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30.06.2008
: Knighton Golf Club
results/report:
Five Knighton Juniors recently took part in the 2008 HSBC Wee Wonders
qualifier at Summerhill Golf Club. Each player has 36 shots to advance the
ball as far around the course as they can. James Reynolds came first in the
7-8 age group. Jamie Thomas and Paul Reynolds came first and second
respectively in the 9-10 age group. Jack Price and John Reynolds came second
and third in the 11-12 age group (and there was only just over a yard
between the first three, so John only narrowly missed out). James, Jamie,
Paul and Jack will now play in the regional (Welsh) qualifier at the Vale of
Glamorgan Golf Club on July 8th in their respective age groups. Quite an
achievement to get 4 out of 5 through to the next round!!! Other golf club
results:
Mens Open Singles 1st Liam Jones (80-17=63)
2nd Brian Thomas (79-15=64) 3rd Shane Hobson (75-9=66), Jenny
Wilkes Mixed Pairs Trophy 1st Shane Hobson &
Francis Lewis (34 pts) 2nd Shaun Hobson & Denise Hobson (34 pts), (Mens) June Stableford 1st Matt Davies (43 pts) 2nd
Tom Powell (42 pts) 3rd Jeff Martin (42 pts), (Mens) Rafe Pugh Trophy 1st Shaun Hobson (38
pts)
2nd David Hawkes (37 pts) 3rd Michael Prosser (36 pts), (Mens) Open Pairs 1st Ian (Bean) Jones &
Doug Williams (46 pts) 2nd Mike Hobson & Lee (Sooty) Sutton (46 pts), (Mens) Eric Bright Trophy 1st Liam Jones (44
pts) 2nd Matt Davies (42 pts) 3rd Ryan Cadwallader
(40 pts)
02.06.2008
: Knighton Golf Club
results/report:
In the Ladies section, Phil Ammonds scored a fine net 68 to take first place
in the May Medal from June Williams who was just behind in second. June
Williams continued her fine form and went one better in the Norton Cup
taking the top spot with a net 71 from Denise Hobson in second with a net
73. In the Bugle Trophy, it was the turn of Jenny Williams to come to the
fore shooting an excellent 38 points closely followed by Sandra Hodnett in
second. In the men's section, Syd Stephens took the Veterans Trophy scoring
39 points from second placed Bob Jones (38 pts) and third placed Rob
Williams (34 pts). Stuart Collins (83-22=61) shot an excellent net 61 to
take first place in the Ray Lloyd Trophy from Tom Owen (81-16=66) with Jeff
Martin (81-15=66) third. There was no stopping Will Hodnett in the Cambrian
Trophy as he amassed a superb 44 points to win from Stuart Collins (41 pts).
Roger Mortimer came in third spot with 39 points. Stuart Aspley and Charlie
Price were drawn together in the Ford Trophy (Random Pairs Greensomes) and
totalled 40 points to secure first place from Phil Williams and Simon McDade
(38 pts). Shaun, Shane and Denise
Hobson teamed up win the Bank Holiday Scramble followed closely by Simon
Bathurst, Colin Badlan and Anne Hobson in second spot.
12.05.2008
: Knighton Golf Club
results/report:
There was some superb golf played in the Marie Curie Competition which ended
with three players topping the scoring with 40 points. Simon Bathurst took
top spot winning with a better back 9 from Stuart Aspley who took
second place from Fred Davies by virtue of a better back 6. Liam Jones shot
an excellent net 62 (85-23=62) to win the Welsh Handicap Competition. Mike
Hobson was second (71-6=65) and Adrian Turner third (80-15=65). The May
Medal produced a close finish as Wayne Aspley (76-5=71) finished first
on count-back from Simon McDade (89-18=71) with Simon Bathurst (82-10=72)
third. There was more great golf in the Mayors Trophy with two players
finishing on net 61. Paul Ellis shot a gross 69 (69-8-61) to equal the best
score of the season so far and take first place on count-back from Guy
Hodnett (76-15=61) with John Isherwood (71-7=64) in third. Father and son Kevin and
Stuart Collins teamed up to win the Tried & Trusted Trophy (47 points)
by one point
from another father and son paring, Brian and Jamie Thomas (46 points).
