The weather has been kind to us, the course has been fantastic, so a lot of golf has been played the last couple of months.

The winners of the Major competitions played since the last newsletter are:
Barbara Jennings 4bbb Trophy: Rachel Turner & Pauline Close.
Rose Bowl: Dawn Thompson
Vicars Cross Vase: Sue Breeze
Coronation Cup Greensomes: Viv Kenwright & Pandy Brodie.

We also had 3 competitions which were qualifying rounds for National Events and one which was a qualifying round for a county event:
Australian Spoons Foursomes : Meg Clarke & Rosie Baxendale.
Ping 4BBB: Hilary Wilby & Andrea Gray
TaylorMade Team event: Lady Captain/Sue Fox/ Natalie Osborne

The Ladies’ Open was held on Friday August 16th and as usual was professionally organised and run by Viv & Pandy with a willing band of volunteers. It was a full field, and all the competitors were very complimentary re the course and the catering. Very many thanks to our dedicated staff teams, course, house and office who all work extremely hard to promote our Club. The winning score was 94points.

The Club Championship was held on Sunday August 18 th . The weather was good , the course superb and the greens like lightning! Sophie Lee was leading after the morning round with 83, closely followed by Rachel Turner & Katie Beard on 85. It was very close in the afternoon with Katie scoring 88 for a gross total of 173 and Rachel 89 for a total of 174.

CONGRATULATIONS Katie WELL DONE!

Natalie Osborne won the 36 nett prize shooting a magnificent 65 in the morning 73 in the afternoon.
All the competitors enjoyed their day, and it was great to see all the happy faces in the clubhouse afterwards enjoying a drink (or two!)

Barbara Baird

Seniors’ Charity
Seniors Section’s current chosen charity is The Hospice of the Good Shepherd. This was the choice of Melvyn King when he was Seniors Captain last year. When I assumed the role of Seniors captain, I was more than happy to continue to support such a worthwhile cause. We support the charity with the Seniors’ nearest the pin weekly competitions, which so far have raised nearly £900.

Additional contributions to the charity have been made via a lunch and raffles which raised £350. Senior Captain’s Day on July 8 th raised an amazing £874. Currently, the cumulative total of money raised by the Seniors is £2247.71.

I am most grateful for the tremendous support which the senior section gives to the Hospice. Long may it continue.

Chris van Wyke - Seniors Captain

Advance Notice!

An important date for next year’s diary!

By popular demand, there will be a Seniors’ Exchange on Monday 14th July 2025 at Prestatyn Golf Club.

As you may recall, the seniors’ section last played at Prestatyn in 2022. It was an extremely successful day with great weather and all you would expect from a seaside course. The catering was second to none and we looked forward to going there in 2023. Unfortunately, this did not work out so we had to look elsewhere. By a fortunate twist of fate, our contact at Rhuddlan GC decided to move to Prestatyn GC and got in touch with us to explore the possible reinstatement of the Exchange Day with Prestatyn. Having then spoken to their organiser, we were able to agree to reinstate an Exchange Day between the two clubs.

Our other Exchange Day is currently under review by the Seniors Committee and a decision on this will be made later in the year; watch this space!

John Mackay