Displaying items by tag: golfday2017

Last Friday saw the return of the Annual Calibre Search Golf Day, after the achievements of last year the pressure was on to deliver a day filled with fun, sun and a bit of competition! 

With the weather looking good and the stunning views across Huddersfield Golf Course, the day was set to be a success from the get go.

The morning started with a bacon sandwich at the Huddersfield golf club Centenary Suite and a few introductions from Calibre Search Director, Matthew Finlay.

The turnout was great and after being filled with bacon and tea the first team were ready to tee off.

The first team made their score predictions and following four very promising first drives they were on their way! 

To the surprise of many of the attendees, most of the golfers started strong on the first hole and the confidence was high as the final team set off an hour later.

The competition stepped up a little on hole 8, with a Beat the Pro challenge all in aid of Calibre Search’s chosen charity REDR.

REDR are an international NGO whose mission is to rebuild lives in times of disaster by training, supporting and providing aid workers to relief programmes across the world. 

The Pro for the day was Dave Liversidge and after a few practice swings before the competition began he was ready to challenge our golfers.

Two very happy players, Mike Tobin from Calibre and Mark Dean from Enable by Design, beat the pro and we raised a fantastic £110 for the charity.

Despite the strong start, some teams were more eager than others to take a break at the halfway house.

Our lucky golfers were treated to the taste of Yorkshire with Roosters Brewery’s Yankee Pale Ale and tasters of Divine gin.

The founder of Divine Gin, Ray Woolhead joined the golfers at the resting point to give the teams some tasters and a mini masterclass in how to properly drink gin.                                                      

With a pork pie, a pint and gin to burn off the teams were sent on their way to complete the rest of the course.

Like any golf round there was the good player, the lucky player, the optimist, the pessimist, the player who had done badly and the player who had played TERRIBLY, but all continued with a smile and got back into the swing of things….If you’ll pardon the pun!

The challenges continued onto hole 11 with closest to the pin, won by Calibre’s own Mike Tobin; followed by the longest drive on hole 16, which after a close race was won by Mark Dean.

There was a lot of fun and friendly competition on the two holes but we all know a winning pair when we see one and Tobin & Dean had gold medal winning skills! 

By 4pm all the teams were finished and it was time for some more food, some drinks and the presentation. 

The trophies, presented by Calibre Search Managing Director Mark Lyons were awared to Team Two made up of Pete Bevils, Andy Baker, John Bowes and Niall Mellor with an impressive 75 points, followed closely by Team Six, Matthew Finlay, Paul Taylor, Tim Justice, Mike Tobin with 72 points. 

And there were plenty more winners:

The day was a resounding success and despite a few missing balls and a couple of burnt noses it was a day filled with plenty of fun whilst raising the money for charity!

Special thanks to all the companies that joined us:

Persimmon
SCP Infrastructure
Central Alliance
Mott MacDonald
A-one
NG Bailey
Systra
Bryan G Hall
Alan Wood
Box Architects
Projex Building Solutions
AAD Architects
Castles Special Projects
Enable by Design

Last Friday saw the return of the Annual Calibre Search Golf Day, after the achievements of last year the pressure was on to deliver a day filled with fun, sun and a bit of competition! But with the weather looking good and the stunning views across Huddersfield Golf Course, the day was set to be a success from the get go.
The morning started with a bacon sandwich at the Huddersfield golf club Centenary Suite and a few introductions from Calibre Search Director, Matthew Finlay. The turnout was great and after being filled with bacon and tea the first team were ready to tee off.

Team 1: Sam Sykes, Andrew Smith, Steve Carmody, John Cassidy

The first team made their score predictions and following four very promising first drives they were on their way!
To the surprise of many of the attendees, most of the golfers started strong on the first hole and the confidence was high as the final team set off an hour later.

The competition stepped up a little on hole 8, with a Beat the Pro challenge all in aid of Calibre Search’s chosen charity REDR, an international NGO whose mission is to rebuild lives in times of disaster by training, supporting and providing aid workers to relief programmes across the world.

The Pro Dave Liversidge standing at the 8th tee waiting to make some money for charity

Two very happy players, Mike Tobin from Calibre and Mark Dean from Enable by Design, beat the pro and we raised a fantastic £110 for the charity.
Despite the strong start, some teams were more eager than others to take a break at the halfway house. Our lucky golfers were treated to the taste of Yorkshire with Roosters Brewery’s Yankee Pale Ale and tasters of Divine gin.

Director Richard Robinson with Divine Gin founder Ray Woolhead

With a pork pie, a pint and gin to burn off the teams were sent on their way to complete the rest of the course. Like any golf round there was the good player, the lucky player, the optimist, the pessimist, the player who had done badly and the player who had played TERRIBLY, but all continued with a smile and got back into the swing of things….If you’ll pardon the pun!
The challenges continued onto hole 11 with closest to the pin, won by Calibre’s own Mike Tobin; followed by the longest drive on hole 16, which after a close race was won by Mark Dean. There was a lot of fun and friendly competition on the two holes but we all know a winning pair when we see one and Tobin & Dean had gold medal winning skills!

By 4pm all the teams were finished and it was time for the presentation. Pete Bevils, Andy Baker, John Bowes and Niall Mellor made up the winning team with an impressive 75 points, followed closely by Matthew Finlay, Paul Taylor, Tim Justice, Mike Tobin with 72 points.
Team two picking up their trophies from Calibre Search Director Mark Lyons

And there were plenty more winners:
Wooden Spoon – Tom Brown (Calibre)
Calibre Cup – 2nd place – Mike Tobin
1st place – Sam Sykes
• Overall - 3rd place – Tim Justice (AAD Architects)
2nd place – Mark Dean (Enable By Design)
1st place – James Finch (Systra)

The day was a resounding success and despite a few missing balls and a couple of burnt noses it was a day filled with plenty of fun whilst raising the money for charity!

Special thanks to all the companies that joined us:
Persimmon
SCP Infrastructure
Central Alliance
Mott MacDonald
A-one
NG Bailey
Systra
Bryan G Hall
Alan Wood
Box Architects
Projex Building Solutions
AAD Architects
Castles Special Projects
Enable by Design