PITCHMARKclub spotlight:

CROMWELL GOLF CLUB

TEN THINGS that every golfer

should have in his bag

BOSTON’S BOYS ARE THE BEST!

Oundle pro signs off with an ace... on a par four!

SPECIAL K!Ryder Cup star Karlsson gives

new St Ives course the ‘thumbs up’

Editor: Matthew Jarvis – Email: pitchmarkgolf@yahoo.co.uk – Tel: 07702 161811

teeing offWELCOME to the October issue of Pitchmark.

This month sees our magazine fully embrace the digital age by becoming an online only publication - there will be no more print issues distributed to all our local clubs.

After four years of being restricted and frustrated by the limitations of printing and delivering – and the financial burden that brings – we have decided we can be of better service to our readers and better value to our advertisers by concentrating on our digital edition.

It gives us much more freedom to make Pitchmark a bigger and better read and be of greater service to the local golfing community.

Our magazine will be available to read - in a traditional magazine format – on the first of each month from our website at www.pitchmark.co.uk - or, if you forward us your email details to pitchmarkgolf@yahoo.co.uk, it will be sent direct to your inbox.

We are really excited about the opportunities this will bring us to make Pitchmark even more essential reading for all our local golfers. Please feel free to get in touch and give us your views - good or bad - on the magazine. Or on any golfing subject, for that matter.

This month’s bumper edition brings you all the usual favourites such as Tim Nightingale’s fantastic mental golf teachings, PGA pro Alex Oldham’s coaching corner and our Straight Hitting club guide concentrates on Cromwell GC.

We also bring you news and pictures from Swedish Ryder Cup star Robert Karlsson’s trip to St Ives to open their new course, our special feature on the 10 things you have to carry in your golf bag as well as all the latest news and results from our local clubs.

And we also have to salute those young boys at Boston - Bill Spooner, Sam Vince and Nicky Frost - who really put Boston on the map by being crowned the top junior club in the country with a magnificent performance. Well done boys.

inside this month...pages 4/5:THE NOTICEBOARDLetters, diary dates, holes in one and club newspage 7:KARLSSON OPENS UP AT ST IVES Pictures of the Ryder Cup starpages 8/9:TEN THINGS...You should have in your golf bagpage 10:TESTERS & TEASERSTest your golfing knowledgepage 11ARNOLD THE ANORAKOur golf bore answers all your golfing questionspage 12:MENTAL GOLFTim Nightingale gets your head in the gamepage 13:COACHING CORNERAlex Oldham helps you sharpen up your short gamepages 14/15:STRAIGHT HITTING Our club guide focuses on the Cromwell course at Abbotsleypages 16-23:THE SCORECARDAll the latest news and results

the noticeboardGREETHAM Valley has become one of only 300 clubs in England to be awarded the GolfMark accreditation by the English Golf Union.

It is awarded for a club’s work in introducing golf to youngsters as well as nurturing and protecting them. Greetham Junior organiser Pat Jones was thrilled that all of the hard work that she, county representative Dennis Millington and club pro Neil Evans have put in over the past year, has finally borne fruit.

Club owner Robert Hinch said that

they were proud to belong to a very exclusive group - only 17 clubs in Lincolnshire have earned the GolfMark award. Pictured are: Shona Dickerson (EGU Representative), Pat Jones, Dennis Millington, club captain Neil Crees, club pro Neil Evans, junior captain Nick Cunnington and Ryan Tarrant.

LETTER

Dear Pitchmark. I have only belatedly read your last month’s issue so no doubt you will already have been taken to task by others.

I refer to your feature on the British Open. You surely are aware that there is no such thing and to refer to The Open in this way perpetuates yet anoter vile Americanism. It is also unworthy of your otherwise fine magazine. Desist please. MIKE NORTH

You are absolutely right, Mike. Consider our knuckles well and truly rapped.

october diaryOct 1-3:

The Ryder Cup, at Celtic Manor, Wales.

Oct 2: Northants Izzard Trophy

at Collingtree Park

Oct 3: CAGU Inter-Club Team Trophy, at Newmarket.

Lincolnshire League finals at Belton ParkNorthamptonshire Knockout Finals at

Rushden GC

Oct 5: Northants Ladies Tazza Trophy at Elton Furze

GC

Oct 6: Northamptonshire

Ladies Past Captains Mixed AmAm at

Staverton Park GC

Oct 7-10: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, at St Andrews, Carnoustie

and Kingsbarns, Scotland. (Holder:

Simon Dyson)

Oct 9: Midlands Golf Union Boys League Final at

Sleaford

Oct 10: LUGC Jubilee Challenge

at Sandilands.Northants Ladies County

Mixed Greensomes at Kettering

Oct 14-17: Portugal Masters,

Vilamoura. (Holder: Lee Westwood)

Oct 15: NGU Am-Am Overstone

Park

Oct 19-20: Grand Slam of Golf, at Port Royal GC,

Bermuda. (Holder: Zach Johnson)

Oct 21-24: Castello Masters, Valencia, Spain.

(Michael Johnzon)

Oct 28-31: Andalucia Valderrama

Masters, Spain

Is this the best public golf course in

Crampton so close to gloryJAMES Crampton came agonisingly close to winning the English County Champions Tournament at Woodhall Spa.

The Spalding star, representing Lincolnshire, twice looked to have the prestigious title wrapped up before losing in a playoff to Yorkshire’s Adam Frontal.

Crampton was in pole position going into the back nine of the 36-hole competition, standing at four-under par - one clear of clubhouse leader Frontal.

Eight successive pars followed before Crampton came to the par five 18th - only to fly the green with his approach and could only manage a bogey six.

In the playoff against Frontal and Tyrrell Hatton, Crampton rolled in a 30-foot putt for birdie which Tyrrell couldn’t match but the Yorkshireman holed his birdie putt to keep the playoff alive.

They both parred the next hole before Frontal managed another birdie at the first to claim the crown.

FORMER Norwich City and Scotland goalkeeper Bryan Gunn was at Tydd St Giles’ Senior Captains Day to help raise funds in aid of The Rays of Sunshine Charity, for children in the UK.

Brian Shales, the seniors captain and co-ordinator of the event, said: “We were delighted that Bryan, a keen golfer himself, agreed to present the prizes. We were very proud of the fact that Bryan was the first celebrity to visit us.”

The amount raised for the charity over the past year is now a staggering £2423.62 and will help six children with serious and life threatening illnesses to get their special wish come true.

hole in one honours boardANDREW Simmonds signed off as Oundle’s assistant pro in stunning fashion - with a hole-in-one on the par four 17th! Simmonds, who has now moved on to the Darren Clarke Golf School in Antrim, Northern Ireland, found the cup with a stunning drive on the 259-yard hole. He said: “I’ve been here eight years, four as a member and four as a professional, and I’ve never had a hole-in-one at Oundle before.”

BURGHLEY Park youngster Sanjay Nithiyalingam conjured up his first hole in one while playing in the three-round UK Finals of the Wee Wonders event on the Balgrove Course at St Andrews. The 10-year-old aced the sixth hole on his way to a sixth-place finish.

Player Course Hole Gary Mercer Gedney Hill 8 Joe Ball Rutland County 7 Andrew Simmonds Oundle 17 Sanjay Nithiyalingam St Andrews (Balgrove) 6

BARRY Wilson was counting his blessings after his tee shot at the par three 11th finished just an inch from the hole during South Kyme’s Seniors Open. It would have been nice to score a hole-in-one - but with 153 thirsty fellow competitors waiting in the clubhouse it would have proved a very costly shot!

send us your emails, diary dates and news to pitchmarkgolf@yahoo.co.uk

ROBERT KARLSSON jetted in from the US PGA Championship to give St Ives’ new course a glowing endorsement.

The Swedish Ryder Cup player was the star attraction at the official opening ceremony of the Needingworth course and the adjoining Titleist National Fitting Centre.

The former European Tour Order of Merit winner played a five-hole exhibition alongside club captain Chris Riggall, club champion and Cambridgeshire junior James Reeson and former lady captain and 19-times ladies county champion Julie Walter.

An impressed Karlsson said: “Considering the short time the course has been open, the greens

are excellent and it is set to be a course of the highest quality in a few years time.”

St Ives has already established itself as one of the area’s top courses even though it only opened to its members in May this year.

The £9million project has seen the club relocate from its home of 87 years in St Ives to the superb new facilities.

In partnership with Titleist, the new complex offers 18 holes of inland links golf, members’ driving range and a four-bay custom fit centre for Titleist.

Ryder Cup star Karlsson opens St Ives’ new couse

He answers to the nickname of ‘The Scientist’ on Tour for his analytical and contemplative style of play (Does that mean he’s slow? - Ed)He missed most of the 2009 season because of an eye injury - he lost all depth perception in his left eye.He just missed out on his maiden US Tour victory when beaten by Lee Westwood in a playoff at this year’s St Jude’s Classic.He was the last man to be crowned the European Tour ‘Order of Merit’ winner in 2008 before it was repackaged as the Race to Dubai.He is one of the tallest players on tour at 6ft 5in and now resides in the tax haven of Monte Carlo rather than his native Sweden.He made his Ryder Cup debut in 2006 at the age of 37 and played again two years later when he beat Justin Leonard 5&3 in the singles.He has won 10 times on the European Tour with his biggest victories coming at the 2006 Celtic Manor Wales Open, the 2006 Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe and the 2008 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.He has finished in the top 10 at all the Majors with the exception of the PGA Championship (he tied for 16th, his best result, the day before arriving in St Ives).He has reached a best position of eighth in the official world rankings, achieved after winning the 2008 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.He has also been part of the winning team in the Royal Trophy (2007 and 2010), the Seve Trophy (2000) and the World Cup (2008).

10 facts about robert karlsson

Club captain Chris Riggall, Karlsson, club champion James

Reeson and Julie Walter

The Swede shows off the superb short game skills that made him Europe’s No.1 in 2008.

waterDehydration is the enemy of the golfer - especially as it strikes you down you towards the end of your

round just as you need to be at your sharpest to kill off your matchplay rival. Always make sure you’re well stocked - at least two litres in the summer and a litre in the winter. Flasks of coffee and a sneaky dram are good too, but water is a golfer’s best friend - other than when it’s in a hazard.

plastersBlisters, nicks, cuts and grazes... all are easy to pick up on the golf course - especially if your opponent

is taking your trash talking a little too seriously. All can cause discomfort and ruin your round. Be prepared with a box of band aids and, if you are really efficient, a little first aid kit with headache tablets, savalon, deep heat etc. It will pay off one day.

foodGolf takes up a lot of energy and it’s easy to run out of fuel during the five-hour slogathons that our

monthly medals can often turn into. Bananas are the ideal food to have with you but leave the skin in your bag for a couple of weeks and you’ll be cursing. Cereal bars are good too and if your wife’s a good ‘un get her to do you a pack-up (but if you require a knife and fork, she’s gone too far - you need food on the go, not a picnic). And forget junk food - no-one ever won a Major after snacking on a Snickers down thestretch.

spare glovesWe get quite attached to our golf gloves... our current one has lasted about two years and we’re too tight

to buy a new one until we’ve had our full £3.99 worth. But when it’s raining gloves are the worst things to get wet and they don’t dry out quickly. Have a minimum of two spares so you can at least keep hold of your club as you swing it through the puddles.

waterproofsA weekend golf trip to Scotland persuaded us to finally invest in some new waterproofs (that, and

an expanding waistline) and, inevitably, they weren’t needed in the unseasonal Turnberry sunshine. Back home, though, they have already paid off in spades. Don’t let the weather ruin your round and send you squelching back to the clubhouse early. But make sure you can swing easily in them.

pitchmark repairerThere’s something very satisfying about repairing a pitchmark. It makes you feel you are doing a good

deed and getting the golfing gods on your side. And why not repair someone else’s pitchmark while you’re at it... it will give you a well deserved superiority complex. It also makes you look like a pro.

pencilsNever ever, ever let anyone else do the scoring for you - especially if you’re playing for money. Never

have the excuse that you can’t find a pen or pencil. Pens run out though, so have a good supply of pencils tucked away safely. Raid your daughter’s pencil case if you need to. Pencil sharpeners are optional. Tippex is a no-no

rulebookThere’s nothing more pointless than two people arguing about a ruling when obviously neither of them

know the rules anyway. There is only one way to resolve disputes quickly and that’s to go to the R&A bible. They are given away free so there’s no excuse. Knowing the rules gives you big advantages.

moneyIs there a more annoying occurrence than taking money off a mate who just happens to discover on the 18th

green that he appears to have left his wallet at home? (even though you saw him pay a green fee earlier). You made the bet.. you have to make it good. Never bet more than you have in your wallet unless you are a) a fast runner or b) a beautiful woman(and b doesn’t workin a ladies competition). And leave a little left over for a well deserved pint afterwards too.

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ten things....

