Established 1900, a beautiful course in the heart of the Chilterns
We had a reasonable field of 34 ‘fit’ players, but with an unfortunate Ed Perrott having to withdraw, more or less at the last minute, having tripped and twisted his ankle the night before. The Course was presented in really excellent condition, very well prepared and defined by Stuart and Alex but with some ‘fair …
In a close-run final the Mid Week league was won by Chesham 1879 Tennis Club. Last year’s beaten finalists triumphed 51-50 over EH Smith who were strong thhroughout the competition. Team captain Jayne McCarthy collected the £500 winners cheque and praised her squad of 10 players. There were some excellent scores on finals night and …
Nigel Ford recorded rounds of 75 and 81 (gross) to win both the Scratch Cup and the Club Cup! Nigel had predictably fierce competition from the two ‘Ricks’ (Lewis & Rankin) in the Scratch event, which also saw terrific performances by John Holland and Les Kimber. But Nigel finished two shots clear of Richard Lewis …
Chesham & Ley Hill Golf Club were victorious in their round 2 Hillman cup match last Sunday. Ley Hill made full use of their home advantage with a comprehensive 5-2 victory against Haddon Hill. At the top of the order Ian Burrows [team captain] produced another dogged performance to dispatch Pip Wilkinson 2&1. The match …
Ley Hill through to round 3 of the Hillman plate Read More »
Ley Hill were unfortunate to draw last years runners-up West Berkshire in the preliminary round of the Hillman Cup. We were also drawn away, and on an extremely windy Saturday in March we made the 90 minute journey to the hosts course near Newbury. We were also hampered by the absence of captain Ian Burrows …
In previous winters the monthly medals have been dominated by the higher handicapper’s who have excelled on the temporary greens and shortened course. This winter has been different; following the instalation of greens drainage in 2018 we have not used a temporary green all winter, and the course has played much harder. The January and …