On behalf of the committee and staff at Builth Wells Golf Club we would like to wish all our members and visitors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and prosperous New Year.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2025!
Past Captains Dinner, Saturday 9th November 2024
The Past Captains Dinner was held on Saturday 9th November; an enjoyable evening was had by all with good food, fine wine and good company!
Memorial Team of Three Open 2024
The final Open competition of 2024 was the Memorial Team of Three on Sunday 13th October. The format was 2 scores to count on all holes apart from 6, 13 & 18 where all 3 scores were to count.
33 teams of 3 entered the open which was an excellent entry for the time of year.
Please click on the link below for the full result sheet.
72 Club Draw - September
The September 2024 draw of the 72 Club took place on Monday 30th September and the lucky winners were as follows:
1ST gareth wheatman £100
2ND joanne cumberland £80
3RD margaret bradley £60
4TH ieuan williams £40
5TH edward morgan £20
OPEN WEEKEND 2024
Builth Wells Golf Club’s Open Weekend of 2024 began with the Cumberland Cup Team of Four competition; the format was politely described as a ‘shambles’ - all 4 drive (4 drives per player required), pick the best drive, players then play their own ball out with 2 scores to count, stableford, 85% handicap allowance.
40 teams (160 players) took part with players from clubs in Liverpool, Leicestershire, West Midlands and some as far a field as Dubai!!
Day 2 saw the four ball better ball stableford, 85% handicap being played; the ladies playing for the Manchester Trophy, the men playing for the Jim Downs Memorial Cup.
176 players took part, another excellent turn out from clubs all over the UK.
MANCHESTER TROPHY & JIM DOWNS MEMORIAL CUP RESULTS
Day 3 was the Hugh Vaughan Mixed Greensomes; 6 drives per player, 1/2 combined handicap, medal.
Prizes were awarded for both nett and gross competitions.
Senior Men's Open
106 players took part in the 2024 Seniors Open at Builth Wells Golf Club. With a golf course presented in excellent condition there was no excuse for poor scoring!
The overall winner with 42 points was Dave Eaton of Greenmeadow Golf Club, closely followed by Andrew Hood (Builth Wells) 40 points and John Booth (Bargoed) also 40 points.
72 CLUB DRAW JUNE 2024
The June 2024 draw of the 72 Club took place on Sunday 30th June and the lucky winners were as follows:
1ST Jenny jones £100
2ND mike & celia speake £80
3RD David saunders £60
4TH dee marshall £40
5TH COLIN DURNS £20
Senior Men's Pairs Open
The 2024 Senior Men’s Open Pairs took place on Monday 3rd June; the format was 4 B/B/B stableford, 85% handicap allowance off the yellow tee markers.
The top 5 scores were separated by just 1 point with the winning score of 42 points coming from visiting pair, Graham Harris & Beirion Hufton (Bargoed Golf Club) pipping home club pair, Graham Yates & Chris Tully on the back nine.