Masters 2016 

The annual Masters golf match and presentation was held this year on Saturday 1 October. For those maybe less aware, it is run at the year-end for winners of Board Competitions and Summer Medals and is followed by a dinner and presentation of trophies. 

There was a full field of players with nearly everyone qualified signing up. The course was great, unfortunately the weather wasn't so kind on the day and just about everyone caught a shower of varying intensity at some point. Nevertheless the scoring was remarkably strong with the eventual winner, Mark King (on his birthday!) Posting a fantastic net 65 and retaining his Masters title from last year. 

After the golf we returned to the clubhouse for the meal and trophy presentations. The food and service were again excellent, many thanks to our staff for their efforts. The Captain realised that there was a bit of an issue what with the Ryder Cup also being on TV so made a valiant effort to beat last year's record by Chris Cuthbert of 40 minutes for awarding the trophies. The Lady Captain was pressed into a fast jog to keep on top of issuing them (sorry May) and it was a close run thing, missing by only a minute! It was a good day's golf followed by a good night out, I can't wait for next year and watching the incoming Captains sweat to beat the record!

 

October Specials

1) Have you checked your spikes recently? 

"Balance in the swing starts from the feet up" 

This simple change could make all the difference.

Pop into the Pro Shop to have your shoes re-spiked.

2) New ProQuip and Stromberg winter trousers now in. 

They are: waterproof, windproof, thermal, lightweight and breathable. 

Pop in and take a look at the great range. 

3) Titleist Pro V1 & Pro V1X Promotion 

We have a small selection of logo over runs available. 

£27.50 a dozen. 

4) Mens and Ladies 

ProQuip thinsulate quilted jacket. - Our price - £67.50. 
ProQuip Thinsulate quilted Gillet - Our price - £59.00.

     



New Range Mats 

Last week we took delivery of new range mats here at Brampton. 

Practice is essential and a good warm up will take shots off your score. Why not pop down and take a look? 

As the autumn evenings are drawing in now is the perfect time to spend some more time on the range. We have some options available where you get 10 credits of 20 balls for £9 or why not take advantage of the SPECIAL OFFER of 10 digicards for £75 and get your game in shape for Spring 2017.

 

Midweek Medal- 28th September 

Congratulations to Owen Davies on winning with a great score of gross 66 (68 nett). In second place with a nett 69 was Malcolm Bainbridge and in third Jack Miles also with a nett 69. There were 4 two's on the day, well done to Scott Hamilton, Sam Pedlar, James Taylor Alford and Danny Loveday. You have all had £12.50 added to your account in the pro shop.

THE MASTERS - 2nd October 

Well done to Mark King who is The 2016 masters champion, he shot a nett 65, gross 70. In second place was Owen Davies who had a nett 67 which with a playing handicap of +2 was a gross 65!! Great scoring. In third place also with a nett 67 was sally Palmer and in fourth place again with a nett 67 was Ray Stonnell. There were 8 twos , each player received £9.25 credited to their pro shop account. They were Simon Chapman, Mark King, Dave King, Ben Newton, Malcolm Bainbridge, Darren Hibberd, Iain McDermott and JDW Davies. Congratulations to everyone who took part.

25th Anniversary Tri Match, BPGC-BOURN-SCAGC 

At the beginning of the year one of our Past Captains, David Creek was appointed Captain of the Society of Cambridgeshire Golf Captains, (SCAGC), whose membership is constituted from all the past Captains of Cambridgeshire golf clubs. There's a lot of Captains in that sentence but I'm sure you get my drift! Notwithstanding the large number of matches they play with similar County Societies he had the idea to celebrate both our 25th Anniversary and that of Bourn Golf Club, also 25 years old, by holding a tri-team match at each club. 

The first match was played at Bourn on 20 September, 12 to each side with best 10 Stableford scores to count. It was a fine day, the course was playing well but home field advantage gave Bourn a 14 point lead over Brampton Park with SCAGC close(ish) behind. We then had a superb meal supplied by Bourn at which point their owner stated that he was donating a trophy for men's matches to be played for each year and this was to be the start of the series. Naturally this was a challenge that we took to heart, after all it was only a 14 point deficit and surely we could make that up? 

Well, the second match was played at Brampton Park on 27th September, only a week later. Once again the weather was kind to us, the course was in superb condition and we felt confident. Only 15 extra points needed over Bourn, with home field advantage, odds on for us. I have to say that we matched the hospitality of Bourn by having a fantastic meal and service from our staff, and the result was called at the end - Brampton Park were overall winners by ONE POINT! That close over 20 scoring matches shows how hard it was contested. But read it again, we are the champions! 

It was a great time had by all and I look forward to us retaining the trophy in next year's Men's match and for a few years to come. Thanks go to David and SCAGC for getting the event up and running and to Phil Crow of Bourn for providing what will surely be a hotly contested trophy every year.