1 4 7

2 5 8

3 6 9

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that you should always carry in your golf bag (and we’ve thrown in an 11th one too!)enough balls

Thanks to a very complicated formula that we have just devised, six is the minimum

number of balls to have stored in your bag if your are a single figure handicapper and even this is on the risky side. And for everyone with a double figure handicap you must divide your handicap by three, times it by the number of water hazards on the course, add six and take away the number of holes in one you’ve had and that will give you the correct number of balls to carry round.

a photo of your officeYou know the saying... a bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work.

Sometimes though we all need reminding, especially after three-putting from six feet. Remember you could be buried underneath a mountain of invoices in a stuffy office with your fire-breathing boss screaming at you. Stop, take a deep breath and remember there is no better place on earth to be than a golf course.

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Golf Quiz

1 Which player has never been ranked No.1 in the world: Vijay Singh, Greg Norman or Jose-Maria Olazabal?2 In which year was a sudden death playoff first used to decide the outcome of a Major championship: 1977, 1967 or 1957?3 How old was Tiger Woods when he completed the career Grand Slam: 23, 25 or 27?4 What is the longest run of American success at the The Open: Six years, 10 years or 14 years?5 Before this year’s event at Celtic Manor, how many courses have staged the Ryder Cup: 15, 20 or 25?6 In which year did the European Order of Merit winner first top £1million in a season’s earnings: 1979, 1989 or 1999?7 Rory McIlroy and which other player have posted record nine-under par rounds in the British Open: Paul Broadhurst, Paul Way or Paul Azinger?

Who Am I?

For birdie: My girlfriends have included Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic and actress Kate Hudson.For double bogey: I was born in Adelaide, Australia, on July 16, 1980.For bogey: I have won seven times on the US PGA Tour, the biggest win coming in the 2004 Players Championship.For eagle: I have competed for the International team four times in the Presidents Cup.For par: I am coached by Butch Harmon and my highest world ranking is No.4 although I’ve never won a Major.

In Which Year?

The year’s four Major winners were Americans Tom Watson (The Open and US Masters), Hubert Green (US Open) and Lanny Wadkins (PGA Championship), Seve Ballesteros was the leading money winner on the European Tour (£46,435) and Dow Finsterwald’s US team beat Brian Huggett’s Brits 12.5-7.5 in the Ryder Cup.

Answers

Quiz – 1 Jose-Maria Olazabal, 2 1977, 3 25, 4 10 years (1924-33), 5 25; 6 1999, 7 Paul Broadhurst; Who Am I?: Adam Scott.

Joke

It was a sunny Saturday morning, and Jim was beginning his pre-shot routine, visualizing his upcoming shot when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker - “Would the gentleman on the ladies tee back up to the men’s tee, please!” Jim was still deep in his routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption. Again the announcement - “Would the man on the women’s tee kindly back up the men’s tee!” Jim had had enough. He shouted: “Would the announcer in the clubhouse kindly shut up and let me play my second shot!”

Betting Games

Bingo Bango Bongo: This is a points-based game that can be played by two or more players in which three types of achievements are rewarded with a point. The first player in a group to get his ball on the green gets a point (bingo). The player in the group whose ball is closest to the pin once all balls are on the green gets a point (bango). And

the player in the group who is first to hole out gets a point (bongo). Add up the points at the end of the game, high points win. This game gives weaker players a chance to earn points because what matters is being first at something. Strict etiquette must be enforced – the player who is away always plays first. For a variation, throw into the mix that any player winning all three points on a hole wins double points.

teasers and ticklers

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Q: My husband and I played

a round in the pouring rain

recently and as I putted

out on the 18th green,

my husband kindly held

an umbrella over my head

(although I was already

soaking wet!). On returning

to the clubhouse I was told

that this is against the rules.

Can you explain how this can

be against the rules please?

Connie, Wellingborough.

Arnold says: You didn’t

state in your email whether

this was in a competition

or not, but you were in

fact breaking the rules by

having your husband hold

an umbrella over your head

as you made your putt. Rule

14.2 states that: “in making

a stroke, a player must not

accept physical assistance

or protection from the

elements”. So the bad news

is you did incur a penalty, but

the good news is that at least

you have a caring husband!

Q: As a newcomer to golf

who is losing a fortune on

lost balls, I’d like to know

whether it is against the rules

to substitute your ball once

you have reached the green.

I only ask because I’m fed up

losing expensive balls but I

like putting with a smart new

one. There’s a 50/50 chance

I’ll slice my drive out of

bounds so I’d rather use an

old, cheap marked ball and

then change to a decent one

once the danger of losing it

has passed (although I did

once putt a ball into a nearby

water hazard on the 12th

hole at Rutland Water!)

Colin, Stamford.

Arnold says: If your are

playing in a competition I’m

afraid that is a big no-no,

Colin. A player must hole out

with the ball played from the

teeing ground unless the ball

is lost. Swapping balls on the

green would cost you the

hole in match play or incur

a penalty of two strokes in

stroke play. However, if you

are just playing a practice

round, it seems a sensible

option to save you money

until you get a bit better.

Q: Can you please explain

to me why Europe get only

three wild card picks for the

Ryder Cup while America get

four. Doesn’t this give a big

advantage to the US team? It

seems wrong to me that the

teams are picked on different

criteria.

Bill, Chatteris.

Arnold says: Yes, it does

seem a little strange that

the teams are picked in

different ways but that

has always been the case.

America could choose 12

wild card players if they so

wished and do away with

any qualification process.

Equally, Europe could choose

to scrap wild card picks and

let their qualification process

alone decide who would

make up the 12-man team.

The process for picking the

team changes a lot, often

reflecting how well the team

has performed in the last

Ryder Cup. New captains

generally push for more

control – which, in effect,

means they want more wild

card picks to ensure they

get the players they want

in the team. The Ryder Cup

committees, however, put a

much greater emphasis on

qualifying - mainly because

it makes their Tour events so

much more interesting with

players scrapping to make

the team. America allowed

their captains, Paul Azinger

and now Corey Pavin, more

wild card picks after being

thrashed in the previous

couple of matches. And

future changes will inevitably

reflect their fortunes in

previous matches.

Arnold the Anorak

Arnold the Anorak is Pitchmark’s official golf bore... if you want a question answered drop him a line at pitchmarkgolf@yahoo.co.uk. The tougher the question the more he likes it

SO FAR I have introduced you to the subjects of Self 1 and Self 2, the perilous dangers of ‘trying’ on the golf course and the psychology of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).

NLP, the golfer’s manual for their brain, is a coaching tool-kit that allows qualified NLP coaches to significantly improve your performance, learning and enjoyment of the game of golf - indeed any sport or activity, but my, how it helps golfers.

These articles are all written to support your golfing development, and each article, if permitted, can have a profound impact if you let it - or more importantly if your Self 1 ego lets it.

However, there is arguably one very simple golfing tip that I would suggest should become the cornerstone of your game, and that is, ‘one shot at a time’.

The objective of golf is very, very simple, I’m sure you all know that. Ball, club, hole, as few shots as possible.

However thousands of golfers make the ultimate objective very, very difficult by making their thinking very, very complex.

The next shot, which is always our most important shot in golf, is clouded with thoughts of projecting the hole score, needing a birdie to get back the bogey on the previous hole, swing thoughts, out-of-bounds thoughts, water-thoughts, thoughts of trying and so much more.

So, in order to protect Self 2 (our natural talent) from Self 1 (our devious golfing ego), what do we do to focus purely on the current shot?

Well the reality is that no golfer can play 18 holes without these thoughts creeping in to their mind.

So, the key is to ensure that our mind is focused purely on the next shot during the pre-shot routine.

It is during this key period that all thoughts except the

current shot should be ejected like a scratched DVD. There are a number of key activities that should be included in the pre-shot routine to help you focus:

An up-time anchor: This is an NLP anchor, that places you into a heightened state of awareness. This allows you to perform your course management decision-making processes in the appropriate mental state, whether a drive, pitch, bunker shot or putt. Next month’s article will focus heavily on how to do this.

Confidence anchor: Again an NLP anchor. I work heavily with clients in this area, and use time spent in the driving range to create this confidence anchor. This ensures that you confidence levels are peaking even after a triple-bogey.

Focus: Once you have made your decisions, and crossed the line of commitment (future article topic), you need only one thing in your mind – the target. Now how you lock-on to the target

depends entirely on your own subconscious preference of sense – that being either sight (visual), sound (auditory) or touch (kinaesthetic). So, how do you know your preferred sense, and when you do, how do you benefit from that knowledge?

Well, as humans we all process our experiences through our five senses.

These are the neuro-channels that pass information to our brain so it can interpret sights, sounds, sensations, tastes and smells from the signals it receives.

But we all have a preferred sense when it comes to processing this information, and using that to help our targeting/focusing needs ensures we do this as well as we can.

In order to establish this, you need to perform a simple test. This test is based upon answering in the region of 15 questions multiple-choice style. For example, when spelling a

word, do you?a) Try to visualise it (does it look right?)b) Sound it out (does it sound right?)c) Write it down (does it feel right?)By answering a longer list of similar

questions, you can establish your primary sense - and just as importantly see how strong the other senses are.

I have worked with golfers that worked hard mentally to hold an image of the target in their mind, but could not because their visual sense was relatively much weaker than their kinaesthetic and auditory senses (touch and sound.)

Once equipped with this knowledge you can then manipulate your ‘visualisation’ processes (as most golfers believe they should see the target in the mind, the term visualisation became synonymous with the pre-shot routine task of locking on to the target) to suit your preferred sense.

For example: If your preferred sense is visual, then take the mental snapshot and see how long you can hold it in your mind.

If your preferred sense is auditory, then using the voice inside your head, describe a prominent feature of the target, and see how long you can hold on to it in your mind

If your preferred sense is kinaesthetic, imagine how it would feel to walk over the target. Is the ground soft, hard, undulating or flat for example. Again lock on to this sensation, and see how long you can hold on to it in your mind

Whichever option you take, simply see how long is stays fixed in your mind while you swing the club. Do not try to keep it there, simply be aware of when it left you - start of the backswing, point of impact or even through to finishing position.

This process must become a key part of your pre-shot routine, and will over time allow your natural game to flourish.

If you would like to perform this

task for yourself, please contact me at iwant@extraordinarylife.co.uk and I will email you a free copy of the primary sense questionnaire so that you can perform this crucial task for yourself.

So, why do this? Two key reasons. First of all you are establishing a connection, maybe even a bond, with the target.

This is important, as our subconscious (the part of our brain that we want to play golf for us) needs to understand what our target is. By using its preferred sense it better understands where we want the ball to go. Secondly, it is a protection mechanism.

Irrespective of which sense you use to describe the target – a, b or c – the process of holding the thought is performed by our conscious mind, therefore preventing ‘Self 1’ from interfering with the execution of the shot. This is a double-benefit of major proportions.

I hope that you can now see just how much work and consideration there is when it comes to managing and developing the mental side of your game.

GOLF’S A MENTAL GAMENLP Golf by TIM NIGHTINGALE, Peak Performance Coach

If you want to experience these benefits quickly, then please contact me

on 07595 158490 or email me at iwant@extraordinarylife.co.uk

MOST amateurs who struggle with chipping try to lift the ball into the air. Remember golf is the only sport with loft on its bat so you don’t need to scoop, just trust the club.

Once you’ve mastered the technique, you need to learn different clubs for the different scenarios.

As a rule of thumb, the nearer the ball is to the green, the less lofted club you should take with a shorter swing.

For example, in normal conditions, an eight iron should carry around a third of the way and roll two thirds.

A pitching wedge will carry around halfway and roll halfway, and a sand wedge will cary two thirds of the way and roll the other third.

Back in the day, the seven, nine and sand wedge were used to represent these fractions but club

lofts have got stronger over the years.Best of luck with this shot. And don’t forget, if the grass is short and the chips are

down, you can also bumble the ball through the fringe with a rescue club.

In the above photo we can see the scenario where we would wish to chip the ball, trying to fly the ball over the inconsistent turf and land the ball on the very nearest piece of reliable, true putting surface that we have here at March! Below is how I set up for the shot.

CLUB CARRY ROLL

Eight iron 1/3 2/3

Pitching wedge 1/2 1/2

Sand wedge 2/3 1/3

I have done four things differently from my normal set-up:1) Played the ball back inside my right heel (I have used clubs to highlight this), 2)Narrowed my stance to six inches, 3) Gripped down the club, 4) Leaned forward towards the target.

As I make the swing, I keep leaning forward and certainly retain a disciplined ‘no wrist’ follow-through, as shown in this photo

COACHING CORNER with March Golf Club’s PGA pro Alex Oldham

HI Pitchmark readers. Hope you are enjoying the column so far.

Over the last few months we have designed a set-up for full shots with all our clubs.

