The Royal Westmoreland Journal

June golf course update

This is a great time of year for the Greens Team to get on with major projects 'out of season', and we've had a fair amount of rain in the past week which has been fantastic for the course.

Picture 1 is the view from the new 11th tee area which we're about to construct - you can see a new bunker being put in.

Picture 2 is a view down the 13th hole with beautiful sea views at the rear of the green.

Picture 3 is the view from the new 5th gold tee which is now completed and looking good for the season ahead.

We'll be extending a number of holes on the course to bring it over 7,000 yards to keep up with the demands of modern golf courses.

Australian cricket team at Royal Westmoreland

Here's a photo of our club professional Matthew (far right) with 4 members of the Australian cricket team, currently over here playing against the West Indies.

From left to right: Tim Neilsen, Richard McGuiness, Ricky Ponting, Greg Blewett.

The final round of the Royal Westmoreland Cup

"It's the last day of the Royal Westmorland tournament and the top 5 teams fighting for a place in the top three are Harrowby Trading, Shepherd Offshore 1 & 2, HSBC Bank of Bermuda and PwC.

The sun was shinning and after at spectacular beach party at Mullins beach it's all to play for on the final day."

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At the end of the day Tradewinds/CGI took first place followed closely by Harrowby Trading and in third position Liverpool legends team Celerant Consulting.

After three days of golf and sunshine the overall tournament winners were:
1st: Harrowby Trading
2nd: Tradewinds/CGI
3rd: Buckinghams

Nearest the pin winners:
Nearest the Pin, Hole 12 – sponsored by Eurocopter:
Ansari Muhajiri (4 feet 5 inches) Harrowby Trading.

Nearest the Pin, Hole 15 – sponsored by Knight Frank:
Graham Walker (2 feet 11 inches) PwC.

Day two of the Royal Westmoreland Cup

HSBC Inter team challenge

Nearest the pin winner sponsored by HSBC Private Bank - Andy Sandeman (7 feet 1 inch) part of the HSBCPB Team.

"Day two and after last night's beach party, today's performance will depend heavily on who got off the coach at Hole town or who was tucked up in bed.

For the newcomers to the course yesterday was a chance for them to find their feet around the course and so today's ranking may hold some surprises."

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At the end of the day the top two teams and winners of the HSBC inter team challenge were:
1st: Harrowby Trading
2nd: Shepherd Offshore

The First Royal Westmoreland Cup is over

We'll be back soon to update you on how the event went and show you some pictures. Suffice to say, it was a great success!

Ladies lead the locals!!!!

The first day of the inaugral Royal Westmoreland Cup has seen the only female team take the lead in the three day competition.

Buckinghams International which is being captained by Nicky Morris has beaten off the other 13 teams with a score of 91

Tradewinds International and Video Europe are following in second and third place respectively.

The tournament was launched last night with a Caribbean rum punch reception when all the teams where welcomed to the resort by Greg Schofield - Resort Director.

The competition has teams entered from the UK, USA and other local islands and has been a fantatstic opportunity to see the Royal Westmoreland resort at its finest.

Tonight the competitors will be spending a sophisicated evening at Wispers, which has been sponsored by Diamonds International.

Golf news from Simon, the Golf Course Superintendent

This years Barbados Open was won by Bill Longmuir after a birdie blitz on the back 9 of the final round to finish -10 par. Ian Woosnam made a good start to his senior career with a respectable -4 par and will now compete on the US senior tour.

We recently opened up a new tee on hole number 8 which will lengthen it by 50 yards - it’s a par 4 that's gone from 365 yards to 415 yards from the Gold tee. We also plan to lengthen whole number 5 which is a par 5 at 472 yards and should go up to around 540 yards from the Gold tee.

Royal Westmoreland Corporate Cup latest news

The Royal Westmoreland Corporate Cup is taking place between 16th – 20th April 2008. We're delighted to have amongst our teams celebrity footballers David O'Leary and Pat Jennings who will also be holding a Q&A session at the awards dinner on the Saturday evening.

Tournament sponsors HSBC Private Bank will be hosting a tournament within a tournament during Friday's play with the teams being split into four groups and going head to head. The winners will be announced at the exclusive HSBC Private Bank beach party at Mullins beach restaurant on the Friday evening.

For further information or to book a team please visit www.royalwestmorelandcup.com

'Woosnam's senior moment' - Sunday Times article

"The man who led Europe to victory at the K Club in 2006 hasn't appeared in a tournament since he withdrew from the Irish Open last May. It is almost a year since he played two competitive rounds. No wonder the Welshman is looking forward to next week's DGM Barbados Opn, where he expects to be fit enough for his long-awaited debut on the seniors circuit."

Everyone at Royal Westmoreland is looking forward to the tournament, and is very happy to hear of Woosnam's return.

DGM Barbados Open golf tournament at Royal Westmoreland

The DGM Barbados Open is being held from 5th March to 7th March 2008 at Royal Westmoreland and will feature Ian Woosnam in his first senior tour event.

Find out more about the event