In the Ladies section, June Williams scored a fine 38 points to take first
place in the Cancer Spoon Competition with Chris Sutton just behind in second, and in
the Gertie Trophy, Phil Ammonds won the day with 36 points and Fran Lewis
was second on 34 points. Kim Price, Jack Price and Sarah Hamer teamed up
to win their second Bank Holiday Scramble on the bounce, this time leaving Wayne Aspley, Jeff
Martin and Chris Jones in second. Knighton mens team won both of it's
recent matches, the first 6-0 against Ravensmeadow followed by a narrow
2.5-1.5 victory over Kington.
20.04.2008
: Knighton Golf Club
results/report:
It was a family affair in the traditional Easter Bank Holiday Scramble as Kim
and Sarah Price joined son Jack to see off the field winning from Colin Badlan, Simon Bathurst and Anne Hobson. In the David Hemmings April Medal Ryan Cadwallader shot a fine 69 (69-3=66) equalling the
best gross score of the season so far to win by one shot from Liam Jones
(90-23=67) with Martin Davies in third place (78-10=68). Stuart Aspley shot
a fine net 65 (76-11=65) to take first place in the Meredith Thomas Cup. Kim
Price (74-6=68) came in second with Dave Hawkes (87-17=70) third. Phil
Williams and Liam Jones scored an excellent 44 points to win the Ricky
Evershed Pairs on count-back from Russell Jones and Simon McDade. In the
Jack and Nancy Pairs Colin Badlan and Anne Hobson held out in a closely
fought battle to take first spot with Simon McDade and Rachael Jones just
behind in second. Anne Hobson and Chris Jones are taking the club to new
heights in the ladies section of the Daily Mail Foursomes. They are now
through to the fourth round after triumphing one-up over Welshpool.
11.04.2008
: New captain starts golfers' season (report courtesy of Jane Bywater & the
County Times):
The new lady captain of Knighton Golf Club officially started the lady
golfers' season
last Tuesday. Denise Hobson, whose husband Shaun is the men's captain this
year, welcomed all the lady members, wished them a
good season and thanked June Williams for being captain last season. Denise
also said a special thank you to Gill Deakins, her vice-captain, Chris Jones and Jenny Williams for organising coffee
morning competitions, reminded everyone about forthcoming competitions
and said "If anyone has any problems come to me as we will have a Happier
Club if everyone is happy." Denise congratulated Chris Jones and Anne Hobson
who got through the first round of the Daily Mail Foursomes and Gill Deakins, Sandra Hodnett,
Chris Sutton, Sue Jones and Anne Hobson who beat Llandrindod Wells GC to get
through to
the next round of the Mail on Sunday Competition. Lillian Bright, club
president, welcomed Denise as the new captain and wished her a very good
year. Lillian was congratulated by captain Denise and the other ladies for
being a member of Knighton Golf Club for over 40 years. Results of the day's
competition which was a 12 hole start-up Stableford competition
in which 14 players competed. This was a very
close competition won by June Williams 20 points (winning on the back
nine), 2nd Captain Denise Hobson 20 points, 3rd Chris Jones also 20 points.
04.04.2008
: So nearly a winning start for new captain Denise (report courtesy of Jane
Bywater & the
Mid Wales Journal):
The new lady captain of Knighton Golf Club officially started the new season
last Tuesday. Denise Hobson, whose husband Shaun is the men's captain this
year making it a family double, welcomed all the lady members, wished them a
good season and thanked June Williams for being captain last season. Denise
also said a special thank you to Gill Deakins, her vice-captain and expressed
her gratitude to Chris Jones and Jenny Williams for organising coffee
morning competitions. She reminded everyone about forthcoming competitions
and said "If anyone has any problems come to me as we will have a happier
club if everyone is happy." Denise congratulated Chris Jones and Anne Hobson
on progressing from the first round of the Daily Mail Foursomes. She also
highlighted the efforts of Gill Deakins, Sandra Hodnett, Chris Sutton, Sue
Jones and Anne Hobson. They teamed up to beat Llandrindod Wells GC to reach
the next round of the Mail on Sunday Competition. Lillian Bright, club
president, welcomed Denise as the new captain and wished her a very good
year. Lillian was congratulated by captain Denise and the other ladies for
being a member of Knighton Golf Club for over 40 years, a tremendous
achievement. To open the season, a 12 hole start-up Stableford competition
was played which attracted 14 players to compete. This proved to be a very
close competition and was finally won by June Williams on 20 points. She won
on the back nine to pip new new captain Denise Hobson who had to settle for
runners-up spot after also totalling 20 points. Chris Jones, in third spot,
also ended with 20 points to her name.
