On Friday 7th Sept 30 golfers from MMGC, which included Club Professional Tony Westwood, ventured out to play in the Wider Cup (Melton’s format of the Ryder Cup). On the first day at Verulam GC, home of the Ryder Cup which was presented by the late Sam Ryder to the…
On Friday 7th September, Melton Mowbray Ladies played Branston Golf Club at Hinckley in the semi-finals of the Taskers Trophy. Several ladies had been up to Hinckley earlier in the week to scope the course and to prepare for the match. Although many of the matches were close, unfortunately Melton…
Sandie Normanton presented her chosen charity, Dogs for Good, with a cheque for £1000 at the end of her Lady Captains’ day. The amount was very gratefully received and will continue to support Mavis, our sponsored dog, during her training year. Thank you to everyone who worked hard throughout this…
Lady Captain Sandie Normanton held her Lady Captain’s day on Sunday at MMGC and was certainly blessed with some excellent sunny weather all throughout the day. Everyone was met on the first tee by the starter and ex member Bob Barnes whose wife, Pat, was playing on the day. There…
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 fought hard against a strong and experienced Humberstone side to earn themselves a very creditable 3 all draw away from home. The losses on both sides were very close, showing the strength and depth of both the teams. The points for Melton came from the following pairings: Haydn Snow…
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…
After a rained delayed start, Melton Seniors took on a strong Ruddington side, but showed their positive competitive nature by coming out 6 1/2 to 1 1/2 winners. The weather was somewhat cooler than previous weeks, but the fairways were still hard and the greens were difficult to play, with…
