Teenage duo triumph in County Foursomes
14/04/2025
Toby Lewin (left) and Jake Hurren (right) claim the Carrick and Thompson Bowls in the 2025 County Foursomes Championship at Heacham Manor
Toby Lewin (left) and Jake Hurren (right) claim the Carrick and Thompson Bowls in the 2025 County Foursomes Championship at Heacham Manor
Liam Caffyn earned an extra birthday present with his win at the Norfolk Schools’ Boys Championship.
Our Norfolk Seniors team continued their pre season warm-up last weekend with a trip to King’s Lynn GC to play their Myhill squad and, on an unusually breezy day with very firm fairways, holding them was always going to be key. In a greensomes format, we found ourselves giving shots in all but the last match. Leading our
Mike Devlin (left) is congratulated at the start of his year as president of the Norfolk County Golf Union by outgoing officer Bob Carrick.
The 2025 Norfolk County Foursomes will be at Heacham Manor Golf Club on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April. Having been the venue for the County Matchplay Finals for several years, this will be the first time that Heacham Manor has hosted this particular prestigious event. There has been a high demand for entries, and a field of 66 pairs
Bawburgh member Robert Webb won the season’s first Order of Merit, held at Great Yarmouth & Caister GC. The conditions were challenging for the field of 68, mainly due to a strong easterly wind blowing across the links course and temperatures that dipped later in the afternoon. Webb’s excellent round of 76 gross saw him win the scratch event by just
NIC Cains has come full circle with the Norfolk County Golf Union, returning to take on the captaincy role. Cains was a teenager when he climbed the county golf ladder, swiftly progressing from Norfolk juniors through to first-team level. He has gone on to enjoy a successful career in the sport and is the current head professional at Swaffham Golf
The 2025 County Order of Merit gets underway on Sunday 6th April at Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club. There is an excellent entry of 69 players, and there will prizes for both the best Scratch and Handicap scores. As always, OOM points will also be awarded to the top 10 players in both events. GY&C OOM 6 Apr 2025
Norfolk County Seniors teed off their season opener in fine style, in a new friendly fixture against a Norfolk PGA team. Played over the superbly presented course at Sheringham Golf Club, both teams made light of the breezy, chilly wind and fast running greens. The game was played from scratch, with many holes exchanged with birdies, none more so than County new
Norfolk’s first team emerged victorious as a selection of the county’s leading golfersassembled for the curtain-raising Clymer Bowl staged at Great Yarmouth and CaisterGolf Club. The annual 36-hole foursomes tournament was contested by four sides – Norfolk’sfirsts and seconds, the county under-18 boys and a further team selected by NCGUpresident Bob Carrick. The morning play saw two hard-fought encounters in