The mindset I like to invoke on my pupils is this: You are the engine and the revs per minute are your power, which stays constant. And the different gears are the clubs which dictate the distance the ball is struck.

Everyone has a maximum distance with their driver and a distance they hit a full shot with the shortest club in the bag (either the lob or sand wedge).

Any distance less than this and you are playing a short game shot.

This month we shall start to look at the first of many short game shots – chipping.

A chip is a short shot from just off the green which will fly low because it is not struck very hard.

Just like an airplane has to get to a certain speed to take off, so does a golf ball. If you don’t need to hit it very far, it will not go very high but will, however, roll a little more.

BEFORE THE ROUND

GETTING THERE: After our fourth visit, we can finally say we know how to get to Abbotsley. Previous trips have always seen a couple of wrong turns but, really, it is not difficult. It’s a bit out in the sticks yet is only 10 minutes from the A1. Turn off for the A428 at Wyboston then follow the B1046 for Eynesbury Hardwicke and from there just follow

the golf club signs before taking a sharp right. 7/10

CAR PARK: Plenty of room to park and ideally placed for the driving range. Beware of separate entrances in and out of the club. 7.5/10

CHANGING ROOMS: Very basic. Not especially big but enough for two separate shower cubicles and toilet facilities. Bit of a bottleneck by the only sink too. 6.5/10

PRO SHOP: Covers quite a big area and boasts a good array of golf equipment. Is actually bigger than the pro shop at the Abbotsley course up the road. Pretty good. 8/10

PRACTICE FACILITIES: The Cromwell course boasts an excellent 21-bay covered driving range which is kept in very good condition as well as a good bunker area. A bucket of balls for visitors costs £2 for 45 balls and £3.50 for 90. A small practice

putting green is situated over the road by the opening hole. And for a full pre-round work-out there is the nine-hole par three course. 8.5/10

PRICE: For visitors, a round costs £18 (Mon-Thu), £20 (Fri) or £25 (Sat-Sun). A day ticket costs £26, £28 and £34 respectively. For juniors those prices are reduced to £9, £10 and £15. Twilight rounds are on offer from £12, £14 and £15 and buggies will set you back £20 a round. The par three Huntingdonshire course is £5 per round (£2.50 juniors). All excellent value. 8.5/10

STRAIGHT HITTING:

This month Pitchmark’s Straight Hitting team headed out to Abbotsley to try out the club’s ‘second’ course, The Cromwell.

ADDRESS: Cromwell Golf Club, Eynesbury Hardwicke, St Neots PE19 6XNTEL: 01480 474000 WEBSITE: www.abbotsleygolf.co.uk

THE ROUND

GREENS: There’s a real variety of challenges facing you on Cromwell’s putting surfaces. Generally, they are quite small with the obvious exception of the double green on the third/12th. And what we found most testing was keeping the ball on the green from within 100 yards. Countless times we saw the ball rolling on and on and off the other side. And even chipping from just off the green was a test. There are some real steep slopes to deal with and if you get on the wrong side of the slope - like putting downhill on the superb eighth green or chipping across the trecherous 15th putting surface - it requires real skill and touch to get it close. They had good pace and were in very good condition. We really enjoyed the challenge offered by Cromwell’s greens. 8.5/10Condition: ........................8Terrain: ........................ 8.5Size: ............................. 6.5Speed: ............................8

FAIRWAYS: To us, the tree-lined fairways here are narrower and more difficult to find than the Abbotsley course. After some erratic driving on recent rounds, we took one look at the OOB on both sides of the first hole and opted for a seven iron. The one let-off for the wayward driver is that you can often end up on an adjoining fairway and every time we did this we always had a decent angle back into the green. Some good slopey fairways, all kept in good nick. 8.5/10Width: .............................7Terrain ......................... 7.5Condition: ........................8

BUNKERS: A mixed bag of sand traps. Early on in the round they seemed rather small and a little redundant. They weren’t very imposing from off the tee and not big enough to worry you too much around the green. The back nine is bunkered much better - and much bigger - and the traps around the dogleg on the 16th make for a cracking hole. Plenty of sand in the bunkers too. 7/10Frequency: .......................7Size: .................................7Condition: ...................... 7.5Difficulty: ..........................7

LENGTH: Not especially long at 6134 yards off the whites, 5739 from the yellows and 5453 for the ladies. Off the yellows there is just one par five and that’s a generous 430 yards and only the sixth and seventh of the par fours are beyond 400 yards. You can drive the green on the second, 13th and, possibly, the 18th. The one hole that did seem really long was the the monster 230-yard par three 17th. 7/10

WATER: There’s actually a stream running right through the middle of the course yet it comes into play only once, and to great effect, on the superb 15th which serves up a hugely testing approach shot. But beware of the small pond that sits dangerously out of view in front of the second green. 5/10Torrent or trickle: .............4Danger .............................5

ROUGH: This is definitely one area which will appeal to the less skilled golfer with very little trouble, other than trees, if you veer off line. We played with the same ball all the way through - a rare occurrence indeed - and the

one time we expected to be in trouble after hooking our drive on the third, the ball was sitting perfectly. 6/10

DIFFICULTY: The Cromwell is a course you will expect to score well on but not one you can take for granted. There is enough difficulty around the small greens to cause trouble while OOB was a constant worry for us early on. Our round was badly hampered by trouble at the par threes but this is a nice test for the average golfer. 7.5/10

SPEED OF PLAY: We got round in four hours but suffered some serious hold-ups in the middle of the round due to a slow moving society. At one point there was three twoballs waiting to tee off. 6.5/10

MEMORABLE HOLES: Our pick would definitely be the narrow 15th hole which requires a straight drive and a pinpoint approach to a small sloping green over the stream with trees closing in from both sides. 7.5/10

VARIETY OF SHOTS PLAYED: Our skills round the green were fully tested and there is plenty of opportunity to really open your shoulders and other holes where a more conservative approach will pay off. Lower handicappers might find it a touch easy but this is a really ideal course for the improving player. 8/10

LAY-OUT: A nicely designed course without any problems finding your way round. A good, mature tree line surounds the fairways (but they are not too thick) and a nice setting for golf too. 8/10

AFTER THE ROUND

CLUBHOUSE: Plenty of space with a nice homely feel but is by no means a new or modern building. It’s quite old fashioned in terms of decor and there’s no views of the course - just the car park. It does, however, have a massive TV screen showing Sky Sports and a pool table too

so we would be more than happy to wile away a couple of hours in there. Plenty of chairs and tables, though no comfy chairs. Nice enough. 7.5/10

FOOD AND DRINK: Not an extensive bar menu but we liked the look of the cake counter and the sandwiches we ordered were superb. The breakfasts (from £4.95) served up to the adjoining

table also looked excellent. The food - including jacket potatoes from £3.50 and sandwiches and baps from £2.75 - were excellent value. Good selection of drinks at the bar too with a help yourself coffee machine on the counter. 7.5/10

SERVICE: There’s a nice, relaxed feel to the whole club and we were made to feel very welcome and looked after. 8/10

VERDICT

The Cromwell course suffers a little in comparison to its sister course - but not much. The course itself offers an excellent round of golf at a very fair price and served up an excellent afternoon’s entertainment which we would be happy to take the fussiest of golfers to. The golf was testing without being too tough on the poorer standard player and there wasn’t one element - other than a slow moving society in front of us - we found anything negative to say about. Excellent value for money golf.

Cromwell GC

Before the round:46/60 .................... 77%The round:79.5/110 ............... 72%After the round:23/30 .................... 77%Overall148.5/200 .............. 74%

MARKS

White Yellow Par SI Red Par SI tees tees tees

1 341 335 4 13 318 4 13 2 284 274 4 11 264 4 11 3 342 326 4 9 315 4 7 4 150 141 3 17 135 3 17 5 381 370 4 3 335 4 5 6 526 427 5/4 1 396 5 1 7 418 408 4 5 395 5 9 8 131 121 3 15 105 3 15 9 372 361 4 7 351 4 3

2945 2763 35/34 2614 36

408 395 4 4 377 5 16 197 193 3 8 180 3 8 440 430 5 18 411 5 14 328 318 4 16 303 4 10 404 348 4 10 334 4 6 400 393 4 2 353 4 2 372 366 4 14 337 4 12 236 230 3 12 255 4 18 404 303 4 6 289 4 4

3189 2976 35 2839 36

6134 5739 70/69 5453 71

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the SCORECARDEl of a win for Belton boysBELTON Woods won the Elsham Foursomes crown after seeing off Woodhall Spa in the final.

Levi Desmond and Ged O’Reilly were edged out in the opening match but Chris Haynes and Ben Skeet won 3 up and Matt Haynes and Justin Price secured the title with a 1 up win.

In the semi-finals, Belton Woods got the better Market Rasen thanks mainly to a 4 up victory for Skeet and Chris Haynes.

Champ Paul is Streets aheadPAUL Streeter shot a stunning closing round of 63 to win the Lincolnshire Open at Elsham GC.

The Lincoln Golf Centre pro finished on 137 for 36 holes and finished five clear of Greetham Valley pro Neil Evans.

The leading amateur on countback with a score of 142 was Carholme’s Shaun Marshall who narrowly beat Matthew Haynes (Belton Woods).

LEADERBOARDPaul Streeter ........... 69+69=132Neil Evans ............... 68+69=137Shaun Marshall ....... 74+68=142Matt Haynes ........... 70+72=142Scott Emery ............ 71+72=143Ben Anderson ......... 72+72=144David McNicholas .... 73+72=145Chris Pearson .......... 73+72=145Tom Rastall ............. 75+71=146Andy Grimwood ...... 74+72=146Darren Fuller ........... 71+75=146Richard Latham ....... 69+77=146

SPALDING’S Bramley Trophy hoodoo has struck again.

Searching for their first win in the Lincolnshire Singles Scratch Match Play competition, Spalding finished runners-up for the fourth time after a thrilling battle with Stoke Rochford.

With Steve Wade winning and Andrew Grimwood losing on the last hole, Mark Mitchell and Stoke’s Craig Hallam came to the 18th all square with the trophy up for grabs.

They halved the hole, and the first extra hole, but on the second Hallam hit a super second shot out of the heavy rough pin high and holed the putt for birdie to win the trophy for Stoke Rochford.

August Medal Div 1: Mark Jones 78-10=68, 2 Oliver Mitchell 75-6=69; Div 2: 1 Roger Brown 86-16=70, 2 Mick Bell 96-25=71.

Texas Scramble: 1 Ron & Carol Sudbury, Howard Greaves and Yvonne Cutts 55.5, 2 Drew Warnes, Harry Hunt, Rick Edwards and Lee Harper.

Wayne Wallace posted net rounds of 70 and 72 to win the Lincolnshire Free Press Trophy. The nine-handicapper finished three strokes clear of Doug Garfoot (74+71), Andrew Elms (73+72) and Robert Kedzlie (71+74).

Spalding mixed 7, Toft mixed 3: Peter Gooderson & Jackie Bailey won 5&4, Steve Wade & Olive Gooderson won 7&6, Barry Simmonite & Jenny Wilson won 7&6, Russ Steels & Mo Wallace won 4&3, Ted Bailey & Jenny Pipe won 3&2, Bob Sutton & Carole Holland won 2&1, Keith Holland & Eileen Bridge halved, David Barkway & Phyl Borst halved.

September Medal: 1 Mark Cooley 75-5=68, 2 Andy Warnes 75-5=70, 3 Tom Reedman 78-8=70, 4 Mark Mitchell 73-2=71 (lowest gross); Division Two: 1 Kevin Bellars 87-16=71, 2 Bob Radcliffe 91-19=72), 3 John Carrott 90-17=73, 4 David Smith 92-19=73.

Noel O’Keeffe and Carl Reedman won the Buckingham Cup with an impressive score of 46pts, one better than Nick Illingworth & Ady George and Steve Wade & Andy Grimwood.

Brian Freir came out on top from a field of nearly 90 entries to take the Lesage Veterans Trophy with 39 Stableford points. Club chairman John Stanford was in second with 38pts.

Spalding 3rds 3, Boston West 2: Pete Williams & Kevin Siddle won 1up, Keith Williams & Roger Brown won 3&2, Mick Harrison & Roy Parker won 2&1, Cliff Harrison & Terry Thorpe halved.

BRAM CHOKER!SPALDING

SPALDING did Lincolnshire proud in the English Champion Club Tournament.

They finished sixth after competing alongside 33 other county champion clubs at Woodbridge’s tight par 70 course in Suffolk.

It is the first time Lincs’ representatives have made the top 15 since the event began in 1984.

The 36-hole strokeplay competition sees all three players’ scratch scores combined. Spalding’s James Crampton was two over par after rounds of 70 and 72, Steve Wade (73 and 70) was three over and Andy Grimwood (73 and 78) 11 over. That gave them a total of 436, eight strokes behind the champions, Formby GC.

