Results from Golf Days

Our results for the 2025/2026 season are as follows

(most recent event first):

Cliff Thompson Salver
Bull Bay Golf Club - 17th November 2025
18 hole stableford (95% handicap)

Write-up by Steve Lloyd
32 players arrived at Nefyn & District Golf Club on a chilly and bright day for the first day of the 2025 winter trip. A fantastic Welsh breakfast was enjoyed while the pairs were drawn for the fourball-betterballs, then it was on to the course to play the original 'point' holes first followed by the front nine of the Championship course. The point holes at Nefyn are a spectacular place to play golf, and those of us lucky enough to play there previously were thoroughly looking forward to doing so again. What a disappointment though, many of the original holes have been converted to par three's due to safety of the path running along the peninsula. We knew about this and that was acceptable, but the condition of the course, particularly the greens was disgusting. I've been playing golf for 40 odd years and never played a course in such a state. The tees hadn't been cut in a long time and the greens had been hollow tined but no top dressing brushed into them and it looked like they were dying. The state of the hole and pin on the 8th won't be mentioned!!

It was such a disappointment  to see those holes in that condition, especially as it was so so good last time we played there. I can sort of understand that without the summer visitors to play the point holes, there might not be money in the course maintenance pot to keep the holes maintained to a high standard, but it does look like the club have given up on those holes which is a huge shame.

The front nine of the championship course (our back nine) was in a good condition, although the greens were on the slow side, but was a very enjoyable knock on the cliff top holes.

The winning pair were Brian Mole and Andy Whittingham on 39 points winning £20 each and second went to Gordon Galloway and John Haley on 36 points taking £10 each. Nearest the pin winners were Pete Meaney (2nd), Brian Mole (3rd), Andy Whittingham (5th), Gordon Galloway (7th), Wayne Taylor (14th) and Phil Latham (18th). Nearest in two went to Kev Armitt and longest drive to Kev Morris.

After a quick pint at the club it was off to the Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon for drinks and a three course meal and a good evening was had. Captain Thorpe announced the winner of the 'gues the number of balls lost at Nefyn' sweep and the winner was Rob Hallworth who predicted 64, the closest to the actual number lost of of 74 (2.3 per person average).

Day two saw similar weather and after breakfast at the hotel it was off to Anglesey to Bull Bay Golf Club for the 18 hole stableford competing for the Cliff Thompson Salver. Unfortunately after a huge amount of rain the the days prior to our trip, buggies were banned so Captain Thorpe and Bobby Ho (who was struggling with illness) were unable to play, so there were just 30 people competing for the salver.

The course was wet in places but in a pretty decent condition for November and we were off forward tees which made the course much shorter.

Onto the prizes:

Gross 2s
Owen Strudwick (3rd)
Adam Thompson (10th)
Mark Johnson (12th)
Wayne Taylor (16th)

Nearest the pins
3rd hole : Steven Raji
5th hole  : Leigh Bullock
10th hole : Ian Ronson
12th hole : Adam Thompson
16th hole : Darren Penny
Nearest the pin in 2 (6th hole) : Anthony Jackson
Longest Drive (18th hole ) : Chris Dewes

Captains Par 3 Charity Challenge was not won on the 10th, so a rollover to Maxstoke Park in December. 

Onto the main prizes for the day
5th place : Kev Armitt with 34 points (10 shots)
4th place : Rob Hallworth with 34 points (scratch)
3rd place : Wayne Taylor with 35 points (7 shots)
2nd place : John Haley with 36 points (24 shots)
1st place : Ian Ronson with 38 points (14 shots)

Best of the Rest:
1 to 14 shot category : Chris Dewes with 34 points (4 shots)
15+ shot category : Alan Perkins with 33 points (15 shots)

Ian Ronson took the salver with a great score of 38 points and unfortunately for him, a hefty handciap cut but well played Ian.

 View full results and handicap adjustments from Bull Bay

Gross 2's Scored by the following

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