04.04.2008
: Shaun is looking forward to life at the helm (report courtesy of Jane
Bywater & the Mid
Wales Journal):
Knighton Golf Club members started their new season with the official
captain's drive-in. This year's captain is Shaun Hobson with Colin Badlan as
the vice captain. Knighton chairman David Reid welcomed everyone to the
first day of the new season and thanked everyone for coming along to support
their new captain. He also thanked everyone who had looked after the
clubhouse, course and everything else over the last few months with special
thanks to Rob Cadwallader and Dave Hawkes who had taken on the project to
get the lane resurfaced. The resurfacing work was paid for by the club and
it's members. Shaun Hobson then also welcomed everyone and thanked lots of
people including last season's captain Dave Hawkes for doing a wonderful job
and for the help he had given him. He continued by telling everyone the club
shop was now fully stocked and told members about some of the competitions
planned for the year. Club president Lillian Bright wished Shaun and his
vice-captain Colin Badlan all the best for the coming season. Then 35
players took part in the day's competition, the majority of them opting for
the 18 hole competition. Results were, (18 hole competition): 1st Roger
Mortimer with 40 points, 2nd Guy Hodnett 38 points, 3rd Jeff Martin 38
points, 4th Adrian Turner 37 points winning on the back 9 and 5th Simon
Bathurst 37 points. Nine hole competition winner was Alan Rowe. Those who
managed to get two's were Michael Hobson, David Owen, Roger Mortimer and
John Isherwood.
24.03.2008
: Youngest ever winner!!! (Knighton Golf Club report):
12 year old Liam Jones became the youngest ever winner of a men's
competition in a superbly contested
March Medal. On a day when there were seven players scoring under par, the first three places were decided on count-back as Liam came
in with a net 62 (86-24=62) to beat Simon Bathurst (72-10=62) on the back 6.
Roger Mortimer came third (69-7=62) and also set the early best gross target
with his 69. The March Stableford on the other hand was played in
tempestuous weather and the scoring reflected this. Adrian Turner came in
first place with a battling 33 points with Shaun Hobson just behind in
second spot. Ed Hamer managed to scramble into third place. The Edwards Cup
was also played in some inclement weather but this was not going to stop
Roger Mortimer from his first victory of the year who fired a net 70
(77-7=70) to take first place ahead of Kim Price (77-6=71). Colin Badlan
(80-9=71) came in third on count-back. Colin Badlan, Guy Hodnett, Kim Price,
Syd Stephens & Wayne Aspley represented Knighton Golf Club in the Mail On
Sunday Competition. Playing in atrocious weather conditions they managed to
see off a strong Burghill Valley team 3-2 which included one player off plus
1 handicap.
14.03.2008
: Hobson drives into office at Knighton (report courtesy of Jane Bywater &
the County
Times):
Captain Shaun Hobson drove into office to mark the start of the new season
at Knighton Golf Club. Chairman David Reid welcomed members and expressed
thanks to Rob Cadwallader and Dave Hawks for resurfacing the lanes and
members for financing the project. Club president Lillian Bright wished
Shaun and vice captain Colin Badlan all the best for the coming season.
Nearly 40 players took place in an 18 hole competition, which was won by
Roger Mortimer with 40 points. Guy Hodnett ended second with 38 points to
edge Jeff Martin on count-back. The nine hole competition winner was Alan
Rowe. Meanwhile, 24 players took part in the club's Arctic League, which was
won by Guy Hodnett with 64 points. Jeff Martin was second with 61 points and
topped off his day with a hole in one, and Shaun Hobson was third with 56
points. Twelve year old Liam Jones won one of
the competitions in the Arctic League. Liam has been a member of the club
for six years and became the youngest player to win a men's competition.