GEDNEY HILL

MERV DAVIES was crowned the men’s club champion after two rounds of 78 left him two ahead of his closest rival, Steve Sayer.

Result: 1 Merv Davies 78+78=156, 2 Steve Sayer 83+75=158, 3 Nigel Baines 86+73=159; Nett comp: 1 Chris Newns 71+63=134, 2 Stuart Venters 66+68=134, 3 Nigel Baines 74+61=135; Best nett score of the day: Day 1 - Jim Starbuck 67; Day 2 - Nigel Baines 61.

Gedney’s David Lord and Peter Evans put in a great performance at the Lincs Captains Golf Society at Boston Golf Club. With a field of 95 past and present club captains, Lord finished second on 39 points

(lost on countback) and Evans was joint fourth on 34 points.

Gedney Hill seniors 6, Pottergate seniors 0: Roy Britton & Gavin Staite won 3&1; Bob Duke & Peter Orbine won 1 up; Bob Townsend & Billy Hobbs won 3&2; Wally Lawes & Peter Evans won 3&2; David Lord & Mick Drury won 1 up; John Venters & Mick Staite won 3&2.

Pub & Club Pairs Open: 1st Ian Waters & Eric Cowles 49pts, 2nd Merv Davies & Gavin Heaton 46pts, 3rd Jim Starbuck & Teresa Starbuck 44pts.

Ladies Ruby Pell Trophy: 1st Nicky Weller 34pts, 2nd Christine Lord 31pts, 3rd Maggie Bingham 30pts.

David Mann Trophy: 1st Jim Starbuck and Colin Rust 48pts; 2nd Pete Vinter & Roy Britton 39; 3rd David Lord & Rob Newns 37.

Seniors’ Club Championship: Lowest Gross Gavin Staite 74, 2nd Rob Newns

81; Lowest Nett David Lord 63; 2nd Bert Murray 67.

Gedney Hill 3.5 March 2.5: Billy Hobbs & Ron Mountcastle halved; Doug Aitken & Stuart Field lost 5&4; Dick Upton & Carl Claxton won 4&3; Don Hinselwood & Brian Cave lost 6&5; Carol Plume & Dave Spridgen won 4&3; Mick Drury & Bob Wishart won 3&2.

Hubbard Trophy (Mixed Pairs): 1 Billy Hobbs & Jacqui Rust 47pts, 2 Noel Delaney & Shirley Senior 43pts, 3 Stuart Field & Christine Lord 42pts.

August Seniors Medal: Cat 1 - 1 Gavin Staite 64 nett, 2 John Venters 72; Cat 2 - 1 Keith Cooper 67 nett, 2 Carol Plume 72; Cat 3 - 1 Norman Sennett 64 nett, 2 Neil Sargeant 70.

Gedney Hill seniors 3.5, Conningsby 2.5: Roy Britton & John Venters won 3&2; Bob Duke & Bill Sharpe halved, Rob Newns & Len Kempster won 2

up, Peter Orbine & Bill Hobbs lost 2&1, David Lord & Keith Cooper won 1 up, Gavin Staite & Mick Staite lost 1 down.

Gedney Hill seniors 4, Martin Moor 2: Roy Britton & Billy Hobbs lost 4&2; Peter Orbine & Bob Duke won 1 up, Rob Newns & Len Kempster won 2&1, Wally Lawes & Bill Sharpe lost 3&2, David Lord & Keith Cooper won 2 up, John Venters & Mick Staite won 4&3.

GHFC Trophy: 1 Mike Page 42pts, 2 Stuart Cooper 40, 3 Nigel Baines 39.

Theresa Starbuck won the ladies’ club championship with a round of 91, beating runner-up Jenny Venters by five strokes. Chris Bennett (73) posted the lowest net score followed by Janet Davis (74).

Merv has final Say to take the crown

the SCORECARDGEDNEY HILL

Street fighterPAUL Streeter chalked up back-to-back pro-am successes as he romped to a four-shot victory at Gedney Hill in the Charlie Britton Classic.

His bogey-free seven-under-par 63 provided clear daylight for the Lincoln Golf Centre PGA professional as he made a tough, windy day at the Lincolnshire course look easy.

Streeter’s victory was his second in a week, having taken the Burghill Valley Pro-Am and his fourth title of the season.

GIRTON

Emily’s Kis of lifeEMILY Slater was the leading girl in the British Junior Tour’s Kisby Cup at Sunningdale. She rattled up 32 points on the new course in the morning and 35 on the old course in the afternoon to finish two ahead of Sophie Thompson.

Boston’s boys are the best

BOSTON

BILL Spooner, Sam Vince and Nicky Frost fired Boston to a record-breaking victory in the EGU Junior Champion Club Tournament.

With the best two scores from three to count at Malton and Norton GC, the Boston trio returned a magnificent 82 points on the second day for an aggregate of 156 and a two-point winning margin over Hull and Crondon Park.

Not only was their total a record for the event since it went to a Stableford format but it was the first time that the title has gone to a Lincolnshire club.

They could also be the smallest team in stature as well as the youngest with an aggregate age of just 39. But they are all

off low handicaps, 18 being the combined figure.

“This is brilliant,” said Spooner. “We didn’t expect to win but we expected to do well. We scored well and we combined well as a team.”

“It was a challenge,” said Frost. “Winning is a big surprise and it will mean everything back in Boston.”

The Boston boys began the second day in joint fifth place, three points off the pace. But with Frost scoring 39 points off a seven handicap and Spooner contributing an amazing 43 off five, their victory was almost assured. They could even pass up the 38 points scored by Vince.

For most of the day it seemed that Crondon Park would take the top prize with their 150 points. But Boston soon overtook them with their sensational return.

BURGHLEY PARK

NICK Glover has smashed the Burghley course record on his way to lifting the Quincentenary Cup.

He scorched round in a fantastic 65 during the 36-hole Scratch Open which saw him win both the net and gross competitions.

Thorpe Wood’s Vaughan Lutkin and Denise Lambert came out on top from a bumper field of 168 players from 45 clubs in the Mixed Open

Second place went to home pair Pat Harris and Derrick Wade (46 points) on countback from Pip and Peter Beeke.

Other positions: 4 John and Liz Draper (Bridlington)

43pts, 5 Pat and Roger Lugsdin (Blankney) 42pts, 6 Elaine and John Cardwell 42pts.

Men’s Midweek Medal: 1 Jim McGhee net 66, 2 Terry Austin net 69, 3 Eddie Montgomery net 69.

Monthly Medal: 1 Howard Mulligan 83-20=63. Division One: 1 Josh Yarham net 68, 2 Bernie Clarke 68, 3 Paul Szymanski 69.

Ladies Medal: 1 Ann Ramamoorthy net 77, 2 Anne Highes net 78.

Glove story at Burghley as Nick smashes record

SOUTH KYME

MARK RUSHFORTH was crowned the South Kyme club champion while Stu Butler (Division Two) and David Le Sage (Division Three) won their respective divisions.

The Seniors Open saw victory go to home player Des Amos in the ‘youngsters’ section with 42 points, Neil Wainwright (Thorney) secured top place in the ‘middle age group’ section and Jim Brooks from Sleaford cleaned up the ‘over 70s’ section.

South Kyme’s Nikita Walley (right) has secured her place in the national finals of the Young Golfers National Skills Challenge 2010 by winning her category – ‘Tour 12 to 14

years’ – at the Midlands final at The Warwickshire.

BOSTON WEST

MEN’S September Medal: 0-17 category – 1 James Wood 71, 2 G Stewart 72, 3 S Brackenbury 72; 18-28 category – 1 B Reid 68, 2 D Goddard 70, 3 I Brereton 71.

TYDD ST GILES

QUALIFYING Stableford: 1 Maggie Semper 38pts, 2 Petra Meir 37, 3 Lorraine Gaillie 35.

Medal 1: 1 Karen Slator net 69, 2 Christine Burton 72, 3 Sue Racey 74; Medal 2: 1 Karen Slator 65, 2 Janet Desforges 67, 3 Trish Lacey 68.

Pink Day: Ladies – 1 Beryl Clay 43, 2 Maggie Semper 40; Nearest the pin: Karen Slator; Men – 1 David Truluck 47, 2 Sid Haxell 45; Nearest the pin: Arthur Bradley.

MENZIES

GEORGE Butler Trophy: 1 Edie & Roger Robinson 41pts, 2 Lynne & Neil King 40, 3 Izzy Dear & Scott Parnell 39, 4 Glynis Anderson & Andy Willams 37.

Outgoing South Kyme President Barry Wilson hands over the post to Royce Reynolds.

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OLD NENE

Setchell seals title victoryNEIL Setchell was crowned Old Nene’s overall club champion after his 36-hole score of 154 left him a massive 10 strokes clear of runner-up Paul Groves.

Men’s Long handicap (36 holes): 1st Kevin Strowger net 143, 2nd Roger Woods-Flack net 143; Low handicap (36 holes): 1st Paul Groves net 140, 2nd Ken Salt net 142; Scratch Cup (36 holes): 1st Neil Setchell gross 154, 2nd Paul Groves gross 164.

Ladies Club Championships: Hix Pen (long handicap 18 holes): 1st Linda Harness net 71, 2nd Sally-Anne Barnard-Taylor (net 73); Patey Daffodil (36 holes): 1st Lesley Clark net 142, 2nd Jacquie Richardson net 150; Weston Scratch (36 holes): 1st Lesley Clark gross 170, 2nd Sue Martin gross 183.

Junior Club Championship: 1 Megan Willis, 2 Luke Seery.

Ladies August Medal: 1st Linda Harness net 74, 2nd Sue Martin net 75; Men’s Bronze Division: 1st Kevin Strowger net 66, 2nd Roger Woods-Flack net 71; Silver Division: 1st David Day net 66, 2nd Andy Groves net 69.

Seniors’ August Stableford: 1st Barry Oliver 40pts, 2nd Alex Ramage 39pts.

Juniors’ Farrar Cup: 1 Megan Willis; Juniors’ Jarret Lawson Cup: 1 Tim Willis

Seniors’ September Medal: 1st Bruce Hewlett (net 72), 2nd Ron Dolby (net 74).

Seniors match: Old Nene 4, Lakeside 2.

Golfish Competition: Best golfer - Jon Fox 34pts, Best fisherman/golfer combined – Ken Salt, Best pairing – Robert Taylor & Gerry Clark.

ST IVES’ James Reeson won the Saffron Walden Junior Open over 36 holes. The St Ives star was in a three-way tie after the first 18 holes in difficult conditions but finished with a score of 178 to beat Girton’s George Howard by a point.

ST IVES juniors got the better of Cambridge Meridian to win the St Ives Cup.

The home team got off to a great start from Angus Hughes (captain) and Mitch Chandler who ran out 2&1 winners.

Oliver Anthony and Josh Stimson followed up with a dominant 6&4 victory and James Reeson and Joe Hughes clinched a 6-0 win.

ST IVES

Gavin is top dogWYBOSTON LAKES

GAVIN HAMILTON scooped the Wyboston club championship for the first time.

His 36-hole score of 148 placed him three strokes clear of runner-up Jay Haywood with Kevin Rahilly a further stroke behind.

In the nett competition, Rahilly won the Barry Chinn Cup on 140 with Harry West (141) and Stuart Entwistle (142) close behind. In the Secretary’s Shield, Luke Thomas (140) came out on top ahead of John Burgoyne (144) and Sid Fuller (144). The third division Ron Neville Shield saw victory go to Peter Ramsden (142) ahead of Steve Farr (143) and John Simmons (146).

Tom Greaves won the Seniors Championship for the first time after firing a superb 77 to take the title.

Fred Ifill was second on 80, two shots ahead of third-placed

Tony Sugars who topped the net standings.

Net: 1st Tony Sugars 82-18-64, 2nd Derek Banning 84-19-65, 3rd David Gough 87-22-65.

The junior club championship saw first place go to Jean Luc Farr on 147 from Rob Plumb with 165 and Nick Syer with 167.

In the nett event first place went to Sophie Mills with 134 followed by Farr (137) and James Walford (139).

The winner of the Singles Summer Knockout was Lucy Mills who saw off the challenge of Irene Abri.

Mike Bannister won the 36-hole Presidents Cup after a net 136 on countback from Steve Smith. Third place went to Sam Lake (138).

Men’s September Medal: 1st Tony Abri 80-10-70, 2nd Sam Lake 82-12-70, 3rd Harry West 80-19-71.

August Saturday Medal: 1 Stuart Entwistle 72-12-60, 2 Jean Luc Farr 68-5-63, 3 Mick Smith 81-13-68.

Ladies August Medal 1: 1 Janet Lloyd 100-30-70, 2 Faith Stevens 99-27-72, 3 Irene Abri 83-10-73.

Ladies August Medal 2: 1 Anne March 88-20-68, 2 Sandra Jeram 82-12-70, 3 Sandra Williams 91-18-73.

