Junior golfers at Leighton Buzzard’s Plantation Road club have completed one of their best-ever seasons, winning a near record inter-club and County events. Leading the silverware chase was Junior Captain George Stephenson who named Max Brunker, top junior player of the year, his successor for 2023, with George Wooster Vice Captain. All three were members…
After a disappointing day on the road last week, the u14 coaches were looking for a reaction from the boys as we welcomed Letchworth Garden City to Wrights Meadow for the first time. With several changes to the team, some enforced and some experimental (with some players trying new positions), there was an intensity to…
Buzzards 2nd team fielded a team of youth and experience against a physically large Daventry side. Buzzards age range stretching from 17 to 61. The youth made a significant difference to the game raising the tempo and keeping the side on the front foot. The first 15 minutes of the game were closely contested taking place…
More than £1,500 was raised to help children with life-threatening illnesses in a fund-raising Christmas bazaar at Leighton Buzzard golf club. Just days after being installed as Captain of the 100-strong Ladies Section at the Plantation Road club, Oonagh Russell (left) is pictured with Town Mayor Councillor Farzana Kharawala at the annual event, which was…
Two Leighton Buzzard golfing pals have qualified for the regional finals of a nationwide competition. Regular playing partners Kamil Shah and Craig Simmons beat 48 other teams to win Leighton Buzzard golf club’s Daily Mail Foursomes and will now represent the club against other regional teams next Spring. Craig and Kamil, a former Junior Captain…
On a sunny afternoon at Wright’s field the Aylesbury, Tring and Leighton Buzzard (ATL) u16 girls took on Towcester in their third league game. The conditions were suited for excellent running rugby and ATL didn’t fail to deliver in probably their best game this season. Local girls Neve Beer and Maddy White were prominent in…
Retired banker Lesley Bednarek has completed her year as Captain of the 100-strong Ladies section of Leighton Buzzard’s Plantation Road golf club, with successor Oonagh Russell being formally installed today (Tuesday, Nov 15) ) with a traditional “drive in” ceremony. One of Lesley’s final acts was to present trophies and awards to the winners of…
LEIGHTON BUZZARD 12-20 OLD NORTHAMPTONIANS Whilst Leighton’s losing run continued, there was much to encourage their supporters with a spirited and committed performance against league leaders Old Northamptonians. At no time did the match look like first versus eleventh in the league table, as Buzzards led for much of the first half against their normally…
Teenage Leighton golfing brothers who attend the same school have both figured prominently in a major County competition. Henry and George Wooster, both pupils at Cedars Upper school and members of Leighton Buzzard’s Plantation Road club, were amongst the 36-strong field in the Bedfordshire Schools County Scratch championships organised by Leighton-based former teacher David Sweetnam.…
OLD LAURENTIANS 12- 7 LEIGHTON BUZZARD Despite dominating for long periods, Leighton Buzzard lost their latest league match, away at Old Laurentians. Rarely can a side have lost a match after constructing so many of the game’s opportunities – but they scored only one try from 15-20 good openings, whilst their hosts scored two from…
