Event Information

 

Event Date: Wednesday 29th March 2023

Course(s): Championship

Postcode: SY4 5UY

MGPT Desk: In Clubhouse 

Tees: White / Red

NTP/LD: 17 / Mens LD  18/  Ladies LD 18

Extra’s Bundle: (£20pp) This will enter you into the 2’s Pot, IRC 4 Hole Competition and Par 3 Competition as well as including a £5 donation to Maggies Cancer Charity / Variety Club. 2’s Pot is paid out as a MGPT Voucher, Winners of the IRC and Par 3 will advance to a finals day at the end of the season.

Practice Facilities: £4 for 30 balls

Catering: From 7:30

Codes: Wifi no code needed 

Locker Rooms: N/A

 

About Hawkstone Park

 

The Hawkstone estate was owned by the Hill family from 1556 and the monument which is the line for the tee shot on the 7th hole of the Hawkstone course was erected in 1795 to commemorate Sir Rowland Hill, the first protestant Lord Mayor of London.
The estate ran into financial difficulties at the end of the 19th century and in 1915 Hawkstone Hall and Hawkstone Park Hotel together with 1000 acres of parkland were purchased by Sir William Gray, a ship owner from West Hartlepool. The original nine holes were laid out for Sir William at the request of the young ladies in his family so they could amuse themselves during his long absences on business!
This new course, which was designed under the supervision of the first professional, Bert Sheppard, was opened on 1st May 1920 and on its foundation the Club became one of only eight which formed the Shropshire County Golf Union.
In 1930 advice was sought from James Braid who recommended improved bunkering and those on the Ice Valley second hole are reminiscent of the Braid trademark but his main legacy is the creation of the present Grotto Vale eleventh and The Moat twelfth holes to form a cross-over.

 

Rules and Information

 

Golf Format:

The event is played as a four-ball better ball format off 85% of your official handicap using stableford scoring under the rules of golf, and following WHS guidance.

As in any stroke play competition scoring putts must be holed, there is no such thing as a gimme in stroke play competition where you are playing against a field.

Handicap Certificates:

All handicaps will be checked online. Please have a certificate or Golf App available on your phone to show the team.  You may wish to have a certificate on your phone available in case of issues as WHS is not always perfect.

Prizes:

Prizes will be sent out after the event either by email for vouchers or by post.  There will be no prizes handed out on the day or any prize giving.

Golf Carts:

We permit the use of golf carts for medical reasons only.  We accept self certification.  Please arrange directly with the club.

For a full list of rules please click the link below:

MGPT 2023 Season Rules and Information

For more information please visit our website or email events@golfpairs.com