CONTENTS:
– 1. Club & Course News
– 2. Clubhouse News
– 3. Competitions & Other News

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1. Club & Course News

Summer Rules Now Apply! – 1st May 2025

Summer rules are now in play. This means no lift, clean & place anywhere! Please replace all divots, repair all pitch marks and rake the bunkers!! Many thanks.

Greens Gossip – 23rd April 2025

COURSE MAINTENANCE

• We continue to cut all areas of the course on a regular basis.
• We are gradually filling the bunkers with sand, and hope to complete the process with all remaining bunkers as soon as possible.
• You will have noticed the empty flower bed on the approach to the 1st tee. The old shrubs were past their best, so the ladies section have donated funds to replace the shrubs. We are just in the process of completing this project.
• The new turf on the bank of the 16th tee has settled nicely.
• The safety wires on the quarry face on the 12th hole have been completed.
• We would like to ask all players to place rakes fully in the bunkers, once they have used them. This helps to speed the mowing process around the bunkers.

GREENS MAINTENANCE

• We continue to apply a light dusting of sand to the greens when the weather allows. This will help to level the greens surface.
• We will gradually reduce the height of cut on the greens as the season progresses and growth improves.
• The recent dry weather has necessitated watering of the greens.

FUSARIUM UPDATE

• Because of the recent rainfall, we have been able to apply a fertiliser to the greens, which will help repair the scar marks.
• We can observe a weekly improvement, but l do appreciate your patience through this process.

THANK YOU!

• We have our full team of volunteers working hard as always. A welcome back to Steve who has rejoined the greens team for the summer. Thank you to you all.
• My thanks as always, go to Ian, Brendan and Nate. They support me on a daily basis in maintaining the course.

Nigel.

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2. Clubhouse News

Hiring the Clubhouse For Your Special Event

The Clubhouse can be hired by both members and non-members. Further details can be found by visiting the Clubhouse section of the website.

** Planning a celebration ? We have some availability for 2025 and are now taking bookings for 2026 – don’t miss out!! To make a booking please call 01663 746161 or pop into the clubhouse **

Forthcoming Events At The Clubhouse 

• Bingo Madness with Lauren is back Saturday 17th May starting at 7pm. Tickets £20 including food. Fundraising for New Mills & District Volunteer Centre.

Please visit the Clubhouse section of the website for full details of all forthcoming events and how to book tickets.

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3. Competitions & Other News

12th May 2025 – Seniors Open Quad-am

This year’s first Seniors Open Quad-am was played on one of the hottest days of the year so far and was, as usual, very well supported.

Many congratulations to the winning team, i.e. Alan Goodall, M Arnfield, Pat Walker and Keith Wright. Prizewinners as follows:-

1ST PLACE £50 EACH – 89 POINTS Alan Goodall, M Arnfield, Pat Walker, Keith Wright;
2ND PLACE £30 EACH – 88 POINTS Gerald Cunningham, Derrick Lambert, Bob Ayres, Mick Plimmer;
3RD PLACE £20 EACH – 87 POINTS Andy Bowers, Ian Wyatt, Gavin Shields, Alex Mackenzie.

Nearest The Pin:
– 8th hole: David Hallworth
– 15th hole: Gavin Shields

(All prizes are Pro Shop vouchers)

The full results list can be obtained by clicking here.

10th May 2025 – Medal 1

Division 1
– 1st Nick Lewis 65, 2nd Tom Longworth 67, 3rd Steve Worrall 67
Division 2
– 1st Rob Holden 64, 2nd Steve Yates 65, 3rd Scott McCaskie 65
Division 3
– 1st Kieran Lugsden 64, 2nd Andrew Chadwick 66, 3rd Geoffrey Grimshaw 66
Best Gross
– Russ Evans 75

[Previous non-major summer Saturday competition results (including 2s pools) can be found under Members->Competitions->Club Competitions or by clicking here].

5th May 2025 – New Mills & Withington Mixed Team Event

Another fabulous day had by all at the Withington exchange day held at New Mills Golf Club on 5th May 2025.

It was the turn of New Mills Golf Club to have the pleasure of hosting our annual golfing mixed team played over 18 holes. Teams of four made up of a male & female player from Withington, and a male & female player from New Mills Golf Club, competing as a team. 

The weather was kind to us, although slightly chilly in comparison to previous weeks. However, the views remain spectacular. Start of the season and the course didn’t fail to impress. A great day followed by exceptional hospitality and food provided by Steve and Kirsty. 

Congratulations to the winning team, Angeline & Paul Crawford, Jo & Peter Coull (pictured below). 

Jez Unsworth (Mr Captain, New Mills) with Angeline Crawford, Peter & Jo Coull, Mr Captain (Withington), Paul Crawford and Lady Captain (Withington)

23rd April 2025 – Lady Captain v Lady President

A great turn out provided an enjoyable team event with 24 playing.

