Archive for January, 2012

Ground varying between rock hard and just about playable!

Well, it’s been a rather Mickey Mouse week with ground varying between rock hard and just about playable, and scores in our winter competitions improved slightly on last week when hard frost was the winner on most occasions. Even so, talking to Phil Coleman of the Vale of Llangollen golf club, their Sunday morning “draw [...]

Wind plays havoc on the golf course

Better weather I’m sure that you will agree, but the high winds certainly played havoc with the scores of club competitions. Wind has a devastating effect in that for a right handed player, wind from the left to the right of the golf course can be a nightmare in shot making terms. Most right hander’s [...]

Three seasons in one week on the golf course

Well, we appear to have experienced three seasons in the space of a week as golfers have confronted high winds, sharp frosts and cold winds for the last week or so which has culminated in a splurge of activity around the coffee machines and a boost in the income of the snooker tables. Frost really [...]

Wrexham Golf Club Winter League

I was pleased to receive an email from Paul Hogan who, with his father John Hogan, are instrumental in running the Winter league at Wrexham Golf club. This is the opening match of the winter series, and bodes well for the future with these two reporting results on a regular basis. Coincidentally Paul featured as [...]