07.03.2008 : Lady Captains Drive-in:
Due
to several ladies attending a 9 hole coffee morning on the 18th March, the
date of the Ladies Captains Drive-in has been changed to Tuesday 25th March
2008.
03.03.2008
:
Knighton Ladies win through to next round of Daily Mail Foursomes: After
a very close match Anne Hobson and Chris Jones of Knighton Ladies eventually
won the first round of the Daily Mail Foursome Competition 2-up when they
were drawn at home against St Giles Golf Club (Newtown). Knighton Ladies
Captain Denise Hobson will drive into office on Tuesday 25th March, when the
season will begin in earnest. Prior to that several Knighton Ladies will be
supporting coffee mornings at neighbouring clubs. In the Mens section, the
first hole in one of the year was recorded during the Arctic Winter League.
Jeff Martin carded the ace on the third hole but sadly still only managed
second spot on the day (full results/final table next week). This coming
week sees the start of the season proper as Knighton Mens Captain Shaun
Hobson drives into office (Sunday 9th March) as does the Seniors Captain
(Wednesday 5th March). Full support for all the captains will be gratefully
appreciated.
22.02.2008
: Knighton Golf Club
results/report: After two medal competitions, two stableford, a bogey
and a three club challenge, it's the captain Shaun 'sea dog' Hobson who
leads the way in the Arctic League. With a win, a second place and two third
places among his best five scores to count, Shaun heads the table with 56
points. Wayne Aspley is in second place on 50 points and Guy Hodnett third
on 46 points. Results : Week 1- 1st Dave Owen (15
pts), 2nd Wayne Aspley (12 pts), 3rd Shaun Hobson (10 pts), Week 2- 1st
Shaun Hobson (15 pts), 2nd Kevin Collins (12 pts), 3rd Simon McDade (10
pts), Week 3- 1st Guy Hodnett (15 pts), 2nd Kim Price (12 pts), 3rd Kevin
Collins (10 pts), Week 4- 1st Jeff Martin (15 pts), 2nd Russell Worton (12
pts), 3rd Shaun Hobson (10 pts), Week 5- 1st Wayne Aspley (15 pts), 2nd
Shaun Hobson (12 pts), 3rd Simon McDade (10 pts), Week 6- 1st Guy Hodnett
(15 pts), 2nd Jeff Martin (12 pts), 3rd Syd Stephens (10 pts)
15.02.2008
: Knighton Golf Club
NOTICE: The road leading to the Golf Club is being re-surfaced on Monday
25th and Tuesday 26th February and as such will be closed for these two
days.
06.01.2008 : Knighton Golf Club
AGM - Chairman's Report: Put simply, my (David Reid) overview of the
year is that it has been a considerable success. I doubt the course has ever
looked or played better or for longer, thanks, in part, to the
unpredictability of this summer's weather but more so to the care and time
lavished on it by Syd, Ivor, Fred and Adrian.
The weather may well also
account for the overall drop in the numbers taking part in weekend
competitions. However, I am happy to argue this is more than made up for by
the terrific achievement, under David Hawkes' captaincy of winning the
Brecon and Radnor League for the second time - the only club, so far to have
done so. A great year; a great captain!
The course was good, the golf was
good and, I would say, the club itself fired, for the most part on all
cylinders. Membership numbers held pretty solid. Communication and
organisation as always, with Doug at the helm, (and his brother in the
galley) was faultless. Outside of membership our only other source of
revenue, namely the bar, was, as last year, manned and organised with
incredible dedication by David, by Doug, Alan, Wayne, Shaun, Rob, Simon - my
apologies if there is a phantom barman I have missed... And the money once
it had gone over the counter and into the coffers was more than ably
administered and accounted for by our very own Treasurer, Mr Simon McDade.
Simon thank you for guiding us safely to a healthy end of year position.
My
thanks also to this year's Ladies captain, June Williams and, with his 3rd
hat on this evening, Doug as captain of the Seniors. Both sections continue
to flourish and genuinely participate as an integral part of Knighton Golf
Club - as indeed they are.
