News in Oakham

It was Charity Chalice day on Sunday for players at Greetham Valley and in the (Ladies) Meadows World Charity it was Kay Ropson who had the best score of all players when she amassed 42 points on the Lakes course.

Playing in some very variable weather with intermittent torrential downpours Kay (handicap 9) played a remarkably steady round in which she reached the turn at gross par, thanks to successive birdies on holes five and six and continued very much in this manner on her way home, only dropping three further shots on her round, to end up with a gross score of 76 and four points clear of her nearest rival.

Greetham Valley Ladies golfers have retained their title of Lincolnshire Scratch League Champions with a victory Woodhall Spa at Boston Golf Club.

The team of Liz Haughton, Izzy Haughton and Sue Brand put up a fantastic performance against a very tough team in a match which went to the wire and required extra play-off holes.

The Lakes course at Greetham Valley hosted the Sparks Salver Trophy and, with the greens recovering well from their annual maintenance, scoring was high.

The eventual winner was David Thompson (handicap 8) with an excellent return of 42 points. David had two birdies on the front nine to go with his four pars for a one-over gross standing as he reached the turn.

Greetham Valley Robins bowls team capped another fine season by winning the Duncomb Shield on Sunday at Stamford.

The line-up of Neil Crees, Graham Jackson and Roger Clarke got past teams from Wittering, Stamford and Ketton in their qualifying group to reach the final.

On Sunday, the Gents 19+ Club Championship was played on the Greetham Valley Lakes Course in baking conditions (having been delayed from July by appalling weather) and there was very tight competition between the top three players who were all playing off very similar handicaps.

The eventual winner was Mark Luxford (19hcp) with a gross score of 91 from his round which was remarkably steady. Mark was particularly strong over the back half which he competed in only six over gross and this could have been even better if he had avoided problems on the last.

On Saturday, the 17th of August during the Cottesmore AFC Development Team's Leicestershire Senior League opener, the side proudly received its new kit sponsored by the Treble One Trust.

This is the latest in a lengthy mutual partnership between the two organisations. The football club – the oldest in Rutland - sponsored the trust's Summer Ball which, was a great success in July.

Captains Weekend at Greetham Valley Golf Club was beset by challenging weather conditions, both on Saturday (with 50 mph wind gusts) and on Sunday (with intermittent downpours at the end of the rounds), but this did not prevent large turnouts for both competitions and for the members (indoor) BBQ on Sunday.

Members were hugely grateful and appreciative of the enormous amount of work put in by the Captains and their worthy assistants, the vice-captains, and for all the hours committed to organising the weekend and making it such a success.

The Gents and Ladies sections at Greetham Valley Golf Club were out in force on Sunday, playing for their respective Moore Stephen Trophies along with trying to add more Order of Merit points to their totals.

In the Ladies Trophy, Lesley Young (hcp 18) had a terrific round of gross 82 (nett 64) in which she was particularly strong on the front where she only dropped two shots to the course (and those were on the 1st and 9th).

Thomas Beach has resigned as Chairman of Oakham United Football Club after just five months in the role.

Craig Shuttleworth, Oakham United Director and Football Club Secretary, told Oakham Nub News Mr Beach notified the club that he was quitting on 8 July...via a WhatsApp message.

The Oakham United fixtures for August are as follows:

10 August v Moulton Harrox (Home) - 2pm kick-off.