Eileen Graham, ladies’ captain of Wrexham golf club held her Captain’s day on Tuesday 9th June with the overall prize going to Wendy Hughes with a Stableford score of 43 points. The Silver division was won by Helen Milner with 37 from Hazel Parry on 35 and Elaine Darlington on 34. The Bronze division was won by Pauline Archer with 35 points followed by Andrea Vaughan Smith on identical numbers and then Jean Jones with 34.
Margaret Ellis won the nine holes event for veteran ladies.
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ladies played their GUW medal on the last day of May with Janet Pritchard winning the Silver division with 89 – 20 – 69 followed by Chloe Williams with 74 – 5 – 69 and then Bethan Hughes on 79 – 9 – 70.
Gayle Elson took the Bronze division with 107 – 33 – 74 with Janet Sharley in second place with 111 – 34 - 77 and Jacqueline Williams third with 107 – 27 – 80.
Mary Bainbridge won the Coronation medal as well as the Bronze division of the GUW medal last week with her score of 88 – 22- 66. In her division she was followed by Eileen Jackson with 100 – 31 – 69. The Silver division went to Anne Morgan with 88 – 18 – 70 with Hazel Parry runner up with 81 – 9 – 72.
The men played the qualifier for the Kenyon Cup, a trophy presented to the club by the club president Lord Kenyon in 1924 when he could not be at the opening of the Borras course due to his commitment as a Magistrate on the same day. It requires eight players with the best net scores to compete in match play with the final being contested on Finals Day in September. The leading qualifiers with their net scores are Richard Godbold, 66; Phil Guest, 66; Mike Jones, 66; Alec Lucas, 67; Paul Lloyd, 67; Dennis Humphries, 68; Oliver Hughes, 69 and Andrew Harper, 69.
The Junior medal was won by Chloe Williams with 75 – 5 – 70 from Jessica Jones on
80 – 7 – 73, the second division going to Jack Waters with 97 – 33 – 64 followed by his brother Matthew Waters on 98 – 32 – 66 and Lucy Jones with 98 – 32 – 66.
The Junior Graham Williams Cup was conceived three years ago by Philip J. Williams to recognize the contribution to Wrexham golf made by his father the Everton and
Wales footballer, Graham. It must have been a great thrill for the family to witness a win for Philip’s son Jordan Williams, Graham’s grandson, with an excellent 94 – 36 – 58 which saw his handicap come down to 30. Lewis Jones was runner up with 76 – 9 – 67.
Finally this week the Wrexham Captain, Tony Brunyee held his Captain’s Day last Saturday which turned into a triumph for Mike Holden with 80 – 18 – 62 for a four stroke win from Kevin Bostock who won the Seniors’ Prize with his score of 73 – 7 – 66. Will Baines was in third place with 72 – 6 – 66.
The best gross was won by Kevin Matthias with a 71.
Next Sunday is the start of the Wrexham Open Week with competitions running every day until the following Saturday. The response has been excellent, especially from the visiting seniors, many of whom booked their times as early as January. A full report next week.
Jim Johnson