On Wednesday 23rd January the Ladies’ section of Melton Mowbray Golf Club held their annual prize presentation. Winners and runners-up from 2018 were congratulated and plaudits were shared by many of the members. Among the winners were Sue Bennett winning the Silverspoons competition and Pam Parker who won the summer…
A group of 15 players gathered for the first of our Social Golf fixtures in the winter calendar. The format was a 3-ball with 2 to count, followed by a meal in the clubhouse. A great way to spend your Sunday with no washing-up!! This weeks winners were…
Monday saw the culmination of the Mingles season with 32 golfers, both men and women, taking part in a team Florida Scramble. The course was in good condition, even after some periods of heavy rain, which gave the players an opportunity to play some good golf. The winning team was…
On Sunday 9th December, the Ladies’ section teed off to play in the annual Christmas competition. The ladies were blessed with calm and pleasant conditions. There was no obvious sign on the course of the plentiful rain as the fairways were still running well, although some of the greens were…
In fairly benign conditions for the 1st December, the third round of the Autumn Trophy took place this Sunday and 44 players made the early morning shotgun start after a welcome breakfast of coffee and bacon baps. The format was a three ball Stableford, with two scores to count on…
On Monday 26th November the weekly Monday Morning Mingles took to the course on a relatively mild and still day. The greens were responsive after the weekend’s heavy rain, but the ball still travelled well. In first place with a nett 35.0 were Gordon and Dee Hughes – an excellent…
On Thursday 22nd November the annual Prize Presentation evening was held at Melton Mowbray Golf Club. The evening was very well attended not only by winners, but supporters and family members too. Doug Woolley hosted the event in his inimitable comic style, which made the evening extremely enjoyable and Sue…
Sunday 18th November saw a shotgun start for Round 2 of the popular Autumn Trophy played as a 3 Ball Better Ball. Again the weather was kind to the 50 plus players, although the receptive greens meant an aggressive approach was necessary to get close to the pin. The result…
On Wednesday 14th November, 26 Ladies played a 3 Ball Am Am in a close competition which saw some good scores recorded for this time of year. Winners with 36 points were Margaret Samways, Alison Gatward and Avis Webb with an excellent chip in by Alison on the 4th securing…
The Monday Morning Mingles encouraged a good turn out even following heavy overnight rain. The winners were: 1st John Squires and Bettyne Norton with a nett 35.0. 2nd Bob Luke and Margaret Smale with nett 36.0. 3rd Tom Eadon and Liz Clarke with nett 36.4. Best fourball: Tom Eadon and…
