Archive for March, 2011

Changing guard at Wrexham Golf Club

Further to last weeks comments regarding the “changing of the guard” at our local clubs, it was the turn of Wrexham Golf Club last Wednesday to elect new officers and committee chairs for the next twelve months, or in the case of some Chairmen, for up to three years. Retiring captain Keith Miller stepped down [...]

Golfers remember BST “Spring forwards, Fall back”

With the distinct turn in the weather to a more amenable situation, local golf courses are quite busy late into the early evening, and will be more so when the clocks turn forwards in the very near future – remember the old adage, “Spring forwards, Fall back” so don’t put the hour on the wrong [...]

Wrexham’s Ladies’ Captain drives into office

You’ve been anxiously awaiting the dreaded moment with a combination of anticipation and dread. Despite several years of repeating this procedure a couple of times a week at least, the opening drive from the first tee when about fifty to sixty friends and fellow golfers are all as quiet as mice so as not to [...]

W.G.C Accenture Match Play Championships from Tucson, Arizona.

It’s quite probable that many of you, like me, have been watching last weekend’s W.G.C Accenture Match Play Championships from Tucson, Arizona, at the incredible Ritz Carlton Golf Club on Dove Mountain. Incredible is not an overstated superlative in this instance because Jack Nicklaus, who designed and built the course, journeyed 2500 ft up the [...]