Race To Aldeburgh Final
Suffolk Matchplay Finals Day
Ben Sayers
Simon Goldsmith
James Sadler
Sandwiched between days of downpours was a glorious day of sun which we managed to catch for the Suffolk matchplay finals at Bungay and Waveney Valley Golf Club.
We had fine weather, a great venue and some exciting match ups. In the morning semi-finals, the Juniors went out first with...
Felixstowe Ferry Are Crowned Champions In Stenson Shield
Saturday 14th September saw the final of the Stenson Shield on a fine, sunny day on a magnificent track at Ipswich Golf club that looked absolutely stunning.
The morning foursomes saw a strong Felixstowe Ferry performance taking a lead of 3 - 1 at lunch.
Ben Sayers and Mark Fosker...
Suffolk Open 2024
Jimmy Price and Sam Forgan
Bury St Edmunds set a beautiful scene for the 2024 Suffolk Open where the county’s best amateurs, PGA professionals and now ‘non’ PGA Professionals came to compete for the Faraday Cup.
The shotgun start would make weather conditions fair for all players and mean in the case of a play...
Anglian League Final Match
Sunday 1st September saw the final league fixtures of the season for our mens teams. The out of form first team had a tough challenge against Leicestershire who were all but mathematically champions. Leicestershire second team travelled the Diss to face our ‘2’s’ and here it was us fighting for honours despite needing...
Stenson Finalists Are Felixstowe Ferry And Woodbridge
Saturday saw the last 4 scratch teams lock horns in the Stenson Shield with Felixstowe Ferry (pictured left) facing off against Adleburgh at Woodbridge. Felixstowe Ferry always appearred to have this match under control and ran out comfortable 7.5 to 4.5 winners as the numerous County players involved tried...
THORPENESS WIN THE TOLLY COBBOLD CUP
The 2024 Tolly Cobbold Cup final was played at Rookery Park Golf Club between Fynn Valley and Thorpeness. Both sides played some impressive golf in the morning with Thorpeness having a 2 hole advantage. The afternoon round saw Thorpeness pull away to a convincing 15 hole win.
The Suffolk Golf Union...
Bungay Are Back In The Winners Enclosure
Pictured right are the jubilant Bungay and Waveney Valley team after a comprehensive 29 hole Hambro Cup victory over the disappointed Bury St Edmunds team that finished runners up in this their centenary year.
Diss Golf Club was the ideal venue for the occasion with the recent hot and dry...
UP AND DOWN AGAIN FOR THE MEN
Suffolk Second Team
Anglian league fixture number four saw a challenge from Northamptonshire. The first team were home at Hintlesham Golf Club whilst the seconds went to Northamptonshire County Golf Club with a chance still to win the league.
For the first team it was a tricky morning. A point for...
NICHOLLS WINS THE WALTON HEATH TROPHY
Suffolk Golf Union were delighted to hear that Dan Nicholls, who recently finished runner up in our amateur championship, had maintained his good form in completing a win in the presitigious Walton Heath Trophy. Dan finished with a score of 284 (-4) after rounds of : 69. 71, 73, 71...
STENSON SHIELD REACHES SEMI FINAL STAGE
Pictured right is the winning Ipswich Team in 2023 with the Stenson Shield presented by Martin Youngs.
This year there will be another name on the shield as Ipswich bowed out at Haverhill. The quarter finals, score wise, were largely one sided with comfortable wins for Rushmere, Woodbridge, Felixstowe Ferry and...
HAMBRO AND TOLLY FINALISTS
The Hambro cup semi final, played at Rushmere GC between Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe Ferry ended in a comfortable win for Bury St Edmunds by 19 holes. Meanwhile Bungay & Waveney Valley and Rushmere were playing out a thriller at Thorpeness. At lunch time Rushmere held sway with a 3...
Mens Team
The Men’s Team compete in the Anglian League – an annual scratch league competition, with a 1st team and and 2nd team league, which involves Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.
EASTERN INTERCOUNTIES FOURSOMES (SEACROFT)
They also compete in the Eastern Intercounties Foursomes – a scratch foursomes event played in matchplay triangle match format over a single weekend in May.
ENGLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (SIX-MAN)
The England County Championship is the pinnacle of county golf. Suffolk compete in the South East region. The tournament comprises of regional qualifiers with the winners of each qualifying group competeing in the County Championships final in September.
COACHING SQUAD
The following players have been selected in the Suffolk Men’s Coaching Squad for the 2023 season. Players from this squad will be selected to represent the county in the Anglian League, Eastern Intercounties Foursomes and the England County Championships.
ANGLIAN LEAGUE
Mens Squad
NAME | CLUB | HANDICAP (AT START OF ’23 SEASON) |
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Gregor Tait | Aldeburgh | +5.9 |
Tyler Weaver | Bury St. Edmunds | +4.4 |
Max Weaver | Bury St. Edmunds | +3.0 |
George Fricker | Woodbridge | +2.9 |
Teddy Hall | Bury St. Edmunds | +2.5 |
Jack Cardy | Hintlesham Hall | +2.5 |
Russell Oakey | Bury St. Edmunds | +2.1 |
Craig Nurse | Bury St. Edmunds | +2.1 |
Kristian Day | Hintlesham Hall | +2.0 |
Reuben Harvey | Southwold | +1.8 |
Declan Condon | Woodbridge | +1.8 |
Dan Smailes | Bury St. Edmunds | +1.8 |
Ben Sayers | Felixstowe Ferry | +1.6 |
Alfie Halil | Flempton | +1.6 |
Rhodrey Harston | Felixstowe Ferry | +1.5 |
Chris Bartrum | Diss | +1.5 |
Ben Coleman | Bury St. Edmunds | +1.5 |
Marc Dyzinski | Ipswich | +1.3 |
Conor Talbot | Hintlesham | +1.2 |
Ben Aves | Bury St. Edmunds | +1.0 |
Harry Brinded | Aldeburgh | +1.0 |
Will Wright | Aldeburgh | +0.9 |
Adam Golding | Ipswich | +0.6 |
Jimmy Price | Felixstowe Ferry | +0.4 |
Chris Vince | Haverhill | +0.2 |
Alex Mair | Aldeburgh | 0.4 |
Ian Brown | Ipswich | 0.6 |
Ivan Fryer | Aldeburgh Artisans | 0.8 |
James Tyler | Ipswich | 1.5 |
Sid Neenan | Aldeburgh | 1.6 |
Josh Driver | Diss | 1.7 |
Dan Hedges | Ipswich | 2.4 |