Four years ago a thirteen year old member of the Vale of Glamorgan golf club travelled up to North Wales to play in the Clwyd Championships at Wrexham and Prestatyn golf clubs. Regular readers of this column will know that the event is over seventy two holes of thirty six each day at each of [...]
With the Open championship over for another year, and Darren Clarke safely ensconced back in Northern Ireland with the claret jug, it’s been a shot in the arm for the over forties to see such a homely figure play so steadily to achieve a lifetime’s ambition and then celebrate as only the Irish know how. [...]
Young Wrexham lady golfer Chloe Williams confirmed her position as one of the strongest players in her age group in Wales when she gained the most points in the Vagliano Trophy (Junior U16 Girls) when representing Great Britain and Ireland at Royal Porthcawl last Friday and Saturday. The team consisted of six girls from G.B [...]
We can all identify with Rory McIlroy who had such a difficult time for his final nine holes of the recent Masters championships at August, Georgia, as his round unraveled despite his best efforts on the day. In our own modest way, how many times have we been in contention for a club event only [...]
The Golf Union of Wales Handicap Team Championships have always attracted us ordinary players to the fact that, with a modicum of luck on the day, we could qualify to play for our clubs in a national event. The area finals are always good fun and very competitive, and the national finals attract club members [...]
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 [...]
The Wrexham junior team representing Wales in the Home Internationals in Spain returned home with every reason to be pleased with their performance last weekend. Playing each of the other home countries on a round robin basis, the team, comprising Chloe Williams, Sam Higgins, Lewis Jones, Thomas Williams and brothers Jamie and Daniel Lloyd started [...]
A lull at last! It seems that we have had a quieter week with social golf in many cases taking precedent over competitions. It is surprising how many members actually enjoy the relaxation of just knocking it about in a friendly fourball without the possibility of adding 0.1 to their handicap every time they tee [...]
Watching the U.S. PGA from Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, over the weekend, it brings home to us the huge differences between us normal club golfers and the elite of the game. Just looking at the layout of this famous course on the banks of Lake Michigan it is almost inconceivable to go around that course, from [...]
Wrexham golf club’s fifteen year old junior lady Chloe Williams, daughter of club professional Paul Williams, has just returned with her father from her recent venture into the field of the European Girls’ Team Championships in which she, along with Kelly Miller, Katie Bradbury and Miriam Hassan represented Wales at the Aalborg golf club in [...]