PRO'S SUNDAY WINTER LEAGUE - OPEN TO EVERYBODY!!!

A reminder that the Pro's Sunday Winter League starts this Sunday 19th October at 10am. Groups will be drawn out on the day so you play with someone different each week. Points will be allocated for the top 5 stableford scores towards the overall winter league.

CHARLES HEELEY CHARITY COMPETITION

The above competition has been taking place since 1925, a Charity Competition, started by two sisters at Walmley Golf Club to raise money for a children's hospital. Since then it has grown in recognition and since 1963 it was decided to hold the finals at different host clubs. The host club to decide the Charity. Over the years many charities have benefited. The competition is open to all clubs in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Clubs wishing to enter hold their own competition and all entrants pay £2.Each club is allowed to send two representatives (one silver player, one bronze player. This year Jenny Cordon - silver - and Karen Wilshaw - bronze- travelled to The Vale Golf Club in Worcester to play for the Charles Heeley Bowl. In addition to entry fees the host club run a myriad of fund raising activities. Jenny Cordon came first this year out of 96 players and won the magnificent trophy along with a Royal Worcester Tea Pot (see right). 

PRO/CAPTAIN MATCH - LAST CHANCE

Anybody who is still interested in taking on the Pro/Captain team the end date will be 7th November 2014 with the prizes for the 2 biggest wins being presented at the presentation evening. If you like to take up the challenge please book in the Pro-Shop, if you think you're up to it.

1st & 2nd TEAM END OF SEASON NIGHT OUT

A reminder to anybody who has represented the 1st or 2nd team this year there will be an end of season meal at Shapla Tandoori Restaurant on Saturday 25th October at 5:30. We would also like to use the opportunity to thank Shapla for their sponsorship towards this season's team shirts.

We would also like to arrange a game of golf during the day and have a couple of drinks at the golf club first, there will be a group playing at 10am & another at 12:30pm to try and accommodate everybody.

Please let Greg or Mark know if you are available or not for booking the tables.

AUTUMN FOURBALL - SUNDAY 12th OCTOBER

1st Place - Steve Matthews & Lee Machin - 44 Points 
2nd Place - Dan Smart & Dunc Stott - 43 Points 
3rd Place - Ian Barlow & Andy Booth - 42 Points

LADIES OCTOBER MEDAL & MEDAL FINAL

Winner Medal Final Jenny Cordon 82 - 9 = 73 
2nd Nell Boulton 96 -19 =77 
3rd Karen Griffiths 96 - 19 = 77

Bronze 
1st Maureen Davenport 11 -36 = 75 
2nd Lynne Ball 105 -28 = 77 
3rd Ursula Smith 103 -26 = 77

STAFFORDSHIRE PGA MATCHPLAY

Monday 13th October Greg took part in round 1 of the Staffordshire PGA Matchplay competition, the top 16 Professionals qualified from Little Aston in March. In the first round he was drawn against Joe Docksey from Branston, in what can only be described as poor golf from both players Greg found himself 2 down with 4 to play. He managed to get the score back to all square after 18 holes and eventually went on to win the match on the 3rd play-off hole.

The weather in the afternoon had worsened with the greens starting to fill up with water, an excuse Greg would have liked to have used for his poor putting but nobody would have believed him. Once again he found himself 2 down with 4 to play against Richard Copsey from Enville, this time however he managed to win the last 4 holes to win the match 2up. In 18 holes he'd never been so wet, he thought he best have some Galvin Green sales items from the pro-shop.

This meant Greg had qualified for day 2 and would play against Barry Stevens from Beau Desert, Greg produced some of the best tee to green golf he had played for 18 months (even if he does say so himself!). However once again the flat stick let him down with too many costly 3 putts. In the end putting was the real difference and the 2010 winner Greg fell to a 3&2 defeat.