Wales Golf update Monday 9th August 2021

Wales moves into Alert Level 0

Wales moved to alert level zero at 6 am on 7 August, following the latest review of the coronavirus regulations in Wales.

At alert level zero:

• There will be no legal limits on the number of people who can meet, including in private homes, public places or at events

• Face coverings will not be a legal requirement in hospitality settings where food and drink is served, but will continue to be required in most indoor public places such as professional shops, locker rooms, public transport.

• 7 August (from 00.01am), adults who are fully vaccinated and children and young people under 18, will no longer need to isolate if they are identified as close contacts of someone who has coronavirus.

• Everyone must continue to isolate for 10 days if they have Covid-19 symptoms or if they have a positive test result.

• The changing rooms are now fully operational including showers.

• Please continue to wash and sanitise hands; sanitiser is available in various areas of the golf club.

Wales Golf update Friday 16th July

An update to Wales Golf and Golf Industry Guidelines

Following the First Minister's announcement on 14th July 2021, Wales will be moving fully into Alert Level 1 COVID-19 restrictions and will also take its first steps into Alert Level Zero from Saturday 17th July. We, therefore, are now in a position to ease the Wales Golf guidance for clubs in Wales.

Please note, clubs MUST conduct a thorough risk assessment when implementing any changes (see below), and should consult with their health & safety advisor and insurance provider when making any changes.

The following changes will be made from Saturday 17th July:

• Scoring in Stroke Play (Rule 3.3b) – the provisions of Rule 3.3b apply where the player’s score is kept on his or her scorecard by a marker. Certification of the scorecard by the marker and by the player should occur, as per the guidelines of Rule 3.3b(2).

• Flagsticks – There will no longer be a requirement to leave the flagstick in the hole at all times.

• Hole, and Definition of Holed – Coronavirus related changes to the definition of a hole and when the ball is holed are now removed.

• Rakes – Preferred lies in bunkers will no longer be permissible, and bunkers should no longer be made ground under repair, so it is recommended that rakes are returned to the course.

• On-Course Furnishings – Course furnishings such as ball washers, benches, bins etc. can be in use on the course.

• Social Distancing – The regulations will no longer give particular prominence to 2-metre physical distancing outdoors.

Shared use of buggies
The current advice from Welsh Government and Public Health Wales is that the regulations will no longer give particular prominence to 2-metre physical distancing (outdoors only) at Alert Level Zero.

If club’s wish to allow shared buggy use, a risk assessment process will need to take place. Mitigating circumstances could include a Perspex screen, and/or driver and passenger remaining in the same place throughout the round of golf. All buggies should be thoroughly sanitised before and after each use.

Seniors Open - Wednesday 7th July 2021

An excellent entry for the 2021 Seniors Open; 116 players took part with the format of stableford, 95% handicap allowance playing from yellow tees.

SENIORS OPEN 2021 RESULTS

A huge thank you to the 90 + visitors that entered, your support was very much appreciated. Prize winners from visiting clubs will receive vouchers in the post.

Senior Men's Pairs Open - Monday 7th June 2021

The Senior Men’s 4 ball better ball Open took place on Monday 7th June 2021. Weather conditions were lovely which enabled scoring to be very good.

49 pairs entered the open event, with clubs represented such as Pennard, Hale, Brecon, Ludlow, Worcester G&CC, Neath, Wernddu to name but a few.

The golf course was in superb condition with the greens rolling very smooth and at a good pace.

SENIOR MEN’S PAIRS OPEN - RESULTS

Spring Open Weekend - May 2021

The Spring Open Weekend took place over the weekend of 29th - 31st May 2021; the golf course was in fantastic condition, the weather conditions were superb, all of which made for an excellent weekend’s golf. 100 plus players per day took part with the competition formats being Saturday - 4 ball better ball (men and ladies), Sunday - Team of four Texas Scramble, Monday - Team of three stableford.

Please click on the links below for the competition results each day.

SPRING OPEN - SATURDAY RESULTS

SPRING OPEN - SUNDAY RESULTS

SPRING OPEN - MONDAY RESULTS

John Jones Trophy winners - Lee Bligh & Graham Yates

S&S Golf Trophy winners - Sherrie Edwards & Hayley Price

Gerry Kershaw Trophy winners - Christian Davies, Tom Mills, Tom Price & Jon Samuel

Wales Golf update - Monday 17th May 2021

From Monday 17th May, Wales will move into an alert level 2.

This means that from Monday, 

• Indoor hospitality can re-open – 6 people from up to 6 households (not including children under 11) can meet indoors. Full Hospitality guidance can be found here.

• Up to 30 people can take part in organised indoor activities and up to 50 people in organised outdoor activities. This includes wedding receptions and wakes.

• Changing Rooms are not currently listed as businesses and services which need to be closed. However, advice is, where possible, the use of changing rooms should be avoided.

Sayce Cup (Men's Open) - Sunday 9th May 2021

50 years to the day since Mr Bob Hardwick (Past President, Past Captain) won the Sayce Cup on the then 9 hole Builth Wells Golf Club, John Parker took the honours in 2021, winning the Sayce Cup with an excellent score of 73 - 9 = 64; runner up was Chris Burton with a score of 79 - 15 = 64. The best gross score of the day went to Aaron Evans with a superb 68 (+2).

A special thank you to Builth Wells Garages Limited who very generously sponsored the open event and displayed a vast array of the cars available from their garage in Builth Wells.

Allan Stather (Club Captain) presenting John Parker with the Sayce Cup

Sayce Cup Results 2021:

Net:

Overall Winner John Parker 73 - 9 = 64

Runner up Chris Burton 79 - 15 = 64

3rd place Kevin Pritchard 84 - 19 = 65

4th place Antony Bridgeman 81 - 16 = 65

5th place Paul Greenway 80 - 14 = 66

6th place Trevor Price 80 - 14 = 66

Visitor net: Wayne Evans (Peterstone Lakes) 76 - 10 = 66

Gross:

1st Aaron Evans 68

2nd Chris Offa 73

3rd Tom Davies 74

4th Tom Mills 75

Visitor Gross: Colin Haywood (Rolls of Monmouth) 76

Nearest the pin 5th hole: John Parker

Nearest the Pin 15th hole: Paul Hurley (Rolls of Monmouth)

2’s sweep: 3 x Titleist Pro V1 golf balls per two

Three and Four ball play to resume

From Saturday 24th April three and four-ball golf can return across Wales. This comes two days earlier than previously scheduled as regulations change to allow any 6 people to meet outdoors.

It has been confirmed that outdoor hospitality will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26th April.

On Friday 23rd April, the first minister will announce a further easing of lockdown measures.