Mention must also
be made of the success of the Juniors - 63 members out of a total of 213 is
amazing - but not only that - both the 'A' Team and the 'B' Team came within
a couple of points of winning their respective leagues. Thanks of course to
Kevin and to Simon but also to everyone else who helps up here on a
Thursday, Wayne, Kim, Christine, Anne, Alan, certainly not forgetting Ros
and other parents - as well as Lilian who takes an active interest in the
section and has donated trophies for them to play for.
A good year; a lot achieved, out on the
course, a lot achieved around the club house. Still more to do, there always
will be.
Next year our priorities must be the final
and decisive battle with the road which we, as a committee, have entrusted
into the hands of next year's Immediate Past Captain, David Hawkes; as soon
as we can the putting green must be redesigned and re-laid in line with the
commitment we entered into when accepting the grant from the Powys Community
Chest and thirdly, we hope, next year will at last see water to the greens
courtesy of our landlord and, of course, Syd.
Given the spirit, the willingness and the
commitment shown by this years committee I believe we can achieve all those
things plus the numerous other 'essentials' that will suddenly loom up at us
when we least expect them. Thanks to all of you, we are, I genuinely believe
in very, very good shape.
Good luck to John with the Seniors, Denise
with the Ladies, Stuart with the Juniors and above all Shaun and Colin for
next year. Its going to be a good one! Well, it had better be!
David Reid (Chairman)
09.12.2007 : Knighton Golf Club
results/report:
A fine double by Guy Hodnett helped him stake his claim for the Mens Winter
League title as well as filling the Christmas table. After winning the
November Medal on count-back (net 66) from Russell Worton, Guy followed up
with 38 pts to win the November Stableford with Rob Williams second on 35
pts. News also came through that Knighton Golf Club were the winners of the
2007 Brecon & Radnor County Golf Union League. This superb achievement means
that Knighton Golf Club share the honourable achievement, with Cradoc
Golf Club, as the only two clubs to win this prestigious league more than
once. The rest of the 2007 seasons' annual results were: Hodges Singles
Knockout, 1st Shaun Hobson, 2nd Kim Price - Owens Pairs Knockout, 1st John
Ellis & Paul Ellis, 2nd Guy Hodnett & John Price - Winter League, 1st Guy
Hodnett - Fred Caine Trophy, 1st Colin Badlan - Richie Thomas Salver, 1st
Wayne Aspley - Most Improved Player, 1st Stuart Collins - Ladies Challenge
Trophy, 1st Rachael Jones - Lillian Bright Pairs Knockout, 1st Terri
Griffiths & Nicky Rogers - Most Improved Player, 1st Kay Taylor
21.11.2007 : Knighton Golf Club
results/report:
An amazing score of net 57 enabled Phil Williams to pick up the Majors
Trophy. A gross 72 playing off 15 left the rest of the field wanting as Phil
cruised home and picked up the last of the seasons board trophies. Russell
Worton came second (79-15=64) with Stuart Collins third (83-18=65). In the
Simon Vickress Trophy, Alan Rowe finished first by firing an impressive 40
pts to win on count-back in a close encounter with Doug Williams (second
also with 40 pts) and Colin Badlan (third with 39 pts). Wayne Aspley managed
an excellent net 63 (69-6=63) to take first place in the October Medal with
Russell Worton (83-15=68) and David Owen (89-18=71) second and third
respectively. Another fine display by Alan Rowe ensured he picked up his
second win of the month, this time in the Rafe Pugh Trophy scoring 37pts to
finished ahead of Colin Badlan on count-back with Rob Cadwallader limping
just behind on 35 pts. And there was another double winner, this time in the
October Stableford, as Wayne Aspley scored a superb 40 pts. Stuart Collins
came a close second with 39 pts with Collin Badlan third, also with 39 pts.
In the Ladies section, the October Medal was reduced to nine holes as the
June rain came lashing down. Chris Jones managed to brave the elements the
best as she came in first with June Williams just behind in second spot.
June managed to go one better in the 3 Club Competition by finishing first
ahead of Rachael Jones.
