Staffordshire Golfer

Please click on the picture below to read our brand new e-magazine.

Staffordshire Boys Open - 22nd July 2022

The draw sheet may be found here

Richard Mansell - 150th Open 

Richard Mansell with 3 of the U14 team (Ethan, Teddy, & Louis) at St.Andrews practice today.   All proudly sporting their county shirts and being inspired by a past county junior captain!

Press Release 29th June 2022

Read the Press Release regarding Gareth Shaw our new County SEcretary.

Membership Scheme at Barlaston GC - 4th July 2022

To see the results go to the Membership Scheme page on the website

Staffordshire 1st and 2nd Team Results July 2022

Results for the two league matches played on the 3rd July may be found on the 1st/2nd Team pages of the website.

Staffordshire Club Golfer Qualifying at Trentham Park GC - 21st June 2022

Click here to go to the Club Championship page

Staffordshire Club Golfer Qualifying at Walsall GC - 13th June 2022

Click here to go to the Club Campionship page

Staffordshire 1st and 2nd Team Results June 2022

Results for the two league matches played on the 12th June 2022 can be found on the 1st/2nd Team pages.

Staffs Amateur Championship at Oxley Park Golf Club - 11th June 2022

Click here to see the results

Staffordshire Club Golfer Qualifying at Whittington Heath GC - 9th June 2022

Click here to go to the Club Campionship page

Membership Scheme

The tee times for the spring competition are now on the website.
Click here for the start times

Staffordshire Under 16 Boys v Staffordshire Girls at Trentham Park GC 17th April 2022

Staffordshire Boys achieved a narrow success over Staffordshire Girls by 4 1/2 points tp 3 1/2.

Click here for the scorecard

Under 12 and Under 14 Championships

Click here for the results

Staffordshire Schools

Click here for the results

U14 Pathway Coaching Trial Day at Ledene Golf Centre 14th May 2022

Click here for full details

Men v North Wales

Staffordshire opened their 2022 season with a 8 - 7 win over North Wales, at Newcastle-under-Lyme Golf Club on Sunday, 3rd April. For report click here .

County Secretary

Our County Secretary of eight years, Malcolm Eustace, is leaving the Staffordshire Union of Golf Clubs to take up a new position with the Warwickshire Union of Golf Clubs.

I am sure everyone will join the Board in wishing him well when he takes up his new position on 14th June 2022.

Mens Team at Drayton Park Golf Club

For a full report please go to the 1st and 2nd Team section of the website. The report is under 1st Team results

SUGC February 2022 Newsletter (The 100th edition)

Click here to read

SUGC January 2022 Newsletter

Click here to read

Taskers Trophy

Staffordshire receive annual funding from the Interclub Taskers Trophy that many Staffordshire golf clubs play in.

SUGC wish all Staffordshire golfers and their golf clubs a very Merry Christmas and  happy New Year, may 2022 be a good one for all you golfers.

SUGC County Champions Presentation Evening 12th November at Ingestre Park GC

To see pictures of all the winners click on this link

To see a review of 2021 click on this link

SUGC and England Golf 2021/2022 (1st November 2021 to 31st October 2022) Affiliation fees

The affiliation fees that every male member of an affiliated Staffs golf club has to pay via their golf club have been held for the third year in a row, they are as follows SUGC £8.00 (U18 Don't pay SUGC affiliation fees) and England Golf £9.50.

Click here to read more about affiliation fees

Click here to find out why male golf club members pay affiliation fees

Staffs Club Golfer Final at Beau Desert GC 14th September 2021

Congratulations to Paul Snape (South Staffs GC) division 1 winner scoring 38 points and Richard Allport (Oxley Park GC) division 2 winner also scoring 38 points. Played at the excellent Beau Desert GC under very trying conditions of fog and rain the players enjoyed the challenge of the course. A big thank you must go to Beau Desert GC for hosting the event.

Click here for division 1 results

Click here for division 2 results

England Golf Champion of Champions Tournament at Woodhall Spa GC 11th/12th Septenber 2021

Staffordshire were represented by Harrison Foxall (Leek GC) Ollie Read (Whittington Heath GC) and Bob Aston (Greenway Hall GC) in this event competeting against all the other English counties champions in their respective age groups.                      Bob finished tied 4th (73+77) in the Seniors                                                                                                                                    Ollie finished tied 10th (75+72) in the Men's                                                                                                                              Harrison finished tied 24th (80+83) in the Boys

A big thank you to Staffs President Michael Entecott and wife Christine, Seniors Chairman Mark Ashton and wife Beverely and all the other family related supporters for their support of the players over the two days of competition.

Pictured below Bob, Ollie and Harrison

Staffs Fourball Championship (Beddows Trophy) at Bloxwich GC 2nd September 2021.

Congratulations to Jak Turner & Spencer Worley (Bloxwich GC) on winning the 2021 Staffs Fourball Championship, played at the excellent Bloxwich GC. Their winning score of gross 63  -8 to the par of the course was enough to beat second place team Trentham GC (Simon Farmer & Richard Marks) by 4 strokes. Jak & Spencer also won the nett with a score of 65. Jak was part of the Bloxwich GC team that won this event the last time it was played in 2019.

Jak & Spencer pictured with the SUGC President Michael Entecott.

Click here for gross results

Click here for nett results

Staffs Boys Matchplay Championship- Finals at Stone GC 20th August 2021.

Congratulations to Charlie Rimmer (Beau Desert GC) winner of the 2021 Staffs Boys Matchplay Championship, beating Tom Davies (Walsall GC) 6&5 in the final played at the excellent Stone GC. Charlie was the defending champion, having won this championship the last time it was played in 2019. In the play off for 3rd/4th places, Harrison Foxall (Leek GC) beat Ronnie Groves (Enville GC) 3&2.

Pictured below L-R Harrison Foxall, Tom Davies, Charlie Rimmer, Ronnie Groves. SUGC President Michael Entecott presented the prizes.

Staffs Boys Championships including U16/U14/U12 Championships at Brocton Hall GC 6th August 2021

Congratulations to the all the winners of the following Staffs Boys Championships (U18/U16/U14/U12) played at Brocton Hall GC on the 6th August 2021:

Gross

Main Championship  Harrison Foxall (Leek GC) 151 (74,77
U16 Alex Dommett-Pelaez (Beau Desert GC) 156 (80.76)
U14 Oscar Jones (Walsall GC) 79
U12 Alfie Turner (Trentham GC) 77

Nett

Main Championship  Louis Cholerton (Uttoxeter GC) 139 (71,68)
U16 Alfie Poole (Beau Desert GC) 150 (80,70)
U14 Adil Aslam (Great Barr GC) 66
U12 Albert Lees (Stone GC) 67

Results based on players being awarded the higher value prize.

A great day at Brocton Hall GC who should be congratulated for the excellent condition of their golf course and for the support from the members, thank you.

Pictured below L-R Harrison Foxall (who also won the recent Staffs Boys Open Championship as well), Alex Dommett-Peleaz, Albert Lees, Alfie Turner and SUGC President Michael Entecott.

Click here for main Championship/U16 gross results

Click here for main Championship/U16 nett results

Click here for U14 Championship gross results

Click here for U14 Championship nett results

Click here for U12 Championship gross results

Click here for U12 Championship nett results

Staffs Boys Open Championship at Druids Heath GC 23rd July 2021

Congratulations to Harrison Foxall (Leek GC) gross winner of the 2021 Staffs Boys Open Championship, played at the excellent Druids Heath GC with a gross 36 hole score of 150 (76,74), which included a run of four consecutive birdies from the 2nd hole on his second round, with Aarian Matharu (Walsall GC) second on 154 (74,80).

Congratulations also go to Alex Dommett-Pelaez (Beau Desert GC) for winning the 36 nett prize with a nett score of 150 (74,76). 

