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Congratulations to Head Professional Nick Williams

We are delighted to share that our Head Professional, Nick Williams, has been awarded Honorary Membership of the PGA.

Nick began his PGA journey in 1971, starting his training at Looe Golf Club as a 17-year-old. More than five decades later, that journey has been recognised in the highest possible way.

Having joined St Enodoc in 1981, Nick has served the Club with distinction for over 40 years and will retire this October. His honorary membership was unanimously approved by the PGA Executive Committee in January in recognition of his longstanding commitment to the game and to the Association.

This is a fitting tribute to a remarkable career and to the contribution Nick has made to golf, both at St Enodoc and beyond.

Congratulations, Nick, from everyone connected with St Enodoc Golf Club on this thoroughly deserved honour.

To say we are delighted is an understatement!

We’re absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted for Tournament Venue of the Year at the England Golf Awards.

This recognition comes after hosting the England Golf County Finals in September, and it wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing volunteers, members, greenkeepers, clubhouse team, and our brilliant England Golf colleagues. Thank you all for helping create such a memorable event!

This is what we were nominated for:

For full details on the England Golf Awards 2026, click here

In my General Manager Update sent to all Members on Friday 7^th November, I mentioned I had not seen a Member in the Wadebridge Tesco wearing a ‘bespoke’ St Enodoc Volunteer Hoodie from the England Golf Championship!

Up steps Simon Pain…

Simon was pictured wearing the hoodie by Stuart Morely on Tuesday 18^th November.

As the winner of the unofficial challenge, I will buy Simon a drink of his choice!

We are proud to announce that St Enodoc Golf Club is a finalist in the 2025 Golf Course of the Year Awards for England: Golf Course of the Year.

More information including all the categories can be found by clicking here.

It has also been announced on the CGU website.

Congratulations also to Trevose Golf Club, Bowood Park Golf Club and Halwyn Driving Range who are all finalists in other categories.

Hi All.

We are aware IG Emails are not working for some Members.

They have given an update to all of their Clubs today:

“Email Accounts 8:47 am Friday 7 November

We are aware that some Hotmail, Outlook, Live users may not be receiving emails from the IG system. The cause is currently unclear, but we have escalated the issue and are working to resolve it.”

We clearly apologise for the inconvenience caused but this is beyond our control.

Yours,

The St Enodoc Team

Albie Wilson, Crowned Cornwall Golf Access Junior Tour Champion Winner for 2025.

On Sunday 19th October, 9 year old Albie Wilson played in the final Junior Tour round at West Cornwall and finished in 3rd place.  This was enough to take the overall win in the Order of Merit, and was crowned Cornwall Golf Access Junior Tour Champion 2025.

Congratulations Albie.

Sunday 21st September – much better weather than predicted, although the wind was somewhat trying, not that you’d know by the results our Juniors carded!

Congratulations to Harry Jolliff who plays off 4.1 and the winner of the Scratch Cup with a great gross score of 72, and also to Will Dingle, who plays off 7.9  and the winner of the Nett Cup with another great score, nett 64.

Meg and Keith Godfrey presented the Cups and the prizes to the Juniors after treating them all to cheesy chips.
Lucky Juniors.

Harry Jolliff and Will Dingle with their Cups

Click here for all results

Alfie played in the West of England U16’s Open Amateur Strokeplay Championships on Sunday 21st September at Minchinhampton on The Cherington Course.

Results can be found here:
https://www.gloucestershiregolfunion.co.uk/competition.php?compid=529

Congratulations go to Alfie on a great effort and good result.

Saturday 19th July

Thank you to everyone that played in this much loved Cup competition and is still very competitive, especially for some, with 50p being up for grabs!

Many thanks to Cole, Rayment & White for all the prizes.

We had 30 members in teams of 3, playing a Texas Scramble and I’m glorious sunshine.

Congratulations to new Junior Country Member, Hunter Packenham who with his Grandma Ruth East and Dad Tom Packenham won the CRW Cup.

2nd place, Tom Richards with his Grandma and Grandad Sue and Kevin Richards.

3rd place, Ollie Allen, Larry Barnecutt and Simon Pain.

Well done to Junior Harry Butler, who played his first 18 hole competition with his official handicap of 54 which he got on Saturday morning.

Also to Junior Lyra Buchanan, Lady Captain Dill Buchanan and James Buchanan and Junior Charley Moon and Penny Moon. These two young Juniors played a 9 hole competition.
Well done Girls.

Tom Packenham, Ruth East and grandson, Hunter Packenham.

Kevin Richards, Sue Richard and their Grandson Tom Richards

Larry Barnecutt, Ollie Allen and Simon Pain

Click here for full results of the Cole, Rayment & White Cup

Team B

Tuesday 3rd June at Launceston v Carlyon Bay.

