Leek Seniors v Buxton High Peak - 5th April 2013 (Home Match)

Leek 2.5    Buxton 5.5

Leek Seniors v Westwood - 16th April 2013 (Away Match)

Leek 3      Westwood 5

Next match - Friday 26th April @ 11am - Leek v Prestbury (Home Match)

RESULTS

1st Place Gareth Jones with 41 Points

2nd Place Tony Brindley with 34 Points

3rd Place Trevor Smedley with 34 Points

4th Place Rob Adams with 34 Points

 Thank you to all who took part and congratulations to the winners.

Michael Wainwright

Senior Secretary

The Senior Section Captain, Brian Cockersole and the Open Commitee welcomed Captains, Presidents and Gentlemen to our Senior's Open Competition on Friday 1st June.

The event was well attended and the following people should be congratulated on their result:

1st Place    R Davies (Macclesfield GC) & C Pritchard (Cavendish GC)    43 points, Back 9 23

2nd Place   P Rhodes & W Smith (Davenport GC) 43 points, Back 9 21

3rd Place    A Foskett (Wolstanton GC) & R Lewis (Newcastle GC)   41 points

4th Place    R Taylor & P Smith (Buxton High Peak GC)   40 points, Back 9 19

5th Place    K Ratcliffe & A Batty (Leek GC)   40 points, Back 9 18

6th Place    A Percival & D Davenport (Astbury GC)   39 points, Back 9 20

OVER 70's

1st Place    P Riley & A Harrison (Leek GC)   38 points

2nd Place   P Mitchell (Mottram Hall GC) & A S Parkes (Tytheringston GC)   37 points

Thank you to all those who took part. Monies raised on the day from the competition raffle have been donated to Horton Lodge Special School and The Donna Louise Trust Fund.

See you all next year!

The Leek Senior Section Open Day Committee

Please see below the tee-times for the match on Friday 25th May.

I didn't realise how much I would enjoy being the Senior Captain of Leek Golf Club Seniors Group when offered the position two years ago.

It has been a pleasure and a privilege to represent the club, to meet new members of our own club and to meet the Captains and members of the clubs we played against.

I can honestly say it has been one of the most enjoyable periods of my life. I must thank Mike Wainwright our Secretary and Jim Greig our treasurer for kind words and advice when it was needed. Their work for this group should not be under estimated.

You hear people saying what a wet summer we had, I know we abandoned one match when the horn sounded but the first two groups had finished their match. Umbrellas up a couple of times at Buxton, once at Leek and mainly sunshine for 23 matches plus the Seniors Open, can't be bad.

My Seniors Captain's Away Day at Chapel en le Frith Golf Club was well attended, we had excellent weather all day. Jim Cumberbatch had the game of his life with I think 44 points, off a handicap of 6.  Quite brilliant for someone getting so little practice.

I managed to play in every match this year. I thank my partners for their tolerance and encouragement. The results don't really matter, we all try to win but it's not the end of the world if we don't. Looking around from the Captain's table at the happy faces and the banter, and groans at my jokes, make it all worth while. Long live seniors' golf.

I had two raffles during the year, and am pleased to let you know that the Air Ambulance had received a cheque from me for £100.

Finally, I thank you all for the friendship and support during the year, and in wishing Brian a successful year in 2012, I hope you will give the same support as I enjoyed in 2011.

Brian Smith

Senior Captain 2011 

On Friday 3rd June 2011 Leek Golf Club hosted its annual Seniors Open.

The event attracted interest from all across Staffordshire aswell as entries from Shropshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. The open was a great success with 96 pairs competing.

The event was a Stableford Fourball Better Ball for teams of 2. Prizes were awarded to the first 6 places with 3 additional prizes for the over 70's. There was also a nearest the pin on the 7th and 11th, plus a nearest the pin in two on the 17th.

The prizes were presented to the winners by Don Eardley (Senior Vice President 2011), Dennis Parkes (Club President 2011), Brian Smith (Senior Captain 2011) and Tony Brindley (Captain 2011).

To view the results go to Open Competitions.

Congratulation to all prize winners and thank you to all those who took part.

Michael Wainwright

Seniors Secretary 2011