MELTON’S SAM SET FOR BRITISH GOLF FINALS DATE AT ST ANDREWS
31st October 2011
OUR JUNIOR MEMBER, SAM POLLARD, is set to compete in the national final of the British Colleges and Sports Competition at St Andrew's next April. Sam, who plays off a handicap of three, shot to finish top of the boys' section in the East Midlands regional finals at the Morley Hayes Golf Club, Derby, from a field of 50 young golfers. A first year NHD in Sports Exercise and Science at the Golf Academy at Loughborough College is just one of our up and coming junior stars and was Junior Captain last year.
WILL REACHES THE SUMMIT
30th October 2011
ANOTHER OF JUNIORS, WILL FAIRBROTHER, walked the Yorkshire Three Peaks and raised £205 for Melton Junior Golf Club Funds by asking friends and family to sponsor him. Taking in 26 miles over the summits of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in one circular route with a variety of terrains, Will completed the walk in an impressive 10 hours 40 minutes. By tradition the walk should be completed within 12 hours! Well done, Will.
CORPORATE DAY AT MMGC
1st September 2011
MELTON MOWBRAY GOLF CLUB staged another successful Corporate Day with businesses from around the region enjoying an excellent day out. The Club Professional played a hole with each group in a "beat the pro challenge".
The results were as follows:
1st Health Interlink (Glen Price) -13.
2nd Greenline Services (Phil Green) -9.
3rd Charles Stanley Stockbrokers (Ric Landucci) -8. Nearest the pin 7th&14th Dan Chapman of UPN & Stuart Lomas of Health Interlink respectively.
Longest Drive Mark Muggleton Dynamite Baits.
With excellent hospitality throughout the day many are looking forward to entering teams for next year.
MMGC HAS ACHIEVED GOLFMARK
4th August 2011
MMGC HAS ACHIEVED the English Golf Union and English Women's Golf Association GolfMark Award and Sport England's Clubmark accreditation.
We have achieved this by meeting high standards in coaching and playing, club environment (including sports equity and ethics) and child protection and duty of care.
Achieving this award will help us to encourage both novice and non golfers to take the opportunity to sample our facilities. Our driving range is open to everyone and lessons can be booked through our Professional, Neil Curtis, on 01664 569629.
JUNIORS TAKE PRIZES AT GLEN GORSE & SCRAPTOFT JUNIOR OPENS
3rd August 2011
MMGC JUNIOR MEMBERS excelled themselves within the County this week taking prizes at both the Glen Gorse and Scraptoft Junior Opens.
At Glen Gorse on Tuesday 26th Sam Pollard won the best gross prize and should qualify for the Daily Telegraph regional competition. Jamie Graham won the boys best nett with a nett 63 and Aaron Squires Nugent shooting a net 69. Our juniors also returned with the best aggregate team score trophy won by the scores of Sam Pollard, Jamie Graham and Aaron Squires Nugent, Their success denied Glen Gorse the trophy for the first time since 2005. Oliver Duley also won the nearest the pin prize.
At Scraptoft, Aaron Squires-Nugent won overall with a gross 82 (net 64) with Danny Roberts as runner up. Jamie Graham took the under 16's runner up prize and won the team prize at Scraptoft with Aaron and Danny. We are very proud of their success.
CLUBHOUSE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
31st July 2011
OUR NEWLY DECORATED CLUBHOUSE is available for private functions. We have a superb restaurant area with spectacular views over the golf course which can be adapted to suit your requirements. To book please call 01664 562118 Option 2 and speak to Marilyn or Sue.
PORK PIE OPEN A GREAT SUCCESS
13th June 2011
THE PORK PIE OPEN was a great success and thanks go to our sponsors, DICKINSON & MORRIS and all those who gave their help on the day.
Melton Mowbray Golf Club had a full starting sheet of over 230 players along with a large waiting list for the event. The competition was a pairs better ball stableford and the high winds and firm testing conditions were reflected in the point scores with only 3 points separating the top 19 scores.
Prizes were awarded down to 10th place and the top three were:
1st: N.Pattison & B.Catlin 40 pts (ocb)
2nd: A.Bindley & A.Roberts 40 pts
3rd: C.Thompson & A.Alexander 40 pts
Best Gross: D.Poolan & F.Greenwell
Nearest the Pin on the four Par 3 holes were: D.Baldwin, I.Townsend,
R S Newton & D.Stocks.
Money was raised during the day for the Captain and Lady Captain's Charities. All competitors received a renowned Dickinson & Morris Pork Pie.
ENJOY A SOCIETY DAY AT MMGC - 2011 PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE
17th April 2011
WHY NOT BOOK YOUR SOCIETY DAY AT MELTON MOWBRAY GOLF CLUB! We have a number of packages available to suit your society - visit our Golf Days page for more information. Please see our Trolley Policy.
MELTON LADIES ARE COUNTY FOURSOMES CHAMPIONS!
19th September 2010
On Sunday 19th September the Melton Mowbray Ladies County Foursomes Team won the Final of the Leicestershire and Rutland Ladies County Golf Association County Foursomes Competition.
The ladies played Birstall ladies on the neutral ground of Cosby Golf Club for the title of L&RLCGA County Foursomes Champions, with neither team having won it since the 1970’s. Melton Mowbray last won the competition 31 years ago in 1979.
Playing foursome match play format each match had to complete 18 holes and the scores of both pairs representing each team added together.
The pairings of Peggy Newton with Leah Radford and Julia Brown partnered by Catherine Smith represented Melton on Sunday whilst reserves Drina Terzza and Dorothy Jaggers caddied for Catherine and Julia. Drina had played in the second and third rounds of the competition with great success when Catherine was unavailable.
Peggy and Leah were first out and lost the first hole but then settled down, halved the second and won the third to get back to all square. The game then turned into a battle to the end with Peggy and Leah knuckling down against the Birstall ladies and not allowing them to regain the advantage of getting back into the lead. In a nip and tuck tussle with the Melton pair either all square or one up, they fought hard and left the 15th green 2 up. They then halved the 16th and lost the 17th hole to be one up with one to play. They finished the game with a par on the 18th to win 2 up on their opponents.
Julia and Catherine were up against it from the beginning their opponents shooting level par on the first three holes and the Melton ladies left the fourth green four down. However, Catherine sunk a tremendous putt on the 5th to pull one back and by the time the pair left the 9th green they had fought hard to come back to all square. After this they were never behind winning five out of the next six holes on the back nine to leave the 16th green 5 up with 2 to play. The pair lost the last two holes but won their game 3 up on the Birstall ladies resulting in the team having an aggregate score of 5 up for the match and Melton Mowbray ladies reclaiming the County title after a 31 year gap.