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Captain's Day, Bromborough GC, 11th October 2026
Well, Bill Withers could easily have written his classic song 'Lovely Day' on a gorgeous, sunny, Autumnal day such as we were welcomed with at Bromborough, it was an absolute peach of a day for JR's swansong as Society Skipper without doubt!
And so our eager band of 17 floggers, hookers and power faders took to the immaculate greens and fairways, as the course was in mint condition, with Members competing for the traditional MellWood Memorial Shield, plus a Winner's trophy kindly donated by the Skipper himself.
Bromborough has definitely got some teeth, and proved to be more than a moderate test for quite a number of us, but that certainly didn't prevent the day from being quite memorable.
Back at the 19th hole, the scores were all in and demonstrated the course's level of difficulty,however, we had 3 Members on 28 points, Chris Sully, Robbie Hendo and Phil Clarke, but with 31 points out in front as the Day's Winner was Guest, Dave Williams, Well done to Dave, hope we see you again next year, as a Member perhaps?
However, the Memorial Trophy is competed for by Members only and so countbacks came into play, but as these were all coming out identically, thanks to some Duckworth Lewis calculations verified by celebrity Physicist, Brian Cox, the Captain's Day Winner for 2026 by a whisker (quite appropriately, given his luxurious facial coiffure!) was Brian Blessed's beard stand-in, Mr Phil Clarke! A celebratory round of applause from all for Phil's win in his debut Season!!
NTPs were won by the money machine Les x2, Guest, Guy Roberts (who also converted for a 2), and, the scarlet pimpernel himself, Society Beefcake, Danny Parr, and finally, the Captain's Draw was also won by Danny for his Front 9 score of 19 points. Oh, and a bonus raffle prize for a 4-Ball at Woolton was won by Colin Lewis, who may soon be taking young master Duncan with him, given the videos of his developing swing!
The Captain's Day, as always, was a Goose-free zone, as she's got her wings folded back for the Winter in the company of Steve Hudson, much to the relief of Paul Griffo, who carded 18 points.
Finally, a huge thanks to all for contributing a tidy sum on the day and online donations made into the Society Account, towards the Captain's nominated charity, The Alzheimer's Society, the UK's leading Dementia Charity, well done everyone.
For the full album of Bromborough photos click here
End of Season Prizegiving 2026
...and so to the 2026 Season Winners, going into the final Event, both titles were still up for grabs, however, the First Division title was assured by front runner, Mark Mac, despite a last minute dash for the line by Fitzy, with a winning total of 136 points, pipping Fitzy by 3 points. Congratulations to Mark our well worthy Champion Golfer of the year!
The Second Division title was a bit different, Daz White was sitting pretty at the top of pile going into the day, however, in his absence over in Portugal, that baby faced assassin, Dylan Wylie, made a Seb Coe style dip for the tape at Hurlston Hall and ended up with the title thanks to a best 4 Stableford total of 137 points, what a first Season Dylan has had! Congratulations and look out Division 1 next year!
Individual Event Winners over the 2026 Season were:
Chester - Robbie Hendo, Oswestry - Peter Batey, Ashton-In-Makerfield - Dylan Wylie, Antrobus - Colin Lewis, Woolton - Ian Stevo and Hurlston Hall - Dylan once again.
The Team Winners of the Final Event 9 Hole Texas Scramble were Mark Mac, Colin Lewis and Jason Jones, whilst the 'Yellow Ball' Team Winners were Jeff Burgess, Dylan Wylie and Charlie Fitz.
For the full album of the end of season Prizegiving and the rest of the Hurlston Hall photos, including John Chappo's acceptance and impression of Peter for his Oswestry prize, and a slightly belated presentation to Robbie Hendo for his Chester win in the car park!! click here
Hurlston Hall, 20th September 2026
A fabulous Hurlston Hall was the venue for our Season finale, on a bright and breezy day for our enthusiastic group of 21 hopefuls.
The day was tinged with great sadness however, due to our Vice Captain's family bereavement and withdrawal, and everyone's thoughts and condolences went out to Peter and his family.
As per our usual final full day of flogging, we had the very popular 9 hole morning Texas Scramble comp, followed by some very spicy soup and butties for lunch, before setting off again for the afternoon 18, incorporating the dreaded 'Yellow Ball' mini comp, and with both of the Divisional titles still very much up for grabs.
Following a wash and brush up, plus a good old roast dinner (no goose on the menu mind!) and cheesecake, the final scores on the doors were announced.
In 3rd place with a creditable 34 points was Daddy Fitz, and in 2nd place, with an excellent 35 points was the man back in form, Colin Lewis, however the day's winner with a brilliant 36 points, for the second time this Season, was serial winner, Dylan Wylie! Well done Dylan, I'm sure he'll reward his old man for stepping in to provide his taxi services for the day!
NTPs were bagged by Fitzy Snr, Skipper JR, Mark Mac and Les H, whilst the Captain's Draw for the best 'hardest 6' score was won by Colin Lewis with a very worthy 14 points. 2s were putted home by Robbie Hendo, Colin Lewis and the Skipper JR (I witnessed that one and back on the tee, we thought it was going to be an ace at one point it was that close!)
And of course, we come to Gertie Goose, who was looking for a cosy place to spend the Winter months, and this year it will be at the 5 star luxury surroundings of the Hudson Hotel, courtesy of a 15 points return by a rightly proud looking Mr. Steven Hudson.
For the full album of Hurlston Hall photos click here
Captain's Day 2026
Right gang, the time of year is getting ever nearer to when we give our wonderful Skipper, JR, his Captain's Day send-off!
John's got quite a special final knock organised for Sunday 11th October 2026 at the brilliant Bromborough Golf Club, with the first tee being at 11.00 a.m., so arrival before 10.00 a.m. for bacon roll and the draw.
We'll be playing for the Memorial Shield as usual, plus the NTPs and Captain's Draw prizes, with the cost of the day being partially subsidised out of Society funds, so the cost to Members will be just £25, although I guess that any Members of Bromborough would play for free possibly?
In addition, we would ask Members to dig deep for the Captain's nominated Charity fund of course. John will be collecting for his nominated Charity, Alzheimer's Society on the day, and a contribution of £25 each would enable a target of £600 to be raised. So, make sure you dig deep fellahs, even if you aren't attending eh?
To confirm your attendance, please let Al Dennis know through our WhatsApp Group, pay your initial £25 into the Society Account as usual, and your name will then appear below on the list of attendees. There are 23 places, plus our Skipper, up for grabs, so the sooner you let us know and pay up, the better!
A list of those confirming attendance will subsequently appear here: Skipper JR, Al Dennis, Mark McNally, Les Hornby, Toddy Hodson, Chris Sullivan, Colin Lewis, Peter Batey, Danny Parr, Ian Stevo, Robbie Henderson, Steven Hudson, Alex Stewart, Phil Clarke, Paul Griffiths, Guy Roberts(Guest), Dave Williams (Guest), Martin Langan (Guest) - 18/24 Places taken
Please contact the club to arrange Buggies (See Links Tab and click on The Bromborough Golf Club link)
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