Ben Taylor qualifies for The Open! Hot on the heels of his success in the NCAA Championship in America, Ben shot rounds of 70 & 67 to take one of only three qualifying places for Open Championship at St Andrews this month. I'm sure you'll join me in wishing him well! - I wonder if he'll let his Dad caddy?  




Sat 1 Aug 2015

The format for my Pro's Day this year will be VINTAGE GOLF! 

To play with hickory clubs is an experience all golfers should have at least once in their lives, although some of you may remember using them the first time around….. Mentioning no names! To play with hickory gives us an appreciation of what it was like for the pioneers of the modern game, and enables us to appreciate how much forgiveness we are afforded by our modern equipment. That being said, with guile and the spirit of the roaring 20s within you, you'd be surprised at just what you can achieve with 100 year old clubs.

The format on the day will be:

7:45am - Coffee and full english breakfast on arrival 
8:30am - Introductions, format, brief history and clubs 
9:00am - Shotgun start for 9-hole pairs scramble competition 
11:30am - Prizegiving

The entry fee is £10 per pair. Each pair will be provided with a set of hickory clubs to share. Entry is open to ladies and men, 6, 6.5 & 7 day members. Outfits optional - unless you work in the pro shop!

The online sign up for this competition opens at 7:00am on Friday, 10 July and because of the format spaces are limited. To avoid disappointment please sign up early. You don't need to sign up as a pair, just put your name on the start sheet and anyone can join you. You'll find that Jo, Chris, Paul and I are already on the start sheet looking for a partner! 

I look forward to seeing you all on the day.

Tyrrells Wood hosts it's Men's Betterball Open next Wednesday, 8 July and so the golf course will be closed from 12:00noon - 5:00pm. We will also be hosting are hosting our Ladies Open on Thursday, 9 July. The golf course will be closed until 1:00pm. Please note that the men's locker room will be CLOSED until 3:00pm.

So far the Hilliard League team have played five matches, winning three, drawing one and losing only one game. The Warren League have played four matches, winning two, drawing one and again losing only one game. Both teams are currently in second place in their divisions. 


 

Below is a list of the events at Tyrrells Wood over the next 10 days:

 
 

Fri 26 Jun - Many congratulations to the team of Jeff Keane, Tom Waugh and Martyn Jones who won The Ebrahim Trophy - our cross country competition with an excellent score of 25.3! Congratulations must also go to all the majority of the field who managed to read the rules that were clearly printed on the scorecard and play the correct format. For the full results and to see who isn't as good following simple instructions, please click here. 

Sun 28 Jun - Well played Mike Tinsley who scoped the Captain's Prize on Sunday with 41 stableford points. Mike won on countback from Pat Rowe, Trevor Steer and Philip Howe. For the full results please click here. 

Mon 29 Jun - Congratulations to Ian Avory/John Hampton who won the EBs Burt Munslow Cup with 65 stableford points, just beating Ian Ridout/Roger Keep and John Kennedy/Peter Lippiatt who had 64 points. For the full results please click here. 

Tue 30 Jun - Well played Evelyn Hughes are her guest Val Hallett who won the Ladies Bring A Friend Day with an excellent score of 54 stableford points. For the full results please click here.