Well done and commiserations to this team, who played some great golf but unfortunately didn’t get the win they’d hoped for.

Bobby and Sam were the foursomes pairings and lost 5&4, Alfie won 2&1 and Oli took his match down the last and fought hard to win the hole, but ended up 2 down!

Oli Hanton, Bobby Godfrey, Sam Hanton and Alfie Chapman.

Team A

Sunday 13th July at St Mellion v Yelverton.

Nerves of Steel that Boy, Harry!
With Jack Jolliff and Jay Dingle winning their foursomes match and Quinn unfortunately losing his singles match,  it was all down to Harry to bring home the win, and boy did he put one and all through it!

Having gone all square on 18, he then headed down the 19th, 20th and both boys halving, it was onto the 21st hole and where Harry needed to get the win as his opponent had a shot.

Harry had a huge drive right down the fairway and then, put his second shot onto the green for a gimme, whilst the opposition ball was now in the bunker!

Harry secured the team victory with a birdie on the 21st hole!

Well done everyone and to Lee Bateman, Team Manager … minus his nails!

Harry Jolliff, Quinn Bateman, Jack Jolliff and Jay Dingle.

Golf Monthly approached the Club to write an article after hearing about our 10 Hole sudden death play off to resolve the Club Championship on Saturday 5th July.

You can view the article by clicking on this link: Click Here

Come and support the Bolitho Team in the Finals against Falmouth

Trevose Golf Club on Sunday 8th June.

The Kernow and Bolitho Finals had to be cancelled last year due to bad weather at Merlin Golf Club. This is a huge event and so many Juniors were disappointed and have been desperate to get it played.

That day has finally come, and we are now playing, thanks to Nick Gammon at Trevose Golf and Country Club, on  Sunday 8th June. First tee time is 4pm.

We would love to have some support from as many of you as possible, if only to see them all tee off.

• 1st: Alfie Chapman (1)   38pts
• 2nd: Archie Ball (32)      35pts
• 3rd: Quinn Bateman (5) 34pts

Congratulations to our Tamar Cup A Team who beat last years winners, Exeter, at Yelverton, 3–0.

The team of brothers, Harry and Jack Jolliff played the singles and Jay and Will Dingle played the foursomes pairing.

Harry Jolliff, Will Dingle, Jay Dingle and Jack Jolliff.

We have had the pleasure of hosting the PGA Cornish Festival over the past 3 days with Trevose and Newquay.

We have received positive feedback about the condition of the course, the hospitality of the staff and our food offering. Thank you to all of the staff for your efforts.

You can view the live results by clicking on this link. We are all wishing Joe Cruse the best of luck in defending his title this afternoon.

St Enodoc Greenkeeping Team

(L to R) Rupert, Tommy, Neil, Lee, Jacob, Sam, Adam, William, Simon, Jamie, Tom, Tom.

Dogs – Izzy & Stella.

We have created a WhatsApp group to keep all Members informed about course-related activities at the Club.

Join the group to receive updates straight to your phone by clicking the link below: CLICK HERE

Nicki Reader: European Club Managers Association Level 1 Success

St Enodoc Golf Club’s Deputy General Manager, Nicki, attended the European Club Manager’s Association Level 1 Course last month.

The course is completed over 5 days and covers a broad overview of subjects from Club Governance, to Marketing, to Strategic Planning.

Nicki passed the course with flying colours and was one of two delegates on the course to achieve 100% on her test at the end of the week..

Congratulations Nicki!

Last week, St Enodoc Golf Club was represented at the British Turf Management Exhibition (BTME), one of the leading events in the sports turf industry. Our Head Greenkeeper, William Smith, accompanied by two of his talented team members, Tom Vercoe & Tom Crowe, learnt about the latest innovations, best practices, and cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of turf management.

The Club understands that maintaining an excellent golfing experience requires not only expertise but also a passion for growth and innovation. We are proud to have such a dedicated team striving to ensure our course remains one of the most renowned in the region. Their attendance at BTME reflects our shared commitment to excellence, and we look forward to seeing how these insights will shape the future of our club.

Looking forward to BTME 2026!

L-R: William Smith (Head Greenkeeper), Tom Vercoe (Deputy Head Greenkeeper), George Tunbridge (General Manager), Tom Crowe (Holywell Head Greenkeeper)

We are so proud of our Club Captain, Caroline Hume-Kendall has been featured on the Women & Golf online magazine.

Editor Emma Ballard speaks to Caroline who is coming to the end of her two-year term as the first female Club Captain at St Enodoc Golf Club.

