Men’s Scratch Team

The 2021 Golf At Goodwood Scratch Team is a true blend of experience, youth and without doubt fantastic golfing skills. They also have the drive and determination to not only want to represent Goodwood but to WIN for their club and each other.

This was crystal clear when they played their match against Littlehampton Golf Club in the Wellesley Wealth Knockout Trophy on Saturday 5 June at Goodwood. At the midway point we were down in four matches, up in two and level on two to a very strong Littlehampton team. We also had the added excitement of having the Sykes Brothers on opposite sides, although not playing against each other, I’m sure there was a determination to win for their respective teams.

The drive and determination I mentioned before was the catalyst to what was, in no doubt, a fantastic outcome of a “7 – 1 win” for Team Goodwood, with only two matches going to the 18th Hole.

As their new Team Manager I couldn’t be more proud of not only the result but having the opportunity to manage and support a great bunch of people.

There was another very tight match, this time against Mannings Heath but the team battled through and won convincingly in the end (5-3). Some of the more notable points to the match was Stuart's ability to quickly dispatch his opponent by the 11th hole and Phil Birch's excellent win on the 18th hole against one of their best players. I believe the team are now well on our way to building a very strong squad here at Goodwood and we are looking forward to playing Bognor Regis in the 4th round of the knockout. Well done to all invovled.

A message from: Jim Plunkett – Scratch Team Captain

Ladies Annodata

The Ladies impressively won the first round of their Annodata Match away against Bognor 3 -2. In the second round, they faced Bognor's second team and were again victorious winning 4-1.

Men’s Annodata

The Men’s Annodata team recorded an impressive win against Cams Hall. A tightly fought game ended in a 3-2 victory. We wish them well in the next round.

Birchwood Trophy

The Birchwood team recorded an impressive 4-1 victory away at East Sussex National. Unfortunately they fell at the 3rd hurdle and were beaten at Hayward’s Heath 1½ to 3 ½.

Competitions

The first Golf At Goodwood Sundowner took place on the Friday 4 June. A brand new event, comprising on six holes with the top eight players going into a sudden death play-off. Simon Watson won with a fantastic birdie. The second Sundowner took place on Friday 25 June and was played in great spirit. Brenda Henderson won the play-off with an excellent gross birdie and was a popular winner! After the event is over, a burger and beer is enjoyed by all. Sundowner has been a great addition to the social calendar with he next one taking place on Friday 23 July.

76 ladies took part in International Women’s Golf Day. This was a great initiative to get more Women participating in the game we love. Ladies invited their guests and were paired up with others for a fun better ball format. The ladies had a great day and we look forward to more of the same in years to come.

The Race to Puntacana Order of Merit series continued throughout June. The Chester Cup took place on The Downs Course with Ian Hirons getting a fantastic score of 43 points, with Damien Simpson in second with 41 points. A reminder that the winner of the 2021 Order of Merit not only enjoys a season of bragging rights but also wins a trip to the world-renowned PGA Tour venue at The Puntacana Resort in the Dominican Republic for themselves and one other between January 2022 and January 2023.

Jill Richardson won the second Ladies Order of Merit on The Park Course with a great score of nett 67. A reminder that the third Ladies Order of Merit has been moved from Thursday 8 July to 22 July due to Festival of Speed.

The Big Golf Race

A team of Goodwood members took to both The Park and Downs Courses to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. The challenge was to pay 72-holes of golf in one day which the team completed in around 14 hours. A huge congratulations to all involved.

If you would like to donate, more information can be found here.