2016 Ely City Golf Club Pro-Am 

Last Friday Ely City Golf Club held their annual PGA Pro Am tournament attracting some of the top professionals from the East of England. With 20 teams taking part it proved to be another successful event supported by Ely members and visitors from other clubs. 

The leading professional score came from Ian Ellis from Great Yarmouth & Caster golf course who shot a 5 under par round of 67 which included a back nine of just 31 shots. The leading team made up of Alice Greatwood, Hilary Mead, Chris Mead and team professional David Salisbury from Three Rivers County Club had a 14 under par total of 130 beating three other teams on countback. 

The winning team each received a PING G series driver accompanied by a book signed by Ryder cup hero Ian Poulter. Another score to mention came from St Ives professional James Mynott (previously a junior member at Ely City) who had an excellent bogey free round of 68. 

I would like to thank everyone who made the day a success, Head Greenkeeper Andy Baker and his staff for presenting the course so well, Head Chef Marty and his staff for the fantastic food and service, lastly our sponsors PING, Ian Poulter, Platinum Properties Ely and Honda Crown Garage Soham. This year we had our biggest ever prize table for the team members which valued close to £2,500. 

The Pro Am has been a great success here at Ely for the last 15 years and with such amazing prizes compared to other PGA Pro Am events this really is one worth entering. 

Below you can see some pictures from the day including the winning team.

   

   

   

 

PING Vault Putters - NOW IN STOCK 

In last weeks newsletter I told you about the fantastic new line of putters being produced by PING. Well we have now taken delivery of the PING Vault series putters and they are available for you to see and try. 

We have all four models in stock so if you are looking for a putter of the highest quality come along to the Pro Shop and see the latest offering from PING.

Pro Shop Stableford Competitions 

Last weekend I organised two Pro Shop stableford competitions for members to play in if they wished as no other competitions were on. Given the changeable weather over the weekend it was great too see the competition support by the members. Below you can see the results from both Saturday and Sunday. 

Saturday 20th 

1st - Jamie Nunn 41 pts, 2nd - Carl Beynon 37 pts and 3rd - Gerald Mayo 36 pts 

Sunday 21st 

1st - Paul Yardy 43 pts, 2nd - Stephen Bertram 39 pts and 3rd - Carl Beynon 39 pts 

Don't forget we have organised another Pro Shop stableford for this coming Saturday, 27 August so don't miss out on a chance to keep competitive before the season ends.