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COURSE UPDATE GOLF RESULTS
GOLF RESULTS

THE WINNERS FROM OUR RE CENT EVENTS

MONTH COMPETITION FORMAT WINNER(S)

DECEMBER
Sunday Stableford Stableford Cameron Mackay
Mid-week Stableford Stableford Christopher Colclough
Christmas Scramble Texas Scramble Paul Coop, Alastair Graham,
Leonard Rosso, Adam Wells
Ladies Christmas Scramble Texas Scramble John Coughlan, Elizabeth Doody,
Tanya Epshtein, Margie Hanley
Junior Christmas Scramble Texas Scramble William Clark, Alexandra Epshtein,
R e g g i e F e a r
COURSE UPDATE Festive Fourball Stableford Philip Leonard, Andrew Pendlebury,

Sam Pendlebury, Michael Wright

GOLF COURSES MANA GER D AN CLARKE TALKS US THROUGH THE
CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING THE COURSES THROUGH THE WINTER JANUARY

Ladies Greensomes Pairs Greensomes Geraldine Lomas, Irene Mathieu
Ladies 7 Club Stableford Stableford Patricia Leon
Men’s Monthly Stableford Stableford Jack Kurzberg
fter the wettest winter months since 2013, and the wettest In terms of work elsewhere around the Courses, Clarke is once Ladies Stableford Stableford Grace Bishop
February since we started taking records back in 2011, it’s again positive about where the Club sits right now. “We’ve
fair to say the greenkeeping staff have had a busy time of undertaken a number of projects despite the limitations we’ve
Ait out on the course. Following on from the success of the faced in the rain and the storms. A number of woodland
BMW PGA Championship last year, though, Dan Clarke and his management tasks have been completed or significantly advanced,
team have been taking on every challenge that has been thrown FEBRUARY
their way, including the current situation. including some reactionary work caused by the Ladies 4BBB Pairs Stableford Niki Daly, Sarah Norris
“We had no storms. On the West Course, the green recovery is on
“Our main priority is the health & safety of our team temporary greens schedule, while the collars are bedding in and now the Ladies Las Vegas Stableford Margie Hanley, Joanna Howard, Ghost
and their families,” explains Clarke, who has been Golf turf is rooted, we will concentrate on establishing the
Courses Manager since XXX. “We are taking measures despite the correct levels. We also managed some pencil tine Junior Stableford Stableford Jamie Everett
to ensure the team are adhering to social distancing wettest winter aeration of the greens in February, which has helped Monthly Stableford Stableford Ben Goodrich
and personal hygiene. Despite this, we are retaining a since 2013” them to be in a good condition.
skeleton crew for the foreseeable future to maintain Ladies Stableford Stableford Susan Hussain
the Courses and ensure that when we do re-open, we “The areas affected by spectators and scoreboards at
are back to the high standards we strive for in the shortest period of the BMW PGA Championship have fully recovered, while we have
time. installed a woodchip walkway to the first tee of the East Course.
“The weather has played in our favour, with some cold windy days “These are just some of the tasks we have been undertaking, but of MARCH
limiting growth, but the rising temperatures will no doubt keep our course the weather has Sunday Stableford Stableford Jack Roberts
team very busy.”
restricted us on Winter Salver & Lunch Stableford Jeremy Dale, Noel Grummitt,
As for the wet weather that the team have been faced with in recent numerous occasions. Alan Lindsay, Ian Osborna
months, Clarke admits that it was a tough run from the tournament Ladies 3-Ball Drawn Alliance Stableford Niki Daly, Emily Ewens, Mel Martell
in September right through to the early months of 2020. “We had “The current situation is
to close the West Course for 16 days in February, and the East and strange for all of us, but Men’s Gold Cup Medal Team England
Edinburgh for five and four days respectively. Thankfully, effective when we reach the other Junior Stableford Stableford Joshua Balson-Scales
drainage installed over recent years meant that no temporary side, we will be ready to
greens were needed, and the wet weather also allowed us to identify welcome you back to our Ladies Crystal Trophy Stableford Frances Aiken, Fiona Rickard
areas that need drainage work for the future. world class Golf Course.

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