Membership Referral Scheme

Following a number of members leaving this year due to poor health there are limited membership opportunities available. Should any member have friends or family thinking of joining a quality golf club with an excellent course, an active ladies section, a fantastic junior academy and very friendly members then now is their opportunity to become a member of Shrewsbury Golf Club.

As part of a scheme to support the get into golf campaign the golf club has an offer for prospective members to entice them and you will also benefit from a membership referral award. Look out for posters in the bar and professionals shop where you will find application forms. Simply fill them in and talk to Tony Rowe who is looking forward to enrolling a few new members. Spaces are limited on a first come first served basis.




Les Lewis the comps chairman has asked me to remind everyone that if you have signed up for the various matchplay competitions this summer you need to have paid your entry through the office by Sunday 30th March. Only the members who have paid the entry will be entered into the draw.

We had a great turn out for last week's Stableford competition. The event was a handicap qualifying competition, therefore we had placing only on closely mown. This weekend's Medal will have the same rules, Yellow tees and placing on closely mown. Well done Tom Kerr who continues his good form winning Division 1 with 39 points, and well done to Tim Othen who won Division 2 with 38 points. 

Men's winter stableford Saturday 12th March

Division One.

1) Thomas Kerr 39 points
2) Adrian Price 38 points
3) Paul Mathews 38 points
4) Richard A Jones 36 points

Division Two

1) Tim Othen 38 points
2) David Balchin 37 points
3) Alan Campbell 36 points
4) Keith Baker 35 points

21 twos worth £4.47 each

Junior Stableford Sunday 13th March

Well done to Junior Captain Larissa Jones who won the event with 30 points.

Seniors stableford - John Rhodes order of merit Thursday 17th March

Division 1

1) Garry Evans 41 points
2) Ray Buttery 39 points
3) Malcom Ibbotson 36 points 
4) Roger Overton 36 points

Division 2

1) David Allmark 36 points
2) David Nicholls 36 points
3) Paul Thompson 33 points
4) Peter Taylor 31 points 

8 Twos worth £9.87 each




Thank you to Scotty Henderson for the following article on the Ken Smith trophy and congratulations to all the players who played so well to get Shrewsbury so far in the competition.

Under the guidance of team Captain David Sharpe, the team qualified from their group, with some outstanding performances, to reach the Semi-final stages.

Regretfully, following the team Captain's retirement, and the appointment of a new, younger, leader, the team's form dipped considerably.

Notable exceptions were namely, Glyn Hughes and Ray Buttery defeating Basil Griffiths and Dave Shephard on Llanymynech's home track.

In the same tie, a ferocious fightback from dormie three down, earned Ron Harris and Derek Jury a creditable half point.

The return leg saw Steve Gale, and the team Captain, inflict Basil Griffiths with his second defeat in a week. The match against Bridgnorth was, realistically, over when Shrewsbury lost 2 -1 at home. 

Discussions, following the 3 - 0 defeat at Bridgnorth, resulted in the Team Captain's contract being terminated with mutual consent.




Ladies Fashion Show

This week the lady captain held her annual coffee morning to raise money for her chosen charity, and the pro shop provided a fashion show with much help from some wonderful lady members. The Lady Captain Sheila Band was present which was lovely to see during a very difficult time for her and hopefully she took some comfort by being with her golfing friends. The show and coffee morning went very well with all the models looking stunning in this year's new outfits. The fashion show can only go ahead with the support of many people and I would like to thank everyone involved.

The models are fantastic and many of them help out every year, Doreen in the office worked hard helping with the preparations and producing a beautiful programme for the event and printing off a questionnaire on its future.

A number of Ladies from the committee also worked hard in its preparation, but one lady did go above and beyond in her efforts so we presented a bottle of Wine to this year's house chairman Linda Mottram who spent hours preparing the marquee and even drove to Wem to collect a new red carpet for the models to walk up. Thank you to all the Ladies who helped with the organising and to those who attended helping to make the morning a success. The pro shop and ladies committee have felt that this event may need tweaking to attract a larger audience and to help raise more money for charity.

Many of the Ladies who attended completed a questionnaire and all replied stating that they would like the fashion show to continue but many would like to combine the event with golf and lunch.

Look out for more details on this later on in the year.


 

2016 Ladies clothing now in stock

If you require a new outfit for when the sun comes out please call into the pro shop. Daily, Green Lamb and Abacus never hold much stock so if you would like a matching outfit it is best to order now. Glenmuir hold a much larger stock level so it is usually much easier to find a matching outfit from their range. The pro shop staff after the fashion show are all now experts and even our new recruit Tom Kerr is getting to grips with the world of ladies golfing clothing! Please call in for some advice and availability.




Junior Coaching

We are having a get together coaching session for all our junior members and academy members on Tuesday 29th March 4 pm till 6pm. 




Fellow senior gentlemen golfers, the team for the first match against Llangollen GC will be going on the seniors noticeboard over this weekend, I will also email the team sheet to the players that have been selected, here's to a successful and enjoyable season.

Adrian Price
Seniors Captain 2016 

After a break from the fashion show. The Wednesday morning coaching sessions will resume with 2 groups 10 till 11 and 11 till 12 March 23rd hitting Irons March 30th Bunker & Lob Shots April 6th no coaching ( mixed open event ) April 13th Putting




Mixed Open Wednesday 6th April please enter on the golf clubs website.