Seniors Section

Welcome everyone to Nene Park Golf Club, my name is Reg Owen and I am this year’s Senior Captain. I have played this great game now for over 55 years, the last 40 of which have been here at Nene Park, so what a great honour it is to be elected as Senior Captain, a challenging role that I will endeavour to fulfil to the best of my ability.

Nene Park Golf Club boasts 2 superb courses, Thorpe Wood the longer course with its tree lined fairways and challenging Par 3’s, and Orton Meadows a much shorter course but by no means a push over, especially off the Medal tees. The front 9 at Orton on a nice sunny day offers photo opportunities on almost every hole. The 2 courses lie on either side of the river Nene and the Nene Valley steam railway. Playing either course when the Flying Scotsman is filling the air with huge white clouds of steam and blowing his whistle for all to hear is a truly magical golfing experience. And a big shout out goes to the hard-working greenkeeping team who battle with mother nature on a daily basis to keep both courses open and playable.

We have a thriving Senior Section here at Nene Park with some of our older members still able to shoot somewhere near their age which is no mean feat indeed. We play competition rounds on a Wednesday and Friday, knockouts, fun competitions and friendly matches home and away against other local golf courses. I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to support me and our teams in these highly enjoyable fixtures which are always played in the true spirit of the game.

Continuing the great work of last year’s Senior Captain Brian Robinson my chosen charity will also be the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. This charity does fantastic work supporting the local community providing much needed care and support for families dealing with terminal illnesses and other neurological conditions. Please help me raise some much-needed funds during my year as Senior Captain.

Finally, as the weather now seems to be turning a corner and the lighter days and nights will soon be here, I would like to wish everyone all the very best for a great golfing season. Feel free to contact me on any issue that I can help with or simply stop and talk to me out there on the fairways. Let’s all make some birdies and forget about the “others” as if they didn’t happen.

Reg Owen
Senior Captain