Ladies Late Summer Medal: 1 Sophie Mills 88-21-67, 2 Tara Worthington 91-29-71, 3 Irene Abri 83-10-73.

Ladies Medal: 1st Sophie Mills 84-19-65, 2nd Amanda Rawson 89-19-70, 3rd Sandra Williams 89-18-71.

Seniors September Medal Div 1: 1st John Dobson 87-19-68, 2nd Ian McCulloch 88-19-69, 3rd Mike Keeble 88-18-70; Div 2: 1st David Gough 89-22-67, 2nd John Simmons 92-22-70, 3rd Albert Waldock 94-23-71; Div 3: 1st Terry Bottrell 95-25-70, 2nd Brian Ellicott 104-28-76, 3rd Neil Pateman 105-28-77.

Senior Ladiess September Medal: 1st Margaret Oldfield 93-22-71, 2nd Sue Thorne 101-27-74, 3rd Faith Stevens 103-27-76.

Men’s Committee Foursomes: 1st Paul Simm and Bob Hedges 80-11-69, 2nd Brian Hedge and Andy Spooner 79-10-69, 3rd John Burgoyne and Phil Wilson 85-16-69.

September Medal Div 1: 1 Steve Smith 73-6-67, 2 Bob Hedges 80-10-70, 3 Jason Nutkins 79-9-70; Div 2: 1 Luke Thomas 80-15-65, 2nd John Burgoyne 84-17-67, 3rd Sid Fuller 82-14-68.; Div 3: 1st Mike Ridall 87-20-67, 2nd Rob Syer 88-19-69, 3rd Rob White 94-23-71.

tABBOTSLEY

BETTY and Lionel Everett won the Basson Trophy after amassing 40 points to see off runners-up Les and Pat Ward by two.

Geoff and Sandra Clayton made the best score on the front nine (20), while Steve and Pat Davidson (18) led the way on the back nine. Graham Powell and Kevin Adams won nearest-the-pin prizes.

Vivien Ward and Marlene Roy won the Ladies’ Invitation Day event, netting 44 points to finish two clear of Sue Hurren and Ed Quinney. Third place went to Heather Davidson and Mary Thompson with 41.

the SCORECARDTHORPE WOOD

NEIL Davies won the Captain’s Day event with an impressive two-under par 70. Stephen Cartwright came top in Division One with a net 72 while in Division Two Brian Copes led the way with a net 71.

LAKSESIDE LODGE

LADIES August Stableford Div 1: 1 Lesley Bays 39pts, 2 Wendy Cox 36, 3 Wendy Cook 35; Div 2: 1 Victoria Welburn 47pts, 2 Linda Jamieson 43, 3 Margaret Greene 41.

Men’s August Stableford Div 1: 1 David Brass 41pts, 2 Simon Colah 37, 3 Pete Walters 36; Div 2: 1 Kris Gibbs 42, 2 Jacques Goodall 41, 3 Jon Dalton 38; Div 3: 1 Steve Yetton 38, 2 Kevin May 38, 3 Alan Fitzgerald 37.

RUTLAND COUNTY

RUTLAND Seniors 4.5 Stoke Rochford 3.5: Paul Gosden & Roy Armitage lost 4&3, John Mason & Dave Lynas lost 2&1, Alan Weedon & Ian Barron won 3&1, Ray Taylor & Keith Barratt won 4&3, Tony Whiting & Mike Frankish halved, Terry Loomes & Frank Copsey won 3&2, Arthur Dethick & Gerry Webb won 1 up, Geoff Emery & Jonathan Walpole lost 1 down.

Seniors September Medal Div 1: 1 Bill Collins 66, 2 Geoff Emery 69, 3 Bob Goddard 70; Div 2: 1 Mike Reynolds 73, 2 Alan Weedon 74, 3 Eamon Walsh 76.

Better Ball Pairs Stableford: 1 Ron Snape & Alan Weedon 43pts, 2 Mike Glenister & Bob Goddard 42, 3 Nick Carter & Barry Maddock 41, 4 Geoff Emery & Vic Pheasant 40.

Seniors Open: 1 Pete Tunningley (Mid Yorks) 44pts, 2 Bob Iveson 42, 3 John Mason 41, 4 Martin Gibbs 39, 5 Ian Jarvis (Burghley Park) 39, 6 Ian Barron 39.

PETERBOROUGH MILTON

RYAN ROWE has added the junior club championship to the senior one he won earlier in the season.

The 16-year-old, the club’s youngest ever title holder, saw off defending champion James Walters to win the Wilson Canon Trophy.

He posted rounds of 74 and 71 to beat Walters who set the early pace with a round of 70.

Four-handicapper Walters had the consolation of taking the net title.

Ron Pearson won the senior club championship for the second time in three years. His net round of 65 left him four shots clear of Mike McKendrick in second place.

Brenda Shaw’s 35 points earned her top spot in Milton’s Past Captains Day.

Men’s Medal: Division One: 1 Scott O’Connor 74-5=69, 2 Dominic Ralfs 74-4=70, 3 Ryan Rowe 76-3=73. Division Two: 1 Josh Scimeca 73-6=67, 2 Richard Lynch 78-9=69, 3 Andrew

Edwards 77-8=69. Division Three: 1 Conor Bridgland 76-13=63, 2 Michael Cordner 80-13=67, 3 Brian Haycock 85-15=70. Division Four: 1 Sam Killingworth 84-22=62, 2 Tony Edmonds 95-22=73, Brian Soper 96-21=75.

Seniors Handicap qualifier: 1 Nick Nickerson 41pts, 2 Bob Streeton 40pts, 3 Brian Soper 38pts, 4 John MacCallum 37pts, 5 Dick Bloodworth 37pts, 6 Robin Lambe 37pts.

Milton 5.5, Spalding 2.5 (Milton names): David Longworth & Peter White won, Ron Pearson & Ian Clulow won, Arthur Pitt & Terry Patrick lost, Pete Glover & Terry Locks won, Wally Rushton 7 Tom Gallogly won, Tom Paddison & Doug Lyne lost, Mike McKendrick & Sut Panchi won, Alan Bassendine & David Wheeldon halved.

GREETHAM VALLEY

DAVID MORGAN and his partner Dan Lacey from Rutland County won the Men’s Invitation with 44 points.

Second place went to Ian Taylor and Mike Peel from Stapleford Park with Glenn Sharpe and Adrian Crowson (Burghley Park) third on 40 points.

Vic Trueman from Stanton-on-the-Wolds hit his ball nearest the pin on the sixth and Ian Bain took the longest drive on the 16th.

Greetham mixed 3 Stoke Albany mixed 1: Jackie Friend & Keith Goodacre won 6&5, Eileen Pare & Mel Clark halved, Rena Lister & Roger Clarke won 2&1, Fay Taylor & Neil Sellars lost 2&1, Glynis Sellars & Mike Pare won 3&2.

Seniors Medal: Div 1: 1 Ken Porter 81-10-71, 2 Ken Stewart 81-9-72, 3 Alan Sorlie 91-15-75, 4 Trevor Davis 91-19-72; Div 2: 1 Bob King 85-21-64, 2 Charles Guttridge 94-23-71, 3 Trevor Davis 91-19-72.

Ladies Qualifier: 1 Liz Darrall 40pts, 2 Val Guy 35, 3 Liz Taylor 35.

Ladies Medal: 1 Lesley Young 101-24-77, 2 Heather Morgan 85-8-78, 3 Bev Graham 100-19-81.

Greetham Valley B 7, Burghley Park B 3: Neil Crees & Kev Hingle beat Howard Mulligan & Terry Austin 1up, Alastair Hamilton & Andy Webb lost to Andrew Vaughan & Adam Vaughan 1down, Shaun Denholm & Colin Eversden lost to Colin Hutton & Tom Hutton 5&4, Dennis Millington & Bob Beverley beat Dave Rumbell & Bob Cleveland 3&1, Fred Aspin & Keith Heppenstall beat Rick Levin & Joe Wieckowski 2up, Carl Causbrook & Ray Hughes beat Richard Gilbert & Richard Cook 2&1, David Samler & Simon Bateman beat David Hayre & Jim Brader 8&7, Martin Boughton & Mick Fish beat Paul Ramm & Richard Allen 1up, Ian Cunningham & Wayne Terrett lost to Paul York & John Tilley 3&1, Keith Goodacre & Dean Wilkinson beat Stuart Bushby & David Tilley 1up.

Greetham ladies 2, Thorney Lakes ladies 2: Angela Wheeler & Liz Bond lost 4&3, Rena Lister & Ronni Flint lost 2 up, Jackie Friend & Sue Findlay won 5&4, Sheila Douty & Liz Darrall won 4&3.

ROBIN Bell shot an 11-under par 85 to win the Rabbits Trophy for 19-28 handicappers.

Result: 1st Robin Bell 85-24-61, 2nd Les Orridge 90-27-63, 3rd Gareth Tarrant 90-23-67.

Midweek Medal: 1 Chris Wheatland 78-12-66, 2 Terry Smith 84-16-68, 3 Neil Lowndes 77-9-69.

RAY Gladwinfield recovered from a poor start to win the Sturgess Volvo Trophy.

The seven-handicapper birdied the 11th and 12th holes on the Lakes course to post the lowest gross score of the day (75) and finish three strokes clear of the field.

Result: Div 1 – Gladwinfield 75-7-68, 2 Brian McInerney 82-11-71, 3 Bob Green 79-8-71; Div 2 – 1 John Sparks 82-12-70, 2 Michael Watkins 84-12-72, 3 Kevin Marsden 87-15-72; Div 3 – 1 Jason Orridge 90-20-70, 2 Neil Baker 92-20-72, 3 Alan Childerley 94-22-72.

Two in a ROWE for champ Ryan

ORTON MEADOWS

BARBARA Bird was crowned Orton’s ladies champion for the first time. She posted rounds of 91 and 96 to finish four strokes clear of runner-up Pat Russell.

Men’s Falls Trophy: 1 Andy Mason 42pts, 2 Andy Ross 40pts, 3 Gareth Jones 39pts.

Orton Meadows seniors 3.5, Old Nene seniors 2.5: C. Steptoe & D. Robinson won 3&2, D. Parker & B. Brooksbank halved, H. Marling & J. Burborough lost 3&2, C. Keech & F. Gabriel won 3&2, A. Hodge & A. Harbour lost 1 down, B. Campen & A. Morris 2 up.

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Bourn ladies Rose to the occasionBOURN used home advantage to good effect as they won the Mary Cole Rose Bowl.

In ideal conditions the team of Marilize Synman-Harvey (74), Judy Morris (77) and Janice Topham (83) saw off 18 other teams to win the 18-hole stroke play team event on their home course by one point with a score of 234.

Ely City, represented by Tina Broadley (74), Liz Smith (83) and Christine Ratcliffe (78) took the runners-up spot on countback from St Neots and Gog Magog.

Ramsey’s Robin Singleton recorded the best individual score of the day with a net 73.

Brampton Burn off rivals with show of IronROZ Irons and May Burn of Brampton Park claimed a five-point victory in the Autumn Foursomes on their home course.

Their 36-hole score of 74 points left them well clear of runners-up Suzie Miles and Judy Morris from Bourn (34+35=69) and Ely City’s Christine Ratcliffe and Linda Steele (36+33=69).

The best morning score was recorded by Linda Brown and Wendy Ward (Bourn) with 36 points, a tally matched in the afternoon by Patricia Nixon & Amber Frear from Ely City.

CAGU

CHRIS NIXON claimed the John Durman Cambridgeshire Open on home turf.

The Ely City star got the better of Elton Furze’s Adam Pike in a playoff after they tied on 140 for 36 holes - two clear of the field.

Nixon made all the running with an opening 69 which gave him a one-stroke cushion over Saffron Walden’s Tom Duggan.

The Ely member showed no signs of letting up in the second round and reached the 18th tee on two under for his round.

An eventual bogey saw him post a tough target of 140 which only fellow

amateur Pike managed to match.

That meant a four-hole playoff which saw Nixon take an early lead when Pike opened up with a bogey. But another bogey for the Ely player on the 18th forced them into sudden death.

And it was third time lucky for Nixon when, on the second extra hole - the 11th, Pike’s missed six-footer handed him his first county title.

Nixon also won the newly-introduced County Handicap Cup, while the leading professionals were Ely’s James Mynott who fired a fine 67 in the second round and defending champion Richard Beadles of Royal Worlington. They both finished on 142.

Nixon claims Open victory

CAMBRIDGE MERIDIAN

CAMBRIDGE Meridian Seniors suffered the narrowest of defeats in the CAGU KO Cup final.

They beat Barkway Park 2-1 in the second leg with Brian Whitelaw and Roger Harrison winning three up, a feat matched by Mark Grant and Willy Wilson, while Roger Worth and Bill Liddell lost two down. But Barkway won on countback after the scores were tied at 3-3.

