Warm weather and blue skies, more like June than October, greeted the entrants in the last competition of the year on Saturday at Birchall.

Jack Bourne took full advantage of the conditions and despite taking four putts on the 18th green he returned a nett 69 off his 8 handicap to take first place. This score gave him a 2 shot advantage over three players who each retuned 71.The minor placings were decided on countback with Dan Bourne taking second place and Luke Brass came third just edging out Greg Lilley.

The 10 hole competition was won by Lewis Martin who recorded his second victory of the year.

Full results are posted in the Clubhouse.

Well done to all the Juniors who supported all the summer competitions and don't forget to keep practicing in preparation for next year.

Mike Wootton

A bright fresh morning greeted the 14 entrants in the penultimate competition of the season. Unfortunately there were two heavy showers later on which caused the golf to be more difficult and only one player broke par on the day.Charles Holland shot a nett 69 to take first place and he was pushed hard by Jake Willshaw, who in only his second 18 hole comp, finished with a nett 70 to take the runner up spot. These two players along with Gareth Salt, who was placed third, were the only ones who bettered the CSS of 72 and qualified for a handicap reduction.

Young Tom Willshaw was again victorious in the 10 hole comp as he recorded his third win of the year.

Congratulations to the winners and all those who supported the competition.

Full results are published in the Clubhouse.

Mike Wootton

Saturday 3rd September saw the last of this years Stableford competitions for the Juniors at Leek Golf Club.

James Davies, playing his first competition for over two months triumphed with an excellent score of 43 points off his 28 handicap. This performance cost James 4 shots as his handicap was reduced to 24. Relative newcomer Jack Bowers took 2nd place with 36 points and there were four players who all finished with 34 points( Junior Capt Liam Hancock, Harry Fearn along with brothers Jack and Dan Bourne.) 

Youngsters Leann Nixon and Jake Willshaw both played their first competitive 18 hole game and both are to be congratulated on completing the full course

Full results are published on the Junior Noticeboard in the Clubhouse.

The end of the year is approaching quickly and there are just two more Medal competitions to be played.

Mike Wootton

Despite the fine weather and a dry course only one player returned a better than par score at Birchall on Saturday.

Daniel Sharratt scored a massive 45 points off his 31 handicap. This score cost him 4 shots as his handicap was dropped to 27.

Greg Lilley and Josh Smith took second and third places both returning a score of 33 points.

With the CSS at 74 the competition was designated as"reduction only" which proved a welcome relief to a number of players.

Leann Nixon came first in the 10 hole competition by finishing 3 shots better than James Sharratt ( Dan's younger brother ) thus preventing a family clean sweep.

Congratulations to both winners. particularly Daniel on his magnificent score.

Full results are on the Junior Noticeboard in the Clubhouse.

Mike Wootton

Holidays and torrential rain early in the morning restricted the entrants to this competition to just 10 players. It did however have little effect on the playing standard with no fewer than 6 juniors reducing their playing handicaps.

The Junior Captain Liam Hancock recorded his first win of the season with a nett 64 of his 9 handicap. The runner up was Callum Nixon who shot a nett 65 which meant a 3 shot reduction in his handicap. Harrison Tudor-Jackson, Jack Bowers and Greg Lilley all returned nett 67 with Harrison being placed third on countback.

Jake Willshaw won the 10 hole competition for the fourth time this year when he scored 37 nett. Jake's handicap was reduced by 2 shots for this performance. Leann Nixon came in 2nd and third place was taken by Lewis Martin who edged out Harry Rice and Tom Willshaw on countback.

Well done to all who entered and congratulations to the winners.

Full details are on the Junior Noticeboard in the Clubhouse. 

