On Friday 25th October, MMGC Ladies’ Section hosted their annual Scary Scramble Open. Despite the weather, the course held up enough to accommodate the 124 players due to compete. The greens were especially good and very receptive, even if the fairways were in more wintery conditions. The majority of players…
On Sunday 20th October, Melton Mowbray Golf Club held the Interteam Challenge. This is an annual event which is held after all the club matches have finished. The format is for 8 golfers from all the 6 teams from within the Club to play an 18 hole Stableford competition with…
On Saturday 19th October, the RWS final took place at Woodhall Spa on the Hotchkin course. This event followed 24 competitions over the year at MMGC and a recent 30 man playoff at Melton Golf Club to produce the final 6 players. The format for the day was an individual…
On Tuesday 15th October, the MMGC Professional Tony Westwood held his away day at Blankney Golf Club Lincolnshire, with 44 golfers turning out to support his day. Despite the torrential rain the previous day, the course was well manicured, dry and the greens were in tiptop condition. This proved to be…
On Sunday 13th October 36 golfers from Melton Golf Club travelled to Chipping Norton to play at the Cotswold Golf Hotel and Spa. The weather was not kind and, after a delayed start, a 9 hole competition was held. The winning team were Lady Captain Nancy Denny, Sue Bennet, Bill…
As the 2019 summer season begins to wind down, there have been several competitions in their final stages and, of course, the Race to Woodhall Spa has its 30 competitors now. Both the Club Captain, Gerry Stephens, and Lady Captain, Nancy Denny, enjoyed away breaks with their section,s so this…
The Road to Woodhall Spa competition came to fruition after 22 events on Sunday 6th October with a 30 man playoff. The golfers all set off with their caddies in tow, who wore white tabards with their golfer’s name. With the forecasted rain giving Melton a miss, the players still had…
Melton Mowbray Golf Club held their annual Past Captains’ competition on Friday 4th October organised by Ray Smith and John Webb. Despite the torrential rain over the few previous days, the ground staff worked hard to prepare the course for the event. The format for the day was individual Stableford…
In the past 10 days, Melton Ladies have hosted Sleaford at home, played in the 4way friendly at Belton Woods and travelled to Nuneaton for the final friendly match of the season. On Thursday 26th September in pale sunshine, MMGC Ladies welcomed 8 Sleaford players for a 4ball better ball…
On Friday 20 September, 24 golfers travelled to Carden Park near Chester for Melton Mowbray Golf Club Captain Gerry Stephens’ away weekend. The venue had two excellent courses, the Nicklaus and the Cheshire, the former one to be played twice.The format for the weekend would be the Wyder Cup (Ryder…