Lady President’s team led by Jane Howard won on the day – many congratulations to those who contributed to the result.

14th April 2025 – Easter Egg Competition

28 members of the Ladies and Seniors sections took part in this year’s Easter Egg competition, which was played in glorious sunshine, albeit very windy! This, in conjunction with the dry fairways and fast greens, resulted in challenging playing conditions!

Played as a Texas Scramble over 13 holes, the winners with an excellent score of 35.7 were Liz Milne, June Thomas, Pat Walker and Dave Rose. Runners up with 37.1 were Kate Bromilow, Lady Captain (Ann Brown), Hugh Jones and Peter Coull. In 3rd place with 37.2 were Gill Downes, Julie Fardon, Graham Hadfield and Jeff Stewart.

Further information and photographs can be found on the Ladies and Seniors sections of the website.

9th April 2025 – Ladies Spring Meeting : Patricia Johnson Trophy

Congratulations to Mo Harrison for winning the Spring Meeting : Patricia Johnson Trophy 2025.

Runners up were:-
– 2nd Christine Currie
– 3rd Brenda Grimshaw.

Further information and photograph can be found on the Ladies section of the website.

6th April 2025 – Winter League Finals Day

Winter League Finals Day was played as a 9 hole matchplay knockout tournament between the top 16 teams in the “order of merit” of  best 8 stableford scores throughout the winter.

The winners were Danny Mulryan & Martin Redmond, who were victorious in the final against Gethin Evans & Chris Lees.

Tied 3rd place (losing semi finalists) were:-
– Ian Bowers & Nathan Burrows
– Ian Wyatt & Alex Mackenzie

[Full Finals Day results, plus the top 3 places each week throughout the winter, can be found under Members->Competitions->Winter League or by clicking here]

5th April 2025 – Winter Saturday Finale (Quad-am)

– 1st JACK MARSHALL, DAVE JOYCE, ALEX MACKENZIE 92pts 
– 2nd COLIN OSBORN, ANDREW CHADWICK, GEOFF GRIMSHAW, STU FLETCHER 90pts
– 3rd HUGH JONES, ROB HOLDEN, COLIN SKEEN, DAVE ROSE 89pts
– 4th DAVE HOTSON, SIMON WEBB, ANDY SHEPLEY 88pts

[Previous Winter Competition results (including 2s pools) can be found under Members->Competitions->Club Competitions or by clicking here].

38 seniors played today in this, the most popular of the Seniors competitions. Nigel Ardern presented the prizes as, unfortunately, his dad Cliff was unable to attend this year. (Full results and photographs can be found on the Seniors section of the website).

27th-28th July 2024 – Shaw Marsh Trophy

Many congratulations to Jake Unsworth who won this year’s Shaw Marsh Trophy after two excellent rounds. On Saturday Jake led Mark Brooks and Jez Unsworth by 4 shots with a 63. His 68 on Sunday meant he finished with 131, 7 shots ahead of Mark and Jez, in 2nd and 3rd place respectively on 138 after a card playoff. Matt Gibbons came 4th with a total of 139, beating Peter Coull (5th) on a card playoff. The best gross prize was also won by Jake Unsworth with a total of 143. The best over 24 handicap prize was won by Andy Russell with a total of 138.

Full details of the day 1, day 2 and overall prize winners can be found on the Men’s Section of this website.

27th July 2024 – Bramhall Trophy Playoff 

After a 3 way tie in the Bramhall Trophy last month, the playoff was held today. The final standings are:-
– Winner : ROB ELLIOTT;
– Runner Up : STEVE WORRALL;
– 3rd Place : MARTIN WILD.

26th July 2024 – Vets Cup

Congratulations to Mr President (Steve Ashworth) winner of the first of this year’s Seniors “board competitions”, the Vet’s Cup, with a nett score of 70.  Thirty one seniors took part and enjoyed a mostly dry, warm morning (apart from one brief shower!). The course was in very good condition and the greens were very fast!

Jeff Stewart was in 2nd place with 71, Neil Stafford in 3rd place with 74 and Brian Hattersley in 4th place with 75. Well done to all the prize winners!

26th July 2024 – Odd Sock Cup Day

All proceeds from Odd Sock Cup Day, in memory of Josh Webb, will go to New Mills Volunteer Centre. Prizewinners are as follows:-

1ST (£50 GIFT VOUCHER EACH)
89 points : Tony Jennison, Paul Bowers, Richard Blackwell, Richard Hilton;

2ND (PUMA CAP & TOWEL)
86 points : Ian Wyatt, Andy Bowers, Callum Clarke, Neil Hyde;

3RD (DOZEN CALLAWAY SUPERSOFT BALLS)
85 points : Jez Unsworth, John Samme, Stu Heard, Stu Dowell;

4TH (GOLF SOCKS)
84 points : Andy Russell, Matt Gibbons, Bill Duke, Simon Turner;

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH (DOZEN TAYLORMADE DISTANCE) : Harrison Webb;

NEAREST THE PIN 16TH (DOZEN TAYLORMADE DISTANCE) : Kev Drinkwater.

