Club News

A huge congratulations to our Junior Club Captain, Alfie Baldwin on is full debut for the Yorkshire Under 18's. He was playing in the Northern Federation, for the under 18's team, which is made up of the best 4 from Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland. Alfie won his foursomes match 4&3 and he also won his singles match 4&2. Well done Alfie, Wilton Golf Club are super proud of your achievements.

Alfie Baldwin, Wilton Golf Club Junior Captain played for Yorkshire against Northumberland in the Northern County Finals, hosted at Arcot Hall in Cramlington . Alfie halved his foursomes match and won his singles 3 & 2. He played exceptionally well (level par for the 16 holes played) in very difficult conditions (very windy).

Unfortunately Yorkshire got beat in the final with a score of Yorkshire 6.5 to Northumberland 8.5 but another incredible event for Alfie. Well done!!

Our very own Junior Club Captain, Alfie Baldwin played in his first England Regional match on the 24 October 2022.
England Yorkshire beat England North West by 11 Stableford points with all the boys playing off scratch in what were very difficult conditions at Tytherington GC in Macclesfield.

Alfie finished joint top point scorer with 34 points (2 over) playing incredibly well given the conditions.

Many Congratulations Alfie, Wilton Golf Club are incredibly proud of your achievements.

Our very own Junior Captain, Alfie Baldwin qualified to play in the Finals of the 30th Junior European Open 2022, in Alcaidesa Golf Course in Spain. Wilton Golf Club are so proud of Alfie's achievements and for qualifying and making the cut was an incredible accomplishment. A fantastic opportunity for our young Junior Captain made possible with help from Wilton Golf Club members.

Below is a statement from Alfie.

"To Wilton Golf Club and the members.
I must say thanks again for helping me to have the opportunity to play in my first International event abroad last week.
Unfortunately, I wasn't at my best but the target before we went out to Spain was to make the cut, to which I succeeded anything better would be a bonus.
The two courses I played were La Hacienda-Alcaidesa Links and Heathland, which are to be used next year on the European tour. We did play off the very back tee's so it really was a true test of golf both in distance, unbelievably quick and tricky greens.
I do feel that I have gained a huge amount of experience from last week, to which I have got the taste for more and it has made me more determined than ever.
Once again, this Golf Club, its members and James Kraus our Pro are all amazing.
We couldn't have done this without your help and generosity.
Thank You Alfie B

As a thank you to Wilton Golf Club and it's members, Alfie Baldwin presented our Club President, Maurice Downing and Club Captain, John Buxton with the Caddy Bib worn by his Dad, Gary Baldwin, during the Final of the 30th Junior European Open 2022, in Alcaidesa Golf Course in Spain.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to be featuring in Issue #99 of Northern Golfer, the first edition of 2023 with a double page Course Profile on page 30 headed " The Wonder of Wilton". Our Club Captain, John Buxton, Club President, Maurice Downing and PGA Professional James Kraus had the pleasure of escorting editor Dean Bailey around our magnificent course. You can also read about our Junior Captain, Alfie Baldwin, "Ready to build on a strong 2022" article on page 8.

Click on the picture to be taken to a copy of edition #99 and read about Wilton Golf Club and our Junior Captain Alfie Baldwin.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to support the NHS Ambulance Service and its Partners by registering our Defibrillator on the National Defibrillator Network. It was reported recently in the National News that many defibrillator's are never used because the emergency services do not know where they are or how to access them. The Circuit is a National Defibrillator Network that connects defibrillator's to NHS Ambulance services throughout the UK so in the critical moments after cardiac arrest defibrillator's can be accessed quickly to save lives.

Wilton Golf Club have also registered details of our defibrillator and is now a registered golf course on the Motocaddy Defibrillator Database, helping to save lives.

Click on the image to register your defibrillator and help save lives.

A big thank you to Norman Buxton (former Captain and Club President) for tending & pruning our beautiful array of roses situated at the front of our Clubhouse. Vital maintenance to ensure our roses put on a spectacular display for members & visitors pleasure.

Wilton Golf Club will feature in the National Club Golfer Society Guide.
National Club Golfer have launched a new NCG Society Guide website
which has a strong database of 60,000 and a busy main website that receives 1 million visits per month.
https://ncgsocietygolf.com/listing/wilton/ to check out our listing.

