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Lingdale Golf Club is delighted to be hosting the first of an annual Junior/Adult Greensome Open on the 16th of August.  The open is a charity event in memory of Bob Long who died suddenly earlier this year.   Bob was a member for many years at Lingdale and at Western Park where he started to play golf as a junior.    The proceeds from the event will be split between the junior section of Lingdale and Western Park to help promote junior golf and encourage more youngsters to take up the game.

For more information and to find out how to book your place please click here

Saturday 1stAugust

Arrive 7.30 - 8pm
Dress Code: Dinner Suits/Lounge Suits

The evening commences with a Sparkling reception followed by a
Three course Hot and Cold Buffet 

Entertainment from
Limited Edition Trio
 

£18.50 per person

Tickets now on sale at the bar.

Professional Peter Sellears and coaching assistant Bruce Scott have put together a list events that junior golfers can take part in throughout the summer holidays. 

There are also events for Non Member Juniors. 

For more information on both sets of events please click here

22 June 2009

PRESS RELEASE

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LINGDALE GOLF CLUB


Lingdale Golf Club has been chosen to host the English Golf Union Midlands Amateur Team Championship for the first time on 19th June  2010.

The Championship is only held in Leicestershire once in every 10 years and next year’s event  has been planned to coincide with Leicestershire and Rutland Golf Union’s Centenary Year.  

Mike Wicks, Captain in 2010 said “ We feel very honoured and excited that Lingdale has been chosen to host this prestigious event  from the many other great golf courses in Leicestershire and Rutland.  

“It is made all the more prestigious the fact we will be celebrating Leicestershire and Rutland’s 100th birthday”.   We look forward to welcoming  everyone  next year”.

Tony Harper, President,  Leicestershire and Rutland Golf Union said: The Team Championship is a major event and I am delighted that Lingdale  has been chosen to host it particularly in our centenary year.”

“During a visit to the course in 1989 Tony Jacklin  said that Lingdale probably has the toughest opening three holes in the Midlands, so I am sure that the teams will  find it a good test of golf in the most magnificent of settings.

Ten teams of six players from across the Midlands will play thirty six holes with all six scores to count . The winning team will then go on to represent the Midlands region in the national team championship finals.

122 pairs took part in the $ BBB on Saturday 20th June 2009.

Results for the competition are:

1st    Robert Branton – Lingdale & Chris Branton  - Whittlebury                      44pts
2nd   Steve Harlow – Lingdale  & Phil Askew – Rothley Park                          42pts
3rd    Simon Runnings – Lingdale & Andy Rummings – Forest Hill                  41pts
4th    Dave Joyce – Lingdale & Stuart Unwin – Lingdale                                  41pts
5th    John Willars – Lingdale & Rony Roadley – Birstall                                  40pts
6th    Gary Haslam – Forest Hill & D Spasher – Forest Hill                              40pts
7th    P Garton – Lingdale & A Evenback – Lingdale                                        40ptts
8th    Duncan Clarke – Lingdale & D Harrison                                                  39pts
9th     Dave Johnson – Lingdale & Andy Bradshaw                                         39pts

Best Gross Andy Mee,  Lingdale & Mark Pegg,  Hinckley – 37pts

Captain Malcom Carrington would like to thank everyone for their good wishes and support on his Captain's Day held on 13th June and hopes that everyone enjoyed the day.  Click here to see a selection of photographs from the day.

Congratulations to all the prize winners:-

A full field of 73 pairs contested this years mens Over 55 4BBB Stableford Open on 11th June 2009.  Congratulations to everyone who took part and to all the winners who returned some very good scores.

The winning scores are as follows: