We’ve just had a huge weekend of men’s golf with the Summer Meeting taking place. Over 100 players took part on day one and 96 on day two which is many more than in previous years.
There was some fabulous golf played so here is a quick run down of the winners:
Galloway Scratch Challenge Cup (36 holes scratch) – Al Makin 73/77 = 150
Arnold Challenge Cup (Day 1- 18 holes scratch for handicap 15+) – Alec Makin 82
Goulty Trophy (Day 1 – 18 holes handicap for members aged 60 and over) – Craig Rea 66
Walker Trophy (36 holes handicap) – Johnny Gray 67/70 = 137
MacCaig Trophy (18 holes scratch – either day) – Tom Cressey 75
Saturday (best net score) – Pete Turkington 65
Sunday (best net score) – Dom Aldcroft 65
Well done to the whole field for battling round in some tricky conditions and of course congratulations to the winners.
Ian Hunt did another great job organising this event. Thanks also to Paul Simpson for arranging his merry band of ball spotters who helped keep play moving along nicely.
Twos
There were a whopping 21 twos recorded on Saturday and a further twelve on Sunday. As a reminder if you record a two in a gent’s competition, you receive credit in the Pro Shop for £7. This equates to a sleeve of Hale GC crested Titleist Velocity golf balls.
Please come and collect them when you are next in the shop. Or if you prefer you can choose to get other golf balls and pay the difference or pocket the credit if they are less expensive. Alternatively you can use it for something else entirely. Whatever you decide, well done for getting that birdie on a par three 👍
Ladies Par and 9 Hole Competition
Twenty four ladies played in the 18 hole Par last week and many congratulations to Mandy Gilbert who won with all square squeezing out Sally Wright following a card playoff. Sharon Thorne was in third place with one down.
There was a little confusion (apologies for the part I played in that!) with the nine hole Par meaning some competitors played the back nine whilst others played the front nine. Despite that there were two great scores: Gillian Brogdon was two up on the back nine and Karen Stockton was two up on the front nine.
A quick mention to Sally Wright who has been working tirelessly in her new position as ladies Competition Secretary . Not only is it a new role for her but also there are lots of new systems due to Covid-19 making it a challenging position in the current climate.
Junior Section
Charlie Hindle was nominated to be Junior Captain earlier this week and we’re all delighted to say that he has accepted. He’s the first junior captain that we’ve had here at HGC for a while and Charlie will be a great ambassador for the role and the club. Congratulations Charlie and I hope your duties don’t interfere with your practice 😉
A Long Walk
Hale Golf Club’s very own Ben Wilcox and three others completed their challenge of four rounds of golf in one day a few days ago and have managed to raise over £7500 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
They were physically drained from the long day with no breaks, teeing off at 5am and finishing at 9pm. After the final round all four players couldn’t wait for a beer which was ready and waiting on the 18th. Ben wants to thank everyone again for their kind donations. Should anyone still want to donate then please click here.
Wild Flowers by the 8th Green
