Greetings golfers,

Welcome back to the weekly newsletter. This week we have a new arrival - the best of both worlds, we stress the importance of correct gapping, have our junior update from Abbie, and we have a fair bit of competition news to get through. Enjoy the read!

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Upcoming junior competitions

The juniors have a 5 hole competition on Sunday, where there will be lots of prizes including the neatest scorecard. The intermediate class will start at 2pm and the beginner class will start at 2.40pm. Please let us know if your child or grandchild will be entering the competition by contacting us in the shop or by clicking the button below.

Wednesday Section Chairman’s Prize

We had yet again another playoff, this time between John Seaton and Chris Marshall who both shot 69 netts. Chris Marshall who plays off 16 had one of the best top 5’s I think I’ve ever seen. Chris started 4, 3, 3, 2, 3 to be 3 under gross after 5!


Dunham Trophy

Thank you to all members who played, supported, caddied and contributed during this year’s Dunham Trophy. This has been our most successful performance for many years and reaching the finals day was a major success in itself.

Things were close for a while until Manchester Golf Club turned up the heat, beating us 5 ½ to 1 ½ in the semi-final on Saturday morning. Vaughan Stott is worthy of a special mention as he won his point and Ryan Jackson got the half. On average our players were receiving a couple of shots each off the Manchester team, whom I believe have reached the finals day something like six times in the last seven years. Manchester went on to win the final in the afternoon, defeating Bolton Old Links by a similar margin to what they beat us.

It was disappointing that Abbie or I were unable play in this year’s Dunham Trophy, but as it turned out the matches were all so one sided that the only time it even made a difference was in the 4-3 win at Wigan. We are very hopeful of being back next year.

Exchange Day with Romiley

This is tomorrow so do remember to turn up for your tee time at Romiley Golf Club and not Reddish Vale! You will be playing a 2 from 3 to count stableford. There are still 2’s in the field looking to be made up if you fancy it? You can always contact us to book you in, but you will need to contact the Pro Shop at Romiley for alterations to tee times on the day.


Victory Trophy/Club Championship/Seniors Trophy

Saturday 30th is the re-arranged second round of the above. Even if you didn’t play in the first round it is well worth entering because as always, there are day prizes to play. Lee Costello who leads after round 1 is away on holiday so unfortunately unable to play; Lee wins the day prize for round 1.

This is the final ‘major’ or board competition of the year, and so the entries are ‘drawn’ as with all the majors. You need to enter the draw which is usually done on a Wednesday evening. We can put you in if you are struggling for whatever reason. If you miss the draw and would like to enter, we are happy to make two’s into three’s, but to ring up and ask to enter multiple people (ie you and your mates) into empty time slots is not acceptable and defeats the purpose of having a draw in the first place.