OGC News

Another great OGC social event, this time the B Team’s annual dinner with over 70 Members & Guest from local clubs. B Team Captain, Jim Wilcox’s final role of the year was to thank his team member’s for their support and handed to Alec Betts an award of a decent bottle of red wine and OGC balls for having the best results over the season.

Jim now hands over to new B Team Captain, Martyn Parfect, who will organise next year’s event.

After dinner speaker, Josh Daniels, thoroughly entertained and finished the evening in style.

OGC’s Juniors have excelled themselves this month in both team and individual competitions

In the Olton Boys’ Open in July with a nett score of 58 Armaan Basra qualified for the Finals of the Justin Rose Daily Telegraph Tournament at Walton Heath GC. In recognition the 6 best nett scores in the country played 2 rounds of golf over 2 days followed by a presentation ceremony with Justin Rose. Pictured with Armaan is Justin with Armaan wearing Justin's Gold Medal from the Rio Olympic Games.

Over a much-shortened season we played Central Warwickshire League Matches coming 2^nd out of the 8 clubs entered.

Pictured Left to Right: Will Raybone, Armaan Basra, Aoife Cannon, Ottillie Dixon, Jack PLaydon & Molly Moffatt

On Sunday 10^th Oct, Olton's Juniors, played in the Warwickshire Junior Champion Club competition at Ladbroke Park. Olton's  team for the day was Molly Moffatt, Will Raybone, and Jack Playdon. The best 2 Stableford scores to count. Molly had the best individual score with 38 points, Will 34 and Jack 31 to win by 12 points from the nearest club. The winning club Olton Golf Club, will represent Warwickshire in the England Champion Golf final in 2022 over 2 days

Sam Easterbrook has continued his fantastic form this year winning the Scottish boys Championship and playing for Warwickshire. He has just been rewarded with a place in the England Squad for 2022

Olton Golf Club are always keen to recruit new Juniors from the age of six and above from not only our current membership but from non members too. With assistant professionals, Rob Killarney & Connor Thomas, two excellent & dedicated coaches of Juniors Olton Golf Club can offer free coaching as part of the membership package. For further enquiries contact the office on 0121 704 1936

Thirteen years old Armaan Basra from Olton had two brilliant rounds of 79, 80 gross, 58 and 59 nett, to win the best nett trophy with 117 total and with one of the top six scores in the country from his first round of Nett 58  qualified for ta presentation with Justin Rose at Walton Heath.

Well done Armann.

Further details can be found by clicking this link

Another great turnout for Olton Golf Club’s prestigious Open competition with prize money of over £2000. The course was in great condition with OGC’s greens up to their usual excellent standard.

Cup Results (Nett)

1st                         Thomas Price                                                 70           72           142

2nd                       Adam Cook                                                     74           70           144

3rd                        Ryan Walters                                                  72           74           146       

4th                        Michael Pell                                                    72           74           146       

Bowl Results (Gross)

1st                         Adam Norman                                               69           72           141

2nd                       Michael Pell                                                    70           72           142

3rd                        Sam Easterbrook                                           72           71           143       

4th                        Nick Brooker                                                   74           70           144

Full results are viewable on the Opens web page

Our grateful thanks to all who took part.

Andy Watkinson
Honorary Match Secretary

Pictured: Thomas Price (Cup) & Adam Norman (Bowl) along with Olton’s Club Captain Peter Dixon

4 ladies from Olton Golf Club entered the WVLGA Singles Championship this year which took place at Leamington and County Golf Club.  The event had been due to take place in June but had to be rescheduled from its original venue of Copt Heath Golf Club due to freak storms rendering the course unplayable on the day.  44 ladies from a mixture of clubs in Warwickshire competed for the trophies and the course presented a stern challenge for all the golfers, but the ladies of Olton performed well achieving the following results:

WVLGA Championship – Overall Gross Trophy          WVLGA Championship – Overall Nett Trophy

5^th Glenda Loram                                                          2^nd Glenda Loram
8^th Hilary Dixon                                                             6^th Wendy McIntyre

9^th Elizabeth Smith                                                       12^th Elizabeth Smith
13^th Wendy McIntyre                                                    24^th Hilary Dixon  

Huge congratulations go to Glenda Loram for winning the WVLGA Championship Division One Trophy, with a Nett 72 score, 3 shots ahead of the second place lady.  Glenda has recently joined the ladies of OGC so it is lovely to see her doing so well in a Warwickshire Vets event.   

Elizabeth Smith
Ladies Section