Wilton Golf Club have been supporting local University Student, Owen Brittain with his dissertation, in Sports Journalism.

Part of his dissertation was to develop a sports based website.

Check out the link below to see the great work Owen has produced so far....

https://www.greengolfers.online/

Congratulations are in order yet again to our Junior Captain, Alfie Baldwin.

Alfie qualified on the 16 April 2023 at Knaresborough Golf Club, coming 2nd place and qualifying into the Junior (U18's) European Open to be held in Spain.

Well done Alfie, you continue to amaze us!!

We are delighted to share the news that Bill Cook had a Hole in One on Thursday 25th May 2023.

This enviable achievement took place on our 7th Hole.
Well done Bill from everyone at Wilton Golf Club!!

We are now officially compliant with England Golf affiliation, having had our Equality Diversity & Inclusion Policy & Disciplinary Regulations 2023 approved.

With the help of the European Regional Development Fund and Decerna,Wilton Golf Club undertook a project, in a very short timescale, to install a Solar PV System.
Hasmart Home Automation (www.hasmart.co.uk) based in South Shields supplied a 14.76 kW solar array of 36 panels. The system is expected to generate 12,122 kWh of clean electricity every year and save 2,574 kg CO2 of carbon in addition to significant savings.

The PV system will supply our property with clean, green electricity - and in sunny periods some will also be exported back to the grid. Overall we will be making a big contribution to reducing CO2 not just by lowering the carbon intensity of our own electricity, but by putting low-carbon electricity back in the grid for others to use too.

Click here to find out how Hasmart can help you.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to be Sun Protection Accredited to the Slip! Slap Swing! campaign, having pledged to raise awareness of sun protection and skin cancer, protecting the health of our members, staff & visitors.

SKIN CANCER FACTS

Melanoma is the 5th most common cancer in the UK, with around 16,200 new cases diagnosed every year, that is 44 a day.

Since the early 1990's, incidence rates in women have more than doubled in the UK and in males almost tripled.

Incidence increases with age, with a quarter of all new cases diagnosed in people aged 75 and over.

Melanoma can occur anywhere, but in men it is most common on the upper back, head and neck and in women, on the legs.

New, rapidly growing moles, or moles that itch, bleed or change colour, need to be checked immediately by your GP.

TO FIND OUT MORE CLICK HERE

Our Clubhouse renovations are now complete and the clubhouse, gents locker room/toilets, members snug/19th and entrance are looking amazing. It has been a huge project that has been a long time in the making and we are thrilled that the works are now complete. You can follow all our progress by clicking into the picture to view our Before/After video posted to Facebook on the 26 March 2023.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to be Safe Golf Accredited for another year and fully compliant with the standards set by England Golf.

Click on the picture to find out more information regarding Safeguarding in golf.

We are delighted to share the news that Jack Evans had a Hole in One on Saturday 17th June 2023.

This enviable achievement took place on our 10th Hole.
Well done Jack from everyone at Wilton Golf Club!!

We are delighted to share the news that Ken Lucas had a Hole in One on Monday 26th June 2023.

This is the third hole in one at Wilton Golf Club during the month of June.

This enviable achievement took place on our 7th Hole.
Well done Ken from everyone at Wilton Golf Club!!

For the well-being & health of our staff, members & visitors we now provide FREE sunscreen.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MELANOMA CLICK HERE

We are delighted to share the news that Neil Calvert had a Hole in One on Thursday 22nd June 2023.

This enviable achievement took place on our 16th Hole.
Well done Neil from everyone at Wilton Golf Club!!

The Hole in One's just keep coming!! This time it was Don Walker, a visitor to Wilton Golf Club from Brass Castle (Middlesbrough GC) had a hole in one on the 11th July 2023. Don, very kindly bought the whisky for our members to enjoy.

Many congratulations Don and thank you on behalf of Wilton Golf Club members,

We are delighted to share the news that Alan Nixon had a Hole in One on Wednesday 26th July 2023!!

This enviable achievement took place on our 10th Hole.
Well done Alan from everyone at Wilton Golf Club!!

Wilton Golf Club were represented in the Ping Mixed 4BBB Finals at Thonock Park on the 5th September by Simon Brook and Margaret Liddell.
Whilst they had a respectable 37 points, on a course they have never played before, it was not a winning score. Wilton Golf Club, Management Committee and Members are incredibly proud of their efforts and for representing our Club in this event.

