This week’s newsletter is jam packed with results and news of forthcoming events such as a new nine hole competition, the first junior comp of 2024, details of Saturday junior group coaching which starts in April and the upcoming Ping demo day. Plus the Trackman Nearest the Pin competition continues with CJ Brown currently closest… can you beat him? Ask in store for details…
As you no doubt know, the deliveries for the new irrigation system started on Monday. The Greens Committee recently sent out the local rules that will be in place while it is being installed. In case you missed them, you can read them here and they are posted in the shop window, beside the door.
Bogey Final
Well done to Lee Bramley for winning the Bogey Final by six holes with a great score of 5 up. Danny Fox finished as runner up with one down and Ade Kershaw was third with two down. It was clearly a tough scoring day as not a single two was recorded.
Sharp Memorial & Mawson
Thes above prizes were also awarded at the Bogey Final presentation.
The winter Bogey campaign for the Sharp Memorial was won by Danny Fox with six up. This is for the best four scores out of six during the six winter Bogey competitions. Adam Hyde finished in second spot with two up beating Neil Thompson into third on count back.
Rob Manley won the Mawson eclectic competition with 44 (nett 26 under par!!) and Steve Bates was the runner up with 48.
Junior Group Coaching
The junior captain Matthew Hodder and I will be running some Saturday junior group coaching sessions, starting on the 20th April. They will start at 1345 and run for an hour. The cost will be £10 per child per session. The dates until the end of May will be as follows: April 20, 27 and May 4, 11, 25. They will continue through June and beyond. We’ll announce those dates in due course.
They will be on a roll up basis so if you can make it one week but not the next your child can still partake. However it will be necessary to pre register with me before attending your first session. If the weather is looking a little shaky, we will make a call as to whether the session will be going ahead or not by 1pm on the day of the lesson.
Please let me know if you would like to join us for some or all of these sessions.
Ping Demo Day
Coming to Hale GC on Friday 10th May 2024. Please contact the Pro Shop to reserve your place.
Nine Hole Stableford
As per the email that was sent out the other day, the club is keen to run more nine hole competitions over the coming months. They will be open to ladies and gents. The Pro Shop team will be running them.
The complete schedule is yet to be finalised but the first one is going to take place on Sat 6th April 2024. Booking will open at 20.00 on Sun 24th March. More tee times will be made available if/when the initial ones fill up.
Please support this event if you can and look out for the details of subsequent ones.
Junior Competition
The first Junior Comp of the 2024 season is also taking place on Saturday 6th April with tee times from 1410 onwards. It’s going to be a fun competition played over nine holes. The format will be a three person Texas Scramble and handicaps are not required for this event.
If you are a junior member and would like to play and get the opportunity to meet other junior members then please contact me to sign up.
Nine Hole Stableford with a Twist
Newbie member Sue Broadbent burst onto the scene by winning the ladies section of this event last Thursday with 20 points. Michael Wells won the gents section with 16 points. Louise Gerald was the winner of the Captains’ Champagne Challenge – I don’t think that had anything to with skill on the golf course?! And the guide dogs came in to thank everyone for raising nearly £10,000 for their charity during the lady captain Jan Ravenscroft’s year!
Seniors Spring Stableford & Lunch
This took place last Wednesday (the 13th March) and the following winners were announced:
Bradley Trophy
1st Bill Dixon
2nd Roger Fielding
3rd Chris Ravenscroft
Over 75s
1st Andrew Fishwick
2nd Patrick Brown
3rd Martin Oldfield
Under 75s
1st Tony Sampson
2nd Bob Siddle
3rd Michael Wells