Seniors Summer Medal: 1 Roger Harrison 81-10-71, 2 Norman Edwards 89-17-72, 3 Chris Dixon 92-19-73.

Summer Cup Individual Stableford: Aug 24 - 1 Rick Bone 42, 2 Brian Price 37, 3 Roger Worth 37; Aug 31 – 1 Ian Clow 39, 2 Garry Swain 38, 3 Joe Bavalia 37; Sep 7 - 1 John Tudor 42, 2 Roger Harrison 38, 3 Garry Swain 36.

Menzies seniors 4.5, Menzies 1.5: John Bishop & David Arlette lost 3&1, Norman Edwards & Brian Pycock won 4&3, Steve Clements & Brenda Pryor won 2&1, Roger Worth & Derek Underhill halved, Terry Wall & Brian Price won 3&2, Willy Wilson & Ken Williams won 3&1.

Meridian seniors 1.5 Suffolk GCC 6.5: Bill Liddell

& Guy Heard halved, Andy Grigor & Brenda Pryor won 4&2, Colin Russell & Willy Wilson lost 4&3, Terry Wall & Rick Bone lost 2 down, David Arlette& Colin Richardson lost 4&2, Brian Price & Joe Bavalia lost 6&5, Norman Edwards & Eddie Smith 8&6, Roger Worth & Ian Constable lost 7&6.

Meridian seniors 3, New Malton 1: Bill Liddell & Mark Grant won 4&3, Roger Worth & Terry Wall won 4&3, Roger Harrison & David Arlette won 1 up, John Bishop & Willy Wilson lost 3&2.

Away Day Stableford at Abbotsley: Individual - 1 John McGivern 35, 2 Roger Harrison 33, 3 Willy Wilson 33; Team – 1 John McGivern, Steve Clements, Willy WIlson and David Arlette 126.

Meridian suffer final heartbreak

LEADERBOARD

1 Chris Nixon Ely City .......................................... 69+71=1402 Adam Pike Elton Furze ...................................... 71+69=1403 James Mynott Ely City ....................................... 75+67=1424 Richard Beadles Royal Worlington ...................... 75+67=1425 Paul Maddy Gog Magog .................................... 72+71=1436 Jason Boast TP Golf Centre ............................... 72+72=1447 Anthony Richardson (Gog Magog) ..................... 74+71=1458 Tom Duggan Saffron Walden ............................. 70+75=1459 Ben Kerr Saffron Walden ................................... 71+74=14510 Stuart Phillips Royston .................................... 77+69=14611 Stuart Brown Orton Meadows .......................... 76+70=14612 Owen Davies Brampton Park ........................... 72+74=146

GIRTON FIGHT UPHILL BATTLEGIRTON’S Emily Slater and Sue Hill were unable to wrestle the Cambs & Hunts Ladies Scratch Foursomes knockout crown out of the grasp of defending champions Chelsey Herbert (Gog Magog) and Sarah Smith (Newmarket Links). The Girton girls won the opening hole but were behind by the sixth hole and were eventually closed out 5&4.

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BOURN

MARILIZE Snyman-Harvey blew away the other contestants with a ruthless defence of her ladies’ championship title.

She finished on 161 (83+78) for 36 holes - 15 shots ahead of runner-up Dawn Hackshall.

Pauline Marais was the net winner ― also for the second successive year ― with 144 (72+72). Snyman-Harvey was second, five shots behind.

Andy Barnard finally overcame a tenacious Richard Page on the 21st hole in the final of the Charlotte Cup Men’s Summer Singles.

Paul Boag and Kevin Francis won the Barham Trophy Men’s Summer Pairs title by beating Colin Biggs and Tony Roitman 2 up.

Suzie Miles and Judy Morris won the Daily Mail Foursomes with 39 points and will go on to represent Bourn in the 2010/2011 event.

Linda Brown and Mark Parsons beat Pauline Marais & Richard Page 2&1 in the final of the Wrights’ Salver mixed event, while Debbie Stewart and Dave Cope compiled 45 points to win the Jules Jug Mixed Greensomes title.

August Men’s Midweek Medal: 1 Iain Clark 68, 2 Keith Howlett 69cb, 3 Mark Branwhite 69.

Men’s September Medal Div 1: 1 Dennis Gibney 66, 2 Jason Landels 67, 3 Richard Gordon 67; Div 2: 1 Tony Willson 70, 2 Sean Cosgrave 70, 3 Kevin Arkesden 71.

Ladies Weekend Medal: 1 Linda Brown 70, 2 Marie-Noëlle Hanley 71, 3 Jill Arthur 74.

ANGLIAN LEAGUE

CHAMPIONS Lincolnshire made it five wins out of five as they crushed Northants 9-3 at Boston West.

A clean sweep of the foursomes wins all but settled the issue in the top versus bottom clash.

Northants made little hedway in the singles - Adam Keogh ran out a massive 8&6 winner – and only managed two victories through J Powell and M Bird.

Results: Foursomes – A. Keogh & J. Burnett beat R. Evans & J. Chamberlain 2&1, L. Desmond & D. Coupland beat S. Buss & J. Powell 1 up, S. Brattan & L. Bell beat P. Hodgkiss & M. Bird 2&1, L. Toyne & N. Kimsey beat N. Connelly & A. Myers 2&1; Singles – J. Burnett halved with R. Evans, A. Keogh beat N. Connelly 8&6, D. Coupland beat J. Chamberlain 5&3, N. Kimsey halved with A. Myers, L. Desmond beat S. Buss 2&1, L. Bell lost to J. Powell 1 down, S. Brattan beat P. Hodgkiss 2&1, L. Toyne lost to M. Bird 3&1.

NORTHANTS gained a measure of revenge when they ran out 7-5 victors in the B team fixture at Cold Ashby. The win maintained their unbeaten record but wasn’t enough to overhaul Leicestershire at the top of the table.

Results: Foursomes – S. Richardson & A. Grimwood lost 4&2 to F. Carnshan & D. Morris, D. Keddie & A. Turner halved with G. Bott & M. Campbell, S. Dines & S. Whitaker beat B. Clayton & G. Croxton 2&1, R. Armitage & S. Sharpe halved with R. Dalton & J. Barker; Singles – S. Richardson beat F. Carnshan 1 up, D. Keddie lost 1 down to D. Morris, S. Dines lost 2&1 to G. Bott, A. Grimwood beat B. Clayton 5&3, R. Armitage beat M. Campbell 3&1,

A. Turner lost 2&1 to G. Croxton, S. Sharpe beat J. Barker 3&2, S. Whitaker halved with R. Dalton.

CAMBS completed their Anglian League campaign with a 6-6 draw against Leicestershire.

An amazing comeback from Toby Crisp and Stuart Phillips - who fought back from five down with six to play to earn a half – helped Cambs claim a 2.5-1.5 lead at the halfway stage.

Leicestershire had the better of the singles but Ed Conduit’s half made sure the spoils were shared as Cambs clinched third place in the table.

Results: Foursomes – Stuart Phillips & Toby Crisp halved, Paul Tiplady & George Howard lost 3&2, Lee Yearn & Chris Nixon won 2&1, Steve Jarvis & Ed Conduit won 2 up; Singles – Tiplady lost 6&4, Crisp won 4&3, Howard lost 3&2, Jarvis won 1 up, Nixon lost 2&1, Conduit halved, Phillips won 4&2, Yearn lost 4&3.

A Team League P W D L F A PsLincolnshire 5 5 0 0 38.5 21.5 10Suffolk 5 2 2 1 30.5 29.5 6Cambridgeshire 5 1 2 2 28.5 31.5 4Leicestershire 5 1 2 2 28.5 31.5 4Norfolk 5 1 2 2 25 35 4Northamptonshire 5 1 0 4 29 31 2

B Team League P W D L F A PsLeicestershire 5 4 1 0 35 25 9Northamptonshire 5 3 2 0 32.5 27.5 8Suffolk 5 3 0 2 33.5 26.5 6Cambridgeshire 5 2 0 3 30 30 4Lincolnshire 5 1 0 4 25 35 2Norfolk 5 0 1 4 24 36 1

ANGLIAN LEAGUE FINAL TABLES

LINCS’ HIGH FIVE

TOFT HOTEL

TOFT Seniors Captains Day: Pat Cook 41pts; Div 1: 1st Alan Barnes 40pts, 2nd Marshall Hulse 39pts, 3rd David Wynne 38pts; Div 2: 1st Harry Woolford 40pts, 2nd David Parsonage 35pts, 3rd Ray Bills 34pts; Nearest the pin: Kevin Clayton (3rd), Trevor Sayer (10th), James Everitt (13th); Nearest pin in two: Mike Paulson; Longest Drive: Alan Barnes.

Toft seniors 5, Burghley Park seniors 3: T.Lacey & M. Paulson won 4&2, D.Sharp & P. Spencer won 4&2, P. Asher & R. Osborn won 3&2, R.Bills & J. Davenport won 3&2, P. Stark & L. Tupholme lost 3&2, G. Hughes & R. Lewis lost 3&2, B. Gore & D. Wynne lost 1 dwn, R. Shead & P. Nicholson won 1 up.

Toft C 4, Thorney Lakes C 2: Barry Harriman & John Sommerfield won 5&4, Colin Pearce & Dave Chappell won 2&1, Ian Delaine-Smith lost 3&2, Phil Sendall & Roger Shead lost 4&2,

John Davenport & Roger Osborn won 2&1, Dick Robinson & Clive Grey won 7&6

Summer Stableford Series Rnd 6: 1st John Hines 40pts, 2nd Ian Moore 39pts, 3rd James Joyce 38pts.

Summer Stableford Series final position: 1st S. Gilbert 144pts, 2nd S. Wall 143pts, 3rd B. Smith 142pts, 4th M. Webb 138pts, 5th S. Sutton 135pts, 6th D. Tamburrini 135pts.

Toft Charity Stableford: 1st Martin Henderson 40pts, 2nd Roy McAllister 38, 3rd Matt Dick 37; Saturday Medal: 1 Vic Winfield 79-12- 67, 2 Biff Smith 82-12-70, 3 Nick Garland 74-2-72.

Members Association Bowl: 1 Roy McAllister 41pts, 2 Mike Paulson 38, 3 Kevin Hicks 36.

Toft seniors 5.5, Oundle seniors 2.5: T. Lacey & N. Turnbull won 3&2, J. Grimer & J. Everitt won 4&3, D.

Wynne & R. Shead won 3&2, B.Gore & P. Asher won 1 up, M. Paulson & R. Osborn lost 3&2, M. Hulse & D. Sharp won 4&3, P. Spencer & R. Bills halved, L. Tupholme & J. Davenport lost 2&1.

Bank Holiday Stableford: 1 Ian Moss 41pts, 2 Mick Marriott 39, 3 Paul Hubbard 38.

Seniors Stableford: Geoff Parker 39pts; Div 1: 1 Colin Pearce 39pts, 2 Ian Dair 38, 3 Mal Nicholls 35; Div 2: 1 David Chappell 38pts, 2 David Parsonage 37, 3 David Thomas 37.

Toft A 2, Belton Woods A 3: N Garland & S Stubley lost 2&1, D Tamburrini & I Moss halved, J Dair & B Peck won 4&3, D Whisker & A Freear lost 3&2, S Freer & I Mitchell won 5&4, G Burns & C Magill lost 5&3.

Summer Medal Series Round 6: 1 Barry Harriman 82-16-66, 2 Nick Garland 70-2- 68, 3 Matt Croft 90-22-68; Summer Medal Series result (Best 4 from 6 scores): 1 P.Gammon 288, 2 G.Voyle 289, 3 S. Wall 290, 4 N. Garland 290, 5 M. Nicholls 293.

Terry Lacey’s Seniors Captain’s Day at Toft Hotel

CAMBS B team were edged out 6.5-5.5 by Leicestershire B at Royston – and it was enough to hand the visitors the league title.

All four foursomes matches went to the 18th as the scores were tied after Ollie Bance and Jon Osler hit back from four down to claim victory.

But Leicestershire bossed the early singles ties and had the game secured by the time James Stammers and Dave Milburn returned impressive wins.

Results: Foursomes – Lee Marshall and Richard Southall halved, Lee Allen and Dave Milburn lost 1 down, Ollie Bance and Jon Osler won 1 up, Luke Bowers and James Stammers halved; Singles – Lee Marshall lost 3&2, Lee Allen lost 2 down, Richard Southall halved, Jon Osler won 2&1, Ollie Bance lost 5&3, Luke Bowers lost 5&4 , James Stammers won 2 up, Dave Milburn won 4&2.

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KIRTON HOLME

BARRY Chambers won the Captain’s Day Stableford with 43 points - two clear of runner-up David Hall with Lance Pulling a shot further back.

