On Sunday 29th July, golfers with handicaps between 1 and 12 turned out to play 36 holes in the Club Championship, one round in the morning and one in the afternoon. The golfer with the best aggregate score is crowned Club Champion for 2018. There is also a prize for…
Following a hearty breakfast, Melton GC hosted Rutland County in their annual friendly which is held alternately at their respective clubs. The change in the weather made it a difficult start, with well received cooler temperature but difficult windy conditions. The teams were to be tested playing in these elements.…
A strong field of 49 golfers turned out to try and gain points from Friday’s Road to Woodhall Spa (RWS) competition to help them climb the RWS Table of Merit and stand them in good stead for the end of season play off for the top 30 golfers. The overall…
On a thundery Thursday afternoon, MMGC Ladies hosted Beeston Fields Golf Club in the quarter final of the Taskers Trophy. As before, the home team had to give a shot per match to allow for home advantage. In the hot and humid afternoon, the course was running very well and,…
Another hot and humid day greeted the Ladies on Wednesday when they met to play for the Jol Calder Salver, another medal competition in July. The greens were still in excellent condition, although there were some unusual bounces on the fairways caused by the course being exceptionally dry. Margaret Smale…
Melton C Team, captained by Adrian Green, travelled to Belton Park, Lincolnshire to play a match on a course which is a firm favourite of theirs. The hot weather continued and the green staff had done their job and presented the course in excellent condition. Melton were out to win…
On another sunny Thursday, a team of 8 players from MMGC Ladies’ Section ventured to play a friendly match at Rutland County Golf Club. The fairways were dry and running well and the greens were in excellent condition. Rutland County celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend and it has matured…
The weekend has been a busy time for those in the RWS and full results can be found in the RWS section of the website. However, congratulations must be extended to Kris Owen who has posted a first, second and another first in the past three RWS competitions. This has…
The past two weeks have produced a purple patch of playing in the Ladies’ section with some handicaps coming tumbling down. Round 1 of the President’s Putter was played on Wednesday 11th July with the Alternate Day played on Saturday 7th July. On the Saturday, Lady Captain Sandie Normanton returned a nett score…
With the course dry and running long, there were bound to be some good scores posted in this competition and the players did not disappoint. Congratulations must go to Kris Owen with a nett 65, bagging him a useful 300 points fore the RWS Order of Merit. In second place…
