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…
On an incredibly warm evening, 4 ladies from MMGC set off to compete in the County Foursomes at Market Harborough Golf Club, who had the advantage of a home draw. Their course is very undulating and provided a stern test for all players alike, with the greens being especially fast. …
On Monday 11th June, Melton Ladies team played their friendly match against a strong Lingdale Golf Club Ladies team at Melton. In warm sunshine and on superb course conditions, all matches were very hard fought but Melton were unable to get the overall upper hand. The result was a 2…
The annual Pork Pie Open at Melton Mowbray Golf Club, very generously sponsored by Dickinson & Morris, took place on Sunday – a day which started coolly and turned into a baking hot scorcher. This event is now in its 23rd year and a full field of 220 competitors entered. The…
This past week saw the ladies compete in the Dorothy Nall Competition across 2 days. The alternate day was Saturday 2nd whilst the main competition day was Wednesday 6th June. Over 20 ladies took part and although the scoring was not high, several ladies played to their handicap potential. Congratulations…
Thursday 7th June saw Melton League team take on Market Harborough at home, with both teams already with wins under their belts. However, Melton did not take the advantage of the home match as they lost 5 points to 3. There were no excuses offered for the loss, as the…
Norwood Park Seniors v MMGC Seniors On Wednesday 30th May, MMGC seniors travelled to Norwood Park and played against their Seniors. The matches started slightly late and they were met by torrential rain which did not relent. Both Captains agreed to play 9 holes only and, if the rain continued,…
This is a newly reprised competition which was very well supported this year and we ended up playing on one of the most humid days of the year so far. Added to that, in the gentle breeze, the pollen was drifting off the pine trees in dusty clouds – not…
On Saturday 2 June, nearly 100 golfers turned out to compete in the Ludlow Bowl (handicaps 0 – 20) or the Compton Cup (handicaps 21 – 28). Both competitions are bogey competitions, where the player competes against the course and, with the course presented in excellent condition, some good results…
Eight ladies journeyed to the challenging but interesting course at Spalding for the annual 4-way ladies’ match between Spalding Golf Club, Greetham Valley, Belton Woods and MMGC. The event is run as a four-ball Stableford competition with one lady from each club making up each team. Each club player’s score…
