A large entrant of 128 Senior Golfers, comprising of 52 club members and 76 visitors, turned out for the Melton Golf Club Seniors Open on Tuesday 8th May. The course was in excellent condition, thanks to the hard work of both green staff and artisans working long hours to prepare…
Wednesday 2nd May saw the ladies play in the Winners’ Rosebowl (medal format). Only 6 ladies were drawn to play, as several ladies who qualified as trophy or medal winners from 2017 season were away or unable to play. No ladies opted for the alternate day. The weather was shocking…
A wet and windy morning greeted both teams as Melton Seniors played their first away match of the season at Rutland County on Wednesday May 2nd. Persistent rain for all but the last few holes made the conditions difficult for all players and a 4-4 draw was perhaps a fitting…
Twenty ladies journeyed to Sleaford on a dry but chilly day. Lady Captain, Sandie Normanton, organised 6 groups of 3 and a 2 ball with a ghost player. She welcomed all players and provided refreshments to take onto the course. The format was a 3ball am-am with 2 best scores…
Despite the persistent rain, 53 golfers weathered the storm and turned out on Saturday in the medal and Lombard Trophy competition. The winner would have the opportunity to partner the Club Professional, Tony Westwood, in the Lombard Pro-am qualifier at Little Aston Golf Club on the 5th June. This course…
On Friday 27th April, the Ladies handicap team played Scraptoft Golf Club at home. This is the first of four league matches, two played at home and two away. After much hard work and long hours put in by the Greens team, the course was looking in excellent condition. Although…
The first Leicestershire and Rutland Scratch League Team match of the season took place at Melton Golf Club, between Melton Golf Club and Humberstone Golf Club on Thurs 26th April. Both teams consisted of 8 single handicap golfers teamed up against each other in match play format over 18 holes. Gerry…
Melton C Team started their 2018 season away at Kirby Muxloe on Wednesday. After the recent rain, the course was in surprisingly good condition although the weather was typical for April with sunshine and showers. The first Melton pair out was Brendan Boyce and Nigel Blunt who halved their match,…
The perfect start to the season continued on Tuesday April 24th with a convincing win over Norwood Park by 6.5 to 1.5 making it three wins in a row. Despite intermittent showers during the day, some excellent golf was played by both sides. The recent warm weather resulted in lush…
Our very own Avis Webb is currently captain of the 2nd team of the Leicestershire and Rutland Veteran Ladies Golf Association and on Thursday 19th April Melton Mowbray Golf Club hosted the first match of the season, Captain versus Vice Captain. 32 ladies from 17 clubs around Leicestershire played a 4BBB…