Mike Wootton 

In the July medal only one Junior managed to break 70 and the CSS was up to 73 showing how tough the competition was.
Harrison Tudor- Jackson recorded a magnificent 63 nett to win by a clear 7 shots and reduce his playing handicap by a full 5 shots.
Dan Bourne with a score of 70 finished in second place and Callum Nixon finished third.
Congratulations to all three players who reduced their handicaps as a result of their performances.
In the 10 hole competition Tom Willshaw stopped the run of consecutive wins by his older brother Jake when he triumphed by 10 shots.
Full results are published in the Clubhouse.

Mike Wootton 

Overcast skies and cool temperatures greeted the entrants in this major competition at Birchall on Saturday 25th June. 19 Juniors were playing for the Captain's Prize.

Jack Bourne, playing off a handicap of 10, amassed 42 points to take the Captains prize.
The Division 1 prize was won by Harry Thompson with 38 points.
The Division 2 prize was won by Greg Lilley with a score of 39points. In his round Greg scored a gross birdie on the 6th hole which with his handicap gave him 5 points.

All three winners reduced their playing handicaps by at least one shot as a result of their Stableford scores.
Jake Willshaw recorded his third consecutive win in the 10 hole competition with a nett score equal to par.

Following the golf all players joined the Captain Tony Brindley for lunch which was followed by the presentation of prizes to the winners and everyone who played was given a momento of the day.

Full results are on the Junior Noticeboard in the clubhouse.

Mike Wootton

A bright but cool morning awaited the entrants to the latest Junior competition in 2011.

Young Manton Tudor-Jackson was in fine form and he took first place with a nett 64 which resulted in a handicap reduction of 2 shots. He pushed his brother Harrison into second place with 68 nett which was matched by Jack Bourne playing off a handicap of 10.

It was a similar situation in the ten hole competition which was won by Jake Willshaw who left brother Tom trailing in second place.

The CSS at 70 reflects the continuing improvement in the Junior Section and all players are to be congratulated on their performances.

Full results are on the Junior noticeboard in the Clubhouse.

Mike Wootton

The bright and sunny weather tempted more than twenty juniors to compete for the Grenville Freeman Trophy on Saturday 4th June.

The greens were slick and the fairways hard which suited Dean Tatlow who returned a stableford score of 42 points. This must rank as Dean's favourite trophy with 2 wins and a 2nd place in the last three years. Harry Fearn with 39 points just edged out Jack Bourne who scored 38.

In the 10 hole competition Jake Willshaw recorded his first win of the summer with a one stroke victory over James Sharratt. 

Next week (11th June) the competition is the June Medal followed two weeks later by the Captain's Day for Juniors. The golfers are all invited to join the Captain for lunch, which is followed by the prize presentation.

Well done to all the winners and those who reduced their handicaps.

Mike Wootton

The weather was dry and bright as the 15 juniors teed off on Saturday morning in pursuit of this trophy in a stableford competition. Less than four hours later Charles Holland was the winner with 44 points, a score which resulted in a handicap reduction from 28 to 24. Second place was a tie between Harrison Tudor- Jackson and Harry Fearn who both scored 41 points.

In the 10 hole competition played over the newly laid out junior course Leann Nixon triumphed for the second time this year as she held off the challenge of the boys.

Full results are on the junior noticeboard in the clubhouse.

Well done to all the juniors who supported the event.

Mike Wootton

At the end of April 2011 Fred Fearn (Leek Golf Club Professional) held a tournament at The 3 Hammers Complex.

All 8 Staffordshire Academies competed against each other and a fantastic day was had by all. There was a great atmosphere with friends and family support.

Fred was very proud of all the children as they behaved to a very high standard and represented their academies in an exemplary way.

Challenge Trophy

This was for children with handicaps, best 4 scores to count gross.

1st    Leek Golf Club               Total +2

2nd   The Manor Golf Club      Total +11

3rd    Trentham Golf Club        Total +12

Fred was especially proud of the children who represented Leek Golf Club. We won the team competition for children with handicaps and out of the top 10 players we had 4 players represented.

Well done to all those who took part.

Fred Fearn - Leek Golf Club Professional