To date, Hampshire Hackers have raised over £121,750 for local charities, (excluding the gift aid they have received).

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We recently held our annual Charity golf day at Lee on the Solent Golf Club. This year it was in aid of the The Elizabeth Foundation, based in the grounds of QA Hospital, Portsmouth. Even though the weather was exceedingly cruel that day, 17 of the originally declared 19 teams turned up to play. By the end of the evening, we had raised £5268 for them, with an additional £489 in Gift Aid, from donations made.​​

We would like to thank Lee on the Solent Golf club for their support, sponsors, Mountain Logistics and Grahame Weir and everyone who donated and bought items at our auction, but most of all, every single person who turned up to play in the event and donating money for their goody bags. Thank You.

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​Our chosen charity for 2023 was the SPARK Community Space in Portsmouth.

We were pleased to raise around £6500 (including Gift Aid) and here is a copy of the letter we received from them shortly after the actual day. 

Dear Hampshire Hackers Golf Society,

I hope this letter finds you all well. I'm writing to extend a huge thank you for the amazing golf day you organized on our behalf.  It was brilliant and Becki and I had a fantastic time.

A special shoutout to David Smith for suggesting Spark Community Space as the charity of the day and to the members who voted for us. We truly appreciate the opportunity to share the story and goals of our charity with your wonderful group.

The meal was delicious, and it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to chat with your committee members and pick up tips for our next golf day. Thank you too for allowing us to ‘poach’ your members details from them in order to invite you all to our golf day at Waterlooville Golf Club on Thursday May 9th. 

And can I just say, the incredible amount raised—over £6500—left us smiling from ear to ear! This generous contribution will go a long way in helping us fund our new team member and is going to make a big difference.  We couldn't be happier.

We would very much like to share this achievement by inviting you to Spark Community Space to see what we do and for a presentation of the cheque.  We would also like to arrange our PR lady to be present to record the event for the local press, if that’s ok with you.

Your support and generosity mean the world to us. Thank you for being a part of our journey and for making a tangible impact on our mission to support the community.

Best wishes, Sandie Doyle, Fundraiser.

Hampshire Hackers Golf Society (HHGS) is a networking golf society open to people situated in the Hampshire and surrounding areas who wish to enjoy a game of golf and network at the same time. Golf takes priority.

Membership of HHGS is open to all persons who work or live in the area unless otherwise approved by the committee. The maximum number of members HHGS can allow is 60. The memberships are available on a “first come first served basis”.
 

With effect from January 1st, 2008, there was a corporate membership made available for businesses. It allows a maximum of four members per corporate membership and the cost for this is £70.00 per annum, renewable on the 1st January of the New Year. The renewal fee is £50 effective 21/1/2023. The membership allows 1 of the named corporate members to play as a full member at each event and entitles them to the full benefits of being a member. If 2 or more of the corporate members play the same event, only 1 will be entitled to the benefits of full membership, the remainder will be classed as guests. The Member is allowed to invite guests.

 

Although this is a society for all types of golfers, we request that players must have played before and have a reasonable grasp of the game.

HHGS members are entitled to play as often or as little as they wish depending on their work commitments. However, to qualify for end of year prizes, a member must play a minimum of four society games during the year.

The secretary will announce each event to HHGS members by e-mail and only payments received from members by the deadline date will guarantee their place at that event. Once payment for the event has been made there will be no refunds, unless extenuating circumstances, when we will do our best to get the money back from the golf club.

Players must observe the Rules of Golf and the rules of the host club at all times.

There were some major changes to rules for 2019, from the R & A and we adopted them. Please be aware of the rules and specifically the changes. One of these changes was an optional one, which we as a society are adopting, to speed up play. If you hit a ball out of bounds, you are now allowed to drop a replacement ball at the point of entry. This will incur a 2 shot penalty, (exactly the same as if you dropped from where previously hit).

A £50 annual membership fee is required to cover administration costs, club shirt and becomes renewable as of the 1st January of the New Year. The renewal fee is £25. Any funds left at the end of the year will be used towards room hire and annual awards/prizes. HHGS is a non-profit making society.

 

A list of members is held by the Secretary and all appropriate society records are to be kept by the Treasurer and Secretary.

 

On HHGS golf days, prizes will generally be awarded for 2 X nearest the pin and overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The cost of these prizes will be included in the cost of entry to each society golf day.

Guests can play for the same price as a member of the Society, but they will not be entitled to any prize. E.g. If a guest wins the competition, and a member comes second. The member will be deemed to have won the first prize. This is a privilege of society membership. There may be a best guest prize, but this is not guaranteed.

All cards handed in after competition must me legible and signed by both the player and marker. There are no such things as "gimme's"; all players must putt out unless they cannot score and they must then pick up their ball.

 

All handicaps are governed by our secretary. It is the member's responsibility to notify the Secretary of any change in their club handicap, in advance of the day that we are playing. If you're handicap has decreased and you fail to notify, you could be disqualified for not advising your correct club handicap.

The handicapping system has changed to the following: 2 shot cut for a winner and a 1 shot cut for 2nd and 3rd (subject to committee override if felt necessary). 1 shot will be awarded to whomever comes last. After one year, the shots will be returned to or removed from the player. If the winner and runners up exceed 40 Stableford points, the amount of shots cut will be increased. The Secretary will monitor the handicaps and deduct the points for wins and replace the shots after one year has expired. All members are required to notify the Secretary of any changes in club handicaps decreases.

 

Whilst we accept the World Handicapping System, as a Society, the handicap you start with at the beginning of that year, will be deemed your handicap for that year, unless your handicap index has decreased. We will not be adjusting players handicaps after every event, unless you are placed within the first three, or last place.

The members voted overwhelmingly at the 2013 AGM, that only two charities shall be chosen as being a recipient of the annual fundraising day. At the 2020 AGM, only one was chosen due the Covid-19 situation and no charity days for two years. This was decided to give us the time to rebuild the charity day numbers back up. This has deemed to be continued until further notice.

The committee reserve the right to override this.

 

Injuries to players caused by whatever means are not the responsibility of HHGS or its’ committee. It is the responsibility of each golfer to be insured against all eventualities.

 

Rules updated following AGM on 20th January, 2023