On Saturday 23 March, 44 golfers entered the individual Stableford competition. With the course in excellent condition and the greens more receptive, this set the scene for some good golf. Although the sun was shining, there was a slight breeze which kept the temperature down. The winners on the day…
The 5th round of the Autumn Trophy got under way on Sunday 17th March with a good turn out of golfers. The weather, although fine, was quite chilly caused by a very strong breeze. In first place was the trio of Haydn Snow, Dave Poolan and Jamie Orton. 2nd place…
The regulars turned out yet again for the Monday Morning Mingles and the weather put a smile on some their faces, with clear skies and a slight breeze. It aided in some very good golf being played by most pairings. 1st pairing was Tom Eadon and Liz Clark with a…
Another good turn out with the Mingles, but this time the back 9 holes were selected for play instead of the front 9, giving the players a much sterner test on the longer par 5s, especially in the gusting head wind. The resultant scores were slightly higher than normal which…
MMGC pair of Paul Gough and Mick Cavani took on Stoke Rochford’s father and son pairing of Chairman Adrian and Harry Stannard. Prior to and during the tee off both sides were subjected to torrential rain and high gusting wind, which was to test the standard of golf on both…
With a good turn out for the competition and despite many golfers participating in individual knockouts, everyone had to battle hard in the extreme the elements. With gusting winds and intermittent torrential rain, all golfers were put to the test throughout the day. The winning pairs were as follows: 1st…
The first round of the Ladies’ Daily Mail Foursomes was played on Thursday 7 March at MMGC against Stanton on the Wolds Ladies. The Melton pairing were Lady President Julia Brown and ‘Drina Terzza against Stanton pairing of Diane Hardwick and Francis Tunnicliffe. The gusting wind and rain prevented any…
The excellent February weather encouraged 43 golfers to turn out for the rescheduled Autumn Trophy on Sunday 24th February. With clearing weather conditions, but after a delayed start because of fog, the teams of three and four golfers started with a shotgun start. The greens, although still slightly soft, were…
On Wednesday 13th February, 27 ladies took part in a 3-ball Am Am at Melton Mowbray Golf Club. They took advantage of the kind weather that has been with us for most of February to enjoy the course even in the ‘depths of winter.’ The fairways still allowed the ball…
The sunshine certainly encouraged more golfers to turn out for the Monday Morning Mingles. Considering the amount of overnight rain, the course was dry, enabling the pairings to produce some good scores despite some hardship on the soft greens. Owen and Chris Cook came in 1st with 36.4 nett, followed…
