Again the time has got away from me so I’m cramming nearly 3 weeks of results and news into one newsletter!
What a win for Englishman Aaron Rai last night in the USPGA at Aronimink GC.
Regarding the recent bidding for charity for the captains’ parking spots for the next 12 months, Mark Williams has secured the lady captain’s parking spot on Saturdays and Pat Jefferies the gents captain’s space on a Thursday.
Charity Walk
On Sat 6th June, five friends and I are walking the Lake District full marathon Mighty Hike in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support as per this link. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause, I’d be really grateful. To do so, please click here.
MCJL at Lymm GC
Alsager won this event but we had another strong showing from Charlie Blake with 36 points.
Ladies Exchange Day at Romiley GC (Thu 14/5/26)
A great course and an excellent meal was the verdict!
The winner of 18 hole comp were Sally Wright, Sally Blackburn, Sue Bryant and Kathleen McNairney. Janet Grant, HelenWilliams, Tracey Thompson and Freda Hunt were runners up.. The nearest pin prize was won by Sally Blackburn. And the winners of the nine hole comp were Rosie Gerrard, Helen Armstrong, Ceri Hyde and Marie Irwin.
Ping Demo Day
There are just two spaces left in the Ping fitting event on Mon 8th June at 1200 & 1240 when expert fitter Elliot Gardner is stopping by. If you are interested in upgrading your clubs, please book your complimentary, no obligation spot with me.
MCJL at Bramall Park (Sunday 10/5/26)
Here are the results from Sunday. Well played Charlie B in his first MCJL outing!
Medal 1 (Fri 7th & Sat 8th May 2026)
On a tough day for scoring, the division 1 winner was Dave Smith with a nett 70 and ted Shaw was the runner up with a nett 72.
In disvion 2, ian Powell won with a nett 72 beating Rob Manley & Antony Morris on countback.
Nine & Dine – Mixed Step-A-Side Texas Scramble (Fri 8/5/26)
Well done Sue & Martin Bromley, Kathleen McNairney and Rob Manley for winning with 25 points. Runners up, after losing out on a card play off, were our current captains Helen Davies & Mike Thompson with Pam & Bill Dixon.
Ladies Competitions (Thu 7th May 2026)
Well done Jan Ravenscroft for winning the 18 hole stableford with 39 points. Jane Wilkinson was second with 36 points and Gill Kay third with 35 points
In the back nine stableford competition, Gillian Healey won with 20 points. Freda Hunt was one point adrift to finish in second place and Marie Irwin finished third with 17 points.
Mens Match vs Wilmslow (Wed 6th May 2026)
The men opened their season with a 4:2 victory away at Wilmslow – great stuff gents!
Seniors 4 clubs & A Putter (Wed 6th May 2026)
Well done to Ian Hunt for winning with 18 points beating Tarik Rashid on countback. There was then a three-way tie on 16 points for third with Cliff Wright securing the position, again following a card play off.
Senior Womens County Championships (2nd – 4th May 2026)
Sara Spencer from Heswall GC won 2 up in the final against Caroline Berry. Our very own Tiff Fielden qualified for the matchplay stages before being beaten in the quarter finals by the eventual winner. It was great to host such a chamionship and wel done to Tiff and the greenstaff for making it happen!
Hole in One
Congrats to Andy King for bagging a hole in one on the third hole at Aberdovey during the recent Shanks trip. Roger Laitt, for the purposes of balance, felt it important for readers to know that he won the overall event!!