Other winners: Straightest drive – Jim Welch; Longest Drive – Jason Ward; Nearest pin in two (5th) – Carl Smith; Nearest pin (3rd) – Gary King; Nearest pin (6th) – Simon Horton; Putting Competition – David Welberry and Daley Richardson.

Paul McCartney (right) was crowned Kirton’s seniors

champion for 2010. He carded a gross 158 over 36 holes – well clear of closest challengers Ian Prior (167) and Phil Scott (168). McCartney also won the seniors’ August Medal with a nett 66. Bill Spooner was second (87-19-68) and Peter Dyer (94-22-74) third.

Tigers Medal: 1 Neil Chenery 62, 2 David Spence 63, 3 Gary King 63; August Rabbits Medal: 1 Dave Beeson 64, 2 Terry Townsend 66, 3 Roy Vinter 69; August Stableford: 1 Graham Byng 41pts cb, 2 Ian Turner 41, 3 Alan Sharman 40.

THORPE WOOD

LADIES Autumn Am-Am: 1 Donna Copland, Suzanne Jones, Kim Pilmer, Mo Wescombe (Cambridge) 92pts, 2 Christl Skelton, Barbara Stone, Dot Franklin, Teresa Glasper (Elton Furze) 84, 3 Pam Metcalf, Susan Carr, Barbara Camp, Carol Wakeman 84pts, 4 Margaret Dair, Lorraine Robinson, Mandy Lees, Judith Childs (Toft Hotel) 82.

Ladies Medal: 1st Andrea Spiers net 69, 2nd Janet Green net 72, 3rd Karen Fitzpatrick net 73.

Medal: 1st Vanessa Morris, 2nd Mary Payne net 72, 3rd Myra Landsburgh net 75.

Medal: 1st Elaine Norman net 74, 2nd Karen Fitzpatrick net 85, 3rd Carol Alban net 86.

Monthly Medal Breakthrough for Breast Cancer: 1st Gill Oughton net 78, 2nd Gill Day net 79, 3rd Karen Blacklock net 80

Monthly Stableford: 1st Carol Alban 40 pts c/b, 2nd Mo Hopkins 40 pts, 3rd Myra Landsburgh 35 pts

Hardwood Crafts Bowl: 1st Marwyn Watson net 72, 2nd Mary Payne net 75, 3rd Karen Blacklock net 77

Autumn Vase: 1st Gill Day 36pts, 2nd Mo Hopkins 33pts c/b, 3rd Myra Landsburgh 33pts

Past Captains Salver: 1st Do Bagley 35pts, 2nd Myra Landsburgh 34pts.

New Zealand Bogey Comp: 1st Emma Garrod 8 up, 2nd Marwyn Watson 4 up c/b, 3rd Myra Landsburgh 4 up; Best front 9: Myra Landsburgh 3 up, Best Back 9: Marwyn Watson 5 up.

Seniors July Medal: 1st Bill Rust net 67, 2nd John Overfield net 69, 3rd Les Hooper net 71

Dennis Fitton Memorial Trophy: 1st Colin Bagley net 69 c/b, 2nd Dudley van Kerro net 69, 3rd Keith Drew net 70

Men’s Two Captains’ Cup: 1st Craig Judge & Andy Latter 45pts, 2nd Karen Blacklock & McMcCreary 44pts, 3rd Mike Prince & Neil Richards 42pts

Captain/Pro Challenge: 1st J Holoran & T Jubb 45pts, 2nd M Stenton & S Mayhew 32pts,

Hutchinson Memorial: 1st Ken Owen 39pts, 2nd Stephen Watson net 38 c/b, 3rd Reg Owen net 38.

Crest Motors Trophy: 1st Josh Scimeca 42, 2nd Reg Owen 38pts, 3rd Daniel Symonds 38.

Captain’s Day Div 1: 1st Gross – Neil Davies 70; 1st net – Stephen Cartwright 72, 2nd net – Michael Prince 74; Div 2: 1st Gross – Even Bosman; 1st net – Brian Copes 71, 2nd net – Adrian Ennett 76

August Medal Div 1: 1st Matthew Stenton net 67, 2nd Robert Johnson net 67, 3rd Stephen Watson net 68; Div 2: 1st Derek Read net 67, 2nd Peter Metzger net 71, 3rd Evan Bosman net 74 c/b

September Medal Div 1: 1st Chris Butler net 68, 2nd Nigel Alban net 69, 3rd Simon Vernon net 71; Div 2: 1st Neil Griffin net 73, 2nd Vas Roberts net 75, 3rd Frantek Hanel net 78.

Mixed Open: 1 Mel Steel & Fred Mullinger (Elton) 44pts, 2 Tony Young & Elaine Norman 43, 3 Emma Garrod & Phil Baines 42.

STOKE ROCHFORD

BOB Griffin won the Seniors Trophy without even competing in the seventh and final round.

He had already wrapped up the title with a record best four round points total in the 25th year of the event.

Winner of the seventh round - and only two points short of catching Griffin - was Peter Gill with 39 points.

Other poistions: 2nd John Helstrip 38, 3rd John Wright 38.

Overall result: 1 Bob Griffin 161pts, 2 Peter Gill 159, 3 Graham Miller 154, 4 Ron Kent 150.

Ladies September Sunday Medal: 1 Carol Hamilton 90-22=68, 2 Judy Rawson 89-18=71, 3 Sue Booth 83-11=72; Lowest gross Pam Watson gross 80.

Stoke Rochford ladies 4 Canwick Park 0: Janet Jessop & Dorne Werner won 4&3, Judy Rawson & Norma Varley won 5&4, Sheila Dugmore & Joan Lennard won 6&4, Avis Griffin & Roni Proctor won 4&3.

Rutland County seniors 4.5 Stoke Rochford 3.5: Tim Haward & Brian Ayto won 4&3, Greg Ewart and Roland Slack won 2&1, Walt Barber & Joe Lindley lost 3&1, Malcolm Edwards & Brian

Kelly lost 4&3, John Wright & Peter Stewart halved, Keith Dugmore & David Hamilton lost 3&2, Les Cooper & Joe Kime lost 1 down, Mike Dickinson & Fred Bellingall won 1 up.

Ladies Past Captains Trophy: 1 Ann Ramamoorthy 87-20=67, 2 Linda Barclay 86-18=68, 3 Janet Jessop 91-20=72; Lowest gross: Denise Parker 80.

Wednesday August Medal: 1 Pam Watson 76-6=70, 2 Sheila Dugmore

87-15=73, 3 Shirley Warner 96-23=73; Lowest gross: June Miller 86.

Stoke Rochford seniors 4, Blankney 4: Tim Haward & Cliff Mills won 2&1, Richard Leverett & Dennis White lost 4&3, Ray Elsome & Joe Kime lost 2&1, Keith Dugmore & Peter Stewart won 6&5, Chris Woof & Roland Slack won 2&1, Mike Dickinson & Wilf Stephenson won 4&3, Phil White & John Callow lost 1 down and Roger Cooke & Nev Marris lost 2&1.

Stoke Rochford seniors 5, Luffenham Heath 3: Tim Haward & Dave Hudson halved, Les Cooper & Phillip Varley won 3&1, Roy Rowe & Roger Nicholls won 3&2, Alan Jessop & Duncan Bennett lost 1 down, Graham Miller & David Hamilton lost 1 down, Mike Dickinson & Brian Kelly won 1 up, Fred Bellingall & Bob Wilson halved and Chris Woof & Peter Stewart won 2&1.

Ladies Past Captains Trophy: 1 Ann Ramamoorthy 87-20=67, 2 Linda Barclay 86-18=68, 3 Janet Jessop 91-20=72.

Ladies Wednesday August Medal: 1 Pam Watson 76-6=70, 2 Sheila Dugmore 87-15=73, 3 Shirley Warner 96-23=73; Lowest gross: June Miller 86.

Stoke Rochford seniors 4, Blankney 4: Tim Haward & Cliff Mills won 2&1, Richard Leverett & Dennis White lost 4&3, Ray Elsome & Joe Kime lost 2&1, Keith Dugmore & Peter Stewart won 6&5, Chris Woof & Roland Slack won 2&1, Mike Dickinson & Wilf Stephenson won 4&3, Phil White & John Callow lost 1

down and Roger Cooke & Nev Marris lost 2&1.

Stoke Rochford seniors 5 Luffenham Heath 3: Tim Haward & Dave Hudson halved, Les Cooper & Phillip Varley won 3&1, Roy Rowe & Roger Nicholls won 3&2, Alan Jessop & Duncan Bennett lost 1 down, Graham Miller & David Hamilton lost 1 down, Mike Dickinson & Brian Kelly won 1 up, Fred Bellingall & Bob Wilson halved and Chris Woof & Peter Stewart won 2&1.

Griff grabs titleLUFFENHAM HEATH

MARK Smith won the Luffenham Heath Pro-Am with a five-under-par 65 to take the title by one shot.

The Maywood Golf Club professional made only one bogey and closed out the tournament with a superb birdie, birdie finish on the par 70 Lincolnshire course. Smith just managed to pip Wellingborough’s Simon Lilly and Paul Wesselingh.

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Magic Meg has golden future WELLINGBOROUGH’S Meghan MacLaren won the Girls Regional Championship at Northamptonshire County by six shots with rounds of 80 and 75. This follows her win at the Regional Ladies Championship.

She was also the top English girl at the North of England U16 championship at Pannal, Yorkshire.

She was two-under par for 72 holes with rounds of 70, 78, 71 & 75 and finished runner-up in the championship, three shots behind Spain’s Clara Baena.

BECKY Gee broke her own course record at Wellingborough - a six-under par gross 69. Her efforts dropped her handicap to scratch.

PYTCHLEY GOLF LODGE

Perks of the jobMANDY Rutter and Adrian Perkins were emphatic winners of the ladies and men’s club championships. Rutter was 18 shots clear of the field, while Perkins was 19 strokes ahead.

Ladies Club Championship: 1st Mandy Rutter 167 gross, 137 net, 2nd Judy Burdett 185-137, 3rd Vicky Lyness 187-141, 4th Viv Lewis 190-136, 5th Sue Dawkins 191-149, 6th Jane Ashby 193-149; Net Score Winner: Viv Lewis.

Seniors Club Championship: 1st Michael Taylor 164-142, 2nd Robert Bett 167-129, 3rd Jim Canning 168-148, 4th Barry Gregory 179-151, 5th Paul Rowney 181-135, 6th Colin Goddard 182-141; Net Score Winner: Robert Bett.

Men’s Club Championship: Gross – 1st Adrian Perkins 144, 2nd Miles Clarke 163, 3rd Kelvin Mayers 164; Net – 1st Tony St George 130, 2nd Marck Brockway 134, 3rd Mark Panter 139.

Ladies September Medal: 1st Suzanne Hope 62, 2nd Judy Burdett 63, 3rd Sue Dawkins 66.

Men’s September Medal: 1st Michael Avery 63, 2nd Robert Ashby 67, 3rd Terry Bowen 67.

SUTTON BRIDGE

PETE Aldridge and Andy Parks won Sutton Bridge’s Seniors Open Day with 50 points.

In second place with 47 points on countback was Mike Parker and Brian Gough (Tydd St Giles) from John Williamson (Sutton Bridge) and Keith Roberts (King’s Lynn).

Other positions: 4 Barrie Croxford and David Wing (Swaffham) 46pts, 5 Ron Sudbury and Howard Greeves (Spalding) 44pts, 6 Richard Tichener (Sutton Bridge) and Paul Bilson (Glen Course) 43pts; Nearest the pin on 2nd/11th Dan McCormick (Newmarket), Nearest the pin 6th/15th Russell Doy (Tydd St Giles);

Longest Drive 9th/18th David Tate (Hunstanton).

Ladies September Medal: 1 Jeannette McEwan 86–14–72, 2 Betty Reeve 111–36–75, 3 Margaret Fox 98–18–80.

Mixed Foursomes: 1 Jenny Wells and Neil Stockton 25pts, 2 Beryl Stockton and John Cropper 23pts, 3 Ann Cross and Roy Fox 23pts, 4 Betty Reeve and Ken Burton 23pts.

Cottage Cup: 1 Jeannette McEwan 87–14–73, 2 Sue Town 114–36–78, 3 Karen Gillett 106–25–81; Best Scratch: Jeannette McEwan.

Sutton Bridge OBs 1.5, Feltwell 4.5: Ray Page & Colin Ess lost 1 down, Chris Shipp & Tony Adkins lost 2&1, John Cross & Harold Shingleton won 2&1, Terry Young & Pete Aldridge lost 4&3, Neil Stockton & Robin Pumffrey lost 3&2, Keith Robinson & Norman Davis halved.

A POTENT BREW

OUNDLE

VETERAN Sid Evans and newcomer Phil Churchward triumphed in the Oundle Putter.

Their better ball score of 45 points was enough to win ahead of last year’s champions Adam Perry and Loz Weekes.

