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Captain's Day 2025
Just a brief update on Les' Captain's Day at Tytherington on October 5th.
Bacon butties and coffee will be served at 9.00 and the first tee is at 10.04.
And Les has chosen the North West Air Ambulance as his Charity. Although there is no charge to Members for the day, please do give generously to our Skipper's very worthwhile Charity instead. Thanks one and all.
End of Season Prizegiving 2025
...and so to the 2025 Season Winners, and going into the final Event, both titles were pretty much settled, however, delivering the coop de gracie (that's French for kick in the nuts) the First Division title was taken by our brilliant Vice Captain, JR himself, Mr John Roche, with a runaway total of 146 points, 10 points ahead of an excellent 4 round best total of 136 points by Mark Mac. Congratulations to JR, and good luck for next Season as the Society Skipper!
The Second Division title was similarly won with equal comfort and with an even better final best of 4 Stableford scores totalling 150 points by the eternally young Bob Sneddon, what a succession of scores by young Mr Bob, finishing 10 points ahead of Runner-up, our Vice Skipper for 2026, Peter Batey (lovely boy!)
Individual Event Winners over the 2025 Season were:
Prestatyn - Captain Les, Withington - JR, Blundells Hill - Peter Batey, Mossock Hall - Paul Towers, Ashton-in-Makerfield - Bob Sneddon and Wirral - Robbie Hendo.
The Team Winners of the Final Event 9 Hole Texas Scramble were Ian Stevo, Peter Batey, Jeff Burgess & Robbie Hendo, whilst the 'Yellow Ball' Team Winners were Al Dennis, Colin Newall, Danny Parr & Jeff Burgess.
For the full album of the end of season Prizegiving and the rest of the Wirral GC photos click here
Wirral GC, 21st September 2025
"What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours..." sang Dinah Washington very prophetically!
Whilst Saturday's deluge had everyone downloading ark construction plans, we were treated to a very sunny Sunday, with shorts and pigeon legs on show again, and with only a slight breeze, our decent Season finale turnout of 20 were given near perfect playing conditions.
As per our usual final full day out from the better halves, we had the always enjoyable and fun 9 hole morning Texas Scramble comp, followed by a very decent chips, butties, pie and salad lunch, before setting off again for the afternoon 18, incorporating the love/hate 'Yellow Ball' mini comp, with both of the Divisional titles waiting to be rubber stamped.
Following a good shower, change of togs, very tasty bite to eat, pints in hand, and computer glitches ironed out, the final scores on the doors were announced.
In 3rd place with a fabulous 40 points was the ever cool Chris Sullivan, and in 2nd place, with a brilliant 42 points was Bobby Dazzler Danny Parr, however the day's winner with the same score, but thanks to a superior back 9 score of 21 points was Rockin' Robbie Henderson, who made his score by shooting to par! An incredible achievement by 6 Handicapper Robbie, and probably the first time it's been done in the history of the Society! Well done Hendo, look out the First Division next Season!
Robbie's day just kept getting better as he bagged 2 NTPs, with Colin Newall taking the honour for a third, whilst the Captain's Draw for the best Random 6 score was won by Mr Ian Stevenson, sporting his new look thanks to a visit to Woof & Whiskers with an excellent 16 points.
And lastly but not leastly, the Winter destination for Gertie this year will be to an old favourite for her, as she's off to Casa Lewis, courtesy of a 23 points return by ever smiling Colin Lewis, still on his road back to fitness, but always ready to give it a go.
For the full album of Wirral photos, including a short lived 3rd place celebration by the writer click here
Hawkstone Park Weekend
"Never in the field of golfing conflict was so much laughter heard by so many from so few" - definitely not Churchill.
Hawkstone Park is such a banger of a venue for a Golf weekender, the facilities are absolutely boss like (That's me getting down with the kids!)
A monumental round of thanks has to go to Daz & Fitzy for organising the weekend, although they need to up their game for organising the Sunday weather! And, an additional vote of thanks is due to John Chapman and Graham Donnelly for organising the order of play and the most complicated, yet entertaining Pairs draw, since the World Cup!
There honestly were so many stories from this weekend of Supermassive Fry-ups, Monumental Alcofrolicks, Morris Dancing, Nightclubbing in the Metropolis of Wem, Sleeping in Corridors, Frightening Doses of the Trots and Biblical Rainstorms, everyone has one to tell I'm sure!
But, some golf was actually played, and the Saturday Stableford was well contested on the Championship Course with a good few scores in the 30s.
In third place was the unflappable 6 Handicapper Robbie Hendo with a tremendous 36 points, whilst capering ahead of him for the runner-up spot was The World's Greatest Morris Dancer, Toddy Hodson on 37 points, but our Hawkstone champ with 38 points, was that man who can't stop winning, Mark McNally, with his Champion Shield being accepted on his behalf by son-in-law, Colin Lewis "the closest he'll ever get to winning it" remarked Father-in-Law of the year, Mark on Sunday morning...whilst this year's Wooden Spoon was taken by young Charlie Fitzpatrick for his gallantly fought for 10 points, along with a welcolmely received pack of 6 Sh*tty Golf Balls.
Meantime, with a Hey Nonny No, the Saturday NTP winnings went to that Morris Dancing Squire, Toddy Hodson, True Blue Paul Delahunty and 'our' Carl 'Deadeye' Ambrose (x 2!).
Sadly, in the end, the Sunday Pairs comp on the Hawkstone course became an impossibility due to the torrential rain, capped off with peals of thunder, and so we all trudged back to the Clubhouse after half a dozen waterlogged holes like drowned rats, even before the National Emergency Alert/Defibrillator Jolt went off. Rearrangements update to be advised.
But, notwithstanding any of the above, I think I can safely say on everyone's behalf...What. A. Laugh!!!!
For the full album of Hawkstone photos including celebratory hankie dancing to send Toddy off on the first click here
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