On Sunday morning, Tim Mortimer (MMGC Greens Director) and Chris Owen competed in the final of the very prestigious Muir Cup, which is for players with handicaps between 1 and 16. With the course in excellent condition and greens running true, any spectators would surely be in for a golfing…
Monday saw the start of the Mingles again, which was well supported by Melton Golfers. The winners on the first day was as follows: 1st Denis Dayman and Alison Gatwood with a nett 33.8 2nd John Squires and Bettyne Norton with a nett 35.0 3rd Tom Eadon and Liz Clarke…
Sunday 30th September saw the climax to the Race to Woodhall Spa (RWS), when the top 30 golfers in the competition went head to head and from which 5 golfers would join Sam Pollard, already the Order of Merit leader to play at Woodhall Spa on 21st October. With the…
On one of the last competition days of the season, 21 ladies turned out to play in the Evans Bowl and the Bronze and Silver Salvers, all of which are medal qualifiers. The rough was still short and not too punishing, but the long run that has been there all…
On what was an extremely good golfing day with bright sunshine and very little wind, Melton Seniors turned out to play in the Tony Houghton Trophy. The competition is run over 3 rounds with different types of team formats. It is one of the Seniors’ most prestigious events and is…
On a challenging autumnal day, 126 golfers braved the cool and damp conditions in Tony Westwood’s Pro’s Day. Teams of four competed in an AM-AM format, playing to win the overall prize and the Jocelyn Westwood Memorial Trophy. Scoring was excellent with the top ten teams all scoring in excess…
Melton Seniors had a disappointing end to their season, losing all of their last three matches in a row. The first was at home to a strong Beedles Lake side on 11th September. This match was close, with Beedles Lake winning 5 wins to 3. Scoring pairs for Melton were…
On Wednesday 12th September, a huge cohort of Ladies turned out to support Bettyne Norton on her Lady President’s Day. The format was an individual medal qualifier and ladies played over 18 or 9 holes and across three divisions. Denise Waldron secured an excellent nett 68, making her overall winner…
On Friday 7th Sept 30 golfers from MMGC, which included Club Professional Tony Westwood, ventured out to play in the Wider Cup (Melton’s format of the Ryder Cup). On the first day at Verulam GC, home of the Ryder Cup which was presented by the late Sam Ryder to the…
Although quieter than previous months due to the planned course maintenance, August has still been buzzing with activity. Final matches have been played across men’s, seniors’ and ladies’ sections in scratch, handicap and friendly leagues. The Lions had their fabulous day, which was well reported in the Melton Times and…