Positions: 1st S. Evans & P. Churchward 45pts, 2 L. Weekes & A. Perry 44pts, 3 N. Cole & D. Matthews (Farthingstone) 42pts, 4 J. Sharman & G. Greenwood (Scraptoft/Humberstone Heights) 42pts; Nearest the pin: 3rd Martin Camp, 9th Dave

Turner, 13th Richie Skillen (Burghley Park); Best front 9: M. Lippitt and G. Saunders (Humberstone Heights); Best back 9: C. Salter and S. Henry (Whittlebury Park).

MARK and Jan Wood from Oundle were runners-up in the Northants Family Foursomes, two points behind winners David and Tracey Morris from Collingtree Park.

They were followed home by Jim and Ian Campbell (Kettering), Tony and Bev Harrison (Oundle) and Steve

and Barry Alexander (Rushden/Wellingborough). Nigel and Michelle Hodson scored 43 points to win the Mixed Open.

Other positions: 2 Michael and Maria Taylor Vassell, (Sutton Bridge/Tydd St Giles), 3 Pat and Paul Silburn, 4 Pat and Alan Haynes (Belton Woods) 40, 5 Jan Wood and Robert Stone 39.

Seniors Mixed Open: 1st Place Barbara & Gerry Jenkinson (Oundle), 2nd Liz & Dave Foley (Oundle), 3rd Brigitte & Pierre Pion (Dijon, France,) 4th Marlene & Ivan Roy (Overstone Park); Best front nine: Glynis Wingnell & Roy Stanton (Overstone Park).

Sid and Phil Putt on a top show

KETTERING

NIC BREWAEYS was crowned club champion after his total of 143 edged out runner-up James Wilkins by two strokes.

Wilkins (133) had the consolation of taking the net prize from George Cannon by three shots.

Alta Bridges was crowned the club’s ladies champion after her 36-hole score of 168 put her two clear of Mechell Di Matteo 170.

The net competition saw Amanda Campbell (140) pip Jean Galbraith to top spot on countback.

Daniel Ashcroft won both the net and gross prizes in the junior club championship.

His 71 edged out Michael Campbell by one stroke and he finished one ahead of Andrew Alexander in the net competition.

Symonds Cup: 1 Rob Stevenson 41pts, 2 Graham Jones 40pts, 3 Dave Armour 39pts.

KETTERING’S Jack and Nick Murray finished runners-up behind home pair Paul and Liam Askew in the Northants Stableford Cup at Cold Ashby.

Rob Price and Lewis Miller from Rushden were third with Wellingborough’s Glen and Jon Harris one place further back in fourth.

RUSHDEN

SIMON COX landed the men’s club championship for the first time thanks to rounds of 75 and 74.

He trailed former champion Ian Dickerson by one stroke at the halfway point before turning things

round in emphatic fashion in the final round.

Defending champion Lewis Miller was third on countback from Nick Statham after both totalled 155.

Teresa Pack was made to work hard to win the ladies’ club championship for an incredible 16th time.

Level with Gill Mullaney playing the final hole, Pack’s closing par gave her a winning total of 172.

The Sanders Trophy for the best Silver Division score went to Stephanie Nash (net 143) while Cathy Cox won the Darlow Trophy with a Bronze Division score of 149.

Ladies Invitation Day winners Angela Hunt and Chris Burrell pictured with Ladies Captain Chris Burrell.

hyhyhABBOTSLEYAddress: Eynesbury Hardwicke, St Neots PE19 6XN Tel: 01480 474000Website: www.abbotsleygolf.co.ukHoles: 36 – County: Cambs

PITCHMARK’S A-Z CLUB DIRECTORY

BELTON WOODSAddress: Belton, Grantham, Lincs NG32 2LNTel: 01476 593200Website: www.devere.co.ukHoles: 36 – County: Lincolnshire

BELTON PARKAddress: Belton, Grantham, Lincs NG31 9SHTel: 01476 542900Website: www.beltonpark.co.uk Holes: 27 – County: Lincolnshire

BOSTONAddress: Cowbridge, Horncastle Road, Boston PE22 7ELTel: 01205 350589Website: www.bostongc.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincolnshire

BIRDIES GOLF RANGEAddress: London Rd, Silk Willoughby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 8NY Tel: 01529 414432

BRAMPTON PARKAddress: Buckden Road, Brampton, Huntingdon PE28 4NF Tel: 01480 434700Website: www.bramptonparkgc.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

CAMBRIDGEAddress: Station Road, Longstanton, Cambs CB4 5DRTel: 01954 789388 Website: www.cambridgegolfclub.netHoles: 18 – County: Cambs

BURGHLEY PARKAddress: St Martins Without, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3JXTel: 01780 753789 www.burghleyparkgolfclub.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Lincs

CAMBRIDGE GOLF & CONFERENCE CENTREAddress: Cambridge Road, Hemingford Abbots PE28 9OHWebsite: www.cgcc.co.ukTel: 01223 492939

BOSTON WESTAddress: Hubberts Bridge, Boston, PE20 3QXTel: 01205 290670Website: www.bostonwestgolfclub.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincolnshire

BOURNAddress: Toft Road, Bourn, Cambs CB23 2TTTel: 01954 718057Website: www.bourngolfandleisure.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Cambs

CAMBRIDGE MERIDIANAddress: Comberton Road, Toft, Cambs CB23 2RY Tel: 01223 264702Website: www.golfsocieties.comHoles: 18 – County: Cambs

COLMWORTH & NORTH BEDSAddress: New Road, Colmworth, Beds MK44 2NNTel: 01234 378181Website: www.colmworthgolfclub.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Bedfordshire

CROMWELLAddress: Bullock Road, Haddon, Peterborough PE7 3TT Tel: 01832 280189Website: www.abbotsleygolf.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Cambridgeshire

ELTON FURZEAddress: Bullock Road, Haddon, Peterborough PE7 3TT Tel: 01832 280189Website: www.efgc.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Cambridgeshire

PITCHMARK’S A-Z CLUB DIRECTORYELY CITYAddress: 107 Cambridge Road, Ely, Cambs CB7 4HXTel: 01353 662751Website: www.elygolf.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Cambs

GREETHAM VALLEYAddress: Wood Lane, Greetham, Rutland LE15 7NPTel: 01780 460444Website: www.greethamvalley.co.uk Holes: 36 – County: Lincolnshire

GEDNEY HILLAddress: West Drove, Gedney End Hill, Lincs PE12 ONTTel: 01406 330922 www.gedneyhillgolfclub.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincs

HEMINGFORD ABBOTSAddress: Cambridge Road, Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdon PE18 9HQ Tel: 01480 495000 Holes: 9 – County: Cambs

ELY DRIVING RANGEAddress: On Par Golf, Downham Road, Ely, Cambs CB6 2SHTel: 01353 669192 Website: www.elydrivingrange.co.uk Holes: 9 – County: Cambs

GIRTONAddress: Dodford Lane, Girton, Cambridge CB3 OQETel: 01223 276169 Website: www.girtongolf.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

KIRTON HOLMEAddress: Holme Road, Kirton Holme, Boston PE20 1SY Tel: 01205 290669 www.kirtonholmegolfclub.com Holes: 9 – County: Lincs

LUFFENHAM HEATHAddress: Ketton, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3UUTel: 01780 720205Website: www.luffenhamheath.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincolnshire

MENZIES CAMBRIDGEAddress: Bar Hill, Cambridge CB3 8EU Tel: 01954 780098 Website: www.menzieshotels.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Cambs

OLD NENE GOLF/COUNTRY CLUBAddress: Muchwood Lane, Bodsey, Ramsey PE26 2XQTel: 01487 815622Website: www.oldnenegolfclub.co.ukHoles: 9 – County: Cambs

MARCHAddress: Frogs Abbey, Grange Road, March PE15 0YH Tel: 01354 652364 Website: www.marchgolfclub.co.uk Holes: 9 – County: Cambs

NORTH LUFFENHAMAddress: North Luffenham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8RLTel: 01780 721960Holes: 9County: Lincolnshire

KETTERINGAddress: Headlands, Kettering NN15 6XATel: 01536 511104Website www.kettering-golf.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Northants

LAKESIDE LODGEAddress: Fen Road, Pidley, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 3DFTel: 01487 741541Website www.lakeside-lodge.co.uk Holes: 33 County: Cambs

ORTON MEADOWSAddress: Ham Lane, Orton Waterville, Peterboro PE2 5UUTel: 01733 237478 www.ortonmeadowsgolfcourse.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

PITCHMARK’S A-Z CLUB DIRECTORYOUNDLEAddress: Benefield Road, Oundle PE8 4EZ Tel: 01832 273267Website: www.oundlegolfclub.com Holes: 18 – County: Northants

PETERBOROUGH MILTONAddress: Milton Ferry, Peterborough PE6 7AGTel: 01733 380489Website: www.pmgc.org.uk Holes: 18 – County: Northants

PRIORS HALLAddress: Stamford Road, Weldon, Corby, Northants NN17 3JHTel: 01536 260756Website: www.priorshallgolfclub.com Holes: 18 – County: Northants

PYTCHLEY GOLF LODGEAddress: Kettering Road, Pytchley, Kettering NN14 1EYTel: 01536 511527 www.pytchleygolflodgekettering.co.ukHoles: 9 – County: Northants

RAMSEYAddress: 4 Abbey Terrace, Ramsey, Huntingdon PE26 1DDTel: 01487 812600Website: www.ramseyclub.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

RUTLAND WATERAddress: Lodge Farm, Manton Road, Oakham LE15 8HBTel: 01572 737525www.rutlandwatergolfcourse.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Leicestershire

RUSHDENAddress: Kimbolton Road, Chelveston NN9 6ANTel: 01933 418511Website: www.rushdengolfclub.org Holes: 9 – County: Northants

RUTLAND COUNTYAddress: Great Casterton, Stamford PE9 4AQTel: 01780 460330 Website: www.rutlandcountygolf.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Leicestershire

SLEAFORDAddress: Willoughby Road, Greylees, Sleaford NG34 8PLTel: 01529 488273Website: www.sleafordgolfclub.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincs

SPALDINGAddress: Surfleet, Spalding, Lincs PE11 4EATel: 01775 680386 Website: www.spaldinggolfclub.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Lincolnshire

SOUTH KYMEAddress: Skinners Lane, South Kyme, Lincs LN4 4ATTel: 01526 861113 Website: www.skgc.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Lincolnshire

ST IVESAddress: Needingworth Road, St Ives, Cambs PE27 4NBTel: 01480 499920Website: www.stivesgolfclub.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Cambs

STILTON OAKSAddress: High Street, Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs PE7 3RATel: 01733 245233Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

ST NEOTSAddress: Crosshall Road, Eaton Ford, St Neots PE19 7GETel:01480 472363Website: www.stneots-golfclub.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

STAPLEFORD PARKAddress: Stapleford Park, near Melton Mowbray LE14 2EF Tel: 01572 787000Website: www.staplefordpark.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Leicestershire

PITCHMARK’S A-Z CLUB DIRECTORY

TYDD ST GILESAddress: Kirkgate, Tydd St Giles, Cambs PE13 5NZTel: 01945 871007Website: www.tyddgolf.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincolnshire.

SUDBROOK MOORAddress: Charity Street, Carlton Scroop, near Grantham NG32 3AT Tel: 01400 250796 Website: www.sudbrookmoor.co.uk Holes: 9 – County: Lincs.

WELLINGBOROUGHAddress: Harrowden Hall, Great Harrowden, Wellingboro’ NN9 5AD Tel: 01933 677234 www.wellingboroughgolfclub.org Holes: 18 – County: Northants

SUTTON BRIDGEAddress: New Road, Sutton Bridge, Lincs PE12 9RQTel: 01406 350323www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/suttonbridge Holes: 9 – County: Lincs

THORPE WOODAddress: Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, Cambs PE3 6SETel: 01733 267701www.thorpewoodgolfcourse.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Cambs

WATERBEACHAddress: Waterbeach Barracks, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB5 9PA Tel: 01223 441199Holes: 18County: Cambridgeshire

WYBOSTON LAKESAddress: Wyboston Lakes, Wyboston, Beds MK44 3ALTel: 01480 223004 Website: www.wybostonlakes.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Bedfordshire

STOKE ROCHFORDAddress: Great North Road, near Grantham NG33 5EWTel: 01476 530275 www.stokerochfordgolfclub.co.ukHoles: 18 – County: Lincs

THORNEY LAKESAddress: English Drove, Thorney, Peterborough PE4 0TJTel: 01733 270570 Website: www.thorneygolfcentre.com Holes: 36 – County: Lincs

TOFT HOTELAddress: Toft, near Bourne, Lincs PE10 0XXTel: 01778 590616 Website: www.tofthotelgolf.co.uk Holes: 18 – County: Lincolnshire