Litre of Vino Event
A fun evening of golf was organised by Lady Captain Gill Newsome with 50 players enjoying the late sunshine, playing 9 holes. After a shotgun start, the golfer in each pair played to the hole, where the non-golfer picked up the putter and holed out. The golf was certainly improved by the Vino, which the […]
Dons Away Day to Knott End
The Dons July Away Day Trip was to Knott End Golf Club, on the estuary of the River Wyre.20 members of the Dons took to the fairways on a fine, fresh and blustery day.The format was a Texas Scramble, teams of four.John Storey, Captain of the winning team, W.Knowles, M. O’Connor and F. Marshall receives […]
Saturday 8th July 2023 – Captain’s Day
With weather storm warnings in place, over 80 members took to the links for Alan Bolton’s Captain’s Day. The course looked spectacular in the early morning sunshine but the storm clouds soon gathered, rolling in up the Estuary, and by mid-day the first few drops of rain were falling and just an hour later torrential […]
Captain’s 2023 Junior Competition Day
Club Captain, Alan Bolton, who is also one of our Junior Section Coaches, wanted to include our young golfers in his Captain’s Day celebrations. He provided a fantastic evening of competition for the entire Junior Section, in various formats.Four of the clubs most experienced Juniors played a 9 hole game.Twenty one juniors, played four holes [&he
Junior GolfSixes League
Dunnerholme Golf Club was the host venue of the GolfSixes League, June event. 36 Junior Members from Barrow, Ulverston and Dunnerholme took part in the competition, while spectators, supporters, family and friends enjoyed the game. After a shotgun start, the competition got underway and the threat of heavy rain didn’t affect the players conce
Ladies Route Trophy 2023
The Route Trophy originated back in 2016 at Grange Fell GC and comprises of a 1 day team event, made up from the 9/10 hole clubs within the local area. The 2023 event was held again, at Grange Fell GC with teams of 5 players from Casterton, Dunnerholme, Grange Fell, Sedburgh and Silecroft taking to […]
Gents Club Trip 2023
Mottram Hall, Cheshire was the venue for the Gents Club Trip 2023 with forty players competing for the Jack Kellett Shield. The parkland golf course is renowned for being a tough, challenging venue and the Dunnerholme players can now confirm that fact. Over the two days of competition, 276 balls were lost, averaging 6.9 balls […]
Lady Captain’s Day 2023
Seventeen players gathered in the warm sunshine, in the clubhouse and on the terrace, for drinks and snacks before teeing off for Lady Captain’s Prize. The Ladies, in order of play posed for the traditional photo with the Lady Captain on the First Tee. Halfway House where Lady Captain had provided refreshments and cold drinks, […]
The Dons first Golf Trip of 2023
The Dons travelled to Barnard Castle Golf Club on Tuesday, their first away day this year. The contrast in the weather on the east side of the Pennines was quite marked, after the photoshoot, golf jackets and warm sweaters were the order of the day on the course. Barnard Castle is an easy walking, parkland […]
Junior Section ‘6’s News
Dunnerholme Junior Section have entered two teams in the Junior ‘6’s League for 2023 – Orange Team and Green Team. First match of the season took place at Ulverston GC in May and this weeks match was played at Barrow GC. The perfect golfing conditions were enjoyed by both the players and the many spectators, […]