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There have already been plenty of festivities this Christmas at Handsworth Golf Club, and more are to come. The festivities include our 2024 Christmas Party and Meet Santa in the Clubhouse. 2024 Christmas Party Recap: A Night to Remember Our winter wonderland-themed 2024 Christmas party was dazzling, bringing together 80 guests for an evening filled…
On Friday, 22nd November, we proudly hosted our Junior AGM and Presentation, a celebration of our junior members’ achievements and growing enthusiasm. The event highlighted the successful junior program and showcased how vital these young players are to the club’s future. Growing Junior Membership: A Bright Future Seeing the growing number of junior members at…
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, we hosted the Handsworth B Team Bash! At this event, our B Team Captain, Winston McLean, invited all the teams we played against during the season to compete for the B Team Trophy. Each team brought four players for a fun “combined pairs better ball” match. Players competed at 85%…
Finally, the Seniors Section were on the wrong end of the weather for the thirteenth playing of the Brian Keyte Trophy (formerly the Grandfathers’ Trophy) on Wednesday 16th October.Heavy rain overnight and over previous days prevented two-seater buggies from being allowed on the course. This, plus a couple of “injuries,” meant that of the original…
As the last of this season’s club competitions approached their end, we held the Brecon Cup last week.Once again, the Seniors Section members showed great support for the Brecon Cup and played in good weather on our beautiful golf course on Monday, September 16th. The course was in fabulous condition, and the greens were back…
Wednesday, September 4th, saw the third annual playing of the Charles Hespin Cup. We had terrific support for our Seniors President, with a turnout of 30 golfers and the same number for the splendid two-course meal cooked by Andy and served by Kirsty and Jody.Judging from the photos, everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly both on the…
On July 27th, we held a team-of-four competition as part of the celebrations to mark the final weeks of our president’s tenure and his sixtieth year as a member of Handsworth Golf Club. Everyone at the club would like to thank Frank for his time as president and for all he has done for the…
On Sunday, June 23rd, the ladies played the first round of their Club Championship. Two trophies were up for grabs: the Club Championship for the gross and the Gentle Trophy for the best net score. Sheree Thompson – Ladies Club Championship Winner Davina Kular (left) Sheree Thompson (right) On Sunday, Sheree Thompson established a commanding…
On Monday, 17th June 2024, we held the 14th M S Golf Day at Handsworth Golf Club, which raised just under £5,000 on the day (there are still some donations to be collected) so we are hoping to reach our target of £5,000).The event came about due to the effects of MS on Annette Austin.…
On Sunday, June 9th, we held our Men’s Open and welcomed 163 competitors from around the UK. The weather was mainly good, and the course was again magnificent. Congratulations to Richard Tattersfield (Moseley Golf Club), who won the Gross competition. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to stay for the presentation. Gross Score Results 1st Richard Tattersfield…
We held the Ladies 3 Ball Alliance Open event on the beautiful, warm, sunny Sunday of May 12th, and the threatened thunderstorms never appeared. Thank you to everyone who participated.The course remained impeccable despite the heavy rainfall over the past few months. We thank Gareth and his dedicated greenkeeping team for their exceptional work.The winning score…
On Wednesday, May 8th, the Seniors held their first trophy event of the year, the Trevor Degge Trophy, in which twenty-five seniors participated. With warm sunny weather forecast and dry underfoot conditions, the first group teed off at 8.30 with Clive Weaver’s opening tee shot set for the middle of the fairway. There were 25…