On Saturday 11th January, Dr Tim Gray, founder of East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) came to MMGC to receive a cheque from Club Captain Gerry Stephens and Lady Captain Nancy Denny for £2,600. Both captains, who are almost at the end of their tenure, have worked hard this year…
Despite the poor weather where it has felt like rain, rain and more rain the majority of competitions which had been forecast were able to be played, with the exception of the Autumn Trophy which has taken a hit this year. Here is a round up of what has gone…
Melton Mowbray Golf Club’s annual fun Christmas competition of three clubs and a putter fourball Texas Scramble was played by a large field of 16 teams. Despite the previous inclement weather, there was some excellent scores returned over the 14 hole competition. There were prizes for all the teams, but…
On Sunday 8th December, 18 Ladies gathered to play in the 9 hole Christmas fun competition. Teams of 3 set off and, despite the heavy rain of the previous days, the greens were holding up well. There were team and individual prizes to be played for. The team game was…
On Wednesday evening, a huge crowd turned out in Nottingham Street, Melton to cheer on the participants in this year’s Rickshaw Challenge who raise money for Children in Need. During our Ladies’ Scary Scramble, which took place on Friday 25th October, part of the funds raised were earmarked to donate…
On Monday evening, 48 people enjoyed a two course meal and the chance to take part in the Senior Presentation evening at MMGC. The honours were shared out between eleven different players although some had managed a doubly successful outing, winning twice in the season. After the trophies had been…
On a damp day, several pairs braved the weather and mingled their way through nine holes. The format is Greensomes with both players driving and then taking alternate shots on the chosen drive. In first place, with an excellent nett score of 34.2 were David and Janet Bentley. 2nd were…
Despite the weather, we still managed to complete most competitions and enjoy some club events to wrap up the ‘summer’…. read on for a round up of October’s events. MMGC Newsletter Oct 2019
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…