21st July 2024 – Sam’s Golf Day

1^st (£150 EACH – Vouchers) : 52pts – Keane Hyde, Jack Marshall, Adam Stott, Jacob Bagshaw

2^nd (Puma Avant golf shoes) :  53.8pts – Josh Bannister, Tom Morgan, Kieran Sharp, Sam Caldwell

3^rd (Personalised polo shirts) : 54.5pts – Andy Bowers Ian Wyatt, Joel Wood, Chris Wood

4^th (Dozen TaylorMade Tour response golf balls) : 55.5pts – Callum Clarke, Dan Thomas, Stacey Wild, Kieran Lugsden

5^th (Cap and Glove bundle) : 56pts – Jack Hulse, Tom Tidall, Mike Quickenden, Jim Bond

6^th (Callaway Supersoft golf balls) : 56.6pts – Darryl Hall, John Brogden, Richard Preston, Chris Ashton

A full rundown of the day’s winners including the nearest the pins, longest drive and the raffle can be found under Members->Competitions->Club Competitions or by clicking here.

20th July 2024 – Hole in One for Simon Webb!

Many congratulations to Simon Webb, who scored his first hole in one on the 15th hole in today’s Medal No.4. There was a family celebration, as Simon and his brother Andrew were playing in the same group!! (Photograph can be found on the Seniors section of the website).

17th July 2024 – Ladies Lockwood Trophy

Many congratulations to Jo Coull who won the Ladies Lockwood Trophy (Stableford) with 36pts. In 2nd place was Alison Wright with 34pts and Jane Howard was in 3rd place with 33pts.

14th July 2024 – Mr Captain’s Day to Ladies

Congratulations to Jane Howard who won the Mr Captain’s Day to Ladies 18 hole Stableford with a score of 36pts. In 2nd place was Alison Wright with 33pts and Liz Milne was in 3rd place with 32pts.  Jane Gee won the 9 hole Stableford with 13pts.

13th July 2024 – Mr Captain’s Day

Many congratulations to 13 year old Joel Wood, winner of the 2024 Mr Captain’s Day Prize with an excellent score of 42pts off 16 handicap. In 2nd place was Ian Brown with 41pts, beating Dan Thomas (3rd) on a card playoff. Other prize winners were 4th  place Dez Walker with 39pts and 5th place Jack Marshall with 38pts. Jack Marshall also won the best gross prize. Ash Womack won the best over 24 handicap prize with 38pts. Nearest the pin prizes were won by Rob Westbrook (8th hole) and Phil Urmston (16th hole).

Well done to Joel and to all the prize winners.

7th July 2024 – Ladies Open

On the 7th of July 2024 the Ladies‘ section at New Mills Golf Club held yet another very successful Open Day. The event, as usual, was very well supported with ladies from a number of golf clubs from Cheshire, Lancashire and of course, Derbyshire. In total 24 teams of four participated. Unfortunately, the day was quite grey and overcast and by the 9.00 start, the rain appeared. The first few groups of Ladies started the game in what could be described as quite wet and challenging conditions. However, by 10:30 the rain had moved on and the vast majority played under slightly grey and cool conditions which did not stop them enjoying themselves. In particular they enjoyed the warm welcome in the halfway house with pots of tea and a variety of cakes being served.

The winning team achieved a magnificent score of 93 points. This team was made up of three Ladies from Glossop and one Lady from Ashton; the second prize which also achieved an excellent score of 88 were a team of 3 Ladies from Westwood and one Lady from Stafford. It is great to see so many golfers from different clubs rising to the challenge of New Mills Golf Club.

The success of the day was due to the many helpers that made themselves available, those in reception, those at the halfway house and of course, those ball spotting. The course was in lovely condition with visitors expressing their appreciation of the course.

The staff who worked in the clubhouse responded to the large number of Ladies by supplying them with bacon butties and later with meals once they had completed their rounds of golf. Also once again we were very pleased to welcome the clothing company which fetched a wonderful selection of clothes.

7th July 2024 – Hole in One For Paul Holland in Taskers Victory!

Well done to the New Mills Taskers A Team on a fabulous away victory at Birley Wood, qualifying for the quarter-final of the Taskers Plate (which will be vs Rotherham at home). Congratulations to Paul Holland who got his second ever hole in one in this match!

