{"id":6822,"date":"2023-06-11T22:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T21:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:42:33","slug":"the-captain-takes-the-honours-at-lilleshall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/?p=6822","title":{"rendered":"The Captain takes the honours at Lilleshall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-e1693294760883-300x249.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-e1693294760883-300x249.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-e1693294760883-1024x849.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-e1693294760883-768x637.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.caribbeangolfsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-e1693294760883.jpeg 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The CGS travelled up to the Lilleshall Golf Club in Shropshire to contest this year\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> Major the Captains Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>As usual a good field of 38 players turned up for the challenge, of which there were three guests, Joseph Sabroche coming all the way from Cambridge and had been eagerly looking forward to playing in his first event and returning guests Andy Lynch &amp; Bob Giles.<\/p>\n<p>This was the CGS\u2019s second visit to Lilleshall Golf Club following last year\u2019s visit which was enjoyed by all that attended. With the rave reviews from that event, it is no wonder it was one the first options when choosing the courses for this season and possibly every season going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the course was in very good condition and it was great to finally play on greens that didn\u2019t consist of lumps and bumps from previous hollow tining.<\/p>\n<p>Well after a day of good golf players came together in the clubhouse for a bite to eat and to find out who had come out on top.<\/p>\n<p>So, to the results which were as follows<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> place and winning his first CGS event of the season was Mr Captain Eddie Wedderburn with 38 points and consisting of 5 birdies.<\/p>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> place Landis Brookes with 37 points<\/p>\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup> place Carl Douglas with 35 points<\/p>\n<p>Longest Drive was won by Chris Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Nearest the pin won by Dale Bromfield<\/p>\n<p>Nearest the pin in 2 \u2013 Chris Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Nearest the pin in 3 won by one of our guests Andy Lynch<\/p>\n<p>Birdie Hole which was hole 14 and was won by Mr Captain, Les Lawrence &amp; Chris Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Current standings in the order of merit so far are as follows: &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place &#8211; DJ Jasper 358 points<\/p>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place \u2013 with 328 points is Dave Brown &amp; Justin Hinton<\/p>\n<p>4th Place \u2013 Carl Douglas &#8211; 320 points<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we would like to thank Lilleshall Golf Club for their hospitality and especially from their members, who were very friendly and made us feel welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason why the players love this course so much.<\/p>\n<p>The CGS tour now continues on to Maxstoke Park Golf Club to contest the Secretary\u2019s Trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CGS travelled up to the Lilleshall Golf Club in Shropshire to contest this year\u2019s 4th Major the Captains Trophy. 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