Pictured below are Michael Entecott (SUGC President), Harrison Foxall (With the winners trophy), Alex Dommett-Pelaez and Ivan Taylor (Druids Heath GC President).

Thanks must go to Druids Heath GC for providing a challenging golf course that was in magnificent condition.

Click here for gross results

Click here for nett results

SUGC Policy is that boys can only win one prize, whichever is the highest value.

Geoff Marks Trophy  at Calderfields GC, 20th July 2021

Congratulations to Dave Mellor, Uttoxeter Golf Club who retained the Geoff Marks Trophy with a Stableford score of 38 points.The Membership Scheme would like to thank Calderfields for hosting the competition.

Staffs Amateur Championship at South Staffs GC 17th July 2021

Congratulations to the 2021 Champion (The James Beattie Salver) Ollie Read (Whittington Heath GC), winning after a three man play-off. Commiserations to Greg Peters (Ingestre Park GC) and Richard Hunt (Drayton Park GC) on a superb effort. The winning score was 143 -1 to par. 

Ollie Read also was the Staffs Youth Champion as well.

Congratulations must also go to 14 year old Ronnie Groves (Enville GC) winner of the Legge Trophy (36 hole nett). A fantastic achievement some such a young golfer with a great future ahead of him. His winning score was 140 (gross 152). 

Final, congratulations go to South Staffs 'A' team for winning the Scarf Shield, the team championship. The team of Tom Hewitt, Chris Crane and John Mackie beat Great Barr GC by one stroke after all three players in the team 36 hole gross scores were added up.

SUGC would like to thank South Staffs GC for a wonderful day, the club did the county proud.

Pictured below L-R Frank Wilson (South Staffs GC President), Ollie Read and  Michael Entecott (SUGC President) 

Pictured below Frank Wilson, Ronnie Groves and Michael Entecott.

Click here for gross results

Click here for nett results

Team result

1st South Staffs 'A' GC (Tom Hewitt-148, John Mackie-152, Chris Crane-159) 459

2nd Great Barr GC (Warren Dempster-148, Ellis Muckley-151, Matt Sheldon-161) 460

3rd Beau Desert 'B' GC (Oliver Rimmer-145, Charlie Rimmer-153, Dave Foley-163) 461

Staffordshire U 16's v Warwickshire at Stratford Park 4th July 2021

A good win in our first match of the season Staffordshire 10 Warwickshire 5. Promising new players.

Click here to see the full results

Staffordshire Under 14 v Warwickshire at Calderfields GC, 3rd July 2021

A good win by the youngsters of the County, coming out winners 4.5 to 0.5

Click here to see the full results

Staffs Club Golfer Qualifier 2 played at Sandwell Park GC 24th June

Division 1 qualifiers: Alan Kyte, Paul Snape, Dave Jenkins, Robert Werhun, Vic Dainty, Ashley Colbourne

Division 2 qualifiers: Philip Foster, James Bednall, Richard Allport, Malcolm Bishop, Andrew Staton, Ian Thompson

Staffs Club Golfer Qualifier 2 played at Drayton Park GC 15th June

Division 1 results

Qualifiers: Martin Payne, Charlie Pegg, Christopher Dawson, Andrew Dathan, Mike Hughes

Division 2 results

Qualifiers: Mark Homer, Paul Holloway, David McCarthy, Graham Tolley, David Oulsnam, Peter Slowikowski

Staffs Club Golfer Qualifier 1 played at Barlaston GC 9th June

Division 1 results

Qualifiers: Peter Hall, Chan Virk, Martin Wallbanks, Russell Newcomb-Ferreday, Simon Collins, Seth Staton.

Division 2 results

Qualifiers: Peter Ward, Steve Clewlow, Martin Dunn, Kevin Weston, Philip Heath, Mark Kirk.

England Golf Staffs Junior Club Championship played at Ingestre Park GC

Click here for the individual results

Team winners-Beau Desert GC 103 points

Individual winner-Charlie Lewis (Great Barr GC) 41 points

Staffs Favourite 18 holes.

As voted for by Staffordshire golfers.

The results are in, the votes have been counted and verified.

Thank you to all the Staffs golfers who voted.

SUGC Membership Scheme

All entry forms for the Membership Scheme are now available on the website.

Click here to go to the Membership Scheme page

Dear Member,
Christmas 2020 - Message from the SUGC President
This year, 2020, has been a difficult one for all of us including our friends and families. As we get closer to Christmas, we begin to reflect on the year past and begin to look forward to a new year.
Many in our community have lost family members as a result of COVID-19, and LOSING the facility of playing the game for much of this year suddenly seems less important. Keeping safe and protected has been the aim for all of us, and now we have real hope as vaccines are rolled out in 2021 that some type of normality may return in the near future.
However, in the meantime the Staffordshire Union has continued to work hard even though less golf has been played, and I have listed some of the more important activities below.
We have invested almost £10,000 of affiliation fees to: -
· Assist clubs in the training of club welfare and junior organisers in order to help golf clubs gain the       mandatory England Golf Safe Golf accreditation.
· Purchase Zoom licences for golf club annual general meetings, conferences and committee meetings.
· SUGC gave a financial contribution towards the purchase of slope rating boards for golf clubs that requested it, following the introduction of the new WORLD handicap system.
We organised a conference in February to enable golf clubs to engage and network with many golf-related suppliers and organised handicap workshops for secretaries and managers to attend.
In 2020 we moved to provide the county card free of charge for all affiliated members and provided a new mobile app for ease of access.
We also agreed that all under eighteen male junior members would not pay any SUGC affiliation fees in the future.
We focused on our communication targets by keeping affiliated members up to date with recent developments and news. This included supporting clubs that applied for the R&A Covid-19 funding, circulating England Golf communications and commencing a new programme of podcasts about the role of the county and the latest news.
Course rating has taken up a huge amount of county time and we are indebted to Roger Howarth and his team for all they have managed to do in a relatively short period of time. We finally concluded the course rating for every affiliated Staffs golf club and have now started work on providing provisional course ratings for additional sets of tees that many golf clubs have requested.
As you can see, the Staffordshire Union continues to move forward, and all our volunteers give of their time free of charge to ensure that we can all continue to enjoy this wonderful game.
On behalf of the Board of the SUGC may I take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a happy and safe Christmas.
Mike Entecott
SUGC President

SUGC awarded the England Golf SafeGolf accreditation

Click here to read the press release

Birdie Business interviews County Secretary Malcolm Eustace on his role, why golfers pay affiliation fees, WHS and more.

Copy and paste the attached link to listen to the very interesting and informative podcast with Jason White.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/birdiebusiness/Malcolm_Eustace_Golf.mp3

SUGC first podcast on WHS

If you want to listen and learn about "What a club golfer needs to know about WHS?" then have a listen to the first ever SUGC Podcast on the Staffs Facebook page. The website address is:

https://www.facebook.com/staffsgolfclubs/

Scroll down to the podcast, click and listen.

CONGU Guidance on Qualifying Scores

Read the full statement pertaining to competitive golf here .

Statement from England Golf

3 and 4 balls allowed from the 1st June. Read the full statement here.

England Golf official statement

The UK Government has today provided clarification on outdoor recreation and rules on social distancing in England. Click here to read.

Golf Clubs to open from Wednesday 13th May for single players or players from the same household.

Read the statement here

Latest Newsletter from England Golf

Click here for the latest statement from England Golf

Keep The Faith

The latest newsletter from the EGU. Click here to read Jeremy Tomlinson's letter.

Play Safe, Stay Safe

A letter from EGU CEO, Jeremy Tomlinson. Click here to read his letter to golf clubs and members.

Results of the England Golf Club survey on engaging with Independent Golfers 24th April

Click here to read the report.

