The 1st of 5 NUGC Senior Opens for 2024 was held at Burgham GC today 6th June 2024.The event was played in a strong cool breeze with sunny spells.

We would like to thank Burgham GC for hosting this event. David Armstrong and his team could not have been more helpful in making all players and officials feel most welcome on the day. The course and catering was excellent. Burgham GC is in excellent condition and is a great venue to visit and play a round of golf.

We would also very much like to thank everyone for their kind comments as to how they had very much enjoyed their day on a magnificently presented course and for the efficient organisation of the event. Many of our entrants are now regulars who play and support our annual Senior Opens. Good to see and always welcome to attend.

Special thanks to support at the event from the County President Paul Brennan and County Captain Graham Forrest who assisted with starting at the 1st tee.

A field of 19 teams played the competition in Stableford format with 2 scores from 4 counting.

The prize winners were :-

1st – Gary Rutherford / Anthony Dance / Trevor Hodge / Peter Carson – 85 points

2nd – David Caldicott / Daniel Wheatley / Neil Macdonald / Graeme Pickup – 83 points

3rd – Paul Barnett / Stephen Martin / Paul Swinney / Graeme Hewitt – 82 points

Full results can be found at the attached link:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10190658908729656736

Vouchers will be issued to the successful teams.

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FYI – 4 further NUGC Senior Opens for 2024 are :-

– Thursday 11th July – 4BBB Stableford Open at Ponteland GC – Open for entries
– Thursday 15th August – Seniors Autumn Team Open ( 2 from 4 ) at Whitley Bay GC – open for entries
– Monday 7th October – Seniors Autumn Texas Scramble at Northumberland GC – event full/closed

PLUS – late notification of an extra Seniors Open Texas Scramble to be held on Tuesday 20th August at Arcot Hall GC hosted by the County President Paul Brennan.

Spaces are available for new entrants at 3 of the above events but the fields are filling up very quickly. Please enter via the NUGC website / Competitions as per usual. Thank you.

We look forward to seeing all entrants in due course at these events.

Thanks to all Entrants for their support, kind comments and making these events such a success.

Kind regards

Mike Fleming
NUGC Seniors Secretary