THE ROAD TO ROYAL BIRKDALE

Warrington Golf Club and Halliwell Jones BMW joined forces during the first week of June running competitions which enabled our members the opportunity of playing at Royal Birkdale.

All members that competed were impressed with the display of luxury cars, and in particular the electric BMW i3 caused a stir for some to see a moving car but with no noise!

Halliwell Jones pushed the boat out with BMW branded golf bags for nearest the pin, and the use of a convertible for the weekend for nearest the pin in two. This was in addition to providing mouth-watering food at the half way house.

Winners Paula Hodkinson, John McGlough and James Goldthorpe will now go through to the Regional Finals of the BMW International Golf Cup at Royal Birkdale in August. If successful there, they would go through to the National Final at Turnberry, with the World Final being held in South Africa in 2016.

Special mention must be made of Trevor Rigby who had his first hole in one on the 16th!

Sunday 31st May

This Sunday was host to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Trophy which was started in 2012 as a board competition. The format was an individual stableford with a men's and ladies competition being run alongside each other. The winner of the men's competition was Oli Woodall who had a great score of 40 Points to win by two points. This reduced his handicap down to 9.0 but he also received an exceptional scoring reduction of 1.0 to now be off 8.0! All those lessons he has had over the years must now be paying off! Runner up was Andrew Evans who had 38 Points to reduce his handicap down to 12.7. Third place went to Andrew Mackenzie who managed 36 Points. To reduce his handicap to 8.8. Fourth place went to Mike Peake who also had a score of 36 Points to reduce his handicap to 17.5.

The winner of the ladies competition was Edwina Greenwood who also won by two points with a great score of 37 Points. Congratulations Edwina and this score reduced her handicap down to 24.9. Runner up was Georgina Hales who had 35 Points. Third place went to Val Wickens who had 33 Points. Fourth place went to Jennifer Hart who had 32 Points.

Tuesday 2nd June

This week's ladies competition was the BMW Stableford and there were 53 ladies competing. The winner of Division 1 and the overall winner was Paula Hodkinson who shot a brilliant 40 Points. Congratulations go to Paula who reduced her handicap down to 16.1 following this score and advances on to Royal Birkdale for the regional final. The winner of Division 2 was Joanne Baldwin who had a score of 35 Points. The winner of Division 3 was Pam White who had a score of 33 Points. The winner of the Nearest the Pin on the 9th hole and winning a BMW golf bag was Pauline Cowell. The winner of the Nearest the Pin in 2 Shots on the 12th hole was Fiona Goddard who won a BMW convertible for a weekend!

The winning ladies being presented with their BMW prizes from Lady Captain Jean Warburton.

Thursday 4th June

This week's Thursday competition was a Yellow Tee Stableford with 118 players competing. The winner was Ken Morgan who had a brilliant score of 44 Points to win by 1 point. This score reduced his handicap down to 12.6. Runner up was Archie McHugh who also had a great score of 43 Points to reduce his handicap down to 19.0. Third place went to John Hill who had a score of 41 Points to reduce his handicap down to 13.4. Fourth place went to Derick Todd who had 40 Points, which reduced his handicap down to 4.2. Fifth place went to Jack Lewis who also had 40 Points to miss out on a card playoff but reduce his handicap down to 3.3.

Saturday 6th June

This week's Saturday competition was the BMW Individual Stableford with 201 players battling it out for a place at Royal Birkdale. The Division 1 winner was John McGlough who had a fantastic 41 Points. This reduced John's handicap down to 3.6 in time for the regional final at Royal Birkdale! The runner up of Division 1 was Peter Edmonds who had 40 Points to reduce his handicap down to 11.3. Third place went to Graham Scholes who had 39 Points to reduce his handicap to 5.0. Fourth place in Division 1 went to Mark Hunter who had a score of 38 Points to beta off three other players with the same score on a card playoff and reduce his handicap down to 8.7.

The winner of Division 2 was James Goldthorpe who had a great score of 41 Points. This sealed the spot at Royal Birkdale and reduced his handicap down to 17.4. Runner up went to Stan Rhodes who had 40 Points to reduce his handicap down to 14.2. Third place was Dave McCabe who also had 40 Points but missed out on a card playoff. This score reduced his handicap down to 15.2. Fourth place went to John Monaghan who had a score of 39 Points to reduce his handicap down to 20.3.

The Nearest the Pin winner at the 13th hole and winning a BMW golf bag was Steve Tetlow. The winner of the Nearest the Pin in 2 shots on the 3rd hole was Phil Moreton who won a BMW convertible for a weekend.

Congratulations go to Trevor Rigby who had his first hole in one at the 16th hole. 

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