Statement on behalf of the Board of SUGC from the President, Michael Entecott 3rd April

Running competitions during Coronavirus 

To read click here

County App.

For instructions on how to download the new free of charge County App click here

Staffs Seniors Matchplay Championship 2019

Congratulations to Andy Guy (Westwood GC) and Bob Aston (Trentham Park GC) on winning through to contest the final of this year's County Seniors Matchplay on the usual home and away basis. After the first round at Westwood GC Bob was 1 Up, but in his first final Andy came through at Trentham Park GC to win by 3 & 2.

Andy is pictured above with the Squire Trophy.

Staffordshire Men's Matchplay Championship 2019.

Congratulations to Mark Gayes (Westwood GC) the 2019 Staffs Men's Matchplay Champion. The final played over 36 holes, saw 2019 Staffs Amateur Champion Jake McGoldrick (Enville GC) take a lead of 6 up at his home course. The return leg at Westwood GC saw Mark stage a magnificent comeback, standing 4 down with 4 holes to play he proceeded to birdie each of those holes to force a playoff, which he won on the 1st hole with a par 4. Mark pictured below receiving his winning salver from County Secretary Malcolm Eustace.

Membership Scheme - 19th September 2019, Great Barr Golf Club

In the warm September sunshine, the Membership Scheme enjoyed a golf course in excellent condition. The course provided a good test of golf for everyone. My thanks go to everyone at Great Barr Golf Club for making the day a success. Congratulations go to C Moses and  A Wingrove, both from Penn GC,  who won the autumn competition with an excellent score of 44 Stableford points.

Click here for the result

Club Golfer Final - 17th September 2019 at Brocton Hall GC

Congratulations to Alan Kyte (Uttoxeter GC) and Kevin Weston (Druids Heath GC) who won the Staffordshire Club Golfer Championships Division 1 and Division 2 Finals yesterday. Played at the excellent Brocton Hall GC, Alan won with a superb score of 42 points and Kevin wasn't far behind with 41. Thank you SUGC President-Elect Mike Entecott for agreeing to present the prizes and Brocton Hall GC for allowing the County to use their golf course and facilities.

Click here for division 1 results

Click here for division 2 results

Midland Golf Union - Seniors Autumn Championship                                                     17th September 2019 at Blankney GC

Congratulations to Staffs Seniors player Dave Westwood (Little Aston GC), whose score of 74 on this challenging layout saw him win the event by three shots from the field.

Dave is pictured with the Glen Macbryde Trophy, donated by Staffs Golf last year, in memory of our past Seniors Captain.

England Golf Champion of Champions, 15th September 2019 at Frilford Heath GC

Jake McGoldrick (Enville GC) tied for first place after 36 holes, scoring 72 & 68 (the latter being best of the day) for an excellent score of 4 under par. He was then beaten in the ensuing play-off, but comes away from this event as the Midland Champion.

Jake and caddy James Claridge

Staffs Seniors win Midland Leagues Play-off title, 9th September 2019

In our second appearance in the Midland Leagues Play-off, Staffs Seniors defeated Cambridgeshire Seniors 11½ v 6½ at Kirby Muxloe GC in Leicestershire, thereby winning the title we last held during Glen Macbryde's Captaincy in 2016.

Picture above is the team that put us in the record books once more, they are from left to right, Colin Heard (Stone GC),    Dave Westwood (Little Aston GC), Terry Bray (Sandwell Park GC), Mark Hateley (Little Aston GC), Duncan Stott (Trentham GC), Jim Chambers (Beau Desert GC), Mark Ashton - Captain (Ingestre Park GC), Paul Morris (Oxley Park GC), Colin Woolley - Vice Captain (South Staffs GC), Mike Baker (South Staffs GC), Derek Verey (Beau Desert GC), Andy Guy (Westwood GC).

Staffordshire U14 v Worcestershire U14, 8th September 2019 at Sedgley GC

Staffordshire lost narrowly to Worcestershire 3 - 2. Match score sheet and report is to be found under the Junior tab,- Under 14 results.

Staffordshire U16 v Derbyshire U16, 7th September 2019 at Brailsford GC

Staffordshire winning 9.5 to 5.5.  Match score sheet is to be found under the Junior tab,- U16 results.  2019 won 2 lost 2

Staffs Seniors win West Midland League title, 2nd September 2019

In our fourth and final West Midland League match of the season, Staffs Seniors defeated Worcestershire Seniors 14 v 4 at South Staffs GC and thereby won the title.

We now progress to the Play-Off v Cambridgeshire Seniors, at Kirby Muxloe GC on 9th September for the MIdland title.

Pictured above are the proud team, back row from left to right, Bob Aston (Trentham Park GC), Derek Verey (Beau Desert GC), Colin Woolley - Vice Captain (South Staffs GC), Jim Chambers (Beau Desert GC), Terry Bray (Sandwell Park GC), Duncan Stott (Trentham GC), Mike Baker (South Staffs GC), Andy Guy (Westwood GC), seated from left to right, Roger Humphreyson (South Staffs GC), Mark Ashton - Captain (Ingestre Park GC), Dave Westwood (Little Aston GC), Andy Martin (Leek GC). 

Other members of the squad who played in the previous three matches are, Guy Davis (Trentham GC), Colin Heard (Stone GC), Doug Heggie (Great Barr GC), Mark Pickford (Enville GC), Rob Parkes (Trentham GC).

Staffs Boys Open Championship 30th August 2019, at Ingestre Park GC

Congratulations to Zarak Curley (Leek GC) winner of the 2019 Staffs Boys Open Championship played at the excellent Ingestre Park GC. The course was playing tough, Zarak narrowly beat Spencer Worley of Bloxwich GC by one stroke after 36 holes.

Zarak pictured below receiving the winners trophy from SUGC Junior Chairman Roger Waite.

Click here for Gross Results

Staffordshire U14s win the Midland 10 Counties, 31st August 2019, Broughton Heath GC

The Staffordshire Under 14 boys win the Midland 10 Counties at Broughton Heath Golf Club.

The full results can be found on the junior section of the website, Under 14 results.

Congratulation to Staffs Junior Committee member Mike Tunnicliffe (Stone GC)

Mike has been given the honour of becoming a SUGC Life Vice-President, in recognition of 20 years service on the Junior Committee. He is pictured, on the right below, receiving his award from SUGC President Nick Weaver.

Staffs Boys Matchplay Championship, 23rd August 2019 at Stone GC

Congratulations to Charlie Rimmer (Beau Desert GC) who won the Staffs Boys Matchplay Championship beating Alfie White (Brocton Hall GC) 5&4 in the final. Charlie is pictured below receiving the winners trophy from Stone GC Captain Alan Roper and SUGC President Nick Weaver. The semi-finalists were Alex Dommett-Pelaez (Drayton Park GC) and Chris McCarthy (Trentham GC).

Congratulations to Spencer Worley (Bloxwich GC) winner of the 2019 Staffs U16 Boys Matchplay Championships, pictured below with his winners Salver.

Staffs Boys Strokeplay Championship, 9th August 2019 at Whittington Heath GC

Congratulations to Tom Alford (Branston G&CC) winner of the Staffordshire Boys Strokeplay Championship for the second year in a row. Tom narrowly beat James Galvin (Beau Desert GC) on countback after both players finished on 147 +5.

Charlie Rimmer (Beau Desert GC) won the U16 Championship and Oliver Gibbs (Branston G&CC) won the nett prize.

The winners pictured below with Staffs Junior Chairman Roger Waite.

Click here Gross Scores

Click here for Nett Scores

Staffordshire U16 Boys v Cheshire U16, 7th August 2019 at Onneley GC

Staffs U16's boys had and exciting match at Onneley GC. having tied the fouorsomes the singles went to the last match.

