Entries by Midlands Golfer

Potteries International GS

  [three_fifth] St Pierre is a big hit with the PIGS The Marriott St Pierre in Chepstow hosted the Potteries International Golf Society (PIGS) 18th Annual Tour which took in three days in early September. Phil Stonier, Society Organiser, commented “We made our trip to South Wales to experience yet another Marriott Golf Complex after […]

Hugh Adams wins Reid Trophy

[three_fifth]   England’s Hugh Adams held his nerve to win the Reid Trophy on the fourth hole of a sudden death play-off at Reading Golf Club. The 13-year-old from Hagley Golf Club in Worcestershire defeated Spain’s Angel Ayora with a par and said: “It just felt great. I was just excited to lift up the […]

Tiley hangs on to clinch BP3 title

[three_fifth] Steven Tiley has won this year’s Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship following a dramatic final day at Nailcote Hall. Tiley scored -6 on the Cromwell Course to clinch victory and the €50,000 prize that comes with it. The Challenge Tour player, and former European Tour star, went into the final day as the overnight […]

The Golden Poppys – Just the Ticket

[three_fifth] In 2017 MG helped Gaudet Luce GC promote their 2018 society campaign which included a special prize. They posted out a number of society brochures to local groups; inside one of them was a golden ticket to win a full society day at the club. The lucky winners were Poppys GS from Bulkington in […]

Bell GS – 59 years young

[three_fifth] We are the Bell Golfing Society, founded in 1959 by 4 members of Moseley Rugby Club.  I believe we may be the oldest golfing society, still playing in the Midlands, if not the country. We adopted the name from The Bell, Harborne, Birmingham.  Every Monday evening, during the summer, it was 9 holes at […]

DOGS – mid season report

[three_fifth]   Dallington Old Boys Golf Society or “DOGS” as we call ourselves were founded in November 2016 and are based around the Northamptonshire region. Our 2018 year started off at Chesfield Downs in Hertfordshire on a wet Sunday morning in January, fresh with two new members in Tom Robinson and James Hardwick, the commencement […]

SkyCaddie SX500 – the ultimate GPS

[three_fifth] SkyCaddie’s revolutionary new range-topping SX500 GPS handheld is the most powerful, most accurate, most features-packed and most visually stunning hand-held distance measuring device that golf has ever seen. Rocketing into the UK with SkyCaddie PinPoint® technology to give accurate distances to today’s pin positions, Dynamic HoleVueTM which continuously re-orients the entire highly-detailed hole map […]

Haydens success in Top 10 champions

[three_fifth]   Eight year-old Hayden Sarfo from the West Midlands has taken a step closer to a professional career after he finished in the top 10 at the IMG World Golf Championship finals. Eight year-old Hayden Sarfo, from Droitwich, finished ninth in the 7-8 age category at the IMG global tournament in San Diego – […]

Tim settles in at Bransford

[three_fifth] Bransford GC inWorcester has a new PGA Head Professional, and at 23 years of age he is one of the youngest in the country to hold such a position. Tim Shephard – who has been at the club for the past four years as assistant professional, has taken over the running of the club’s […]

Rugby Golf Club hits the mark

[three_fifth]   Rugby Golf Club in Warwickshire has won a national award from England Golf, in recognition of its drive to grow the game The club, which is actively recruiting new members and widening its community links, has just received the GolfMark Award for the second time. This is an official seal of approval for […]

Be on course with the WTX+

[three_fifth] GOLFBUDDY ADDS TO MOST ADVANCED GPS WATCH WITH THE WTX+ GolfBuddy, the world-leading developer of distance measuring devices made exclusively for golfers, is upgrading its most advanced GPS watch with the introduction of the WTX+. The WTX+ takes the market leading functionality of the WTX and adds in technical and aesthetic features that elevate […]

Raven flies to new heights

[three_fifth] The second playing of The Raven Scratch Open was held at The Herefordshire Golf Club on Saturday 11th August. A strong field comprising of 47 competitors from all over the Midlands and South Wales battled out for the honour of being crowned champion on what proved to be a testing day. The course set […]

Golf Stars drive to a World Record

[three_fifth] It wasn’t just the temperatures that were soaring this week as some of the longest drivers in the country sent their balls flying down the runway at RAF Honington.  American Golf challenged some of the Long Drive stars who’ll be appearing at its 2018 U.K. Long Drive Final this August to set various Long […]

Hole in 1 for 4yr old Prodigy

[three_fifth]     Golfing prodigy Abhay Kapoor stunned onlookers by recording a hole in one during a golf lesson at 3 Hammers Golf Complex in Wolverhampton this weekend. Abhay, who attends Mayfield prep school in Walsall recorded the feat on the 14th with a 7 iron, emulating his golfing hero and fellow 3 Hammers alumni […]

Heathland win for Yarham & Palfrey

[three_fifth]   There was a sensational finish to the 2018 Heathland Classic where the last few holes were decisive in determining who was going to be crowned the eventual winners. The 3 day pairs event held at the areas three premier courses opened this year at Lindrick. With the greens running fast with a gusting […]

Juniors enter 5th year with Ping

[three_fifth] The American Golf Junior Championship in association with PING has announced its rosta of Championship qualifying events for 2018, and with PING once again on board as tournament sponsor, the event is set to be one of the highlights of the year’s junior calendar.   John Clark, Managing Director of PING Europe, said, “Over […]

MG Par 3 Championships

[three_fifth] The Cromwell Course once again played host to the MG Par 3 Championships on Saturday June 23rd, as 57 players, adults and juniors joined us at Nailcote Hall. Once again we ordered the weather well in advance, and once again it didn’t fail to disappoint. The juniors came along this year thanks to Shires […]

The Nicklaus celebrates 30 years

[three_fifth]   30 Years of The Nicklaus: St Mellion celebrates anniversary by rolling back fourball price   This summer, St Mellion’s Nicklaus Signature Course celebrates 30 years of memorable, spectacular and challenging golf by rolling back its prices to 1988, the year in which it opened. For a strictly limited time it’s just £149 for […]