HOME OF RED ROSE SUPER SENIORS – WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Red Rose Super Seniors – RRSS (Formely Lancashire Super Seniors) traces its roots back to the early 1980’s when Ormskirk GC past Captain, Dick Berry, together with Albert Woodtli, Nick Foy and Roy Moore from Davyhulme Park GC, initiated a series of Seniors’ matches against various
clubs throughout the County Palatine of Lancashire. Ian Woolley, a Past President of Lancashire and Past Captain of Pleasington GC, helped to consolidate the section to be succeeded, in turn, by Frank Seed of Pleasington GC. Frank handed the reins over to Lancaster Golf Club’s Mike Gray for the 2008
season and under Mike’s stewardship, Lancashire Seniors, as Northern Seniors’ League Champions, won the 2014 English Counties Seniors’ title at Hindhead for
the first time, following several years of near misses.
Red Rose Super Seniors’ was formed during the 2014/15 winter season,stewarded by Keith Gardner (Stand GC) and Keith Hick (Hesketh GC), to maintain the camaraderie and friendships built up over the years amongst players no longer qualifying for Seniors’ County team selection.
Red Rose Super Seniors’ match day format consists of 18 holes, normally 12-a-side 4BBB scratch, handicap or a hybrid of scratch / handicap matches. These games are played against Golf Clubs across the County, matches against area golf associations or matches against other Counties. We also have two internal matches, a pre and end-of-season competition, which are used to both plan ahead and reflect upon the years’ golf.
The RRSS Palatine Trophy was introduced in 2018, to celebrate all that is good about Super Seniors’ golf and recognise ‘those who had gone before’. New for the 2021 season is the Keith Gardner Memorial Trophy, played as an integral part of the Pre-Season day at Stand GC. This new Trophy pays tribute to the RRSS’s first Team Captain, Keith Gardner, whose tireless efforts helped establish the matches and events we enjoy today. The current schedule of matches is shown on the separate Red Rose Super Seniors’ Fixture List.
Our Group has a qualifying age for new members of 60 and over and with a World Handicap Index (WHI) up to 9.9 ( some existing member’s may have slightly higher WHI’s) from 1st January of the current year. This handicap range caters for Scratch and Handicap matches, taking a balanced view to maximise enjoyment for all members, whilst keeping the competitive juices flowing. Anyone interested in playing with Red Rose Super Seniors is asked to contact either Secretary – Jeff Clements of Stand GC, or Team Captain – Allan Harrison of Southport & Ainsdale GC (Contact details are shown below)
Palatine Trophies
The Red Rose Super Seniors (RRSS) is wholly independent from the Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs