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 –
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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