A strong field of 97 competitors turned out to play in the Greenhall Cup, a pairs Stableford competition and another of the Club’s prestigious cups to be won. The day started a little overcast, but by mid morning the temperature rose quite rapid and the drying fairways made the ball…
Melton travelled to Kilworth Springs hoping to maintain their winning ways and Team Captain, Steve Wright, was not disappointed as they came came away winners 3 1/2 to 1 1/2. There were a few matches that could have gone either way, but Melton dug deep and overcame an experienced Kilworth…
On Thursday 30th August, Melton C Team knew they were in for a hard match against Sleaford, who are a very formidable team at home, and Melton were to experience impressive play from the home side. The course was in excellent condition and greens unaffected by the hot weather, due…
Melton Mowbray Golf Club’s Professional, Tony Westwood organised an exchange day with the professional from Blankney GC in Lincolnshire. So popular was the event that 47 golfers, both men and women from MMGC, turned out to support his first away day. The format for the day was a Betterball Stableford…
Melton fielded only 4 pairings instead of the usual 8 as Cosby were unable to field the full compliment. The Melton team were led out by the pairing of Club Captain Glenn Price and John Webb, who completed what was a very tight, nip and tuck game which they fought…
In the last match of the season, on Thursday 16th August, Melton Mowbray League team took on Rutland Water in a must win match, as the result would put the victors second in the division with the possibility of promotion. The away match at Rutland Water was won by Rutland…
A strong field of 69 entered the weekly medal and with cooler temperature and light winds, there was still some very good scores being returned. The overall winner on the day was George Boddy with an impressive 63 net. Division 1 Winner: Geoff Townsend 68 net. Runner up: Phil Millward…
Presidents Putter Rnd 2 (RWS) On Saturday 11th August, 80 competitors entered the 2nd round of the President’s Putter with a vast number in the field able to win the coveted prize. Although the weather was a bit cooler, it was no easy task with the fairways still very dry and…
On Thursday 9th August, MMGC Scratch travelled to Market Harborough GC to take on their scratch team, a formidable task as Harborough had not lost a match to date. The weather had completely changed from hot and humid to a cool and overcast evening, which eventually turned to quite heavy rain. Mkt Harborough took…
On Sunday 5th August, the L&RGU U16s golfers played host to teams from Suffolk and Cambridgeshire for the Annual Tom Finn Trophy. The competition is played as a three-way Matchplay off scratch, rotating around different courses within the counties. On a very warm and humid day, the competition was fierce…
