Melton Mowbray Golf Club’s Stilton Classic Car Rally on Wednesday 20th June attracted a record turnout of classic cars, bikes and supercars with close to 80 vehicles on display. Petrol heads of all ages arrived to view an eclectic mix of vehicles from the 30’s through to the 80’s including a…
On Saturday 23rd June in glorious sunshine, 78 players took part in the Petfood’s Trophy, which is restricted to handicaps of 20 and under. A further 20 players with handicaps over 20 took part in the third round of the Compton Cup. The winner with a excellent nett 63 was…
On Wednesday 20th June, ten pairs of ladies took to the course playing in the Ping Fourball Betterball competition. The results from this national competition have to be in by 1st August when the top 50 scores returned will play in the Grand Final and the next 50 scores will play in the…
Two matches in quick succession saw mixed fortunes for Melton seniors. On Friday 15th June, they suffered their first defeat of the season away at Ruddington Grange by a narrow 4.5 to 3.5 margin. Scoring pairs for Melton were Captain Jerzy Schmidt playing with Tom Eadon (8 and 7), Richard…
On Friday 22nd June, 80 ladies from clubs around the area came to Melton Mowbray Golf Club to take part in the popular Ladies’ Am-Am competition. The format was Stableford with two scores to count from the teams of four who were all playing at 90% handicap. One of…
On Thursday 21st June, Melton Mowbray Golf Club visited Rutland Water for their 4th game in the scratch league. They were off to a very promising start with a win from Pete Poolan 2&1. Some good scoring saw Craig Hallam win 6&5, followed by another comfortable victory from Duncan Bagshaw…
Ladies’ Handicap League match vs Kibworth GC Monday 18th June saw Kibworth GC visit MMGC for a handicap league match. The weather was very warm, but the swirling wind made some of the approach shots difficult to judge. The first pairings of Jean Moulds and Sue Hitchman struggled to hold…
Two more important competitions took place this week in the build up to the Race for Woodhall Spa. On Thursday 14th June, there was a Gent’s mid week medal where 29 competitors took part. The course played well and certainly suited Jaime Orton who won with an excellent 67. In…
This week saw the Ludlow Bowl competition for Ladies take place on Wednesday 13th June with the alternate day on Saturday 9th June. 23 ladies took part across both days and Gay Cham won with an excellent 36 ocb. In second place was Jean Moulds with 36 and in third…
On Monday 11th June, the annual Triella between Melton Mowbray, Humberstone and Whetstone C Teams took place at Melton Mowbray Golf Club. On a very warm afternoon, the course was in superb condition and was commented on by both visiting captains as being one of the best courses in Leicestershire…
