Author: andrewt

During the week of the 24th March all lawns will be reconfigured ready for the summer season starting on 31st March after the clock change.

This will be done in three phases.

Monday and Tuesday (24th/25th) the top lawns will be out of action.

Wednesday and Thursday (26th/27th) the bottom lawns will be out of action.

Friday all lawns will be out of action for final adjustments and white lining.

After the reconfiguration there will be 3 Full lawns (1 & 2 on the lower level, 3 on the upper level) and 2 Short Lawns (A & B) on the upper level.

Lawn 3 and the two short lawns will rotate during the season.

Lawn 3 will become 2 short lawns for short tournaments and matches.

The sharp eyed of you will have noticed that various lawn closures are in place for that week.

Lastly, please note that between now and the beginning of April there will be seven lawns on the Booking System but some will be greyed out in maintenance mode.

This is to facilitate the 3 week book-ahead period for the new configurations.

Lawns 4 & 5 will be removed from the booking system in the first week of April.

Congratulations to the winners of the winter knockout competitions.

The 14 point handicap was won by Graham Abraham, beating Brian Medley +5 in the final.
The 18 point advanced was won by Alan Mayne, beating Andy Jackson +9
The doubles was won by Brian Medley and rising star Heather Cunningham, beating Ed Cheetham and Mike Blackburn in a tight final +1 on time!

There are no trophies to present for winter comps, but the winners can bask in the glory and admiration of their fellow club members 😀

Sorry no Pics of rising star Heather.

Please only use Lawn 1 as a last resort.

Squirrels are being a nuisance and we have put removable covers over the holes.

We don’t want to close the lawn if possible, but please use other lawns when free,

The lawns have been reconfigured for the rest of the Winter Season and setup is complete.

This was to move the lawns so that we avoid the worst of the frost along the edge parallel to the path.

Due to weather constraints this has been extended into Thursday so ……..

All lawns will be closed on Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November for Verti-draining

Sorry for the short notice and any inconvenience .

If you have bookings for those days please note they have been removed from the booking system.

The booking system has been blocked for those days.

Lawns

All lawns have been reconfigured for the Winter in preparation for all the Winter Knock-Out and Weekly competitions.

There are now 5 (3/4 size) lawns, although lawn 5 is slightly smaller than the other 4.

Lawns are numbered

• 1, 2 & 5 on the lower level, with 1 near the clubhouse and 5 nearest the gate.
• 3 & 4 on the upper level with 4 nearest the Cinnamon Club

When booking please avoid Lawn one where possible.

Continue to use secondary balls unless double banking.

Booking System

The booking system has been updated to remove the short Lawns and introduce lawn 5.

After the clock change (27th October), the schedules/times change as follows:

• First session starts at 11:00
• Sessions remain 1hr 30 mins
• Handover time remains 15 mins
• Monday AC roll-up starts at 11:00
• Tuesday Solomon Grundy starts 11:00
• Thursday 14pt starts at 10:45
• Friday GC Roll-Up starts at 11:00
• Saturday One-Ball starts at 12:45

Please let Nigel Matthews know by 24th May if you would like to represent Bowdon in these events.

The All England Area Handicap Finals are an annual event open to all members. 
The previous year’s Silver Box and GC Handicap competitions are used to select two representatives from Bowdon to enter each of the Area Finals. Winners of these then go on to the National Finals.

Dates for these events are :-
The AC Area Finals 17-18 August..venue tbc.  National Final 21-22 September at Blewbury CC in Oxfordshire 
The GC Area Finals 27 July at Ashby.    National Final 14-15 September at Guildford CC in Surrey

If you would like to be considered for entry into these (even if you didn’t enter the silver box and GC Hcp last summer) please email   nigelmatthews56@gmail.com

Bowdon travel to Ashby for the first round of the Longman Cup this Thursday 2nd May.

This is an handicap match (Aggregate handicap greater than 24, lowest handicap greater than 3).

Bowdon will be represented by

The Draw for the 2025 Summer internal competitions has been completed.

Please note that for all Class competitions (A-E), the 14pt Advanced competitions and the Level Play Golf, members have two lives. One in the top half of the draw and one in the bottom half.
Full rules for all competitions can be found here.

Click on a link to see the sheet.

For the Silver Box, a Plate competition will be drawn for all the first round/preliminary round losers. This will appear on this page after the closing date for the first round.

A Class 
B Class
C Class
D-Class
E-Class

14pt Advanced
14pt Handicap

Silver Box

Silver Plate

Doubles

Short

Level Play Golf
Handicap Golf

One-Ball

The  Fotiadi Bowl is open to new members in their first two seasons a the club and have a handicap of 20 or over. This will be played later in the year.

The Summer Lawns are now setup and comprise 3 Full Lawns (1, 2 & 3) and 2 Short Lawns (A& B).

The bottom two lawns are full lawn 1 (nearest the clubhouse) and full lawn 2 (nearest the gate).

The Top Lawns will be usually be set up as full lawn 3 and Short Lawns A & B.

These will open (Weather permitting) from midday Thursday 28th March and are bookable now.