On what was an extremely good golfing day with bright sunshine and very little wind, Melton Seniors turned out to play in the Tony Houghton Trophy. The competition is run over 3 rounds with different types of team formats. It is one of the Seniors’ most prestigious events and is…
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…
Melton Seniors had a disappointing end to their season, losing all of their last three matches in a row. The first was at home to a strong Beedles Lake side on 11th September. This match was close, with Beedles Lake winning 5 wins to 3. Scoring pairs for Melton were…
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…
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 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…
On Monday 13th August, Melton Seniors travelled to Wollaton Park to take on their Seniors in what is always a very competitive match, but one carried out in good spirit. With the cooler temperatures and slick greens, the home side were unable to take full advantage and the outcome was a very acceptable draw. The points…
On Tuesday 7th August, Seniors’ Captain Jerzy Schmidt held his away day at Rutland Water Golf Club. In hot, humid and sunny weather, the fairways were extremely dry and hard, which made playing quite tricky and the undulating greens exacerbated the difficult playing conditions. Teams were selected from 3 different…
On Sunday 29th July, golfers with handicaps between 1 and 12 turned out to play 36 holes in the Club Championship, one round in the morning and one in the afternoon. The golfer with the best aggregate score is crowned Club Champion for 2018. There is also a prize for…