Margaret and Simon both received Ping Cart Bags and Valuables for making the final, which were very well deserved.

Well done!!

Macmillan Coffee Morning Tuesday 17th October 23

Wilton Golf Club were proud to support the Macmillan Coffee Morning, hosted by the Co-Op Funeral Care, Guisborough on the 17th October 2023.

We provided 2 x Afternoon Tea Vouchers as a raffle prize and it was wonderful to hear that a huge total of £301.00 was raised at this event for such a worthy charity.

For more information about supporting or taking part in fund raising for this charity, click on the picture.

Once again, Wilton Golf Club Junior Captain, Alfie Baldwin qualified to play in the Junior European Finals played at La Canada & San Roque Golf and Country Clubs in southern Spain.
A true test of golf played on 2 very testing and difficult golf courses.

As a thank you for the help & support from the members and Club, Alfie had his caddy bib framed to give to Wilton to show his appreciation.

Alfie presenting the bib to Club Captain Dave Gargett and Club President Maurice Downing.

WGC, staff and members are so incredibly proud of Alfie's achievements.

We are very pleased to announce that a fantastic sum of £5,000 was raised for our Captain's Charity, Prostate Cancer UK .

Captain, Dave Gargett explained that the support and generosity of members & visitors has been overwhelming and very much appreciated. Whether it was purchasing Pin Badges, Blind Cards, taking part in the Charity Day or just donations, it made him feel incredibly proud to be a Member and Captain of Wilton Golf Club. In addition, to support from members he also had some generous support from sponsors whom he has thanked personally.

On the 20th December 1965, Ron Butler, our Head Greenkeeper commenced his employment at Wilton Golf Club, some 58 years ago.

Could we possibly have the longest serving Greenkeeper in the UK?

Ron is extremely conscientious and he and his team work hard balancing the needs of the amateur golfer, whilst maintaining the natural beauty of our wonderful parkland course.

The picture above was taken on the 11th December 2023, when the course had been closed for a number of weeks. Brad & Sam were also out there with Ron pushing hand mowers!!

That's dedication for you, even after 58 years service.

Thank you Ron and the team, we are truly blessed to have you working at Wilton Golf Club.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to present our New Club Captain, Dave Little.

David's chosen charity this year will be Teesside Hospice. An incredibly worthy charity changing lives across Teesside supporting families affected by life limiting illness.

Click below to be directed to Teesside Hospice Website to see the incredible work they do in the community.

https://www.teessidehospice.org/

Wilton Golf Club and it's members wish Dave a sucessful year as Captain. A huge thank you to our outgoing Captain, Dave Gargett for all the great work over the last year.
Dave Little pictured right,
Dave Gargett pictured left.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to present our new Club President, Graham Ellis.

Graham joined Wilton Golf Club in 1973 and has served on the Management Committee for several years. He became Captain in 2000.

We wish him all the very best in his new role as President.

A huge thank you to our outgoing President Maurice Downing. Thank you for serving Club & Members during your tenure.

Graham Ellis pictured left
Maurice Downing pictured right

After only 4 events Alfie Baldwin,our Junior Captain and Club Champion has topped the North Of England College Order of Merritt Table.
This means he is included in the North of England Team taking on the South of England in a Ryder Cup style event on April 17th in Nottingham.

Topping the OOM, Alfie also qualifies for the Collegiate National Finals where he can compete to be crowned National Champion, on the 9th and 10th of May.

What a great start to the season Alfie. The Wilton Golf Club Management Committee, Members and Staff wish you the best of luck.

Wilton Golf Club are thrilled to have helped the Workington Golf Club Ladies section raise £3816.85 for the West Cumberland Hospital Breast Cancer Ward. We continue to support local and wider northern Charities with the donation of 4 ball vouchers. A great way to raise lots of funds and always happy & willing to help and support worthy causes.

Wilton Golf Club are proud to present our new Lady Captain, Margaret Liddell,(pictured on the right) , together with her Lady Vice Captain, Jane Ellis (pictured on the left).

Margaret is looking forward to working together with the Committee & members for the good of the Club.

WCG wish Margaret a successful year as Lady Captain.