoor golf studio incorporating the latest screen simulator techniques is being built. It will provide an indoor teaching/practice/training facility, for use night or day throughout the year, including simulated golf on golf courses from all over the world.
J. White