Cheshire winning 6.5 to 5.5.  Match score sheet is to be found under the Junior tab U16 results

Staffs Boys v Cheshire, 31st July 2019 at Crewe GC

Staffs played a mixed age group match against Cheshire at Crewe GC which resulted in a victory for Cheshire by 11.5 to 5.5. Match score is under the Junior tab U18 results.

Geoff Marks Trophy, 22nd July 2019 at Stone GC

Congratulations to Dave Mellor, Uttoxeter Golf Club who won the Geoff Marks Trophy with a Stableford score of 42 points. 2nd  Martin Dunn, Dartmouth Golf Club, 38 points and 3rd Kevin Russell, Druids Heath Golf Club with 36 points.

A big thank you to Stone Golf Club for hosting the event.

Click here for the full results

U14 Boys Four Counties Tournament, 18th & 19th July 2019 at Broughton Heath GC

Congratulations to the Staffs Boys U14 team who won the Four Counties Tournament beating, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire in this round-robin basis tournament. A full report and the results are on the Juniors section of the website.

Staffordshire 24 points 
Warwickshire 20 points 
Derbyshire 15 points 
Nottinghamshire 13 points.

Staffordshire U14 v Shropshire & Herefordshire U14, 13th July 2019 at Patshull Park GC 

The Staffordshire Under 14 won a closely fought match against Shropshire & Herefordshire Under 14 by 3.5 to 2.5 points. For full results go to Juniors - Under 14 Results.

Staffs Seniors Championship, 11th July 2019 at Trentham GC

County President-Elect Michael Entecott presents the Church Trophy to Roger Humphreyson (South Staffs GC).

See Seniors, Match & Championship for the prize winners.

Staffs 1st team v Shropshire & Herefordshire, 7th July 2019 at Market Drayton GC

Click here for Captains Report

Click here for Match scorecard

Staffs 2nd team v Shropshire & Herefordshire, 7th July 2019 at The Manor GC

Click here for Captains Report

Staffs 1st team v Warwickshire, 2nd June 2019 at Perton Park GC

Click here for Match scorecard

Click here for Captains Report

Staffordshire Fourball Championship (Beddows Trophy) 11th July 2019 at Great Barr GC

Congratulations to Jak Turner and Nathan Hirst (Bloxwich GC) winners of this years Championship with an excellent 67 gross, five under par. 

Congratulations also to the nett winners Steve Markham and Simon Chalk (Perton Park GC) with an excellent 61.

A big thank you to Great Barr GC for proving an excellent course and superb support on the day.

The winners pictured below with Staffordshire Golf Chairman Charlie Birchall.

Click here for Gross Results

Click here for Nett Results

Staffordshire U16s v Warwickshire U16s, 7th July 2019 at Penn GC

Staffs U16s lost to Warwickshire  6 matches to 9. The singles  were tied 5 matches each, but the result was lost in the morning foursomes Staffs unlucky to lose 4 - 1  as 2 Staffs matches lost 1 down.      For full scores go Juniors - Under 16 Results

Staffs Amateur Championship, 29th June 2019 at Newcastle GC

Congratulations to 2019 Champion Jake McGoldrick (Enville GC).

Pictured below with Newcastle GC President Ian Hopkins.

Click here for Gross results

Click here for Nett results

Membership Scheme - Ingestre Park Golf Club, 25th June 2019

Despite the heavy rain, the Membership Scheme enjoyed a golf course in fine condition. The course provided a good test of golf. My thanks go to everyone at Ingestre Park Golf Club for making the day a success. Congratulations go to Mark Ashton (Ingestre Park GC) and Mark Mellor (Newcastle GC) who won the summer competition with a very creditable 38 Stableford points.

Click here for the full results

Staffs 2nd Team v Warwickshire, 2nd June 2019 at Edgbaston GC

Staffs 6.5 Warwickshire 8.5

Click here for Captains Report

Congratulations to Mike Entecott (Oxley Park GC) the newly elected Staffordshire Union of Golf Clubs President-Elect.

Staffordshire U14 v Warwickshire U14, 19th May 2019 at Copsewood Grange GC

A disappointing result for the County Under 14s, going down to a 4 - 1 defeat. For full scores go Juniors - Under 14 Results

Membership Scheme, 15th May 2019 at Leek GC

A heartfelt thank you to Leek Golf Club for hosting the spring meeting of the Membership Scheme. The day was blessed with fine weather and a golf course that was extremely well presented, being in excellent condition. Congratulations go to A Carey and C Carey, both from Oxley Park GC, who won with a fine 39 Stableford points. 

Click here for the full results

Staffs 1st team v Derbyshire, 12th May 2019 at Chevin GC

A very close match with many matches being won or lost in the closing holes, unfortunately we were on the wrong side of a couple of the result meaning an 8-7 victory to Derbyshire. Trailing 3-2 from the morning foursomes we got off to the best possible start in the afternoon single winning 4 out of the first 5 matches. Unfortunately we could not keep this run going only picking up 2 halves from the next 5 matches. A Narrow defeat but some positives to take from it with Yassine Oakley playing in his first County 1st team match picking up 1 point from his 2 matches. We move on to the next match in June hungry for a win. A massive thank you to our new Golf Chairman Charlie Burchall for his support on the day it is always greatly appreciated by myself and the players.

Click here for Match Score Card

Staffs 2nd Team v Derbyshire, 12th May 2019 at Bloxwich GC

Click here for Captains report

Membership Scheme, 15th May 2019 at Leek GC

Tee times for the spring competition are now available on the Membership page of the website.

Click here to see the tee times

Staffordshire U14 v Derbyshire U14, 26th April 2019 at Uttoxeter GC

A closely contested match against Derbyshire which Staffordshire won 3 to 2. A big thank you to Uttoxeter GC and its members for hosting this fixture.

To see the full match report and match scores go to Juniors - Under 14 results.

Four Counties Tournament held on 17th/18th April 2019 at Drayton Park GC

2019 Four Counties Tournament played at the excellent Drayton Park GC on the 17th/18th April saw Staffordshire boys win the event for the third year in a row. A win against Worcestershire on day one followed by two draws against Warwickshire and Gloucestershire was good enough for the overall win.
A big thank you to Drayton Park GC who provided a good test of golf and went that extra mile to ensure the event ran very smoothly.
Thanks must also go to the Staffs supporters for giving up their time to support the boys.
Pictured below the winning team Tom Alford, Jenson Forrester, Tom Morton, Evvan Wooldridge, Alexei Glass, Yass Oakley, Captain Zarak Curley receiving the trophy from SUGC President Nick Weaver and Chris McCarthy.

Click here for scorecard

Staffs Men v North Wales, 14th April 2019 at Maesdu GC

Staffs men travelled to North Wales last Sunday to play a friendly against North Wales.

Match details from President-Elect Steve Wild.

Whilst being the same for everyone the cold strong wind did not suit many all of our inland golfers but, many showed an ability to overcome the conditions and produce good performances. Overall I wasn't to disappointed as the team was very depleted and started a man down . That in itself could have greatly changed the overall result. I have made notes to pass onto our missing two team Captains regarding players of note and future selections. We were extremely well looked after and I would be grateful if the County Secretary would pass on our thanks to the N . Wales  organisers .

1st Team v Leicestershire 7th April 2019 at Willesley Park GC

Click here for Captains Report

Click here for match Scorecard

Staffs Boys v Staffs Girls 7th April 2019 at Trentham GC

The annual match resulted in a win for the boys by 6.5 to 1.5, although the match was a lot closer than the results show as 5 of the matches went to the 18th hole.

Full results can be found at Junior section of the website, Under 16s results.

2nd Team v Leicestershire & Rutland 7th April 2019 at Westwood GC

Click here for Captains Report

Click here for match scorecard

Staffordshire U14 v Shropshire & Herefordshire U14, 6th October 2018 at Burslem GC

The full results can be found in the Junior section of the website, Under 14's results.Thank you to Burslem Golf Club for hosting this match and for making us very welcome.

