Captains day was a huge success this year with 48 players competing for both team and individual honours, but largely playing to support the captains charity this year: The Pepper Foundation. The course was in fantastic condition and, given the firmness of the ground, scoring was rather good. Coupled with the added luxury of 3 …
Earlier this week, Chesham and Ley Hill members gathered to celebrate the life of Kevin Meehan. Kevin has been a central figure in the club and will be dearly missed, not least because he was our incumbent Vice-Captain, and had already been Club Captain during the much shortened Covid year of 2020. Kevin was married …
Ley Hill will be running Monday evening junior events from 4th July 2022. The events will start at 6pm and all juniors, whether a member or not, will be invited to attend, and you can bring your friends and family. Come along and enjoy a relaxed and fun introduction to golf. There will be equipment …
Ley Hill slumped to a disappointing defeat in their Hillman Cup match Mill Ride. The home side were much too strong on their long Ascot course and all but two of the matches finished on the 16th hole. Ian Morris was the first out and succumbed to a steady Alastair Jordame 4&2. Richard Lewis started …
Chesham and Ley Hill Golf Club won their opening match in the 2022 Hillman Cup Competition. The tournament is run by the Berks, Bucks and Oxon (BBO) golf association, and there are over eighty golf clubs competing for the prestigious trophy. The competition has been suspended for several years due to the Covid pandemic, but …
The month of May is always a busy time for keen golfers at Ley Hill! The competitions begin in earnest, and none are more keenly contested than the annual Champion of Champions Tournament. This year the tournament will be staged on 10th May and the course will be closed to everyone other than competitors. Eligible …
The mens team suffered a rather disappointing defeat at Whiteleaf last Saturday. The home side won nearly every match in the friendly tie, as Ley Hill suffered their biggest defeat since 2011. Only the final pairing of [Vets captain] Richard Pearl and the injured stand-in Barry Escott managed to tie their match, all the other …
The annual contest between the men and women, known as the Soden Shield, took place on Saturday, at Chesham and Ley Hill Golf Club After narrowly losing in 2021, the men convincingly regained the trophy, under the ruthless captaincy of Nigel Ford! Nigel led from the front with a hard fought win against the ladies …
The April mid-week stableford marks the start of the summer golf calendar; indeed it was the first competition played without preferred lies. Nigel Franklin took advantage of the Wednesday morning sunshine to record a fine round of 38 points; a score that would not be bettered for the remainder of the competition. The weather deteriorated …
New head greenkeeper Darren Marston-Smith is making a huge impression at Chesham and Ley Hill Golf Club. Darren, the former head greenkeeper at prestigious Moor Park, joined the Chesham club in August, and he has initiated an extensive programme of improvements which are propelling the course to a whole new level! This has been a …