09.11.2007 :
Annual Dinner: Members of Knighton Golf Club together with family and friends attended
the club's annual dinner at the Knighton Hotel. After their meal, club
captain Dave Hawkes welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming and
supporting the club. He also thanked the Knighton Hotel, David Read, his
wife Linda, Carol Cadwallader, Chris Jones and Doug Williams for all they
had done for the event. He went on to say that the club is a members club,
run by members, for members and they could not have a more perfect model
than their own Madam President Lillian Bright. He talked about all the
different sections of the club, the men's section, ladies, seniors and
juniors and thanked all those who helped with each section. He also thanked
those who contributed to the successful running of the clubhouse and those
who maintained the course. Talking about this year as a whole he said: "What
a marvellous year I have had as captain. I have thoroughly enjoyed the year,
although at one point I thought I would be spending the whole year under an
umbrella." During his speech, trophies were presented to Rachael Jones, who
won the Ladies' Challenge Trophy and to Terri Griffiths and Nicky Rogers,
winners of the Lillian Bright Pairs Competition. The Hodges Trophy was won
by Shaun Hobson, with runner-up Kim Price. The Owens Pairs Trophy winners
were John and Paul Ellis, runners-up Guy Hodnett and John Price. The
Eclectic Fred Caine Trophy was won by Colin Badlan and the Best Gross Richie
Thomas Salver won by Wayne Aspley. Most improved lady golfer trophy chosen
by Ladies' Captain June Williams went to Kay Taylor and the most improved
men's player was Stuart Collins.
21.10.2007 :
In the Knighton GC Ladies section, June Williams came first in the RAFA
Trophy with Nicola Rogers finishing just behind in second. The partnership
of Fran Lewis & Sue Jones took first place in the Michael Caine Texas
Scramble ahead of Denise Hobson & June Williams, whilst in the Mary Watkins
Bowl, Kay Taylor came up triumphant with the in-form June Williams just
behind in second place. John Russell & Gill Deakins pulled out all the stops
to take the winning spot over Peter Lea & Chris Jones in the Peter Cassells
Mixed Pairs and in the Daily Mail Foursomes, the pairing of Anne Hobson &
Chris Jones managed a fine win with Denise Hobson & June Williams just
behind in second. In the Mens Daily Mail Foursomes, an intrepid display by
Syd Stephens & Dave Owens (35 pts) enabled the pairing to beat all before
them, whilst Jeff Martin put on a fine display to win the September Medal
(84-15-69) with Kim Price in second place (80-6-74) and Peter Lea third
(91-12-79).
07.10.2007 : There was an excellent turn-out for the Ladies Captains Day which saw
Chris Sutton making the best Gross Score of the day. Terry Griffiths won the
Medal section and Nicola Rogers came first in the Stableford. The last three
matches of the season resulted in increasing improvements. A 2-1 defeat at Rhosgoch was followed by a 2.5-1.5 win over The Grove (Leominster), and this
was followed in the last match of the season by a superb 5-0 win over Builth
Wells. Meanwhile in the men's section, David Hawkes and Simon McDade took
first place in the Cadwallader Pairs. There was a tremendous battle for the
Barry Amos Trophy which ended in first place being taken with what can only
be a record score for this event. A gross 54 (net 51 - 17 under par) led to
Wayne Aspley, Colin Badlan and Russell Jones taking first place over Shaun
Hobson, Kim Price and John Isherwood who could only manage a second place
gross 57 (net 54). Finally, the Mary Lello Mixed Pairs was well supported
with Fred Davies and Rachael Jones winning the spoils ahead of Phil and June
Williams.
23.09.2007 :
There was a large turn-out for Captains Day with loads of prizes up for
grabs. In the main event (the medal), the first three places were decided by
a single point. Steve Davies came out on top with a net 64 (72-8-64) with
Colin Badlan one point behind (74-9=65) in second on count-back from Will Hodnett (77-12-65). The September Stableford was won by Dave Owen who
battled well to hold off Les Tolley and Colin Badlan (2nd & 3rd
respectively). It had to go to count-back in the R.A.F.A. Trophy as the
first two players came in with identical scores and identical handicaps.
John Ellis (75-12=63) took first place from Fred Davies (also 75-12=63) with
Russell Worton just behind in third (80-15=65).
