Over the last two Sundays some excellent mixed foursomes golf has been played at Willesley Park Golf Club, as 36 pairs from across Leicestershire and Rutland competed for the prestigious Baxter Trophy.  

The weather was fantastic for both days of competition, although the first Sunday was exceptionally warm and the second very cold, but the sun shone on both days and the course was in excellent condition.  Some very good scores were recorded with the four qualifying semi finalists from the first week being Jack Merry and Maz Sharpe (Rothley Park) Gross 70, Clayton Turvey and Joanne Morris-Bourne (Willesley Park) Gross 71, Peter Brough and Carolyn Parkes-Walley (Lutterworth) Gross 73, and David Smith and Karen Haynes (Luffenham Heath) Gross 73.

In the first semi final Luffenham Heath beat Rothley Park on the 17^th (3 and 1) and in the second Willesley Park beat Lutterworth (4 and 3) to set up a final between Luffenham Heath and Willesley Park.  The final was closely fought and went to the 18^th but Willesley Park, on their home course, finished 2 Up to win the 2023 Baxter Trophy.

Thanks to Willesley Park Golf Club for hosting the competition and for making everyone so welcome and to the referees Phil Askew and Angela Allington. Congratulations to all those players who reached the semi finals and particular congratulations to the eventual winners Clayton Turvey and Joanne Morris-Bourne from Willesley Park Golf Club.

Other prizes from the Qualifying Day were:

Best Gross - Jack Merry and Maz Sharpe (Rothley Park) - Gross 70

Best Nett – Joe Marvell and Joanne Brocksopp (Birstall) Nett 69

Second Nett  - John Fairbrother and Rachel East (Cosby) Nett 70

Full results can be seen at the following link by selecting the relevant round from the drop down menu :

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9149413615315465412

Hello Ladies,

First of all I would like to thank you all for making me so welcome at your Clubs when I have visited you this year.  Part of my reasoning to visit all the clubs in the county is to build the relationship between county and clubs and to increase ladies awareness of what is available for them in different handicap categories.

Two of the events that have been open to almost all Club golfers have been the President’s Day at my own Club Ullesthorpe Court and the Autumn AM AM at Beedles Lake and I would like to thank all the ladies that attended both these open events.  There was a wonderful turn out for both.  The prize winners at each were spread across the county, covering all handicaps.

In respect of President’s Day many thanks must go to Ullesthorpe Court for giving us courtesy of the course, and to all the ladies that made cakes and helped out wherever needed.  We raised £630 on the raffle, half to Ullesthorpe Captain’s charity and half to mine, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.  Thank you.

Again thanks to Beedles Lake for hosting the Autumn AM AM and as with President’s Day, the weather was kind to us at Beedles Lake. The raffle raised £118 for each charity.

So looking forward to next year, there are a lot of events for you to attend including County Captain’s day at Longcliffe on 18^th August and hopefully another County AM AM…..watch the web site for information on these and many other events in which you can take part. If you’re not sure please contact us and we will point you in the right direction.

Finally thank you all again for your support throughout the year.

Following two closely fought matches between Beedles Lake and Cosby, which included a rain break when the players had to come in because of thunder and lightning, Beedles Lake emerged the overall winners of the 2023 Ladies' County Foursomes, 2 up.  It is the first time Beedles Lake have made a County final, which was played at The Leicestershire this year, and therefore the first time they have won this competition.  There was some excellent golf played by both teams to the delight of the spectators who came along to support.

Beedles Lake were represented by Sophie Coleman and Victoria Brackenbury, and Donna Canning and Paula Mccourt.

Cosby's Team were Rachel East and Leona Harris, and Sharon Statham and Gill Coleman.

Katie Wheeler– Junior County Captain's Day

Sunday September 24^th 2023- Lutterworth Golf Club

CALLING ALL GIRLS IN THE COUNTY!

Come and support your County Junior Captain & finish this Season’s Golf in Style!!

18 hole Singles Stableford – handicap index up to 36.0

OR 9 Hole Singles Stableford – handicap index from 36.1-54.0

OR  Flag50 Competition for new Junior Foxes – no H’cap yet!

Qualifying Competition –Tee times start at 10am

Nearest the Pin & Longest Drive!!

Entry Fee £10 – 18 Holes : £6 – 9 Holes: £5 - Flag50

Entry Fee includes snack after your golf!!

SECRET SQUARES COMPETITION!!

Click here for entry form