Golf

Spalding Golf Club’s top men’s team suffered a heavy loss in their latest league match. There was disappointment for Andy Grimwood and his depleted first team, who suffered a hefty 4.5-1.5 defeat at Belton Park. The Spalding points came from Grimwood and Miles Foden, with Lloyd Chatham and Chris Moxon halving their game. The absence of seven regular first teamers ...

Mark Payne topped the field at Spalding Golf Club’s Massey Cup qualifier with an impressive 38 Stableford points. The 11 handicapper mastered the indifferent weather at the Surfleet course to fend off Stuart Armstrong (16) Mike Murphy (20) and Simon Rothwell (12) who all finished a shot behind on 37. The four other final spots were taken by Andrew Rafferty ...

Miles Foden continued his fine start to the season by winning the April Medal in Spalding Golf Club’s men’s section. The 11 handicapper shot a nett 66 to win the Surfleet competition on countback from Wayne Flowers(14 handicap). Some 149 golfers took to the course in what was always going to be a very competitive event. The best of the ...

The new season finally kicked in to gear at Spalding Golf Club on Saturday with the first competition of the year – and it was Bryn Chappell who made a flying start. Contested by 134 men’s section members, only ten golfers came in below the standard scratch of 74 in the March Medal at the Surfleet course. Chappell (21 handicap) ...

Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s men marched on in the Mail On Sunday Classic with a fine 3-2 win at Royal West Norfolk Golf Club in the second round. The tie was all square after four matches, until Sid Warner came in with a 1up win by halving the 18th. There were also good wins for John Caney (5&4) and Steen ...

Seniors’ section ace Brian Newby kicked off the 2015 calendar at Tydd St Giles Golf Club with a countback triumph in Division One of the Monthly Medal competition. Newby (82-13=69) edged out Steve Skoulding (86-17=69) on countback to take the spoils in the top tier. Russell Doy (87-17=70) completed the top trio in Division One. The other divisional winners on ...

A team from Gedney Hill Golf Club won the Les Pepper Salver after seeing off a host of teams from the clubs across the South Lincolnshire League. The winning side was made up by Paul Day, Rob Newns, Charles Britton, Jim Starbuck and Nick Markillie. Men’s section results: Turners Turkey (Round One) – 1st Chris Davies 65 nett; 2nd Craig ...

Three immediate past captains were privileged to present two charity donations totalling £8,550 at Spalding Golf Club’s end of season presentation night. The grand total was raised from a variety of raffles, a bridge drive, race night, a fashion workshop, special golf days and, of course, the three captains’ charity am/am golf day. The total fund was divided three ways ...

Lester Pybus bettered 111 other Spalding Golf Club members to take top spot at a high-quality Turkey Trot Stableford competition last week. With the sizeable field playing off the forward tees, some very good scores were recorded at the Surfleet course. Keeping the ball on the fairway, away from the fallen leaves, was the key to a good score – ...

Clive Barber won the Division One title at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s November Medal by the narrowest of margins as three players tied at the top. Barber, Terry Pease (second place) and Andy Betts all scored 38 Stableford points, with countback needed to split the top trio. Neil Capper (37pts) won the Division Two category, with Steve Thompson (39pts) ...

Father and son partnership John and Steve Camm completed a unique double at Spalding Golf Club last week. In what was the last of the summer knockout finals at the Surfleet course, the Camms defeated Chris Ward and Mike Yould 3&2 to add the Baker Bowl trophy to the Holmes trophy they won recently. The size of their achievement should ...

  It was tight at the top of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Stableford Pairs event as three teams all finished on the same score. The magic tally of the day was 41 points, with Adey Bills’ team just edging out Phil Tilney and Julian Davey’s respective teams on countback. Tilney took second spot, with the unfortunate Davey having to ...

A super score of 40 points was enough for handicap and competition’s secretary Mal Wray to see off 141 other players and clinch Spalding Golf Club’s Captain’s Drive In competition. Wray (5 handicap) just edged the Surfleet Stableford event on countback from Garry Harrison (9), with both players finishing on the same score on a fine day of golf. Third ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club member Alf Bishop was remembered by 61 members from the seniors’ and ladies’ sections last week. The many members honoured Alf, who passed away just over a year ago, in the only way they know how – by playing a golf tournament in his memory. A trophy was been purchased and donated for the occasion ...

Spalding Golf Club’s coveted Westcombe Trophy is now in the hands of Steve Worboys after he saw off Joe Slater in a fantastic final. Worboys, who plays off a 27 handicap at the Surfleet course, edged out 12-handicapper Slater 1up in the individual matchplay knockout competition. After a nervy front nine Worboys was 1up. But Slater, who was giving his ...

Spalding Golf Club’s senior captain John Patton steered the ‘European’ team to glory at the annual Ryder Cup Challenge at the Surfleet course. With the ‘American’ team skippered by vice captain Tony Holbrook, the two teams battled out six holes of foursomes, followed by six holes fourballs and six holes played as singles. The outcome was a win for Europe ...

Spalding Golf Club’s stellar 2nd team continued their amazing season by adding the county crown to their South Lincolnshire Scratch League title. They achieved their latest accolade by defeating their counterparts from the North Lincolnshire side of the league, Pottergate Golf Club from Lincoln, 4-2 in the county handicap league final. Played at Spalding’s Surfleet course, the format saw six ...

Spalding Golf Club’s Pat West couldn’t hide her delight after captaining England’s super senior ladies to the coveted Home Internationals title last week. Their success at Huddersfield Golf Club follows on from the European crown they won last month – and also means a clean sweep of the women’s Home Internationals, with England claiming the girls’, ladies’ and senior titles. ...

Talented Spalding Golf Club junior member Hugo Kedzlie has retained the Midland Boys’ Junior under-14 Champion of Champions title – and also lifted the under-16 crown. The Lincolnshire under-14 county champion, who plays off a handicap of two, carded rounds of 72 and 76 at Nottinghamshire GC for a 148 +6 total. That was enough for him to win by ...

Three men from Spalding Golf Club put in a sterling performance to again guide Lincolnshire to a fifth-placed finish in the England Champion Club tournament. Representing Lincolnshire for the fourth time in the last five years, Spalding trio of Andy Grimwood (handicap -1), Mark Mitchell (0) and Simon Richardson (-4) equalled last year’s performance in achieving Lincolnshire’s best finish since ...