Read the full article here:
Caroline Hume-Kendall: Breaking Barriers as St Enodoc’s First Female Club Captain

Good Luck Daisy Lane in your role as our next Junior Captain, for 2025.

Richard Blake, Nick Paul Williams, Oliver Hanton, Ben Constable, Tom Richards, Will Dingle, Keith Hawke, Andy Golding (Captain),
Joe Tamblyn, Stuart Parkin, Craig Allen

CAW Cornish Bowl

On Sunday 5th January St Enodoc played Porthpean at West Cornwall GC. In the quarter final of the Cornish bowl. The weather was a little inclement, raining and windy all day. The course was presented in excellent condition, and we were looked after very well.

We Fielded the same side that won in the last round with Ben and Tom starting the match in good spirits. They had a tough task and sadly lost by one hole on the 18th. Nick and Richard followed with a match always in contention and fought through to win 3 and 2. Keith and Oli followed but they had a tough task with the opposition putting extremely well. They closed out the match winning 7 and 5. At this point St Enodoc were 2-1 down with 3 needed to win.

Joe and Will, who brought up the rear, played well as always and won 4 and 2. Match all square with one game left out on the course. Stuart and Craig had a tough task but there was never more than a couple of holes in it, they came to the 17th one down, halved the hole in 4’s and moved on to the 18th.

The opposition put their second shot into a fairway bunker which gave Stuart and Craig the chance to win the hole. Match all square.

So back down the first. This tough par three was halved in par so the second extra hole beckoned. After two good drives Porthpean put their second shot long and we were short. Unfortunately, we missed the green and Porthpean chipped on and two putted to win the hole and the match. 3-2.

I could not be prouder of my team and would like to congratulate them on their efforts.
We will have to try again next year!

Team Captain,
Andy Golding.

L-R: Richard Blake, Nick Williams, Oli Hanton, Ben Constable, Tom Richards, Will Dingle, Keith Hawke, Andy Golding (C), Joe Tamblyn, Stuart Parkyn, Craig Allen.

On Sunday 10th November St Enodoc took on Newquay in the Cornish Bowl at The Point at Polzeath
The weather was very good, and the course was presented in excellent condition. After observing a 2 minute silence for Remembrance Sunday the match got under way. Ben and Tom leading the way. This pair performed brilliantly, giving the team a great start winning 8 & 7. The second pair of Nick and Richard had a tough task and were one down after 9 holes, however they turned on the tenth winning the next 6 holes to win 5 & 4. I could not have asked for a better start.
The next three matches were all close but after 14 holes we were 2 up, 2 up and all square respectively. The match turned at this point with Keith and Oli winning 3 & 2 and Stuart and Craig winning 4 & 2 giving us the win. Joe and Will took their match to the 15th eventually winning 1 up. So a 5-0 win against Newquay was the end result.
I would like to thank all the caddies and the members who turned up to support the team. I couldn’t be prouder of this team, especially for the last minute stand ins and the five juniors who all performed brilliantly. The team are now in the quarterfinals and will meet Porthpean on the 5th January. The venue is not yet known however any support for the team would be very welcome.

Andy Golding (CAW Cornish Bowl Captain)

It’s something that not all adults have achieved, but new Junior Member, 8 year old Oliver Mackay got a hole-in-one on the 5th of the Holywell Course today! When asked how he managed it, he said “the ball just spun into the hole”!

Congratulations from everyone at St Enodoc, and thank you for the round of drinks (non-alcoholic for Oliver, of course)

(Oliver receiving his hole-in-one certificate from General Manager, George Tunbridge)

St Enodoc’s Junior’s do well at Launceston Golf Club in their Autumn Meeting.

Well done Bobby…..

Cornwall’s U18’s Junior Autumn Meeting Winner. His score was a gross 78, net 72 which gave him first prize in the under 18s net and 5th in the boys under 18s gross.

Bobby receiving his prize.

Kai and Oban , were also in the prizes.

2nd: Kai with a gross 77

6th: Oban with a nett 74

Kai, Oban and Bobby (U18’s Cornwall Junior Autumn Meeting winner) with their prizes.

Well done to all our Juniors that played:

Alfie , Jack (Jnr Captain), Harry and Will.

It’s not easy to explain the results, so Please click the link below:

Junior Autumn Meeting : cornwallgolfunion.org.uk

Goodman Trophy

The Goodman Trophy was contested today, Sunday 1st September, in benign conditions.

Congratulations to Richard Essex (Pastures GC) with a Nett score of 132.

Congratulations also to Louis Archer (St Enodoc) with a Gross score of 138, who won the Rachel Biddle Trophy. This is the second year in a row Louis has won the title!

Please click here to view the full results.

 Louis Archer, Caroline Hume-Kendall and Richard Essex pictured.