BROCTON HALL GOLF CLUB

Three off the Tee - 6 May 2025 Newsletter

Hello there

Please be aware that there have been recent reports of break-ins at golf club car parks in the area. Do not leave valuables visible and remain vigilant - report any suspicious activity.

A reminder that vehicles are parked at BHGC at the owner's own risk. The club accepts no responsibility for damage to vehicles or their contents.

When practising in the Walled Gardens, chipping towards parked cars is strictly prohibited. Even a light chip can cause unexpected damage..

We popped over Munich this last weekend with a group pf friends and caught a TSV 1860 Munich match. The passion for their local team was incredible - even trailing 3–1, the fans were 100% behind them!

From Munich to Texas (no, we stayed in Munich), Scottie Scheffler narrowly missed breaking a PGA Tour scoring record this weekend but still took home $1.8 million after winning The CJ Cup Byron Nelson with a final score of -31.

Congratulations to Ollie Sayfritz, Adam Rai Jnr, Niall Yates, Oliver Smith, and Jack Marshall for being selected for the U14 County Pathway Programme!

A special well done to Mia Gregory on winning the Girls County Schools Championship on May 4th at Newcastle-under-Lyme GC. Great effort also from Jack Harris, Dylan Brierley, and Alfie Wilby in the boys' event. Our Junior Section continues to shine. Well done all!

Member Photos

Neil Lehane was keeping an eye on the stunning light and colours last week and Helen Tasker caught these beauties out for a morning walk (main photo). Not quite in a row - I know that feeling 🙂

Competitions

Thursday - All member midweek Stableford.  

• Division 1 (up to 14 playing handicap)  1st Steve Hirst with 38 points
• Division 2 (15 to 20 playing handicap)  1st Julian Gibbon with 36 points
• Division 3 (21 and above playing handicap)  1st David Thurgarland with 39 points

Sunday - Mixed 2Ball Scramble 

• 1st  Lady Captain Jenny Bell & David Nisbet with a fantastic nett 61 
• 2nd Hannah Golding & Craig Nesbitt with nett 62 winning  
• 3rd Harriet Painter & Alan Birch with nett 64 winning 

Players in the Mixed 2Ball Scramble were encouraged to wear red, white and blue for the 80th VE celebrations this week.

The next mixed will be Sunday 15th June and will be a Betterball Stableford (any 2 scores to count). 

Clubhouse

Quiz Night is back this Thursday at Brocton Golf Club—book your food now and sign up in the foyer! Join us for trivia, top-notch fish & chips, and support for Katharine House Hospice!

There are still tables available - please help our Captain's in raising much needed funds for this worthy charity. 

Pitch, Putt & Prosecco - We had such a fantastic time last year, and it's time to do it all over again – an afternoon filled with new friends, a little golf, and plenty of laughs over prosecco.

Why not share the the joy of golf with your wife, partner, sister, or friend? Invite them to join our Pitch, Putt & Prosecco afternoon for a laid-back, enjoyable experience! It's the perfect chance to for them to try golf, meet new people, and enjoy a glass of prosecco together.

Jazz Night with Ben Holder - Get ready for an incredible evening of jazz and swing! Join us for a night of timeless tunes and toe-tapping rhythms featuring the music of legends like Benny Goodman, George Gershwin, Errol Garner and more. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or just love great live music, this is a night you won’t want to miss!

Pre show meal choices - 

• Confit 5 spiced duck leg, Chinese style vegetable noodles and a plum sauce : £12.00
•  Mushroom stroganoff and basmati rice : £9.95

Bookings - What's On

A tease of our new Summer menu being released this week. Does a steak, fried red onion and blue cheese on rustic, toasted sour dough or Chicken tikka naan bread waken the taste buds? Or the idea of a Smoked salmon and avocado salad on a gorgeous summer afternoon?

Notices

All of us at Brocton Hall wish our many members and staff with a birthday this week a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday to David Horsnall, Katie Bland, Peter Bright, Mrs S Sly, Andy Fellows, Paul Hanlon. Tim Shuttelworth, Roger Flint, Peter Thompson, Stephen Pick, Stephen Freer, Alan White, Ruaan Joe, Marcus Smith and James Mason.

Wishing you a day filled with happiness and a year filled with joy.

Pro Shop

Two of Nev's favourite Motocaddy trolleys are the compact M1 and the incredible M5 GPS. So, if you purchase either through the Pro Shop, they will throw in free accessories worth up to £140!

Hole in One

Did you know? Some unusual facts about Seve Ballesteros

• He never used a golf ball marked with the number ‘3’. He was worried that doing so would result in him three-putting.
• In the 1995 Ryder Cup, Seve persuaded the European captain Bernard Gallacher to let the team wear blue instead of green clothes on the final day. He had adopted blue as his lucky colour for the last day of a competition ever since he wore it to win the 1976 Dutch Open.
• For more than 20 years, Seve slept with a pistol under his bed on the off-chance that his home was broken in to by intruders.
• During his career, Seve won more than ninety times around the world. Every time he did, the church bells in his home town of Pedreña were rung in celebration.
• His boyhood hero was Gary Player. He first met him in 1972 when he caddied in a celebrity pro-am to commemorate the opening of the La Manga Club. “His personality had a huge impact on me,” he said. “The first things about Gary that drew my attention were his powers of concentration and strength of will. We called him Manitas de Plata (‘Little Hands of Silver’, after the gypsy guitarist from La Camargue) because he had a magic tough and a fantastic rhythm. He really knew how to get himself out of a bunker!”

Happy golfing everyone,

Karen