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…
Melton’s mixed team entertained Mapperley Golf Club on Sunday 15th September. The course was in excellent condition despite the recent drainage work and the scoring was good. Playing a better ball format Melton came out on top winning 5 1/2 to 1 1/2 in matches and by 297 Stableford points…
A strong field of 95 golfers turned out for the ultimate RWS competition, competing to gain the additional points available and qualify for the final 30 play off in October at Melton. With the sun shining and very little breeze and a course in very good condition, the scene was…
The annual match between MMGC and the Tigers Past Players took place on Sunday 15th September. The match started under some cloudy conditions, but this soon cleared to provide sunshine with a slight welcome breeze. The Melton team was led out by Club Captain Gerry Stephens and the Tigers team…