16.09.2007 :
Following
on from his success in the July Medal, Kim Price fired a fine gross 73
(73-6=67) to take first place in the August Medal from Dave Owen in second
(86-18=68) and Shaun Hobson third (73-5=68). In the August Stableford,
Russell Worton scored an excellent 40 points to take first place by one
point from Shaun Hobson (39 pts) with Phil Williams third (34 pts).
09.09.2007
: Rob Cadwallader has presented £605 raised during his term as captain to
The Welsh Air Ambulance and Knighton First Responders. A total of £302.50
each went to Neil Lewis, a Welsh Air Ambulance Paramedic and Brian Jones the
Knighton First Responders co-ordinator. Rob thanked everyone who had
supported him in his term as captain and helped him raise so much money.
02.09.2007 :
The
clubhouse setting on Captains Day held on 26th August 2007
24.8.2007 : Knighton Ladies' Golf Captain June Williams held her captain's day last
week in poor weather conditions. At the presentations June thanked everyone
for playing especially her guests for the day, lady members from other local
clubs. The first medal was won by Teri Griffiths, second was claimed by
Jenny Williams and third went to Gill Deakins. Nicola Rogers won the
stableford, Denise Hobson was the runner-up and Fran Lewis getting third
spot. The first placed visitor was Anne Lloyd from Rhosgoch, second was
Audrey Price from Builth. Specials awards were handed out with the Best
Gross going to Chris Sutton, and Nearest the Pin was hit on the fifth by
Brenda Aspley, the longest drive was smashed by Sandra Hodnett, mystery hole
Nicola Rogers and best half Chris Jones. In the Men's section the John Watts
Trophy was won by Shaun Hobson with 36 points, Kim Price finished in second
with 31 points and Stuart Aspley in third with 17 points. The Club
Championship was also won by Shaun Hobson after shooting an excellent 143
over two rounds (71+72=143). Sam Williams was in second place (75+71=146)
and Kim Price third (74+72=146). The Linton Trophy went to Philip Williams
(77-17=60) with Will Hodnett second (76-15=61) and Kevin Collins third
(81-16=65). The Shrimpton Tankard went to Alan Rowe with 44 points, Andy
Whiteman claimed second, just two points off the lead and Tony Deakin got
third a further one point back. In the July Medal, Kim Price was victorious
(70-7=63) with Stuart Aspley in second (76-11=65) and Guy Hodnett third
(81-15=66).
17.08.2007
: Knighton's lady golfers held their President's Day - and it featured some
high quality rounds. President Lilian Bright welcomed everyone and thanked
all the ladies for playing, also thanking everyone who had contributed to
making the day a success. Lilian then gave a small gift to each of the
ladies who played on the day but didn't win anything. Ladies Captain June
Williams thanked Lilian for the wonderful prizes and presented her with a
vase of flowers. The best gross score of the day went to Chris Sutton. In
the medal section Kay Taylor came first with Gill Deakin just behind in
second and Jackie Morris in third. The stableford section was won by Nicola
Rogers with Anne Hobson second and June Williams third. The ladies away
match against Brockington GC was cancelled due to a waterlogged course. The
ladies played the Monsoon comp at Knighton instead when three ladies scored
41 pts, with Rachael Jones winning on count-back from Denise Hobson and
Chris Jones. The ladies also had a busy day when nine of them played in the
Heatwave competition, which was won by Kay Taylor with 38 pts, and others
played against Llandrindod Wells but lost. In the Men's Section, Shaun
Hobson and Kim Price took first place in the International Pairs on
count-back from Steve Davies and David Price after both pairs shot an
excellent 42 points. In the July Stableford Stuart Aspley fired 40 points to
take first place from Oliver Richards (39 points) with Russell Worton third
(36 points). The Nan Perrett Salver was won by Wayne Aspley, Jeff Martin and
Chris Jones. second place went to Kim Price, Colin Badlan and Anne Hobson
10.08.2007 :
The 36 hole Poole Cup attracted a large field who were welcomed by
vice-captain Shaun Hobson. Two's were recorded by Paul Ellis, Shaun Hobson,
Adam Worton, Mike Prosser, Graham Collins, Russell Jones, Will Hodnett, Greg
Martin, Kim Price, Tom Powell and Adrian Turner. Meanwhile the morning sweep
competition was won by Simon McDade with net 63 and Adam Worton second on
count-back. In the afternoon sweep Paul Ellis was first with net 63 and Adam
Worton runner-up with net 65 to clinch him the sweep title overall. The
Poole Cup winner was William Hodnett with net 122, from Adam Worton with net
128 and Paul Ellis with a net score of 130.
