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…
On Friday 7th September, Melton Mowbray Ladies played Branston Golf Club at Hinckley in the semi-finals of the Taskers Trophy. Several ladies had been up to Hinckley earlier in the week to scope the course and to prepare for the match. Although many of the matches were close, unfortunately Melton…
Sandie Normanton presented her chosen charity, Dogs for Good, with a cheque for £1000 at the end of her Lady Captains’ day. The amount was very gratefully received and will continue to support Mavis, our sponsored dog, during her training year. Thank you to everyone who worked hard throughout this…
Lady Captain Sandie Normanton held her Lady Captain’s day on Sunday at MMGC and was certainly blessed with some excellent sunny weather all throughout the day. Everyone was met on the first tee by the starter and ex member Bob Barnes whose wife, Pat, was playing on the day. There…
After a jam packed summer on a course that has easily held its own with the best in the County, Tony has organised fitting days with a view to encouraging you to further improve your golf. Booking is now also open for the Pro’s Day on Saturday 22nd September, so…