6th July 2024 – Anderton Bowl

Many congratulations to Dave Joyce, winner of the Anderton Bowl with a score of 5up. This is the only Gents “major” that is played as a “bogey” competition. In 2nd place was Stu Bradley with 4up and in 3rd place was Paul Bowers with 3up.  In 4th place was Jon Nuttall with 2up, beating Ryan Monk (5th) on a card playoff. Jack Marshall won the best gross prize with “level” and Colin Skeen won the best over 24 handicap prize with 1down.

Well done to Dave and to all the other prize winners.

24th June 2024 – Hole in One for Graham Elliott!

Many congratulations to Graham Elliott, who scored a hole in one on the 4th hole in this morning’s Seniors rollup. It is Graham’s first hole in one, but he has been well prepared for this event for some time, as he was carrying a bottle of Bourbon whisky which was put on the clubhouse bar!! (Photograph can be found on the Seniors section of the website).

Seniors Trip to Shaw Hill : 19th-20th June 2024

Fourteen Senior members visited Shaw Hill Golf Club near Chorley this week, an annual event on this challenging course. They were particularly fortunate with the weather this year and the players enjoyed two days golf in good summer conditions.

Winners on Wednesday with 69 points and a better back 9 were Neil Stafford, Alan Goodall using borrowed clubs (and a stick of celery!!) and Stan Spencer. Winners on Thursday with 74 points were Pat Walker, Dave Rose, and Clive Garside.

The trip was enjoyed by all and plans are in place to return again next year. (Photographs can be found on the Seniors section of the website).

19th June 2024 – Ladies Dowell Cup

Many congratulations to Alison Rudder who won the Ladies Dowell Cup (Medal) with a score of 66. In 2nd place was Jackie Piper with 73 and Maureen Harrison was in 3rd place with 75.

16th June 2024 – Lady President’s Day

New Mills Lady President, Christine Currie, hosted her day to Ladies  on Sunday 16th June 2024. The weather was kind & there were even spells of sunshine! The Pimms & nibbles at  the half way house were appreciated by all.

The 18 hole Stableford “board” competition was won by Kath Lindsay who scored 37 points. Second was Liz Milne with 32 points. The 9 hole Stableford was won by Judith Johnson & nearest the pin on the 4th by Marie-Anne McGibbon.

Kath thanked Lady President for her day & generosity and Lady President thanked Kirsty for the tasty food & all her help.

(Photographs can be found on the Ladies  section of the website).

15th June 2024 – Bramhall Trophy

There was a 3-way tie for the Bramhall Trophy , with Martin Wild, Rob Elliott and Steve Worrall all scoring 41pts. As this is a “major” competition, there will be an 18 hole playoff at a later date to decide the winner.

In 4th place was Elliot Brownsword with 38pts and Nigel Garside was 5th with 37pts.  Wayne Travers won the best over 24 handicap prize with 35pts, beating Pete Christian on a card playoff. Jack Marshall won the best gross prize.

10th June 2024 – Easter Egg Competition

32 members of the Ladies and Seniors sections took part in this year’s Easter Egg competition, which was rescheduled from April due to the wet course conditions. The weather was more like Easter than summer, but was (mostly) dry!

Played as a Texas Scramble over 13 holes, the winners with 41.2 were Lady President (Chris Currie), Gill Downes, Kevin Smith and Peter Coull. Runners up with 41.7 were Kate Bromilow, Marianne McGibbon, Nigel Thorpe and Keith Wright.

Further information and photographs can be found on the Ladies and Seniors sections of the website.

9th June 2024 – Mr President’s Day to Ladies

Congratulations to Gill Downes who won the Mr President’s Day to Ladies 18 hole Stableford with a score of 33pts. In 2nd place was Liz Milne with 30pts and Jane Howard was in 3rd place with 26pts.  Marion Harrison won the 9 hole Stableford with 11pts.

8th June 2024 – Mr President’s Day to Gents

Congratulations to Chris Lees who won the Mr President’s Day to Gents Stableford with a score of 37pts, beating Callum Clarke, who also scored 37pts and additionally won the best gross prize. Other prize winners were 3rd place Sean Moore, 4th place Aran Brooks and 5th place James Ignotus, all with 36pts.  Rob Westbrook won the best over 24 handicap prize with 34pts.

1st June 2024 – Hibbert Cup

Many congratulations to Martin Wild, winner of the first 2024 Men’s “major” with a score of 67. In 2nd place was Gary Hopkins, also with 67. Other prize winners were 3rd place Mick Goddard with 68 and 4th place Oliver Wong, also with 68. Jack Marshall won the best gross prize with 70 and Stu Fletcher won the best over 24 handicap prize with 70.

Well done to Martin and to all the prize winners.