Elsham News

The Competition Winners:-

The Over 55s Scramble
1st – with an astonishing net score of 51 – Peter Tetley, Mark Petherbridge and Wayne Young
2nd – Chris Ryder, Graham Tetley and Ray Nixon
(shoulda, woulda, coulda)
3rd – Neil Roberts, Steve Taylor and Dave Williamson

The Crazy Mixed AmAm
1st – with some judicious tactics – Colin Hopper, Ben Gunn, Elliott Gunn and Dan Thompson
2nd – Janet Godfrey, Liz Turner, Jean Walker and Andy Clarke
3rd – Ricky Fairbank, Pip Harris, Chris Kipling and Thomas Squire

Men’s Medal
Div 1 – 1st – John Harris (66)
2nd – Neil Roberts (67)
3rd – Phil Duffin (71)
Div 2 – 1st – David Birkitt (68)
2nd – Dan Ward (69)
3rd – Matt Cheetham (69)
Div 3 – 1st – Keith (The Dude) Simpson (66)
2nd – Darren Ladlow (70)
3rd – Steve Potter (71)

Mixed Mad Betterball
1st – With excellent string management – Richard and Cheryl Butt (53 pts)
2nd – Matt (Super-sub) Cheetham and Angela Bartle (51pts c/b)
3rd – Tim and Margaret Hartley (51pts c/b)
Longest remaining string prize – in a very close measure off – Brian and Cathy Wheatley

Junior Stableford
1st – Lewis Kirby

Where to start?….

THE WEATHER! At last some sunshine! It made the outdoors a great place to be!

THE GOLF! I hope all that played, especially in the comps on Saturday and on Sunday
afternoon, enjoyed themselves as much as I did hosting the events. My idea was to do
something a little different to make the weekend inclusive, but most of all, fun.
Anyone who tried Colin’s Conundrum, the Black Flag on the 9th, well played, but I suspect it
wasn’t the best tactical option.

The Captain’s Challenge, using a 1915 model hickory putter on the 18th green (if you could
get a ball to stop onboard) caused a few raised eyebrows, but there was some very
successful putting and even a few offers to buy it.

From the very kind comments I received over the two days and since, I think I achieved the
aim (…and if anyone needs 200m of red butchers string, I can do you a deal..).
The Men’s Medal on Sunday morning was well attended, although there were some bleary
eyes following the previous night’s indulgence. Some great score across all divisions and
worthy winners in each. The prizes will be presented at the Presentation Evening later in the
year.

Massive thanks to Colin and his team for their hard work and support. The course was
magnificent!

THE BBQ AND MUSIC! I appreciate the weather helped, but I must say huge thanks to Ian,
Emma and their team for great food and great service. And fabulous to see the Clubhouse
and patio full again….keep an eye out for more functions a little later in the year.

WHAT A SINGER! Chantelle Little, all styles, all
eras, and got the dance floor full…hopefully she
will back to entertain us again soon.

Elsham’s very own Head Greenkeeper, Colin Hopper was invited to join an elite team of Greenkeepers tasked with preparing TPC Sawgrass for this years Players Championship.

Speaking from Sawgrass ahead of the Tournament starting, Colin stated that “it really is an amazing place. I can take out of this trip already, what perfection looks like on a golf course. There’s nothing out of place.”

Colin also went on to thank BIGGA and John Deere for the opportunity, before going on to thank Elsham Golf Club for allowing him to take up the opportunity.

For more information BIGGA greenkeepers at TPC Sawgrass 2024

Callum Bruce managed to hold on for victory in the Danny Willett Salver yesterday afternoon.

Scores of 71, 70, 67 & 69 saw him cruise to a 5 shot victory over fellow Lincolnshire golfer Levi Desmond.

The Amateur World Ranking event was staged over Worksop and Lindrick Golf Courses on Saturday and Sunday. Callum received the Danny Willett Salver and a personal video message from Danny Willett himself, which can be seen on the Lindrick Twitter page –

https://twitter.com/LindrickGC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Elsham also had 2 other members play in the event with Adam Barnard shooting a bogey free final round 69 (-1) to finish in 12th place. Well done to everyone who played and great to see Elsham well represented at the higher end of the amateur game.

Well done Callum.

Congratulations to Cathy Wheatley who scored a great Hole in One when at Market Rasen

This is Cathy’s 9th Hole in one

Proving it’s not just luck but pure skill, and here is Dave Williamson’s at Elsham.

Well done to both of you

Elsham Womens ‘A’ Team are Champions of Division 1 North in the Lincolnshire Women’s County Leagues.

The Women’s Section has 3 teams in the Lincolnshire Women’s Handicap Leagues, 2 of them in Division 1 and a further team in the Scratch League. Elsham Women’s Section is  hugely popular and has over 120 Women Members.

Team members, caddies and supporters were at Louth Golf Club  in the League Final this year at Louth Club.

After a hard fought match the team succumbed to the winners in the South Division 1,Toft Golf Club.

Congratulations to all the team members and good luck to everyone next year.

Amateur world golf ranking status for Club Champion Callum Bruce after competing in the North of England Amateur Championship at Alwoodley. In the first two rounds, 18 year old Callum scored 71 & 74 for a 3 over total to make the 32 man cut with shots to spare. In the final two rounds Callum finished overall 3rd with 69 & 71 reducing his handicap to +2. Great credit to you Callum, well played.

Adam Barnard is the new Lincolnshire Amateur Golf Champion, having hit two fantastic rounds of 65 and 68 at Holme Hall to win the prestigious event by 3 shots. Adam plays off a handicap of +1
He is the first Elsham player to win the title in the last 30 years.

By Peter Thompson