A full list of the 2017 Open Competition dates with entry forms are now available on the Open Events page.
Please contact Simon Edwards should you have any questions or queries with regards to any of the Open Competition's.
Memorial Team Open Competition
The Memorial Team Open Competition was played on Sunday 2nd October 2016. The competition is played in memory of those members that have sadly passed away.
Home club members led the way in the 2016 event; John Parker, Roy Samuel & Guy Walker shooting a winning score of 87 points.
Men's Section
1st John Parker, Roy Samuel, Guy Walker (Builth Wells) 87 points
2nd Carl Lloyd, Gareth Davies, Deian Powell (Builth Wells) 86 points
3rd A. Smith, J. Morris, M. Gardner (Cradoc) 84 points
4th Chris Offa, Tom Davies, Tom Mills (Builth Wells) 83 points
5th Peter Scott, Paul Parry, Steve Parry (Builth Wells) 82 points
Ladies section
1st Lisa Hughes, Hayley Price, Lindsay Jones (Builth Wells) 76 points
Open Weekend - Individual Stableford
The final day of the 2016 Builth Wells Golf Club Open Weekend saw the playing of the Heart of Wales Trophy, individual stableford, full handicap.
The 2016 winner was home Club member Don Harris with a fine score of 43 points. Don pipped local lady member Hayley Price on the back nine, Hayley also scoring a tremendous 43 points. Full results:
Heart of Wales Trophy winner - Don Harris (12) 43 points
Men's section
1st Roger Gant (11) Builth Wells 39 points
2nd Ciaran Price (28) Builth Wells 39 points
3rd Tom Price (15) Builth Wells 38 points
4th Rhys Davies (19) Builth Wells 38 points
5th Jon Samuel (6) Builth Wells 38 points
6th John Parker (8) Builth Wells 38 points
Ladies section
1st Hayley Price (18) Builth Wells 43 points
2nd Tina Kinsey (20) Hurlston Hall 34 points
3rd Enid Evans (22) Builth Wells 33 points
Nearest the Pin 5th Hole - Men - Mike Randall (Atherstone)
Nearest the Pin 5th Hole - Ladies - Chris Hughes (Builth Wells)
Ladies: Par 70; SSS 70; CSS 71 (Members & Visitors)
Men: Par 66; SSS 66; CSS 65 (Members); 69 (Visitors)
From left: Roger Gant, Chris Offa (Club Captain), Don Harris, Sherrie Edwards (Lady Captain), Hayley Price
Open Weekend - Mixed Greensomes
Day 3 of 4 in the 2016 Builth Wells Golf Club Open Weekend saw the playing of the Hugh Vaughan Mixed Greensomes Medal. 68 pairs participated representing 34 different golf clubs from across the UK. Winning the trophy for the 2nd time were Tony Hill (Cocksmoor Woods) & Christine Henderson (Kings Norton) with a net score of 64.5. The winners of the gross competition with a score of 78 were Malcolm & Elsbeth Morton (Formby & Formby Ladies). Full results:
Hugh Vaughan Cup
Winners Tony Hill & Christine Henderson (Cocksmoor & Kings Norton)
78 - 13.5 = 64.5
2nd Mark Morton & Jean Barker (Hollywood & Kings Norton)
78 - 12 = 66
3rd Andy Owen & Eileen Owen (Hollywood)
93 - 27 = 66
4th Richard Wheale & Sandra Wheale (Maxstoke Park)
88 - 21.5 = 66.5
5th Peter Riley & Val Riley (Builth Wells)
88 - 20.5 = 67.5
Gross
1st Malcolm Morton & Elsbeth Morton (Formby & Formby Ladies) 78
2nd Nigel Miles & Julie Miles (Monmouthshire) 79
3rd Trevor Price & Sherrie Edwards (Builth Wells) 79
Nearest the Pin 5th Hole:
John & Gill Goodwin (Builth Wells)
From left: Malcolm & Elsbeth Morton, Sherrie Edwards (Lady Captain), Tony Hill
Open Weekend - 4 B/B/B Pairs
Day 2 of the 2016 Open Weekend saw the playing of the Jim Downs Cup (Men) & Manchester Trophy (Ladies). 101 pairs took part representing 37 different golf clubs from across the UK. Winning the Jim Downs Cup with an unbelievable score of 48 stableford points was home club pair Rhys Davies (19) & Tom Samuel (7); winning the ladies Manchester Trophy with 42 points was Pam Etchingham (18) & Mary Hawkes (11) representing Lutterworth Golf Club, Leicestershire. Results as follows:
Jim Downs Cup (Men)
1st Rhys Davies (19) & Tom Samuel (7) (Builth Wells) 48 points
2nd S. Griffiths (21) & J. Williams (15) (Mountain Ash) 45 points
3rd Chris Offa (11) & Antony Bridgeman (18) (Builth Wells) 44 points
4th John Parker (8) & Paul Parry (11) (Builth Wells) 44 points
5th Mark Morton (5) & Trevor Perry (10) (Hollywood) 43 points
6th Tom Price (15) & Luke Offa (9) (Builth Wells & Sherdons) 42 points
Manchester Trophy (Ladies)
1st Pam Etchingham (18) & Mary Hawkes (11) (Lutterworth) 42 points
2nd Anne Lloyd (14) & Sherrie Edwards (7) (Builth Wells) 42 points
3rd Debbie Roberts (18) & Chris Hughes (14) (Baron Hill & Builth) 42 points
4th Sandra Wheale (29) & Joyce Bullock (30) (Maxstoke & Atherstone) 42 points
5th Lyn Slade (17) & Chris Morris (15) (Pontnewydd) 41 points
Nearest the Pin 5th Hole:
Ladies - Kara Parker
Men - Colin Durns
Open Weekend - Team Open
Day 1 of Open Weekend was a Team of Four Event playing for the Cumberland Cup. This year's winners were Tom Mills (5), Jon Samuel (6), Tom Price (15), Dan Goodwin (11) with a fantastic score of 100 points.
