Golf

Competition season is now well under way at Spalding Golf Club, and the Nicholas Cup Stableford event saw another victory for the club’s blossoming junior section. Tommy Hull came out on top with 39 points – a superb achievement in very blustery conditions which saw just two players break par. Second place went to another rapidly improving junior, Jake Lilley, ...

The ladies’ Mail on Sunday team at Spalding Golf Club roared to a 5-0 home victory over Boston West in a brilliant third round showing. Lincolnshire girls’ county captain Lois Williamson (handicap 7) was first out for Spalding at the Surfleet course – and, despite giving six shots, she recorded a 4&3 success. Captain Paula Brown (18) then won 5&4 ...

The new season at Spalding Golf Club began with a bang as the Buckingham Cup was contested at the Surfleet course. Calm conditions led to some very good scoring in the men’s section four ball betterball competition, which was played off a 90 per cent handicap. In the end it was two of the club’s juniors – Thomas Langford and ...

Spalding Golf Club’s Daily Mail Foursomes pairing of Chris Vickers and Eileen Bridge unfortunately lost their home advantage against Boston West – as the Surfleet course was closed due to heavy overnight rain. The clash was duly switched to Boston and, after some excellent holes on both sides, the West pairing’s home advantage prevailed and they won on the 17th ...

The ladies of Spalding Golf Club earned an excellent 4-1 win at Boston in the second round of the national Mail on Sunday competition. The team, captained by Dianne Rafferty, played some excellent golf. President Elizabeth Holbrook had a tight match but won on the 17th green by a 2&1 margin in game one, before Claire Rylott roared to an ...

The senior section at Tydd St Giles Golf Club raised £3,024 for charity in 2015. The cheque was presented to Rachel Mann-Bradbury, area fundraiser for Diabetes UK, by Tydd’s senior captain Trevor Sewell after their annual Christmas dinner. Other Tydd St Giles Golf Club results Men’s section: December Stableford Pairs – 1st Ady Rowell & Luke Rowell 42 points (ocb); ...

The traditional ‘Bring and Take’ Texas Scramble event at Sutton Bridge Golf Club was won by Steen Catlow, Roy Fox and Judy Green with a net score of 65.8 (gross 72). Always a fun game, everyone finished with a prize – but the winners also came away with the Tappit Hen trophy and £10 of vouchers – sponsored by Samuels ...

Ken Doughty’s player of the year trophy at Tydd St Giles Golf Club was awarded to competitions secretary Gino Ciuffini to mark his outstanding season. Cuffini’s stellar year saw him cut his previous playing handicap of 12 down to a current – and very impressive – handicap of seven. Men’s competition winners 2015: Spring Open – 1st Mick Vassall; Autumn ...

Sisters Lesley Williams and Paula Brown will play each other to decide the overall winner of Spalding Golf Club ladies’ Groom Shield. Round two of the competition was played in poor weather conditions, which resulted in only 15 ladies who qualified playing in the bogey competition. The winner was Olive Gooderson with +2. Second was Williams with +1 and third was ...

The ladies from Spalding Golf Club have fundraising down to a tee – they’ve raised more than £3,000 for charity in the last year. When it came to choosing a charity, captain of the Ladies’ Section for 2014/15, Christine Vickers didn’t take long to nominate Bowel & Cancer Research because her brother, farmer Jim Middleton, died of bowel cancer in ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club have given senior member Brian Shales an honorary lifetime membership to mark the outstanding work he has done over the past 20 years. Shales first joined the men’s section back in 1977 and spent time on the committee, before moving onto the seniors – formed in 1977 – when there was only about a dozen ...

Tydd St Giles Golf and Country Club recently hosted its first-ever captain versus management Ryder Cup Competition – and it was a real thriller. Played amid adverse weather conditions, the first session ended with the captain’s team taking a 5-4 lead. The singles saw a couple of big wins for the management through Luke Rowell (9&8) and Daniel Newell (8&6), but ...

Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s ladies ended their season with a match between the ladies’ committee and the lady members – resulting in a win for the members. This was followed by a meal and then the ladies’ annual general meeting. At the close of the AGM the lady president presented the trophies to all ladies who had won competitions during ...

Lee Smith stormed to top spot in Division One with a super 67 at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s October Medal competition. Smith finished three clear of nearest rivals Clive Barber and Luke Rowell in the men’s section event, while Vinny Day (Division Two) and Jordan Elsey (Division Three) were the other winners. Results: Men’s section: October Medal: Division One ...

Two teenage members of Spalding Golf Club have been called up to their respective East Midlands Regional (EMR) squads. Lois Williamson has been selected for the under-18, EMR Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence through England Golf, which offers players the opportunity to gain nationally recognised NVQ qualifications. This two-year training programme recruits 40 players nationally – and Williamson is the ...

Finals day at Spalding Golf Club was held in perfect conditions – and there was some fine golf on show at the Surfleet course. The Landale Scragg was contested between two of the best golfers at the club, first team captain Andy Grimwood and first team regular Dan Hines. A closely contested encounter saw Hines come out victorious 2up. The ...

Six golfers from Blankney took the spoils at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Brian Shales Trophy event. The competition was held to remind players of the outstanding work performed by seniors’ co-ordinator Brian Shales over the past ten years, in both dreaming up the idea of open competition at Tydd, and then running them. Shales has now stepped back from ...

Home favourite Lee Smith took the top prize at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s annual Autumn Open event. Some 104 golfers from around the region took part in the individual medal competition, but none could better Smith’s net score of 64. Results: 1st Lee Smith 76-12=64; 2nd Harry Bennett 87-22=65; 3rd Luke Rowell 72-5=67. D1 – 1st Clive Barber 79-10=69; ...

The Ladies’ Invitation Day at Spalding Golf Club was won by Debra Ward and her guest Tricia Sharpe. The pair scored 37 points in the 3/4 handicap format to edge top spot by just one point. Anne Ellis and her partner Sheila Dugmore came second with 36 points, beating Claire Rylott and partner Yvonne Schaffarczyk on countback. Fourth and fifth ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies have missed out on coveted spot in the final of the Mail on Sunday competition after a narrow loss in the last 16. Drawn away from home against Benton Hall Golf Club in Essex in round 18, they faced strong opposition on a difficult course in very wet and windy conditions. Four of the five singles ...