We were grateful once again to Will Gallagher for his generous sponsorship of the Gallagher's Days Stablefords for Men and Ladies events in May. Winners this year were Pandy Brodie with 41 points and Alan Penketh with 42 points. Notably the men's longest drive was won by Lewis Ramsden, measured at only 317 yards. "Only" because he won it last year with 324 yards.
Attendance in competitions is up this year, with competitions essentially full until 3pm, meaning extra funds for the Captain's Charity on his Day on June 8th: nearly £500 was raised for Alzheimers awareness. Best score of the day was 39 points by Wayne Stathan and winner of the Captain's Putter was Dean Brawn who hit to 5 feet on the 18th hole.
This year we hosted the Open, Seniors and Junior Chester Championship on June 29th & 30th, in the 4-yearly cycle. News of how our players did in our next review.
The Chester Festival cancelled in May has been rescheduled by Chester GC, which even now remains affected by the very wet weather earlier this year. It is likely to be rearranged on a Sunday in July or September. An email will be sent when we have more information.
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A reminder too that we have a handful of mixed competitions throughout the year, which includes the keenly contested Men vs Ladies for the Macklin Shield. Due to holidays the original June diary date will now likely be July 7th. Martin Betts and the Vice Captains will be looking for teams of 16 men and ladies to compete. The ladies are the current holders.
Finally, don'' forget there are the Professional's Stableford roll-ups every Sunday. Contact Martin for more information. These are open to all members.
Mark Flanagan
Director of Golf