Golf

Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s men’s section put on their annual Ryder Cup competition.It saw club captain Andy Hicks’ side take on a team put together byvice-captain Jimmy Dack.Despite it being a hard-fought contest, the match was played in the correct spirit of the competition, with thevice-captain’s team emerging narrow victors by 11.5 points to 10.5.Other club results:Seniors’ Pesty’s pot stableford, ...

Tydd St Giles ladies put on their annual Game Bird open competition, with Tydd’s Chris Young continuing her winning streak with playing partner Angela Mander, from King’s Lynn Golf Club.In the 4BBB they came in first with 43 points, followed by Amanda Cook and Marilyn Sayer, from Gedney Hill Golf Club, in second place with 37 points.Third, from Middleton Hall ...

At the beginning of the year Gedney Hill golfers Kim Markillie and Chris Bennett started on the Daily Mail Foursomes journey.There were 938 clubs that entered the nationwide competition and over seven rounds the number of clubs has been whittled down to the last remaining 16 clubs.Markillie and Bennett played Round 7 at Overstone Park Golf Club, Northampton on Friday, ...

A group of around 60 senior golfers took part in the Tydd St Giles Seniors’ Prostate Cancer stableford charity day, an individual stableford competition.Organiser Toby North thanked all for taking part in the competition and was pleased to announce more than £2,000 had been raised on the day, which is a record amount raised by Tydd seniors.He also thanked to ...

A former Spalding Golf Club professional and a current club member came out on top at the annual Lincolnshire Open. It was played at Spalding Golf Club and saw about 40 professional and amateur golfers from all parts of the county at the Lincolnshire Union of Golf Clubs(LUGC)-organised event.A two-round medal competition, played off scratch, on a very hot and humid day was run by ...

Nick and Kim Markillie’s reward for a 49-point winning score in the Gedney Hill Golf Club Ping Mixed Fourball Betterball competition in July was a place in the finals, which were played last week at Thonock Park, Gainsborough.They were among 52 pairs from all over the country and the husband and wife team came second with 45 points to win ...

Just two shots separated the first five finishers at the Tydd St Giles Autumn Open.It took countback to decide the eventual winner with Steve Skoulding taking the honours after matching Gino Ciuffini’s 66 total.Skoulding completed his round in 87, with a handicap of 21, while Ciuffini went round in 80 but with a handicap of 14.Wayne Alder took third place, one shot behind ...

Tydd St Giles golf club results:Seniors’ club championship medal round 1: 1st Ken Doughty 85-18=67, 2nd (ocb) Brian Newby 86-17=69, 3rd (ocb) Brian Crilly 91-22=69, 4th Graham Ralph 94-25=69.Men’s August medal competition: Division 1 – 1st (ocb) James Busveids 82-13=69, 2nd (ocb) Wayne Alder 79-10=69, 3rd Adrian Rowell 79-10=69. Division 2 – 1st (ocb) Stephen Jeffries 83-16=67, 2nd (ocb) Nathan ...

A friendship first established in 1948 continues to blossom and 75 years on Spalding Golf Club took on their Woodhall Spa counterparts in their annual Harold Ireland Trophy encounter. Mr Ireland was a pre-Second World War member at Spalding but left to join Woodhall Spa.However, he wished to maintain his long-standing friendship with his former club so, with another Spalding ...

Lorraine Gallie and Maria Taylor-Vassall shared the honours at the Tydd St Giles Golf Club Ladies Championship, Taylor-Vassall was crowned club champion by winning the net title with two rounds of 74.Gallie was close on her heels with rounds of 76 and 79.Gallie was first on gross scores with rounds of 87 and 90, with Taylor-Vassall second with equal scores ...

Sutton Bridge Golf Club held their annual Seniors’ Open on August 9.Sponsored by Leesons Garage, Sutton Bridge, 44 players took part in a stableford pairs betterball competition.Committee member Colin Ess thanked all for taking part, along with Brenda Bell for doing the halfway house.Ess was pleased to announce that £410 had been raised – £205 for Cancer Research UK and ...

More than 70 senior golfers took part in the annual Bob Johns Classic golf competition at Tydd St Giles Golf Club.The event, which took place on August 8, was a for charity sponsored by John Leake in memory of his father in-law Bob Johns.Leake thanked all for taking part and was pleased to announce that £540 had been raised for ...

Forty five women turned out for a superbly sunny Lady President’s Day at Spalding Golf Club.The sun shone and a reverse waltz was thoroughly enjoyed by all.A spokesman said: “Many thanks to our lovely president Barbara Newcombe for a well organised day and for supplying a few treats to sustain us through the unusual heat!”Winners were Vee Rouse, Diane Leverton ...

On Saturday, July 29 Tydd Golf Club took part in the annual Sewell Salver/Ciuffini Shield.The competition saw a bunch of hardy golfers take part in a 36-hole competition to find best handicap score to win the Ciuffini Shield and best Scratch score for the Sewell Salver.The Sewell Salver winner was Luke Rowell who scored 75+83=157.Second was Ady Bills 80+83=163 and ...

There was good support for Club Captain Ben Blom for Spalding Golf Club Captain’s day with a total of 144 in the main competition and 44 in the captain’s guests section.Winner of the main competition was Sam Elms, with Arron Cooke second and Steve Warboys third.Winners of the Captain’s Guest Competition were Chuck Wallis (1st gent), Nicola Weller (1st lady), ...

Tydd St Giles Golf ClubResults – Seniors July 25 individual stableford, Division One winner: Michael Flint 43 points, 2nd Chris Moore 38, 3rd Derek Kneebone 37.Division Two winner: Ken Parker 37 points, on countback from Brian Newby, 3rd Paul Milward 37ocb.Division Three winner: Malcolm Miller 43 points, 2nd Brian Crilly 41, 3rd Stephen Horton 39.Division Four winner: Joe Connolly 39 ...

A Spalding golfer is set to rub shoulders with legends like Darren Clarke, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie after qualifying for the British Senior Open.James Crampton, the European Seniors 2022 champion, did enough in the qualifying event at Monks Island in Wales to be invited to the British Seniors finals at Royal Porthcrawl Club from Friday.

It’s been a fixture in the area for more than 100 years but Spalding Golf Club is about to mark a special 30-year anniversary. The modern-day iteration of the course and its clubhouse was officially opened on August 6, 1993.Today, as well as the impeccably maintained 18-hole course considered one of the best in the region, there’s a floodlit driving ...

The 2023 St Barnabas Charity Day was held at Gedney Hill Golf Club.The day was hosted by organiser, Terry Grantham who, at the age of 92, has organised this event for the past 14 years.There were 33 golfers who took part and an amazing amount of £1,380 was raised for the St Barnabas Hospice.The results were: Men’s Competition – 1st ...

Golfers are being encouraged to sign up for the Rotary Club of South Holland’s annual charity golf competition next month.It takes place this year on Thursday, August 17 at Spalding Golf Club.This year the pairs betterball competition for gents, ladies or mixed teams is raising money for End Domestic Abuse Now in Lincolnshire (EDAN).The entry fee is £40 or £20 ...