Full Results:
Overall Winners:
Tom Mills (5), Jon Samuel (6), Tom Price (15), Dan Goodwin (11) 100 points
Runners Up:
Ben Kinsey (5), Rhys Davies (19), Josh Price (22), Nigel Davies (13) 96 points
3rd place:
Ian Price (15), Ciaran Price (28), Dorian Davies (18), Tom Samuel (7) 94 points
Ladies section
1st
Lisa Hughes (23), Sherrie Edwards (7), Hayley Price (17), Lindsay Jones (24)
88 points
2nd
Sheila Saer (15), Kim Allen (18), Dot Jones (20), Kay Coldrick (15)
88 points
3rd
Dee Rees (25), Mo Inglis (22), Sandra Hodnett (19), Chris Morris (14)
87 points
Mixed Section
1st
S. Galliard (24), M. Galliard (19), A. Owen (20), E. Owen (34) 89 points
2nd
A. Williams (24), G. Williams (16), M. White (21), M. White (9) 89 points
3rd
S. Etchingham (15), P. Etchingham (22), D. Havard (17), M. Hawkes (15) 88 points
There were 49 teams of four entered in the competition with 40 different clubs from all over the UK represented.
Cumberland Cup winners Tom Mills, Dan Goodwin & Tom Price (Jon Samuel unable to attend) alongside Roger Cumberland (Trophy donor), Chris Offa (Club Captain), Sherrie Edwards (Lady Captain)
President's Day 2016
Gwynfor Evans & Sue Parry's President's Day took pace on Sunday 24th July. The competition was an 18 hole four ball better ball stableford, 90% handicap allowance. Results as follows:
Ladies
1st Sherrie Edwards & Hayley Price 45 points
2nd Sheila Saer & Anne Lloyd 39 points
3rd Lisa Hughes & Chris Hughes 38 points
4th Jayne Wynn & Kim Allen 38 points
Men
1st Mike Davies & Dorian Davies 44 points
2nd Trevor Price & Don Harris 43 points
3rd Trevor Adams & Peter Riley 43 points
4th Tom Price & Paul Parry 43 points
Presidents Day prize winners
Junior members played a 9 hole competition on Presidents Day. Competitors with the Presidents and Club Captains.
Seniors Open Results
The Seniors Open took place on Wednesday 6th July with 109 players taking part. The format of the competition was individual stableford, full handicap, full results as follows:
Competition Standard Scratch (CSS) Visitors: 68; Members 66
Overall Winner: Martin James(19) (Pontypridd) 39 points(Bk 9 - 21) £50.00
Category 'A' (0-13 Handicap)
1st Gwynfor Evans(10) (Builth Wells) 36 points £40.00
2nd Don Harris(12) (Builth Wells) 33 points £30.00
3rd J. Davies(9) (St Idloes) 32 points £25.00
4th S. Whipley(13) (Mountain Ash) 31 points £20.00
Category 'B' (14-18 Handicap)
1st Giles Marshall(14) (Builth Wells) 39 points £40.00
2nd Roger Morrell(15) (Llandrindod) 35 points £30.00
3rd Graham Jackson(15) (Builth Wells) 35 points £25.00
4th Robert Wynn(15) (Builth Wells) 34 points £20.00
Category 'C' (19-28 Handicap)
1st Nick Hall(20) (Builth Wells) 36 points £40.00
2nd Roger Booker(20) (Builth Wells) 36 points £30.00
3rd Trevor Adams(19) (Builth Wells) 35 points £25.00
4th Gareth Jenkins(23) (Rhosgoch) 34 points £20.00
2's winners: 3 balls per two
Steve Newell, Mike Harvey, J.R. Davies, Trevor Adams, R. Rogers, Norman Allen, Gwynfor Evans x 2, Jim Price, M. James, Bob Wynn, Roger Morrell, Ray James, Alan Smyth, J. Davies, A. Jones, D. Bloomfield, Mel Hughes x 2
Individual Medal, Full Handicap Gross & Nett Prizes. Central Database Handicaps (CDH) required. Kindly sponsored by Builth Wells Garages Limited.