Golf

Mark Jones got the better of 124 other players to lift Spalding Golf Club’s Overton Trophy on Saturday. His score of 40 Stableford points was enough to edge Bob Ratcliffe (39 points) into second place at the Surfleet course. Amazingly, the top five were separated by just two points with Simon Horton (39pts), Thomas Langford (39pts) and Phil Tweddell (38pts) ...

David Pluck stole the show at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Autumn Open with a sensational hole-in-one. The home played aced the par three fourth hole, but it wasn’t enough to secure him overall glory. More than 140 golfers from around the region took part in the stroke play competition, which was played in perfect conditions and saw some very ...

Mike Page and Pete Vinter topped the leaderboard at Gedney Hill Golf Club’s David Mann Pairs event. Their score of 47 points saw them edge James Bushveids and Lewis in second place after they managed 46 points – the same as third-placed Stuart Turnell and Pat Moeller. Men’s section: David Mann Pairs – 1st Mike Page/Pete Vinter 47pts; 2nd James ...

Andy Rafferty topped the Division One standings at Spalding Golf Club’s August Medal at the Surfleet course. The 14-handicapper shot a 69 to edge Andrew Thomas (11) into second on 70, with David Colwell (13) third on 71. Lee Phillips (23) topped the Division Two standings on 67, pushing Roger Brown (22) into second on countback. Third, also on countback, ...

John Nobbs and Andy Betts both lifted top trophies at Tydd St Giles Golf Club last week. Ace Nobbs got his hands on the Ciuffini Shield with the best net score of 72+63=135, pushing Michael Flint and David Holmes into second and third respectively, while Simon Smith was fourth. Betts, meanwhile, landed the Sewell Salver after he topped the gross ...

Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s Seniors’ Open was once again a great success. Generously sponsored by Leesons Garage of Sutton Bridge, there were entrants from Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk on the day. The event was played in a Stableford Pairs Better Ball format and the scoring was good on a well-maintained course – despite the challenges of the unusually dry ...

Spalding Golf Club’s team of Simon Richardson, Hugo Kedzlie and Tommy Hill have retained the Bramley Trophy. The trio took the trophy jointly with Belton, after both scored four points each. Woodhall Spa were third with one point. Spalding’s first team drew 3-3 at Burghley in their latest fixture. Wins came from Dan Hines and Dave Whisker (6&5), Emile van ...

Four players from Tydd St Giles Golf club completed the daunting Longest Day challenge – and managed to raise a grand sum for charity in the process. The team of Matthew Clarke, Darren Hilton, Nathan Massino and team captain Ian Edrupt completed four rounds (72 holes) in 24 hours. After a very early start, the event was completed with four ...

Stuart McDougall topped an impressive field of 136 players to win Spalding Golf Club’s President’s Putter competition on Saturday. His score of nett 65 was enough for victory at the Surfleet coirse, edging Philip Tweddell (nett 66) into second place. On what was an incredibly close day of action, David Perrott wrapped up third place – edging out both David ...

Some 75 players contested Spalding Golf Club’s Rabbits Open Day on Sunday. The top three were very close at the Surfleet course, but it was 18-handicapper Lee Nicholson who took the title on 44 points. Promising youngster Louie Gooderson (25 handicap) was second on 43 points, while Paul Darley (28) was third on 41 points. Seniors’ section skipper John Camm ...

Matthew Richardson emerged victorious at Spalding Golf Club’s extremely popular Captain’s Day event on Saturday. Some 159 players took part in the Surfleet course competition, with intermittent showers and blustery wind making conditions difficult. That didn’t stop Richardson scoring an impressive 41 Stableford Points to top the leaderboard ahead of Phil Packard (second) and Doug Garfoot (third), who both scored ...

Teenage talent Tilly Garfoot was crowned ladies’ champion at Spalding Golf Club last week. The 15-year-old, who plays off an eight handicap, got the better of a strong field on Ladies’ Championship Day at the Surfleet course. A total of 38 Spalding ladies entered for the various competitions played on the day, with a host of winners crowned. The Barbara ...

Anita Cross and Maureen Orwell were the winners of Theresa Starbuck’s Lady Captain’s Day event at Spalding Golf Club. The competition saw the teams playing out a combination of fourball, better ball, greensome and individual Stableford formats. The day, which started with croissant and coffee, was enhanced by fruit and cocktails at the half-way house and finally ended with a ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies moved into the last 16 of the Annodata knockout competition after a sudden-death win against Ruddington Grange Golf Club at the Surfleet course. Tilly Garfoot halved her match, while Angela Roper won 5&3, Paula Brown lost 1 down, Lesley Williams won 1 up and Mathilde Kedzlie lost 2 down. This meant a halved match and a ...

Simon Richardson has retained the Lincolnshire Union of Golfers Amateur Championship and also helped Spalding Golf Club qualify once again for a national final. It’s the third time in a row he’s been crowned the champion and the fifth time in six years. This year’s competition took place at a very brown and bouncy Seacroft Golf Club on Sunday, June ...

The annual Daniel Markillie Memorial Day competition attracted 121 golfers – with some travelling from as far as Germany and Scotland. The day saw a round of golf played at Gedney Hill Golf Club, before the players enjoyed fish and chips followed by entertainment from signer Nicole Lawrence. An outstanding amount of £3,750 was raised on the day – of ...

The team of Peter Wheeler, Tim Martin, Lee Newman and John Gamble won the Ged Taylor Memorial Trophy at Tydd St Giles Golf Club. Their score of 134 points was enough to win the seniors’ section event ahead of Steve Fox, Kevin Merrison, Dave Punshon, Paul Kingswood (126pts) and Adey Bills, Michael Flint, Bob Mann and Keith Horspole (122pts) in ...

Spalding Golf Club’s men’s first team progressed through to the semi-finals of the Bramley Singles thanks to a great away win at Sudbrook Moor. The successful trio representing Spalding were Keith Hearne, Ollie Mitchell and Jonathan Mason, who won 2-1. No pairings lost as Spalding’s 1st team beat Burghley Park 5-1 at the Surfleet course on Saturday. Hugo Kedzlie and ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies made home advantage count as they won the annual Fourway match. Playing host this year, Spalding once again took on teams from Belton Woods, Melton Mowbray and Greetham Valley. On what was a warm afternoon, eight teams of four ladies played out a Stableford competition. The Spalding team was on top form and was led by ...

Gary Brown was the overall winner at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s captain’s away day at Rutland Water. Some 46 players took part in a match played in perfect conditions and organised by skipper Vinney Day. The best front nine came from Ian Cooper and the best back nine was scored by Trevor Sewell. Nearest the pin were: 4th hole ...