Competitions
Well Saturday saw another bumper turn out for Medal 2, including some of the field playing on the Friday in the alternate day competition. At the completion of Saturday’s play, all the scores are merged to make one overall competition.
The scoring was sensational with Charlie Hindle building on his 69 from the previous week to score a nett 58 to reduce his handicap from 24 to 17. Well played Charlie, who has been working hard on his game and supporting the competitions over the last 12 to 18 months.
Dave Smith comfortably shot the lowest gross of the day with a 71 and a nett 65 to finish in second place beating gentleman captain Jonny Yates into third place on count back. There were 9 other scores in the 60s.
There were also plenty of twos with Andrew Cowan bagging two of them. Plus there was a hole in one on the seventh for Tom Earnshaw, who is another one of our NHS heroes here at HGC. Well done indeed Tom!
Unfortunately the first ladies competition post lockdown was scheduled on Thursday but it just didn’t stop raining all day so it had to be cancelled. Fingers crossed for better weather this Thursday when the Centenary Trophy takes place.
Irrigation
Council agreed that a bore hole should be drilled beside the greenkeepers’ shed to help water the course. It will pay for itself within two years so it’s a sound investment for the club.
72 Holes in One Day
Hale Golf Club’s very own Ben Wilcox and three friends have decided to raise as much money as possible for the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity. The day will consist of four rounds of golf (72 holes), the equivalent of around 17 hours of non-stop golf. Ben and pals will start as soon as the sun comes up and finish when the sun goes down. The day will take place on the 26th June at Stockport Golf Club. Please click here and donate anything you can for this great cause.