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Another hole in one

Now I could get quite used to this!
A walk into the clubhouse last Saturday morning and yet another array of sparkling tumblers containing the amber liquid. Another hole in one.
Following Brian Davies’s achievement two weeks ago, Haydn Davies (no relation) was playing in a social fourball with his brother Peter and two colleagues when , [...]

The Denbighshire Golfing Union Seniors’ Championships

The Denbighshire Golfing Union Seniors’ Championships were held at Wrexham Golf Club last Thursday with a field of fifty or so players over the age of fifty five years of age. Originally played only as a net championship, over the last twelve years it has included a gross prize as well with both titles, gross [...]

Martin Kaymer of Germany wins US PGA

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 [...]

Vale of Llangollen’s Colman Cup

The Vale of Llangollen juniors enjoyed the playing of the “Coleman Cup” last week. Donated by our Llangollen veterans’ press Officer Phil Coleman, a substantial percentage of the junior members turned out to support the event and had an excellent day. Played as a medal scoring competition, the winner was George T. Richards with 88 [...]

North Wales Under 13 and Under 15 golfers at Wrexham Golf Club

On a day which drew together the very best of the North Wales Under 13 and Under 15 golfers to Wrexham Golf Club for their annual championships, twelve year old Thomas Williams of the home club drew on all his reserves to win both competitions with gross scores of 77 and 72 for a total [...]

Clays launch “just your Putter”

Next Monday Clays golf club open their latest venture at their Golf Union of Wales “Centre of Excellence” in Wrexham when  their “Just your Putter” course takes off at a launch which will be attended by local civic and golfing dignitaries alike.
The idea is first class in its simplicity in that the designers have replicated [...]

Three seasons in one week!

In a period of seven days when we experienced at least three changes of season, culminating in floods of biblical proportions last Tuesday, golf seemed to have continued with the “business as usual” sign still standing.
However, some events suffered as a result of the weather, disappointingly the Ladies’ President’s Day at Wrexham which was terminated [...]

Wales improve at European Girls’ Team Championships

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 [...]

County Captain’s Day at Clays

Starting this week with Phil Coleman’s veterans’ results from the Vale of Llangollen, it would appear that they experienced mixed fortunes in their two recent outings with a win against Helsby by 8 ½  to 3 ½ at home, but a loss against Hawkestone Park, also at home, by 6 matches to 4. The section, [...]

Jessica Jones aces second hole at Conwy

The DGU Championships were held ten days ago. Chirk is an excellent venue for such an event with its inherent length and degree of difficulty to test all abilities. A partially disappointing field of twenty nine players competed in the thirty six holes event which encompassed the Youths’ event as well as the Mens.
After the [...]