Staffs Junior League Final, 22nd September 2018 at Uttoxeter GC

Congratulations to Sandwell Park GC who beat Walsall GC by 3.5 to 1.5 points in a closely fought final played at the very testing Uttoxeter GC. Sandwell Park GC will now represent Staffs in the England Golf Junior Club Championship in 2019. A big thank you to all the supporters, club officials and the catering staff at Uttoxeter GC for a great day. The finalists pictured below with County Secretary Malcolm Eustace.     

Staffs Club Golfer Championship Final 17th September at Newcastle under Lyme GC

Congratulations to Martin Wainwright (Perton Park GC) winner of division 1 with a score of 37 points and Roger Waite (Little Aston GC) winner of division 2 with a score of 36 points. A great day on the testing Newcastle under Lyme GC saw some excellent golf, which resulted in a close finish in both divisions. A big thank you to Newcastle under Lyme GC members and staff for an excellent day.

The Champions pictured below with County Secretary Malcolm Eustace.

Click here for Division 1 results

Click here for Division 2 results

Staffordshire U14 v Derbyshire U14 - Shirland Golf Club, 15th September 2018

The full results can be found in the Junior section of the website, Under 14's results

Beddows Trophy - Leek Golf Club, 12th September 2018

Congratulations to Ross Popescu and Jake Walley (Enville Golf Club) who shot a fine 72 to retain the Beddows Trophy. Andy Jones and Richard Knott (Beau Desert) were runners up with a round of 75. The nett competition was the reverse with Andy Jones and Richard Knott winning with a nett 71, half a shot from Ross Popescu and Jake Walley.

Thanks to Leek Golf Club for hosting this event.

Click here for Gross results

Click here for Nett results

Staffordshire U16 v Derbyshire U16 - The Manor GC - 8th September 2018

Staffs 5.5 Derbyshire 9.5. Disappointing to lose the last League match of the season. did not play well enough in the foursomes.  Full results can be found under Juniors- U 16's results

Staffordshire U14 v Worcestershire U14, Rose Hill GC - 9th September 2018

Staffordshire Under 14's overcame a very resilient Worcestershire Under 14 side to come out winning 3 games to 2. Full results can be found under Juniors - Under 14's results.

Membership Scheme - Walsall GC  6th September 2018

The Membership Scheme held their Autumn meeting at Walsall GC on the 6th September. Congratulations go tp Steve Gamble and Tom Keenan (Calderfields GC) who won the competition with a score of 47 Stableford points. Full results can be found on the Membership page.

Staffs Junior League Semi-Finals, 8th September 2018 at Wergs GC

Congatulations to Sandwell Park GC who beat Trentham Park GC 3.5-1.5 and Walsall GC who beat Branston G&CC 3-2 to claim their places in the Final at Uttoxeter GC on the 22nd September.

The teams pictured below with County Secretary Malcolm Eustace.

Midland 10 Counties - Broughton Heath GC, 1st September 2018

Full results may be found on Juniors Under 14 results

Staffordshire Boys Matchplay Finals, 24th August 2018 at Stone GC

Results,- Boys Matchplay 2018.pdf 

Congratulations to all boys involved and especially the winner of the 2018 Staffordshire Boys Matchplay. Zarak Curley from Leek GC who defeated Yassine Oakley 4 & 3 in the Final match. Many thanks to Stone GC.

1st Team results

1st Team vs Worcestershire

Scorecard

1st Team vs Shropshire & Herefordshire

Scorecard

1st Team vs Warwickshire

Scorecard

1st Team vs Derbyshire

Scorecard

1st Team vs Nottinghamshire

Scorecard

Staffs U16s v Cheshire U16s,- Shrigley Hall GC, 13th August

Staffordshire U16 Boys in an 8 boy team faced a very strong Cheshire side in the annual friendly match. losing 7.5 to 4.5.      Full results under Juniors,- U16 results              

Staffs U16s win the Tri-match v Worcestershire and Shropshire, Lilleshall GC 6th Aug

Excellent result for Staffordshire U16's beating Shropshire and Herfordshire 11.5 to 3.5 and Worcestershire 8.5 to 6.5 Staffordshire looking good to win the Midlands U16 League having won 3 matches with one to go.

Full results, under Juniors,- U16 Results

Worldwide Handicap System

Click here for FAQs on the proposed Worldwide handicap system that is due to be implimented on the 1st January 2020.

Staffs Juniors U18 v Leicestershire & Rutland, Ullesthorpe GC 3rd Aug 2018

A very close hard fought match, with Staffs boys recovering from a loss 2-3 in the foursomes, but winning the singles to tie the match at 7.5 - 7.5. Hospitality provided by Leicestershire at Ullesthorpe Golf Hotel was 1st class as usual.

Detailed scores under Juniors U18 Results.

Staffs U14 & U12 Boys Championship 31st July at The Chase GC

Congratulations to the 2018 Staffs U14 &U12 Boys Champions, Jenson Forrester (Walsall GC) 77 Gross and James Thompson (Walsall GC) 85 Gross. Pictured below with SUGC Junior Chairman Roger Waite.

Staffs Boys v Cheshire - Greenway Hall GC 30 July 2018

This mixed age group match was played at the revamped Greenway Hall GC, who made us feel very welcome in hosting their first Juniors match for a very long time. The boys all enjoyed this challenging course.

Match Result:  Staffs 5  Cheshire 13     Full results will be found under Juniors, Under 18 Results.

Geoff Marks Trophy - The Manor Golf Club  23rd July

C Perrin from Great Barr Golf Club led the field to win the Geoff Marks Trophy with a creditable 41 Stableford points. Runner up was M Zivkovic, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Golf Club with 40 points. Thanks go to The Manor Golf Club for hosting this event and as usual made the Membership Scheme very welcome.

The winner receiving the Geoff Marks Trophy from Barry Whitaker.

Full results can be found on the Membership page.

Under 14s Midland Counties - Broughton Heath GC 19th-20th July

Staffordshire Under 14's finished runners up to Warwickshire. Report and scores can be found in the Junior section of the website.

M.G.U. Youth Championships 11th-13th July at Stoke Rochford GC

Congratulations to Tom Beasley (The Chase GC) winner of the 2018 Midland Youth Championships played at Stoke Rochford GC with an excellent 72 hole score of 271. Tom is the first ever Staffs winner of this championship.

Congratulations to Matt Sheldon (Great Barr GC) winner of the Andrew Hare Salver also played at the Midland Youth Championships witha score of 69.

The Champions pictured below.

Staffordshire U16 Boys v Warwickshire - Stratford Park GC 8th July

Fantastic match. Staffs having lost the foursomes 4-1  went on to take 7 points out of the 10 available in the singles to win the match 8 -7.           Full results sheet under Juniors - U16 Results 

Staffordshire Boys v Derbyshire,  Mickleover GC 24th June 

Staffordshire 11.5 - Derbyshire 3.5,  Full results sheet under Juniors - U18 Results

2018 Staffs Men's Matchplay Championships 25th/26th June at Drayton Park GC

Congratulations to Tom Beasley (The Chase GC) winner of the 2018 Staffs Matchplay Championship, beating Jack Clemson (Penn GC) by 1up. At one stage Tom was 6up but, Jack fought back to lose on the 18th. The players pictured below with Drayton Park GC Captain Alan Street.
Thanks go to Drayton Park GC for a great couple of days. The course was superb.

