Report of the Society match against Reddish Vale on Thursday 7 May 2026 After this rather chilly, if dry, early summer the weather had warmed up a little, certainly sufficient to show the course to its best advantage. It was a pleasure both to visit the Club after an unaccountable interval of a few years…
Results: Winner of the Leefe Cup for 2025 – Richard Brown. Headingley G C Second Place (on a count-back). Ken Moodie. Reddish Vale G C Nearest the pin (15th hole) Lindsay Forbes. Dore and Totley G C While attendance was a little disappointing the competition was favoured with mild temperatures and a pleasant breeze. Competitors…
On 7th September 2025 Low Laithes GC hosted the Medallion as part of their centenary celebrations. The weather forecast was decidedly mixed, but only a short rain shower was suffered on a fine afternoon for golf. The course was in top condition despite the dry summer and, whilst not as quick as they can be,…
The Society was invited by the club to play a Fourball Betterball match on July 4th. as part of the celebrations commemorating the opening of the club at Easter 1925. At 5721 yards from the medal tees the course, designed by Mackenzie in the era of Hickory shafted clubs and Haskell balls and unaltered since,…
Following on from the May event at Hazel Grove, the event at Sitwell Park GC on 23rd June, was well-attended by 18 players, 9 of whom were from Sitwell Park, including the Captain, Vice-Captain, Lady Captain, and Club Director. The weather on the day was excellent if a little breezy, to make the course that…
0n Sunday 18th May the Society paid a welcome return visit to Hazel Grove GC, where MacKenzie carried out work to extend the course in 1920, to play a match against the club. Teams of 12-a-side played on a glorious afternoon and the course was, as expected in superb condition with the greens running fast…
The Society’s year got off to a fine start with its meeting at Burnham and Berrow. Sunny skies accompanied by a gentle breeze welcomed the 24 Society members and guests who contested a team game on these classic links. All were grateful for the help of two Club members, Robin Griffiths and Andrew Balcombe, for…
Neil Crafter, an Australian golf course architect living in Adelaide who is an honorary member of the Society is the lead researcher for the Chronology. He has just updated the project to version 22 and 160 new items are included. If verifiable details of MacKenzie’s visits to your course are not included, please email neil@golfstrategies.com.au.
This stained glass panel, now displayed in the Muskerry club house is the work of Ian Harrington of Killarney. It incorporates panels depicting aspects of golf and life at Muskerry at the time of MacKenzies’ extension of the original 9 hole course of 1907, to one of 18 holes in 1924. The work at Muskerry…
The Nick Leefe Cup was played for at Crosland Heath on August 16th. The winner, Robin Griffiths of Burnham and Berrow, is pictured with Nick Leefe of Alwoodley who founded the Society in 1999