Golf

Millie Thorold topped a field of 37 players to win the Coronation Cup in Spalding Golf Club ladies’ section. The Stableford competition was held at Surfleet last Wednesday and Thorold’s winning return was 39 points. As a result, she received a handicap reduction of 1 point. Runner-up was Dianne Platt with 38 points and third was Maureen Orwell with 35. Eight ...

John Anthony Spencer emerged top of the pile after a three-way tie in Spalding Golf Club’s Men’s Presidents Putter competition. For the first time this year the Surfeet course succumbed to the field with a quarter of entrants playing to or below their handicap. The other players finishing on 66 were second-placed Mark Cooley and Roy Foden. Other notable scores ...

It was a case of home comforts for Spalding Golf Club as they cruised to victory in the annual ladies’ four-way match at the Surfleet course. The home team of Jenny Wilson (26 points), Chris Vickers (34), Angela Roper (35), Lesley Williams (32), Ruth Atkins (28), Paula Brown (28), Hannah Thorold (32) and Rowena Hughes (30) earned Spalding a grand ...

Spalding Golf Club’s top team are out of the Bramley singles matchplay competition after a 2-1 home defeat to Woodhall Spa. On a wet evening at the Surfleet course, hosts Spalding exited the county inter-club tournament in the second round. Talented teenager Ollie Mitchell put in a strong performance but lost one down in a very close game, while Andy ...

Four brave members of Tydd St Giles Golf Club are taking on the toughest test on the amateur scene – the Macmillan Cancer Support Longest Day Golf Challenge. The quartet of Mark Whittaker (captain), Malcolm Stead, Ian Edrupt and Neil John will take on 72 holes of golf in one day (June 22). However, their task is being made even ...

Andy Grimwood is Spalding Golf Club 2014 men’s strokeplay champion once again after winning the 36-hole Tester Salver competition with a super 143 gross total. He retained this trophy after recording a gross 75 in the morning round, followed by a superb 68 in the afternoon. That was enough to see Grimwood edge out Simon Richardson (74+70=144) by a solitary ...

Top Spalding Golf Club talent Hugo Kedzlie has retained his Lincolnshire under-14 and under-16 championship titles. Teenage sensation Kedzlie scored a 36-hole nett 136 total at Holme Hall Golf Club in Scunthorpe to clinch the two trophies, but just failed to take the boys’ under-18 title after losing a sudden death play-off hole. The 13-year-old shot rounds of 67 (nett ...

Ollie Mitchell and Mark Dodds held their nerve to win a thrilling Winter League final at Spalding Golf Club last week. The men’s winter league competition began way back in November last year, with almost 50 pairs playing in all weather conditions – leaving two pairs to contest the final for the Course Stewards Cup. In a high quality final ...

Spalding Rugby Club’s highly successful golf day raised more than £1,500 for the new ground development of the club’s mini and junior sections. Some 70 golfers took part in the Spalding Golf Club hosted event, which was followed by a dinner and prize presentations back at the Memorial Field. Spalding RFC thank local businesses for their support and sponsorship.

Ian Ford scored a superb 41 Stableford points to win one of Spalding Golf Club’s extremely popular Burton Cup competition. The 23-handicapper held off the challenge of over 150 other golfers to take the much coveted trophy by a single point at the Surfleet course. Paul Green (16 handicap) just edged second spot on countback from John Goode (16) after ...

In-form Spalding Golf Club ladies earned a fine 3-1 home success over Lincolnshire rivals Sleaford. Chris Vickers and Avril Norton (1 down) were the only duo to suffer defeat for Spalding, with Jenny Wilson and Angela Roper (5&4), Millie Thorold and Theresa Starbuck (1up) and Anne Ellis and Chris Leggett (2up) all winners. Spalding’s ladies secured a fine 4-0 win ...

Dianne Platt is the toast of Spalding Golf Club ladies’ section after winning the Lincolnshire Senior Championship title. The Spalding ace returning a gross 81 (nett 70) to take top spot at the Mark Rasen GC event. Platt’s handicap was also reduced from 11 to ten as a result of her county heroics. Some 31 lady members from Spalding GC ...

A depleted Spalding Golf Club scratch side battled to an admirable 3-3 draw with rivals Toft Hotel GC in their latest South Lincs League clash. With county commitments leaving Spalding a little under-strength, they did well to take a share of the spoils at the Surfleet course. The all-important wins for the home side came from Keith Hearne and Mark ...

Don Butters scored an impressive 39 points to win Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s annual Rabbits Cup open event. The RAF Marham ace edged out team-mate Ken White (38 points), with Tydd’s David Truluck taking third with a solid 36 points. The competition was contested by golfers from around the region with handicaps of 20 and above and concluded with ...

A spree of super scores were recorded as 20 of the 150 entrants went around at par or better at Spalding Golf Club’s monthly medal. Simon Goemans (90-25=65) came out on top in the 15-28 handicap category at the Surfleet course with a best of the day nett 65 – which earned him a four stroke handicap reduction. Andy Cunnington ...

  Mary Gould saw off 38 other Spalding Golf Club ladies to lift the May Medal (sponsored by Hills Department store) prize at the Surfleet course. Her score of net 71 was enough for top spot – and secured a handicap reduction of two shots in the process. The silver division winner was Barbara Newcombe with a net 72, ahead ...

Lee Willis landed Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s latest monthly medal prize in Division One with a cracking round of 65. He finished one shot clear of John Tilley, who was second in the top flight with a super 66. Tom Brooks (67) was a further shot back in third. Gino Ciuffini (68) and Bill Boughen (71) to the Division Two ...

Young gun Hugo Kedzlie is enjoying an impressive start to the season at Spalding Golf Club. The 13-year-old, who won the April medal and placed second in the Massey Cup in recent weeks, took top spot once again at the EGU London Pride gold medal qualifier at the Surfleet course. A packed field of almost 150 entries contested the event, ...

Stuart Parker was on impressive form to see off a sizeable field and win Spalding Golf Club’s Massey Cup qualifying competition. The 11-handicapper continued his excellent early-season form by scoring 41 Stableford points at the Surfleet course.Teenage talent Hugo Kedzlie (5), another to have performed admirably so far this campaign, took second spot on countback from Doug Garfoot (13) after ...

Teenage talent Hugo Kedzlie held off the challenge of almost 150 other members to win the 0-14 handicap category in Spalding Golf Club’s April monthly medal competition. Kedzlie (five handicap), who is the current under-14 midland counties champion, won by one stroke with a nett 68 (73-5=68) at the Surfleet course. The 13-year-old finished just ahead of Lawrie Haley (77-8=69) ...