England Schools Trials - The Shire London GC Hertfordshire 25th June

Congratulations to Matt Sheldon of Great Barr GC who has been selected to represent England Schools v Scotland Schools at Lancaster GC on the 10th of September.  Matt shot 78 + 75 = 153  CSS 74 am & 73 pm. Also representing the Midlands at the National Schools Championsips were Tom Alford, Branston GC 159, Ethan Evans, Brocton and Alexei Glass, Branston 164. Resuls ESGA Website

Membership Scheme - Trentham Golf Club 25th June

Congratulations to A Davis (Calderfields GC) and T Boot (Sandwell Park GC) on winning the Membership Scheme Summer competition at Trentham with an excellent score of 42 stableford points. A big thank you to Trentham Golf Club who made the us very welcome. 

Results are on the Membership Scheme page.

2018 Staffs Boys Championship at Barlaston GC 17th June

Click here for Gross results

Click here for Nett results

2018 Staffs Amateur Championship at Drayton Park GC 9th June

Congratulations to Ollie Read (Whittington Heath GC) the 2018 Staffs Amateur Champion with a score of 136 (68,68) -6 beating fellow Whittington Heath member Ryan Brooks by one shot 137 (68,69), third Chris Crane (South Staffs GC) (72,69), forth Mark Gayes (Westwood GC) (68,73), fifth Rob Maxfield (Wolstanton GC) (68,73), sixth Tom Hewitt (South Staffs GC) (73,69). 1st nett Chris Elton (Drayton Park GC (66,67), second Brad Hill (The Chase GC) (72,66). third Alexei Glass (Branston G&CC) (71,67). Scarf Shield winners South Staffs GC. The winner pictured below Drayton Park GC Captain Alan Street and SUGC President Nick Weaver. A big thanks to Drayton Park GC for a great day.

Click here for results

Staffordshire Schools - Midland County Finals - Kibworth GC 1st June

Staffordshire have three boys going to the English Schools County Finals in June. Alexi Glass, Tom Alford and Matt Sheldon finished in the top 10 at the Midland Schools Championships  and will represent the Midlands at the National Finals. Ethan Evans missed out by one shot for an automatic place but is first reserve. Congratulations to all the boys who took part.

Full results can be found here

2018 Staffs Boys Open Championship 31st May at Sandwell Park GC

Congratulations to Ellis Muckley (Great Barr GC) wiiner of the Staffs Boys Open Championship for the second year running. A close affair with runner-up Staffs U18 Captain James Wilkes (The Staffordshire GC) shooting the same score of 77, 74 losing on countback. A great day at the magnificent Sandwell Park GC, saw 32 players competing, with some excellent golf witnessed by the spectators. A big thank you to all the officials, parents and staff of Sandwell Park GC for another successful championship.

The winner Ellis Muckley pictured below with Sandwell Park GC Captain Angus MacKenzie and SUGC President Nick Weaver.

Click here for results

Membership Scheme Results Branston GC

The spring meeting of the Membership Scheme was won by G Sands and J Ballayntyne with 43 points. 

For the full results click here

Staffordshire Boys Under 14s v Warwickshire Boys Under 14s, Stone GC, 19th May

Staffordshire 2.5 - Warwickshire 2.5   Full result under Juniors  -  Under 14 Results

Staffordshire Boys V Shropshire & Herefordshire, Onneley GC 12 May

Staffordshire 9.5 - Shropshire and Herefordshire 5.5   Full results sheet under Juniors ,- U18 Results

Staffordshire Boys v N. Wales Boys,  Newcastle GC 29th April

Staffordshire 12.5 - N.Wales 5.5   Full results sheet @ Juniors,- Under 18 Results

Staffordshire 1st Team v Leicestershire and Rutland at Penn GC 8th April.

Captains Report

Our annual pre season friendly against Leicestershire and Rutland. We had a very warm welcome from Penn Golf Club. The course was in good condition considering the terrible weather in the weeks leading up to the game. Hopefully this game would get the season off to a positive start.

The Morning Foursomes.

Match 1 saw England international Jack Gaunt (Drayton Park) paired with the ever present Ryan Brooks (Whittington Heath). they got the first point on the board early on with a confortable 6&5 victory. Match 2 was Jake Walley (Enville) paired with Simon Higgins (The Chase) who were narrowly defeated in a close game 3&2.Pair 3 were the boys from Ingestre Louios Birchall and  Matt Downes who came through clinching their match on the 17 with a 2&1 victory. We put the anchor men out in the 4th with Tom Hewitt (South Staffs) paired with Rich Hunt (Drayton park) , who battled until the last to earn Staffordshire another half a point. Myself (Chris Crane South Staffs ) were the last group out paired with club team mate James Murphy (South Staffs) how unfortunately lost on the 16th 3&2.  So this left the spoils even at 2.5-2.5 going in to the afternoon Singles.

The Afternoon Singles.

Our number 1 lead the team from the front and put us ahead again with a comfortable 4&3 victory. Ryan was taken all the way to the last and came out with a half point still advantage Staffordshire. Another game went all the way to the last with Jake extending our lead with a 1up victory. The 18 saw more action in the 4th singles with Simon holding on to claim another half point for the team. Matt battled all the way to the end narrowly losing 1down, Louis was the next man out and yet another game was going down the last. he showed his determination and class holding his nerve to win his game on the last for a 1up victory. The next man to claim his point was Tom with an emphatic 6&5 victory to putting us 1 point from victory. Unfortunately we were made to wait with the next to games going the visitors way with both Rich and James loosing 2&1. I was out last and didn't know at the times but I managed to come through with the winning point claiming victory 3&2. All in all a great start to the season and nice to get off to a winning start all be it close in the end I congratulate all my players who held their nerve on the last hole to give us victory.

Finally, I would like to thank all those in attendance how came to support the team throughout the day, it is always greatly appreciated by myself and the Team.

Overall result - Staffordshire  8.5  Leicestershire and Rutland 6.5

Scorecard Click Here

Chris Crane  1st Team Captain

Boys Four Counties Tournament at Stourbridge GC 5th/6th April

Staffs boys retain the title beating Warwickshire, Worcestersire and Gloucestershire.

Match results

Click here Gloucestershire

Click here Worcestershire

Click here Warwickshire

2018 Men's Annual Golf Trial 24th March at Drayton Park GC

41 of Staffs finest amateurs played in this years trial at Drayton Park GC. Best score on the day went to Jake Walley (Enville GC) with 69 gross, pictured below left with Staffs 1st team Captain Chris Crane (South Staffs GC), closely followed by Tom Hewitt (South Staffs GC) and Ryan Brooks (Whittington Heath GC) pictured below right with 71 gross. Thanks go to Drayton Park GC for allowing us use of their golf course, which was in excellent condition and their hospitality.

Click here for scores

International success for Gian-Marco Petrozzi (Trentham GC)

Congratulations to Gian-Marco Petrozzi winning the NSW Australian Amateur Championship played at Royal Canberra GC. Gian part of the England Golf Men's Elite Squad capped a great week by holing a 45 foot eagle putt on the 37th hole for victory. Great for England, great for Staffordshire, but even greater for Gian who will move even further up the World Amateur golf rankings.

Well done Gian.

Congratulations to Gian-Marco Petrozzi (Trentham GC) and Jack Gaunt (Drayton Park GC) who have been named in the 2017/18 England Men's elite squad. A culmination of the dedication and hard work that both players have put in over many years now. Staffordshire are very proud.

England Golf County Finals 29th September to 1st October 2017 at Trevose GC

Staffs men finished 3rd in the County Finals. This prestegious event saw us play round robin over three days against Northumberland, Somerset and Hampshire. After the first day Staffs were leading thanks to a victory against Northumberland, however, a narrow defeat against Somerset on day two meant we had to beat Hampshire on day three. The players tried their best, but Hampshire proved to strong. A great experience for the players, officials and supporters, i'm sure we will comeback stronger for 2018.

Thanks must go to Martin Payne, Nick Weaver, Terry Leece, Andrew Dathan and the relatives of several of the players for their support over the three days, it's very much appreciated.

