Despite the cold and misty start to the morning, a good turnout was evident for the 8:30am tee off. The weather conditions did not prevent some very good scores being returned by a number of the mixed pairings. The winners were the partnership of Jim McQuillan and Maureen McCall with…
The annual inter team challenge got underway on Sunday 4th Nov with 6 teams made up of a Ladies’ team, Scratch, Senior, Mixed, B and C Team all fighting it out for the prestigious inter team trophy. It was a shotgun start as normal, where all the players started from…
On an almost dry Sunday (weather-wise at least) 64 players met in the clubhouse at 8am to take part in the first Autumn Trophy challenge of this year. Everyone was very grateful for the extra hour in bed and breakfast in the shape of bacon or sausage cobs with tea…
Friday 26th October saw Melton Mowbray Golf Club host their annual Ladies’s Scary Scramble Open. More than 90 players had booked in to play from many local clubs, but also included teams from as far away as Bedfordshire and Warwickshire. The day stayed mostly fine although chilly and the…
The much anticipated Mixed Away weekend to Breadsall Priory took place on the 14th and 15th October. All participants arrived at the hotel by 9.40am for a welcome chat and the draw. The first day was due to be a fourball betterball followed by a three ball waltz on day…
On Monday 8th October, Women & Golf magazine held an event at the challenging par 75 Lindrick Golf Club, Worksop and eight ladies from Melton Mowbray decided to join in the fun. The day was busy and included a presentation by Di Horsley, Chairman of England Golf Trust, a competitive…
Monday saw the start of the Mingles again, which was well supported by Melton Golfers. The winners on the first day was as follows: 1st Denis Dayman and Alison Gatwood with a nett 33.8 2nd John Squires and Bettyne Norton with a nett 35.0 3rd Tom Eadon and Liz Clarke…
On one of the last competition days of the season, 21 ladies turned out to play in the Evans Bowl and the Bronze and Silver Salvers, all of which are medal qualifiers. The rough was still short and not too punishing, but the long run that has been there all…
On a challenging autumnal day, 126 golfers braved the cool and damp conditions in Tony Westwood’s Pro’s Day. Teams of four competed in an AM-AM format, playing to win the overall prize and the Jocelyn Westwood Memorial Trophy. Scoring was excellent with the top ten teams all scoring in excess…
On Wednesday 12th September, a huge cohort of Ladies turned out to support Bettyne Norton on her Lady President’s Day. The format was an individual medal qualifier and ladies played over 18 or 9 holes and across three divisions. Denise Waldron secured an excellent nett 68, making her overall winner…
