The first match of the season on 18th April saw Melton Golf Club B Team travel to Whetstone. After some unrelenting rain over the last few weeks, the weather took a change for the better and gave us one of the hottest days recorded for April. Kevin Parker, Whetstone B…
Saturday 21st April saw 43 pairs take to the course to play in the very prestigious Gerry Davies Trophy, a pairs better-ball Stapleford competition, with all proceeds going direct to charity. The green staff and artisans had taken advantage of the sunnier weather and all had worked extremely hard under…
Each year, our Ladies take part in the Taskers Trophy which involves playing a local club across two legs played home and away. This year our first challenge was Southwell Golf Club in Notts and our second challenge was the unprecedented weather. Fixtures were agreed and then postponed until finally,…
Current Lady President, Bettyne Norton, raised over £3300 during her captaincy in 2017/2018 and one of the charities to benefit was Headway – the brain injury association. They were very grateful to receive a donation of £300 and kindly forwarded a letter of thanks and a certificate of donation. Links to both…
The recent wet weather has caused three matches for the seniors (two home and one away) to be cancelled. However, with improving conditions, the seniors took on The Nottinghamshire at home on Tuesday 17th April. On a drying course and in a keen breeze, which made some holes play much…
The Melton Golf Club race night got under way on Saturday 14th April and a lot of fun was had by all. Although not everyone was lucky enough to have a winner, it was obvious that several people had more than their fair share of luck. Around 54 attended the…
Usually, the Autumn Trophy is an event where teams of four play over six rounds, with the best four rounds counting. Ten points are awarded for first place, nine points for second, eight points for third and so on. However, as a result of the inclement weather the decision was…
The Daily Mail Foursomes Second Round: Bill Hurrell and Steve Draisey continued with their winning way on Sunday 15th April at Melton Golf Club by beating a good pairing from neighbouring Stapleford Park. They played the front 9 holes twice, due to the back 9 being closed as a…
About 30 ladies came to the club last Wednesday morning for coffee and about 19 or 20 stayed for an impromptu indoor putting competition with Tony. He used cones to form 6 holes and, individually and in teams, we each played the “course”. We played to rules of golf so…
Despite the unprecedented wet weather which has afflicted the whole region, Tim and his team have been working very hard to make sure that the course is in as good condition as possible. To read what improvements and upkeep you can expect to see over the coming weeks, click on…
