Paul Hetherington of Great Hadham Golf and Country Club (pictured with club captain John Woodbridge (left) and PGA East Region secretary John Smith) won the Knebworth Classic, sponsored by Variation Holdings, with a blemish-free second round of six under par 64 which swept away the opposition. The 40-year-old was delighted to have made the breakthrough having finished as runner-up in PGA East Region order of merit event three times in the past six years. Hetherington started four shots off the pace. He said: “I have never really scored well at Knebworth in the past. I took a driver and managed a par at the difficult opening hole and was four under at the turn while I was still under the radar of the Sky television cameras. I had a bit of luck to find my ball after a wayward drive at the ninth but two more birdies at the 12th and 13th put me six under for the tournament. I picked up my final birdie with a solid four at the par five 18th hole to go seven under. Then I had to wait while the final seven groups came in.” Hetherington has been at Great Hadham for 16 years after starting his career at Bushey Hall and then Batchwood Hall. “I will be playing in the final three order of merit events this year and hope to secure a top three finish so that I can take part in the Titleist PGA play-offs in Turkey on November 21 to 23.”

Robin and Robin Jnr Ponting won the club family foursomes at Royston Golf Club on Saturday. Played in testing conditions the father and son duo amassed 34 points, scoring on every hole, to secure a one point win from gary Fortune and Alice Lewis. Junior Captain, Luke Bailey and his uncle, Mark took third spot with 32. Craig Holson, continued his dream of reaching single figures by winning the saturday Stableford with 38 points. Pete Rutter was runner-up on countback ahead of Jim Hart.

The fourball betterball stableford played on Sunday was won by bob Turner and Mark bonnett on countback from the Geraghty brothers, Jim and Taff. Both pairs scored 43 points, but Turner and Bonnett's back nine of 23 gave them the spoils. Stuart Hunt and Nick Lloyd followed behind with 42.

The Royston ladies played their Bring & Win on Thursday and Libby Toby emerged victorious with 33 points. Josie Seward was second and Lynn Barker third. Sandra Williams claimed the American tournament by defeating Mary Wilson in the final.

Ryston Park Golf Club 2010 Lady Captain Liz Forgan and 2010 Club Captain Pat Holman presented a cheque to Denise Whilley, Chairman of McMillan Cancer Support recently.
 
The sum was raised through events which included coffee mornings, charity bridge evenings and charity golf days. A donation will also be presented to Breast Cancer Care in the near future from the club, making a magnificent total of £4,500 which will have been given to charity for the year 2010.
 
Photo shows:  Pat Holman (left):  Denise Whilley, Chairman of McMillan Cancer Support (centre )and Liz Forgan

Wyboston Lakes has rounded off the year in style by picking up two accolades at the esteemed Club Mirror Awards. The awards are a testament to world-class food and high standards of service and recognise Wyboston Lakes’ reputation as a first class destination for excellent food and service. Hosted at The Palace Hotel, Manchester on Wednesday 10th November 2010, Wyboston Lakes, located midway between Cambridge and Bedford, scooped the ‘Catering Club of the Year’ and ‘Club Manager of the Year’ awards.

General manager Alasdair Swan and restaurant manager Rickie Kitt collected the highly coveted awards which were presented by three times sports BAFTA winner and twice named sports presenter of the year, Steve Rider.

Barry Stonham, operations director at Wyboston Lakes, told Golf-Now; “Wyboston Lakes is delighted to win both Catering Club of the Year and Club Manager of the Year. Our team of highly talented staff have worked exceptionally hard and this is reflected by these accolades. These notable national awards keep Wyboston Lakes firmly on the map and clearly acknowledge our dedication to providing consistently first class service to our customers.”