Thanks must also go to Captain Martin Crook, his right hand men in Brian Belcher, Chris Crane and James Murphy for the hours they put in supporting the team.

Finally congratulations to the members of the team L-R Ollie Read (Branston G&CC), Jack Gaunt (Drayton Park GC), Lewis Pearce (Walsall GC), Ryan Brooks (Whittington Heath GC), Jake Walley (Enville GC), Gian-Marco Petrozzi (Trentham GC), Martin Crook-Captain (Little Aston GC) and Tom Hewitt (South Staffs GC).

Click here for results

Junior Club Leagues Final South Staffs GC 23rd Sept 2017

A closely fought matchplay final between the 3 League winners resulted in a win for Trentham with 6.5 points, 2nd place Sandwell Park with 5.5 points and 3rd place Branston with 3 points. Thanks to South Staffs GC for hosting the event in glorious September sunshine on their fine test of golf. Details of results under Juniors,  - Junior Leagues.

Staffs Club Golfer Final 20th September at Newcastle Under Lyme GC

Staffs Club Golfer Final at Newcastle-under-Lyme Golf Club. Congratulations to the winners Mark Homer (Druids Heath GC), division 1 with 36 points & Graham Sandland (Drayton Park GC), winner of division 2 with 39 points. Thanks go to Newcastle-under-Lyme GC for allowing SUGC to use their magnificent golf course. The winners pictured below with County Secretary Malcolm Eustace.

Click here for Division 1 results

Click here for Division 2 results

England Golf Champion of Champions Championship 16th/17th August 2017 at Woodhall Spa GC

The Staffs Boys and Seniors Champions in their perspective event played at Woodhall Spa this weekend.The weather was not good, raining on and off all day on Saturday, so heavy at times that play was suspended for a period of time.
The Boys Championship was cut from 36 to 18 holes.
Ollie Read our boys champion played superbly well. Playing the Hotchkin course off the white tees about 6900 years, Ollie returned a fantastic score of gross 70 -3. He is a very talented golfer, his course management skills and excellent technique produced a round that included three birdies and fifteen pars. He could quite easily have made at least four more birdies, leaving putts on the edge of the hole. What was more impressive is the fact apart from his practice round on Friday Ollie had never played the course before. 
His 70 left him in a play-off for the title, which unfortunately he lost, but again he did not disgrace himself. He halved the first hole in birdies, parred the second for a half, birdied the third for a half, but unfortunately bunked his tee shot at the fourth extra hole and for those of you that know the course, you must avoid bunkers, he was unable to get a par which his opponent managed to do.
It was great to witness a potential star of the future who was wearing his Staffs kit at the event. (Ollie also finished second in the Midland Champion of Champions Championship the weekend before, he consistently performs very well, his handicap is now scratch).
Colin Woolley our seniors champion finished an excellent 11th in the Seniors event, scoring an excellent 78/78 against the par of 73 for the 36 holes. Colin had never played the course before (playing 6600 yards) apart from his practice round on Friday and considering he made a triple bogey 8 at the sixth hole of his first round to leave him at five over par, he showed his experience and quality to complete the last twelve holes in level par.

Staffordshire Under 14s v Worcestershire Under 14s

Staffordshire U14's 4.5  Worcestershire U14's 1.5 in singles only match. Full results to be found under Juniors - Under 14 Results. 

Membership Scheme - Bloxwich Results

Congratulations to J Latham and M Kirton on winning the Autumn Membership Scheme competition at Bloxwich on the 6th September, with 41 points. W Perry and M Jackson, were the runners up with 41 points.

See the full results here

First Team Match v Shropshire

A great end to the season with an away victory.

Now off to Trevose!

For match result Click Here

For Captains report Click Here

England Golf County Finals

Staffordshire boys at the 'England County Boys Golf finals' played at the Northamptonshire County Golf Club last week. Finished tied for 3rd place after a great week of golf played by this talented group of young players. A strong Yorkshire Boys side took this year's title.
Pictured L-R James Bailey, Ollie Read, Tom Beasley, Jack Smith (Captain), Charles Birchall (U18 Manager), Harry Fearn, James Wilkes and Alex Chapman.

Midland 10 Counties Under 14 Championship

Results for the Midland Golf Union 10 Counties Under 14 Championship can be found under Juniors - Under 14 Results.

Staffordshire Under 14s v Shropshire & Herfordshire Under 14s

Staffordshire U14's 3  Shropshire and Herefordshire U14's 3 in singles only match. Full results to be found under Juniors - Under 14 Results. 

Staffs Boys Matchplay Championship 25th August at Stone GC

Congratulations to Sam Astle (Oxley Park GC) winner of this years championship. Sam beat Zarak Curley (Leek GC) in the semi-final 3&2 and Seth Staton (Westwood GC) in the final 4&2. Seth beat Tom Morton (Drayton Park GC) in the other semi-final 5&4.

Pictured below with SUGC Junior Chairman Mike Tunnicliffe L-R Sam Astle, Seth Staton, Zarak Curley and Tom Morton.

Staffs U18 Boys League v Worcestershire, Barlaston GC 20 Aug

The Final U18 League match was drawn 7.5 - 7.5, a good fightback by the Staffs Boys after losing the morning Foursomes 1 - 4.

Congratulations to Worcestershire who are the West Midlands U18 champions for 2017.

Full results found in Juniors U18 Results

Home Internationals Announcement

It is with huge pride and delight taht Staffordshire have two players chosen to represent England in the home internationals to be held at Moortown, Yorkshire.

Gian Petrozzi (Trentham) and Jack Gaunt (Drayton) will play the round robin matches, against the other home unions, from Wednesday to Friday  16 - 18 August 2017. 

Please take a look at the England Gold Website, under the news section.

Both these players fully dererve their call ups, after stellar 2017 seasons, Gian winning the Welsh Open by nine shots, and Jack who was runner up in the Englash Amateur.

Many congratulations both, it has been an absolute honour to watch you progres this year.

A Night with the Legends

Last night the mens six squad had an inspirational evening with last men's team to win the English Couty Finals in 1974.

Team work, foursomes pairings, practice rounds and preparation was discussed over a lovely dinner at Walsall Golf Club. 

The team have taken a lot from the evening, and I would like to thank Keith Hodgkinson, Trevor Homer, Chris Poxon, Andrew Dathan, and Martin Payne for giving up their time and being willing to re-live so many storeis. Thank you!

Staffs Boys Open Championship 27th July at Oxley Park GC

Congratulations to Ellis Muckley (Great Barr GC) winner of this years Championship with an excellent 36 hole score of 145 (70/75) beating Tom Beasley (The Chase GC) by two strokes. Also congatulations to Ethan Evans (Brocton Hall GC) winner of the nett prize with a great 36 hole score of 131 (63/68).

A big thank you to Oxley Park GC who provided a great test of golf for the boys and looked after everyone exceptionally well.

The winners pictured below L-R Ellis Muckley, Ethan Evans with SUGC President Martin Payne.

Click here for gross results

Click here for nett results

Geoff Marks Trophy - Stone GC 24th July

Congrarulations to Dave Bowen of Great Barr in winning the Geoff Marks Trophy. 34 golfers played in the competition at a very well presented Stone golf course. As usual Stone were the perfect hosts. For the second year in a row a Great Barr GC member won the trophy. Dave won with 36 Stableford points. Dave is pictured with the County President Elect, Nick Weaver.

2017 Beddows Trophy at Ingestre Park GC

Congratulations to Ross Popescu and Jake Walley (Enville GC) convincing winners of the County Foursomes Championships played at Ingestre Park GC with an excellent score of 68 gross.

Click here for gross scores

Click here for nett scores

Pictured below with SUGC President-Elect Nick Weaver.

Staffs Men win the Midland 6 Qualifier played at Robin Hood GC on the 24th June.