03.08.2007 : A strong field of 33 golfers took part in Knighton Golf Club's annual
President's Day Competition. Club President Mrs Lillian Bright thanked
everyone who played in the event and said how lucky they had been with the
weather. She also thanked everyone who has helped and does help in the
running of the club throughout the year. This year's club captain Dave Hawkes thanked Lillian on behalf of the club for all the excellent prizes
she had provided for the competition. A number of golfers ended up among the
prize winners. Those who got twos on the day were Roger Mortimer and Oliver
Richards. The longest drive on the seventh prize was won by Roger Mortimer,
while the nearest the pin on the 15th was Oliver Richards. In the Junior
section, Tom Powell was first with 30 points, with Wayne Farmer the
runner-up on 25 points. In the Senior section, Fred Davies was first with 34
points. Doug Williams came in second and just behind in third was John Ellis
with 31 points. Stableford: 1st Rob Williams with 36 points, 2nd Adrian
Turner 34 pts, 3rd Shaun Hobson. Medal competition: 1st Syd Stephens with a
net 65, 2nd Guy Hodnett with a net 66, 3rd Dave Lewis with a net 68. Best
gross of the day was Roger Mortimer with a score of 74.
02.07.2007 : After some superb scoring all around it was Paul Ellis who came through to
win the June Medal on count-back. Paul took first place with a superb
(73-9-64) beating Lee Sutton into 2nd place (85-21-64) and John Ellis 3rd
(77-12-65). Paul Ellis came to the fore once again in the Ford Mixed Pairs
Trophy. Partnering Bernard Dodd they scored an excellent 42 pts to take
first place leaving Brian Jones & Richard Demynn just behind in 2nd. There
was the usual large turnout for the Eric Bright Trophy which saw Lee Roberts
fly home with a magnificent 43 pts. Kim Price came 2nd with 41 pts and Steve
Davies 3rd on 39 pts. In the June Stableford it was once again Lee Roberts
heading the field (somebody cut him please...) scoring a fine 41 pts leaving
Wayne Aspley just behind in 2nd shooting 40 pts and Colin Badlan 3rd
on 38 pts. And it was almost the hat-trick for Lee (snip snip) as he just
missed out on count-back in the Hall Of Fame Trophy. This time however,
Graham Collins took first place scoring a fine 40 pts leaving Lee Roberts in
2nd also on 40 pts and Fred Davies 3rd just one behind with 39 pts.
27.06.2007 :
A fine performance from Kevin Collins, Stuart Collins and Kay Taylor saw
them win the May Bank Holiday Texas scramble ahead of Adrian Turner, Brian
Jones and Sue Jones.
It was a busy June in the ladies section with matches against Leominster
(lost) and Summerhill (halved). Several ladies also entered the Summerhill
Open with the pairing of Nicola Rogers and Jackie Morris gaining first place
with a superb score of 42 pts. Other notable mentions from the same
competition were June Williams with nearest the pin and Sandra Hodnett who
managed the longest drive. And if that excitement wasn’t enough, June
Williams scored an excellent 40 pts to win the Lillian Bright Trophy by one
ahead of Gill Deakins (39 pts). Then came the Tonia Trophy in which Fran
Lewis triumphed after coming in with a net 71 followed closely behind in
second place by Kay Taylor (net 72). And finally to finish the month were
the Al Marriott Trophies. In division 1 Fran Lewis once again produced the
goods to take first place (31 pts) with Ann Hobson second (28 pts) and in
division 2 June Williams (33 pts) just managed to hold off Terry Ann
Griffiths (32 pts). Just room for a couple of mens results, the Captains
Roll-Up was won by Wayne Aspley (34 pts) with Lee Sutton (33 pts) in second
and Shaun Hobson (33 pts) in third and it seemed to be bandit country in the
the Cambrian Trophy as Rob Williams stormed in with 44 pts followed closely
behind by Will Hodnett (43 pts) and Phil Fourie (43 pts).
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