On Monday 26th November the weekly Monday Morning Mingles took to the course on a relatively mild and still day. The greens were responsive after the weekend’s heavy rain, but the ball still travelled well. In first place with a nett 35.0 were Gordon and Dee Hughes – an excellent…
On Saturday 24th November, 15 teams of 4 players competed in the Progressive Am-Am. With a strong easterly wind and a few showers, the first few holes were challenging. Despite the weather, the scoring against the par score of 108 points was excellent. There were only three 2s recorded and…
On Thursday 22nd November the annual Prize Presentation evening was held at Melton Mowbray Golf Club. The evening was very well attended not only by winners, but supporters and family members too. Doug Woolley hosted the event in his inimitable comic style, which made the evening extremely enjoyable and Sue…
Sunday 18th November saw a shotgun start for Round 2 of the popular Autumn Trophy played as a 3 Ball Better Ball. Again the weather was kind to the 50 plus players, although the receptive greens meant an aggressive approach was necessary to get close to the pin. The result…
On Saturday 17th November, on possibly one of the last sunny days of the season, MMGC ran a Texas Scramble with over 50 competitors in the field. The event was won by the team of Rob Allen, Andy Blunt, Ray Smith and Alan Hodgkinson with a net score of 58.7. David…
On Wednesday 14th November, 26 Ladies played a 3 Ball Am Am in a close competition which saw some good scores recorded for this time of year. Winners with 36 points were Margaret Samways, Alison Gatward and Avis Webb with an excellent chip in by Alison on the 4th securing…
The Monday Morning Mingles encouraged a good turn out even following heavy overnight rain. The winners were: 1st John Squires and Bettyne Norton with a nett 35.0. 2nd Bob Luke and Margaret Smale with nett 36.0. 3rd Tom Eadon and Liz Clarke with nett 36.4. Best fourball: Tom Eadon and…
Following some heavy which made the course play very long and created very receptive greens, there was still a good turn out of 64 golfers for the Greensomes Pairs. This competition is where both players tee off and pick the best drive, then they play alternate shot up until they…
Seniors’ Captain George Schmidt’s tenure as Seniors’ Captain has come to fruition and he held his presentation night for all the competition winners throughout 2018 within the Seniors’ Section. The evening consisted of a 2 course meal and wine, followed by the Seniors’ Captain making a short speech to thank…
Despite the cold and misty start to the morning, a good turnout was evident for the 8:30am tee off. The weather conditions did not prevent some very good scores being returned by a number of the mixed pairings. The winners were the partnership of Jim McQuillan and Maureen McCall with…