A fantastic performance by Captain Martin Crook and the team to come from 6 strokes behind after 18 holes to win by 2 strokes. All six players 36 hole gross scores count, so they are under enormous pressure to not make any mistakes, and thankfully they rose to the occasion.

The team will now represent the Midland Counties in the County Finals at Trevose GC in September.

Further success was achived by Jack Gaunt (Drayton Park GC) winning the individual best score of the day 136 (68,68) -8 and Gian-Marco Petrozzi (Trentham GC) second on 139 (72,67) -5.

The successful team pictured L-R Lewis Pearce (Walsall GC), Tom Hewitt (South Staffs GC), Jake Walley (Enville GC), Captain Martin Crook (Little Aston GC), SUGC President Martin Payne, reserve Ollie Read (Branston GC), Gian-Marco Petrozzi (Trentham GC), Jack Gaunt (Drayton Park GC) and Ryan Brooks (Whittington Heath GC).

Staffs Matchplay Championship 12th/13th June played at Trentham GC

Congratulations to Simon Higgins (The Chase GC) winner of the 2017 Staffs Matchplay Championship beating Ross Popescu (Enville GC) in the final 7&5. Simon was 8 under par for thirteen holes in the final. Keith Hodgkinson from Trentham GC pictured below with the finalist and presenting the winners salver.

Strong Victory Against Notts

First Team Results now Available

Click Here                                                                                                                                            

Staffs Amateur Championship 3rd June at Trentham GC

Congratulations to Gian-Marco Petrozzi (Trentham GC) winner of this years Staffs Amateur with a gross total of 141 (67,74). Pictured below with SUGC President Martin Payne.

Click here for Gross results

Staffs Boys Championship 1st June at Sandwell Park GC

Congratulations to 2017 Staffs Boys Champion Ollie Read (Branston G&CC) 73,73. Pictured below left with SUGC President Martin Payne. Alfie White (The Chase GC) the Nett Champion with below right and Tom Alford (Branston G&CC) the U16 Champion below left.

Click here for GROSS results

Staffs U18 Boys Midland 6 Champions

Congratulations to the team. Now off to County Finals in August.

Staffordshire Dominate in Wales!

Staffordshire have dominated the Welsh Open Stroke Play, finishing in the first two positions. Gian Petrozzi (Trentham) dominated all week, winning the 72 hole world ranking tournament by 9 shots from Drayton Park's Jack Gaunt. Jack was five under par for the last two rounds that secured second place on his own.

This is Gian's First National Title and was thoroughly deserved, finishing on a total of 13 under par around the Vale Golf Club near Cardiff. 

We could not be more proud of you both!

Having our top players on form is great news, as the next few weeks are the busiest in the golfing calander.  Over the next month our players will be competing at the Scottish Amateur, Brabazon, St Andrews Links, the Amateur and, of course, the County Sixes. This could be our year!!

Fantastic Gentlemen!!!

Please see the results at 

http://www.golfunionwales.org/tee-times-live-scores#/competition/936423/result

Staffs Seniors Loader Trophy 15th May at Oxley Park GC

The great man himself John Loader pictured below.

SUGC President-Elect Nick Weaver and Seniors Captain Glen Macbryde pictured below with the winners Richard Green and Roger Humphreyson to the left and  Bob Barrett and Colin Woolley who finished third to the right.

On a miserable dank and dark day in May more than 100 senior golfers across the length and breadth of Staffordshire congregated at OXLEY PARK to do battle for the much coveted LOADER TROPHY , the first of this year’s county senior events.

The weather forecast was dire but mercifully no rain came and all combatants got round in the dry. OXLEY PARK was set up very fair and off the back tees it played its full length ;  the rough was not too punishing and the greens were firm but true.

The trophy was won by Roger Humphreyson and Richard Green of  South Staffs with a superb foursomes score of 75 , only 4 over par. In his valedictory speech Richard confessed that both he and Roger had been former members of Oxley and both had been club champions ; nevertheless both were to be congratulated for such an excellent score.

Close behind them were a ‘youthful ‘ pair of seniors from Walsall –Clive Harper and Mark Hateley –who finished only 1 point behind.

The best nett prize went to another Walsall pair of Keith Thorley and Richard  Lowe with a fine effort of 70 being 1 under . in fact 3 pairs were tied on the same score and places were determined by a countback.

One of the highlights of the round was a hole in one on the 14th by the venerable John Deakin of Sandwell pk ; whilst brushing the tears from his eyes as he paid for drinks in the clubhouse John admitted it that his last ace came nearly 40 years ago.

All competitors remarked on the excellent state of the course saying it was tough but fair and moreover what excellent condition that the management of Oxley park had presented to them.

Click here for prize winners

Staffs Boys v Shropshire & Herefordshire 14th May at Lilleshall GC

A close Boys league match against Shropshire & Herefordshire was played on Sunday 14th May at a good presented Lilleshall Golf Club. Staffordshire losing 8.5 to 6.5.

The morning Foursomes finished all square with 2 good wins from the pairings of Tom Beasley / Ellis Muckley and Sam Astle / Tom Alford.

The singles looked a very closed encounter all the way through the afternoon, under the glorious Shropshire sunshine, unfortunately we lost our two top key matches which left us relying too much on the back players. Tom Beasley going out at number three once again showed how well he has started the season winning 4&3 and 5&3 respectively.  There were also good wins for Tom Farrar, Matt Sheldon & Tom Alford.

Thanks go Mike Tunnicliffe, Jim & Mary Whitehouse and Michael Entecott for supporting the Boys during the day.

Click here for match scorecard

Staffs 1st team v Worcestershire 7th May at Wharton Park GC

6.5 to 8.5 to Worcestershire

Click here for Captains report

Click here for match scorecard

Staffs 2nd team v Worcestershire 7th May at South Staffs GC

A great start to the season with a win by 11-4

Click here for match scorecard

Membership Scheme 8th May at Aston Wood GC

Congratulations to S Dyer and B Dyer, both of Aldridge Artisans, who scored 43 points to win the Membership Scheme Spring Meeting at Aston Wood GC. 

For full results click here

Staffs Seniors v Cheshire 5th May at Wolstanton GC

A good win for the seniors by 11-7

Pictured below Kevin Beattie (Trentham GC) and Rupert Wills (Trentham Park GC) who were playing their first county seniors match. Seniors Captain Glen Macbryde is in the middle.

Staffs Men v North Wales 23rd April at Newcastle GC

A good win for the men beating North Wales by 10.5-4.5 points. Several new faces recording good victories.

Click here for match scorecard.

Geoff Marks O.B.E.

Geoff Marks, a past President of the English Golf Union and the first man to captain GB&I to Walker Cup victory on American soil, has died. He was 78.

Geoff, who was a member of Trentham Golf Club in Staffordshire for 60 years, was appointed OBE for services to golf in the Queen’s Birthday Honours of 2008.

His golfing career was peppered with highlights starting with early success as the Staffordshire boys’ champion of 1955. He played for England 65 times between 1963 and 1975, winning 45 times; and he played in two Walker Cups, before twice captaining the team.

In his first Walker Cup match, at Milwaukee in 1969, he won both his singles, including one against Lanny Wadkins. In 1971 at St Andrews he was on the losing end of an encounter against Tom Kite.

He was Walker Cup captain at Sunningdale in 1987 and followed up two years later by steering GB&I to an historic 12.5-11.5 victory at Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta. He was also the England captain from 1980-83.

After his playing career was over he became President of the English Golf Union in 1995 and also served on R&A committees – and shared responsibility for the pin positions at a number of Open championships.

Geoff Marks was an architect by profession and partner for Scriveners and designed the offices and other buildings when the English Golf Union moved to Woodhall Spa in 1995.

He was Staffordshire champion eight times and had been president of both his county and of his club, Trentham, where he had also been captain and a director.